i really want more of this, everything was perfect
everything that wasn't was due to console problems or optional stuff i didn't mind too much
fun level design and the towers allowed for the best usage of the physics, hope they give us more like it
also a contender for the best fight in frontiers, i wish i could go through it blind again
sad to see the way this dlc has been received, but hope sonic team sticks to their vision and finds a way to keep giving stuff like this while also making easier games for everyone else

12/25/2022 - 12/26/2022 Chapter 0 Prologue ( Release )
This game made my love for Danganronpa reappear, it is one of my favorite fan projects I seen in a while
Expect this to be a messy bunch of thoughts all placed in one text, I just HAVE to talk about the game

This game is doing so much well, the cast is amazing we get a different type of mc filled with arrogance, it kind of reminds me of Hajime just of course with the added parts of him being filled with Ultimate Pride, he's not completely unlikeable yet he's also not the nicest person basically to sum it up, unique and fun mc
This game also presents itself with the fastest "big large pool of my favorite characters" award, so many COOL funny characters like Wolfgang and so many FUNNY cool characters like Ulysses, I legit left the demo with 5 or more favorites. The more lines characters have the more I'm invested and the more I want to see from them
making the "rival" character a charismatic lawyer looking for absolute justice is one of the coolest ideas ever, just works really well when facing against or with the Ultimate Debater ( this also leads to the coolest scene in the entire chapter ) hoping he gets to live long, at least until chapter 4 and make that be HIS chapter to shine.

On the note of shining, this game's entire soundtrack does exactly that! the more tracks you find the more you listen to them they just get better and better, some highlights are HEAT UP, Tangled Web, Old World Revival and Critical Discussion

I was debating whether to add my nitpicks here but since it is a demo it'd be best to put them before it's official release, I'm unsure if it's a problem with unity but sometimes character outlines look chopped and the bloom in some areas ( like the bus ) gets really bad
The Ultimate Reveals sound effects and design are kinda plain, they dont have the same impact as the originals and they could probably use some more work to make the sound and look of them be cleaned up
Area transitions could be faster, wouldn't mind seeing V3's camera tilt transitions as well, when characters leave rooms they fade away too quickly leaving it just feel odd
Unsure how I feel about the font still but I do want to say some color choices for the UI dont look too good, mainly the free roam UI during investigations, and overall the game animations could be smoother but ofc it is a beta so im sure itll be fixed by its full release
the mouse controls feel really bad at times, its really noticeable in the class trials and im hoping its just a problem on my side it does feel like theres some recoil, like any movement i do i have to do force myself to stop by going the opposite way before my mouse continues moving without stopping, basically just a more precise mouse in the areas where you can move around the cursor target

A big complain I have during the investigations that I hope is just a Chapter 0 exclusive is the lack of fake or irrelevant truth bullets, for example they should've turned the clock into a truth bullet just to fill up space and mislead instead of just having a bunch of correct unordered answers, or making the selection too annoying / too empty. For example, during the "see" section of the trial, you could've argued that bucket was a valid response yet the only way to proceed is by using the tablet truth bullet, this wouldn't be as much of an issue if instead of them being forced to add every correct truth bullet, they just added random stuff you look into during investigations like the clock and step ladder instead of leaving you wondering why the bucket you know was used to blind the victim wasnt the right answer

there's other minor nitpicks like making "NO THAT'S WRONG" louder or some sound effects during Damon's counters just not sounding too great ( too high pitched or just lacking impact )

Back to some more great points this game has, the voice acting is GREAT i love a lot of the voices in this game like Wolfgang's, Jett's, Ulysses' and Eva's, all the voice actors did a really great job bringing the characters to life and making them stand out
more great things are the addition of the Pathos system, opening up different "paths" to take in a class trial. it is a much better version of V3's lying system since its much easier to tell when you can use it or if you got it

final nitpick that comes to mind is some art errors like in one of Cassidys sprites' eyes, honestly not too big of a deal considering since at the end of the day I was too focused in the game's cool elements, whenever the full game comes out I can see it with it's potential being a favorite of that year
There's so much love put into this project and so MUCH i still havent talked about like the humor, masterminds and small details in dialogue, this is a must play if you have any sort of interest in the Danganronpa series I can't wait to see more chapters and trials in the future ( even if you aren't a DR-fan there's still some worth in trying this out )

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