ZERO ESCAPE (SERIES)

Kenneth Shepard Jul 15, 2022. 2 minute read

Uchikoshi Says Sigma Zero Escape Likes Boys and Packs Big Meat Because I Said So

Most of the time when a character’s possible queer identity is shrouded in mystery, companies will take advantage of that as an opportunity to queerbait. Look at Poe and Finn from the Star Wars sequel trilogy, where actor Oscar Isaac was clearly pissed after years of him and fans asking for…

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Kris Ligman Jul 11, 2022. 2 minute read

Friday tidbits: League of Legends deities, wearable Starcraft, and a Dark Souls board game

Fridays are slowwww, so here's a good chance to catch up on some of the smaller stories you may have missed!

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Natalie Flores Apr 4, 2021. 8 minute read

8 of the Best Visual Novels You Should Play in 2021

I can see why there’s a temptation for (particularly western) game development studios to create April Fool’s jests out of making a visual novel spin-off of one of their games. I know it’s not always out of malice, either! But I do feel this temptation is tied to a larger…

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Natalie Flores Feb 14, 2021. 4 minute read

Zero Escape Director Crowdsources a Fan-Favorite Character’s Sexuality

Kotaro Uchikoshi, the director of the Zero Escape series (999: Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Zero Time Dilemma) and AI: The Somnium Files, has asked fans an important question: Is Snake, one of Zero Escape’s most beloved characters, gay? On Feb. 14, the director…

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Kris Ligman May 5, 2016. 5 minute read

Turning the Zero Escape games into reality: an interview with the game runners of SCRAP

Real-life room escape games are fast becoming the next big thing. We spoke with two of the people helping bring them to the States.

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Kris Ligman Apr 25, 2016. 8 minute read

We went to a real puzzle room based on the Zero Escape games

Forget dinner with nine strangers; how about spending your evening breaking out of a locked room together?

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