Question about timeline and such.

[Pyrowolf]

Keep spoilers out of this as best as possible.

So I've played through and loved DR1 and 2. But this game's intro also shows the Ultimate Despair girls game (which I heard was trash) and an anime or something it was too fast for me to read. I didn't think the UDG was cannon or was more of a side thing.

So I'm just at the beginning and they are talking about Ultimates being a spread out thing and not mentioning Hopes Peak or anything of that nature. So is this a reboot, or is this just way in the future, or did something cannonically happen in between DR2 and DR3 that changed how the world works, or is my answer waiting for me if I keep playing?

[Honey]

it is in the future from 1 and 2 i think but its hard for me to explain without giving massive spoilers. udg and dr3 dont have anything to do with that part tho.

but idk if there ever really was a proper explanation for the hopes peak thing, someone correct me if im wrong.

also good job on not getting spoiled already lmao, by like july i had almost whole thing spoiled.

[Pyrowolf]

Sometimes there's perks to having 0 friends also interested in story/character driven games. I swear everyone around me just wants to play trash games like PUBG and Destiny

[Monsieur Crow]

DRV3 is its own canon and is separate from the other games, though there are some references to the previous games, particularly in the non-canon post-game material.

Just some things to note, though:

-Ultra Despair Girls is actually canon, but as a spin-off, it ultimately has very little bearing on the plot. It's certainly not trash, but it's also generally not on the level of the main series's games.

-DR3 is the official, if horribly written, ending to the Hope's Peak Saga. It featured two arcs, one of which was a sequel to DR1, and the other of which was a prequel to DR2. That said, DR3 really isn't referenced at all in DRV3, even in the non-canon post-game material, and you can easily get away with not watching it before you play the game.

[Pyrowolf]

That's actually pretty dissapointing. I really liked that there was a primary plot thread going between Danganronpa 1 and 2. I liked that there was a world outside the games that they were taking part in.

Dissapointing that they decided to just hit the reboot button.

[Monsieur Crow]

Originally posted by Pyrowolf:

That's actually pretty dissapointing. I really liked that there was a primary plot thread going between Danganronpa 1 and 2. I liked that there was a world outside the games that they were taking part in.

Dissapointing that they decided to just hit the reboot button.

Barring a total retcon of DR3 (which most of the fanbase would probably welcome), I don't really think there's any way they could've explored more of the Hope's Peak saga, barring light novels or spinoffs that can't compare to the actual games. It sucks, but that was really their only option here.

[Pyrowolf]

I guess I'll have to find a way to watch that anime then. Because at the end of DR2 I thought there was plenty more to learn about the world.

[Monsieur Crow]

Originally posted by Pyrowolf:

I guess I'll have to find a way to watch that anime then. Because at the end of DR2 I thought there was plenty more to learn about the world.

It's pretty trivial to find online, but I'd recommend you watch it dubbed; Funimation was aware of how awful the script was, and as a result, introduced a number of amusing, but fitting lines to the cast.

[Lots Of Blue]

Originally posted by Pyrowolf:

I guess I'll have to find a way to watch that anime then. Because at the end of DR2 I thought there was plenty more to learn about the world.

If you want to learn more about the Hope's Peak universe, you could also check out the light novel Danganronpa/Zero. It came out between DR1 and DR2, and covers a period of time before the two games, not long before the Tragedy occurs.
Unfortunately, there's no official translation, and the one fan translation I've come across was a collaborative effort between multiple translators which really shows. Some parts are really well done, while other parts are really amateurish and awkward. Still worth a look if it interests you, though!

[WizoDard]

Originally posted by Monsieur Crow:

Originally posted by Pyrowolf:

That's actually pretty dissapointing. I really liked that there was a primary plot thread going between Danganronpa 1 and 2. I liked that there was a world outside the games that they were taking part in.

Dissapointing that they decided to just hit the reboot button.

Barring a total retcon of DR3 (which most of the fanbase would probably welcome), I don't really think there's any way they could've explored more of the Hope's Peak saga, barring light novels or spinoffs that can't compare to the actual games. It sucks, but that was really their only option here.

This comment though, xD. It's funny to me. But yes, there is not really any connection to the previous games and I hoped they would do something with it, but I think DR3 the anime is a good conclusion to the series...kind of. I mean, yeah.

[WizoDard]

Originally posted by Lots Of Blue:

Originally posted by Pyrowolf:

I guess I'll have to find a way to watch that anime then. Because at the end of DR2 I thought there was plenty more to learn about the world.

If you want to learn more about the Hope's Peak universe, you could also check out the light novel Danganronpa/Zero. It came out between DR1 and DR2, and covers a period of time before the two games, not long before the Tragedy occurs.
Unfortunately, there's no official translation, and the one fan translation I've come across was a collaborative effort between multiple translators which really shows. Some parts are really well done, while other parts are really amateurish and awkward. Still worth a look if it interests you, though!

And to add to this, Danganronpa IF is an interesting read along with Killer Killer, which gives insight on the person Pekoyama was trying to play off in Chapter 2 of SDR2. The funniest part is the way Pekoyama got caught, that she said the theme of the justice killer in Japanese even though he was natively from Mexico so she couldn't have been him was wrong, he was from Japan. So you should read about Killer Killer, it's interesting. Danganronpa IF is a fan-made parallel universe of DR1's killing game, but Kodaka confirmed it to be basically correct on everything in there about the characters. Which means it can basically be considered canon in the way it represents the characters.
The spoiler mark is about SDR2's chapter 2 trial, which I assume you played.

[Battler Ushiromiya]

Originally posted by WizoDard:

Originally posted by Lots Of Blue:

If you want to learn more about the Hope's Peak universe, you could also check out the light novel Danganronpa/Zero. It came out between DR1 and DR2, and covers a period of time before the two games, not long before the Tragedy occurs.
Unfortunately, there's no official translation, and the one fan translation I've come across was a collaborative effort between multiple translators which really shows. Some parts are really well done, while other parts are really amateurish and awkward. Still worth a look if it interests you, though!

And to add to this, Danganronpa IF is an interesting read along with Killer Killer, which gives insight on the person Pekoyama was trying to play off in Chapter 2 of SDR2. The funniest part is the way Pekoyama got caught, that she said the theme of the justice killer in Japanese even though he was natively from Mexico so she couldn't have been him was wrong, he was from Japan. So you should read about Killer Killer, it's interesting. Danganronpa IF is a fan-made parallel universe of DR1's killing game, but Kodaka confirmed it to be basically correct on everything in there about the characters. Which means it can basically be considered canon in the way it represents the characters.
The spoiler mark is about SDR2's chapter 2 trial, which I assume you played.

False. Killer Killer and Sparkling Justice are two separate people. They just happen to have the same schtick.

[WizoDard]

Originally posted by Battler Ushiromiya:

Originally posted by WizoDard:

And to add to this, Danganronpa IF is an interesting read along with Killer Killer, which gives insight on the person Pekoyama was trying to play off in Chapter 2 of SDR2. The funniest part is the way Pekoyama got caught, that she said the theme of the justice killer in Japanese even though he was natively from Mexico so she couldn't have been him was wrong, he was from Japan. So you should read about Killer Killer, it's interesting. Danganronpa IF is a fan-made parallel universe of DR1's killing game, but Kodaka confirmed it to be basically correct on everything in there about the characters. Which means it can basically be considered canon in the way it represents the characters.
The spoiler mark is about SDR2's chapter 2 trial, which I assume you played.

False. Killer Killer and Sparkling Justice are two separate people. They just happen to have the same schtick.

So we don't have to argue over some dumb crap, here's a quote and the link.
" Identity
It is unknown who Sparkling Justice actually is. In Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer it is hinted that Takumi Hijirihara is their true identity, based on the fact Takumi has spent time in Spain, has the Sparkling Justice mask, and even murders other killers exactly to that of Sparkling Justice's modus operandi. "
http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Sparkling_Justice
Also in the extra contents of SDR2 you can see the masks of sparkling justice, which just so happen to be on Killer Killer's shelf basically confirming his connection.
It can be inferred that it's him, but there's no proof.

[Battler Ushiromiya]

Just because it's on the wiki doesn't mean it's fact. What IS fact is that an interview with Sparkling Justice was conducted in his home language, Spanish. Sonia also acknowledges this, and she's basically a fangirl.

[WizoDard]

Originally posted by Battler Ushiromiya:

Just because it's on the wiki doesn't mean it's fact. What IS fact is that an interview with Sparkling Justice was conducted in his home language, Spanish. Sonia also acknowledges this, and she's basically a fangirl.

These are all inferences though. An interview may have been conducted, but it's inferred that's his home land. And even if he said it was his home land, he could be lying because of what we see in Killer Killer.