I love the premise of different timelines and playing through multiple different endings to play through to get the full story. That’s what these two games pull off very well, especially 999. The different games they play in both 999 and VLR are very interesting. The voice acting in both games is top notch, especially from Junpei. The story does end up venturing into some crazy territory but I don’t really mind it to be honest. Overall this is definitely one of the craziest visual novels I’ve ever played, and should be experienced at least once by fans of the genre.

Like the Saw movies before, the premise of 9 people trapped with shared past and secret goals it's engaging and intriguing, and the escape rooms are a very welcomed added gameplay. Sadly, those escape rooms are not related at all with the story parts, so at the end feel tiring and unnecesary.

The story is good though, but not the writing, specially when the main characters are oblivious to obvious issues so the plot can happen. Sometimes the characterization it's a bit weird and inconsistent with the use of humour, and it's blatant that it's a story carried by the plot, not the characters, BUT, in the end, the sensations you feel when you complete the game are good.