Unironically, a master class sequel. The ending of the first entry was a bit too open for my taste and while I liked the cast, I think the cast of the sequel is way more appealing. The characters are fun and charming, though I have to mention that sometimes it was a bit too sexualized (especially some of the odd things Teruteru and Mikan say). It is a good follow up story on the ending of Danganronpa 1 and the ending left me very satisfied. The island with its different designed parts was pretty fun to explore and see through. One of my problems with the first games was also how in the middle of the game, the actual murder cases kind of fell flat? Their mystery was either kind of stupid or just not really intriguing, but its quite the opposite with this game's cases. They're wonderfully presented and it was a great joy to see them slowly unfold, especially with some of the case-related gimmicks. Especially the last portion of the game is very strong and I absolutely love how the ending plays out. The two smaller gimmick modes Island Mode and the Usami mode are also nice additions next to the main story.

The game is almost double as long as the first game but it never felt tiring to play nor does it overstay its welcome. A very good sequel.

Comparisions to the original RE4 and the game being made Shinji Mikami himself, kind of made me really hyped for this. I played around ~5 hours and I did really dig the atmosphere and what was shown story wise. Sadly I think it in general just controls very clunky, which wouldnt be too much of a problem, if the combat was at least fun. Fighting and killing enemies didnt feel satisfying at all unlike other more action-focused games in the genre. Fights in general rather felt like a chore than actually a fun activity. You do get a good amount of ammo especially when stealthing enemies but its not really useful, if using it isnt fun at all.

The game just feels like it tried to mix inspirations from a lot of horror games but wasnt able to do any of them really good (but not really bad either).
Might come to it one day for the story, since that actually seemed like a very interesting part, but the rest of the game sadly was a lackluster so far.

PS: The PC port on steam is fucking terrible