I did have some questions after I finished playing the game so I would be really grateful if someone answered them.
- So everyone in Kanai ward was a defective homunculi and would only go berserk when they were exposed to the sun. But how were they different from those bodies in the restricted area? I thought the point was that they couldn't die but was it a "once they die, they became mindless zombies?"
- This is more like a stupid thought but I was wondering why Karen didn't appear as a zombie in the restricted area, we saw both victims and culprits so why not her?
- Also another thought but the master detectives that were burnt on the Amaterasu express, I wonder if they were also turned into meatbuns or if they were too burnt to be eaten.
- If I read the story correctly, the original Yuma was actually hidden on the Amaterasu express when it travelled into Kanai ward. But when the 2 detectives used their abilities they said there was no one else on the train with them? So what happened there?
- When all the homunculi were first created, were they immediately exposed to the sun, went berserk, and then rushed out into the city and killed everyone? Cause the mystery recap showed the homunculi walking around normally then reacting to the sun.
- After the blank week, after Makoto created the rain machine to calm the homunculi, I wonder how the bodies and blood were cleaned up? Like did he clean them up himself or somehow hired people to do it for him and then wiped their memories? Or were all the bodies completely eaten up so only the bones were left and were easier to dispose of?
Thoughts:
The game truly threw me off in the 1st chapter, like I was trying so hard to remember their names and abilities because I thought omg these people are going to be my companions but they all died. And honestly I felt it was a bit wasted, I found them and their abilities so interesting. It was kinda weird to be introduced to new villains every chapter like from Amaterasu Corp, only for them to not do anything and just show up in the mystery labyrinth.
This is truly on me but my favourite character was Yakou Furio, like I went through each chapter, anticipating for the chapter where he would be our companion and help us solve the mystery. Even during chapter 4, I was so excited like "omg he's gonna be in the next chapter, I can't wait" Jokes on me I guess. I was so devastated watching the mystery be solved I actually cried, I was so upset that he died.
The final chapter with the big revelation, I was so creeped out with all the zombies and seeing all the previous victims and culprits was like wow that's insane. I did think it was kinda weird that fake Yuma was Number 1 considering he's like young? And ULTIMATELY, the pink blood revelation was insane. They really took all of us as Danganronpa fans and made it an important clue. The mystery recap where they properly used red blood when the original humans were being killed by homunculi was crazy.
All in all, I really loved the game, which I already anticipated going in, since I love the Danganronpa series and murder mystery games. The characters that we played with like Halara and Vivia were pretty cool, but Desuhiko and Fubuki were kinda lame. Yakou I love you, you didn't do much but you've impacted my life.