Raziel_KovaKamvu
2017
2017
This review contains spoilers
First of all, this is a videogame. As a videogame Danganronpa really delivers, good gameplay, very good visuals and great OST.
I have never seen people complain about any of the previous stuff, all of the criticism goes to the writing, and in some aspects rightfully so, the chapters and trials don't have enough time to build characters in my opinion, to the point the only ones that have something of a personality are the ones that survive, you shouldn't replay a visual novel to get to even see a bit of background with some characters.
Sometimes I think outsiders see how big this game's community became and they expect a deep character study, which at the time this game released (besides Nier) that wasn't a focus in videogames (or at least in prominent franchises). Even the writing games around 2010 that are supposed to give a meaningful commentary haven't aged that well, so I think people come to this franchise wanting to meme or expecting a game that it isn't.
In conclusion, in some parts it really shows that this game was the first of a franchise that is just going to get better (ignoring UDG) and a product that is 13 years old by now and in other parts you get why this game became the hit that it was.
I have never seen people complain about any of the previous stuff, all of the criticism goes to the writing, and in some aspects rightfully so, the chapters and trials don't have enough time to build characters in my opinion, to the point the only ones that have something of a personality are the ones that survive, you shouldn't replay a visual novel to get to even see a bit of background with some characters.
Sometimes I think outsiders see how big this game's community became and they expect a deep character study, which at the time this game released (besides Nier) that wasn't a focus in videogames (or at least in prominent franchises). Even the writing games around 2010 that are supposed to give a meaningful commentary haven't aged that well, so I think people come to this franchise wanting to meme or expecting a game that it isn't.
In conclusion, in some parts it really shows that this game was the first of a franchise that is just going to get better (ignoring UDG) and a product that is 13 years old by now and in other parts you get why this game became the hit that it was.
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