MaximumSpider
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NISA just charged my card. Anyone else?
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair |OT| Sun, Fun, and Despair
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The Bankslammer
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Still waiting, but it seems that many others are too. I was near the tail-end of DR1 charging, though I don't recall what span of time it happened over so I'm not sure when to expect it.
Hyped!what could never be ;_;
MaximumSpider
Banned
That reminds me.
I need to get back to reading IF.
I need to get back to reading IF.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
And here i am just thinking, 'the next time the 1st game is on sale, i'll buying it.'
Thanks for the info, time to buy some PSN card
dakkumauji
Member
Danganronpa canon hates everybody!
stump sock
Member
If you've watched the anime, do you think skipping the first game will make you miss out on much before going into this one?
MaximumSpider
Banned
I mean, you can do it. It's not really recommended though.
Wildarmsjecht
Member
Yesssss!!!!! I managed to grab the last oneeee!!!
Tonight...I dine on despair.
First, some Bon Chon for dinner.
The anime was so incredibly rushed. There's really no substitute for playing the game. I think you'll miss out on a lot. The anime hits the plot points but that's about it.
the anime leaves out a ton of stuff and was pretty rushed in general, just play the game
dakkumauji
Member
Then again, if all you wanted to know was what happened in the last game, the anime isn't that bad for it. (Though you could just use a bullet point summary and it would basically be the same thing and in less amount of time)
Yeah, I agree. I just care too much about the character relationships, which they don't go particularly deep into.
Nice, I am so jelly right now.
Yesssss!!!!! I managed to grab the last oneeee!!!
Tonight...I dine on despair.
First, some Bon Chon for dinner.
Crash Station
Member
Technically you can as there isn't really any major overarching details left out in the anime. Still, you should play the first game beforehand anyway. Familiarize yourself with the mechanics and get to know the cast better.
I would play the game, I wasn't a big fan of the anime. Then again there is only so much they can cover in such a short amount of episodes. The game is still amazing even if you know what's gonna happen because the anime just kinda zips by everything and doesn't really develop any of the characters very much and just boils everything down to the main story/case trails.
True masterminds:
It's easy to discern this, but I'll throw it in spoiler tags, just in case:
It's easy to discern this, but I'll throw it in spoiler tags, just in case:
Makoto and Nagito share voice actors in the English and Japanese versions of the game, too.
We have a Dangan Ronpa 2 spoiler thread in the gaming community section that'll be moving to the general gaming section closer to the street date. If anyone who has beaten the game has any questions, I'd suggest asking there.
I know there aren't really any residuals in game voice over, but any chance a certain amount of sales could get you, like, five boxes of Dunkaroos or something? You know, purely to advance your career and enable you to hone your craft even further?
Houk, this is important, if DR2 sells well, you owe me Dunkaroos
dakkumauji
Member
But Feep gets skinny in his next appearance in a Danganronpa game!
Also, I'm looking forward to seeing how NISA translates the masterminds' names.
Especially since it sounds like you were deprived of any food in the recording session. How are you supposed to method-act in those conditions?
Maybe you got some green apples to help with mic clicks, I dunno.
I'm really curious to see how they handle a lot of stuff in this game. I've said this before, but this game is about as Japanese as a Japanese game could get, since it's so heavily-rooted in Japanese pop culture and its language. Sonia herself is basically a weeaboo, referencing aspects of Japan even some natives wouldn't get. It's going to be interesting to see what they localized and what they kept (relatively) intact.
It's September 2nd in North America, but I think NISA sent out copies early so people who ordered from their store wouldn't get them a week later like with the first game. Other stores most likely mom n' pop places don't care, either.
It should be. I never used either touch input in the entire game, but I remember some optional touch screen stuff.
MaximumSpider
Banned
I hope so. Plan on doing another playthrough once PSTV drops.
Yeah, the game was completely touch-screen optional. I mainly used the back touchpad for the noise that'd appear, but otherwise, I recall sticking to buttons.
So if I would rather buy this as opposed to the first is that a huge issue? It seems like there are some graphical and game play improvements. I realize it is a continuation but if I for instance enjoyed VLR without playing 999(just read spoilers), could I do the same with this game?
dakkumauji
Member
You'll probably miss out on some plot points as some loose threads from the first game are tied up here.
And yeah, sure if you just decide to read spoilers of the first game, you can totally jump in.
But then again, the first game is on sale this week on PSN~
I would still get the first game, this seems even more an obvious continuation than VLR was to 999. VLR was pretty much it's own game til the very end where it being a true sequel became more clear, but this game seem to be a direct continuation of what happened in the first game. It's also on sale on PSN, and it would probably be a better judge as to whether you are actually going to like the series or not.
stump sock
Member
I guess that was going to be my follow-up question. If knowing the plot and twists would ruin playing the game; if it's still fun/worthwhile, then I'll go that route.
How big of a deal are the improvements on the new game? With the old one on sale I may just pick it up first but not if there are major improvements. i.e. visuals or the little mini game stuff being a lot better.
Crash Station
Member
Play the first game! It's still damn solid, and it would be tough going back after 2.
Fair enough. With it on sale I don't see why not. I take it that if I don't like the first the second would have been a waste of money anyway?
Crash Station
Member
Most likely. DR2 is a crazy improvement in a lot of ways, but the core concept is the same.
dakkumauji
Member
Announcement during NISA's press event in March.
Release in the fall.
LE comes with Monokuma phone stand.
Believeeeeeeee
I mean most likely, Danganronpa has been surprisingly successful for NISA and I believe the producer during the Danganronpa panel at AX has mentioned he is looking forward to seeing more growth of Danganronpa in the west.
Certinty
Member
Not significant enough to make the first game hard to play, especially if you start with it. The controls are snappy, and the second game added gameplay more than it needed to refine it. That's all secondary to the story.
Pretty much. Like I said, they added new minigame types for more variety, but you're still doing the same things, for the most part.
Crash Station
Member
I really hope DR turns into a big series. I'd even welcome some copy cats provided they're at least half as good as what they're imitating. It's my favorite new franchise in a very long time and it deserves even more praise and mainstream visibility.
Hopefully Schreier is serious when he says it's getting GOTY (though I doubt it). Kotaku giving it that would be incredible.
Hopefully Schreier is serious when he says it's getting GOTY (though I doubt it). Kotaku giving it that would be incredible.
WinterDemons
Member
Hope the series does well to bring over the sequels and spin-offs too! It's pretty amazing to have both games release in the same year.
NISA really took a gamble with it, since they did the voices for both games at the same time IIRC.
doctorblurg
Banned
Cant believe I missed out on the LE hopefully I can get one for the next entry when it's (hopefully) brought to the west. Either way I need September 2nd right now!
Didn't they say the first game sold more than what they expected?
Aye. I say the same time since when DR1 launched, one of the English VA for DR 2 (Kazuichi Soda's, I think) accidentally tweeted about how they voiced a character in a game that released that day... Only they flashed Kazuichi's picture, essentially leaking that NISA was doing DR 2, or were at least betting that DR 1 would sell enough.
Am I making sense?
Yes, I was just making a comment. I hope this one sells enough as well to justify bringing out Another Episode and possibly the third game if it ever gets announced.
Popping in to point out the spoiler thread has been moved to Gaming Discussion.
Don't click if you don't want to be spoiled.
Don't click if you don't want to be spoiled.