Unlike his classmates he doesn’t possess any sort of particular talent, or rather he doesn’t remember what his talent is. The thing is, Hajime really doesn’t fit into the Ultimate category at all.
These Ultimates are presumably to become the next set of world leaders destined to push humanity into a new age of prosperity. Hope’s Peak brings together the most gifted, intelligent, and talented young minds together in one place and deems them the “Ultimate” students. The story of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair begins with the game’s protagonist Hajime Hinata being admitted into Hope’s Peak Academy, a private school for only students who are considered to be the absolute best in their respective fields. So there’s no cause for concern, you can read this review with no qualms of spoilers!
I’ll only give a general outline of the plot up to the first chapter, as well as mention who several members of the cast are. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is a murder-mystery visual novel after all, so both the story and the plot are the primary appeal here.
Thankfully, it seems as though that hope was able to triumph over any sort of despair.Īs with the first game, it should be noted that this review will be completely spoiler free. That is to say the aspiration that Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair would be something that stays true to the spirit of the original while also standing on its own merits. Though, regardless of story justification or my own apprehension, it was more important that this game be what any good sequel should be. So while there’s no doubt that I was excited for Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, I also carried with me a degree of concern that the game wouldn’t be as engaging as the first. A lot of what made that game special was the fact that it felt self contained, and for the most part the story concluded in a satisfactory manner. As someone that truly adored the first game, I was definitely wary of a follow up for a whole assortment of reasons. This is the exact sort of challenge that developer Spike Chunsoft faced when they set out to create a follow up to the much beloved Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
The sequel business is a difficult one, especially for creators looking to surmount everything that made a previous installment so gripping.
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