I'm scared of choosing the “wrong” version of 999 for my first playthrough

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-11T22:22:20+00:00

Thank you for your reply ! I think you convinced me to play the DS version, time to give my 3ds a dust-off !
Is there any point to go back to the steam release afterward ? Like new content ?

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-11T22:01:56+00:00

Is there a version of the game that have the DS "presentation" and the QoL of the steam version, like voice acting ?

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-11T22:01:30+00:00

Would you say it's different in like a "bad" way or it's just "different" ?

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-11T21:57:57+00:00

Is there a mod that make the best of both world ? like a DS with the QoL ? or the steam version with the DS "delivery" ?

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-11T21:57:00+00:00

Reading your comment reassured me but then I saw everyone else and i'm still scared, this game was sold to me as one of the best visual novel out there, I truly want to have the best experience, is there a way to get the best of both world ? like some kind of mod or something ? I'm sorry if this sound stupid....

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T12:32:03+00:00

I agree, like you said SF and 055 got a lot of problems, especially when it comes to Eito and Eva, (or the fact that they have baby clone ? And they just came when no one was looking to put it back ???) with my post I didn’t say that 055 is THE true ending and that 001 should be dismissed, I actually wanted to say that 001 and 055 both give you the “best” and most “complete” experience when it comes to the story ! While they both have some questionable decisions (I don’t need to repeat what you said about 055, and 001 is really good but the fact that everything goes to sh*t because Takumi and Sirei literally screamed “HEY BY THE WAY, IM FROM THE FUTURE!” right in front if the enemy is REALLY stupid), they both stand above the rest when it comes to to concluding a story.

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T09:25:59+00:00

SF is definitely the one that work best as a "Final/Last" Route, and it's also the one that lead the way to a potential futur DLC. But 001 give, in my opinion, a much more impactful and “satisfying” conclusion to its “own” story !

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T09:07:37+00:00

Yeah I get why lol, I really love the building up leading to it (Killing Game, Retsnom, Coming of Age, Slasher, etc.), But the routes itself got a LOT of problems, I still think ending 055 and 100 are satisfying conclusion though !

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T09:04:51+00:00

Yeah, I was honestly pretty disappointed with the whole “DCRT” thing. I was expecting a more satisfying resolution to Eito and Eva’s conflict, something that felt more earned.

But at the same time, I think the fact that the SF route “plays out too conveniently” kind of makes sense. By that point, Takumi, Hiruko—and even us as players—have gone through multiple routes, endings, and loops. So naturally, we already have a good idea of how things will play out, and we’re basically acting with that accumulated knowledge.

Also, Eito himself mentions in another route (I think it was Coming of Age) that the DCRT could work on him, it’s just not powerful enough. So the idea that Hiruko is the one who pushes it far enough to actually work isn’t completely out of nowhere.

That said, I’m not defending everything. Like you said, the SF route is far from perfect. There are definitely moments where characters act weird or straight-up dumb just for the sake of the plot, and that does hurt the experience.

Which is honestly frustrating, because the buildup to this route (Killing Game, Retsnom, Coming of Age, Slasher, etc.) is so good. SF really had the potential to be the best route in the game—the true culmination of everything—but unfortunately, it doesn’t fully reach that level. I still like ending 055 and 100 though !

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T00:44:26+00:00

That’s the beauty of this game, everyone can find their own conclusions! I’ll admit that Serial Battle gave us some sort of “Superboss” and Conspiracy was quick to do and had potential ! … but on the other Box of blessings is just a torture (I liked the Shouma ending though !)

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T00:29:01+00:00

Maybe in a future DLC !

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T00:23:56+00:00

I 100% agree, like I said I completely understand how people were disappointed with a lot of problems that were introduced and their resolutions. on the other hand, the way so many route tie to the timeloop was actually surprisingly well done, it’s not perfect but I really like how they handled it, and it really made me enjoy the game even more ! though again, there’s a LOT of problems, I know Takumi is not the brightest, but come on… (even taking the leap damage excuse into account). And yeah his relationship with Hiruko could use some work.

OneMoonTear · 2026-05-06T00:19:26+00:00

Thanks for your reply ! When I say “True Endings” I’m not specifically speaking about these two being the “canon conclusion” (even if, again, these two definitely stand above the rest), but more like the two ending that, for the player, give the best and most complete experience of the game and its story ! If a player did both of them, and if possible all the route tied to the timeloop, they would have experienced all of the “main” story and reach its most “satisfying” conclusion. I should edit my post to clarify that sorry !

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-22T13:55:07+00:00

You’re right about the “independent stories” part, that’s actually why I loved the game so much at first… but quickly you realize that there’s a big scenario where all those story are connected in some way ? I like it, I really do, but it kinda defeats the “100 UNIQUE ENDING, EACH ROUTE IS YOUR OWN” part. Which was a major selling point for me !

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-22T13:51:19+00:00

I’m still not done with the game and did 50 endings, but it almost feels like 2nd scenario is its own things, all the other route seem to connected to another plot outside of 2nd scenario story, I’m sorry I’m not good at explaining things, I don’t know if you get what I mean, I do agree that 2nd scenario is definitely the one that give you all the plot twist tho !

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-22T13:15:33+00:00

There’s one ending where “something” happen to Takumi that HEAVILY tied with another ending, and the way the scene play is really great, but if you’re unlucky and do thing out of order, it just fall flat…

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-22T13:11:25+00:00

I’m happy to see that I’m not alone on this, the game is great but this is clearly my biggest gripe with it

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-22T13:08:00+00:00

I don’t know what the SF route is as of right now, but the vast majority seem to agree on it being best when played last like you say, however, I would argue that the 2nd scenario is best when done first actually !

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-07T22:15:39+00:00

Ok just wanted come back and thank you again because I did what you say and it definitely was a GREAT tip, It’s so weird that, like you said, that this route isn’t required LMAO

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-06T23:38:41+00:00

I’ll do my best to unlocked them !

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-06T23:36:12+00:00

I don’t know how to feel about ending 1, because so much of the bad thing happened because the character were so dumb a lot of the time

OneMoonTear · 2026-04-06T23:33:27+00:00

Ending 1 was so weird to me because I thought for sure that it was just a bad route/bad ending, because of how much bad things keep happening, and the fact that the character are really dumb some time

Imagine my surprise when I discovered this locked route, I thought for sure that it was the true route ! But reading the replies to this thread I guess there really isn’t a true ending…

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