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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 2, 2023 2:31:49 GMT -5
Know there are at least a few Danganronpa fans around here so felt worth making a thread to see if anyone besides me's presently playing it.
I'm not super far in - finished chapter 0 and presently in the prologue - but so far... Eh, s'alright? Mystery Labyrinth just feels like a class trial at half speed but maybe when it's removed from drowning in tutorials it'll flow better. Whole thing kind of just feels like Danganronpa-meets-AI: The Somnium Files-but-not-as-good-as-either thus far but there's still ample time for it to grow on me further and I am at least invested in it.
Shinigami feels like a mistake though. She's not awful, certainly had her amusing moments, but thus far she feels like if Genocide Jack was a main character and as much as I like Genocide Jack there's a reason she wasn't one.
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Post by Chiral on Jul 2, 2023 2:46:28 GMT -5
I'm at the first chapter currently (or like...third I guess) and it definitely feels like Kodaka wanted his own Somnium Files to follow up Dangan Ronpa like his pal Uchikoshi did following Zero Escape, but IDK if he can hit the highs Somnium Files hits, so far while it's a lot of fun and I'm engaged I'm definitely heavily leaning to no on that lol. I can see a lot of Kodaka's strengths and weaknesses (at least IMO) already. Chapter 0 spoilers: {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}The whole twist of offing everyone feels like it would have meant more had I been following the game prior because (oh god this is gonna sound like complete nonsense but bear with me) it felt like a twist for people following trailers, gameplay, etc. expecting the full cast to be there the whole time. I get the sense that Kodaka likes twists for the diehard fans that follow his work, but I hadn't been keeping up with trailers and stuff so I was just like "wait that's it for them? are you sure? are they gonna show up again?" so the like "WOW LOOK ALL THOSE PEOPLE YOU THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT ARE DEAD" twist did not land. I could see them popping up again cuz it's really weird to devote any time to them at all but after Dangan Ronpa V3...yeah lol, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a "LOL GOT YOU!!!" troll twist for people closely following pre-release material. As for Shinigami, Dangan Ronpa 1 spoilers: {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}The idea of pairing a typical Kodaka protag with effectively a Junko-alike as a sidekick to solve cases is a fun idea but again I don't think it'll reach the heights of detective partners like Date/Aiba, Ryuki/Tama, and Mizuki/Aiba from Somnium Files, which this game feels VEEERRRRYYYYY heavily inspired by. I don't hate Shinigami so far at least, but Somnium Files is gonna be strong in my head playing this.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 2, 2023 2:51:26 GMT -5
I'm at the first chapter currently (or like...third I guess) and it definitely feels like Kodaka wanted his own Somnium Files to follow up Dangan Ronpa like his pal Uchikoshi did following Zero Escape, but IDK if he can hit the highs Somnium Files hits, so far while it's a lot of fun and I'm engaged I'm definitely heavily leaning to no on that lol. I can see a lot of Kodaka's strengths and weaknesses (at least IMO) already. Chapter 0 spoilers: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}The whole twist of offing everyone feels like it would have meant more had I been following the game prior because (oh god this is gonna sound like complete nonsense but bear with me) it felt like a twist for people following trailers, gameplay, etc. expecting the full cast to be there the whole time. I get the sense that Kodaka likes twists for the diehard fans that follow his work, but I hadn't been keeping up with trailers and stuff so I was just like "wait that's it for them? are you sure? are they gonna show up again?" so the like "WOW LOOK ALL THOSE PEOPLE YOU THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT ARE DEAD" twist did not land. I could see them popping up again cuz it's really weird to devote any time to them at all but after Dangan Ronpa V3...yeah lol, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a "LOL GOT YOU!!!" troll twist for people closely following pre-release material. As for Shinigami, Dangan Ronpa 1 spoilers: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}The idea of pairing a typical Kodaka protag with effectively a Junko-alike as a sidekick to solve cases is a fun idea but again I don't think it'll reach the heights of detective partners like Date/Aiba, Ryuki/Tama, and Mizuki/Aiba from Somnium Files, which this game feels VEEERRRRYYYYY heavily inspired by. I don't hate Shinigami so far at least, but Somnium Files is gonna be strong in my head playing this. Yeah, pretty much agreed with the lot of that. Especially the AITSF stuff, so much of this - down to even just the concept of, "You have a cutesy cartoon mascot assistant who transforms into a woman in another world running on dream logic where you solve puzzles," - feels like, "Kodaka really, really wanted to make his own version of AI," and at least initially while I like Yuma and don't really dislike Shinigami they're no Date and Aiba. Think the ones the pairing feels the most like are Ryuki and Tama but even in the early game those two feel like they have a lot more layers than Yuma and Shinigami do. For a non-Spike Chunsoft point of comparison this game also REALLY obviously could not have been made by a man who hasn't played way too much Persona 4.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 5, 2023 1:19:15 GMT -5
I'm pretty slow-going through the game so far, only midway through chapter 1, but something I am kind of realizing is that I think this is less, "Kodaka wanted to make AI: The Somnium Files," and more, "Kodaka wanted to make Ace Attorney." As it settles into its apparent general flow and pacing it's reminding me a lot more of that and the Peacekeepers seem to essentially be a way more boring and tiresome equivalent to Gumshoe.
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Post by schma on Jul 5, 2023 2:51:11 GMT -5
My friend is streaming one of them on Mondays but I'm typically at work. Finally got to watch some and they solved two murders. There were some interesting/odd developments. Don't want to spoil the murders but I learned that one of the characters had a robot run several tests on all her poo to ensure her hair stays shiny. I had no idea what to expect going into this, but it was definitely not that.
Edited to add that I was talking about danganrompa
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jul 5, 2023 2:58:06 GMT -5
I can't play it because I don't have a switch, but is it murder mysteries like Danganronpa? I do like solving a good mystery, and those were often pretty darn good.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 5, 2023 3:34:19 GMT -5
I can't play it because I don't have a switch, but is it murder mysteries like Danganronpa? I do like solving a good mystery, and those were often pretty darn good. Yeah, this one is also about murder mysteries, though as they relate to some broader mystery in regards to a city entirely owned by a company.
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