Zero Time Dilemma - more screens, full Famitsu article translated

The following info comes from today's Famitsu feature, as it is a direct translation handled by Source Gaming. You can find way more at the link!

Character quotes seen in the magazine:

Akane: “[It] may be in the history that has been abandoned by god…”
Carlos: “It’s okay, I won’t die.”
Junpei: “Sorry, but I gave up trying to be a hero.”
Eric: “Mira is my angel…and mine alone!”
Q: “If one more person dies, then…”
Mira: “S/he was the exact same as my first opponent…”
Phi: “Both of you, please live. I love you…”
Diana: “I didn’t kill 6 people…I killed 6 billion.”
Sigma: “To tell the truth, I think what I really was…was lonely.”
Zero: “Fate doesn’t really make sense, you know. One snail could bring about the end of the world.”

Prologue

December 31st, 2028– the Nabata Desert.

It had been six days since we had began cohabitation at the Mars Mission Test Site Dcom.On that day, we awoke to find ourselves, nine people total, in a confinement cell. On our left wrist was a black bracelet we’d never seen before– a bangle. And then someone wearing a mask appeared in front of us, and declared that the Decision game was about to begin. “This is a game that has your lives, my life, and the lives of all humanity at stake.” After that, we were transported to an underground facility, and split into three groups: C/Q/D, and told to wait… Which team will survive? All of humanity– 8 billion lives– depends on their Decisions!

This game is an adventure game where our 9 participants are trapped in an underground facility. The 9 participants are split into 3 groups, forming teams of 3. To return to the surface they must obtain 6 passwords, and passwords are only revealed upon the death of a participant. That means that at least 6 people must die, or escape is impossible. Who will you sacrifice? Will you try to find another way? That’s up to you.

People who appeared in prior games:

Team C’s Junpei and Akane appeared in the first game in the series, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. Junpei was the protagonist of the first game, and at the time was simple college student. Akane was much the same, and the two shared a deep bond from their time together as children. The strange, unfortunate fate that befell the two has greatly affected the future to come.

Previous games and chronology:

This game is the third game in the Zero Escape series, but it takes one year after the first game, and 46 years prior to the second, connecting the two stories. Characters from 999 appeared in Virtue’s Last Reward as well, but this time characters from both games will make an appearance, making it a conclusive final entry to the series.