<s>
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
:	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
alternates	O
between	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
sections	O
:	O
Escape	O
sections	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
puzzles	O
in	O
escape-the-room	B-Application
scenarios	O
;	O
and	O
Novel	O
sections	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
reads	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
through	O
visual	O
novel	O
segments	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
decisions	O
that	O
influence	O
the	O
story	O
toward	O
one	O
of	O
twenty-four	O
different	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
flowchart	B-Language
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
revisit	O
any	O
previously	O
completed	O
section	O
,	O
and	O
choose	O
a	O
different	O
option	O
to	O
cause	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
proceed	O
in	O
another	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
unexpected	O
critical	O
success	O
that	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
,	O
received	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
eventually	O
resumed	O
,	O
and	O
Zero	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Dilemma	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
released	O
together	O
as	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Nonary	I-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
sections	O
:	O
Novel	O
and	O
Escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
escape	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
finding	O
various	O
items	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
escape-the-room	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
puzzles	O
include	O
various	O
brain	O
teasers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lights	B-Application
Out	I-Application
and	O
sliding	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
flowchart	B-Language
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
revisit	O
or	O
"	O
jump	O
"	O
to	O
any	O
previously	O
completed	O
Novel	O
or	O
Escape	O
section	O
without	O
replaying	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
features	O
nine	O
main	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
individual	O
called	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
Sigma	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Phi	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
no-nonsense	O
attitude	O
"	O
;	O
Dio	O
,	O
a	O
rude	O
and	O
insensitive	O
man	O
;	O
Tenmyouji	O
,	O
an	O
elderly	O
man	O
;	O
Quark	O
,	O
an	O
energetic	O
young	O
boy	O
;	O
Luna	O
,	O
a	O
kind	O
and	O
quiet	O
woman	O
;	O
Clover	O
,	O
an	O
unpredictable	O
girl	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
;	O
Alice	O
,	O
a	O
commanding	O
and	O
focused	O
woman	O
;	O
and	O
K	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
wears	O
an	O
irremovable	O
,	O
full-body	O
suit	O
of	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
III	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
who	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
CGI	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
,	O
controls	O
the	O
Nonary	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
participants	O
 '	O
backstories	O
are	O
explored	O
:	O
Luna	O
is	O
a	O
humanoid	O
robot	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
maintaining	O
the	O
Nonary	O
Game	O
;	O
K	O
was	O
raised	O
by	O
Zero	O
Sr.	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
facility	O
;	O
Tenmyouji	O
willingly	O
joined	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
his	O
adopted	O
grandson	O
Quark	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
promised	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
certain	O
woman	O
;	O
Alice	O
and	O
Clover	O
are	O
government	O
secret	B-Application
agents	I-Application
tasked	O
with	O
stopping	O
the	O
religious	O
cult	O
Free	O
the	O
Soul	O
;	O
and	O
Dio	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Free	O
the	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sigma	O
,	O
Phi	O
,	O
and	O
Tenmyouji	O
complete	O
their	O
room	O
,	O
they	O
uncover	O
a	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
message	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
woman	O
,	O
Akane	O
Kurashiki	O
,	O
whom	O
Tenmyouji	O
–	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Junpei	O
from	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
–	O
was	O
seeking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Kotaro	O
Uchikoshi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
led	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
his	O
original	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
,	O
its	O
unexpected	O
critical	O
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
prompted	O
him	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
reduce	O
costs	O
,	O
Uchikoshi	O
asked	O
Chunsoft	O
if	O
he	O
could	O
develop	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
and	O
its	O
eventual	O
sequel	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
games	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
and	O
digital	O
assets	O
;	O
Chunsoft	O
agreed	O
to	O
his	O
proposal	O
,	O
and	O
green-lit	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
began	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
this	O
changed	O
early	O
in	O
production	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Chunsoft	O
wanted	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
changed	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
marks	O
a	O
tonal	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
suspense	O
present	O
within	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
,	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
relaxed	O
and	O
exploration-heavy	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uchikoshi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
survey	O
indicated	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
purchase	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
thought	O
it	O
looked	O
scary	O
;	O
he	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
tone	O
it	O
down	O
"	O
for	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
initial	O
plot	O
of	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
,	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
localized	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
for	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bateman	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
overcoming	O
various	O
translation	O
issues	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hardest	O
aspects	O
of	O
editing	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two	O
characters	O
who	O
"	O
talked	O
like	O
animals	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Zero	O
III	O
,	O
who	O
added	O
"	O
-usa	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
sentences	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
usagi	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
for	O
"	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
"	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Sigma	O
,	O
who	O
added	O
"	O
-nya	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
onomatopoeia	O
for	O
the	O
sound	O
cats	O
make	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
sentences	O
whenever	O
he	O
talked	O
about	O
cats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bateman	O
solved	O
this	O
by	O
writing	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
and	O
cat	O
themed	O
puns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
altered	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Nonary	I-Application
Games	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
conventional	O
"	O
dunno	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Nonary	I-Application
Games	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
the	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
tracks	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
video	O
animation	O
,	O
a	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
was	O
produced	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
has	O
the	O
player	O
attempt	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
metal	O
door	O
by	O
quickly	O
clicking	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
was	O
perplexed	O
by	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
:	O
"	O
As	O
it	O
is	O
pretty	O
much	O
the	O
antithesis	O
of	O
everything	O
presented	O
in	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
,	O
I	O
truly	O
wonder	O
how	O
this	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
convince	O
anyone	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
9,307	O
copies	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
6,538	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
received	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
bracelet	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
wear	O
;	O
a	O
similar	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
out	O
for	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
a	O
game-breaking	O
glitch	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
saving	O
one	O
's	O
progress	O
during	O
specific	O
Escape	O
sections	O
could	O
corrupt	O
the	O
save	O
file	O
,	O
forcing	O
one	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2013	O
,	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
glitch	O
had	O
been	O
patched	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
players	O
continued	O
to	O
report	O
that	O
the	O
glitch	O
still	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Nonary	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
contains	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
and	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
received	O
a	O
complimentary	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
songs	O
from	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
and	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Nonary	I-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
for	O
console	O
,	O
PC	O
and	O
cloud	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
to	O
be	O
complex	O
and	O
engaging	O
:	O
GameSpot	O
Heidi	O
Kemps	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
horror	O
,	O
drama	O
,	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
page-turner	O
with	O
flashes	O
of	O
real	O
intelligence	O
"	O
;	O
Edge	O
later	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
shock	O
value	O
of	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
were	O
awkward	O
and	O
oversensitive	O
,	O
and	O
Molie	O
L	O
.	O
Patterson	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
found	O
the	O
limited	O
camera	O
movement	O
disappointing	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemps	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
improved	O
from	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
flowchart	B-Language
for	O
not	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
replay	O
previously	O
completed	O
sections	O
or	O
restart	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
but	O
Boosinger	O
and	O
Edge	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
removing	O
the	O
tension	O
of	O
making	O
wrong	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
received	O
some	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Story	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Exclusive	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Story	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphic	O
Adventure	O
from	O
RPGFan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Game	O
Developer	O
,	O
1UP.com,	O
and	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
placed	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
within	O
their	O
non-ranked	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
while	O
RPGFan	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
thirty	O
essential	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
years	O
2010	O
to	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
listed	O
Virtue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
to	O
play	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
