New gameplay mechanics are awful. The weird block minigame is just there, the Psyche cab is just a combo of Logic a dive and Hangman's Gambit, the Panic Talk debate is unnecessary, and the lying mechanic is...also unnecessary. In what context would you need to lie other than a Tigre-esque scenario?

I do like that they brought back a few returning voice actors, like Tereuteru's, Gundham's, Celeste's and even Sayaka's.

Also Yasuhiro had the sense to pretend to be dead at least to give everyone joy

Though who was supposed to have 'killed' him, then?

In the main game the astronaut's probably going to kill someone and so is the cosplayer and the dumb inventor. Calling it now

What...even happened? There was an hour long stalling about breaking the controller or not, but we don't even get to see what comes of it in the end. What happened to the brainwashed kids? Did they explode? The ending left a whole lotta stuff vague

Oh and I guess that was him in the ending sequence, right? That honestly confused me in SDR2 honestly. What was even his role other than to serve as a shocker?

old school life the students had, right?

Yes.

Yes. She was a Lil' Ultimate Actress and since her father was having an affair with his hygiene assistant instead of being the breadwinner, her mother went out and 'sold' herself and her daughter to some producers who....raped her, to be blunt. They kept saying they would be gentle in order to calm her down, which is a trigger word to her to this day.

She also puts Komaru through a terrible minigame in present day thanks to this

They become ultimate despairs, hence the arc name.

Add this to the list of characters voiced by Erica Lindbeck who happen to have tragic pasts.

The person whom I googled was Kaede, which is surprising considering she's the protagonist. I'd think she would survive until the end, but apparently she's deceased? But how?

I don't know what to make of this. I think I got spoilt big time.

Hajime sounds different from DR2. He sounds like a girl. Also, Yasuhiro dying in the V3 demo is a reference to the demo for DR1, he also dies in that one. Hifumi is implied to be the killer.

I was wary of Byakuya the most in my first playthrough but after repeated playthroughs I don't think he's that good of a rival. He did establish himself as someone to watch out for with he second murder case but after that he doesn't do anything. I think Nagito is a much more threatening rival.

Also I have to agree that Junko can get annoying at times. She talks way too much at certain points. The final trial is long because of this, though I do love hearing her talk in her different voices. I like that she set up a scenario in which choosing despair and staying in the school is the safer and more logical choice over leaving the school, but life is about moving forward.

I think that's the same voice actor, just using a lower pitch this time.

Eh, Nagito's more annoying than anything imo. Byakuya I feel is less of a rival and more of a lesser Kyoko. I don't get how he figured out case 3's killer but not the suicide in case 4 though.

I honestly don't mind Junko in either games. I just don't like how the final trial is so exposition heavy.

I played through the game again and I was thinking of your comment. I agree, but I think that was the reason why Monokuma brought up the existence of a traitor and the missing school memories. The missing memories were motives for the first two murders.

One of my favourite things about this game is that Nagito is every case's suspect, including when he's the victim.

Also, I like the last trial a lot more than I did originally. Like in the first game the characters are given a difficult choice, but it's much more difficult than the first game. It kept adding twists to increase the severity of the consequences, and it couldn't be solved by just picking "hope." I love that Hajime builds his confidence through gameplay - the part where you shoot the words of the multiple Izurus.

I love the answer Hajime arrives at: the future is your own.

That and the Despair Disease, yeah. Those were...alright. But still not enough to kill over. The fourth motive though was pretty good. Though in hindsight it makes no sense. I thought Monokuma wasn't allowed to kill people or something? Yeah, it could be attributed as an indirect kill, but then again so could the executions. And also the part where he tries to kill Akane. How is he allowed to do that again?

I actually like it less now, lol. I do agree with everything you said, and that's honestly why I loved it so much originally.

The main problem is the questions it raises in the trial. There are a LOT of plot holes there imo and the big twist with Izuru confused me. How did he upload the virus again?

After reading all the reviews, one thing I've noticed is that they all seem to think that the ending will be controversial. I think I know why, but spoilers.

Also a few reviews mentioned a lot of the gameplay sucks which is definitely understandable. I feel the same from the demo.

Can't believe in the end Kaede was the killer all along, forcing you to now switch main protagonists. Its a pretty good twist. There goes my ship of Kaede, and Shuichi

tbh, I already know who the culprit is the moment they show the murder weapon, mainly due to how the culprit's the only person who's shown to ever have seen it. Certainly doesn't help that everyone in the community pact on the theory of that character dying early.

Tbh, selecting the killer this chapter was the only time I resorted to cycling through every character until I got to Kaede. Even then, I considered skipping her, but hit circle just to be sure… and was super confused to why the game moved me forward. I did know 'the only who could have set the flash' was Kaede, but discounted it cos I didn't think the protagonist could be a killer. So I regrettably selected Iruma, then Ouma (since I don't like him), then Saihara, then everyone else. First they kill the 'main heroine', then a returning veteran, now the protagonist. I guess DR always has to break the rules chapter 1.

I appreciate the twist, but I don't really like Saihara as a protagonist:/ We suddenly got stuck with him, and it felt like having someone else's hand sown on you. Not that I was too fond of Kaede, but being with her since the prologue did establish a connection I could never get with Saihara.

Everyone talks about how escape is impossible and they aren't aware of the passage of time because the windows are barricaded, but what about the massive window in the dining hall?

That's just a curtain. If you look at I think from the right angle, you'll see that it's fake. It's pretty misleading to the player, but the characters would definitely notice it.