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999 or Best DS Mystery Game!
Alastor | 9:12 AM on 02.25.2011 5 comments


Since im writing another article on another game (it's a secret) but I want to replay the game in order to make a better review of it, now im talking about a game I just finish... 3 times!


Who is Zero

Nine hours, Nine persons, Nine doors.

First of all, it's a game with multiple ending (six in total), so if you want to know the True Ending, you have to at least play it 2 or 3 time to understand it well. (Just like Nier)

Second, since each room have a number on it and with each playtrough you go through 3 door, that's okay to replay it 3 time since you will do other puzzle you didnt do and you will learn more about the story.


Each character have their own personnality

Now it's the time to explain the game and to tell you or not which door you should choose....

You start on a boat, your name is Junpei, you don't remember how you ended up there. BOOOM a huge explosion near you, windows breaks and water came into your room. QUICK you must escape the room but you can't, the door is locked and you need to finish the puzzle in the room to escape...

That is the main purpose of an Escape room game. Also go play that awesome escape room if you have time http://www.albartus.com/motas/
But that's not what this review is for!

Junpei will find other people in the boat, trapped like you, I love each one because they really have their own personality, even better if you play the game three time.


Junpei is Number 5

Each perso have a Bracelet and a number on it, Junpei is Number 5 and there's up to 9 bracelet. The Game is called the Nonary Game, and you really play with the numbers. There are 9 people in total to play the nonary game. This is the twist : 3 to 5 person can go through one door and they must add their number to match the door with the Digital Root for exemple : the digital root of 6-7-8 will be 6+7+8 = 21 > 2+1 = 3


An exemple of the Digital Root, there are also puzzle about Hexadecimal code!

So in the game if you find a door 3 you can use perso 6, 7 and 8 but there is other possibility as well. The trick is by going into a door like 4 or 5, you will go with different persons, you will learn more about them, about the story

The Story... I just.. can't describe it! It's just so much Fantastic!

Ok here's the deal you MUST do True ending for last, you must!!! So I suggest save these number combinations for last: 5,8,6- safe ending (awesome ending you will learn a bit of the real story), 4,7,1- true ending, it's the last ending you should do and it will blown your mind away!



By the way, before you got scared, after you finish it for the first time, you start a new game plus with the souvenir of your first escape that mean, press the D-pad to the right to skip the dialogue until you found some dialogue you never encounter before.

There are Various puzzle but that is my main concern : The puzzle are too Easy! But that is only my negative comment, I mean I had to scratch my head a few time but it's not like Phoenix Wright where I have to think "outside the box" (ok phoenix wright is not really a puzzle game but I don't care, I love it :3)
The puzzle in 999 there Ok, I didnt go look at Mister Internet like I did with Phoenix a few time, that was my point.

But the Story ooohh the STORY!

The Music, they are correct and ajusted with the situation in the game, when your character need to escape the music change, etc.

Graphics are nice, each puzzle have his own style and there is no repetition (like the same puzzle over and over again)

How many hours ? If you do the game plenty of time you will have plenty for your cash :)

Also that elevator scene was priceless ahahaha

WEll that is all for my review, I will not put video because I think it will ruin the game :P

EDIT! I have found a well made video!



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Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 10:02
Tony Ponce
Yes, please!
Alastor's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 10:24
Alastor
what?
Alastor's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 11:28
Alastor
sorry for my bad english!
crackedbat's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/26/2011 14:12
crackedbat
Great game, great story, great ending...if only you didn't have to repeat the puzzles so damn often.
(Unlocked all 6 endings, with the true one being last)
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