Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Litteraly so full of stories and its really good if you want to play a game where you basicly are a lawer if that makes sense

If you liked the first game, you'll like this more.

This game gets progressively better each chapter writing wise. Though, some people say that this game is harder than the first but I didn't notice a jump but maybe that's due to me getting used to the cases. They added a few minigames, which were great addition, except for the Rebuttal Showdown tbh. Still, the core game is the same. Also for QOL features, they added a map where you can see where you need to go, where the characters are, and fast travel. (THANK GOD)

The soundtrack is still as fabulous as ever.

As for the negatives, I think that the free time events weren't very engaging but that differs from each playthrough since you can to talk to however. Another might be is that I find it so I need a lot of free time to play and I can't hop in for like an hour then leave. However, that is true for all VNs.

Overall, play this if you want to a sequel but not immediately not to be burnt out. 9.5/10

I love this game, so many twists, I was lost on a lot of the trials because I didn't even expect some of the killers to be! Awesome game and gives great lore info it left me wanting more just like the first game.

the best danganronpa game. ok the first one is good too. but I enjoyed this one a lot more, maybe because Gundham and Nagito are in it. anyways, I love this one, play it!

After finishing the first Danganronpa, I dove straight into Goodbye Despair—not realizing that many of the burning questions I had wouldn’t be answered until much later. Still, the journey was absolutely worth it. The second installment retains the same gripping mystery, eccentric charm, and unforgettable characters that made the original so compelling. Each trial is a rollercoaster of tension and twists, keeping you hooked from chapter to chapter. If you're new to the series, start with the first game, then jump right into this one, and cap it all off with the anime. Together, they form a brilliantly layered story that cements Danganronpa as one of the best visual novel experiences out there.

Incredible!
Improves everything from the first game:
The narrative is much better and the cast seems a little more developed to me.
It also has Nagito Komaeda, who is the best character in the franchise so far (Danganronpa 1 and 2) and one of the best characters I've seen in a video game.
The gameplay has also improved, with more minigames added to the trials and improvements to existing ones.
The extras also include a novel, and everything has been improved overall.
Amazing game!
9/10

What time is it? Summer time!
It’s summer vacation!
What time is it? Everybody time!
School’s out! Scream and shout!

This is a continuation from the first game but written in such a way that it feels like it is its own installment completely independent of the original. It helps to have played the first to understand the major twist section towards the end to make complete sense so do get the 1/2/v3 bundle and see about getting the Ultra Despair Girls game as that too fleshes out this game's exposition. It takes the relationship based horror from the first game but increases the zany-ness by a lot. If you liked the first game you'll love this because again it's more of the same but in this case, it makes it its own up until the big twist in the end where it seems it assumes you have some knowledge of the events of the original.

I would recommend this game HEAVILY. I absolutely love this game!

I would say that you do need to know what happened in the first game (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc) to understand the complete story.

There are many things that I enjoy about Danganronpa 2. For instance, the setting is so interesting and nice. The plot is just awesome!! I know I know, it has a similar plot to the first game, where there are killings and whatnot; HOWEVER, it goes past just the basic concept of the game, I'm talking about the actually story that unfolds. Obviously, I don't want to spoil anything, but that is why I recommend this game if you are interested in it because it will blow your socks off!

I am, admittedly, a little biased towards Danganronpa 2 since it has my favorite characters in it. Which talking about that, I believe, the characters were created well. The characters are unique from one another, showcase complex characterization, and have nice character development.

However, there are some things I want to point out. If you are heavily uncomfortable with anything sexual, then be warned that this game does contain a few scenes. Next, this is something that personally bothered me, the backgrounds when Hajime is traveling make me frustrated because how the different layers of the background stack on top of each other make it look a bit messy (if you saw it for yourself, you'd understand what I mean). I know I said the setting is nice, but I was talking about where the students are having their killing experience at, AND the only time the background bothered me was when we'd be walking around as Hajime.

Overall, I recommend this game especially if you enjoyed Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc!

It's good and lives up to it's predecessor up until a little after the halfway point. I'm not sure if it was completely on purpose or not, but because the some of the character designs are super similar to the previous game's characters, you really can't help but keep thinking there's some sort of connection to them. There really isn't any sort of biological connection between any of them and it's just a distracting side effect from character design.
Some of the characters are also written in ways that make them not very endearing, relatable, or even funny to get to know imo. Some were written extremely well to the point that I cried when they died, but others are just some anime's main character syndrome, trope mascot that I really can't even begin to relate to or empathize with.
Story writing was actually not bad for most of it. It was a pretty well written murder mystery for each of the murders that did pretty well to use each of the new motivations or environments Monokuma throws you in. But some of the scenarios they toss you in are just absolutely insane and kinda lack the despair inducing distress or moral conflicts that the first game gave. For example, one scenario was literally being trapped in this strange fun house with two connecting towers. You were given no food, no water, and forced to exercise every morning. The routine wouldn't end until a murder occurred and death by starvation/dehydration was not murder and would not trigger a class trial. Yeah, that's despair inducing, but more due to the powerlessness of these teens against this seemingly god-like robot than due to the ugly nature of people. It really soils the "pure despair" that was touted during the first game imo. The ending was also extremely odd. They do keep a semi-consistent through line of knowing that something strange is going on in the island, but the actual ending solved it all with a deus ex machina level ending that I just personally hated. It's literally all a simulation meant to reform all of the characters there because they're all former baddies. With you being the absolute most horrible, despair inducing, dangerous bad guy. Story wise, it's like they took the character writing of the last game and watered it down, but then replaced all the character writing and development with just opium induced psychotic events instead.
Game play wise, it's so needlessly complicated. If you thought that the first game was too simple, boy have they really BOOSTED the complexity and tedious minigames. Have trouble keeping beat in the last game because there's no clear visual or audio indicators? Don't worry, it's worse. Did you want an two entirely new minigame section introduced that makes reading and responding to any arguments feel rushed or impossible to deal with on the first run through? Boy howdy, did they add one. With every new feature or minigame they introduced, my confusion and panic during class trials would just rise and made the game less enjoyable each time.
Overall, I would only recommend this game for the sake of finding out what happens next. Get it on sale and set the difficulty low to get the story. Or just look up a Let's Play and save your money.

For as painful as this game can be to play, it is in fact peak.
Just close your eyes for the first 15 hours

(Seriously though) Despite the game's occasionally unfortunate moments, it truthfully is, in my opinion, the series at its best. Amazing characters, compelling story, engaging game mechanics (whenever you're not just left clicking through dialogue). Seriously, do play this if you enjoyed the first - I may even say this is a rare case of the sequel superseding the original, but that's not up to me.

Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is the best 7/10 I've ever played.

Chapter 1? Ass.
Chapter 2? Good af :D
Chapters 3 & 4? Series definingly awful
Chapters 5 & 6 are some of the best game i've ever played.

worth playing just for the final few hours!

The best Danganronpa game.
The characters are really good, it has some of the best in the series (Nagito, Chiaki)
Also gives a more definitive ending to the original Danganronpa game, which is nice.
In my opinion, the worst gameplay (but not bad). The trials are fun, but a lot of the new minigames... kinda suck. Logic Dive gets old quick, and Hangman's gambit 2.0 is notoriously terrible.

Overall, amazing game
9.5/10

I NEED MORE P:EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💔💔

anyways byakuya still my aura-farming goat, thats it
oh and akanes hot, i need her rn

After luckily discovering how hated the ending to this trilogy of games was, I looked into it at first without spoilers and then with, and holy shit am I thankful I didn't waste my time. I was starting to watch the three seasons of anime and play these games.

°Surprise none of it mattered break the fourth wall meta ending"?? Fuck that.

I think I'll copy paste this exact review on all three games as a representation of the amount of disrespect, lack of care and attention to quality the creators showed these stories and us the fans.

Thank God I didn't waste my time and that I got these games on bargain bin bundle discount prices. Guess the mystery of °why° for those prices is solved.

Replaying this game got me semi-seriously researching selective memory erasure through hypnosis just so I could experience it again for the first time. That's how good it is. Go get it, preferably while being exposed to as little spoilers as possible.

I'm using this review for every entry, because they all have the same feeling in my head. Did I have fun, yeah, but it's just barely palatable in retrospect.

Play these games, they have interesting and fun mysteries, but the style and gameplay is unappealing to me now, and I can't ignore it anymore. 6.5/10

I don’t have a love for these games for some reason, looking back, I only feel so-so about them. The characters I like die off, and the characters I hate stick around, but that's too petty to say it is my only sole problem with the series. The game's art style is stylish and unique, but every time I picture the game in my mind, it just registers to me on an emotional level to that of anxiety, it just churns my stomach for some reason and that sucks. The game mechanics change from game to game, but they aren't exactly perfect, and I have no drive to jump in just to play one of the minigames.

It's not deserving of a thumbs down, its entertaining, but I feel like you can do a lot better in 2025 if you want a narrative, a game, or something to genuinely wow you.

Definitely my favorite Danganronpa, the lore is amazing and the characters are mostly likeable (except for teruteru that guy REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKS)

talk to character, like character, spend time with character, dead

Ух..... Продолжается парад! Больше механик! Больше наркомании! Больше абсурда! Больше интересных Qol фич, суды интереснее, фритаймы тоже, но теперь не набрать так легко все абилки и быть имбой, но и без этого всё спокойно проходится. Ну что, Казутака Кодака молодец, красавчик и наркоман. Всем удачи и спасибо. Художественный стиль, OST вытаскивают это дело на вершину, только сюжет, как прикормка радужная, трэш угар и содомия, но довольна интересная Надежда, отчаяние и будущее! Прям сок для формирования ронперов с масками клоуна(монокум). Советую попробовать почитать, но только если сможете надеть клоунский нос.

A better sequel to the first game imo. Loved the new cast of characters and the atmosphere felt so relaxing yet eerie at the same time.

this is a hentai game with some cool investigation on it , the investigation is rewarding to discover but still a hentai.

I met up with Monokuma at Jabberwock island for the next motive...

But it wasn't Monokuma. it was. the Monocreature.

This game is absolute dogshit and so is the series but there's something about it that's so addicting and i can't stop coming back to it, the trials are so fun and the characters are so unique and memorable and the OST is absolutely goated, don't play it

Why can't I squish bugs with Hiyoko?? ≡(▔﹏▔)≡ Nonetheless, a very hopeful game.

Also I REALLY DISLIKE that I sound like Teruteru (JP Dub) when I attempt to use a masculine voice.

It would be amazing if it weren't for the setting and frankly numerous plot-holes.
Gundham Tanaka is literally my favorite character in fiction.

I absolutely loved the storyline in this game and I was equally in love with the characters. They are all very connectable and funny and by the end every death has you reeling because you're worried it could be your favorite character. The twist at the end is a very new and unique take on what was a worn out trope; it felt like it made sense for the universe that it's in. I was in bedrest for about a week during a surgical recovery and all I could do was just keep grinding danganronpa. While the extra features are really fun at first they quickly descend into very grindy tasks especially so if you're trying to 100% clear the game a lot of my total hours are from just grinding out extra modes over and over, but except for that I think it was an extremely fun game.

Sequel of THH, i like the idea of hinata hajime who dont give a single fk about anything like hope n despair lmao. Nice character, actually i can tell he is better than Naegi

One of those games where if you avoid the subreddit you're gonna have a great time. Pretty sure even the most dedicated danganronpa community members know their community has a collective IQ of 47 and a yaoi addiction but the game itself? Fire. Great characters and a good ending.

剧情一如既往意料之外，不过玩到最后真相大白时震惊之余可耻地松了口气（）但是想一想觉得这样也不太公平。
这作恶趣味更是满的溢出来，当时刚玩完一作本来戒断感很严重所以急不可耐打开2，结果prologue和角色（点名花村辉辉...）直接开幕雷击蒽...时隔数月玩通以后其实还是挺感慨的。依然是绝望与希望两大概念的斗争，但不同于1作，当自己是绝望那方时又该如何面对希望。1作是用希望打破绝望的话，2作就是在绝望中秉持希望、孕育希望。
btw兔兔美实在太可爱了...好欺负的小粉团子...我要狠狠揉搓你...

What if it was called Freakyronpa and they had to get freaky in order to graduate

idk how this game is Overwhelmingly Positive , the first one was the best , this one is so boring , too much yapping , i didnt finish the game , i dont think i will play more , i dont recommend this game .

This game was ahead of its time. Came here after watching the anime for Trigger Happy Havoc just to advance in the story, but actually loved the game.

Best cast from all the series
If you want to get into visual novels and want more content from the first game buy it
Similarly to the first game some things aged like milk but overall is a must try and a "friendly" experience for a niche like this
Also this game is the entrance point if you want to watch the anime and the OVAS

hyperfixation passes and you realize the game is kinda ahh...

New danganronpa story:
A sequel expanding lore and
Gameplay of the
Ist instalment making everything better
The cast of many different characters is very likeable
OST is as good as the previous one

Amazing game and a perfect sequel despite the original being a wrapped-up story. The murder trials are an improvement over the original, and the characters are about as good. The only problem I have is that the main conflict at the end is solved with a terrible deus ex machina. Should only be played after the first game.

Awesome game. Not much to criticize, controls match up with the keys on the computer and the directions it gives you which makes it nice. It is also really nice that you can set the difficulty so that if you are simply trying to enjoy the game for its story, the game mechanics shouldn't pose too much of a threat to you. This game runs smoothly and is overall very nice.

This is a bizarre game, but in a good way (mostly).

It's a weird mixture of a murder mystery game and a dating sim game, though it certainly specialises in the former. The game consists of a linear story consisting of you and 15 other high-school students who periodically get murdered, one by one, and you have to determine who the killer is. The murders get progressively more creatively insane as time goes by, and most of the reason to even play the game is to see how stupid things get. There's an overarching mysterious narrative that guides the overall state of the story, to a stupid but awesome conclusion.

The gameplay consists of point-and-click, talking to people, and then a series of minigames in trials where you shoot bullets and swing swords at students' claims and hypothesises about the murders to prove or disprove them. It's not very difficult; even on the hardest difficulty, I never found myself in serious danger of losing a trial, unlike in the previous game.

I think this game is an excellent sequel, and everything makes a great deal more sense if you played the first game, but it isn't required or anything. However, I can't deny that the graphical, stylistic, and gameplay differences between Danganronpa 1 and 2 are fairly minimal, despite having pretty different locales and characters. I wouldn't be surprised if they were made in the exact same engine.

The dating sim elements are kinda.. strange. You can build relationships by talking to other characters in Free Time, which are optional blocks during the story. To be honest, I never really felt like I was building towards any kind of romantic relationship with any character; it's all more friendship-building.

The game gives you "fanservice" moments with the female characters in bikinis or lewd positions, but these are very infrequent and never involve nudity or even approaching it (even panties are censored), and the game is genre-aware, with characters making fun of these fan-service moments. The "naughty" humor is more to be found in the dialogue. I thought it was generally pretty funny: infrequent enough to not be grating, but still often enough to feel like it really was high schoolers having these conversations - because real ones DO often make those sorts of jokes, of course.

The game finds a strange thematic middle-ground between the horror of the situation and the comedy of the characters interacting. It does occasionally feel callous, but it weirdly works most of the time. You have characters going on pessimistic monologues, and then five minutes later, a dude is loudly proclaiming that he needs to badly take a shit. You develop a resistance to the tonal whiplash pretty quickly and go along for the ride.

Overall, it's pretty excellent and a great time, even if it looks a little dated. Would recommend even to people who aren't usually interested in visual novel-esque games.

I love the story of this game like the first one. The only thing I don't like is that you have to watch the anime to understand the ending and the lore behind this game. Still, Goodbye Despair has the best set of characters in all of danganronpa games, I can't say I disliked a single one, even the fat cook that dies in the beginning. 9/10

This one in the series absolutely KING OF UNPREDICTABILITY with its plot twists being the crown jewel of the experience. It’s a series that will keep you on the edge of your seat, asking yourself WHICH ONE THE TRUTH?!

If you love mysteries, psychological thrillers, or just a good old-fashioned "WWWTTFFF" moment, DANGANRONPA IS FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! Just be prepared, once you start you won’t be able to stop!!

BEST VN GAME I EVER PLAYED!!!!!! PUPUPU

I'd liked this sequel to Danganronpa because, I liked the characters in this game (in my opinion) better than the first game. Plus I liked the game mechanics more than the first game, along with the story. Lastly even though it's a mystery game it also is adventuring. P.S. My favorite character in this game is Chiaki Nanami.

Very fun murder mystery game, definitely recommended if you are into detective style games. Don't get it if you don't like visual novels or you're too bothered by fanservice though.

This was my first entry into the Danganronpa series, and I had an absolute blast. The premise is super interesting and while I do wish the characters had a bit more thought put into their writing, the cast is a very interesting group that you can easily get attached to, especially as you fill out their support chains. I had a great time guessing who would be the next to die, who would be the killer, and who would make it till the end! The trials themselves are actually really fun, and if you're observant of all the clues during the investigation you may be able to predict the killer before the trial! There are some extra modes that are okay like Monomi mode and Island mode which are neat little additions. Regardless, I loved this game, and I'm super looking forward to playing the other games!

Best danganronpa game, no one can fight me on this.

v2 > v1 > another ep ≥ v3 > danganS

Pretty grindy to 100%

I hate Nagito Komaeda, I hate him, I hate him, I hate him

good game though

Story: ★★★★★
Music: ★★★★★
Gameplay: ★★★★☆
Overall: ★★★★★
Only got better than the first

I don't know how but they've made one of the most intriguing stories I've seen in a game along with cases that will make you scratch your head throughout the majority of the investigation and the trial, but with characters that are so damn weird it'll probably make you drop it all, it seems like whoever's born as an ultimate has a 95% chance of being on the spectrum

Amaizing game. Love it. 10/10. Cases good. Plot good. Evrything good. Reccomend

This game has probably the best or second best character and murder mistery in the whole series. However the game is terrible.

Danganronpa 2 plays more or less the same as its predecessor, but with some frustrating changes. You now have 3 different ways of traversing the world. You have a glorified "area selection screen" where you move your character like a side scroller, then you have the normal first person view and the usual static investigation screen. You are incentivized to walk instead of fast traveling with a mostly useless pet raising minigame.

The misteries have become more complex, however, with this added complexity, the devs had a hard time keeping track of every piece on the board, so to speak. In some mysteries you have to overlook some obvious problems with the setup and play along with the theatre the developers intended. Despite its many issues, the last mystery of this game is, in my opinion, the best mystery of this entire series.

I felt that the debates were more nonsensical this time around. Multiple times I found myself lost trying to figure out what piece of proof the developers wanted me to match with which statement. The "Improved hangman's gambit" is ironically not an improvement at all, and a new stupid pointless subway surfer type minigame was added to debates that just doesn't fit with the courtroom feel at all.

The characters are good but this time around they fit their anime stereotype more and they have less "human" characteristics. That said, there are some characters that I believe are great and one that is masterfully written.