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Danganronpa Community Thread: Thrills! Chills! Kills! Despair!

PaulBizkit

Member
Damn it, why do all the Danganronpa threads here in gaf
and in 4chan
always disappear or are abandoned as soon as i catch up with the current events??
 

Ferrio

Banned
Slowly making my way through the 2nd game. Just finished the 3rd trial.
Might be my least favorite trial in the series. Short, and boring.
 

Drago

Member
lol, protag for V3 is none of the characters they showed off last year. Kodaka gonna Kodaka

Did they confirm just 2017 or January 2017 for a date? Saw a 1 after the 2017 so I dunno.

All I know is that I need the game asap
 

GSR

Member
A female protagonist is cool, too.

Yeah, I'm not complaining! I do have the feeling this might be them pulling a fast one and she dies in the first chapter before you switch to robo-boy or something though.

Did they confirm just 2017 or January 2017 for a date? Saw a 1 after the 2017 so I dunno.

All I know is that I need the game asap

January 2017 release in Japan. Figured it was slipping to 2017, surprised it was by so little though.
 
Heh, like how they switched the protag. Also cool that it'll be a girl this time around for a mainline game.

The snippets of other characters and Kumas we saw looked cool as well.

edit, January 2017? Hopefully NISA localizes it in the same year.
 

GSR

Member
From the small bit of dialogue they showed from Kaede she seems a bit more determined from the get-go than Makoto or Hajime. In the class trial her line is "I'll definitely find out who did this before this trial's up!"

Also robo-boy is giving me Nagito vibes in the trial sequence.
 

Lusankya

Member
lol, protag for V3 is none of the characters they showed off last year. Kodaka gonna Kodaka

I actually thought she could be the protag just from seeing the image with all the silhouettes, because she has an ahoge, too.

Btw. these characters are SHSL or just regular pupils?
 

Zonic

Gives all the fucks
....alright, so how long until we get the "let's peep in on the girls bathing" scene with the new female MC?

Either way, nice to see them switching up the protag in both gender (AE was a spin-off) & personality. Also aaaaahhhhhhh, please confirm a date for the US, NISA. It's gonna be hell trying to avoid spoilers for this, though I've been lucky with avoiding spoilers for the other three games.

Also digging the new UI & glad they kept the "cardboard" style.
 

PaulBizkit

Member
Dear Lord, that trailer was amazing. Really digging the aesthetics and the graphical upgrades. The character design is amazing as always, specially the female lead, she looks simple and relatable. Most anticipated game of all time.

I dont want to know anything about this game. It will be hard to avoid spoilers this time.

Also digging the new UI & glad they kept the "cardboard" style.


That is the best. I'd really hated it if it went full 3D...
 
Things seem to be shaping nicely for V3. It's going to be hell to avoid spoilers before a NA localization, which I don't see happening before the last quarter of 2017.

speaking of kodaka i just realized he still hasn't been on twitter since (DR3 spoiler)
kyoko died

lmao
He said he was going on vacation for three weeks, curiously the remaining time for the anime broadcast. I can only imagine why.
 

Curler

Unconfirmed Member
So since NISA said they would do some announcements at TGS... I guess DR V3 will be expected, at this point?
 

Ferrio

Banned
Finished chapter 4 in part 2.

Was pretty easy except for two parts.

1. The escape game. I got it stuck in my head that the numbers were binary and I was trying to figure how to deal with numbers over 9. Talked to monomi and it was outright spoiled, I was disappointed in that.

2. I forgot gundam was staying in a deluxe room, so I didn't catch onto that he was the real killer.
 

PaulBizkit

Member
Finished chapter 4 in part 2.

Was pretty easy except for two parts.

1. The escape game. I got it stuck in my head that the numbers were binary and I was trying to figure how to deal with numbers over 9. Talked to monomi and it was outright spoiled, I was disappointed in that.

That TOTALLY sucks! It outright spoils it. I was so disappointed too... But didn't make that much of a fuss about it because I wanted to finish that chapter as soon as possible

2. I forgot gundam was staying in a deluxe room, so I didn't catch onto that he was the real killer.

As soon as Monokuma said
"... And the deluxe rooms are soundproof...", I totally saw that as a gimmick for the next murder
.

I didn't enjoy that chapter that much, but the revelations near the end made it worth it.
 

Ferrio

Banned
Just hit the investigation part of chapter 5.

Prediction:
Haven't started investigating yet, but pretty sure Nagito figured out he was the traitor himself, then offed himself in a fucked up fashion for hope.

edit:

This is BS, making chiaki kill him is still suicide!
 
LE for DRV3 confirmed for Japan. Wonder if we'll get most, if not all the same stuff that Japan's getting.

I can see us getting everything except maybe the calendar. Even then they might include that with dates for the western release year.

We also might get less tracks depending on how many they put on the CD.

Finished 2, damn that was a good ending.

I loved the ending of 2. Kodaka did a fantastic job with DR2's writing, and it is one of my favorite games. If you haven't already, I would recommend reading Danganronpa Zero. It definitely strengthened my appreciation for 1 & 2.
 

Ferrio

Banned
I loved the ending of 2. Kodaka did a fantastic job with DR2's writing, and it is one of my favorite games. If you haven't already, I would recommend reading Danganronpa Zero. It definitely strengthened my appreciation for 1 & 2.

Ya I liked it way better than the original's ending. I loved how they used the gameplay mechanics at the end to tie into the narrative, much like Crisis Core did at the end. I even got that post good game depression "What now". Looks like your post might of solved that.
 

PaulBizkit

Member
LE for DRV3 confirmed for Japan. Wonder if we'll get most, if not all the same stuff that Japan's getting.

That LE looks fucking neato

New-Danganronpa-V3-LE-Detailed_09-29-16.jpg
 

Zonic

Gives all the fucks
NISA confirmed with me via Twitter that yes, the LE for Reload has basically all the content from both Vita LEs, with the only difference being the packaging.

....phew, glad I don't have to worry about getting that. I might just get a copy for $32 via Amazon & then let my friend borrow it since he sounds interested.
 

jonjonaug

Member
YOOOOOO, DANGANRONPA 1+2 RELOAD COMING TO PS4 IN THE WEST EARLY 2017

Edit: LE is already up for pre-order on NISA's site. From what I can tell, it's basically a combination of both LEs for DR1 & DR2. NISA has confirmed that the artbook is both artbooks put together & the coin and sunglasses are the same one from the 2nd LE.

Comparing the screenshots to just upscaling the Vita assets leads to strange results: https://twitter.com/BlackDragonHunt/status/783421607515611136
 

Zonic

Gives all the fucks
I can see a SLLIIIGGHHHTTT difference between the two (like, a few millimeter taller sprites). Though there's only so much you can upscale a PSP game.
 

Drago

Member
I can see a SLLIIIGGHHHTTT difference between the two (like, a few millimeter taller sprites). Though there's only so much you can upscale a PSP game.
I think the issue is that they didn't bother to redo the spirtes for proper 1080p and instead are just using the Vita sprites again. They went through the effort to upres everything to 540p (from 240p on the PSP) for the Vita rereleases, but it seems, just like the PC version, they're just sticking with those 540p sprites and CGs for the PS4 rather than going through the effort and making everything proper 1080p, resulting in a blurry, low quality image for anything not rendered in 3D. It's especially apparent in the class trials I find.

I mean maybe they lost all the original art assets since 2013 and they can't recreate them in higher resolutions but I really doubt that. They use high res art of the characters and some CGs in promos so they surely exist, they just aren't putting the effort in to actually put them in the game itself and it's a huge bummer. I suppose this is a western initiative though given how this hasn't been announced in Japan yet (just like the PC version) and the original devs can't be bothered to send some high res assets their way... who knows.

You'd think at least the text could be updated but even that is still 540p, lol. This just seems kinda low effort, it will get the job done for sure but it could (and should) be even better.
I'm part of the problem though, I really want that LE since I never got the ones for the original Vita releases. >_>
 

Curler

Unconfirmed Member
I sure wish someone would localize more of the DR manga/books :/ Hopefully when Danganronpa: The Animation is done, Dark Horse will announce more...
 

FluxWaveZ

Member
Here's a whole English playthrough of Cyber Danganronpa VR, btw (contains spoilers for DR1)

fulfill your fantasies of shooting byakuya in the face

Some of this is why I would have liked the progression into (good) 3D models for Danganronpa instead of sticking with the 2D sprites. The modern Ace Attorney series is an example of how this would benefit the presentation of the classroom trials, with more dynamic camera angles and unique animations to complement what is going on.
 
NDRV3 vocal cast roles confirmed:
Kaede Akamatsu (voiced by Sayaka Kanda) – Ultimate Pianist
Rantaro Amami (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa) – Ultimate ???
Miu Iruma (voiced by Haruka Ishida) – Ultimate Inventor
Kokichi Ouma (voiced by Hiro Shimono) – Ultimate President
Kiibo (voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara) – Ultimate Robot
Gonta Gokuhara (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi) – Ultimate Entomologist
Shuuichi Saihara (voiced by Megumi Hayashibara) – Ultimate Detective
Tsumugi Shirogane (voiced by Mikako Komatsu) – Ultimate Cosplayer
Korekiyo Shinguuji (voiced by Kenichi Suzumura) – Ultimate Folklorist
Tenko Chabashira (voiced by Sora Tokui) – Ultimate Aikido Practitioner
Kirumi Toujo (voiced by Kikuko Inoue) – Ultimate Maid
Maki Harukawa (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto) – Ultimate Nursery Teacher
Ryouma Hoshi (voiced by Akio Otsuka) – Ultimate Tennis Player
Kaito Momota (voiced by Ryohei Kimura) – Ultimate Astronaut
Himiko Yumeno (voiced by Aimi Tanaka) – Ultimate Magician
Angie Yonaga (voiced by Minori Suzuki) – Ultimate Art Club
Monokuma (voiced by Tarako) – The Academy for Gifted Prisoners Headmaster
Monodamu (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) – Monokumas
Monosuke (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) – Monokumas
Monotarou (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) – Monokumas
Monofanii (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) – Monokumas
Monokid (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) – Monokumas

Source
 

Zonic

Gives all the fucks
Calling it now, Ultimate Detective will die first.

...but wait, maybe that's what they want us to think, and will actually make them one of the murderers...
 
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