From Shin Megami Tensei and Persona to Etrian Odyssey and the original Disgaea, the name Atlus has become synonymous with JRPG. With countless titles in their repertoire, Atlus has a game for just about everyone. Last generation, one of the titles to get the most attention was Dragon’s Crown. As with Odin Sphere before it, Dragon’s Crown is an Atlus published game developed by Vanillaw...[Read More]
Three short years ago, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, and its sequel Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, was released and took the PlayStation Vita by storm. With their tragic story, quirky design, and unforgettable characters, both entries thus far have been Game of the Year contenders on their own. While the recent spin-off title, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, made great use o...[Read More]
Third time’s a charm. After 3 long years since the last main game reached these shores on PlayStation Vita, the third Danganronpa is finally here!
Welcome to a new world of Danganronpa, and prepare yourself for the biggest, most exhilarating episode yet. Set in a “psycho-cool” environment, a new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases...[Read More]
A young girl is walking her dog Poro around town at dusk when a tragic accident forces her to return home with only Poro's leash in hand. The girl's sister commands her to stay home while she goes out into the night to search for the dog. Time passes. Growing impatient, the girl decides to search for her missing sister and dog herself. But when she steps foot outside, she realizes that this is ...[Read More]
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls takes place between Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, connecting some of the dots and revealing the fates of the first game’s survivors. Unlike the other two games, however, Ultra Despair Girls plays more like a horror survival title with elements of both third-person shooters as well as the adventure genre. ...[Read More]
Komaru Naegi is a normal girl, the kind you can find anywhere. She was taken from her family and imprisoned in an apartment during The Tragedy. Even after a year and a half, she has not managed to escape. Komaru has almost completely abandoned hope and has grown to accept her imprisoned life. But one morning, she was forced to learn an even deeper despair when someone suddenly broke down her front...[Read More]
Jabberwock Island – once a popular tourist destination, this now uninhabited island remains oddly pristine. You and your classmates at the elite Hope's Peak Academy have been brought to this island by your super-cute teacher for a “lovey-dovey, heart-throbbing school trip.” Everyone seems to be having fun in the sun...until Monokuma returns to restart his murderous game! Trapped on this island of ...[Read More]
Last spring, a game reached the west that nobody ever anticipated. Against all odds, the adventure game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc turned many a head and earned itself some very positive reviews. Mere months later, its sequel Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair too has graced the US. But with both seemingly identical story concepts and gameplay mechanics to the first game, is the second truly a c...[Read More]
Hope's Peak Academy is home to Japan's best and brightest high school students—the beacons of hope for the future. But that hope suddenly dies when Makoto Naegi and his classmates find themselves imprisoned in the school, cut off from the outside world and subject to the whims of a strange, murderous little bear named Monokuma. He pits the students against each other, promising freedom to anyone w...[Read More]
After over a three-year wait, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc has finally found its way to America and Europe! A visual novel style Adventure game at its core, Danganronpa mixes in influences of other genres including Rhythm and Role-Playing Games. The game revolves around the themes of hope, despair which encompass a most dangerous game that leads to murder mysteries. But is this game truly wort...[Read More]