Now, I'm going to assume that you've played the first Danganronpa, for two reasons. One, this game is a story based game, so if you're looking to play this game, you should REALLY have played the first game. Second off, I don't want to explain the majority of the mechanics again. However, I'm aware some of you (like me) started off the games in Danganronpa 2 after watching the anime adaptation of the first one. So, I would highly recommend you take a look at my review for the first game so you get a general understanding of the mechanics. That being said, there are a few changes:
Hangman's Gambit is changed
NO MORE PURPLE WORDS!!
A tamagotchi minigame?
An extra bonus beat-em-up mode
Allow me to explain the changes. Hangman's Gambit is no longer a "wait for the letter and shoot at it until you destroy it". Instead, letters will float across the screen in a single direction, and you have to merge at least 2 of the same letters in order to be able to put them in the answer box. However, you have to be careful, as if two different letters combine, you'll lose some influence (basically your life meter, for those who are new). You can pick up one letter at a time, and place it anywhere you like, where it will continue in its direction. Once a letter is merged, you can destroy it, let it sit there until it fades away, or you can send it to the answer box.
This tamagotchi minigame is basically a pedometer that you have to check frequently. The pet will often poo, and you have to clean up its poo to gain hope, but if you let the poo sit there, the pet gains despair. There's a bunch of different evolutions your pet can evolve into, each leaving a different gift if you successfully raise it to its departure.
This extra beat-em-up mode is unlocked after beating the game, in which you play as the monokuma bunny, and circle your enemies with a rainbow beam thing. Doing that kills them, or, at least does damage, as not everything wil be a OHKO, bosses do exist. It's pretty fun, it can be quite challenging at times, and it'll give you a good extra couple hours of play if you enjoy the mode or are a trophy/achievement hunter.
You may be asking me about the story, and if it's good or not. Of course, this is all purely opinionative, but I feel that Danganronpa 2 has an amazing storyline, revealing a bunch more crazy shit, adding on stuff to the old game, and surprising you with more crazy plot twists. The game doesn't have the traditional escalation in mysteries like the first game did, but it definitely pulls its weight. You may think the first few trials kinda suck though. Two reasons for that. One, you're used to the original crazy shit that the first installment threw at you, and its hard to go down from that. Second, well, that's a story reason, and I think it's up to you to figure that one out. I would also like to say that the latter half of the trials MORE than make up for any lacklusterness from the first three. In my personal opinion, this game had the BEST trial in a danganronpa game.
A few slight alterations I should mention. The way skills are acquired are a bit different. Hanging out with people gives you a currency which you can buy skills with. Maxing out their bond unlocks skills. The school mode (or Island Mode as this game calls it) is also slightly different in that you no longer work for one product, but multiple smaller products. Plus, the monomono machine now has a vending machine too, so you can purchase specific gifts.
Overall, Danganronpa 2 gets a 9/10 from me. A truly amazing follow up to the first game, excellent story, mechanics are improved, more content, amazing soundtrack.
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