Really glad this one turned out as good as it did, given how little I actually remember from Danganronpa - aside from loving all 3 games - I was cautiously optimistic going into this and effectively got exactly what I wanted 😌 (..almost)
Thinking back on the whole game, I think the most disappointing thing for me would be that it's a little easy, or hand-holdy (pun intended.) I'm not sure if there are difficulties but some of the questions were so guided that you didn't even have to figure it out to get the answer, which I can only assume was true for Dangan as well but as mentioned I really don't remember a whole lot from those in terms of details like that. A personal peeve more than anything and something that is of course necessary to a point, but as someone who enjoys playing detective it's a little bit underwhelming to figure something out and then basically have the answer highlighted for me - what of my pride, game!? 😩
That aside though, the cases themselves are pretty solid. There's a noticeable outlier that's weaker than the others for a number of reasons, but even that one likely seems worse than it is on account of it having to follow what I believe to be the best case in the game. Some clues are a bit obvious and clocking onto things before the characters can take you out of it a bit, but I s'pose I can't blame the game for my incredible detective skills
To the surprise of no-one the music is banging, it's very 'Danganronpa' but let's not pretend we didn't all want that anyway. The world setting is cool too, and there are some interesting ways that the game uses it's setting to further the story as well, almost making the rainy city a character itself.
Each Master Detective essentially gets a chapter or case with the protagonist, giving them all their own time in the spotlight and room to leave a lasting impression, as well as giving us a chance to see and put their different skills to use. This was a great way of making each case feel different, with even just the approach to your investigation changing drastically depending on who you're with. It helps that they're all unique too of course, with the sort of interesting designs and personalities you expect if you're familiar with that other franchise I won't name again.
The character we spend the most time with however, is our companion Shinigami. I don't know how much they were inspired by our beloved Aiba from AI: The Somnium Files, but the influence is very much there, albeit with enough diversion as to not feel like an imitation. Shinigami definitely has her moments where they maybe leaned a little too hard into one of her traits, but for the most part I found her to be charming in her own way. She learned from the best 😌
Anyway, I feel I've rambled enough - Ironically enough by trying to say as little as possible I've ended up writing a more 'review-y' review than usual lol, good job me. Definitely recommend this one if you're interested and/or enjoyed their other works. My time played in the end came out to about 60 hours but I reckon an enormous chunk of that is idle time bc I am incapable of focusing on anything even remotely visual novel-ish and will start browsing online stores the minute I hit start 🥹
Thanks for reading everyone, hope you're having a great month and enjoying whatever you're working on! Not sure what my next review will be, I'm currently being consumed by Baldur's Gate 3 so I guess we'll see how long that takes me :p
Thinking back on the whole game, I think the most disappointing thing for me would be that it's a little easy, or hand-holdy (pun intended.) I'm not sure if there are difficulties but some of the questions were so guided that you didn't even have to figure it out to get the answer, which I can only assume was true for Dangan as well but as mentioned I really don't remember a whole lot from those in terms of details like that. A personal peeve more than anything and something that is of course necessary to a point, but as someone who enjoys playing detective it's a little bit underwhelming to figure something out and then basically have the answer highlighted for me - what of my pride, game!? 😩
That aside though, the cases themselves are pretty solid. There's a noticeable outlier that's weaker than the others for a number of reasons, but even that one likely seems worse than it is on account of it having to follow what I believe to be the best case in the game. Some clues are a bit obvious and clocking onto things before the characters can take you out of it a bit, but I s'pose I can't blame the game for my incredible detective skills
To the surprise of no-one the music is banging, it's very 'Danganronpa' but let's not pretend we didn't all want that anyway. The world setting is cool too, and there are some interesting ways that the game uses it's setting to further the story as well, almost making the rainy city a character itself.
Each Master Detective essentially gets a chapter or case with the protagonist, giving them all their own time in the spotlight and room to leave a lasting impression, as well as giving us a chance to see and put their different skills to use. This was a great way of making each case feel different, with even just the approach to your investigation changing drastically depending on who you're with. It helps that they're all unique too of course, with the sort of interesting designs and personalities you expect if you're familiar with that other franchise I won't name again.
The character we spend the most time with however, is our companion Shinigami. I don't know how much they were inspired by our beloved Aiba from AI: The Somnium Files, but the influence is very much there, albeit with enough diversion as to not feel like an imitation. Shinigami definitely has her moments where they maybe leaned a little too hard into one of her traits, but for the most part I found her to be charming in her own way. She learned from the best 😌
Anyway, I feel I've rambled enough - Ironically enough by trying to say as little as possible I've ended up writing a more 'review-y' review than usual lol, good job me. Definitely recommend this one if you're interested and/or enjoyed their other works. My time played in the end came out to about 60 hours but I reckon an enormous chunk of that is idle time bc I am incapable of focusing on anything even remotely visual novel-ish and will start browsing online stores the minute I hit start 🥹
Thanks for reading everyone, hope you're having a great month and enjoying whatever you're working on! Not sure what my next review will be, I'm currently being consumed by Baldur's Gate 3 so I guess we'll see how long that takes me :p