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[FluxWaveZ]

http://www.danganronpa.com/v3/

Cast

Monokumas

Five bear-type robots who call themselves the “Children of Monokuma” will appear. Under their father and the school headmaster Monokuma, they control Saishuu Academy, as well as the “killing game” carried out there. Each Monokuma has its own, entirely different personality, and are often unable to keep control of the conversation…

—Monotarou

The leader-esque figure of the five Monokumas, who often tends to get sidetracked. On the other hand, he can also have a child-like clumsiness about him.

Setting

Setting: Saishuu Academy (Gifted Prisoners Academy)

A school with a unique atmosphere, overgrown with greenery from its classrooms to its corridors.

Protagonist

Protagonist: Kaede Akamatsu

Kaede is a reliable and responsible type with a bright and positive personality. She naturally takes charge and leads others, and possesses both strong determination and the ability to take action.


Read more at http://gematsu.com/2016/09/new-dang...monokuma-japanese-box-art#XdvHHS717McQZhAo.99

Box Art

Previously Released Info

• TGS 2016 trailer
• Main character VA (Sayaka Kanda) comment
• Commercial
• Setting = Gifted Inmates Academy, a prison school
• Main character = Kaede Akamatsu, a leader type
• Story = inmates trapped, forced to play in a killing game
• Series gameplay returns; new mechanics based on lying

— Gematsu

 

[ULTROS!]

I need to know their Ultimates

 

[Eblo]

A prison school, eh? That's new and different. Can't wait to see how that plays into the story.

 

[YuriLowell]

Hopefully US release is mid 2017.

 

[humansarehorses]

NISA should keep that box art.

 

[EmiPrime]

I'm going to import, I don't think I can wait.

 

[Nightbird]

Sweet, looks awesome

Spoiler

Now let's try guessing who will die. I'm betting on that huge buff guy, the buff characters always die

 

[The Last Wizard]

Oh great, more monokuma /s

 

[AniHawk]

NISA should keep that box art.

they have for all of the danganronpa releases so far

 

[Catvoca]

Oh great, more monokuma /s

Yeah, I really hope the monokuma variants aren't as lame and obnoxious as they've been in the past.

 

[MaximumSpider]

That's a pretty boxart.

 

[NotLiquid]

Time to take bets on who survives

 

[Nightfall]

I have no idea what these Danganronpa games are about, but I always found the artstyle rather intriguing.

Anyone care to elaborate or do a sales pitch? Is it anything like Persona? Or more some kinf of visual novel stuff?

 

[BTA]

they have for all of the danganronpa releases so far

The real question is whether they're going to keep the name or just call it Danganronpa 3.

I really liked that 2 had "Super" in the title and am still sad they changed it.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I have no idea what these Danganronpa games are about, but I always found the artstyle rather intriguing.

Anyone care to elaborate or do a sales pitch? Is it anything like Persona? Or more some kinf of visual novel stuff?

Battle Royale + Ace Attorney.

High school students trapped in an isolated environment and forced to kill each other. Gameplay loop is visual novel conversations with others -> murder happens -> investigation with point-and-click elements -> classroom trial with mini-games centered around pointing out contradictions.

The real question is whether they're going to keep the name or just call it Danganronpa 3.

I really liked that 2 had "Super" in the title and am still sad they changed it.

Well, they certainly can't call it "Danganronpa 3."

 

[The Last Wizard]

I have no idea what these Danganronpa games are about, but I always found the artstyle rather intriguing.

Anyone care to elaborate or do a sales pitch? Is it anything like Persona? Or more some kinf of visual novel stuff?

There's definitely gonna be someone who does this better than me but here goes...

It's basically a murder mystery, about 5-10 people die and you need to figure out whodunit in a trial after collecting clues. But it's bat shit insane.

 

[kurahador]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

 

[Astarte]

I want the twist to be the main character is despair or she just bites it and is the first victim of the game.

 

[NotLiquid]

I have no idea what these Danganronpa games are about, but I always found the artstyle rather intriguing.

Anyone care to elaborate or do a sales pitch? Is it anything like Persona? Or more some kinf of visual novel stuff?

Ace Attorney meets Battle Royale. The characters of the game are locked up in a school where they are coerced by the series' ostensible antagonist Monokuma to kill each other in order to escape. To that end they're all given motivations to do so. Once someone is killed, a "trial" is held shortly after an investigation which is a find-the-contradictions type game but with an action-shooter type gimmick to it (evidence = bullets, and you shoot those bullets at testimonies). If the killer isn't found out, the class is executed and the killer walks free. If the class finds out the killer, then they're executed.

 

[Catvoca]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

If this game is more Ultimate Despair Girls than I'm not sure I even want to play it tbh

 

[AniHawk]

The real question is whether they're going to keep the name or just call it Danganronpa 3.

I really liked that 2 had "Super" in the title and am still sad they changed it.

they'll probably drop the 'new' from the title if they can, and then leave v3 and give it a subtitle. funimation will use '3' considering it's actually the next part of the story linking 2 and v3.

 

[BTA]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

If this game is more Ultimate Despair Girls than I'm not sure I even want to play it tbh

Yeah, I sure fucking hope that's not what's happening. I had the same reaction at first glance but it's really only the far left more clunky looking one that actually fits one of the kids; the others just have the same colors and that really doesn't indicate too much.

After what's happening in 3, I'm actually ready to believe that's the end of that universe and this is, as they've claimed, a reboot. I really hope it's that.

 

[Nightfall]

Ace Attorney meets Battle Royale?

Sounds really interesting. I'm always up for a good murder mystery. And if it's batshit insane? Even better!
So it seems like I have to check this out.

Do I need to play the other games or can I safely jump aboard the hype train for 3?

 

[The Last Wizard]

Ace Attorney meets Battle Royale?

Sounds really interesting. I'm always up for a good murder mystery. And if it's batshit insane? Even better!
So it seems like I have to check this out.

Do I need to play the other games or can I safely jump aboard the hype train for 3?

Definitely need to play the others. I don't know about the ultimate despair girls though.

 

[AniHawk]

Ace Attorney meets Battle Royale?

Sounds really interesting. I'm always up for a good murder mystery. And if it's batshit insane? Even better!
So it seems like I have to check this out.

Do I need to play the other games or can I safely jump aboard the hype train for 3?

v3 is supposed to be a new start, probably because they're jumping onto ps4, but also since the anime is supposed to be the end of the 1, 2, and another episode stuff, which are all pretty connected (although another episode is not too important to understanding 1 and 2 since it is a side story that was developed later).

 

[Shizuka]

I hope NISA fast tracks the localization.

 

[AniHawk]

I hope NISA fast tracks the localization.

why - how soon do you need it by?

 

[Kresnik258]

That box art is beautiful. Hope that one comes west.

Was gutted we didn't get the 1/2 Reload box over here.

Also, as a fan I'm relieved, but I'm surprised they're playing it so safe with this. School setting; Monokumas; Ultimates ... I thought they were done with the HPA stuff but they're still taking it blindingly close.

 

[EmiPrime]

Ace Attorney meets Battle Royale?

Sounds really interesting. I'm always up for a good murder mystery. And if it's batshit insane? Even better!
So it seems like I have to check this out.

Do I need to play the other games or can I safely jump aboard the hype train for 3?

You'll be able to start from 3 as it's a new storyline but with the same themes and Monokuma but you should play the Vita games anyway because they are amazing.

Except Despair Girls which has its moments but isn't great.

 

[Shizuka]

why - how soon do you need it by?

I think it'd be great if it was released still in 2017. As soon as possible is fundamental for story-based games people are in risk of being spoiled anytime.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Definitely need to play the others. I don't know about the ultimate despair girls though.

Actually I'm not sure if it's essential to play the first two games to get the story. AFAIK v3 is completely new and not connected to the previous story arc, at most I expect some kind of allusions to it.

But s/he should play Danganronpa 1 + 2 anyway since this won't come out in English until mid-2017 and they're excellent games to get into in the meantime.

 

[Shizuka]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

Well, the colors match.

 

[jonjonaug]

I hope NISA fast tracks the localization.

Given the quality of the Danganronpa 2 script and the script for other recent games I've played that they were responsible for, I hope that NISA takes their time. Or that Spike Chunsoft gives the series to someone who would do a better job.

 

[Nightfall]

So I guess I need to get myself a Vita again. Thanks guys and girls

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

I don't think so. The Monokumas and WoH have nothing in common, design-wise, other than the colors...and those colors are just standard Sentai colors.

WoH were hunting 'demons", the Monokumas are ostensibly punishing criminals, they probably just have a common Super Sentai influence.

It wouldn't make much sense in canon either.

 

[Catvoca]

So I guess I need to get myself a Vita again. Thanks guys and girls

The first 2 games are on steam as well you know.

 

[FirLocke]

Day 1. The first two were awesome.

 

[18-Volt]

Man, wait is going to be torture for me. I hope NISA do a simultaneous or almost simultaneous release the way XSEED do nowadays.

I'm gonna make some guesses but some are pretty obvious;

Front row, first one, white haired girl: Ultimate Painter
One with the witch hat: Ultimate Witch (Duh)
Midget: Ultimate Tennis Player
Girl in Pink: Ultimate Pilot

That's it from me, others are hard to guess.

 

[DarkChronic]

I need this real bad.

This is ENTIRELY disconnected from the first two games, right?

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

The box art looking fuckin rad. Hype increases.

I need this real bad.

This is ENTIRELY disconnected from the first two games, right?

We don't know yet. It looks that way, but who knows what they may or may not pull.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Two mascots were an already bad enough idea...

 

[zMiiChy-]

I like a lot of the character designs this time around; it's great to have another female protagonist.
I also like the really dig the setting - a plantsy prison sounds neat.

 

[Flame Lord]

Those Children of Monokumas are those kids in Ultra Despair Girls aren't they...urghh...

There were only four of those kids

Spoiler

and it wouldn't even make sense for them to be involved anymore.

 

[OniBarubary]

Female protagonist?

Awesome!

 

[Jawmuncher]

Some of those these designs look like they were made with a danganronpa character creator. They look so similar to older ones.

 

[Mediking]

The art style looks good and cheap at the same time....

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Box Art

Cap boy is the second largest character on the cover. And he has a secret ahoge.

 

[AtomskEater]

I'm going to import, I don't think I can wait.

Same. Guess it's time to hit the books and work on my Japanese.
...
*continues to surf the web aimlessly*

 

[2+2=5]

I want it ASAP!

I see lots of hate for despair girls but imo it was way more disturbing than 1&2 with

Spoiler

kids killing adults and adults wanting to kill kids, stories of abused kids and so on

EDIT:

Man, wait is going to be torture for me. I hope NISA do a simultaneous or almost simultaneous release the way XSEED do nowadays.

I'm gonna make some guesses but some are pretty obvious;

Front row, first one, white haired girl: Ultimate Painter
One with the witch hat: Ultimate Witch (Duh)
Midget: Ultimate Tennis Player
Girl in Pink: Ultimate Pilot

That's it from me, others are hard to guess.

I would say ultimate surgeon, those things look like scalpels to me.
The girl behind her could be the ultimate maid, while the guy in black with a cap behind the midget is probably an ultimate in some sport.
The first guy is probably military related, ultimate strategist?

EDIT2:
the guy with the chess scarf makes me think of a chess or piano player, the midget is probably a criminal and the girl in blue could be a ninja.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Actually I'm not sure if it's essential to play the first two games to get the story. AFAIK v3 is completely new and not connected to the previous story arc, at most I expect some kind of allusions to it.

But s/he should play Danganronpa 1 + 2 anyway since this won't come out in English until mid-2017 and they're excellent games to get into in the meantime.

So it's not the same current world?