SanadaShadow

I see. I shall remember to be more specific in posts for the less observant members from now on.

It is both in the tags and the title. I find it hard to believe you would have gotten here without reading title of the topic.

First things first: This is not my first playthrough. I have merely lost my save file. Secondly- And herein lies the problem- I am not so stupid as to ignore that possibility. I have attempted it a few times. It may be a glitch, for all I know. I noticed I had two potions somewhere during my 20th try, and I attempted to use them. Of course, I've gotten to level two by that point. However, the hound still kills me in a single turn. This renders the potions useless. I have attempted this many times, and the result is either 30 turns (insta-game over) or death in a single turn.

However, that's just the thing; I want a challenge. I've beaten the Yuela route before, but I lost my save file. I do not wish to go in Normal mode again, so I chose Hard mode. I am currently utilizing both features you have mentioned, but I find it still impossible to beat. That is why I wonder if there is some error in the download or just for me.

I have some saved to a Word document, but I'm confused as to how to put it up here. I've not been on many forums, you see.

The topic sentence (Right at the top of the page) says "I can't beat the Hound in the tutorial level of Kamidori: Alchemist Meister on Hard mode"

Okay, so I've tried multiple different strategies. I've tried luring the hound out so I can get to the Elyun Feather, I've tried putting on various items, I've tried attacking head on. The only thing I can think of is spawnkilling monsters, but I only have 30 turns. The Hound has 50HP in hard mode, and at the start I'm underleveled, underequipped, and unskilled. It can kill me in two attacks, and it does three a turn. It is quite easy to defeat in normal. I dunno, is there some kind of system that carries over save-game data? Do I need to beat it once to finally get the Hound to die? Is this a glitch that happened mid-translation? Please help.

Okay, so just dropping in, Hi. I'm quite new in the FuwaForums community. I have some experience with both Zero Escape games. Just to drop this in quickly, I absolutely LOVED 999. And so I waited in anticipation for VLR. And I waited. And I waited some more. Frankly, I was disappointed. I loathed the game. I think that's why it failed, because a lot of people didn't like it. They wanted something worthy of the "Zero Escape" name. Honestly, it was good. As a stand-alone game. If you forgot 999 existed. But you just can't forget one of the greatest VNs of all time. ________________________________________________ WARNING: RANT REVIEW AHEAD ------------------------------------------------ The 3D animations would have been a nice touch, if they had been done right. I felt they were far to excessive, and took up too much of the game. Compared to 999's 2D animations, which had everything just right and kept things going smoothly, I found them annoying and loathed the cutscenes. A lot of the game's key points were predictable: In my opinion, this story was already resolved (Save for a few loose ends) in 999's true ending. They could also maybe connect it slightly. Like the Nitro+ Science Adventure Game Series. The soundtrack was interesting, but nothing that really stood out in my opinion. Compare that to 999's true ending. The story, the sacrifices, the truth, it all came rushing in all at once. And then there was the music. THE MUSIC. It can't go wrong. Let me tell you, believe it or not, I have not cried once in 5 years. Not since the murder of one of my favorite cousins. I cried at that ending. I was crying the whole time while solving the puzzle. The whole time. It sent chills up my spine. I assure you, if it was just music, or just story, or just puzzle, I would have a stony-faced expression then. Sad on the inside, not on the outside. The combination was perfect. In 999, while I played as Junpei, I felt a connection. No, not that kind of connection. I mean, whenever Junpei did something, I felt I might have done the same in his shoes. I felt that I wasn't playing him, I felt like I WAS him. Remember how I was saying I cried at the true ending? This was why. I was so perfectly in sync with Junpei. I felt pain I shouldn't have been able to feel. It was sad, and amazing. Which is another reason why VLR disappointed me. SIGMAAAAAA WHY COULDN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUNG JUNPEI?! Of course, Sigma can be funny and smart and serious at times, but I felt a disconnection. I wouldn't do what he did. Never. They explained everything at the end, but it felt so... I dunno, pointless? I was disappointed in all the other characters. Even Clover and Alice were lackluster. Phi was my last hope. And then came the true ending. The absolute worst of them all. Phi. WHY, PHI, WHY?! I almost cried. Then I realized she pulled a June on me. And my heart permanently hardened. VLR RUINED THE SERIES. EVEN IF THERE IS A ZERO ESCAPE 3, I DON'T HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR IT ANYMORE. SOMEONE PLZ KILL ME NAO.

​Sorry if I'm intruding, but I have a few questions... I thought 999 was also played with emulator...? Well, that aside, what if I've tried those listed above already? Are there really so few excellent Gameplay based VNs? Can Fire Emblem be counted as a VN too?