[PS4] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony $24 (Part of 2 for $40 Sale) @ JB Hi-Fi

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  Quantumcat on 29/09/2018 - 18:14

  +1

  Also has things in common with the Zero Escape trilogy for DS/3DS and Vita.

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  justtoreply on 29/09/2018 - 20:27

  -1

  If you're not into the genre, don't buy these.

  I made the mistake of buying 1 & 2 together based on rave reviews. Played 2 to completion (I hated it but note I finished it - I'm OCD - it never got better). Sold no 1 still sealed in plastic.

  Im not saying this isn't a good deal, but avoid if you're not into the genre. If you are trying out the genre, I preferred virtues last reward. Maybe others could give better advice on one to pick. But now I'm done with the genre forever.

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    lostn on 29/09/2018 - 20:30

    +1

    Aren't they kinda like.. the same genre? With the difference being that ZE has "escape the room" puzzles, while DR has investigation and trial gameplay?

    I loved ZE, but personally I wasn't a fan of the puzzles. I felt they just got in the way of the story. I like me a good novel, and when I'm engrossed in it, I don't like being thrown into a puzzle room. I just want the next chapter!

    I think it's weird that you bought 1 + 2 and decided to skip 1 and go straight to 2.

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      justtoreply on 29/09/2018 - 22:01

      -1

      I was dabbling in a new genre. So I tried a couple (VLR & DR) based on reviews.

      I bought DR1 & 2 together because they were on sale at a great price at the same store/same time (thanks ozbargain)

      DR2 has better reviews, from a time investment perspective it was a better decision to play that first (I had doubts that I would like it)

      I hated the story in VLR. Too hard for me to follow. I don't know if it's just me. I'm booksmart but I've found a few games where (because the main user base is not English?) they either don't translate meanings well (even though the sentences seem 100% legible, the meaning is off, if that makes sense) or they try too hard to make things sound cool instead of offering a sensibly worded explanation. Trying to piece it together through hours of text only to find the natural progression of the story keeps changing the baseline is too awful for me. In VLRs case the various paths for 100% completion didn't help.

      I really liked the puzzles (in VLR).

      So the genre isn't for me.

      My posts aren't meant to change anyone's stance, just help any dabblers like me who are thinking about buying this as their first go

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        Goldfire on 30/09/2018 - 02:17

        +1

        Erm, it's very strange that you skipped DR1 and went straight for DR2. Regardless if DR2 received better reviews or not, DR1 set up a large portion of the story for DR2. Especially the ending of DR2…

        Many aspects of the second game require knowledge of the first game and it sounds like the story was ruined for you to be honest.

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        lostn on 30/09/2018 - 17:35

        VLR is the sequel to 999, so yeah you're playing part 2 of a story. It's still possible to follow the story because the connections to the first game aren't reveal until late. But you are kinda weird in how you decide what game to play.

        Trying to piece it together through hours of text only to find the natural progression of the story keeps changing the baseline is too awful for me. In VLRs case the various paths for 100% completion didn't help.

        The overall story it was trying to tell only makes sense if you have seen every alternate path. They give you a flowchart that you can jump between to speed things up.

        So the genre isn't for me.

        That's fair. I agree that it's not a genre for everyone. If you don't like lots of text or watching cutscenes, you're not going to like these. If you're in it for pure gameplay, you're not going to find it here.

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  lostn on 29/09/2018 - 20:28

  For those interested in the series for the first time, linked(reddit.com) is the recommended playing order.

  Gosh that is a lot of games. I had no idea that DR3 is separate from V3. I thought they were the same thing. Actually, I didn't even know there was a DR3. There's a bunch of spin offs that I also didn't know existed, except Ultra Despair Girls which looks like a poor FPS and I had no interest in playing it.

  Now I'm put off by the sheer number of entries in the series to play before this one.

  I actually own DR1 and 2 on the Vita, before it was ported to other systems. I tried to play DR1, but didn't get far before I abandoned it. Not 100% sure why, since I do like visual novels and I'm a fan of the Zero Escape trilogy. I think it was a combination of sparse voice acting, a bulky she-male, and I didn't like exploring the school in first person. I guess I didn't want the gameplay elements and just wanted the novel.

  I played Zero Escape before this, and those games blew me away. So maybe I'd been spoiled.

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    Ashurei on 29/09/2018 - 22:46

    In my opinion, none of the other media aside from DR1 and DR2 are necessary before getting into DRV3 so don't let that stuff put you off. If you only want the story you could do what I did and read/watch a Let's Play which excludes all the extraneous gameplay elements. Then again, if the appearance of one of the characters was enough to get you to abandon the game I can't help you there.

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      lostn on 29/09/2018 - 23:49

      She put me off, but I was reaching when I said it was the reason I stopped playing. It was probably just a slow start. 999 starts off pretty quick, escape puzzle notwithstanding. It pretty much maintains its brisk pace the whole way. There was never a boring moment in that game, and introductions are fast.

      I don't watch let's plays. I can't stand the commentary of other people. And if there are choices to make, I want them to be my choices.

      If it's a game that's not voiced, the let's player tends to read out the lines, and this bothers me to no end.

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        Ashurei on 30/09/2018 - 01:23

        I agree that the DR games do have a slow start, but I guess after experiencing Steins;Gate's 10+ hour long slog and the DS version of 999's u n c h a n g e a b l e t e x t s p e e d I find that DR isn't that bad in comparison. It's a hell of a ride until the end once the killings begin so I really encourage you to give it another shot. And honestly Sakura turned out to be one of my favourites from DR1's cast. She's a noble person who happens to have a unique design (personally I find Hifumi more off putting both in design and characterisation).

        Commentary-free as well as word-for-word transcript Let's Plays exist but yes, you sacrifice solving the cases yourself if you go through that route. I was fine with it because it was better than being nauseous for 30 hours but otherwise nothing beats playing the game yourself and piecing together the clues in the courtroom.

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  RICKYLOVESYOU on 30/09/2018 - 05:18

  +1

  Does that link for 2 for 40 actually work? It doesn't for me.