Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 68 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 68
  3. Negative: 14 out of 68
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  1. PsychoZG
    Dec 18, 2017
    7
    The story is as wacky as you'd expect from a Danganronpa title and delves into some extremely dark topics. As with previous Danganronpa titles, things are left relatively unexplained at first and it's not until a ways into the game that it becomes clearer what the villains true reasons and motivations are, it comes together eventually but feels sloppy at first so be prepared to be a bitThe story is as wacky as you'd expect from a Danganronpa title and delves into some extremely dark topics. As with previous Danganronpa titles, things are left relatively unexplained at first and it's not until a ways into the game that it becomes clearer what the villains true reasons and motivations are, it comes together eventually but feels sloppy at first so be prepared to be a bit confused as to what's going on until around the halfway point.

    Komaru and Toko are a fun double act that keeps things interesting and watching their relationship develop is one of the true highlights. Character development in general is well done and as stated above, the narrative eventually comes together.

    The actual game play is very simple and fairly lacking and while the game isn't so challenging that it often becomes an issue, Komaru's slow movement speed can make certain boss fights frustrating as it can be very difficult to avoid certain attacks. I also strongly recommend using the manual camera setting as I found the automatic camera tends to drunkenly flail around, making it hard to see where you're going and makes keeping track of where enemies are a chore.

    Overall I enjoyed the experience enough to recommend, especially if you're a fan of the Danganronpa series but don't expect a highly polished experience from a game play perspective.

    + Well told story, even if it takes a while to come together
    + Komaru and Toko are a fun duo
    + Character development
    + Puzzles are fun although not particularly challenging

    Neutral : The shooting game play is mostly functional if uninteresting

    - Occasionally frustrating game play due to Komaru's slow movement
    - The automatic camera is terrible
    - There's a mini-game and sub-boss just before the third main boss that I found extremely uncomfortable, thankfully it's reasonably short    … Expand
  2. nahobino5_
    Jun 22, 2021
    7
    It has an interesting story and very funky mechanics! I'm just personally really not that great in first person shooter games, so I've had a really tough time with it.
  3. noanony
    Apr 23, 2023
    6
    A jogatina é bem ruim, mas a história vale a pena.
    Tudo neste jogo é cruel e pesado, ele procura explicar o que acontecia com o mundo enquanto ocorria o primeiro jogo da série. Ele revela muitas coisas.
    Recomendo apenas para aqueles que querem se aprofundar no universo de Danganronpa, mas vale lembrar que ele tem muitos defeitos, ele é repetitivo, a gameplay é horrível, mas a história e    A jogatina é bem ruim, mas a história vale a pena.
    Tudo neste jogo é cruel e pesado, ele procura explicar o que acontecia com o mundo enquanto ocorria o primeiro jogo da série. Ele revela muitas coisas.
    Recomendo apenas para aqueles que querem se aprofundar no universo de Danganronpa, mas vale lembrar que ele tem muitos defeitos, ele é repetitivo, a gameplay é horrível, mas a história e tudo o que ela traz vale muito a pena.
    Não espere muito desse jogo, apenas o jogue se tiver muito interesse em aprender sobre as questões mal esclarecidas tanto do primeiro jogo quanto do segundo.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 15, 2017
    70
    Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is a nice spin-off expanding the story from the two main episodes, also shifting to an action-shooting oriented gameplay through a third-person camera. There is enough to enjoy for the fans of the series, but graphics feels quite old albeit the remastered visuals and there are also old problems imported from the original PS Vita version.
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  2. The Games Machine
    Jul 13, 2017
    70
    Ultra Despair Girls is not a perfect game, but brings some new fresh action to Danganrompa's verbose style. A decent spin-off, mostly enjoyable if you have already played the main episodes.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Jul 7, 2017
    65
    An undoubtedly captivating chapter.
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