this game has my favourite cast and setting of any danganronpa game. there is not a single character i really hate in this game (perhaps slightly disliking hiyoko--) and i adore their dynamics. hajime is the only (male) protagonist that i actually like and nagito is not only my favourite character from all the games, but also the best antagonist. the deaths and cases in this game were really neat, there isn't a single one is dislike (but the strawberry/grape house one is still the weakest--). the executions aren't as good as in other games and yet certain ones still really stand out to me. the island setting is great and while the other games offer that claustrophobic feel with their settings, this one is rather relaxing and calm, which i do enjoy. the soundtrack is really great, very calm music you can put on outside of the game. the mastermind reveal was okay, but i was a very big fan of the plottwist in this game!

going into this game, i already knew the general story and the ending twist. and yet, i loved seeing it all play out. neku is an amazing protagonist and his three companions are great as well. i'm especially a fan of shiki! her relationship with neku is by far my favourite in the entire game.

the gameplay is very unique and won't be for everyone, but it was pretty decent. but the real strong point of this game is it's story. also, the soundtrack--

the story really resonated with me and if it hadn't, i probably wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much. if you can't relate to neku, shiki or beat, then i don't think this game will hit you as hard as it hit me. the twist about what the title of the game really means is a pleasant suprise and very sweet. this game is one that is meant to change how you view the world and it did just that for me.

bowsers fury is rather short, but tons of fun. i fully finished it in a few hours and haven't returned to it since, but remember it fondly. i do hope that future mario games will look more like it.

mario 3d world was fun as well, i prefere it over 3d land even. the character selection is decent, the power ups are decent, but the cat power up is way too good compared to the others. the soundtrack is good, some nice and relaxing music for most of the time. the levels weren't too difficult or easy. overall a very nice game!

i've almost finished the game but stopped right before the final boss, with other games grabbing my attention instead. either way, the game was rather fun, but not quite as fun as phantom hourglass. the rail system isn't as fun as freely controlling your boat on the sea, but the music in this game is better than the one in PH. especially the overworld theme is an absolute banger! getting to play alongside zelda is really fun as well and honestly something that should happen more often in future games, one way or another. and yet, i can't recall much of this game. it was fun in the moment, but it didn't really stick with me.

it's been almost a year to this day that i finished this game. i really did like it a lot, but after playing the other two games, i'm not quite sure if this game holds up as well. the claustophobic setting is great, yet personally i liked the open island system of the second game more. the characters are fun, but i find myself overall liking characters from the other games more. makoto is my least favourite protagonist in the series and kyoko is a character i don't have any strong feelings for. byakuya is a great antagonist and the villain of the game is awesome as well, but gets re-used in the later games, making them less effective there but their performance in this game is iconic.

the trials in this game are nice, but while i like the ideas behind them, i don't care that much about most of the characters involved in them. the executions are good, but nothing that comes to my mind right away when thinking about DR executions, except the first one, simply because it's iconic.

i do like the ending of this game a lot. it leaves things to your imagination, but if you really want closure, you can go watch the anime. the survivors of this game are all characters i am not too attached to, except for two of them.

perhaps i would rate this game higher or lower once i replay it. but for now, this is how i feel about it

i am a bit conflicted over this game.

on one hand, i love it. the cast is the best one in any fire emblem game so far, the supports are really fun and i'm especially glad they were voiced, as well as literally anything else in the game. divine pulse is a nice addition and much better than milas divine wheel. unit customization has never been this good before. the three house leaders are amazing characters and especially dimitri has to be one of my all time favourite fire emblem characters, heck maybe even THE favourite. the maps are pretty decent, nothing i'm too positive nor negative about. the story itself is good as well.

but-- the game really drags. i cannot recommend playing all four routes after one another, it was the worst mistake in my entire gaming history. route one was fun! i enjoyed it a lot and i loved the game. even route two was nice, getting to see a different side of the story and this time fully understanding combat from the start, so i've been doing better than before. but once i started the third route, i was getting tired of it. the same first few chapters once more. and even when reaching the timeskip, it still felt like i was just doing a replay of my second playthrough. the silver snow route especially is my least favourite and just shouldn't have been a thing. it wasn't worth it, just for this one final boss that was different and the little extra snippets of lore. they really could've just put that plot twist in claudes route and called it a day.

as of writing this, i haven't finished edelgards route yet. i have enough selfrespect to not touch the game for a while and instead play some other games. i love the game and it has some of the highest highs in the franchise, but by god, i'm really burnt out on it--