Virtue's Last Reward

[Manzanas]

Spoiler: Creepy Sigma

What the heck was the part in the hallway with Clover and Luna before the Archives puzzle? It's a good thing I had actually read about this, so I knew what was going to happen, but even so; that was kinda totally unnecessary, no? I don't mind the jokes that have been made so far in the game, but this was a bit too much and it also didn't make a lot of sense; because why all of a sudden start now being so... well... creepy?

Spoiler: So I should have chosen Betray first, huh?

There's a moment where you're up against Phi and you have to choose either Ally or Betray. I chose Ally and got a Story Lock. Then I chose Betray and got a Game Over. Then I chose Ally again and this time the Story Lock was... well... unlocked. Here's the thing, though; it doesn't make any sense to choose Betray at that point (well, not to me, at least), but it's kinda clear the game expects you to hence why you have to choose Ally after having chosen Betray first. It's a minor detail, but I was a bit "wait, what?!" about it.

I'm a little over 25 hours into the game and looking at the flowchart I'm not even halfway yet. More like... 40% or so? I'm curious as to how much time it'll take me to complete this game (it'll obviously depend on whether or not I try to get all the Game Overs as well or not). Hm...

Spoiler

Well, Sigma's in his twenties, and you know how crazy hormones can get during that age. It's normal for him to make naughty comments. Anyways, yeah, I didn't find that scene very funny, either.

About Phi... Ha, ha. I chosed betray first because I always like to see the bad endings before moving on with the story. This game loves to mess with your mind.

Go for the game overs, most of them don't even last more than 5 minutes.

Did you get any new endings? Also, I just remembered...

Spoiler: If you got Dio's ending...

that means you betrayed Luna. Shame on you.

 

[Libra]

Did you get any new endings? Also, I just remembered...

Spoiler: If you got Dio's ending...

that means you betrayed Luna. Shame on you.

No, only Dio's so far. I've been kinda going only one level up if I got stuck somewhere. So something like this:
1) choose a door
2) choose ally
3) get stuck (Game Over or To Be Continued)
4) go back to 2 and chose betray this time

So yeah, I did that, but only because I was stuck somewhere. Looking at the flowchart, the middle of it is nothing but "?" So I have to go back all the way to the first time you have to choose a door and then choose the one I haven't yet so far. I'm not sure if that is the "right" way to play this game, because it can be rather confusing. But a good thing you can skip text, hurray!

 

[Libra]

Got another Story Lock. Ack!

26 hours into the game and so far I have:

Spoiler: From left to right on the flowchart

Director's Office - Solve the mystery of the two-headed lion! (Stuck because I don't have the password that's needed.)
Luna - Game Over 1
K - Game Over
Warehouse B - How can Phi and K be saved? Lock No. 01
Dio - Game Over
Dio - End
Infirmary - There isn't enough anti-viral medication! Lock No. 04
Lounge - Where did Alice go? Lock No. 06
Infirmary - Who planted the bomb? Lock No. 09
Phi - Game Over

So I have to go back to the first time you have to choose a door (given that I'm stuck on all the rest) and this time choose the yellow door.

 

[Imitation]

UGHHHHH I was playing VLR and made it to the escape puzzle with the hazmat suits only for the damn game to freeze and the last time I saved was literally the moment you escape from the ambidex room

 

[Manzanas]

Got another Story Lock. Ack!

26 hours into the game and so far I have:

Spoiler: From left to right on the flowchart

Director's Office - Solve the mystery of the two-headed lion! (Stuck because I don't have the password that's needed.)
Luna - Game Over 1
K - Game Over
Warehouse B - How can Phi and K be saved? Lock No. 01
Dio - Game Over
Dio - End
Infirmary - There isn't enough anti-viral medication! Lock No. 04
Lounge - Where did Alice go? Lock No. 06
Infirmary - Who planted the bomb? Lock No. 09
Phi - Game Over

So I have to go back to the first time you have to choose a door (given that I'm stuck on all the rest) and this time choose the yellow door.

Ahh, you're making some solid progress, keep it up. Hope you're enjoying the game!

By the way, I should probably tell you, in case that you get stuck........

Spoiler

Lock 6 is already unlocked for you

UGHHHHH I was playing VLR and made it to the escape puzzle with the hazmat suits only for the damn game to freeze and the last time I saved was literally the moment you escape from the ambidex room

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Lot of people got their data corrupted thanks to that room. It's a shame how a good game like this has an idiotic and terrific bug like that.

 

[Libra]

UGHHHHH I was playing VLR and made it to the escape puzzle with the hazmat suits only for the damn game to freeze and the last time I saved was literally the moment you escape from the ambidex room

Is that in the PEC room? That's one of the bugs in this game, unfortunately.

I haven't gotten to that room yet, but I plan on using a guide and getting in and out as quickly as I can. I've been making save data back ups every time I've stopped playing the game. Might be a bit too much but I don't want to lose all the progress I've made so far (because in all honesty; if my game were to completely crash, then I really don't see myself playing it all the way from the beginning again).

How long had you been playing?

 

[Imitation]

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Lot of people got their data corrupted thanks to that room. It's a shame how a good game like this has an idiotic and terrific bug like that.

It's a bug? :O
I thought it was a random thing that happened!
It's my first play through of the game so it probably doesn't matter as much to me if it got corrupted as I practically start from the beggining..
I've been spamming a to get back..
Just made it back to the infirmary

- - - Post Merge - - -

Is that in the PEC room? That's one of the bugs in this game, unfortunately.

I haven't gotten to that room yet, but I plan on using a guide and getting in and out as quickly as I can. I've been making save data back ups every time I've stopped playing the game. Might be a bit too much but I don't want to lose all the progress I've made so far (because in all honesty; if my game were to completely crash, then I really don't see myself playing it all the way from the beginning again).

How long had you been playing?

I don't even remember >_>
I can say that I started today though and my favourites so far are Tenmyouji, Dio and Phi

 

[Libra]

By the way, I should probably tell you, in case that you get stuck........

Spoiler

Lock 6 is already unlocked for you

Huh, I should have known that. *facepalm* Thanks for telling me! <3

[EDIT]
Here is what I've found about the bugs/glitches:

Never save in an Escape section (i.e. a puzzle), and definitely never save in the PEC (neither in the Novel nor Escape sections).

Be careful when playing certain mini-games, specifically the dice mini-games (which appear in two difference puzzle rooms) and the mini-game in the PEC. With the dice mini-games, don't move the dice too quickly and you should be fine. With the other one, just hope it doesn't freeze.

I've had a dice mini-game in the Archives (I think) but I was using a guide because I was stuck and the guide pretty much said "move the dice slowly!" So yeah, I did as told and didn't have any problems.

 

[RayOfHope]

Spoiler: Creepy Sigma

What the heck was the part in the hallway with Clover and Luna before the Archives puzzle? It's a good thing I had actually read about this, so I knew what was going to happen, but even so; that was kinda totally unnecessary, no? I don't mind the jokes that have been made so far in the game, but this was a bit too much and it also didn't make a lot of sense; because why all of a sudden start now being so... well... creepy?

Hahaha I think I know what you're referring to. It's creepy now, but without spoiling anything, it's probably ten times creepier if you understand it from Clover and Luna's perspective. I'm pretty convinced that the developers made him a pervert on purpose because it's hilarious when you fully understand the situation.

 

[Cudon]

Hahaha I think I know what you're referring to. It's creepy now, but without spoiling anything, it's probably ten times creepier if you understand it from Clover and Luna's perspective. I'm pretty convinced that the developers made him a pervert on purpose because it's hilarious when you fully understand the situation.

I'm pretty sure he was made pervert just for that too. I love it. The way Luna and Clover kinda just deal with it is pretty kind of them. The thing that weirds me out though, is the mention of him being

Spoiler: document spoiler

a man who speaks cat in the documents. It's kinda weird. He just... speaks cat.

 

[Imitation]

I just got my first ending of the game c,:
Has anybody else got the Tenmyouji end?
If so you opinion on it?
It made e feel quite happy and sad at the same time :0

 

[RayOfHope]

I'm pretty sure he was made pervert just for that too. I love it. The way Luna and Clover kinda just deal with it is pretty kind of them. The thing that weirds me out though, is the mention of him being

Spoiler: document spoiler

a man who speaks cat in the documents. It's kinda weird. He just... speaks cat.

Spoiler

It's pretty impressive that they didn't call him out on it! Nobody even mentions his appearance, at all. Which is necessary for the story of course, but still a little odd. I think Clover might've called him an old man once. And she or someone else was surprised to hear him say he was "still in college", haha. But you'd think someone, like big-mouthed Dio, might point it out like he did to insult Tenmyouji.

I had almost forgotten about the cat thing... I... have no idea what was going on there. I was honestly expecting something to actually come out of that, or at least wondering, but I guess it never did. Why Sigma needed a magical cat curse in his backstory I don't know.

 

[Libra]

Huh, I should have known that.

Got another To Be Continued, so now I've gone all the way back to the first choice you have to make and I'm now through the yellow door with Tenmyoldy Tenmyouji. I'm in the Infirmary now but I'll do the puzzle later this week, because my battery began flashing red, haha.

 

[Libra]

I'll do the puzzle later this week

Except I have Fantasy Life now, so I'll be taking a break from VLR. ~_~

 

[Libra]

Except I have Fantasy Life now, so I'll be taking a break from VLR. ~_~

Yes, like I thought; I haven't played VLR since my last post, because Fantasy Life has been stealing my time so much fun. However, I do plan on continuing VLR soon because there is still a lot to do and discover!

So out of curiosity; for those who were playing this game as well; how far are you? Did you complete the game yet?

 

[Libra]

I've begun playing this game again and seriously LOL'd in the Infirmary when I got the "A clipboard with nothing to clip. It must be board."

It seems I've made a good choice this time because Clover has been telling me some interesting stuff. I know it's related to 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors which I haven't played, but so far I'm not having any problems because of that. Yeah, some things might make more sense (Clover at some point really made me go "Wait, what?") but it's not stopping me from enjoying the game.

I'm almost 29 hours into the game and it seems there's still a lot to do. At the same time, however, given how much text can be skipped, it's difficult for me to have an idea of where I am exactly (like say "15 more hours to go" or something). But seen as I still have only one ending so far, I'm guessing it'll be several more hours before I reach the true ending. Let's see if I can complete this game before the end of this month!

 

[RayOfHope]

I beat it in 33 hours, and I wasn't rushing at all. You're probably almost done.

Have you even tried 999 yet? You really should, I personally like it better than VLR. The 999-related plot twists would have been at least ten times more impactful, but I guess there's no reversing that now.

 

[Libra]

I beat it in 33 hours, and I wasn't rushing at all. You're probably almost done.

Maybe. I know I have a few more puzzles to solve and I guess it'll depend on how much time those take. I'm not sure how much more text I'll be able to skip, but looking at the flowchart I still have a lot to do (I also have a few story locks), given that I plan on getting all the endings, including the bad ones.

Have you even tried 999 yet? You really should, I personally like it better than VLR. The 999-related plot twists would have been at least ten times more impactful, but I guess there's no reversing that now.

I considered getting 999 but the main reason I didn't do so was that apparently you have to play the game several times to get the real ending and that you need to use a guide most likely because there are some dialogue options which aren't really obvious (whereas in VLR it's more clear what needs to be done).

 

[Manzanas]

I considered getting 999 but the main reason I didn't do so was that apparently you have to play the game several times to get the real ending and that you need to use a guide most likely because there are some dialogue options which aren't really obvious (whereas in VLR it's more clear what needs to be done).

Well, without spoiling anything, you only need to play it twice in order to get the true ending. Many find the plot-twists, music and atmosphere of "999" superior to the ones of Virtue's Last Reward. And yes, there is one ending in "999" that you probably won't know how to get unless you read a guide. After you finish VLR, you should give "999" a chance, it's a good game.

Enjoying Fantasy Life? How are you doing, by the way? Where are you right now in VLR?

 

[Libra]

Got another story lock though I had been expecting it (at some point you just know you're going to have one). Still, kinda made me go "argh, I wanna know what happens next!!!"

So another jump on the flowchart it was and this time I found myself with the PEC puzzle. Because I didn't want to take any risks, I followed a walkthrough and did only the things I had to and I didn't have any problems. But whether that is because I was lucky, or because my game doesn't have this glitch, or because I just did the minimum; I have no idea.

I'm curious which ending I'll get next. So far I only have Dio's and I'd love to get another one. Looking at the story locks I have, I'm going to assume that the choices I'm making now are going to unlock those (well, I hope so, anyway), so I guess it shouldn't be much longer before I get the next ending.