This plz. Darn iOS popularity in Japan... all those nice phone covers I can't use
I want that Vita theme too!
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Danganronpa Community Thread: Thrills! Chills! Kills! Despair!
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This plz. Darn iOS popularity in Japan... all those nice phone covers I can't use
I want that Vita theme too!
Recent Kotaku Q&A with Kodaka Kazutaka. Big spoilers for DR1 and DR2 in there.
That last question. It would have been great if he just answered "yeah."
That last question. It would have been great if he just answered "yeah."
dakkumauji
Member
I hope he gets in the mood to create a fighting game CAUSE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
Much like Persona 4 Arena Ultimax to Persona 3 and Persona 4, I think spoilers for previous games in the series would have to be completely unrestricted even in terms of the playable roster.
I'm pretty fond of my
Junko and Monokuma puppet character idea
Werewolf Jones
Member
The Q&A wasn't all that interesting, nothing really stood out too much. Just normal how do you create the characters questions.
EDIT: If they made a DR fighting game I'd main Akane easily.
If going by the
from both games.
EDIT: If they made a DR fighting game I'd main Akane easily.
If going by the
survivors
lazyproblems
Member
Some of those questions were already known, but this caught my attention:
Schreier: In Danganronpa, we're told that Monokuma was controlled by Junko, but the end strongly suggests that he can think and act for himself. In the second game, all we see is the virtual reality, so Monokuma could just be part of the virus. In the real world, does Monokuma have independent thought? Is he an AI?
Kazutaka: The truth of the matter is that by the end of the first game, it's essentially Junko's virus that's controlling Monokuma. And then also in 2, it's the same thing. It's the virus taking control and making Monokuma move and work.
Kazutaka: The truth of the matter is that by the end of the first game, it's essentially Junko's virus that's controlling Monokuma. And then also in 2, it's the same thing. It's the virus taking control and making Monokuma move and work.
Changes a bit of what I'm expecting in Ultra Despair Girls. Specifically (AE speculation)
that it's more possible for Junko to be in the story somehow, because now in between 1 & 2 she was probably able to move about the real world as a Monokuma. Not that I didn't expect her virus to be addressed or that she wouldn't have had a huge influence on the world/story, but now she's maybe more personally involved in and influencing the story again.
Ganzlinger
Member
Yeah, I thought exactly the same. I wasn't even sure if all that happened to them, there were other members.
dakkumauji
Member
Kazutaka Kodaka asking the hard questions.
I want to see what the rest of those slides were.
I believe his panel only started about 15 minutes ago, and will be going on until 6:30 PM PST. It's "My Ordinary Process for Crafting Extra-Ordinary Stories."
Oh I didn't realize that was going on right this minute! Hope there will be an overview of it online after the panel.
dakkumauji
Member
Here's a live tweet of it.
Danganronpa 1 spoilers, so no crying back to me about being spoiled who's the first murderer is.
Danganronpa 1 spoilers, so no crying back to me about being spoiled who's the first murderer is.
We knew that already, though, didn't we? And Leon was designed as the model guy.
I didn't. I just knew Leon & Sayaka were the first characters to be designed. & (DR1 spoilers)
I'm sure he won't, but I seriously hope he doesn't accidentally spoil anything from Another Episode while giving his presentation, knowing the US hasn't gotten it yet.
they were the first to be killed off because the team was tired of having to look at their designs so much for references & such.
He actually just tweeted a slide that spoils a few more deaths in the first game. So if anyone here who hasn't finished DR1 yet (I'm guessing not many, but still), you have been warned.
I'm sure he won't, but I seriously hope he doesn't accidentally spoil anything from Another Episode while giving his presentation, knowing the US hasn't gotten it yet.
Hours Left
Member
Sony would be silly to let it slip away from them.
lazyproblems
Member
Was this known? Kodaka says DR has sold 100k+ in the US. Doesn't specify if that's across both games or not.
lazyproblems
Member
I didn't know that, but that's great to hear! Even if it's both combined, it's great to hear the series has been a success overall. Kinda makes sense why SCEA has been tweeting about Danganronpa more, and was excited to announce the Ultra Despair Girls localization announcement on twitter.
Sky Interloper
Member
Even if it's combined, that's excellent for a niche game like Danganronpa! Does anyone know how much did NISA expect the series to make?
Also, the Kotaku interview was pretty normal, except for that nugget about the end of the first game.
I would love for the Reload artbook to be localized, it is chock-full of info about everything in DR1 and DR2.
Man, I want these high resolution sprites he's using for this presentation...
I started my own project to try and make my own, but it's gonna take a while.
I started my own project to try and make my own, but it's gonna take a while.
I cannot imagine that would be a single game. If but one of them made 100k+ in the U.S., that would be insane.
100k for both games would still be pretty good. It's nice that it has seen a relative amount of success with the western audience, and we probably won't have to worry about seeing future titles in the series localized as a result.
dakkumauji
Member
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
Hey Danganronpa community! I avoided this thread until I beat DR2 yesterday morning. Gonna have to gather my thoughts as best as I can and post them later to see how many of you feel similarly.
Either way, happy to finally get in here and talk about this series.
Either way, happy to finally get in here and talk about this series.
Hours Left
Member
Of course 100k each would be incredible, but even if it's a combined total that's still pretty amazing for a niche Vita game in the west. I'm really glad it's found an audience here.
Welcome to despair. Pretty much the only safe place to talk about DR without having to constantly worry about being spoiler bombed.
That's pretty good, compared to the Japanese numbers that include a couple re-releases.
I didn't think that it would also earn 999 status with "sold better in the west", but the west still LOVES DR nonetheless
SerTapTap
Member
Kind of obvious considering the whole
forced lovey dovey thing. In retrospect, what that was leading to should have been obvious.
I think people exaggerate how much incentive Sony has to kill the Vita. Lots of Japanese and indie devs work on it with almost no involvement from Sony and it's a remoteplay device for PS4. It doesn't require constant upkeeping on their part to stay relevant. I'm sure it'll last through the PS4 gen
The Bankslammer
Member
Don't think this UsGamer interview with Kazutaka Kodaka has been posted yet. Some pretty interesting stuff in here I hadn't heard before.
The statement about Danganronpa being its own genre is pretty similar to how I've felt about the series. It's a good ways removed from anything else on the market (the closest comparison, as stated in the article, is Phoenix Wright, in the way it ties together elements of adventure games and visual novels), so making point-for-point comparisons between it and other games doesn't seem to accomplish a whole lot in judging its value. It's really more of a sum of its parts, so even if it doesn't do one thing or another quite as well as another game, it's still a wholly unique series.
The statement about Danganronpa being its own genre is pretty similar to how I've felt about the series. It's a good ways removed from anything else on the market (the closest comparison, as stated in the article, is Phoenix Wright, in the way it ties together elements of adventure games and visual novels), so making point-for-point comparisons between it and other games doesn't seem to accomplish a whole lot in judging its value. It's really more of a sum of its parts, so even if it doesn't do one thing or another quite as well as another game, it's still a wholly unique series.
Werewolf Jones
Member
How'd you get this?
The Chiaki statue I saw on AmiAmi was truly excellent though.
The Chiaki statue I saw on AmiAmi was truly excellent though.
Was lucky enough to grab her on Mandarake when she popped up.
SerTapTap
Member
Probably not worth spoilering, but DR2:
The one with the monobear base? I saw it on JP amazon and it's listed as preorder only...isn't it out? It had international shipping...but not for preorders. Was cheaper than I can get it in the US, too. For ~$100 I wanted it but for nearly $200 on US amazon I gotta pass.
Am I the only one who thought Chiaki's boobs were uneven (it happens) after the swimsuit thing? I think it might just be an art mistake though, I haven't noticed it elsewhere
The one with the monobear base? I saw it on JP amazon and it's listed as preorder only...isn't it out? It had international shipping...but not for preorders. Was cheaper than I can get it in the US, too. For ~$100 I wanted it but for nearly $200 on US amazon I gotta pass.
Nah, its been delayed three months. Supposed to be coming out this month, but who knows. The same company made the amazing Kirigiri figure but I think that ended up being delayed six months before coming out.
SerTapTap
Member
Oh, US amazon acts like it's in stock. Maybe I can get one for a reasonable price then.
For Chiaki? Those have to be pre-orders that aren't labeled as such because she's definitely not out yet.
SerTapTap
Member
Yep, unless this isn't the fig. Glad I wasn't buy-happy then. I'm always a bit iffy buying expensive ones from Amazon unless there's reviews and it's the cheapest price.
The prices listed there for her are absolutely insane, she goes for about 10k yen(about $80) from the major Japanese retailers. I'd stalk places like AmiAmi, Hobby Link Japan, and Hobby Search to see if you can get her. Even with international shipping costs she'll be far cheaper than those options.
SerTapTap
Member
Yeah, it's a nice fig but it looked more like a $100 fig than a $200 one. Also lol @ $25 shipping. I love amazon but I hate third parties sometimes. I saw someone hocking a Metal Gear Ray statue for $150 ($300 below list)...but with $300 shipping.
Amazon is typically an awful place for buying Japanese figures. I'd only do it if Amazon is selling them themselves, sometimes they get stuff through US distributors. If you want this stuff it's worth it to just use Japanese hobby sites since you're guaranteed a better price.
SerTapTap
Member
Yeah, amazon's my preferred retailer, but rarer games and even slightly uncommon figures can be iffy. I always shop around a bit. Sometimes they come out the best--usually fulfilled with Prime if so. They were (barely) the best price I could get for Isabelle's Nendoroid and the only place I found one set of Super Sonico figures (probably because they were terribly named)
Sky Interloper
Member
A much more illuminating affair compared to the Kotaku one, the tidbit about the small niche of horror in Japan is well known. It doesn't surprise me it had its effects in the initial development of the series.
But the one bit that caught my eye was that one at the end about branching paths that are still related to the main story. It seems like a way for even more character growth aside from the main trios (if the pattern from the last two games keeps going) and to implement DLC, as the extra chapters from Corpse Party, but even more developed.
Cha
Member
And now I'm on the verge of buying this figurine too (just deciding whether to go for the Queen Junko ver. or your version). I like queen Junko's expression better, but I prefer no crown. It's a tough choice. Definitely picking up Sakura with it though
Sakura would probably be my main if we get a Dangranronpa fighting game. Peko looks like she has some hidden potential too. It would be interesting to see what fighting styles all of the non-sporty ultimates would use in such a game. The idea has so much potential.