Danganronpa General Discussion Thread

oh Jesus christ

Shuichi Is a Shitty Detective: The Chapter

man, this was ballsy, and certainly a despair inducing way to startled the game. not really happy about killing off the first female protagonist, especially since she had such a distinct personality, but oh well, what can you do

i guess it is kinda bullshit that the game casually skips over info like HEY I ROLLED THE BALL DOWN THE VENT when the narration should tell you that, but I'm still impressed by this twist, so good for the Dr team. looking forward to how else this game fucks me up
 
Gonta Gokuhara said:
oh Jesus christ

Shuichi Is a Shitty Detective: The Chapter

man, this was ballsy, and certainly a despair inducing way to startled the game. not really happy about killing off the first female protagonist, especially since she had such a distinct personality, but oh well, what can you do

i guess it is kinda bullshit that the game casually skips over info like HEY I ROLLED THE BALL DOWN THE VENT when the narration should tell you that, but I'm still impressed by this twist, so good for the Dr team. looking forward to how else this game fucks me up
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fuck. that execution was brutal, but the coda in the music lab even more so. like... man, such a simple melody brings so much heartbreak. that one image of shuichi standing alone, gazing at the piano... it's so beautiful, and it really elevated this case
 
-Hi Rantaro! How's being dead treating you?
-Ahhhh, that's how he knew about things; he recorded a message for himself
-To quote Mr. Popo: "WELL THAT'S FUCKING OMINOUS"
-"No matter what" *dies first*
-Yeah, this is when it all starts feeling really bad, with how many people are gone. Just like DR2!
-"This world is...." hmm. There has been a weird atmosphere to this game world since the beginning, like Jabberwock... but I don't think it's VR, is it?
-I really wonder if we'll just have a solo kub in chapter 5 and thus the only dynamic is with Monobear
>A CARD KEY
-It's still kind of a shocker to see both Miu and Kiibo here, even if one will probably die at this rate
-Interesting how the fourth floor alternate music was only for chapter 3, it seems
-I really appreciate the individualized comments for the dead
-Let's see... six dead talented people, plus Miu, Himiko, Maki, and Gonta... so Shuichi, Kaito, Ouma, Kiibo, and Tsumugi have unrevealed labs. Wonder if they all show up this chapter or if a couple are in chapter 5?
-I enjoyed that Himiko callback
-The Levistone is just getting ridiculous with the animations now, and the way the lab just. Falls out of the sky.
-Of course Kiibo and Miu get labs next to each other~
-i love these two so much honestly
-I really appreciate having people hanging around being the way to find new areas, if it was blind I'd be so pissed
-Man, I remember pointing out the scroll looked like a place for new stuff, I didn't even think to check it. And wow, 5 floors!
-Let's see... Tsumugi lab, fo' sho'. And she was a hostess once, neat
-i legit wanna see shuichi cosplaying
-...Wow, I wasn't expecting to find Shuichi's lab this chapter.
-why do I get the feeling Shuichi will go through the files and end up reading about the ten murder cases from dr1 and dr2
-I don't think they'll kill off a second protagonist :V
-Time for the POWER OF EXPOSITION
-That is... concerning.
-Miu pls don't raise any death flags
-Huh, and here I thought the despair death road was permanently sealed off
-Fourth floor back to the funky music, guess the change was the temporary part
-NOW Kiibo talks to me, thanks my man
-I love how many random functions Kiibo has, tbh
-He's just so enthusiastic, it's too bad I had to wait THIS long
-Kaito, bro. That's not a situp. That's not a situp at all.
-Random Trivia Corner is my favorite corner!
-Kind of neat that there's STILL bonus scenes in Chapter 4, considering they were all in 1, 2, or 3 in dr2
-...I'm really wondering what Ouma is building to
-Oh god, Miu, if you get yourself killed like this... well I mean, I won't be SURPRISED but...
-Kiibo is a good robot boy
-worst case scenario: miu is killed and gonta dies from challenging monobear and we have a trial with 7 instead of 8
-Kiibo will FIGHT FOR AI RIGHTS and i believe in him (although holy shit he can't sing)
-i want shuichi to find himself inexplicably interested in the monodrama
-Ouma you're going full Nagito, stop it
-God this game fills me with a mixture of excitement and dread like no other
-Oh god it's getting worse, SCARED
-that's one way to botch a mission with a katana
-Okay well Miu is still there for free times, that's a slight relief... but still
-Time to try and finish Kiibo's chain!
-Kiibo please you're supposed to be a tough boyo
-Miu, are you ever going to leave that computer room? Ever?
-"I'm not jealous of the computer" yes you are, kiibo
-Good ending for the chain! i like roboboy
-ahahaha that equivalent of the underpants
-i have a bad feeling I'll get there and Miu will be dead
-Oh don't humilate her like that
-I... was sorta expecting a Virtual World thing? Let's see what'll happen - what if Miu is false suspect
-i'm laughing at kiibo as dad and miu as mom
-I'm betting they'll actually end up in the Virtual World and either the murder will happen there or they'll leave and find the body
>NEO WORLD PROGRAM
-oh my god this stylization
-whew, for a second I thought Miu wouldn't show up cause she dead
-This virtual world is actually pretty neat, yo
-Miu, please don't go mad with power over the virtual world
-The fuck is she doing? Miu, I'm really concerned!
-oh shit i've got a hell of a bad feeling
-fuck fuck fuck
-I HATE DANGANRONPA V3 SO MUCH

-I am incredibly upset, this is worse than kaede but at least it had less buildup
-I don't even know who killed her and I'm not gonna like it when I find out who and why, I'm sure
-fuck off and stop mocking her, monobear
-Okay... pretty sure someone logged out, switched the cables in her helmet, and fried her brain
-I gotta do this. I gotta find out the truth!
-I do like switching up oon who's your ally each investigation
-fuck off ouma
-If it turns out it's Kiibo i'm just kinda gonna die
-...miu, were you plotting a kill? if you were i'll be sad but still love you (see: peko)
-Monotaro is probably gonna die but at least he's doing his best!
-Bizarre... maybe she was killed in the VR instead?
-Or poisoned. Maybe my base idea was totally off - on the other hand, her eyes weren't bloodshot
-I was wondering if we'd get to go back into VR!
-THAT PICTURE WITH THE SEATS AND KIIBO HAVING TO SIT NEXT TO DEAD MIU
-I like the remix of Despair Searching, yo
-ahhh, I betcha the world actually loops somehow, especially considering where the sign is
-god i miss her already
-I feel like Ouma betrayed Miu and got her killed without actually being the killer...
-wonder if Miu was thrown off the rooftop
-My guess is Miu logged Kaito out so she and Ouma could meet, and then somehow she got killed because of it
-...miu why were you planning the kill? i'm sure you had a good reason, but why?
-ahhh, she was able to sneak back and forth
-okay i think miu was trying to kill ouma and it backfired somehow
-Probably the smallest-circle investigation we've ever done!
-Monotaro's gonna die.
-Time to find out who killed my lovely best girl
-No redecoration EVER
-God seeing the cutins is just ow

-Literally the second I cut to Shuichi I get to see her portrait, not looking forward to it
-this trial is apparently a lot of work
-...okay, i have to admit. if you have to cross out Miu, XXX is a good thing
-Maki is hella lonely.
-I like how the poison is literally the first thing disproven. She either died in VR or when the cables were switched
-jesus fuck korekiyo what is that portrait
-Huh, guess that the cables weren't it
-poor gonta, if only he was more tech savvy - RECAP TIME
-Oh god, she was strangled, too? That's just cruel
-Ohhhh, that makes sense. I thought she was just brainfried and that's why she looked like that
-every time they linger on her corpse i'm sad
-maybe that's the effect of - oh hey, thought it was because of the non-human object class (also wow, now i realized how they were building up to it in trial 3)
-Oh so that's where objects being unable to break come into play
-There's the rebuttal, too - thought we'd need to bring it up
-I was wondering if this would be - yeah I fell into a trap, it's like that one Gundam one
-Stop mocking Gonta, that's just rude :I
-Yeah, Miu was definitely planning on a kill of her own - Maizono flashbacks
-Definitely gotta be Ouma, considering the special rules and everything. Why tho, she never tried to murder the previous chapters... Ouma probably used the motive somehow to make her paranoid of him. I could buy her originally planning to use the VR kindly but getting messed with too much by Ouma
-IT'S A MAIZONO
-Ohhh, so Miu brought the poison to make it look like someone poisoned Ouma in the real world... (also, I def. think Psyche Taxi is better to play than Logic Dive)
-Kaito keeps seeming suspicious every fuckin' trial for various reasons
-Although to be fair in this case it was forced on him
-Kaito and Ouma constantly having ideological conflicts is pretty neat
-Honestly I would have been down for Miu getting to be the culprit and getting a full trial about her... but Kaede was enough
-i mean they have a good reason but >everyone constantly dumping on miu
-I feel like there's no way Ouma will die yet, because of ideological conflicts
-I get some ideas re: Miudeath, let's see if they're right!
-Sure there was :V we'll explain it
-ouma confirmed gay for shuichi
-agree with roboboy to avenge his girlfriend
-They're the same wall! The saaame waaall!
-I like the visual effect when Shuichi's debating Kaito due to their positionings
-tfw Gonta and Monotaro are the only ones defending Miu
-that thing was Miu's body... how did Miu's body get over there? was she tossed... I have a bad feeling about who
-Mind Mine is good and if there's a DR4 i hope it comes back
-Multiple taxis in one case! First time!
-Ouma controlling the case makes me feel he's deeply involved somehow
-aaaaagh i know exactly the twist here, lemme say it!
-There we go, finally we're getting to put them up
-"final stretch" and we still haven't gotten into the intermission
-i always have trouble with gambits only until i get the first letter
-the looooping world
-miu DID make the map, after all...
-this is her world now, not your world, and she's got friends on the other side
-I have a gut feeling about the answer and I dun like it for intermission time
-i can't believe Miu and Kiibo are going to be grandparents
-i wonder why she was so sure about kokichi?
-how many times have we seen miu flip this bridge
-Hey, Miu was a thinker! She couldn't be a genius inventor otherwise!
-Gonta you're like the only one who stands up for her and I'm proud of you
-i feel like they slid it off the roof
-My gut is telling me it's either Tsumugi or Gonta and I'm not sure which - wait nvm it can't be Tsumugi, she was with Shuichi during the noise
-Ah, now I get it! they placed Miu's avatar on the lattice, slid it down the roof, and it crashed into the wall! PACK IT IN BOYS WE'RE DONE HERE
-I get hype every fucking time there's a Kinnikuman reference
-At last, I get to bring up the sled~ (still not sure who, but hmm...)
-One thing I really liked about the virtual world was the totally different art style
-...I have an idea, but... let's see. Let's see... it's gotta be Tsumugi or Gonta, I just know it... but which?
-OR I COULD BE WRONG? uhhh
-Picking Ouma??? it's probably not him tho, just because >ouma dying this chapter
-New mine color!?
-Of course, he knows about the roof's nature despite claiming to never be there
-he's playing it up, i just know it
-I actually kind of like the Monotaro/Monophanie dynamic (but it wouldn't last another full chapter)
-of course Ouma immediately pinpoints the lie
-I feel like this is 2 for 2 on fake confessions
-Ahhhh, he was planning to sabotage the fuck out of Miu in the first place! I still wonder who was first to plan, this is gonna be a long explanation i feel
>the culprit is Gonta
-i did like the negative transformation with that
-And of course we get an Ouma rebuttal... kinda sorta?
-"Killing Game Busters" ouma why are you doing this tho, what am i missing
-...what if not understanding the virtual world is why gonta was tricked into killing miu which is how i feel it's gonna go down
-if Gonta was tricked into killing Miu this is gonna be the saddest thing
-And this is where the settings on his avatar come up
-okay, yeah, it can't be Ouma... but how is it Gonta?
-Why did my gut instinct and elimination process have to be right
-and by that we need to SCRUM THIS
-i love the running gag of monobear just latching onto random points and going "TIME TO MORPH"
-7 lines for a 5 to 3, that's pretty neat
-Never realized until now I need to counter all statements in a single go
-I'm still wondering why and how, but I'm honestly pretty sure it's Gonta now... in tragedy
-Not know anything... that's not a good sign. I feel what he means is that he outright DOESN'T know anything
-...Oh. OH. OHHH
-THIS is where the cables come up! Gonta must have put them in backwards
-fuck, I bet Gonta had them in backwards and Ouma was able to manipulate him into strangling Miu
-I had actually not realized there was no panic debate yet, I almost forgot entirely
-The left handed twist though, god if it wasn't for that... well Miu would have still been dead but at least I'd have had a trial...
-but ouma, we need argument armament and closing argument. we can't just finish like that!
-This trial really is something
-And now we're in the final phases
-This time Kaito's belief fails, when it worked in the second and third trials... poor guy
-Wait, are we having an Armament against Kaito? Because it feels like it's building up to that
-This is honestly a good trial theme - the culprit was unaware, belief is failing, the victim was planning a murder... but fuck, did you have to take out two of my favorites, including my best character!?
-Neat stuff! fuyuhiko flashbacks
-i can't wait to see LB's reaction to the shirtless scene
-seeing the way Gonta just gives up is depressing
-At least Shuichi is really kind with the inference. Good on you, boy
-i approve of Miu taking the bottle from her cleavage
-seeing her die again in the inference is just plain old sad
-that gonta final picture in the inference :<
-Took me this long to notice there's a tally of how many back routes you can get :V
-SUMMON VIRTUAL GONTA
>Alter Ego Gonta
-i kneeeew that card key would be relevant
-I. Um. Hmmmm. Outside world is deeefinitely in bad shape.
-man, we don't even get an explanation as to why Miu picked now to kill. maybe she was just that stressed out and losing it
-ouma why are you lying now, just to make him feel better, or
-You know, I wasn't sure if one cub could carry a dynamic... guess the gamemakers didn't think so either :V
-also killing alter ego gonta is just cruel
-I kneeeew he would be lying about his emotions for Gonta
-And there's where it brings up that Kaito's really ill
-Ouma the creepypasta escapee
-"This world is mine. Kokichi Ouma" Iiiii... did not expect it to be going there
-ughhhh i just had to lose two of my favorites this chapteeeer
 
finished trigger happy havoc, might as well give my character ranking

mondo > yasuhiro > kyoko > aoi > chihiro > byakuya > sakura > junko > celeste > makoto > toko > kiyotaka > sayaka = leon >>>>> hifumi

I have danganronpa 2 installed so I should be able to start tonight if I'm lucky
 
Finished DRv3 yesterday, might post a write-up of my thoughts here after a few others finish but idk.
 
some more thoughts on ch1 end

so, monokid is dead. didn't see that one coming. guess they're gonna kill one off every chapter? shame, cause i really like the monokubs, and i don't really see where they're going with this. i guess i'll just have to wait and see. i also really like how the morning/night announcements are different now and have a sort of plot going to them, instead of the same skippable ones for the past games

also, that execution is probably one of the more brutal ones this series has done so far. jesus christ. im pretty pissed at kaede but she didn't deserve this
 
-Here lie the Monokubs, dead as hell
-The ending of that scene is a legitimately good question. Why DID they exist?
-Kaito, I gotta be honest; even if you die now you've done LEAGUES better than I ever expected
-I'm getting some strooong Nagito vibes from Ouma, in that this chapter will absolutely be The Ouma Show
-...I still miss Miu.
-those key names though
-So we've got Ouma's lab and Kaito's lab, and... that's probably it?
-Huh, guess not, since the key didn't die
-Of course Kaito's lab would be up on the toppest of top floors
-Time for more exposition - so it was the Ultimates who had to handle the Gofer Projects, they failed, and that's why the hunt?
-This is giving me some really odd vibes tbh
-At least Shuichi's... kinda nice in his epitaph for Miu? It's the little victories
-I feel like behind the shutter is gonna be the Chapter 6 investigation
-...Or I can see the entrance right now??
-Ah, it was just the Exisals. Bit of a letdown tbh
-Kiibo immediately latching onto my sudden theory that he woudl be killed by a press
-...And it's totally possible. Pls don't die, Kiiboy - with Kaito likely to die by plot, you're all I got left!
-I feel like the hangar's purpose is going to be the final murder scene
-Things I just learned now: there's new lines in each chapter for every lab of the deceased. Nice detail
-I honestly wonder if the Hidden Monokumas even have a purpose beyond bragging rights this time
-...So that's Rantaro's lab!? No wonder they never killed anyone off with an unfound lab, they were waiting for this the whole time! (his talent looks VERY morbid)
-I guess Ouma's lab must be through the locked door, then, considering it doesn't seem to exist otherwise
-Kaitoooo stop keeping secrets, Miu and Gonta both talked about it and ended up dead
-Considering Ouma is definitely locked off this chapter and Kiibo is done... Kaito it is. Space presents finally get a use!
-Oh huh, no achievement for 999 coins. Then time to burn all these on stuff!
-Betting the point of the casino presents is guaranteed top tier reactions
-Alright, got one of every possible machine present. Surprised how many DON'T come from it, Casino's kinda big that way!
-of course i can't talk to kaito. uhhh... maki maki maki maki?
-*immediately talk about her being an assassin* so she's plotlocked until chapter 3 obviously
-I never did trigger the right bonus scene with the Nail Brush, so I'll have to hang onto one... but just one :V
-It's actually odd to not hear Rise and Shine Ursine for the announcements anymore
-Darkness Time is one of my favorite themes here. It's just so peaceful
-Kaito's plan: murder Ouma, free the rest at his own sacrifice?
-If he murders someone Monobear will grant his wish by sending him into space to die
-Hey, actual attempts to rebel! Which won't work but still.
-I have a bad feel about this scoob
-Kaito can you just be bros again
-Having memories of some stuff from One Piece thanks to that Maki FTE
-I seem to be really bad at presents in this game for some reason, gj me
-The fact that Ouma has literally been MIA since the start of this chapter cannot be good in any way
-There he is! Ready to kill everyone down to two!
-Here I was not even noticing that "you can only kill two people" never came up
-Miu's creations? I'd sure take those!
-poor girl was just so paranoid :(
-Ouma literally only alive because Kaito is a bro, wow
-too bad these didn't exist when there were still 16 kids and not 7
-Kiibo, stop raising death flags!!
-I have to wonder how possibel it is in chapter 1... apparently it's possible but REALLY HARD
-I did enjoy just destroying the fuck out of it, though :V
-I've got one hell of a bad feeling, tbh... what's the reveal?
-Nice callback to the DR1 ending, too. Now what's the twist?
-Oh. That's the twist. The outside is toast.
-Okay, so... wow. No wonder there was a Noah's Ark reference there.
-Oh god, so that's why they were kidnapped? That's why they tried to erase the memories? Man things are really falling into place here
-I'm really amazed we're getting all these reveals in Chapter 5, honestly. if this is 5, what's 6 gonna be?
-"It's actually a gigantic spaceship colony" WELL THEN
-That's one hell of a timeskip, too
-that's what he was the supreme leader of? Hoo
-God is there even gonna be a sixth chapter at this rate
-That's... one hell of a scene. God damn.
-...On the other hand... where IS monobear? If Ouma was the mastermind, why not summon him and prov eit?
-yeah somehow I didn't think there'd be free time today
-it's not over! ...And for that matter, we still haven't seen the basement...
-Plot twist: the light's memories reveal that Ouma was lying
-THE REVEAL
-Man I thought this might be connected but I wasn't quite expecting this
-That was one hell of a trip
-I have absolutely no clue where this will go in the end, too
-Explains why it was so tailored to these 16, too
-Hmm... that seems less "protecting" and more "confining"...
-this game is just a fucking insane rollercoaster
-God I have no idea what's gonna happen... other than that someone's gonna die and it'll continue as a killing game
-well SOMEONE'S dead... goodbye kaito or ouma or both

-aaaand there's the junko theme
-For once the anonymous body thing is actually interesting
-There's our upgraded investigation theme (and its a good jam)
-Hmm... no, there's gotta be a Chapter 6. There's too much left unexplored. Rantaro's everything, for one...
-the question is how'd they deal with the press's safety feature, imo
-that's one answer - himiko smuggled the crossbow to kaito
-Interesting, interesting...
-...betcha neither kaito nor ouma show up to the trial
-Not much to say about this investigation, I feel all my energy was expended with the wildness that was daily life
-rip ouma i bet
-Trial time!
-So much for my theory that they'd take the chance to let both Kaito and Ouma be missing
-I still can't get over how much more overdramatic this is compared even to Monobear Rock
-So they just saved the redecoration bomb for Chapter 5 then
-Ooh, I like the blue for the unknowns
-This is going to be one hell of a trial, I can already tell

-My going theory is that they're both dead
-rip the monokubs
-ahahaha, i like the ? portraits for kaito and ouma
-rip kiibo, immediately shut down
-Maki, why are you so SURE it's kaito...?
-Kaito's way of wearing his jacket suddenly plot relevant
-Of course, apparently someone was with an arm in a sleeve
-the fuck's the exisal doing here
-...EXISAL KAITO
-oh, of course it was ouma
-hmm, but on the other hand, why in the exisal? i feel the fact that he was able to perfectly replicate kaito's voice... i dunno, i'm just iffy
-...was that a jump cut or was it just me
-sure, the exisal SAYS it's not edited but still... and the way monobear phrases it
-"i'm the culprit" FASTEST TRIAL EVER (he's not)
-plot twist: ouma really DOESN'T know junko
-if it's any one of the other four i am totally sure it's maki
-of course, it was a lie
-i like how we haven't had any minigames since the exisal showed up just because it's so weird
-Hmm, I guess it might be Kaito after all... but still, there's some things that I don't trust about that
-himiko no that's the most terrifying curse of all
-this might be the most confusing or at least "i dunno where it's going" case yet... well, second after case 1
-it really does seem like ouma might not know the whole HPA stuff
-I still say I never expected Kaito Momota to last this long even if he really IS dead
-I feel like it's gonna turn out to either be Maki or Ouma
-Himiko continues to channel Miu's spirit
-Somehow I knew it'd become a panic debate
-She supplied Kaito with a crossbow that he tried to use, obv
-maki going to throw someone under the bus? or... himiko just lied
-I knew it was going that way, woooooo
-Yeah there's definitely gonna be a chapter 6, I just don't even know what it'll be anymore
-Monobear brings up what I've been wondering since the very beginning
-god i can't get over how it's just suddenly EXISAL KAITO again, he'll probably go "i'm ouma lol"
-SCRUM DEBATE over who the fuck it is
-2 vs 3 with 6 lines is a heck of a thing
-that Shuichi/Maki only full counter is depressing compared to the original eight-person one from trial 1
-No, I do believe kaito's dead, I'm just iffy about it being Ouma...
-What's with Himiko, though? She keeps having odd connections - OH. well then!
-God I didn't even think about the Exisal method, that would explain why one entered overnight
-there's only one person i can think of! And... yep, it is Maki, not Kiibo! (for a second I thought it'd be the electrocharging from kiibo)
-I manged to forget about the dining hall scene, it's been just such a wild ride
-So does this mean I'm right about what Maki did? also man only a few people get to rebut in this game
-Ohhh wow, I almost totally forgot about the poison!
-I'm getting Kaede flashbacks
-The culmination of the truth and lies
-That's one hell of a cliffhanger... but I'm sure there's plenty more ahead
-man what am I missing... there's gotta be something more
-I feel like for once, Ouma isn't lying - he really doesn't know the remnants of despair, or the HPA, or anything
-KAITO YOU HOPELESS IDIOT
-It can't be this easy, can it? I don't feel it can possibly be that easy...
-Now there's another new Maki sprite. V3's cast has a loooot of sprites
-This can't be voting time - don't care either way? That's not Ouma... there's something... some trap, hidden
-Good work, Shuichi; there's definitely more to think about. I'm proud of you, dude
-So that means the press IS the murder weapon...
-nagito flashbacks - an unsolvable mystery
-IT'S VOTING TIME
-oh wow it really is voting time
>Ouma arguing with Monobear
-so he set up an unsolvable murder to fuck with monobear
-They were entrapping him like I thought from the beginning!
-No he's not, Himiko
-and thereeee it is
-miu u genius
-ahaha this is one heck of a fight
-God, I have no idea where this is going at this point - participate? Oh my
-"The final class trial! Me versus Monokuma!" I really wonder if that's true
-that fucking monobear title card
-Wait... am I really right? Is this really going where I think it is?
-Play, record, AND PAUSE. he paused it and then played it!
-the question is, did ouma use his own body or
-aha, i knew the stopping for a second was important! i just wasn't sure the right bullet
-I KNEW IT WAS PAUSED
-yeah, that arm could be ouma's arm
-Wrong chapter 5 for dead bodies
-...Oh god, is this going where I think it's going
-OH SHIT. That part I did NOT expect
-So... Kaito and Ouma ended up teaming up?!
-Wow, and Kaito was the actual killer... I did not think it was going to end that way in the slightest
-maki weren't you supposed to be the significant one
-pretty neat that we get two chapters in a row where someone not the culprit is trying to deflect it
-Time to prove the truth of this case? I think?
-I was wondering why would Kaito do this... but there's so much more left to determine, I feel
-ouma's whole plan was to defeat the killing game in a very odd way
-this was honestly even wilder than dr2-5 and that was intentionally set up as a failure situation
-Wonder if he'll explain what even was killing him before they send him off to death
-Gotta give Ouma credit; he's got some hell of a will when he's willing to let himself get crushed to death to win
-Yet the plan failed, just like Nagito's plan. Also that is one hell of an evil-looking Kaito
-SURPRISE CUTOFF
-And now Shuichi is gonna throw it all away to believe in his soul bro. What a guy
-I was actually wondering if Kaito was going to let voting time happen at this point or not
-Thrice now Shuichi's deductions have led him to a choice he doesn't want to believe in
-pfffft, that script
-No one was watching... but the question is, who's left to watch, if humanity is gone? Hmm.
-THESE MOTHERFUCKERS
-That execution, though. Kaito Momota, man.
-Also, Kiibo's ahoge... that's gotta be important
-ENFORCED exposition dump
>junko is back - weeeell that's a letdown. have an original mastermind for once, kodaka! she was fun in dr1 and i liked dr2 junko well enough but it's getting OLD!
-Are we really not gonna follow on Kiibo this chapter? Mrgrgr
-if kiibo is a robospy i am gonna shit
-oh, he's becoming SUPER KIIBO it seems. that's... much better
-That's... one heck of an ending- oh jesus, kiibo, don't blow up the others!
-God damn, though. This chapter. THIS CHAPTER. And there's still one more to go after all!
 
i didnt have any coins so i couldnt get any presents in chapter 1

idk it was weird

maybe i missed something obvious but oh well
 
-Two lines into this chapter and I'm already going "WHAT"
-...Oh, it's a different Makoto I've never seen before
-he's either the mastermind or rantaro, calling it now
-Or maybe he's just watching this, meaning humanity IS alive...?
-Meanwhile, Kiibo is full power mode and this would be cool if everyone else wasn't in danger
-Kiibo you've gone a bit... um. Hrm.
-And that's why we jump right into deadly life?
-Kiibo no, don't die! You're my favorite one left!
-"Goodbye Danganronpa" that's one heck of a name
-Rantaro's lab, the basement door... anything else?
-Oh, so that's how he gets into the basement then?
-Wait there's an actual time limit? Oh shit
-I was wondering if there'd be a lab for him! It looks like a batcave tbh
-So why would memory not quite match up with things... hmm.
-What's the inconsistency, yo? WHAT IS IT
-Did Shuichi manage to self-trigger a memory unlock? ...That kid, though...
-"Then the meteors won't fall down" ...bwuh
-Ohhhh, that one. That makes more sense
-"a child's idea"... i feel those words aren't unintentional
-I like how I can actually see Kiibo flying around like that
-God, Ouma, you have a fucking mess in your room... what's with the board, though? Did he keep track... or was it something more?
-That ouma motive video, oh my god. Ouma is a fucking nerd
-Man, I have no idea where this chapter is going just yet - I like the DR1 callback with Shuichi talking to the new headmaster
-I love Super Mode Kiibo
-AT LAST i get to learn the hell's up with him... I hope
-All these new gameplay mechanics
-Yoooo that's actually super cool (and I like how fucked up the school is getting)
-I can see why they disabled the map too - might be a bit hard in this case
-A puzzle room? That is... not what I was expecting.
-SO THAT'S WHERE HORSE A AND TWINS B comes in!
-I bet this is where Rantaro's message comes in somehow
-Rantaro to Rantaro... it was meant to be left here for when Rantaro opened up his lab, I bet
-Of course we can't - the Ultimate Survivor? So there were more before this, besides DR1 and 2?
-Oh neat, his talent is listed
-Meanwhile I did expect him to come up :V
-So the Gofer Project was anti-meteorite...? also I'm laughing at the hot girls part
-Every time memories come up it's more questions than answers
-Now I get why map was disabled; makes the time limit and exisal stuff actually relevant
-I miss Kaede :<
-...Kaede has a twin? what kind of plot twist are you planning
-I always found it kind of neat that the basement never expanded at any point, unlike everything else; sells how big a deal it is that we're finally going here
-For a second I thought it meant they were getting rid of normal bugs but no, it was to catch whatever Gonta kept seeing
-...what if that's why the bookcase was closing after rantaro died? mastermind stepped out, pilfered perk, left him there for kaede and shuichi to find?
-WE WIN, PART 3 IS OVER- *mastermind bursts from the ground* "then who's gonna be the new villain"
-i'm so nervous about what this is leading to, honestly
-MOTHER BRAIN i mean kuma
-why would a shotput ball be here... is Kaede really evil? I hope not :<
-So does the mastermind need to manually do it? It seems like it... but then again, that would rule out Kaede, wouldn't it? I hope so!
-Oh wow, running out of time is actually a game over! I'm impressed that they went with it
-MAXIMUM FRIENDSHIP POWER
-Wait a second... so are they having fake memories implanted? Is that it? Was the outside world actually not destroyed?
-I have no idea where this is building to and it scares me
-It's just... what a game. I'm not sure I'm ready for the truth... but I gotta find out, right?
-wait is kiibo's hair CANONICALLY an antenna
-It's kind of funny that the shrine just auto-activates with the statue and fountain busted
-so the monokubs are relevant somehow... this is going to be Weird
-Time for the final class trial... time to find out everything!

-Oh, so Monobear isn't just directly taking a seat... yet.
-I did not miss all five of these fuckers being alive
-Wait, which case are we retrying? ...are we saying that Kaede was FALSELY accused of being the killer, and executed unfairly!?
-also having 11 dead people portraits is just depressing - oh, what if he was murdered by the mastermind to avoid the game ending early?
-Maybe the point of the pink fabric is that the shotput Kaede used missed and didn't do anything to Rantaro, and the mastermind clobbered him and planted evidence to frame Kaede?
-That's one heck of a perk, at least (I do like how all 11 X marks are different)
-Ahhh, and the mastermind was just "nope i'mma murder you"
-man, poor rantaro. lonely guy :<
-Okay, yeah, Kaede was falsely executed and not the mastermind. I can live with that
-If only Kaede and Shuichi had noticed it back then!
-Hmm, but as the other pictures pointed out, everyone ran in - so is the mastermind outside context?
-Oh god, if we end up having to armament vs. the monokubs AFTER ALL
-Good job slicing up the weak point you needed, me
-bwahahahaha monokid dies first again, nobody's gonna miss him
-good thing you know shuichi, cause i don't :V (that's what this is for)
-Oh, that makes sense. But when you look at the pictures... all 16 people were accounted for, right? The person wouldn't have time to enter and exit...
-I can't wait for another Monokub to die, predicting it's same order as originally
-Gotta keep the survivor perk thing going
-Hmm... but what if they couldn't use Monokuma - ahhhh, Monokuma can't participate in a murder, but that doesn't mean the controller can't participate!
-Oh, THAT's what the shotput was, yeah. Kaede's shotput was switched out for the murderous one
-even if she tried it's kind of nice to know kaede wasn't an actual murderer (...even if she still got executed)
-Oh, there goes Monodam. guess it's not the same order as canon destruction
-Mastermind wanted to avoid a time limit... hmm, that's definitely something. Makes me think of an opposite version of DR2, where Junko AI was fine with everyone dying as far as we can tell
-Shuichi stepping up to the plate, I'm proud of you boy
-so this is definitely going to be a subversion, i feel
-Hmm... is it really one of the 16? On the other hand, Rantaro was definitely dead, Kaede was definitely falsely executed, everyone was in the trial... I dunno.
-plot twist; it's an Ultimate Imposter who disguises themselves as the others
-...TSUMUGI!?
-well i did find tsumugi one of the plainest survivors... and thought that she was a surprising choice...
-"just a cosplayer" wow rude
-I'm legitimately stunned by the idea that the mastermind might ACTUALLY be one of the students
-I like how it has the two portraits for the two dead cubs in their second rebuttal
-And Tsumugi must have avoided saying birth the whole time...
-God these small touches that are adding up
-What's with the Monokubs, anyway? They're clearly more important if they're being brought back for this...
-And then there were two. Why did he so desperately push against it?
-Hmm... Monokuma's reaction makes me wonder if Tsumugi is just a fakeout of some kind...
-What if it's like... she was set up as the mastermind? I have no idea anymore what's going on...
-Monobear forcing a Closing Argument, there's definitely things unexplained... so many questions unanswered
-it's kind of depressing to see all these now-dead people hanging out
-NEW Act 5
-I'm tempted to think it's some kind of reality show thing, where Tsumugi was forced into role of mastermind, and their memories of the end of the world were faked...? Maybe?
-Man, this game. This game, though. This game.
-I'm kind of surprised we've actually gotten Closing Arguments in all six chapters!
-There's so much unused evidence... I'm just so unsure of what the truth is...
-"It's Junko Enoshima! Because it's always her!"
-Junko Enoshima is - a break
-and there go the monokubs
-Why
-Mannnn, I was hyped for a non-Junko mastermind. Tsumugi the mastermind was neat, but going back to Junko is just bleh
-"A perfect reproduction" so a clone or
-this still seems way too easy/early
-man I'm still let down by this
-So where's the flaw? I don't quite get it...
-"Danganronpa Trivia!" i'm good at this tho :V - oh there it is! it left out the 77th class
-*immediately fucks up twice* i'm bad at this
-is it just me or is DRV3 even more fucky than DR2
-So maybe they really WERE all normie students who were just converted into fake ultimates?
-THIS GAAAAAME
-I bet poor Tsumugi was actually forced into the mastermind role
-The Flashback Lights being fuckery all along does explain why they were so easily given...
-God, but who's setting this up? Why? What for?
-HINATA WHAT???? FAKE HINATA? WHY?
-"I'm just cosplaying." TSUMUGI IS REALLY TSUMUGI!!?!?
-it means that this is a world where danganronpa exists only as a franchise and not in reality
-IT DOES
-I'M DYING
-"our enemy is danganronpa" no wonder they call it that
-"our staff" oh my god this really is a psycho reality show
-did the world reject them or
-"stop enjoying danganronpa because it makes you awful" - kodaka maybe
-tsumugi is the world's greatest lunatic
-oh my god and V3 is itself V3, this fucking level of metafiction
-and that's why it's junko the 53rd, because it's always fucking 53
-to only cosplaying as hpa also because none of the others exist
-I think my mind fractured at some point along the way
-"The audience knew the answer right away" well I did but
-"We aren't fictional!" METAFICTION INTENSIFIES
-and THAT's where the normie mode comes in
-"personalities, talents, and upbringings"
-that explains a lot - shuichi literally hurling himself into the thing
-oh god that explains a lot
-the sheer amount of metafiction here is overwhelming as hell
-Seriously I feel Kodaka might be jabbing at - hmm. what about Kiibo?
-Also I notice how few minigames are here, but... yeah it'd be hard to justify minigames here
-and then Shuichi broke like Hinata did
-ahhh, we're not spposed to SAVE it, we're supposed to FIX it
-KIIBO IS THE STAR
-oh well that was shut down fast
-THE AUDIENCE SURROGATE
-oh neat, we're playing as Kiibo. ahoge power
->plunge the outside world into despair
-Kiibo I believeeee in yoooou
-Ultimate Hope Robot
-Hearing English DR1 voices is just weird
-that's one unfair rule
-Tsumugi is a total lunatic Psycho - looks like this is the final debate mode
-KIIBO COUNTER
-Shuichi rebuttal? Shuichi please
-I'm still not sure actually how this will end, and it's kind of trippy
-i see that Shuichi's back in action
-and now hope robot isn't enough
-I just noticed V3 is in the eyes of every single cosplay character
-oh god, the obligatory montage of everyone who died
-I have no idea what to vote anymore and it's something
-and Kiibo shuts down too, and I have no idea where this is going?
-I like how we keep swapping around between protagonists
-I like Maki's UI, it's fitting
-Tsumugi forcing a continue makes me feel that if it doesn't work it's bad for her
-I like how I need to stop playing the actual game, this is getting into top tiers of metaficiton
-kiiboooo noooo hands offmy hopebot
-This has been one hell of a ride
-And here I was happy about Kiibo living
-That Argument Armament, though. real life arguemnts :V
-IT WORKED
-sorry mugi but you're fucked
-Kiibo gonna kill everyone... or just himself and Tsumugi?
-Just himself and Tsumugi.
-I like how the ending leaves it open that maybe Tsumugi lied about some or all of it... or maybe it was all true... there's really no way to know. Could be the ending of the franchise forever, could leave them room for more of it... Either way, this was a fucking wild ride. Start to finish.
-Overall... there's stuff I didn't like and stuff I did like. I feel like Kaede was wasted and it might have worked better if Shuichi was the decoy (although I did appreciate his bonding with Kaito and Maki)... the metafictional twist is something I'm still not sure how I feel about... Upset that Miu died, but at least I can see why they wouldn't want her in the final chapter... surprised that there's so few survivors... but most of all? I'm proud of Kodaka for FINALLY doing a mastermind who WASN'T junko enoshima. You did it, Kodaka! I'm so happy you can finally come up with new villains!
 
i hate it when my waifu loses tbh

Ive seen too much weeb shit where that happens already, thank you dr for being considerate

Not

Ugh idk I’m not pissed at kaede in super pissed at monokuma rn

And half pissed at shuichi for spouting bullshit and not protecting precious kaede

this is chiaki dying in dr2 and dr3 all over again. doggamnit

spongebob references and baneposting: the chapter
 
i wanna point out that we have people using the names of all 16 drv3 students now

as well as monokuma on top of it

we did it peeps, we achieved what dr1 and dr2 didn't
 
theres alternate routes you can take during class trials

and you can lie

i love it
 
finally beat the first two games, probably the best gaming experiences I've ever had

dr2 rankings: gundham > nagito > chiaki > ibuki > hajime > sonia > kazuichi > fuyuhiko > mikan = mahiru > akane = nekomaru > peko > teruteru > byakuya >>>> hiyoko
 
what a hell of a class trial, quite possibly the best in the series so far.

>unclear who the victim is
>mysterious man in the mecha keeps switching his personality between kaito and kokichi and it’s literally driving me insane
>>>monokuma joins the party
>>>>>>>>find out kokichi literally created a murder that monokuma could not solve
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mfw kokichi sacrificed himself for this and kaito was the mecha guy all along the absolute madman

What an absolute Ride Jesus fucking Christ
 
kokichi > maki > shuichi > kaede > kaito > keebo > himiko > miu > korekiyo > kirumi > rantaro > ryoma > gonta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tenko >>> angie >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tsumugi
 
this games games story completely blew my mind. honestly I'm not being some dumbass blowing shit out of proportion to appear hip or some stupid thing like that. story was really fuckin brilliant. made the hunger games look like a picnic (well not really but you get what I'm saying). that message was so fricken powerful, I've seen the "hope will not be lost be lost" cliché in too many things but dr1 executed it so well I was 100% fine with it. story actually even made me tear up several times which i've never done playing a game or watching or reading anything. thanks to the cast of characters whom I all grew to like/love with the exception of goth girl (her personality was eh and her reason for committing murder was retarded). even junko was a great antagonist, monokuma doubly so, at least assuming he was a different person from junko? he was still alive in the post credit scene so I guess he's a separate entity or something idk I suppose I'll find out in the sequel, hopefully. dont particularly like open endings that much however I'll let this one slide since it put huge emphasis oon the games message and its a good way to get the player want to play the sequel. also le plot was really unpredictable, discluding maizono trying to kill someone

gameplay was alright though that rythem minigame was bleh. music was fine for the most part just not particularly notable.

I went into this thinking dr was probably overhyped. taking gameplay+music into consideration I overall wouldn't consider this to be an exceptional game however the characters were good and the plot was top knotch, so I actually did end up enjoying it very, very much. looking forward to playing the sequel
 
fuuuuuuck, my heart

in hindsight I should've seen it coming, compared to the other protagonists kaede didn't have much issues: makoto was worried about being too average and getting up to the others' potential, hajime had self-identity issues and had to cope with his past...but kaede had no apparent flaws. even before the killing game began, she tried her damnedest to make sure her friends made it out of the school alive. sure they didn't succeed in the end, but her attempt still managed to summon hope in the others when they were desperate the most; she was truly selfless to the end.

that being said, that was one of the best beginnings of any video game I've played, bar none. that execution was one of the more brutal ones to come out of the series, but like nabber said, that final scene with shuichi standing there staring at the piano, with clair de lune playing in the background...it was just candy for the eyes and ears. can't wait to see what else this game has in store
 
looking back on it, maybe they should've had this case happen in the middle of the game, like chapter 3 or 4

I'm not just saying this because maybe the (mainline) series's first female protagonist could've had more screentime, but I really can't see how they would explain the mysteries around rantaro (his talent, the ultimate hunt) when he's already dead. it feels like a waste of a perfectly good character but oh well
 
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