Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

The first trial is a kick in the teeth in the best way and a bold way to begin the game. This entry has the most complex and interesting mysteries of the franchise (except the third trial, which is just awful) that are fun to navigate and solve (mostly, that third trial is just... bad).

a postmodern monstrosity that excretes excess and filth from its every illusory orifice. good grief.

The first trial is okay, but after that the game runs out of steam. Everything drag on long after the murderer becomes obvious, the humor is stale (unless you like random anime references), most characters have no depth to them, and even the new mini-games are boring. The ending tries to be clever, but it was nothing that I haven't already seen dozen times in indie comics.

Holy fuck, this game had BALLS to go with an ending like that. While the game has some cases that are just weak or mediocre (particularly 3 and 2), on the other hand it also boasts a lot of content with a neat post game and some real ball busting TWEESTS in chapters 1 and 6. This is a game that deconstructs the very series itself and makes you question the emotional attachment of fiction. Although I thought the meta-narrative was ham-fisted and a bit stupid, it was interesting nonetheless.