Characters or records usually help bring the backstory of the game to light. Usually, there is some sort of puzzle as a part of the lock.
The first and most prominent is the Escape portions where the player looks around to find parts to which to progress through locked doors. The game has essentially two game modes that switch as the plot progresses. The player takes the role of Junpei in the first-person, as he and the rest of the 9 escape. As the situation unfolds the true purpose of the Nonary game will be revealed.' - sourced from Gameplay Each fitted with a numbered bracelet, they have nine hours to escape before the ship sinks. 'Junpei along with eight other men and women, including his childhood friend Akane, find themselves trapped on a cruise ship by the enigmatic Zero.