Kyokugen Dasshutsu Adv: Zennin Shibō Desu
Encyclopedia
is an upcoming visual novel
developed by Chunsoft
. It is a successor the Nintendo DS
title 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
and is being created by the same staff. The game contains full voice acting
, and is rendered in 3D models
, rather than 2D sprite
s like its predecessor. Though the story is self-contained, it contains several references to 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.
in the game.
is a college student who makes risqué jokes, which annoys girls. He serves as the game's protagonist. is the mysterious girl who wakes up with Sigma in an elevator. She's the intellectual of the group and grasps the situation right away. However, she had a tendency to lie. Since she can lie so smoothly, is Phi a friend or foe? She is voiced by Chiaki Omigawa
. is a blond man with a hat. An odd, callous and self-righteous troublemaker. Although it was revealed that he has a soft spot and saved a kitten once. He is voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya
. is a stubborn, eccentric old man. Formerly part of a team training for a manned mission on Mars, but everybody was murdered except for him. It seems there's a connection between those murders and the game. He is voiced by Rokurō Naya
. is an innocent ten-year-old boy and tend to call Tenmyōji "grandpa", but they don't appear to be related. He onced disappeared and got infected by a life threatening virus. He is voiced by Rie Kugimiya
. is a woman in her early 20s and is a pacifist, and carries a physician
's license. She wants to get out of the game with everyone together. She is voiced by Mamiko Noto
., known as "Clover" in the English language translation of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, is a girl who has participated in the Nonary Game twice before. She became friends with Alice after meeting her in the Nevada desert around one year earlier. She is voiced by Yukari Tamura
. is a dark-skinned, exotic woman. She aims to get rid of her country's enemies, and is after the terrorist organization responsible for her father's death. Her body water is rumored to be Ice-nine
. She is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka
. is a big, buff guy who wears a metal mask and suit. He has amnesia, and cannot remember his real name or age. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono
. is a bunny robot that serves as the gamemaster and oversees the progression of the Ambidex Game. An AI that gives penalties to those who go against the rules. It gets its instructions from "the true Zero", who appears to be one of the 9 players. It is voiced by Tarako
.
alongside seven other people. Their goal is to escape the building. However, they find themselves enrolled in a game known as the Nonary Game: Ambidex
Version, which relies on a system called "Bangle Points" ("BP"), which are won by cooperating with or betraying other players. A player is allowed to leave the warehouse if only they possess nine BP; however, if a player's BP reach zero, they are killed by a lethal injection
.
s and making choices that alter the outcome of the story. In Zennin Shibō Desu, the player is given the additional responsibility of choosing whether to betray a character, or to cooperate with them. If both characters choose to cooperate, they both gain BP. However, if one character betrays another, the character being betrayed loses points while the traitor gains a greater amount of points. If both characters choose to betray, no points are gained or lost. The plot and ending of the game will vary depending on whether the player chooses to betray or cooperate with other characters.
The game also contains various puzzles, in which the player interacts with the environment in order to escape from a room. Solving puzzles can drastically alter the environment of a room. If the player fails a puzzle too many times, the characters in the room with them will offer hints on how to complete it, eventually revealing the solution to the puzzle. However, Zennin Shibō Desu also introduces a slightly harder difficulty to the game in which during puzzles, the non-player characters will not give hints.
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
developed by Chunsoft
Chunsoft
is a Japanese video game developer specializing in console RPGs and visual novels. It was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer from Enix...
. It is a successor the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
title 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
is an adventure game developed by Chunsoft and published in Japan by Spike on December 10, 2009, and in North America by Aksys Games on November 16, 2010. The game's design team was led by Kotaro Uchikoshi, who is also the writer of the acclaimed visual novel Ever 17: The Out of Infinity...
and is being created by the same staff. The game contains full voice acting
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
, and is rendered in 3D models
3D modeling
In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of object via specialized software. The product is called a 3D model...
, rather than 2D sprite
Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene...
s like its predecessor. Though the story is self-contained, it contains several references to 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.
Characters
The game relies upon nine characters introduced at the start of the game. Each of the characters wears a numbered watch that identifies them, as well as keeps track of their scoreScore (game)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
in the game.
is a college student who makes risqué jokes, which annoys girls. He serves as the game's protagonist. is the mysterious girl who wakes up with Sigma in an elevator. She's the intellectual of the group and grasps the situation right away. However, she had a tendency to lie. Since she can lie so smoothly, is Phi a friend or foe? She is voiced by Chiaki Omigawa
Chiaki Omigawa
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She became a voice actress after debuting with her role in Soul Eater.-Appearances:Leading roles are in bold.* Arakawa Under the Bridge...
. is a blond man with a hat. An odd, callous and self-righteous troublemaker. Although it was revealed that he has a soft spot and saved a kitten once. He is voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya
is a Japanese male seiyū from Hiroshima, Japan. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion.-Anime:2009*Naruto: Shippuden as Kigiri*Tegami Bachi as Mackay G2010*Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri as Yoichi...
. is a stubborn, eccentric old man. Formerly part of a team training for a manned mission on Mars, but everybody was murdered except for him. It seems there's a connection between those murders and the game. He is voiced by Rokurō Naya
Rokuro Naya
is a Japanese voice actor. He is the brother of voice actor Gorō Naya. A lifetime resident of Tokyo, he is affiliated with Mausu Promotion.-Anime:*Aquarius Camus in Saint Seiya*Sensui Shinobu in Yu Yu Hakusho*Enchou in Crayon Shin-chan...
. is an innocent ten-year-old boy and tend to call Tenmyōji "grandpa", but they don't appear to be related. He onced disappeared and got infected by a life threatening virus. He is voiced by Rie Kugimiya
Rie Kugimiya
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Happy in Fairy Tail, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and...
. is a woman in her early 20s and is a pacifist, and carries a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
's license. She wants to get out of the game with everyone together. She is voiced by Mamiko Noto
Mamiko Noto
is a Japanese voice actress working under Office Osawa. She was born in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, and graduated from Hokuriku Gakuen Senior High School.-Voice:...
., known as "Clover" in the English language translation of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, is a girl who has participated in the Nonary Game twice before. She became friends with Alice after meeting her in the Nevada desert around one year earlier. She is voiced by Yukari Tamura
Yukari Tamura
, is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress, affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, she is also known for her high-pitched voice and interest in Lolita fashion...
. is a dark-skinned, exotic woman. She aims to get rid of her country's enemies, and is after the terrorist organization responsible for her father's death. Her body water is rumored to be Ice-nine
Ice-nine
Ice-nine is a fictional material appearing in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. It is supposed to be a more stable polymorph of water than common ice which instead of melting at 0 degrees Celsius , melts at 45.8 °C...
. She is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Ezaki Productions. Her deep and sultry voice is often used to portray villainesses and mature female characters.-TV anime:*Angel Links *Black Cat *Berserk *Cowboy Bebop...
. is a big, buff guy who wears a metal mask and suit. He has amnesia, and cannot remember his real name or age. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono
Daisuke Ono
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Mausu Promotion. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He won the 4th Seiyū Awards for best voice actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Kuroshitsuji.-Anime:2002*Full Metal Panic!...
. is a bunny robot that serves as the gamemaster and oversees the progression of the Ambidex Game. An AI that gives penalties to those who go against the rules. It gets its instructions from "the true Zero", who appears to be one of the 9 players. It is voiced by Tarako
Tarako
, known simply as Tarako, is a Japanese voice actress and singer-songwriter. Her debut role was as a preschooler on Urusei Yatsura. Tarako is currently employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.- TV :...
.
Story
Sigma, the main character, is kidnapped and awakens in an elevator with a girl named Phi, who seems to know him. Zero 3, a talking rabbit, appears on a computer monitor in front of them, which causes them to flee the elevator; the pair find themselves in an abandoned warehouseWarehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
alongside seven other people. Their goal is to escape the building. However, they find themselves enrolled in a game known as the Nonary Game: Ambidex
Ambidexterity
Ambidexterity is the state of being equally adept in the use of both left and right appendages . It is one of the most famous varieties of cross-dominance. People that are naturally ambidextrous are rare, with only one out of one hundred people being naturally ambidextrous...
Version, which relies on a system called "Bangle Points" ("BP"), which are won by cooperating with or betraying other players. A player is allowed to leave the warehouse if only they possess nine BP; however, if a player's BP reach zero, they are killed by a lethal injection
Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
.
Gameplay
There are two main types of gameplay in Zennin Shibō Desu. As a visual novel, the game primarily involves interacting with non-player characterNon-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
s and making choices that alter the outcome of the story. In Zennin Shibō Desu, the player is given the additional responsibility of choosing whether to betray a character, or to cooperate with them. If both characters choose to cooperate, they both gain BP. However, if one character betrays another, the character being betrayed loses points while the traitor gains a greater amount of points. If both characters choose to betray, no points are gained or lost. The plot and ending of the game will vary depending on whether the player chooses to betray or cooperate with other characters.
The game also contains various puzzles, in which the player interacts with the environment in order to escape from a room. Solving puzzles can drastically alter the environment of a room. If the player fails a puzzle too many times, the characters in the room with them will offer hints on how to complete it, eventually revealing the solution to the puzzle. However, Zennin Shibō Desu also introduces a slightly harder difficulty to the game in which during puzzles, the non-player characters will not give hints.