After playing Danganronpa 1, 2, and V3 on mobile, along with playing Ultra Despair Girls and watching the anime, I was really excited to experience V3. I eventually played V3 on PC too, but my first experience with V3 was on mobile.
And honestly, V3 felt like a huge upgrade from the previous games.
The graphics look much better, the Class Trials have a lot of new mechanics, and there are so many new features and extra content. Everything feels bigger and more polished. After playing the older games, it was really cool seeing how much the series had improved.
I also really liked the new cast. I got attached to quite a few of the characters, and just like the other Danganronpa games, V3 could make me laugh one moment and then suddenly hit me with something serious or emotional.
The investigations and Class Trials were still my favorite part. Even after playing the previous games, the new mechanics made the trials feel fresh. There were some really crazy moments, and a few twists genuinely caught me off guard.
⚠️ SPOILERS BELOW
But then... the ending.
The reveal that Danganronpa had supposedly reached 53 installments completely caught me off guard. I honestly wasn't expecting the story to go in that direction at all. When that reveal happened, I was basically just sitting there thinking, “Wait... what?” 😂
It was such a crazy and weird twist. I understand what they were trying to do with it, and I can see why some fans appreciate the idea, but personally, I wasn't really a fan of how they ended the story.
After playing Danganronpa 1, 2, Ultra Despair Girls, and watching the anime, I had already spent so much time with this series. So having the ending go in such a meta direction felt really strange to me. I know that's probably the point, but it still wasn't an ending that completely worked for me.
At least I was really happy that Shuichi, Maki, and Himiko survived. After everything they went through, seeing those three make it to the end made me really happy.
At the same time, I was also sad and honestly a little emotional. There were moments where I was happy, moments where I laughed, and moments where I just felt terrible for the characters. That's something Danganronpa has always been really good at.
For me, V3 was a mix of happy, sad, emotional, funny, and sometimes just completely crazy.
Even with my mixed feelings about the ending, I still really enjoyed the game itself. The gameplay improvements, new trial mechanics, graphics, characters, investigations, and extra content made V3 feel like a big step forward for the series.
I definitely recommend playing the previous Danganronpa games and watching the anime before V3. For me, experiencing everything beforehand made V3 feel much more meaningful, especially when I reached the ending.
Even if I wasn't completely satisfied with how the story ended, I still recommend V3. The journey itself was fantastic, and I'm glad I played it all the way to the end.
Thank you!
