Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

This site's official review and rating for this game are entirely accurate. To say that both positive messages and role models "were not present" is a complete lie. To feel that, the reviewer must not have paid any attention to the dialogue. One of the characters you meet early on has dedicated himself to protecting his classmates. One character sacrifices himself, twice, for the good of others. And the entire main cast falls into despair, then manages to break themselves free and atone for what they have done, through sheer hope.

Danganronpa ships are the best ships! Hands down!!! I actually recommend Goodbye Despair more than Trigger Happy Havoc. I think this is probably Top 10 best games for me.

Love the game so much, it is the best with nearly every character, designs, and music! But they made it look like threatening to murder Mikan and abuse to in the trials is hilarious when it isn't.... What the heck's wrong with Hiyoko & Fuyuhiko?! (from the beginning)

I love how the ending is portrayed, that if you're overwhelmed that the only two choices you can make include a bad future, you can create your own future, and refuse to let anyone control your future, it's comes much more extreme, intense, and overwhelming in Killing Harmony.

This was the quickest 35 hours of my life. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair takes what made the original great and runs circles around it while screaming at the top of its lungs. The story is pure excitement from start to finish. Every character is unique and interesting, with some being exceptionally well developed. Fuyuhiko and Nagito are two of the most well written characters I've seen in a video game. Goodbye Despair revels in its sheer insanity and shock value. It knows how to surprise you. The trial sequences are far more fleshed out and fun than in the original, with the mysteries feeling overwhelmingly convoluted at the start, making you feel compelled to continue playing to discover the truth. I was thinking about the ending for a week after beating the game, and it's really stuck with me. This is a truly special game that no visual novel fan (or just anyone who enjoys Japanese games) should miss.