Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

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  • Summary: Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. God is a Geek
    Mar 27, 2017
    95
    The Nonary Games is a fantastic package that has two of the best adventure games of all time in a single package with worthy enhancements to 999 which remains one of my favourite games of all time.
  2. Game Revolution
    Mar 24, 2017
    90
    I’ll stop here and simply recommend The Nonary Games wholeheartedly.
  3. Game Rant
    Mar 27, 2017
    80
    More of the same from Spike-Chunsoft, which is not a bad thing at all. The games are still engaging, fun, and in the case of Virtue’s Last Reward, have some of the most challenging puzzles in the visual novel genre. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is an above-average compilation that offers just enough changes to make it a good purchase for both newcomers to the series and franchise veterans, although, as always with this genre, those looking for action had best look elsewhere.
  4. Hardcore Gamer
    Apr 3, 2017
    80
    Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is as close to the perfect package as is currently available for folks looking to jump into the Zero Escape world. The only thing that would make it better is if it somehow included Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma to complete the set. Even so, the two included games offer players over twenty hours of gameplay as they work through dozens of distinct endings. The lack of tweaks to Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward may seem strange in comparison, even though that title didn’t need much reworking to begin with. In either case, there’s no doubt that Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a set of visual novels that are both worth a look.
  5. GameSpew
    Mar 26, 2017
    70
    If you can handle overwrought voice acting, some nasty characters, and thin writing, you’ll enjoy the story. For fans of puzzles, thankfully there is a fast skip button that allows you to skip the overly talky bits and get to the real shining star in Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.

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  1. AceAscendus
    Mar 22, 2020
    10
    Fun and entertaining games, but make sure to NEVER EVER play the third game "Zero Time Dilemma", it is extremely bad, so bad that it can ruinFun and entertaining games, but make sure to NEVER EVER play the third game "Zero Time Dilemma", it is extremely bad, so bad that it can ruin the memories and experience of these first two awesome games. Jut play Zero Escape: The Nonary Games and pretend the third game doesn't exist.… Expand
  2. Anonime
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Great trilogy. Here he collects 2 of his games, the 1 and 2, specifically.

    Highly recommended for its high quality, both for the story they    Great trilogy. Here he collects 2 of his games, the 1 and 2, specifically.

    Highly recommended for its high quality, both for the story they tell us, which will always leave us very crazy until the end, and for its puzzles.
    Their characters are very well written, you like them, you suffer with them, and you can easily love or hate them.

    Once you start you can't stop playing until you know the reason for everything ...    … Expand
  4. Darthtux
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    To those who love mystery/puzzle games I think this is the main attraction for Zero Escape
    It's kinda like Danganronpa but it tells more of a    To those who love mystery/puzzle games I think this is the main attraction for Zero Escape
    It's kinda like Danganronpa but it tells more of a mature, and dark story with lots of plot twists :D

    This bundles two games from the three volumes and you're getting a really great deal out of this.
    There is VA for the two of them so you wont need to worry yourself reading too much of the VN

    The stories told from these two games are a masterpiece and you probably wont be forgetting it for a while.... The characters too each have their own unique side stories to them as well

    Look I'm probably not giving this game justice but all I want to say is if you want a REALLY good VN, this is a must buy for the reasons stated above; You wont regret it :D

    Get the third game if you liked these two! Hopefully there might be a bundle sale for all three in the future?    … Expand
  5. koriar
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    The Zero Escape series as a whole has been fantastic, but the older games (999 especially) have been somewhat harder to find recently. AndThe Zero Escape series as a whole has been fantastic, but the older games (999 especially) have been somewhat harder to find recently. And while the games can be played individually, you'll be missing elements of the plot to each of the games if you don't play through from the beginning.

    A must buy if you thought Primer had a plot that was too straightforward.    … Expand