146: Virtue’s Last Reward

146: Virtue’s Last Reward

Author: Left Behind Game Club June 15, 2022 Duration: 1:42:02
We get confused and surprised at the very same time in Virtue's Last Reward.
Developer: Spike Chunsoft | Publisher: Spike Chunsoft/Aksys Games | Initial Release: February 16, 2012



Jacob and special guest CtrlAltNoob write so many notes, gasp audibly and hop through time!



Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob)





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SHOW NOTES:

* 0:00 Start
* 1:10 Who is CtrlAltNoob?
* 2:50 Fast Pitch
* 4:30 Time Capsule
* 9:15 Press Reviews
* 11:10 High-Level Review
* 13:40 Describing Virtue's Last Reward
* 18:00 Setting Up VLR
* 23:40 Spoiler Warning
* 25:30 Main Characters 
* 34:35 Branching Narrative
* 37:30 Radical-6
* 43:40 Bombs
* 44:30 Morphogenetic Field
* 49:40 Dio
* 55:40 Timeline
* 57:20 Pods
* 59:55 Tenmyouji & Quark
* 1:01:40 The Old Woman
* 1:02:20 Sigma
* 1:06:40 Jumping (The Chart We Referenced)
* 1:10:30 Where Are We?
* 1:14:15 Luna & K
* 1:16:45 Gaming's Greatest Story?
* 1:22:50 Setting Up Zero Time Dilemma
* 1:28:55 Secret Ending
* 1:32:50 Wrap-up
* 1:36:20 All About CtrlAltNoob (Noob mentioned Exit/Corners & Jacob mentioned Afterworld)
* 1:40:00 Conclusion






RESOURCES

* Episode 121: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999)

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