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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 37.3 hrs on record (31.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: 2 Jan, 2017 @ 2:45pm

If you didnt play danganronpa 1 and are only reading this to get a look at both games reviews, i will just say this game is as good if not better than danganronpa 1. For those who already played danganronpa 1, let's start by saying what is worse because that list is much shorter.

-->We start with the ambiance of danganronpa 2, which is different than the first game. The game feels much more open because of the size and the way you move between places and islands, that doesn't mean it's worse, but you feel much less claustrophobic which in my opinion is worse because of the nature of the game.
-->The second aspect of the game which is, again, subjectively worse than the first one is the balance of the characters personalities. the characters are just as good or even better than the first game, but the balancing is off in terms of seriousness, that means the cast become much more silly or serious ( not gonna spoil) and doesnt achiev the same cool balance of the first game.

With that out of the way, we can go to the pros. The game is absolutely fantastic, you can feel improvments in almost every aspect of the game execpt maybe the tutorials for the minigames of the class trials. The story manages to also impact the story of the first game in a very positive way, shedding light in a lot of elements that the first story left pushed aside. The game immediatly throws you 2 very mysterious characters, that forces you to think about the characters in the first game, and with that you are left with not even knowing if the events of the second game are after or before the events of the first game at the start. This time, in a tropical island, you are going to feel much more connected with the characters because of the better balancing between the plot and the social events, you will feel even more part of the group, and, therefore, feel much more despair as things go ugly. The class trials are better in a lot of ways, the main aspect is the difficulty. The game feels like it knows you played a full game already and its much less kind with the difficulty, making the trials much more challenging in a good way. The minigames are, imo, better but still it's subjective, aside from that, the trial shows quality of life improvments, only the tutorials are bad.

TLDR: the game is better in almost all aspects but the ambiance is less claustrophobic and the cast has problems with the personalities balancing throughout the story. Overall, the game is a must have for who played danganronpa 1 for sure, and the majority will probably like the second game even more.
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