Episode 2: The Death Sub
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We’ve made it to route 2 of our 999 playthrough, not far enough to escape the Nonary Games but able to glimpse the sub just out of reach. This time, Axe and Nate went through doors 4 -> 3 -> 2, leading everyone to a terrible end but a terrific route to get there. We dig in to what it means for this to be a failure route, lament frustrating character tropes, and get owned by bad puzzles. Next Time on Zero Context The Axe Ending, via doors 5 -> 8 -> 1 Things Discussed - Thematic/structural significance of the “skip” button - 999 is not a visual novel - Player agency vs character motivation - Everything ends horribly - Snake, the rudest and fanciest boy - Ableist disability superpowers - Rude humiliation puzzles - Convenient rule amnesia - Petty thermometer facts - Rabbit massacre romance - Throwaway syringe ending - “Live, laugh, love” -Junpei - Sent to the bottom to think about our failures - Seven, the cop in the yellow suit - Junpei, the patagonia frat boy - Lotus, every anime trope about a woman - Epic Bechdel test fail - Science CGs that look like shit posts - Zero who? - Death by sub - The quiet hopelessness of a creaking ship Intro: “9hours, 9persons, 9doors” by Shinji Hosoe Outro: “Quietus” by Shinji Hosoe Transcripts will (hopefully) be available for future episodes. Zero Context is produced by Axe Binondo (@wing_blade_) with episode art by Nate Kiernan (@natekiernan). Subscribe on Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts. You can support Axe and Nate on their respective Ko-Fi pages. Send your questions/comments/complaints to [email protected].
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