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LTTP: Danganronpa Series (DGV3 in progress)
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Mines Sakura, Kiyotaka and Kyoko.
Danganronpa 2 is a crazy ride, you are so going to love it OP!
Majestic characters, fun mini games and you will experience absolute mind fuckery.
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...Feep I mean, Kaiba really let himself go between games
Looks like an AE setup
Or maybe we got slapped into a simulation after the end of the last game to garner hope within us?
Subvert my expectations and don't have this yellow jumpsuit guy kill anyone
I am still very unsure what blue text is supposed to mean, I thought it was inner thoughts but people just chose to respond randomly
Nagito Komaeda? Boy you can't fool me, that's a single "a" away from being an anagram for Makoto Naegi
Main island theme has a great vibe to it
Ahhh, so that's there incentive to not teleporting all over the place haha
Expecting Monokuma to show up eventually and be Usami's foil
Almost thought the gas mask in the store was a 999 reference
Thank goodness this was a vita game, no more cursed camera movement. Now if only I could adjust the camera rotation speed
The movement in this game reminds me of the friday 13th NES game. A fitting comparison for what i'm sure to come
Mechs? Huh?
Rip Usami, we hardly knew thee. Let the game of survivor begin!
Looks like an AE setup
Or maybe we got slapped into a simulation after the end of the last game to garner hope within us?
Subvert my expectations and don't have this yellow jumpsuit guy kill anyone
I am still very unsure what blue text is supposed to mean, I thought it was inner thoughts but people just chose to respond randomly
Nagito Komaeda? Boy you can't fool me, that's a single "a" away from being an anagram for Makoto Naegi
Main island theme has a great vibe to it
Ahhh, so that's there incentive to not teleporting all over the place haha
Expecting Monokuma to show up eventually and be Usami's foil
Almost thought the gas mask in the store was a 999 reference
Thank goodness this was a vita game, no more cursed camera movement. Now if only I could adjust the camera rotation speed
The movement in this game reminds me of the friday 13th NES game. A fitting comparison for what i'm sure to come
Mechs? Huh?
Rip Usami, we hardly knew thee. Let the game of survivor begin!
There's also no 'D' in Makoto Naegi. But they do have the same voice actor (in both English and Japanese).
Aoi, Kyoko, Sakura most definitely. Also glad to see that you got the Bad Ending. Definitely some shock value there.
I did not catch that they shared VAs. WOW.
Are you sticking with the English dub for DR2? Gundham's English VA is my favourite in the series because of how outrageously hammy he is.
That part took me by surprise! Oh man I am so stoked for Kodaka and Uchikoshi's collaboration.
1) Celeste
2) Hina
3) Kaiji Tang's portrayal of Hiro's magnificent dumbness/idiocy/obliviousness (otherwise, it would be Sakura)
Best girl in DR2 is Ibuki.
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This is the truth, Sakura is the best character in the first game by far.
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No Sakura? This list is bad, do you understand?
I kid
...don't make theories at 2 in the morning. VA definitely stepped his game up this time around tho
Yeap!
Please let this chef character be the first to die
I'm not use to having this many people to talk to again haha
Fully expecting Nagito to get murdered first for the shock value that comes from playing the first game
Kaiba's walk sound...
That's a big ol bomb god damn
I pray for Hanamura's swift death
Ibuki got dem Usopp genes
Holy shit Nekomaru doesn't give a fuck lmao. Immediately down for it.
This game's cast would actually be ridiculous if hanamura wasn't here
Surviving cast probably be Chiaki, Ibuki, Mahiru, Gundham, and Mikan
Author ribbing on himself cause he waited too long in the first game and had to do an exposition dump at the end
Dude just shitting on everything he did last game lol. Lemme see what nutty stuff ya got this time around
Does it matter what I gift people in this game? Vending machine items don't seem specialized like in the last one
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This is eerily similar to my thoughts when I started DR2 and it slowly but surely became a top 5 game of all time for me so.... enjoy the ride buddy
Characters still have liked and disliked gifts.
This is gonna be a fun one. I love DR2 so much. The cast is (mostly) fantastic and it contains one of my favorite murder mystery scenarios ever. And yeah, Makoto/Nagito's voice actor really did wayyy better as Nagito.
This is gonna be a fun one. I love DR2 so much. The cast is (mostly) fantastic and it contains one of my favorite murder mystery scenarios ever. And yeah, Makoto/Nagito's voice actor really did wayyy better as Nagito.
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It's interesting how different Kaiba is in this game. He definitely experienced the first game
...lead artist definitely drew porn before this gig
Holy shit they killed him first. Damn, he was on the path to redeeming himself from the last game too
Hmmm, think I got this one figured out. Lemme just finish gathering evidence to make sure
Seems hanamura is the one being setup for this murder, wonder who the real killer is
So before the trial starts here's what I think. Killer sets everything up to overload the power 11:30, they also plant a knife with glow-in-the-dark paint on it, they then go to bathroom and lock it, from there he waits for the power to go out and shuts the fire escape doors, then he pops open the floor grate in the kitchen to get underneath, then they wait for kaiba to spot the glowing knife with his night vision goggles and investigate, once he crawls on the floor to investigate they begin shanking him with the skewer, and they use a tablecloth to shield themselves from the blood splatter.
Hanamura is the only one who makes sense, please let it be true. This man poisoned everyone to cast doubt on those who weren't around.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes without the handicap of Kyoko
truth slashes eh?
God damn Peko
Nagito was deadass like
The creator is really not scared of killing his pride, (improved) hangman's gambit is some humble shit. It is in fact improved
gundham said "PUT SOME GODDAMN RESPECT ON MY EARRING'S NAME" lmao
I wonder if canonically, Kyoko let Makoto do the solving in trials to not paint a huge target on her back.
>Me trying remember people's names/faces when all the bullet options are just "X Account"
Thank god they let me open my handbook during these sequences in the sequel
Hanamura is the killer, today was a good day
Now I just have to deal with Mikan's occasional anime bullshit
I see they got a slightly bigger budget with this game, a lot more of the scenes have voices.
I'm guessing they're trying to emulate an Osakan accent for hanamura? Could just went with country instead of cajun
Chucked into a volcano to be deep fried?
...lead artist definitely drew porn before this gig
Holy shit they killed him first. Damn, he was on the path to redeeming himself from the last game too
Hmmm, think I got this one figured out. Lemme just finish gathering evidence to make sure
Seems hanamura is the one being setup for this murder, wonder who the real killer is
So before the trial starts here's what I think. Killer sets everything up to overload the power 11:30, they also plant a knife with glow-in-the-dark paint on it, they then go to bathroom and lock it, from there he waits for the power to go out and shuts the fire escape doors, then he pops open the floor grate in the kitchen to get underneath, then they wait for kaiba to spot the glowing knife with his night vision goggles and investigate, once he crawls on the floor to investigate they begin shanking him with the skewer, and they use a tablecloth to shield themselves from the blood splatter.
Hanamura is the only one who makes sense, please let it be true. This man poisoned everyone to cast doubt on those who weren't around.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes without the handicap of Kyoko
truth slashes eh?
God damn Peko
Nagito was deadass like
close enough
The creator is really not scared of killing his pride, (improved) hangman's gambit is some humble shit. It is in fact improved
gundham said "PUT SOME GODDAMN RESPECT ON MY EARRING'S NAME" lmao
I wonder if canonically, Kyoko let Makoto do the solving in trials to not paint a huge target on her back.
>Me trying remember people's names/faces when all the bullet options are just "X Account"
Thank god they let me open my handbook during these sequences in the sequel
Hanamura is the killer, today was a good day
Now I just have to deal with Mikan's occasional anime bullshit
I see they got a slightly bigger budget with this game, a lot more of the scenes have voices.
I'm guessing they're trying to emulate an Osakan accent for hanamura? Could just went with country instead of cajun
Chucked into a volcano to be deep fried?
Wasn't expecting this, gonna be honest.
That said maybe it's a lot more bearable early on, I don't really remember.
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I thought it fixed the problem the initial version had of just waiting there doing nothing most of the time. And I can speed this version up if I choose to. I know what they were going for trying to simulate pulling a thought deep from your head. I personally would have done something like a word vomit and you have to dig through the words and pull up the right ones.
Yeah I'm mostly joking around, some people gel with it, others don't. It's a bit of a running joke that a lot of people don't find it as "Improved" as advertised. It's even the focus of a ProZD video (which doesn't spoil anything, in case you're worried).
I feel like Improved Hangman's Gambit is probably the most reviled element from any of the main games lol. I didn't really like it, but I also didn't hate it as passionately as some people do. I do like pretty much every other trial minigame, though.
DR2 is good and worth playing
But one main thing that it does worse than DR1 I'd say has worse pacing
Some parts can drag on that's fine it's expected but second half of DR2 trials etc they slightly overdo it when it comes roundabout in trials that's my only complaint
But one main thing that it does worse than DR1 I'd say has worse pacing
Some parts can drag on that's fine it's expected but second half of DR2 trials etc they slightly overdo it when it comes roundabout in trials that's my only complaint
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Now this was some bullshit. Way too picky
I can definitely see that. That scene hit hard in this game.
I can understand why some people don't like it. You're at the climax of the case and the game slaps you in the face to make you remember something dumb like "HAIR". And you just kind of sit there waiting for RNG to give you the letter.
Seems like they picked up a VA director for this game. Lot less "mediocre first take but keep it anyway" in the sequel
Definitely some kind of simulation going on here
It's funny that whoever hosts these games is forced to make sure every amenity is well stocked and upkeeped. Otherwise people start killing out of survival instead of despair
Hmmm Hajime, how do you know Genocide Jack is a woman? HMMM. How does everyone know Jack is a woman?
Why's the school from the last game here? hmmm
why are some of the presents i'm getting referencing the last game? HMMMM
Twilight Syndrome? Now that's a blast from the fucking past.
And they recreated it? That's some good ass fanservice. Bet some long time fans lost their mind at this
I should have expected as much when I heard beach party, smh
Mahiru? Damn, thought she'd be in it for the long haul.
So boss baby's little sister got murdered in highschool for bullying mahiru.
Can't make a guess either way without hearing some testimonies at the trial. But Hiyoko is definitely the setup with boss baby being the most suspicious
That swimsuit beating is a fucking stretch, holy shit
It's interesting how Hajime's eyes have a "0" design as the iris
Peko pls
Sonia whenever Netflix adds another serial documentary
Ya, everything about Peko being the killer felt off
She was the killer, but the motive didn't match up.
I was not expecting Fuyu to get hit with a collateral. I'm surprised Monokuma let that happen
Time for Junko to come back?
Yeah, in general I loved the cases in DR2, but this one is probably the worst because of the reasons you listed. The mystery was decent, but the motive and a lot of things about it just didn't feel right.
IMO that's something both later DR games struggle with. The motive often isn't all that strong. Thankfully, the cases are usually good enough it overrides that.
IMO that's something both later DR games struggle with. The motive often isn't all that strong. Thankfully, the cases are usually good enough it overrides that.
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The thing that pissed me off the most about the case was the swimsuit thing. Nothing was ever explained about the baseball bat, why she broke the fish tank in the first place, what she did with the swimsuit after leaving the classroom, and why she even used the swimsuit when the bat was right there. I also don't like how no one besides mahiru called boss baby out on murdering the girl back in highschool. In fact, I don't even know why he killed mahiru in the first places. You had already killed the person who actually killed your sister.
They also never addressed the food poisoning in the last case
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I am now an Ibuki stan, no harm better come to her.
So the origin is indeed hope academy, with the igniting spark being some inhouse classism
Let me watch the bad movie man, I love The Room
I'm waiting for Mikan to have a dark side
Holy shit, the identity of monokuma is...ROHAN KISHIBE
This concert from Ibuki tho
A disease? I dunno about that one
Mikan is totally about to end Nagito's life
IBUKIIIIIIIIIII!
Once again, I am unsure until testimonies start going out. Mikan is the most suspicious. But Sonia and Kazu is also possible. For the motive could continue off the game. Mikan is the only one left out of the group and she got bullied for years by Hiyoko.
Logic dive is a cool little minigame
So Mikan was one of Junko's lovers? Interesting.
Mechanekomaru?
So the origin is indeed hope academy, with the igniting spark being some inhouse classism
Let me watch the bad movie man, I love The Room
I'm waiting for Mikan to have a dark side
Holy shit, the identity of monokuma is...ROHAN KISHIBE
This concert from Ibuki tho
A disease? I dunno about that one
Mikan is totally about to end Nagito's life
IBUKIIIIIIIIIII!
Once again, I am unsure until testimonies start going out. Mikan is the most suspicious. But Sonia and Kazu is also possible. For the motive could continue off the game. Mikan is the only one left out of the group and she got bullied for years by Hiyoko.
Logic dive is a cool little minigame
So Mikan was one of Junko's lovers? Interesting.
Mechanekomaru?
Yeah, chapter 2 has a lot of problems which is a real shame since the Twilight Syndrome framing is super cool and the whole case had the potential to be one of the best in the series. Most people feel that DR2 is a far less consistent game overall than DR1, its low points are deeper and more frequent, but the high points blow away everything else in the series.
I have some issues with Case 3, but I really appreciated the scene where Hajime watches the stream of "Ibuki" hanging herself. That's the only time I remember from the series where the tone really felt like horror.
Literally the worst trial round the game (series?) tries to pull on you, and a total "Guide Dang It" moment. IIRC monokuma pulls it out of his ass too and asks "but what about this?"
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As soon as I saw that I was like "oh shit", great start to a mehish case. Don't really like Mikan killing people for what amounts to "just because". Didn't have a motive to kill Ibuki or anyone in general really. I know they're at the point of the game where they have to continue killing off characters but ran out of internal motivations after the second case.
After I exhausted any logical choices I already knew whatever the correct choice was going to piss me off. Then I just went scorched earth and fired every bullet at every statement. What a waste of time.
So it's confirmed a sequel. It'd have to be 4ish years since then for Kaiba to pack on all that weight.
Definitely setting up Akane killing someone, probably Mechamura
...Sakura's statue
Tai chi to speed up the hunger process is fucked up
Moving around this tower reminds me intensely of LSD: Dream Emulator
Guys please, it's barely been 3 days you're not on the verge of death
Nekomura? it was to be expected for this case.
The flashing keypad solution in this escape room had me like
God damn, I wonder if the final game in this room is meant to be a reference in ZTD.
This room made me miss the escape rooms of Zero Escape :(
I wonder, is Nagito bullshitting about me just being a reserve student. Or maybe i'm the person who started the reserve rebellion. Or maybe nagito's talent is Ultimate Friend or something like that haha
Nekomaru better not have killed himself with the pillar so we could eat again. That's fucked up.
...did I really just do a hangman's gambit to spell elevator?
Nagito you mother fucker give me back my closing argument
...that's what I thought
IT"S ONLY BEEN 3 DAYS WHY DOES EVERYONE LOOK LIKE THEY"VE BEEN STARVING FOR WEEKS IN THIS COMIC?
So gundham and nekomura both intended to sacrifice themselves in some way. Commendable deaths.
Some motives make more sense with added context from later reveals.
Additionally, I adored Stephanie Sheh's delivery of Mikan's breakdown. She always brings her A-game.
Oh yeah... it's popcorn time.
Can't wait for the next follow-up.
I really enjoyed DGR2, but I was completely burnt out on the series by the time I finished it. I still need to play V3 one of these days.
Most divisive in the series is a better assessment, because boy if those twists don't land right you'll hate V3 rather than love it. It's the videogame form of Marmite.
Yeah, I also pegged her as a survivor in my first playthrough since she was competent and seemed to have a good sense of justice. She unfortunately just bit off more than she could chew in Chapter 2.
I made the mistake of watching my brother play trough it, which made me not have the need to finish my own save file now. But goddamn that final case blew my mind ad infinitum.
