Absolutely LOVE this game! This has the fantastic writing, acting, and immersion from the first game and greatly improves on the combat and mechanics. Gorgeous setting and music score - I've teared up a couple times just looking at the scenery as the sun rises and soundtrack swells. The tone is balanced very well (equal parts dramatic and humorous). I really love the Henry and Hans characters and their dynamic. I also learn about history throughout the gameplay. Highly recommend!

As someone who has played both 999 and VLR, enjoyed both (and preferred VLR), I love ZTD. I recommend this game if you like puzzles, dark themes, scientific/mathematical/psychological theories, and above all, time travel. As others have mentioned, if you are interested in playing this game without having played the first two, I think they definitely should be played (or watched via Let's Play) first.

ZTD provides what I think is a fitting conclusion to the series. Sure, it could have used another hour or two of gameplay and cutscenes, but there clearly were budget and, well, time restraints. This is the most flawed of the 3 games, but it is still head and shoulders above many other games I have played. ZTD made me laugh, cry, and think. It has what I think are some of the best moments in the series, and it justifies the 3D graphics, much like how the previous two games utilize their 3DS/VN mechanics in interesting ways.

There's a lot of detail put into this game that I didn't realize until re-playing and checking out trivia. Overall, despite the shortcomings, there are many things I love about this game: cast, writing, VA, music, the fragment system, humor, puzzles, decisions, emotional moments, etc. While I think 999 has the best climax and art design and VLR has the best plot twists and dialogue, ZTD has, in my opinion, the best emotional moments and atmosphere.

In terms of my enjoyment and investment, I'd rank the game as VLR > ZTD >>>> 999.