It works so brilliantly though that you won’t be too sad if you see one of your favourite characters die, but instead impressed at how the game expertly executed it.Ī lot of the main narrative will progress during the Daily Life sections, where the player is able to freely explore the school from a first-person perspective and interact with all the different students as well as the environment. Just when you think you can trust someone you’ll find they’re behind a conniving murder or alternatively are going to end up dead themselves, regardless of how vital of a cog they might seem to the grand narrative machine. Don’t grow too attached to any of the characters in the game because you’ll never know when they might be murdered, or on the flip-side be the murderer the game forces you to expect the unexpected, because you’ll never know what’s going to happen next. The bulk of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony’s gameplay is spent taking part in the ‘Daily Life’ routines and the ‘Class Trials’ for each murder. It’s something that I could really appreciate, with the bizarre nature of the game not only shining through in the scenarios each character finds themselves in but also within their personalities too. The further you progress through the game the more you realise that everything is done for a reason though characters fully embrace their roles, regardless of how odd it might seem when compared to more conventional talents. Whilst the student’s talents have always been peculiar in previous games, the odd choices this time around almost felt like the developers were running out of ideas in some ways. It wouldn’t be a Danganronpa game without ‘Ulitmate Students’ making up the cast, and there’s a real eclectic variety on offer this time around – there’s Kaito Momota being the ultimate Astronaut and Korekiyo Shinguji being the ultimate anthropologist for example.
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I can confidently assure you that it’s more of the same high quality writing that players have come to expect from the series though, with plenty of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat and an abundance of edgy pop-culture and political references to keep a grin wrapped across your face. I won’t go into the narrative in too much detail here though, because let’s face it – no-one wants to see spoilers for a game that’s main focus is on providing a gripping tale for the player. It’s probably worth noting that you might appreciate the game more if you’ve actually played through the previous games though whilst it’s certainly not an absolute necessity, there are plenty of references and moments in the narrative where having that extra bit of background knowledge will enhance your overall experience. It’s an incredibly extreme case of survival of the fittest, but it makes for an exceptionally entertaining experience. Of course, when someone is murdered you’ve got to find out who did it, so you’ll be taking part in plenty of trials for characters in order to find out who needs to be executed too. No-one can find out you murdered anyone too, so there’s a lot of mystery, deceit, and betrayals along the way. What game you ask? Well, one where you all kill each other in order to be granted your freedom, of course. Once again, you’re one of sixteen ‘Ultimate’ students that has found themselves locked up in a school and forced to partake in a game. It has finally come out though and I’m actually a little surprised to say that it has managed to exceed all of my expectations whilst I didn’t doubt that Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony would live up to the brilliant reputation of the series, I didn’t expect it to improve upon it.Īs you’d probably expect, the premise of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony doesn’t change up too much in comparison to other entries in the series. I instantly loved it though, so naturally I’d been eagerly awaiting Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony’s release ever since seeing the end credits roll of the last game. I actually came to the Danganronpa series a little late, with my first foray into the deadly doings of the cute (yet evil) Monokuma coming with the recent release of the first two games on the Playstation 4. Format(s): Playstation 4 (Reviewed), Playstation Vita, PC