Danganronpa Is Its Plot: A Series Ludonarrative Analysis

It's time for a class trial: we're taking Danganronpa's narrative and interactive design to the courtroom. Let's talk about meaningless choices and how they can potentially ruin a story.

By the way, if you haven't played the Danganronpa visual novel trilogy and are interested in checking them out, you may wanna stay away from this one. Don't scroll down to the comments, either: there may be some spoilers down there. But please come back when you're finished!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Choices in Storytelling
11:45 - Trigger Happy Havoc
20:40 - Goodbye Despair
27:34 - Killing Harmony
38:55 - Goodbye Danganronpa

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Some sources:
The cited Kodaka interview:
http://archive.is/vtpzs

‪@PostMesmeric‬ video on Danganronpa V3's perjury mechanic:    • Danganronpa V3 Analysis - Learning to Lie ...  

‪@craftsdwarf‬ video on Danganronpa V3's ending:
   • Closing the Case on New Dangan Ronpa V3  

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