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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
A manga adaptation/continuation of the game, Genocider Mode, was published by Kadokawa Shoten and Dark Horse Comics across two separate runs from January 27, 2015 to October 13, 2017, respectively written and illustrated by Machika Minami and Touya Hajime, while an anime sequel, "Ultra Despair Girls", aired on August 22, 2016 as the seventh episode of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School.
Gameplay
Unlike the visual novel gameplay of the previous games, Ultra Despair Girls is a third-person adventure game with horror elements, in which players control Komaru Naegi as she tries to survive in a city overrun by Monokuma robots.[2] Komaru is armed with a megaphone-shaped Hacking Gun that can use various types of Truth Bullets, which are unlocked as the game progresses. Using the Hacking Gun, Komaru can perform various actions, such as attacking enemies, taking control of them, activating certain machinery, or scanning the environment for clues or hidden items.[6]
During the course of the game, Komaru is also assisted by the first game's
Plot
The game takes place half a year after the events of the first game, prior to the events of the second game. Protagonist
Komaru and Toko learn that the Warriors of Hope worship
However, if Komaru chooses to destroy the controller before learning its true purpose, the Bad Ending is triggered and all of the Monokuma Kids are killed as their masks explode. Komaru becomes the hero of the resistance, but she feels extremely guilty for what she has done.
Development and release
With the two previous entries in the Danganronpa series being visual novel adventure games, members of
Ultra Despair Girls was announced at a
Other media
Manga
The game has received two
Mobile app
An Ultra Despair Girls mobile app featuring
Sequels
Anime
On August 22, 2016, an
Video game
In November 2017, Spike Chunsoft began hiring staff for a new Danganronpa game described as a sequel to Ultra Despair Girls.[28] In July 2020, the franchise's publishing rights outside of Japan were transferred from NIS America to Spike Chunsoft.[29]
Reception
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Metacritic | VITA: 72/100[30] PS4: 67/100[31] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 6.5/10[32] |
Famitsu | 35/40[33][34] |
Game Informer | 5.5/10[35] |
GameSpot | 7/10[36] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5[37] |
VentureBeat | 85/100[38] |
Ultra Despair Girls received "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the game received an average score of 72, based on 35 reviews.[30] The game sold a total of 70,596 copies on the PlayStation Vita during its first week on sale in Japan and was the third best-selling game of the week.[39] The PS4 version sold a total of 1,810 copies during its first week on sale in Japan and failed to reach the sales charts.[39] The Steam release had an estimated total of 32,000 players by July 2018.[40]
The game has sold a total of 128,559 copies in Japan (PS Vita: 123,278 copies/PS4: 5,281 copies).[41]
Notes
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