Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012)
A group of students trapped on the island of Jabberwock must murder their classmates in order to win a cruel game run by the diabolical Monokuma. An action-adventure visual novel game developed by Spike for the PSP.
First released
Jul 26, 2012
Aliases
Super Dangan Ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen
Franchises
Danganronpa
Developed by
Spike Chunsoft
Published by
Spike Chunsoft, NIS America, Inc.
Platforms
Mac, PlayStation Portable, PC, iPhone, PlayStation Network (PSP), iPad, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Network (Vita), Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Music/Rhythm
Themes
Horror, Crime, Anime
Rating
CERO: D, ESRB: M, OFLC: M
Releases
- PC - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair United Kingdom
- PSNV - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair United States
- PSP - Super Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Academy of Despair Japan
- VITA - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair United States
- VITA - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair United Kingdom
- VITA - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Australia
- XONE - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition United States
- XSX - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition United States
Community reviews
Bigger and badder than its predecessor, but still leaves something to be desired
Now, let me preface this review by saying that I did not have all of the content available to me at the time of playing this. I was confined to what had been translated in scattered translations around the internet. The official localization had not been greenlit at the time. I followed the infamous Something Awful let's play for the first half or so, and then once I had run out of that, I used bits and pieces of various tumblr playthroughs to piece together the rest of the game. Because of this, I couldn't do all of the dating minigames, and there were certain bits that were just plain untranslated. This may have colored my perception of the game.
Even so, I had an amazing time with Danganronpa 2. A true sequel in the sense that a lot of the game doesn't necessarily work if you haven't played the previous title, Danganronpa builds upon everything that the first game did. Here we have more interesting characters, cases that are specifically built to mess with your expectations, and more exciting twists and turns than you can shake a stick at. Even the soundtrack is an improvement.
That being said, though, I found myself slightly disappointed by the finale, mostly because I had an extremely high bar set and was a little underwhelmed when the climax just didn't reach the same level of awesome that the rest of the game had. Regardless, though, Danganronpa 2 is a smashing success, and I'd definitely recommend it to all who played the first, even to those who didn't necessarily like it too much. Wonderful, wonderful title. I can't wait until I can pick up a copy on Vita and experience it again, this time with a goal of completing all available content.
Even so, I had an amazing time with Danganronpa 2. A true sequel in the sense that a lot of the game doesn't necessarily work if you haven't played the previous title, Danganronpa builds upon everything that the first game did. Here we have more interesting characters, cases that are specifically built to mess with your expectations, and more exciting twists and turns than you can shake a stick at. Even the soundtrack is an improvement.
That being said, though, I found myself slightly disappointed by the finale, mostly because I had an extremely high bar set and was a little underwhelmed when the climax just didn't reach the same level of awesome that the rest of the game had. Regardless, though, Danganronpa 2 is a smashing success, and I'd definitely recommend it to all who played the first, even to those who didn't necessarily like it too much. Wonderful, wonderful title. I can't wait until I can pick up a copy on Vita and experience it again, this time with a goal of completing all available content.