Why Danganronpa V3 is the worst one 

Also, since I know people are gonna ask, my avatar is a dude. It just has long hair because I have long hair IRL

Imagine how great it would have been if Korekiyo survived and realized that he killed Tenko for no reason because his sister is fake

I have seen the theory that the Monokubs were a refrence to the fact that this is a show that went on for 53 seasons, it's the equivalent of adding new child characters as a gimmick, but yeah that doesn't really save them.

I disagree heavily, but I respect your opinion.

“Kibo is a nothing character.” *Ouch*

Wouldn't it have been hilarious if Miu was the protagonist just because she has an ahoge? I wonder what it would be like playing as a character who's absolutely INSANE.

Seriously, that feeling when you play the first female protaganist in Danganronpa...than she died... Edit: Screw it, Komaru gonna sue me Edit 2: Girl A gonna kill me now lol

So basically Danganronpa 1: The cast survived the despair apocalypse but the world is being destroyed and most of the cast still dies regardless Danganronpa 2: The cast survived again but it's revealed that they're all parts of the ultimate despair except for two people and killing game they were in was a virtual world Danganronpa 3: IT'S ALL A LIE

Your complaints with Angie is kinda similar to what happened with Taka in the first. He could've gotten a character arc where he learns to grow from Mondo's death, instead he justs dies. I'm not saying the first game's chapter 3 was bad or anything, FAR from bad, I'm just pointing something out.

I agree and must admit i found some of the characters quite irritating or unnecessary compared to previous games but i loved the character Gonta

I had some mixed feelings towards the ending after playing it, but I may have some theories.

Kiibo should have been the real mastermind tbh. I can't help but feel like he has an underlying hatred for humanity outside of his envy (and hes treated badly by most of the other students). Idk this might just be my highschool revenge fantasy through projection.

I REALLY wanted that Ryoma character arc where he found a reason to live and do his best. Maybe because I can really relate to him but he is just an amazing character who had so much potential.

2:05 The names being sideways is more of a localization issue. In Japanese, their characters can be written and read top to bottom, but obviously we don't do that with Western writing, so they oriented the names sideways to fit.

The ending is such a mix bag the only way I really ever accepted it was buy making up a theory that makes v3 not Canon to the main story

For me, Tsumugi was wasted as a character and as a villain. She didn't have any character development, she had ABSOLUTELY no relevance to the plot, and then suddenly became the mastermind and turned out to be very important and relevant to the plot. That was the only time when the antagonist wasn't Junko, she had great potential, but instead became a nothing character. She could have split personality, that would explain her sudden change of behavior and the glowing eyes. Or give her more screentime with interesting dialogues, not just the 4th wall breaking in the 6th chapter. She didn't even have any special traits that would make her outstanding, and was the most forgettable in the cast. Admit it, we all forgot she was existing until chapter 6. I always wanted the antagonist to be someone different than Junko, now I'd rather have Junko.

Monomi is hated for some reason, also Monodam is the only decent MonoKub

Split debate is easily my favorite part of the class trials

THANK GOD SOMEONE THINKS 2’s REBUTTAL IS BETTER THAN 3’s ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FAST PACED I HATED IT ALSO THE MUSIC IS NOT REBUTTAL LIKE Edit:Also why is it that at the beginning of each rebuttal they at LEAST give 2’s characters a special animation even if they only have one so to speak Mahiru Nekomaru Nagito Fuyuhiko Peko and Akane they had one only 1 rebuttal in the game and still had a animation unlike just reusing sprites which I hated when I first saw the game. But we can all agree it has the best intro Not a fan of the theme without the intro but it’s real good

I absolutely adore Shuichi’s character, but I really wish Kaede was the protagonist. She had the motivation to solve cases with Shuichi by her side, so there was really nothing stopping her from being the only one throughout the game. I feel like she was only implemented as the protagonist in the first place for shock value when it came to her death. Sure, it gave Shuichi character development but it came at the cost of cutting another ones off before it even started. 😭😭😭

My opinion on V3 is simple, I really enjoyed case 1 and 2, and 4 and 5 are easily some of my favorites in the franchise but case 3 was baffling and a wasted opportunity, and case 6 cosplay roulette really drain my enjoyment to a critical point.

I remember I was really angry at trial 6 because when *SPOILER* Tsumugui said that nothing was real I remembered the whole story that some characters like Chiaki in the anime went through, I still believe that Tsumugui lied but that still makes it the worst end besides gave an impression that they no longer wanted to do the Danganronpa story and ended it in the most forced way possible

I personally believe that the ending of the 3rd game was just a falsehood made to make everyone feel despair. I do believe that the characters from the third game are unreal. Not the first or second games, the third one.

If I could shortly summarize V3, I'd say "great concepts with poor execution (no pun intended)"

you triggered a lot of people just by them reading the title-

While this isn't my least favorite game, this video really made me realize why I didn't connect to this game's characters and story as much as the first two games. Like seriously, a majority of the things you pointed out are problems I have with the game too, but I just couldn't put it into words lol.

Shuichi should've been the mastermind while Kaede should've been the protagonist. Being the ultimate detective, he would know everything that's actually going on.

The thing that makes it much worse is that the game itself (and fans) will respond to all the problems in the game with "___ flaw is just a symptom of the Danganronpa show running for 53 seasons! It's supposed to be that way" which honestly feels like the game forcing you to excuse all of it's flaws because "that's what they meant all along". Meanwhile, it offers no unique character deconstruction or subversions tied to this. This also makes the game feel like it's impossible to criticize, and that it's almost forcing the player to like it.

WHEN YOU DRAGGED MAKOTO AND HAJIME I WAS ON THE FLOOR

They should have done perspective swaps with Shuichi and Kaede every chapter

I will always say the same. I want to belive the story Im playing is real, that the characters than I like so much have an actual personally and an actual reason to act like they do (at least, in the world than im playing in). The fact that they just told me "it doesnt matter everything you did before and what you did now, cause nothing its real" its like, punching me in the face, really hard. I dont need to be reminded the world that I like isnt real, I hated it so much

Honestly, unlike 1 and 2, V3 feels out of place. It doesn’t have the same vibe as 1 and 2.

The reason I dislike Danganronpa V3 is because the ending is like "congrats! You just waste your entire week by playing the whole Danganronpa series!".

I agree with the "the game is a horrible judge of who should've lived or not" I would of switched shuichi with keade and Himiko with Ryoma, I would of also added a few more survivors rather than only having three (maybe Kirumi or Miu) I personally would of kept rantaro alive even if it was just for a few more cases cus he was rlly interesting and have someone who's rlly plain he the first victim I would of also made someone else the mastermind and killed Tsumugi off early I really like the idea of angie being a culprit, that would of been rlly interesting and It would of probably been better if the double murder was cut cus I it really sucked- Remember this is only my opinion, please don't get mad-

I have a theory. I remember Kodaka saying something along the lines of "if there is one series I don't mind people hating, it is V3." I think he is trying to use Danganronpa to mock art studios and the mainstream. So it is established canonically that Danganronpa is a game show created by Team Danganronpa, the company Shirogane Tsumugi worked for, and the franchise gained a huge success. It went on for 53 seasons because of how successful it is, and how so many people found the game relatable. Why so? Because this show gives the majority, the talentless people, HOPE. The same reason why some people like Spiderman over other Marvel heroes, they want see a nobody who just happened to be in an unbelievable situation (bitten by a spider) fight their way to the top, rather than seeing a "chosen one" fight to the top. Because like Nagito said in Ultra Despair Girls, people are motivated by stories about the weaker side winning, such as David vs Goliath, weaker sports team in games. Which is precisely why I strongly disagree that Kaede should've been the protagonist, because that would've destroyed the whole point of Danganronpa. A scrawny, comparatively miserable protagonist is exactly what Danganronpa needs to make the story "relatable", to give the audience the sense of hope, allowing them to think they TOO can achieve great stuff, despite being talentless. Which is why Shuichi said in the last trial, this game kept going for 53 seasons, because HOPE NEVER LOST. This is the part where I think, Kodaka wants to mock the mainstream. I mentioned I think Kodaka wanted to mock art studios. I truly believe that. In fact, I believe, Danganronpa = Disney. Let's go through it series by series. Danganronpa 1 represents the creative masterpiece, the shining example of originality. Team Danganronpa just began, and the crew was filled with so much ambition and passion to make a project truly wonderful, and it paid off. It gained great success. Danganronpa 2 represents the not-as-good-but-still-good sequel, which is still made with passion and heart, but also for cash grab. Which is why in this season, they introduced the mechanic where the player can collect Monokuma stickers (merch), and they also advertised their new spinoff, Ultra Despair Girls. Although the ending is connected to the prequel, the ending is less original. It is basically a Matrix scenario. And the fact that this project is made for cash grab is made even more obvious by many of the side stuff available in the game: Danganronpa Dating sim, Usami RPG, and Danganronpa Tamagotchi. The company is expanding the business. Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls represents experimental spinoff that gets mixed reviews. New mechanics, new concepts, although appreciated by some fans, but not as successful as the original. This spinoff, however, is made with some intention of cash-grabbing. I mean, just look how many versions of Monokumas are there. More Monokumas=more plushies. Plus an imouto protagonist that panders to the audience that crave waifus. Danganronpa 3 represents the failure. Due to the huge demand by fans, and the huge success Team Danganronpa got from the first two works, they quickly dished out the anime, which SUCKED. Cash-grab galore, no longer original, the twist is literally a brainwash cliche. That is lazy writing. This is probably the series that made many fans in the world of Danganronpa give up on the franchise, for how badly it is made. But at this point, Team Danganronpa doesn't care anymore. They know they can survive and keep the franchise alive no matter what, because of the huge fanbase they've got. All they have to do is pandering. "NOOOO DON'T KILL ASAHINA AOI" Aight, It's a prank, lol. "NOOOO I WANT CHARACTERS FROM DR2 BACK!" Okay, they're not dead, lol. "NOOOO HOW DARE YOU KILL OFF KIRIGIRI?!!!" OkOk, Mikan saved her, although that doesn't add up at all, but as long as you're happy. "LGBT RIGHTS!!!!!!!" Here is an openly gay boxer character whose gayness will affect the story. Danganronpa 1.2 Reload represents the remastered stuff for more cash-grab. And guess what? They even made a dating sim for the original Danganronpa. Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls 2 represents the even bigger failure that even the franchise wants to pretend it doesn't exist. It appeared briefly in Danganronpa V3, in the AV room. Many real-life fans thought it is hinting a new spinoff, but I believe, Kodaka is trying to mimic how in some movies, the studio mocks their own work to be quirky. Like how Elsa was embarrassed by Let It Go in Frozen 2. In real life, UDG 2 doesn't exist. But I believe in the world of Danganronpa, it does, and because it is so shit, they made fun of it in Danganronpa V3. Which is why Kaede's response to it was "sounds like a lame spin-off." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6i73xlK6UI.html The mangas and novels represents shorts for more cash-grab. They are decently written stories that connect to the universe, but not important to the main arcs. And finally, there is V3, which represents a supposedly long-awaited enormous project that completely missed the point. I believe this is the first year Tsumugi entered Team Danganronpa, which explains why she seemed so passionate at the last class trial. And the fact that she only bothered to cosplay as the characters from the first two seasons showed that even she believed that the first two seasons out of all 53 are the real deals. However, as passionate as she is, Team Danganronpa has already transformed from a company full of passion, into a shameless company that loves cash money more than anything else. Proof? 1. The large amount of minigames. Danganronpa slot machines, Danganronpa fishing, Danganronpa mine block shit game, Danganronpa racing, a GREATER Danganronpa RPG, Danganronpa board game, and of course, the dating sim. 2. I agree. Monokubs served no purpose whatsoever to the story. So why are they there? SIMPLE. THEY ARE THE MINIONS OF DANGANRONPA. THEY ARE THERE FOR MORE MERCH. MORE PLUSHIES. Hell, this time around they even put in more effort into the mechanism where players can collect the stickers. THEY GAVE THE MONOKUB STICKERS ANIMATION!! 3. Rather than spending time on writing a great story like they did in the first two seasons, they focused more on the technology and graphics and shit. Which is why the settings look so much less claustrophobia-inducing, and why K1-B0 is such a shit character. The selling point of this season is no longer the originality, but IT IS LIVE-ACTION!! THEY GOT REAL TEENS TO DO THE KILLING NOW. (I am watching you, Disney, fucking Lion King and Mulan and all that crap). Hell, the very reason the twist of the season is so bad is because the original story Team Danganronpa planned for Season 53, the end of the world trope, was SO FULL OF PLOTHOLES IT HAD TO BE DITCHED. They fucked up with the flashback lights. They gave memories that contradicted each other. 4. Another selling point, the Necronomicon. It has been established that the 16 characters were chosen in an audition. I believe this trial was supposed to serve as a chance to allow one other teen who juuust missed the audition to enter the game show. The characters are easily replaceable. Just get a new person, shine the personality on them with the Flashback Light, give them a plastic surgery, and it's done! Too bad it didn't work. However, precisely because they fucked around with the marketing stuff too much, the story-writing flopped even harder, which explains why trial 3 was especially shit in this game. 5. Another selling point: K1-B0 himself. I agree, his character sucks. But in the end, it didn't matter. BECAUSE A BUNCH OF FANGIRLS WILL ALWAYS BE FINE WITH A HANDSOME ASS ROBOT TO RULE 34 WITH. And he now acts as the audiences' eyes in the world of Danganronpa. He is basically just there for the sake of more marketing, and showing off tech stuff. Like how some movies irl do, showing off the CGI and shit without even giving actual care to the story. There are good elements in season 53, such as Gonta, Kokichi, and the Kaito Maki development. I believe those existed because of Tsumugi. Like I said, she was passionate. My theory on her character is that she is a passionate girl who finally got a job in Team Danganronpa, and she even went out of her way to write so many good characters for the franchise. But deep down, she knew, as much as she loved the franchise, it is failing. She tried her best to make sure the Hope vs Despair theme goes on in the final trial, but she failed. Shuichi, a character she wrote herself, destroyed her at her own game by quitting. And since the ending was so shit, plus the story wasn't amazing to begin with, the remaining fans of Danganronpa quit watching the show. Which kind of explains why Tsumugi accepted her death so calmly. She knew this would happen eventually. In the execution, she took off her cosplay as Junko, and waved the franchise she loved so much goodbye. In conclusion, I think Danganronpa is a work made to mock such a phenomenon in art studios. Which explains one of his tweets that baffled the Danganronpa fandom: "Danganronpa V3 will never end." As long as there is a demand from the mainstream who don't give two fucks about art, such a phenomenon will always happen in art studios. Shameless cash-grabs, inexistent artistic integrity, they are inevitable. It will never end.

Personally I think V3s strongest point is the cast, the cast was amazing, in fact I love the entire cast for almost the entire franchise- Danganronpa is just good at characters I guess lmao I still respect your opinion about the cast not being as strong though

I think it is the best, but I totally agree why some aren't so keen about it

In my opinion v3 is a masterpiece with a few flaws. MY OPINION

I was super excited for Kokichi, since I loved Byakuya and Nagito so much. I knew that Kokichi was the antagonist of the game and everybody loved him. But, when I played the game, Kokichi just felt like a Nagito 2.0… he didn’t feel like a threat until chapter 4. With Nagito, you never knew what he was gonna do. Kokichi also had no motive. He wanted to end the killing game, but that is a goal, not a motive. His goal was to end the killing game, the motive is why he wanted to end it. And if you say ‘well it’s the right thing to do’ that is such a boring, basic motive. Everybody wanted to end the killing game. He feels like a 2D generic villain, unlike Byakuya and Nagito who had character and motive. I was incredibly disappointed with Kokichi.

I was so annoyed by monocubs OST and... monocubs. Ugh.

V3's cast saves me, honestly. You made some good points, But I'd say Dr2 was my least favorite game. A lot of characters died for no reason, And sometimes those characters would die too! It felt like the game only wished to give development to Nagito, Fuyuhiko, and Hajime. On top of that, Dr2's personalities are much more exaggerated and there's a large imbalance of wacky characters... Still love a lot of them, but it's a bit too much for me.

I do agree that Shuichi is very similar to the previous protagonists, but I feel he fits the role a lot better due to his backstory and how it ties into the context of the killing game.

V3’s ending twist might be the single worst piece of writing I have ever experienced. 1 had good writing, 2 was even better (IMO at least), but the ending of V3 was so staggeringly bad that it retroactively tarnished my impression of the entire series. A good twist replaces what was happening before with something more interesting that makes sense. The ending of V3 replaces what was happening before with something actively less interesting, removes all the stakes and tension, nearly directly insults the player’s intelligence and emotional investment in the story, and basically comes across as the devs throwing a temper tantrum that they want to work on other games but can’t. It’s not avant-garde or creative or a subversion; it’s stupid, petty, and bad writing. Coming off of the narratively impactful twists that were very well done in 1 and 2, calling it a disappointment is an extreme understatement. Good writing gets you to care about what’s happening - the ending of V3 actively says “Ha, we got you to care, aren’t you a sucker? Let’s make sure that you don’t care about what’s happening here at all.” It’s indefensible and downright baffling how they ever thought that was anything but a terrible idea. 1 and 2 are truly remarkable games, but, V3 will likely remain the worst single narrative work I have ever experienced for the foreseeable future. Which is a shame, there were interesting characters and dynamics and ideas present, and the first trial in particular was excellent. But, then the writers decided to throw a temper tantrum.

Being in the party of “My favorite character is Keebo” is hard

"Why are you watching it before playing?" Because V3 is the least interesting of the franchise,lol. Even UDG is more interesting (maybe because is more connected to the other 2 games). I heard how Kaede, Kaito and Kokichi are great characters, but still don't wanna torture myself again watching +30hrs of gameplay

It had the best characters but did all the wrong things with them basically

In my opinion v3 is the best game in the series. Its so polished, the characters are intresting and have hella designs. But the first 2 are just dr in its prime. Ish.

i enjoy V3 charectors but i wish it had a better ending and i wish we got more info on the pregames

Don't have time to watch, but I agree. V3 was a huge let down, and the ending was just pure shit.

All through the ending I felt like this was being written by someone who didn't want to write these stories anymore. It felt like they wanted to make everyone so mad that they never asked for another Danganronpa. Which is precisely how it is in the story. Except in reality, this game costs money and you can't just insult your audience like that.

I actually like all the games and all the characters (Haiji is not one of them). This is my opinion though.

Opinion: V3 was trying way too hard to be unpredictable and it didn’t go too well Unpredictable doesn’t automatically mean good, Danganronpa... Sometimes following by what makes sense can actually be surprising and following by what makes sense can have a smoother run through the story. Also twists really work when not used in most of the game. If everything is a twist, how memorable does it make the twists as twists

Can we please talk about how the characters LITERALLY dehumanized Kokichi and literally anyone else they DIDNT like? Just because they could?

Why they didn't make Shuichi the decoy protagonist and then made Kaede the main character is so beyond me. They didn't go "oh this detective-like guy who seems so main character isn't the main character, but this supporting protagonist-like one is?" But instead "oh this interesting character isn't the mc, but this other guy who just feels like another mc type guy is it instead", basically the twist being that it'll be the same *again.*

The thumbnail looks like it was ripped from a NicoB video.

For me, the ending messed up my perception of the game. Overall it was great, the new mechanics were fun, and the minigames to get Monocoins were great. To me, the characters is V3 were the strongest and most diverse/interesting of the series, with many possible directions they all could have taken. Even with the wonky controls while moving around, once I got used to my head being snapped-back into facing forward, it was ok. Despite all this, the ending soured my opinion of the entire game. It goes to show you how important sticking the landing is, as they can change you entire opinion on the piece of media, especially on rewatch/replay.

Dafawfulizer with almost every other character: (full explainations on what makes or breaks the character for him) Dafawfulizer with Gonta: GONTA IS FREAKING ADORABLE AND HAS THE SADDEST DEATH IN THE GAME! Dafawfulizer with Kokichi: Kokichi is the best character here and I don't need to explain why... (I hate when people use a phrase like that. Like, sure most of the people who are watching do know what his character is like, but can you at least give a short debrief on why he's you're favorite character in the cast.)

oh thank you so So much for this video, I finished this game last week and I've been SO ANGRY with it but since no one near me plays DR series I was left being a bitter granny alone oh god

I love how in V3, the characters actually act more realistic in some ways. Like how the characters actually try to fight against monokuma in some capacity at the start

I just think that Kokichi is easily the worst villain/antagonist in the entire serie

You do not know how much I want a 1,000 page novel on the Remnants of Despair

I agree with all except Kokichi I personally despise him and think he’s basically the worst written character in the whole series. But if you like him that’s fine, it’s your opinion and I’ll respect it.

I have to say I think the plants in V3 make the building feel more abandoned and in disrepair than relaxing, although I do agree about the other two games having a better setting.

i personally head cannon that (spoiler) tsumugi lied about how everything was fake to try and fill them with despair. by rewriting their memories, they became “fictional characters” that tsumugi could use her abilities on. Either that, or Tsumugi could cosplay as real people the entire time and chose not to in order to maximize the despair or something idk. it makes more sense to me if tsumugi was the one who recorded all the audition videos and tried to set things up as though it were all fiction when in reality it wasn’t.

I just ignored the the end because it literally crushed me. The game had nothing to do with the story

NGL v3's ending is something i can see being legit really interesting, but i think the issue is that the game falls into the same traps that it tries to critique danganronpa for, so it just feels...hypocritical? the game just retreads the DR formula and the ending comes too late to really redeem it, and its a shame because you could make it interesting by tying the themes into the game more. Rantarou is really interesting, but he dies before hes even able to do anything, its a similar issue to impostor actually, where i think the reveal of their talent (and the fact that rantarou survived previous killing games) could really cause some interesting group dynamics. The necromancy plot is also something that can actually WORK as well, by brainwashing someone else who volunteers into behaving like that exact character who got brought back, and then that could make an interesting finale, I mean, Not only were you brainwashed, but you were brainwashed to act and look like a person who died. anywho, sorry for rambling! i just think V3 had a ton of potential with its plot and it really ruined it by trying so hard to go for a last second twist

the only reason i dont like v3 is because of how sadistic it is. It has the least survivors some of the most sadistic deaths and executions characters with top tier development just got killed of for the sake of it and the survivors werent the best too. The only one I like is shuichi but maki and himioko were the most dry characters of all time. Keebos death did not need to happen he could easily have destroyed the barrier with the missiles, Miu didn't need to die either because the killer had no motive. It just seemed so edgy and fucked up with a mediocre end imo

I feel so special that v3 was made for the console I own, more than I should tbh

V3 was interesting. I found myself disliking a lot of characters and hating a good chunk of things. Look all I gotta say is *Kiyo was did hella dirty and so was Angie* All I care for is those two

Just my opinion but I think that Korekiyo should of been in the student council so that he could see how manipulative Angie is and that would have been him motivation for killing her

How could you say something so controversial yet so brave???

The one thing I agree with the most is the surviving cast problem. Shuichi was really the only character I was invested in seeing survive once I knew Kaito and Kokichi weren’t going to. I like Maki and Keebo but they are very lacking in personality. Himiko has some development but I never really bought her dramatic change during the second half, and she just isn’t particularly memorable to me at all, and then Tsumugi is just a plot device and nothing else. The only times I remembered that she existed before the twist at the end was in her interactions with Gonta, which ultimately don’t lead to anything. Between Miu, Gonta, Kaito, Kaede, or Kokichi, if even one of them had survived I would have been a lot more invested in seeing the characters reach the end. I feel like V3 tried so hard to make you upset when people died more than the other two, and usually works, but that means it kills all the characters you’re most rooting for before the end while leaving a bunch of bland to finish out the game, which was disappointing.

danganronpa v3 feels more like a fangame than an actual studio produced official game (not saying that's a bad thing tho)

i love this game the most for its characters and gameplay, but story wise it falls flat for me. unfortunately the plot twist that it’s all fictional pretty much ruined the game for me. it feels like the writers just had the protagonist wake up in his bed after the game and realise that it was all a dream. i don’t want to think of v3 as non-canonical because i love the characters so much, but the story kinda just brings the whole game down.

I disagree in almost every way. V3 improved everything from 2, especially its characters, setting, how it used the formula, and its better way of rejecting hope and despair. The only thing I thought 2 did better was the rival character in Nagito. Edit: The funhouse was also much better then the virtual world

Why I hate v3: The so called protagonist dies in the first chapter for no fucking reason, the missed a lot of opportunities for some characters and kokichi oma ded

The thing with survivors of v3, I think all of them deserved to survive. All of them had good character arcs and made them good characters while still being unique. I would've loved for Kaede or Tenko to survive, but it made Shuichi and Himiko such better characters overall. Luckily Tenko didn't have her arc as bad as Hiyoko's, but it's still barely covered. I think Ryoma could've been fleshed out a lot more as well as Angie. Kirumi was really boring and that's sad since she's such a cool looking character but turned out to be boring. There was a lot more potential with her. Korekiyo's motive was... Interesting.... But I actually LOVED Korekiyo's character before the third trial. I loved how weird he was. Miu is one of my favourite characters, but I think that it made sense for her to be killed. She was such an op character in terms of making inventions so she could've just shut down the killing game with them. I think Rantaro could've used more development, but he was fleshed out after his death so I ain't salty. Kaito and Kokichi were great and had perfect development. Kodaka made Tsumugi unlikeable on purpose to have and effect on the player. Also Kiibo, he was cute but in my opinion was really boring until chapter 6.

Although it’s my favourite overall, there are so many things that I also don’t like about it (but also shuichi and kaede are my fav protags and characters)

Himiko: magic Ppl: stfu u annoying Nagito: hope Ppl: omg ily Me 🤦‍♀️

V3 is my favorite 😳😳😳

I actually really love the Monokubs, they're quite adorable even though they have no purpose, they're just too cute for me not to like it

I vehemently agree with almost all of this tbh, especially with the ending being garbage. I felt that EVERYTHING about the rest of the game was absolutely meaningless. I never thought I would hate a fourth wall break so much in my entire life, and this is coming from someone who LOVES Undertale and Doki Doki Literature Club. But I digress. I honestly loved the huge shift in chapter 5, and all of the stuff going on with Kokichi, along with the trial itself. However I honestly did like Keebo a lot, but I still wish he was more developed as the story progressed, and maybe more developed in a different way. Chapter 6 made me realize that Kaede wasn't even SUPPOSED to die, wnd that was enough to make me LIVID because I wanted her to live, and she was supposed to live. Anyway, in my opinion it's a 7/10, Danganronpa 2 is still my favorite.

I liked Himiko. I thought her development was really nice and I actually enjoyed her personality. Also I completed her FTE and her skill is easily the best in the game. Kaede is still my favorite though but I was glad Himiko survived.

While I disagree with your opinions, I respect the amount of work and effort that you put in to present them.

I have to say danganronpa V3 was the first game in the series I watched a playthrough on and I have to say, when I first saw Kaede being the main character I always knew she was gonna die deep down. because she was just way too good for this series and what I knew at the time of hajime and makoto was that she was only protagonist who was really optimistic. So when she died I got mad. I wanted her and shuichi to atleast be together until the 4th trial and learning she was killed by tsumugi just added salt to the wound. I liked the character, atmosphere and their personality. I despised the bullshit ending and the story. So far the weakest for me.

And you can definitely tell in writing, the story and the characters that the man behind Danganronpa doesn’t feel as passionate about his franchise anymore like how V3 is way too much meta.

I actually really like Shuichi just because of his dynamics with the other characters (Kaito, Maki, and Kokichi in particular). His character growth is honestly my favorite out of the mainline protagonists, and that unfortunately has to come at the cost of Kaede's death. I think I really enjoyed the trio of Shuichi, Maki, and Kaito because it reminded me so much of the dynamic between Simon, Yoko, and Kamina from Gurren Lagann, so I guess it really is personal. The way Shuichi and Maki changed and developed throughout the story really made them some of my favorites in the series. Shuichi's dynamic with Kokichi was really compelling, with Kokichi being an arguably stronger villain than Komaeda. With Komaeda, he was unpredictable in that he was unhinged, but Kokichi was unpredictable in that you never knew if he was telling the truth or not. He was completely sane, making him a much more menacing threat. The battle between truth and lies is the core theme of the game, and I feel that Shuichi and Kokichi represent that perfectly.

I would have loved if kaedes plan was the same but somehow Shuichi ends up as the killer. having her have to deal with her own mistake by getting two of her friends killed and starting the killing game would be a much better arc for a main character than “insecure boy learns he is special uwu” for the third time in a row

I really liked the class trials except for 3 and 6. 3, as you said, wasted potential and 6 drained my sanity. I really disliked the ending. It makes you feel like the past 3 games we played were for nothing . I would rather have closure on the actual game than a horrible fourth wall break that was more confusing than Inception.

I couldn't disagree more, mostly about the characters. Of course, you can think and say whatever you want, but I think you didn't understand a single thing about V3

I just finished it and I want those 60+ hours back... It had huge potential and a lot of interesting aspects were completely abandoned like the revival thing... in the end it was just as if they gave up on the game and give a feeling like they actually want people to stfu about it so they don't have to make more

Despite it’s flaws i love the first 5 trials of v3, but most things from then onward are just genuinely terrible to me

I don't think I've ever both respected and yet completely disagreed with an opinion before, fair.

I personally prefer Shuichi over Kaede, to me he’s more unique

When they revealed tenko's death didn't matter I was really hoping for a "living with a known killer" situation. Cause we kinda got that in THH but we all knew toko wasn't gonna kill

I hear people who like V3 say “Danganronpa 2 sucks because it’s too unrealistic!” Or “the first game is so boring and forgetable!” Okay first of all, Why does a story need to be realistic to be good? Harry Potter is award winning and iconic yet it’s not realistic. Yes, Danganronpa 2 isn’t perfect, but it at least has significance in the story. And DR1 is probably seen as forgettable since it comes first in the series. You have DR2, UDG, all the anime’s and light novels, then V3. You forget because of all the other stuff that comes after, so it’s hard to remember it. UDG really comes down to preference and only is there to elaborate on what Touko is doing during one of the DR3 anime’s, but you can’t really compare it to the others because it’s a spinoff and plays totally different. I think what gets me most about V3 is the lack of reasoning there is for it to exist. All the DR content before was fine and needed nothing else, yet V3 was made to satisfy fans who begged for a new game. I personally believe the entire series besides maybe DR1 has bad writing, but with V3 it just sticks out more because of other aspects. Also the characters annoy me because while most people generally like most of the characters from the other games (I only really see antagonists like Byakuya, Celeste, Junko, Mikan, and Nagito get hate from the first two) but in V3 everyone has such extreme personalities, or no personality at all so you either love them, or despise them. That’s just how I see it.

I only like how 1 & 2 are connected and how the main story ends in dr3 anime, V3 still a great game tho

I think it’s really clever how you can link all these faults to the twist at the end and how the game ‘isn’t meant to be enjoyed’. Not an excuse for the faults but still clever on the dev’s part

Tbh V3 was my favorite. It had the best executions and the best cast in my opinion. It was hard to hate anyone but korekiyo in V3. Also I loved the ending. First V3 is not canon to the other 2 games so it doesn't ruin them. And second V3 did what a danganronpa game should, divert your expectations. Its main purpose was to divert your expectations from the beginning showing you that even protagonists are not safe. I could list a lot of stuff as to why I love V3 but that would take forever

My opinions: Best visuals: V3 Best characters: Danganronpa 2 Best execution scenes: V3 Best plot twists: V3 Best atmosphere: Danganronpa 1 Best amount of content: V3 Best dialogue: tie between 2 and V3 Best trial mechanics: V3 Best story: Danganronpa 2 Best soundtrack: can’t choose, to be honest Best setting: Danganronpa 2 Best mastermind reveal: V3