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Danganronpa Community Thread: Thrills! Chills! Kills! Despair!
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The problem is that I can't address that problem without drifting into spoiler territory, even though the answer itself isn't that spoilery.
So here's the least-spoilery explanation; still under spoiler tags just in case:
NISA has a shoestring budget for localisation and their decision to re-use voice actors is a cost-saving move more than an artistic one.
Not that I care about spoilers, but you should probably edit that out even if it's under spoilers, especially because people could get the wrong idea since there's no context.
UberTag
Member
I consider the prospect of a number of returning VAs to be a reassuring sign simply due to the fact that it means the quality of this English localization should be on par with the first three games and is unlikely to be hampered negatively by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA voice actors' strike.
So the more returnees, the merrier.
So the more returnees, the merrier.
I'm not sure I agree. When it comes to sequels, there's more to a good dub than just having good voice actors. Direction is one of, if not THE MOST important aspect of it, and it's practically taboo for sequels to liberally reuse VAs the way DRv3 does. This is because it's difficult for the newer characters to stand out if they share the same voices as previous characters. Exceptions exist of course (Nagito) and while some VAs are really good at changing their voices (Kira Buckland), aren't nearly as good at it (Stephen Derek Prince).
It's just disappointing, because the new characters are so promising. They honestly deserve netter.
CrimsonFist
Member
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/20015749.html
Interview with Kodaka from Famitsu. Just going off machine translation, but notable points seem to be that the series will take a break for a while since changing things up would be needed for another title. Neither 1 nor 2 were made with any sequels in mind. He'd like to see a fighting game made, although it wouldn't need to have a story, and he'd like to see Danganronpa games made by other people.
Interview with Kodaka from Famitsu. Just going off machine translation, but notable points seem to be that the series will take a break for a while since changing things up would be needed for another title. Neither 1 nor 2 were made with any sequels in mind. He'd like to see a fighting game made, although it wouldn't need to have a story, and he'd like to see Danganronpa games made by other people.
Either would be a good thing or a bad thing depending on who takes over
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Anytime someone brings up the opportunity for a Danganronpa fighting game it gives me the opportunity to post this exhaustive list of potential super moves I made a few years back (big ol' spoilers for DR1&2 obviously):
http://pastebin.com/6DMMqMt4
https://pastebin.com/E8pqGTpZ
http://pastebin.com/6DMMqMt4
https://pastebin.com/E8pqGTpZ
Lets just hope there's never a cross over.
"Why do Makoto Yuki and Yosuke sound like the same character? And why does Adachi sound like Yu but high on grass?"
Sky Interloper
Member
The interview has been recently translated here. There are no spoilers for anything.
I have to say, the mood that Kodaka exudes in this piece seems like he wants to finally step away from Danganronpa. I don't know how V3 develops, but if it is open for a sequel I can't help but wonder how the series may work with another writer.
I have to say, the mood that Kodaka exudes in this piece seems like he wants to finally step away from Danganronpa. I don't know how V3 develops, but if it is open for a sequel I can't help but wonder how the series may work with another writer.
UberTag
Member
Man, you've got something lined up for just about everyone.
The thing about a fighting game for this property is that you're going to have to be somewhat selective with the roster given the number of possible characters spread across four games.
I'd even enjoy seeing some of the DR3 anime crew like Juzo included.
It was good
N° 2048
Member
Super good, funny af too.
It's a very divisive game within the community but I recommend it. That game actually made me like Toko, which I didn't think would be possible.
Wasn't a fan, but the chemistry of the two main characters is the best part of the game.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
UDG isnt a very good game and wimps out hard on the child villain thing but the chemistry between the two leads is excellent
This doesn't surprise me. DR always has a self-reflective/meta element to it, and DRV3's is basically screaming "you can only replay the same idea so many times." The series could continue, and it's not that Kodaka didn't have his heart in V3, but it's clear he wants to move on.
and some questionable handling of certain sensitive topics that cause some "debates"
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
yeah that part is just total shit
like UDG wants to be about some real dark shit and just fumbles most of it
I played on PS4 and really liked it. The main objection I remember hearing about the Vita version was that the initial release had low-quality recordings for the voices because they couldn't fit on the cart so there was a huge mandatory patch later to increase the quality.
Dunno if that'll happen with the EN version too.
Dunno if that'll happen with the EN version too.
https://twitter.com/dangan_official/status/889764117170372608
It's late, so I could be totally wrong, but this seems like the first confirmation of V3 coming to Steam, and it seems to be slated for September 27th. This is coming from the Japanese account, but seeing as how that's the day after the English release, I wonder if the English port won't be far behind.
It's late, so I could be totally wrong, but this seems like the first confirmation of V3 coming to Steam, and it seems to be slated for September 27th. This is coming from the Japanese account, but seeing as how that's the day after the English release, I wonder if the English port won't be far behind.
It was already confirmed iirc
CrimsonFist
Member
I don't know if it was confirmed for Japan (or it will probably just be the same release we're getting and it will just have English and Japanese language options). But the PC port has been known about for a while now.
Sky Interloper
Member
It has been known since it was announced by Spike Chunsoft back in March, but only today a Steam page appeared in the store. No price has been announced.
It''s nothing specific to the game's plot just that there are teenagers killing other teenagers. Apparently they're sensitive because recently a high schooler killed a child in SK.
It's bad, straight up.
Cassandra Lee Morris is one of my favorite VA's ever, but even she can't make "bad African/Indian" accent work. Oh and pretty much everyone (barring Tennis guy) in that video is a recycled VA.
DAMN
Tennis guy is Gundham.
Oh come on why
Why on earth is it taking so long to get the 3rd game out over here?
I just checked on Wikipedia an it apparently came out in Japan back in January.
And it's not out in english til September!
Even if they only started working on translating it after it came out in Japan, that's an 8 month delay!
I just checked on Wikipedia an it apparently came out in Japan back in January.
And it's not out in english til September!
Even if they only started working on translating it after it came out in Japan, that's an 8 month delay!
I'm not getting this rage. That's the norm for a lot non FF or Nintendo Japanese games. Hell, this is the fastest we're getting a Danganronpa game after the JP release. Normally the wait was a year plus.
Welcome to Japanese game localization, notably for the more niche games.
They've been getting better with the two recent games. Probably started focusing on quicker localization once the games started having sales decline in Japan while sales started rising in the west due to adding Steam versions. Latest game only had a 7 month wait period.
The real kick in the teeth is the wait time for Falcom localizations. Holy crap...
https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/881355696133906432
"DanganRonpa V3 is about 400 pages of text. 2.4 million Japanese characters, 96K English lines, and 12K voiced lines. DR1+DR2=DRV3."
the fact that it's coming out less than a year after the japanese release is a small miracle.
Why is the difference so big? Is the main game so much longer or are the side activities adding so much stuff?
It's quite a bit longer than 1 and 2 and the bonus mode is massive compared to the older games' bonus modes
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The DR dubs are generally good but I would never play 1 or UDG dubbed and miss out on Sawashiro as Toko
I've played 1 & 2, what site is the best place to visit to refresh my memories of the story beats before 3 comes out?
Also, any other media I should check out before then? Probably won't play the other game that came out, but I would watch/read a plot highlight if a short one exists.
Also, any other media I should check out before then? Probably won't play the other game that came out, but I would watch/read a plot highlight if a short one exists.
OH SHIT
That's it but I heard DR 0 novel is good but I don't think it was translated
You don't need to watch the anime
DR0 has full fan translations