 Virtue 's Last Reward is a visual novel adventure game in which the player assumes the role of a man named Sigma . The gameplay is divided into two types of sections : Novel and Escape . In Novel sections , the player progresses through the storyline and converses with non @-@ playable characters . These sections require little interaction from the player other than reading the dialogue and other text that appears on the screen . During Novel sections , the player will sometimes be presented with decision options that affect the course of the game . One recurring decision option is a prisoner 's dilemma type of choice where the player must choose to " ally " or " betray " the character or pair of characters they are pitted against , with different results depending on what choices the two parties picked . 
