I must admit, I went it without expecting much. I didn't really like Danganronpa V3 compared to the earlier ones, so I supposed it was gonna go in the direction. But nope!

Excluding chapter 3, which was kind of normal-ish, the game's story is super interesting. While it's a bit silly in typical Kodaka fashion, it explores pretty interesting themes, and the plot twists leading up to it are amazing. Chapters 4&5 in particular are spectacular, imo the best ending a Kodaka game's ever had.

The characters are overall pretty good. Fubuki, Vivia, Yuma and Shinigami I love, Halara and Furio I feel could have gotten some more development, and Desuhiko is the typical pervert guy that we can't seem to get rid of, so yeah. The villains being different each case was sort of dull because you can't feel sorry for them, so I was glad Makoto (whom I also appreciate) got in the picture. Also wish I got to see more of Pucci, but alas...

Overall, while it has some faults, I think it's a pretty good detective game, and I also find a bit unfair to compare it to Danganronpa. Sure, same creator and same mystery theme, but they're just different sagas.