Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012)

Developer: Chunsoft
Publisher: Rising Star Games, Spike Chunsoft, Aksys Games, Chunsoft
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 150 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A tense, branching mystery where you read, choose, and puzzle your way through locked rooms toward unsettling truths.

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About

The second game in the Zero Escape series. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is a mystery/thriller visual novel. It is story focused with multiple endings that use player choices and puzzle rooms to progress. Additions to the game include an 'auto-advance text' mode, so players can listen to the voice acting without clicking through dialog, a memo function that allows players to note anything they feel is useful, and a flow chart that shows how alternate choices unfold. The in-game calculator has been removed.

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