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[Pepsiman]

I don't know if NISA has fixed this, but having played the Japanese version months ago, I'll say that just as a safety precaution, even if it's an obvious one, I highly suggest maintaining multiple save files. I ran into a really nasty bug in chapter 3 where my save was just irredeemably corrupted, full stop. I had to do a fresh run of the game to get back up to that point. It's fairly fast to get back to that point once you know what you're doing, it took me an hour and a half, but on a first run, it can take several hours to get there, so not great!

I never got around to confirming it, but I know I'm not the only one who ran into trouble in that chapter specifically judging by Japanese search results. For what it was worth, it was the very first save point you can encounter in that chapter that's

Spoiler

after the weird graveyard

. (Not really a spoiler per se, but if you don't wanna even know what locales are in the game, there you go.) I have reason to believe it's probably reproducible at that point, too, so personally, I'd always suggest keeping a clean save from the last chapter you cleared just in case the worst happen.

There were also a handful of other bugs I ran into that required soft resets, such as buggy scripting, but nothing nearly as severe as that.

Again, to reiterate, maybe NISA has fixed that issue. Great if it has! Disregard everything I've said if so, but if it hasn't I just thought it was worth putting out there.

Great game when it works otherwise! I had a marvelous time with it and can't wait to actually discuss plot points about it with people who speak English!

 

[LiK]

Do I need to play 2?

god yes

 

[Trigger]

I forgot that this was coming. Definitely buying it ASAP. I need some fresh Danganronpa in my life.

 

[Miracle]

Do I need to play 2?

You would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't.

 

[Weebos]

Do I need to play 2?

Based on trailers and preview images I would say definitely.

 

[Isotope]

Good to hear that the story is dark and that NISA apparently didn't cut/censor anything. Next Tuesday needs to hurry up and get here.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I think I'm slightly more hyped for this than Phantom Pain.

I should go see the doctor.

No i fully understand why people would be more hyped for this

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

This was my first Danganronpa game and I liked it. I didn't feel very lost int he story not having played any of the other games.

 

[kurahador]

Can't wait for this.

 

[LiK]

This was my first Danganronpa game and I liked it. I didn't feel very lost int he story not having played any of the other games.

why did you deny yourself greatness? I also think you spoiled the twist of the previous games by jumping into AE first. :/

 

[Yasumi]

I don't know if NISA has fixed this, but having played the Japanese version months ago, I'll say that just as a safety precaution, even if it's an obvious one, I highly suggest maintaining multiple save files. I ran into a really nasty bug in chapter 3 where my save was just irredeemably corrupted, full stop. I had to do a fresh run of the game to get back up to that point. It's fairly fast to get back to that point once you know what you're doing, it took me an hour and a half, but on a first run, it can take several hours to get there, so not great!

I never got around to confirming it, but I know I'm not the only one who ran into trouble in that chapter specifically judging by Japanese search results. For what it was worth, it was the very first save point you can encounter in that chapter that's

Spoiler

after the weird graveyard

. (Not really a spoiler per se, but if you don't wanna even know what locales are in the game, there you go.) I have reason to believe it's probably reproducible at that point, too, so personally, I'd always suggest keeping a clean save from the last chapter you cleared just in case the worst happen.

There were also a handful of other bugs I ran into that required soft resets, such as buggy scripting, but nothing nearly as severe as that.

Again, to reiterate, maybe NISA has fixed that issue. Great if it has! Disregard everything I've said if so, but if it hasn't I just thought it was worth putting out there.

Great game when it works otherwise! I had a marvelous time with it and can't wait to actually discuss plot points about it with people who speak English!

IIRC there was a patch a little while after release that was supposed to fix whatever caused the save corruption. Shouldn't be an issue in the English version.

 

[BTA]

Now to decide if I want to play it in english or japanese

I imagine they talk during combat and such; does anyone know if that's subtitled? I'd like to play it with the Japanese voices since I did for 1 and 2, but that'll be annoying if so.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

When is releasing in europe?

 

[GoldStarz]

I imagine they talk during combat and such; does anyone know if that's subtitled? I'd like to play it with the Japanese voices since I did for 1 and 2, but that'll be annoying if so.

There's a small dialogue box that pops up no matter what language you play on.

 

[Hektor]

When is releasing in europe?

September third or fourth if i recall correctly.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

why did you deny yourself greatness? I also think you spoiled the twist of the previous games by jumping into AE first. :/

I just never got around to playing them. They were always on my radar, but I just never got around to it.

I figure I learned the twist, but I'm honestly okay with that.

 

[Kalor]

I'm interested in this but I don't see myself buying it for a while with other games coming out next month. I've heard some stuff about the story so I'm curious how it turns out.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

I really hope the story lives up to the hype as the gameplay in Ultra Despair Girls looks terrible and stars one of my least favorite cast members.

I only found out somewhat recently that this one isn't a visual novel smh. I just hope it's not a difficult/frustrating game as I'm in it for the story.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

September third or fourth if i recall correctly.

Thanks!
Physicial version like the last 2, or only psn?

 

[R_thanatos]

I regret that i have to wait 1 week after the release date to play this game.

It's clearly a new kind of despair

 

[TheChillyAcademic]

Wait this is out next week in NA?!

 

[LiK]

I imagine they talk during combat and such; does anyone know if that's subtitled? I'd like to play it with the Japanese voices since I did for 1 and 2, but that'll be annoying if so.

English for me. the dub is amazing and of course, don't wanna miss a fellow Gaffer's performance in the game. JPN voice for Monokuma also grates my ears.

 

[Mendrox]

I just never got around to playing them. They were always on my radar, but I just never got around to it.

I figure I learned the twist, but I'm honestly okay with that.

Killed yourself the greatness of this generation. Big fuckup.. DR1+2 are awesome without getting spoilered. :-( I feel sad for you.

 

[GoldStarz]

I really hope the story lives up to the hype as the gameplay in Ultra Despair Girls looks terrible and stars one of my least favorite cast members.

I only found out somewhat recently that this one isn't a visual novel smh. I just hope it's not a difficult/frustrating game as I'm in it for the story.

Play on Genocider Mode, you can spam Syo the whole game and not have to worry about gameplay too much. As for Toko, she gained a lot of fans with this game, I was kinda lukewarm to her before the game, but now she's one of my favorites.

 

[Pepsiman]

IIRC there was a patch a little while after release that was supposed to fix whatever caused the save corruption. Shouldn't be an issue in the English version.

Do you remember how recent that patch was? Because I played the Japanese version in March/April I believe in a patched state and it still happened to me.

 

[Weebos]

Killed yourself the greatness of this generation. Big fuckup.. DR1+2 are awesome without getting spoilered. :-( I feel sad for you.

I got spoiled for the first one and still loved it.

That said, not knowing the spoiler would have blown my goddamn mind.

 

[LiK]

I got spoiled for the first one and still loved it.

That said, not knowing the spoiler would have blown my goddamn mind.

my mind exploded. what a feeling.

 

[Miracle]

This was my first Danganronpa game and I liked it. I didn't feel very lost int he story not having played any of the other games.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1hw5Di-iU4I

 

[Thud]

September third or fourth if i recall correctly.

I thought we said goodbye to despair.

But my wallet is definitely tasting despair and only one week to finish it before Mario Maker.

Do I wait or do I accept the challenge?

 

[2+2=5]

I don't care about scores honestly, it can even get 0/10 but i'll buy it

 

[D-Man]

I'm so damn excited for this game. I need my Danganronpa fix! Now I just gotta wait for Amazon to ship my order.

 

[silver.tongue]

my mind exploded. what a feeling.

Yep. The last 2 chapters of both DR1 and DR2 are hard to put down until you actually finish those. It's basically bomb after bomb after bomb.

 

[Black Lawn]

D E S P A I R G I R L S


HYPEEE

FEEL THE DESPAIR UPUPUPUPUPUPU

 

[Scanna]

I just never got around to playing them. They were always on my radar, but I just never got around to it.

I figure I learned the twist, but I'm honestly okay with that.

Me as well. Had to review the game tho

 

[Yasumi]

Do you remember how recent that patch was? Because I played the Japanese version in March/April I believe in a patched state and it still happened to me.

I think it was September/October? Hopefully it was fixed in the English version then.

NA release definitely seems to be different. From what I've heard, it uses the extra unlocked RAM, so you can't use other applications while the NA version of AE is running.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I want to know exactly why people are so adamant that DR2 needs to be played before DR:AE. There were absolutely no explicit spoilers about DR2 in DR:AE; I'm not sure I see why people claim it's so important to play it in order, even though I'd personally recommend it.

There's only one thing that comes to mind at the very, very end that I could see spoiling DR2, but I can also see it as being a really cool set-up for people who haven't played the second game yet.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Indeed, Ultra Despair Girls is perhaps the darkest entry in the series yet, despite some comedic elements such as the need to sit on a child's training potty to save your game.

Is this No More Heroes?

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I'm going to pass on this one. I don't think the story is strong enough in the other two games for me to really care about this one.

 

[Sky Interloper]

Good to know that the gameplay doesn't get in the way. This is the first 3rd person shooter for Spike Chunsoft, so I had my reserves about it.

Yep. The last 2 chapters of both DR1 and DR2 are hard to put down until you actually finish those. It's basically bomb after bomb after bomb.

THAT Chapter 5 in Danganronpa 2.

Is this No More Heroes?

At least it will also have a Masafumi Takada soundtrack.

 

[GoldStarz]

I want to know exactly why people are so adamant that DR2 needs to be played before DR:AE. There were absolutely no explicit spoilers about DR2 in DR:AE; I'm not sure I see why people claim it's so important to play it in order, even though I'd personally recommend it.

SUPER MAJOR SPOILER FOR BOTH GAMES!

Spoiler

Komaeda showing up and working for Warriors, Izuru showing up in the end, Shhiro and Kurokuma being revealed to be components of the Junko AI, but yeah there's absolutely nothing to do with SDR2

 

[Acquiescence]

Now to decide if I want to play it in english or japanese

Japanese game = Japanese voices. Authenticity for the win.

 

[Ryuukan]

As for Toko, she gained a lot of fans with this game, I was kinda lukewarm to her before the game, but now she's one of my favorites.

She was always the best character in the series

2 was shit without her

plenty of room in the Toko bandwagon for everyone

 

[Messiah]

Thanks!
Physicial version like the last 2, or only psn?

Physical version as well!

Really excited for this game, glad it's reviewing well. Will take a break from MGSV to play this once it arrives here.

 

[Yasumi]

I want to know exactly why people are so adamant that DR2 needs to be played before DR:AE. There were absolutely no explicit spoilers about DR2 in DR:AE; I'm not sure I see why people claim it's so important to play it in order, even though I'd personally recommend it.

*Major AE ending spoilers don't click on this*

Spoiler

_________/Junko AI/____________

*/Major AE ending spoilers don't click on this*

 

[Prelude.]

As for Toko, she gained a lot of fans with this game, I was kinda lukewarm to her before the game, but now she's one of my favorites.

I don't know how anyone can play 1 (with the japanese dub) and not love her.
Motherfucking Miyuki Sawashiro, guys.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

SUPER MAJOR SPOILER FOR BOTH GAMES!

Spoiler

Komaeda showing up and working for Warriors, Izuru showing up in the end, Shhiro and Kurokuma being revealed to be components of the Junko AI, but yeah there's absolutely nothing to do with SDR2

1. The first one basically concerns

Spoiler

Nagito's personality

, which is spoiled within the first hours of DR2. The character's origins, explored in DR2, isn't revealed in DR:AE, unless I missed a scrap book log somewhere explaining it.

2.

Spoiler

------Izuru---------

is meaningless until that character appears in DR2. No one who didn't play DR2 would have any idea what that character's deal is.

3. That last one is the one I can see being a spoiler to DR2, if one thinks about it and what it could mean going forward in the plot. That happens at the very end of the game, though, and I do think it's vague enough to not be too big.

*Major AE ending spoilers don't click on this*

Yeah, I guess this is the one that we all agree would spoil DR2. I wouldn't play DR:AE before playing DR2, to be clear; I'd definitely recommend playing the latter before just for context for the former's events.

 

[Tagg9]

I'm going to pass on this one. I don't think the story is strong enough in the other two games for me to really care about this one.

What... I don't even know how to respond to this.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Motherfucking Miyuki Sawashiro, guys.

Spoiler

Different characters, same voice.

Implying reviews matter at all, everyone will be buying it regardless it's the Vita's niche power house.

 

[LiK]

I'm going to pass on this one. I don't think the story is strong enough in the other two games for me to really care about this one.

crazy talk

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I don't know how anyone can play 1 (with the japanese dub) and not love her.
Motherfucking Miyuki Sawashiro, guys.

I thought Toko's English voice acting was excellent, but she was one of the most annoying characters in DR1. I was alright with her until her obsession with "Master" entered the picture, but that compounded with Genocide Jack and some of her outbursts weren't great.

I was really impressed by how she actually kept her character quirks in DR:AE, but had actual growth from DR1's events that were apparent in her personality. Definitely like her more now.

Same goes for (SPOILERS)

Spoiler

Yasuhiro Hagakure

, who I pretty much hated 100%. Now it's at 80%, heh.