I HAVENT EVEN FINISHED V3 YET I JUST FINISHED DR2, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THEYRE REMAKING DANGONRONPA 2?!!!??????????????????

https://youtu.be/M8LGot_GCEE?si=AX_inAbz96fCQpe0

My god, not even a week after I say my piece on some of the games (~_~;)

(its not like I really got everything I was trying to get accross anyways, I enjoyed the series way more than last post would lead you to believe BUT STILL, DAMN)

Well, im pretty excited for it honestly, but not really a big fan of the change in style. Admittedely, I dont mind them veering away from the style of DR1, after all if your not going to be able to capture that atmosphere again why not play a new ball game entirely right?

But I mean, LOOK AT IT. Its less pop art, psychopop and just gives “sega hire this man” vibes (OF ALL THINGS :’)). Its way too realistic and it loses a lot of its cartoonish charm.

The lineart is also just much thinner which specifically pains me because im a sucker for the old lineart, which all the originals go super hard on (part of why the art in danganronpa is so good <3).

Either way its pretty early to say anyways since the game still has a year of development left, might as well wait till the game is out to make a verdict on any of this. Both because theyre a matter of preference (though its pretty obvious im right here ;)) and also because thats not the main appeal of the remaster…

WE’RE GETTING A NEW ROUTE BABY LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Its like those mfs HEARD ME ranting about the ending last post I love it <3.

Look, upon further inspection, and having sat with it longer, its become pretty obvious that this was the MOST glaring problem for me that threw me off DR2, alongside the atmosphere of course but I cant wholly fault DR2 for not living up to DR1 in that department, it took a new cool approach and even if I didnt prefer it (and think it couldve been better) I can still respect the setting.

The characters were also not that big a deal. Dont get me wrong, I like the DR1 characters more, but its not some crazy dealbreaker or anything, just a personal preference. Besides, some of the cahracters in DR2 ARE really good.

Nobody really ever gets to the level of gymnastic mindfuckery that nagito does, and I love him for that <3.

BUT THIS, THE ENDING AND THE FINAL TWIST, BROKE ME.

And look, ill grant you, me complaining about the game having been unrealistic was a bit silly, I dont actually think its a problem if its executed well, not at all. BUT THATS THE THING,

IT WASNT.

DR1’s twist was so amazing because you could so visibly SEE the puzzle pieces if you had the instinct for it. What mukuro says as shes dying as junko was such a cool way to foreshadow something being off about “junko” and her death, and it plays so well into the final trial, alongside the buildup and that SUFFOCATING feeling that there was a killer hidden in the building, plotting to some end. It was EXHILERATING, and piecing out junko as the mastermind in this scheme, even if it was the inevitable outcome of a visual novel like danganronpa, was fucking cathartic.

This also isnt even mentioning kyoko’s father, which I really enjoyed learning about honestly :).

DR2 takes the idea of a sick twist though, and falls face first on it. Part of the charm of a twist, realistic or not, is that itd amplify existing circumstances, not NEGATE them. With DR1, it was exciting, but with DR2 it just makes everything that we went through kinda pointless.

All those deaths, all that work, and it meant nothing? It was all a dream essentially, and it felt pretty cheap to me :v.

AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WERE ALL EVIL, AND AAAAAAALLLLLLLL CONVINCED BY JUNKO? REALLY?

At that point my suspension of disbelief is stretched thinner than string cheese, like wtf. ALL. ALL OF THEM. EVIL? BY THE SAME GIRL? ALL 15 STUDENTS (not including chiaki). HOW, HOOOWWWWW????? ITS INCONCIEVABLE, PREPOSTEROUS EVEN!

(A bit ludicrous perhaps (o_o;;))

And look, its not like any of this is going to change with the new game, of course it wont. But a new route with just as much content is definitely gonna have its own ending right? I can only imagine that itd at least be more polished, in the big 2025 I can only really hope it would be you know :p.

Especially because DAMN is the game old, im only realizing now it released in 2012. TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE. DAMN. Really puts things into perspective, and for a game made in 2012 even with all its flaws DR2 is still such a fun rollercoaster.

Anywho, thats just the ending, this isnt even mentioning all the new SCENARIOS AND KILLINGS, HOLY SHIT. MORE MURDER CASES ARE HYPE AS FUCK NO MATTER WHAT,

especially cuz im told theyll be just as mind bending as V3. And even though I havent played V3 yet, I like the idea of mind bending murder cases that throw you for a loop (hopefully ones I can follow along with :p).

Theres also who the hell is going to survive this alternate route too. Personally, I really hope peko and hiyoko get some more time alive for character development, they were done pretty dirty. Not necessarily in a way I had any problems with, I think the fact that they lead us to believe a character like hiyoko is gonna get more character growth only to kill them is pretty fun actually >:), but itd be cool to see them more since they still have a long way to go as characters.

Ibuki is just a fun ass character too, I know shes just comic relief but LET MY GIRL LIVE THIS TIME, PLEASE, I BEG!!!!!

I, AM, REALLY indifferent about gundham, at first I found him kinda annoying but I honestly feel like ive warmed up to him a lot, so I think I DO wanna see what antics he’ll conjure in his dark deva brain if he makes it to the end of the game.

Fuyuhiko and sonia are probably better off dead tbh, sonia was never that compelling, and both of their deaths could be the catalysts for some CRAZY storylines.

I mean seriously, imagine in the first or second chapter, before fuyuhiko even gets to develop out of his bitchiness, he dies IMMEDIATELY, WIPED OFF THE MAP. And theyd do it in some crazy, psychotic fucked up way too, and it just RIPS PEKO’s GUTS OUT. RUINS HER >:).

Or hell, let him live near the end, and let peko develop into her own human being, free from the kuzuryu clan. She finally learns to become her own person, and to seperate herself from fuyuhiko even if she still really likes or loves him, AND THEN MURDER THE HELL OUT OF HIM >>:0.

Same with sonia and soda. At the height of soda’s unending simping, whatever chapter really, they just brutally murder sonia and DEVASTATE soda. Double points if gundham is still around, the tension would be sickeningly sweet, and id be scarfing it down like a fucking hog on methamphetamine.

Mikan could make it out alive this time too, but honestly if she’s just gonna be a continuing fan service machine and they dont actully make use of her relationship with hiyoko or the sick utility she has as a nurse, shes better off dead honestly.

SPEAKING OF WHO WOULD BE BETTER OFF DEAD.

TERUTERU YOU DWARVEN HAG, YOU BETTER STAY DEAD.

That or hes so traumatized by an event that it fixes him right up and he stops being the serial sexual harassment machine he is in the main route and in the anime because MY GOD, IF THATS WHAT HES COMING HERE TO DO MORE OF HE NEEDS TO GET OUT.

I am NOT taking any more time with the cosby disciple, the mini diddler, the EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE.

Fix him up or get him out of my sight >:/.

Theres honestly so much potential, SO MUCH COOL STUFF HERE, IM SO EXCITED :D. If they deliver, even a bit, on this alternate route, its gonna be such a fun ride. I cant wait.

Anyways, thats all for now. Im sure you noticed already but I didnt do what id planned on, that being writing the post day by day, and its mostly because I realised im not quite ready for it yet. Got other stuff to take care of with the accomodation first, then ill be free and in a nice enough space to just do as I please.

Till then, enjoy this week’s animatic:

I dont mean to exaggerate, but this is one of the coolest animatics ive ever seen, bar none. Kris’s situation is just such an interesting one, what with his dynamic with the player and the knight, and I think the pain and beauty of his circumstance is converyed beautifully. The style is gorgeous, the music is fucking ethereal, fits the animation WAY too hard and is the PERFECT choice of artist (Kmoe is AWESOME from what ive already listened to and im gonna keep eating up more <3), its just the whole package and then some. Hope you enjoy :).

Well, thats all for now. I love you all, thanks for reading.

See you next week (^-^)/!