Danganronpa Creator's "Multi-Genre" Game Is Out September, And It Sounds Absolutely Wild

No confidence in this after the localizers destroyed the Hundred Line.

This topic just reminds me that I need to get back to Alternate Jake Hunter...eventually. It's going to be one of those underrated gems a decade from now. It isn't often a game gets so few reviews to not qualify for an aggregate score.

Definitely looks like something I'd enjoy! But as always, I'll wait for the reviews

Masafumi Takada, you say? I'm in.

just wow, everything is just gorgeous

With how polished and great Hundred Line Last Defence Academy was this is definitely a day one buy from me.

Looks pretty good but I'm a little trepidatious since I really didn't enjoy my time with Alternate Jake Hunter, but I'll keep my eye on it since I'm a big fan of most of Kodaka's work.

I had trepidation about Hundred Line from the previews but after how much I loved it I'm definitely there day one for this one.

Huh, this looks very interesting, actually.
And I've been wanting more murder mysteries!
I'm in!

Well that trailer sold me

This gives me big buddy mission bond vibes. Count me in. Need to play hundred line soon but damn, this looks great

Anything Kodaka touches, I'm in. Can't wait for this.

Will see it when it comes out. Multi genre means nothing these days. Everything wants to be a RPG with something or this and that.

Haven Call of the King and 'Freeformer' was a dumb marketing angle. The game was fair doing all these things with on foot, vehicle, space and more to then get their email address but even still. Was it worth it marketing or ambitions, not really. But I respect Travelers Tales efforts besides their other games too.

Also horror, point n click or visual novel and other aspects..... a theme and a few genres so close together..... How pathetic to do of marketing, marketing team.

The screenshots/trailer do not help. Oh so you have the uncovering clues of Danganronpa, you have the isometric camera in a stealth segment I assume, visual novel choices.... so standard stuff then. I get it's different tone, world, etc. but gameplay wise this still seems very them without being that far from what they already made. Some are different but not that different.

Also stealth isn't much it still fits the adventure/horror game formula weapons or not. Who are the marketers fooling here. XD There is a reason a puzzle game 2D or 3D to a shoot em up vehicle or controls or otherwise is a big dramatic change and most others of combat and gameplay in level design AREN'T. They still are genres but minor changes really.

Puzzle, shoot em up, tower defence is completely different. Who is making THAT game. No one clearly.

But are an adventure (detective or not), dialogue boxes, platforming, stealth, 3rd person shooter, let alone any with outposts, other interactions with quests, pillaging, collecting, combat and more. Yeah tell me why genres mean only so much when only differ so slightly here?

When movesets are so generic these days and limiting of animations let alone use cases for enemies and level design. I hardly think anything matters. When Mario or other characters past or current have more moves then most human, animal, alien or other characters let alone personality in their worlds or level design

(whether because it would break many of the good/bad or restricted focus a game has and what you can do with them, that and games would take longer and decisions/implementation longer to agree on being in the games not just how much CPU/GPU/RAM limits or cartoony artstyle or realistic also pushing or not the hardware) in games to platform, power ups or core character, why would I think much of other games and you barely even need many of Mario's other moves. XD

I haven't played enough of Rain Code yet and I haven't bought or played Hundred Line at all. But they seem to be pumping these games out quick or however localisation to release happens I guess.

If it was like a mix of things like 2D, 3D, or puzzle then shoot em up (minigames or major part) or whatever then sure. Some complement for multi genre and are just minigames or core additions, so to me multi-genre is a complete marketing waste of wording. XD

You can have puzzles in any action game. You can minigames in any game. Who cares.

To me it looks fine like their past games, artstyles, etc. But to me it's not a lot to go on yet and seems like marketing fluff. They do make great games so it's not like I'm that confused, but to me this means nothing.

How they execute it, not hype it up.

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I respect multi genre songs more then I do games due to what focus games have that I find uncompelling. I can listen to any mix of sampled or instrumental and still be impressed with a genre mix transition, structure, and more. But I also seek out sound design interesting songs too as much as I do gameplay interesting games. How they execute it matters to me. Not marketing fluff.

I've made multi-genre songs before, even to per aspect of a song or just mini mixes or singular songs (with basic tools nothing special I'm not that good and i don't care to be) and how to make it flow. It's possible, but how you piece it together not bragging did a multi-genre anything especially ones that complement so easily. Showing it not telling it.

@Overzeal Haven't played the game, what'd they mess up?

I don’t know why but I just don’t like the art style of these games.

@Overzeal From what I've seen of things, they didn't really mess it up? Like at all? A lot of jokes were re-written, but that was mainly because the game had a bunch of jokes that were either specific to Japanese culture, or Japanese wordplay. Stuff that couldn't really carry the same meaning in the West. If you want a messed up Localization, play Yokai Watch- where they tried to erase all of Japanese culture from the game.

Bankruptcy: This Time It's For Real - The Game. Just kidding, it looks interesting and The Hundred Line is pretty fun, I hope they find success with both and that they can stick the landing.

So, it's like a collection of different games: an adventure game, an escape room game, a visual novel, a dating sim, and a stealth game. Interesting!

Kodaka and Uchikoshi are cooking this year. So far, we're getting Somnium Files 3, The Hundred Line, and whatever this is.

@PerishSong People making way, way, WAY too big a deal out of some CGs being adjusted in the Switch release even though they're 1), buried deep in a post-game route, 2), not really actually relevant to the overall narrative, 3), still very adult even in their toned down form, and 4), not even intended as fanservice in the first place because the route itself is portrayed as unsettling and what's happening in those CGs isn't consensual.

So nothing. Nothing was ruined, people are just crying about performative, "Oh no, how dare they slightly adjust this scene where nothing about it is actually meaningfully changed and I can easily just look up screen grabs from the PC version if I care about seeing the original graphic!" nonsense.

I had no idea that this was coming. I'm not sure that I will need a Switch 2 this year after all.....

I really hope this will get a physical release

I’m currently enjoying 100line a lot so if this gets a physical release I’ll probably get it.

@Overzeal in what way? I only played the demo but there didn't seem to be any red flags with the dialogue? Curious to know more if you'd be so kind. Thanks.

@thegroke777

All of the “jokes” were the localizers barely disguised f**ish

@Overzeal OK, rather dramatic of you to consider the game "destroyed" because of something like that, then. Some of y'all need to learn to appreciate things a little more.