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  Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a game by Spike Chunsoft that started out on the PSP as a Japan-only release back in 2010. It saw a sequel in 2012, along with a couple iOS/Android spin-offs. In 2014, NIS America released an English localization of this game and its sequel on the Playstation Vita with higher resolution art assets, a few quality of life improvements and some new extra postgame content. I will be playing the Vita version. The game is a visual novel first and foremost but during certain sequences, there will be court trials that contain minigames. That's where the active gameplay comes from when you aren't making story choices. As for a general plot, without getting into spoilers too much, some people have described the game as a mix between Battle Royale and Phoenix Wright. Now, I haven't seen or read Battle Royale, nor played any of the Phoenix Wright games, so I'll have to take their word for it. What I can say though, is that 15 high school students are trapped in a location and must kill each other to leave. Murders will occur, and it's your job to investigate the murders to find the culprit through the aforementioned court trial all while trying to discover a way to escape this nightmare. A fair warning to anyone following the LP that has not seen the game before: There are a LOT of spoilers for this game out there online. Fan art, comics, reviews, even the official game artwork can reveal endgame spoilers if you're not careful. Even the names of the individual tracks on the OST can be spoilers. I would recommend to anyone that hasn't seen the game before do not Google anything about this game series at all. You do so at your own risk. There is also a new game in the series that has been out in Japan for a year but has just received an English localization out around this time too so be extra-cautious not to read anything Danganronpa-related because there are no guarantees that this game won't be spoiled in some way. It is almost five years old after all.  Originally, this LP had a no spoilers policy but as it progressed it became clear that most of the readers are familiar with the game. Therefore, the spoiler policy has been changed to allow spoilers behind black bars JUST FOR THIS GAME ONLY. Do not post about spoilers for the sequels, light novels, comics or animation. Just keep it reasonable. As usual, for those of you who don't know the game yet, speculation is fine and encouraged. If you want to discuss the series in general, there is a series megathread over in Games you can post in.  This will be a hybrid LP. The majority of the game will be done in screenshot format with soundtrack prompts, but during certain sequences I will be supplementing the updates with video. The class trials especially will have lots of videos to go with them because they are completely voice-acted and I feel like something is lost if you can't hear the characters talk during them. All video links will be behind Polsy links to avoid as many spoilers as possible and denoted with  emotes.The game has a lot of spoken dialogue, as well as inner-thoughts and bolded words and phrases. As such, I'll be using normal, italicized and bolded text to represent those differences. When reading a conversation, if I have anything I need to say, I will preface my words with this image to let you know the game isn't talking at that moment:   I know there was another LP of this game years ago by orenronen that really gave exposure to this series on SA. In fact, his LP is where I learned of it. However, he LPed the original Japanese PSP release and translated it as he played the game. Now that we have both a Vita version and an official English localization, I felt like it would make for a good LP again. That, and I really enjoy this series and want to share that enjoyment with everyone else.  (spoilers) Orange Fluffy Sheep summarizes the Prologue and Chapter 1. (spoilers) Kangra enlists some help spotting an inconsistency in Chapter 6's trial.  Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Chapter 1 Daily Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Chapter 2 Daily Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Free Time Roundup #1 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Free Time Roundup #2 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Free Time Roundup #3 Chapter 3 Daily Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Joke Update #1 Free Time Roundup #4 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Free Time Roundup #5 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Joke Update #2 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Chapter 4 Daily Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Free Time Roundup #6 Chapter 5 Daily Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Free Time Roundup #7 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Free Time Roundup #8 Part 8 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Free Time Roundup #9 Chapter 6 Deadly Life Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Class Trial Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Epilogue Postgame Content School Mode Free Time Roundup #10 Free Time Roundup #11 Free Time Roundup #12 Free Time Roundup #13 Free Time Roundup #14 Free Time Roundup #15 Ultimate Extra Content ????? 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 : Welcome to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. : I'm FPzero, and I'll be taking everyone through this lovely, murderous game.    : We will be playing in English, : With that, let's begin! Click the image or here to watch the Introduction!  : A few quick notes here about how the game displays text and how I'll be writing the updates. White text is spoken dialogue and will be written in the updates as unformatted text, accompanied by a character portrait for clarity. Blue text are the Main Character's inner thoughts and will be written using italicized text. Yellow text are important words or phrases the game calls out and they will be written using bolded text. I will try to keep my interjections to a minimum during conversations.  The massive high school towers over all the other buildings in this bustling urban area. It's like the school stands at the center of the entire world.   It brings in top students from every field imaginable. A government-funded school of privilege. They say that if you come here and manage to graduate, you'll be set for life. With hundreds of years of tradition, it sends the cream of the crop into the work force every year. It was built to raise hope in the nation's future. Which makes Hope's Peak a pretty fitting name.  There are two things you need to attend this school... One, you have to already be attending high school. Two, you have to be the very best at what you do. No ordinary student could enroll here. The only way in is if you're scouted by the school itself. And standing there at the gate of the ultimate school filled with the ultimate students...  ...was me.    : Before we go any farther, I guess I should introduce myself. My name's Makoto Naegi.: Voice Actor: Bryce PapenbrookAs you can see, I'm nothing but a hopelessly average high school student. Average on the outside, average on the inside. I really don't have much going for me when it comes to grades, special abilities, even personality. I mean yeah, I have hobbies and stuff I like to do, but it's not like I'm a psychic or mutant or whatever. Like, if you asked me what my favorite song was, or my favorite movie or TV show... They'd all just be whatever's most popular at that particular moment. Even among the average, I'm completely average. So I can't even say I'm your "everyday hero" type. That's just who I am. Anyway, I figure it's always good to introduce yourself right off the bat. But if I have any kind of "strong point," so to speak... I'd say I'm a little more gung-ho than other people. I mean look at me. I'm completely ordinary, but still... Here I am, standing in front of the anything but ordinary Hope's Peak Academy. : I still can't believe I'm standing here. I wonder if someone like me can survive in a place like this...It's got this overwhelming presence...like it's trying to swallow me whole. But it's no wonder I would feel that way. What you have to understand is... Well, let me just tell you about the "preparation" I did last night to get ready for today.   Hope's Peak only invites those students who are the truly elite in their field. It's such a popular topic, there are threads online dedicated to talking about the school's attendees. So to prepare, I looked up some of the those threads. And all I saw was talk about "ultimate" students, who were way beyond your average high schooler.  For example, one incoming student is the "Ultimate Pop Sensation." I guess she's a high school girl who's also the lead singer for a pop group famous all over the country.  There's also the "Ultimate Baseball Star." He was the cleanup hitter for the national high school champs. Pro teams already have their eyes on him.  Then there's the "Ultimate Fashionista." She's been on the cover of tons of fashion magazines. She's what every high school girl wants to be.  Oh, and they mentioned the "Ultimate Biker Gang Leader." The scary thing is, he's the de facto leader of every biker gang in Japan. Gangs everywhere love the guy. On top of that, there's the Ultimate Martial Artist, the Ultimate Fanfic Creator, the Ultimate Gambler, The Ultimate Swimming pro, the Ultimate Programmer, the Ultimate Clairvoyant, and then some. Reading that made me realize how totally powerless I was. It was the country's finest, top to bottom. I felt like a tame little house cat who'd wandered into a pride of lions. But still, there was something I couldn't stop thinking about. You see, there were a few students who I couldn't find any info on, no matter how much I looked. With all those "ultimate" students, I'm the only one without any kind of worthwhile talent. But then, what about those other new students who didn't seem to pop up anywhere. : Could they be just average students like me, without any talent or anything?That thought was kind of encouraging. I mean, I know I don't have much in the way of personality. But beyond that, there's an even bigger issue... How did such an unbelievably average student like me get picked to come to this "ultimate" high school? I mean, I guess there *is* a reason... You just have to take one glance at the acceptance letter they sent me to see why.  "We recently held a lottery to select one ordinary student to attend our school. As a result, you have been selected, and we invite you to join us as the Ultimate Lucky Student." They spelled it out plain as day--I got invited by pure luck. Honestly, I probably would have been better off just declining their offer. But after hearing how graduating was a "guarantee for success" later in life, I just couldn't say no.  But then, actually standing there in front of the school... I started to feel lost, like I didn't belong there. I could feel myself losing my nerve. : But still...I can't just stand here in front of the gate forever...Frozen in place, murmuring to myself, I looked down at the acceptance letter clutched in my hand. It said there'd be a meeting for all incoming students in the main hall at 8 a.m. The meeting still isn't for a little while, but... : I should probably just head in. Yeah... Yeah, let's do this!I gathered up all my determination and tried to act like I'd done this a million times before. And I took my first step towards the main hall...  : This is where we're supposed to meet, right? I guess I'm the first one here.There's a really elegant clock over in the corner. It says it's 7:10 a.m. The meeting doesn't start until 8 o'clock. So there's still a full 50 minutes left. It makes sense nobody else would be here yet... : I was so wound up, I got here way too early.I have plenty of time before the meeting. Just standing around waiting isn't exactly... I should take a look around the school. Maybe that'll help me calm down a little. : I *am* a student here now, so there shouldn't be any problem with me having a look around, right?It'll help me kill some time, if nothing else. Trying to play it cool, I took my first step into Hope's Peak Academy. It was also my first step toward starting a new life at a new school. At least, that's what I was hoping for. ♪ Music cuts out. ♪      : What the--!?But the instant I took that first step forward... My view became warped, twisted. It was like some kind of delusion, melting away and mixing together into something else. Spinning, mixing, melting away, then spinning again... And the next moment... Everything went black. That was how it all began... And how life as I knew it came to an end. At that point I should have realized... The reason I was brought to Hope's Peak Academy wasn't because I had ultimate good luck. It was so I could experience ultimate despair. 
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BMS posted:Ah, a new DangitRonPaul LP. I don't think it will be a big deal now. Back when orenronen did this game, you have to remember that his LP was, as far as I know, the only place to view the game in English, since the localizations were not happening at the time. This meant that it brought all sorts of people from the far reaches of the Internet to SA to read it, leading to the hyper-frenzy that occurred. Now that the games have been localized, people can get their DR fix in many places online, if not play it themselves. I'm really not worried about a posting frenzy or tumblr invasion in here. I don't need clout or anything. I just want to show off the game again with the official translation. 
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Re: Translation chat. Right now it's not bothering me, but if it becomes a problem then I'll address it. For the record, I like the choice of Ultimate over Super High School Level. Yeah, SHSL is more literal but I'm guessing it probably sounds better to say in Japanese than in English. Ultimate gets across an about-equivalent meaning in a single word. Re: DR2. We're one update into this LP. It's on the table but let's wait and see how this one goes first. I'll post the next update tomorrow. I'd like to go through the Prologue quickly so that we can get through the intro plot setup and to the actual interesting parts of the game.
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  : ............Nng?   : Wh-What...? Where am I?I woke up with my head resting on top of a hard wooden desk. My body feels...heavy. It's pretty normal for me to zonk off in the middle of some boring class or whatever, but... What was I doing asleep here just now? This isn't a classroom I've ever been in before. : What the heck is going on...?    : Welcome to Hope's Peak Academy! Firstly, we'd like to explain the basic controls. You can use the left stick to adjust your aim. You can also tap the touch screen to place the reticle. If you aim at an object you can interact with, you can press the X button or tap the screen... And presto! You'll investigate that object. Use the directional buttons or the L and R buttons to adjust your viewpoint. Why don't you try looking around the classroom? : Welcome to the gameplay. As the tutorial text said, you can move the cursor to suspicious objects to examine them. It's not unlike an adventure game. Lots of objects are just there for flavor text.: I'm recording this LP from a Playstation TV, so I don't have access to the touch controls the Vita version of the game allows for. This means I can't comment on how useful they are but I find using the analog stick to move the cursor to be no problem at all. : When you move the cursor over something that you can examine, you'll see this line with a magnifying glass trail out from the object. Then just push X to see what it is. It's a dangerous world we live in. I guess they have these to keep weirdos from just wandering in.  In any normal classroom, that's where a window should be. But it looks like some kind of metal plate has been bolted over it. And if I were to knock on it... *Bang bang* : Yup. Definitely metal. Thick, too. Very solid.Wait, that's not what matters here. More importantly, why are there metal plates over the windows?  It was just after 7 when I first got here. Has it really been almost and hour since then?  The school *is* funded by the national government, so I guess it's not that weird to have TVs in here... Something feels...off. I wonder what it is...  : Alright, so the object on the desk is the most obvious thing we'd want to check. Let's see what it is.That's the desk I fell asleep on. I can still see a line of drool I must have left there. : I'll have to clean that up later... : An orientation guide...? It's some kind of cheap-looking pamphlet. And there's something handwritten on it."The next semester is about to start. Starting today, this school will be your entire world." : What the hell? Is this someone's idea of a joke?: Okay, let's see. So what might have happened is...I got myself so wound up, I passed out in the main hall. And then someone carried me here...? If that's true it must mean... This is a classroom inside Hope's Peak. : But then if *that's* true...That just raises more questions. This is all really strange. I mean, those metal plates covering the windows... It's like it's a prison or something. None of this makes any sense... : I should probably head back to the main hall. It's already past the meeting time. There might be other students there now.: You can leave the classroom by pressing the Circle button.: So let's go see what the hallway looks like.  : Jeez... This hallway is kind of weird, too.This is getting stranger by the second. I honestly have no idea what's going on... : Well, for now I'll just head to the main hall...: Use the left stick to move through the hallway. Hold down the Circle button while moving to run. : Also, you can press the Triangle button to bring up a map. Press the Triangle button again to close the map. How convenient!: The hallways are full 3D spaces. You can walk around in them to get to wherever you need to go. If I remember right, in the original PSP version, you couldn't run with Circle until you got a skill for it later on. This version doesn't do that and instead lets you run from the start. How convenient, indeed. : So we started in classroom 1-A. There's also a classroom 1-B right over here, though we can't enter it right now. "Despair Hotel"...? I guess it's a place for people to stay overnight. But anyway, I need to get to the main hall...!    : There are a variety of other doors around the area but they all give similar messages when you examine them. This open one in the middle of the hall is the door we're looking for.By the time I got back to the main hall...everyone else was already there.   ???: Whoa, hey! Another new kid? : Huh? Then you guys are all...????: Yeah... We're all new here. Today's supposed to be out first day of class. ???: So counting him, that makes fifteen. Seems like a good cut-off point, but I wonder if this is everyone. Standing before me were the "Ultimate Students" that had been hand-picked by the school. I looked around at everyone who'd gathered there, taking in their faces one at a time. Maybe I was just imagining it, but I swear I could feel a kind of aura coming from each of them...   : Um...how's it going? My name's Makoto Naegi. Sorry I'm late. A bunch of stuff happened, and then all of a sudden I was just...asleep.  : Whoa, you too?  : Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser...  : So strange... I declare beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a strange situation indeed!: Um...what are you talking about? I honestly have no idea what's going on right now.  : Just a moment! There's something else we must address!  : Makoto! Your tardiness is unacceptable! Surely you were aware the meeting was to start at 8 a.m. sharp! To be late on your first day is unspeakable! I must report you, and you must accept your due punishment!  : What's your problem? It's not like he *wanted* to be late. He didn't have any control over it.  : Everyone just calm down! Listen, why don't we all go around and introduce ourselves?  : The hell!? Now's no time for friggin' introductions!  : Maybe, but it may be good to at least find out who we all are before digging into the bigger problems here. I mean, how are we even supposed to talk to each other if we do not know each other's names?  : That's a good point...  : Okay, so let's get introductions out of the way, then we can move on to whatever else. Sound good?I'm still totally lost, but I think it's best to just focus on getting to know each other for now. So I guess this is as good a chance as I'm gonna get. I already looked everyone up on that Hope's Peak Academy thread online, but... I still don't really know what kind of people they actually are. Time to find out...  I'll start by talking to those five over there. : Aim at a student and press the X button to talk to them. Each conversation is important to the overall story, so keep track of how they go.: We will begin meeting people next time.FPzero fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Sep 18, 2016 |
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I'll start by talking to those five over there. : For this update and the next two, I'll be providing a video of the full update if you wish to read/watch it that way instead. I won't be doing this often through the LP, but I figured this way you can get an idea of what each character sounds like as they voice act their names, as well as see how dynamic the conversations can get.: There are a lot of portrait changes that occur, along with little voice clips that often accompany portrait changes. Additionally, there are other sound effects and flashes that occur to add emphasis to what characters or narration might be saying. Maybe this will help you understand what the player sees when they play the game themselves. I think it adds a lot to the game, especially since there's so much to read. Click here to watch this update instead of reading it!   : I'm Kiyotaka Ishimaru. I believe in bold simplicity! Let's work together on our educational crusade! : Voice Actor: Sean ChiplockSo that's Kiyotaka. According to what I saw about him on that thread... He went to a famous private school and won top honors every year. He's basically a flawless honor student... He's also known for the work he's done with his community's Public Morals Committee. They say he respects rules above all else, earning him the title of Ultimate Moral Compass.   : Anyway, you can call me Taka. You said your name was Makoto Naegi, right?  : That's a good name, a strong name! You should thank your parents for giving you such an excellent name.  : And to keep that name from losing its value, you must devote yourself every single day! : Life is worth putting every ounce of effort into it! Right? Right!This guy is...kind of annoying.    : N-not that you'll remember my n-name anyway, but...  : I'm T-Toko... Toko Fukawa. : Voice Actress: Amanda Celine MillerYeah, she wrote a novel when she was ten that got everyone talking and launched her literary career. Then two years ago she released "So Lingers the Ocean," a love story said to be her masterpiece. The book was such a hit with women that fishermen quickly shot to the top of every "Hottest Men" poll. Despite her age, she's won countless literary prizes and all her books are instant best-sellers. Which is why she's come to be known as the Ultimate Writing Prodigy. What else would you call such a young and talented author? But I figured she'd be a lovey-dovey type, what with her masterpiece being a romance and all... : ...  : Wh-What? I-It's not polite to stare, you know.  : Stop staring at me like I'm some filthy creature!: F-Filthy creature? No, I just thought--: I-I know what you "just" thought...! You just thought you've n-never seen such an ugly woman. You just th-thought it was sooo funny...!: N-No, that's not what I was thinking at all...  : Don't bother trying to l-lie to me! I know it's true. Otherwise, you... I know you can't stand looking at me!  : Wh-Whatever, I don't really care. I'm used to it.Wow, talk about an inferiority complex. I was waaay off about what a successful author would be like.    : Hi, I'm Sayaka Maizono. I look forward to getting to know you! : Voice Actress: Dorothy Elias-FahnThe way she moves is positively mesmerizing. And the pleasant scent I can't quite place... Sayaka Maizono... When I saw her name in that thread online, frankly I was pretty surprised.  She's in a pop group famous across the country. In fact, she's their lead singer... As the Ultimate Pop Sensation, she's in high demand to appear on TV and in magazines everywhere. But actually, that's not the only reason I was so surprised to find out she'd be going to this school. I'm sure she doesn't remember, but... Well, never mind. No matter how you slice it, she's really beautiful. Almost like a doll or something... : I'm not a doll, you know. I'm alive!: Huh? Did you hear me!?  : I'm psychic.: ...Huh?: Kidding! I just have really good intuition.She's a sharp one...  : Huh? Hey, by any chance...: Now what?  : ...Yeah, it must be. I'm sure of it. Hey, Makoto. Did-- : Jeez, you guys! How long do you plan to waste our valuable time with this ridiculous back-and-forth!?  : S-Sorry. Just got carried away, I guess...: Self-introductions are for introducing yourself, not bumbling through a bunch of idle chit-chat!: Y-You're right.  : Sorry, Makoto... We can talk about this later.It sounded like Sayaka really had something she wanted to say. But it's not like we'll never see each other again. Like she said, we can talk later.    : Yo! The name's Leon Kuwata. What's up? : Voice Actor: Grant GeorgeI recognize that name...  He played for the national high school champs as their cleanup hitter. The Ultimate Baseball Star... And that superb athletic specimen is... : You? Seriously!?  : Huh? What's wrong?: N-Nothing, I'm just...surprised. I figured with you being the Ultimate Baseball Star and all...: What, were you expecting some kid with a shaved head?: Shaved head...? No, I was just expecting more of a, you know, sporty-looking traditional baseball player type. I mean, when I found that article and picture of you online, that's how you looked then.  : What!? Aw man, you found that picture of me playing baseball? Seriously!? I hate that picture!  : This is not cool. This is SO not cool... Seriously, I'm like, mega embarrassed right now. I didn't have a choice, okay? Shaving you head like that is part of national championship regulations!  : But now I refuse to cut my hair. And I'm not gonna dye it back to normal either!: Actually, can I be totally honest with you?  : I don't like baseball. Like, at all. I've never gone to a single practice.He's never practiced, and he was still his team's star player? He's some kind of prodigy... : And as soon as I got accepted here, I quit baseball for good! I have my own dream for the future!: A dream...for the future?  : My only path in life is getting into music! You can feel that star-quality aura I have, right?  : I'm gonna be a singer, so all I need is a songwriter and someone on guitar, and we're set!: This new version of me that's chasing after my dream is, like...super cool to the max!I can't believe what I'm hearing. I never imagined I'd hear something like that from a baseball all-star...    : I...am Hifumi Yamada. But if you want to call me by my nickname, "The Alpha and the Omega!" I don't mind. : Voice Actor: Lucien Dodge: By the way, how much do you know about the world of 2D art?: World of...2D?  : Well, in that world, I am well known and supremely well regarded as the Ultimate Fanfic Creator.: I once sold 10,000 copies of one of my fan comics at a school festival. The event has passed into legend...  : Some of them didn't get it, of course, saying I'd "tainted" the event. How stupid can you be!?That's too bad about them. But selling 10,000 copies like that is definitely pretty remarkable.   : The words of such idiots mean nothing to me. I am like Van Gogh--utterly underappreciated in my time. I am a soldier, serving night and day to destroy all mindless preconceptions about fan fiction. I'm sure if you were to observe my work, Mr. Naegi, you would comprehend its greatness immediately.: For my work is filled with deepest meaning...: What...what kind of meaning?  : It's about embracing our basest urges...I don't think I want to comprehend it...  : Next time, we talk to these five.
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Please feel free to comment about it as much as you'd like. I have no problem with this sort of translation talk because I don't really have any frame of reference when it comes to translations and how certain translations make more sense than others. It's also been a long time since I read the original LP (and I'm trying not to because I want this LP to be "my own" if you know what I mean) so I don't remember how 90% of the game was translated there as opposed to the official localization. Like for instance, I didn't know that Super High-School Level was an intentionally silly name to go along with that broad joke you mentioned. In that context it makes sense for SHSL to be the translation except that I don't think we have an exact equivalent joke here in the west. I know that from the beginning I thought SHSL was a little too silly so when I saw Ultimate was the title the localization went with I was much happier. It's all about cultural context I suppose. And yeah, in AE the elementary titles are "Li'l Ultimate." Though AE is a whole other topic that we shouldn't talk about in here since well, its basic plot spoils major parts of this game.
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I think what they were going for with Moral Compass was more about how Taka exemplifies the highest moral standards. He's the one that sets the best example and tries to lead people. Since hall monitors aren't as big in the West as they are in Japan, I suppose the localization chose to emphasize the morals part more than anything else. Honestly, I think it works out well enough, even if the title does sound a little silly.orenronen posted:Trivia: There's at least one officially licensed item of DR2 merchandise in Japan that says "Super High-school Level" on the box. I believe it's from before the official translation was released, but it must have been when it was already in the works. Of course, it's a fairly direct translation of the Japanese term, so I have no idea if my LP was an influence or not. What I've always been curious about is whether or not your LP had an effect on Spike Chunsoft's decision to bring the series over to the West. Before they announced they were bringing it over, I remember everyone felt like there was no chance the series ever make its way over here. If your LP played no role, perhaps it was the relative success of the Zero Escape series and other titles like them over here that helped their decision.
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: Once again, for these introductions, you can watch the whole update in video form to get a feel for how the characters sound and act when you play the game. Click here to watch this whole update! Okay, now to talk to those five people over there.   : Name's Mondo Owada. Nice to fuckin' meetcha. : Voice Actor: Keith SilversteinMondo Owada, huh? Which means...  He's the current leader of the largest biker gang in Japan. He's earned respect, ever awe, from every gang in the country. He's the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader... : ...Umm...Nice to meet you, too.  : Hell yeah.I'd better be careful around him. One wrong word and I could wake up at the bottom of the sea...    : Hiii! I'm Junko Enoshima. Charmed, I'm sure! : Voice Actress: Amanda Celine MillerAnybody would recognize this one... She's got more charm and presence than any high school girl in the country. She's the Ultimate Fashionista. I've seen her on tons of magazine covers, but...  : I feel like that doesn't quite match up to reality.  : Huh...? : Oh, are you talking about my cover photos and junk?: Ahaha, well of course! Those are totally photoshopped.: Photoshopped...?: Yeah, you know--edited to hell and back. With like, computers and junk?: Oh, so they aren't real...  : Come on, don't act so surprised! You're gonna make me all depressed.: It's totally normal these days to photoshop the crap out of cover photos. If you're surprised by that, you'd be totally blown away by a certain dangerous little diva of ours...: They make the eyes and junk super big, and tweak the skin so it looks all ceramic and porcelain.: Oh...So many dreams are getting crushed today...   : ...: ...: ...: Um... Can I ask you your name? : ...My name is...Kyoko Kirigiri. : Voice Actress: Erica HarlacherShe's pretty tight-lipped, huh? Oh but you know... Her name didn't show up anywhere in that Hope's Peak Academy thread. And I did see that there were students like me... Ones who didn't have any real identity or presence. Could this girl be one of them...? : Um, so...what are you doing at this school?  : What's that supposed to mean?: No, I just meant... Getting invited here means you're some kind of "ultimate" something, right? So what ultimate something are you?: ...Why should I tell you?: Huh...? Well...I guess you don't have to tell me.  : No, I *don't* have to tell you. So I'm not going to.Nothing about her turned up online, so I was thinking maybe she got picked by chance like me, but... Her face is like an iron mask. If she doesn't want to tell me anything, no point in asking.    : Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Chihiro Fujisaki... : Voice Actress: Dorothy Elias-Fahn: Sorry, I get kinda embarrassed whenever I introduce myself like this...  : Anyway, I hope we can get along...: Same here. Nice to meet you.  : ...Huh? Maybe it's just my imagination, but...have we met before?: Um, I don't think so. We just met for the first time. Which is why I said "nice to meet you."  : Oh, yeah. Good point. Sorry...: Y-You don't have to apologize for that.  : Oh, yeah...Chihiro Fujisaki is known for all the cutting-edge programs she's created. She's the Ultimate Programmer. She's also got that timid little bunny type thing going, which has endeared her to her legion of fans.   : Hey, so listen...: I-I'm really sorry.: Huh? What are you apologizing for now?: Well, just cuz...you seem upset. You must be mad at me, right?: No, not at all! I was just lost in thought about something.: Huh? Lost in thought...?: Yeah! It had nothing to do with me being upset or anything.  : Oh, that's good. I was afraid maybe you didn't like me. : Hehe... I'm glad!...I'm starting to understand why her fans are so into her...    : Heya! I'm Aoi Asahina! But my friends just call me Hina. 'Sup? : Voice Actress: Cassandra MorrisAoi Asahina... She's been breaking records in every competition she's been in since elementary school. She's even been chosen as an upcoming Olympic cadet. She is, without a doubt, the Ultimate Swimming Pro. The combination of her ability, appearance, and, um... proportions has been widely discussed online...   : So uh...what was your name again? Sorry, totally forgot!: Makoto Naegi.: Oh yeah, I knew it was something like that!: No, not "something" like that. It *is* that...: Sure, sure, got it! Here, I'll hammer it into my brain right now!  : Makoto...Naegi... Makoto...Naegi...She just kept repeating my name and moving her finger across her palm like she was writing something... : What are you doing?  : You don't know? If you wanna remember someone's name, you gotta write it on your hand three times!: I've never heard of that before in my life...: Hey, by the way...how do you spell your last name?: You spell it exactly like it sounds.: Umm......  : Well, I have no idea. Hahaha! I'll just figure it out later and write it down.: Anyway, glad to meet ya!: S-Sure, same here...Well, one thing I learned is she's totally easygoing and bursting with energy.  : Next time, we meet the last four students.
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I didn't know that the pronunciation was butchered that badly on her name but now that I do I agree with orenronen. I'm surprised that for all the Japanese games NIS localizes, they couldn't get that pronunciation correct. It's like they knew the VA couldn't say it properly, leading them to nickname her Hina for the whole game.
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Just a heads up, Danganronpa 3 was just shown off at the Tokyo Game Show. Having watched the trailer I'm going to preemptively ask that we keep all discussion of it out of this thread because its existence will probably spoil various parts of DR1, DR2 and DR:AE. Keep it to the series megathread in Games.
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: This video will take you from the start of this update to the end of the introductions. Click here to watch the rest of the introductions! Those four over there are the only ones left.    : I am Sakura Ogami. : Voice Actress: Jessica Gee-GeorgeOh jeez, I almost asked her if she was a guy... The day I say something like that out loud is the day I get turned into a human meatball... But now I remember. She competed in a martial arts tournament in America and won, despite being a girl. She's the Ultimate Martial Artist. She's fought in over 400 matches, and never lost a single one.  That thread also said a bit more about her... Some call her Ogre; some even think she's the closest known relative to the primates--the famed missing link. "Any incoming Hope's Peak students who are reading this, let me warn you right now... If you value your life, avoid her at all costs." Standing in front of her now, I don't think they were exaggerating about that...   : Hey, you.: Huh? Y-Yes!?I snapped to attention without even realizing it. Then she started to poke and prod at my body... : Um...what are you...?  : Muscular quality and quantity is right around that of an extremely ordinary high school student...: Hmph. What a shame. You're not at all fit to act as my training partner.I'm not sure that's such a shame for me...    : Name's Byakuya Togami. : Voice Actor: Jason Wishnov: Hi, uh...nice to meet you.: ...That's the most half-assed introduction I've ever heard... But there isn't really anything I can do about it. Even among the ultimate students, this one is special. Byakuya Togami... He's the heir apparent of his family's massive financial conglomerate. He's already started managing business operations, and his own personal assets are, well, vast. His title of Ultimate Affluent Progeny is completely accurate. He's the definition of "exceptional." That's everything I learned about him from that Hope's Peak Academy thread online.   : We're done with introductions, right? How much longer are you going to stand there? Go away. I'm sick of looking at you.His aura says to me, "You and I will never stand on the same level." Like a king in training...    : I'm Yasuhiro Hagakure--Hiro for short! Take it easy, yeah? I know I will! : Voice Actor: Kaiji TangYasuhiro Hagakure, known as "Supernova" in the psychic community. The trend-setting Ultimate Clairvoyant... Honestly, I don't really get all that fortune-telling stuff. It's pretty much beyond me. Still, I can't help wondering if there's any truth to it.   : Ahh... Okay, I give up.: Huh? What happened?: I saw it. I looked right at it... Seriously, I totally saw it!: ...Saw what? : A guardian angel with a crazy perm chasing after Bigfoot running off with a skyfish in its mouth. And that guardian angel...is YOUR guardian angel!  : Nah, I'm just kiddin'. But hey, we should grab some brewskis sometime and get real deep into Lemuria and its civilization.: What? We're not allowed to drink! We're in high school!: Oh, I'm actually 21. I've been held back a few times, see, and...well, it's a long story.A few times...? Yeah, I bet that *is* a long story.   : I do not think we have been introduced. I am Celestia Ludenburg. : Voice Actress: Marieve Herington: Celestia...Luden...huh?  : Ludenburg. It is my name. But if you don't mind, I would prefer for you to call me Celeste.: Um...you *are* Japanese, right?  : Of course. Why do you ask?: If you don't mind...could you tell me your real name?  : Heh-heh. I don't know what you are talking about. Celestia Ludenburg *is* my real name. But as I mentioned, I would much rather you call me Celeste.She's polite, but pretty forceful at the same time. I don't think she wants to say any more about it... I guess the rumors in that thread were right about her... The self-styled "Celestia Ludenburg," she's the Ultimate Gambler who's never lost a bet. Other than her obvious love of gothic lolita clothes, everything about her is wrapped in a veil of lies. They say she entered an won an underground gambling tournament, earning the title "Queen of Liars." She totally cleaned out the other players, taking their life savings and laughing as she did it. : I look forward to getting to know you better.: Heh-heh-heh...That smile is beyond deceptive. I'd better watch myself around her...  And with that, all the introductions are done. Hmm... Even though they're all "ultimate," they each have their own individual sort of...um...something.  : Okay, time to get down to business. This is no time to stand around making friends like a bunch of dull-eyed baboons.: Oh, that's true. I think someone said something about a bigger problem or something? What was that about?  : Well, you see... : Makoto, you said a bunch of stuff happened and then you were "just asleep," right? Well, the same is true for all of us.: What? Seriously!? : Just after each of us got to the main hall, we lost consciousness. And when we came to, we were somewhere here in the school! That's what happened to you right?: B-But that's just...weird! That every one of us would get knocked out like that...  : Exactly! That's why we're all freakin' out! : And that's not the only thing. You saw where all the windows in the classes and hallways were, right?   : But instead of normal glass windows, it was a bunch of big metal plates! What's that about!? : Plus, all my stuff's missing! Even my cellphone... : Yeah, you're right. I haven't seen my PDA anywhere, either...  : And then there's the main hall here. The front exit is completely blocked by some giant metal hatch.  : But there wasn't anything like that when I first got here...! : What the heck!? What's it doing there!?  : Maybe we got caught up in some kinda, like, you know...crime or something? : What, like...a kidnapping? You think maybe someone grabbed us and hauled us off and we're not actually at school? : Come on, don't think like that. Cheer up! I bet this is all just part of the school's orientation procedure. : Yeah, I'm sure that's it! So I'm just gonna take it easy for a little bit. : Oh... So you think they wanted to do something to surprise us?  : Huh. Well if that's all it is, it's nap time for me. : I was up way too late last night, so I could use a little shuteye.I could feel everyone's tension evaporating... But then...it began.  *Ding dong, bing bong* ♪ Music cuts out. ♪    : Ahem! Ahem! Testing, testing! Mike check, one two! This is a test of the school broadcast system! Am I on? Can everyone hear me? Okay, well then...!The voice seemed totally out of place. It was so playful, so completely unconcerned... I couldn't help but feel a deep, unnerving dread at the sound of it. It was like hearing someone laugh at the scene of an accident. : Ahh, to all incoming students! I would like to begin the entrance ceremony at...right now! Please make your way to the gymnasium at your earliest convenience. ...That's all. I'll be waiting!: ...What. The. Hell was that just now? : Well then, if you'll excuse me... *leaves* : H-Hey! What, you're gonna take off just like that!? : Ohh yeah, now I get it! This whole thing was just to get us all pumped for the entrance ceremony!: Man, thank god it was all a joke. I'd be totally freaked if this was real!: Alright, guess I'll head out too. Wonder what they got planned for us next... *leaves*: drat, I was totally looking forward to that nap too. Why'd they have to go and kill the mood? *leaves*: W-Wait for me! I wanna go with you! *leaves*: That is that, then. I will see you all there. *leaves*: N-Not that anyone cares, but I-I'm gonna go too... *leaves*Everyone took off for the gym, but I was frozen where I stood. That uneasy feeling I'd had before... I couldn't get it out of my mind. And it looked like I wasn't the only one... : This...this doesn't seem right. : Yeah, that announcement was totally weird. : Maybe, but just staying put doesn't mean we'll be safe. Besides, aren't you guys just a little bit curious to find out what's going on around here? : If we do not move forward, we learn nothing. The only choice is to push ahead.I...I guess she's right. But still... I'm kinda--no, really nervous. We don't have a choice. We have to go. : They said to go to the gym, right? : Alright so, now we have to make our way over to the gym. But if we want to, a few of the students are still hanging around with us in the entrance hall. We can still talk to them for a few lines from each of them. Let's see what they have to say...        : Additionally, we can examine a few things in the main hall a little bit. It looks like the kind of thing you'd see in a secret military base or something... This *is* the same main hall I was in before, right? This door definitely wasn't here then, though...  But there's no way that's a real gun...right? : With that, we leave the area. : The gym is the big room in the upper left. : While we can stop and examine the other places like this metal barred staircase, all the messages Makoto gives us basically tell us that we can't explore yet. The gym is the only place we can go. : Let's go in.   : God, I had no idea this Hope's Peak Academy place was gonna be such a pain in my balls. It really ain't that much different from the time I spent in juvie. Hell, this place is even worse! : And why isn't there anyone here? Walking through the halls, I didn't see a single person... : Isn't that like, seriously not good?  : Th-They're just trying to spook us! They'll take those metal plates down later, I'm sure of it... : All we can do now is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  : Well hell, it ain't like I'm scared or nothin'. Let's just get this over with!: Hey! Where's whoever called us here!? *leaves*: Mondo, stop! No running! *leaves*: I too shall go. *leaves* : H-Hey, wait! Don't leave me here all alone! *leaves*: Okay, time for some more tutorial action! You can press the Triangle button to observe the room you're in. Observing will display what people and objects you can interact with. Sorry for the late notice! : Still a few people haven't entered the gym. We'll see what they have to say in a moment but first... Observation is a very useful mechanic when in a room. When you press the Triangle button: Everything you can interact with will become highlighted with a circle. Blue circles are objects in the room, pink circles are people you can talk to. You should make extensive use of this when in a new area so that you don't miss anything. For example, that display case is highlighted, so we can examine it further.  Of course, all the students who go here are ultimate, right? So this is probably just a tiny fraction of all their awards. : Of course, the others have a few things to say too.   Total silence... For whatever reason, she's the only one managing to stay calm. Or maybe I'm just imagining that...  : With that, we will see what awaits us in the gym next time.
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Still filled with uneasy dread, I did what the announcement said and went to the gym. And I saw what was waiting for us there...  : Oh. It really does look like an entrance ceremony... : See? Told ya! It's totally normal entrance ceremony stuff.Hiro was right. But in a way, that just emphasized how completely *not* normal all of us were. ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  ???: Hey there, howdy, hello! Is everyone here? Good! Then let's get things rolling!  Click the image or here to watch a video!   (BG Music) (Conversation): Huh? A teddy bear? : I'm not a teddy bear! I...am...Monokuma! And I am this school's headmaster!It was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. Right before my eyes, it was... What I was seeing was... It was...utterly incomprehensible.  : Voice Actor: Brian Beacock : Nice to meet you all!Such a bright voice and carefree attitude was completely out of place. And all that anxiety I'd been carrying with me suddenly transformed into outright fear.   : Wh--? Waaaaaah! That teddy bear can talk! : Calm down! I'm sure there's just a speaker inside it.  : I told you already, I'm not a teddy bear...  : I'm Monokuma! And I'm your headmaster!: Waaaaah! It moved! : Seriously man, calm down! It's prolly just a remote control toy or somethin'.  : How dare you compare me to a child's plaything! You've cut me deep. Deeper than the Mariana Trench...  : My remote control system is so complex, even the folks at NASA can't recreate or even comprehend it!: Ah, but don't make me say stuff that might destroy NASA's dreams. I just couldn't BEAR that!  : "Bear" that? Really? You are...unfortunate.: Now then, moving on! We really must hurry and get started... : Giving up already? No other stupid bear puns?: Quiet down now, quiet down. Ah, okay, so...! : He has abandoned the gag...: Everyone stand at attention and bow! And...good morning! : Good morning!!! : Y-You don't have to s-say it back...: Now then, let us commence with a most noteworthy and memorable entrance ceremony! First, let's talk a bit about what your school life here will be like. Now, ah, make no mistake--you few students, so full of potential, represent the hope of the world. And to protect such splendid hope...  : ...you will all live a communal life together solely within the confines of this school. Everyone will live in harmony together, and adhere to the rules and regulations of the school.Huh...? : Ah, now then...regarding the end date for this communal life...: There isn't one! In other words, you'll all be here until the day you die! Such is the school life you've been assigned.  : Wh-What did he just say? Until the day we d-die...?  : Oh, but fear not! We have quite an abundant budget, so you won't lack for all the common conveniences. : That's the least of our worries right now! : Yeah, what the hell? You're saying I have to live here forever? You're screwing with us, right?: I am not screwing with you! I am no liar, of that you can be 100% sure.: Ah, and just for your information...you're completely cut off from the outside world. So you don't have to worry about that dirty dirty land beyond these walls ever again!: Cut off...? So all those metal plates all over the school... : They're there to keep us trapped in here? : That's exactly what they're there for. No matter how much you may yell and scream for help...help will not come. So with all of that in mind, feel free to live out your life here with reckless abandon! : Come on, what the hell is this? I don't care if the school or whoever else is behind it all, this is just a really bad joke. : Yeah! Cut this poo poo out! It isn't funny anymore! : You keep saying this is a lie, or a joke. A bunch of skeptics, all of you.  : But I guess you can't help it, huh? You all grew up in an age where you're taught to doubt your neighbor... Well you'll have plenty of time to find out whether or not what I say is true. And when that time comes, you'll see with your own eyeballs that I speak the undeniable truth.  : Having to live here forever would be...quite the problem.  : Come, now. What's the matter with all of you? You decided of your own free will to attend Hope's Peak Academy, didn't you? And now, before the entrance ceremony is even finished, you've already decided you want to leave?: Oh but you know... I guess I did forget to mention one thing. There *is* one way for you to leave the school...: R-Really...?: As headmaster, I've crafted a special clause for those of you who would like to leave! I call it...the Graduation Clause!: Now, let me tell you about this fun little rule. As I mentioned, in order to maintain an environment of harmony here, we rely on a communal lifestyle. And if someone were to disrupt that harmony, they and they alone would be allowed to leave the school. That, my students, is the Graduation Clause!  : What do you mean by "disrupt the harmony"? : Puhuhu... Well, you know... If one person were to murder another.: M-Murder!?: Stabbing, strangling, bludgeoning, crushing, hacking, drowning, igniting, how you do it doesn't matter. You must kill someone if you want to leave. It's as simple as that. : The rest is up to you. Give it your all to achieve the best outcome in the worst way possible.A chill shot down my spine... "You must kill someone if you want to leave." As soon as I heard those words, my blood went cold. : Puhuhu. I bet *that* got your brain juices flowing! Beats the heck out of a human catching a salmon, huh? Like I said before, you guys are the hope of the world. But you know... Taking that hope and seeing it get murdered creates a darkened shadow of despair.  : And I just find that so...darn...exciting! : What the hell are you talking about!? To kill each other is...It's!: To kill each other is to kill each other. I'm sure there's a dictionary here somewhere if you need it.  : We know what it means, that's not the problem! Why do we have to kill each other!?  : Yeah! Stop blabbering on with all this nonsense! Just let us go home already!: ...Blabbering?  : Blabbering, blabbering, what do you mean blabbering!? Stop blabbering on about blabbering on! You guys just don't get it do you? "Let us go, let us go!" You keep on saying the same thing over and over and over and over...! Listen. From this moment on, this school is your home, your life, your world. Got it?: And you can kill as much as you wanna kill! So go ahead, go on a kill-kill-killing spree!  : Alright, come on... How long are you gonna keep this up?: Eh?: You got us, okay? You scared the hell out of us. So you can go ahead and reveal the trick now.: Reveal the trick...?: Yeah, cuz I mean... Y'know, this is all some kinda trick and all, right? So uh, like... : Dude, shut the hell up and get outta my way.Shoving Hiro aside, Mondo placed himself in front of Monokuma, his voice rumbling like thunder.   : Listen up, rear end in a top hat! This poo poo's gone way too far! What the hell kinda joke IS this!?: Joke? What, you mean like your hair? : FFFUUUUUUUUUUUU--!Mondo roared out, and then there was a sudden BOOM! It was the sound of the floorboards as he kicked off and launched himself into the air. He flew at Monokuma, fast and straight as a bullet. He'd locked on to his target... *Crash*     (Conversation) : Gotcha, you little piece of poo poo! I dunno if you're a toy or a stuffed animal or whatever the hell! Either way, I'm gonna rip you to fuckin' shreds! : Waah! Violence against the headmaster is in violation of school regulations!: Shut the gently caress up! Let me outta here, or I swear to Christ... ♪ Music cuts out, a beeping is heard instead. ♪ : ...  : What, no smartass comeback this time!?: ...♪ Beeping is getting faster. ♪  : Stop that goddamn beeping and SAY SOMETHING!  : Watch out! Get rid of it! ♪ Beeping gets even faster. ♪ : Huh...?: Hurry up and throw it!I dunno if her ferocity stunned him into silence or what, but without a word he did what he was told. He...threw Monokuma. And as soon as he did...!   *KABOOM!*    : The hell!? Th-That sure as poo poo wasn't a joke. It blew the hell up...There was a painful ringing in my ears, and I could smell gunpowder. Explosions might happen all the time in movies or whatever, but when it's in real life... I'd never seen anything like it.  : But you know... This means that the teddy bear's been destroyed, right? : I told you, I'm not a teddy bear! I'm Monokuma!  : Uwah! There's another one...?  : You son of a bitch! You seriously tried to kill me just now!  : Well, yes. I was serious about trying to kill you. You did violate one of the school regulations, after all. I'll let you off with a warning this time, but you'd better be careful from now on. Any naughty boy or girl who violates my rules won't get off with just a little swat on the butt. : H-Hey... So does this mean there's like, a bunch more of you around here somewhere?: Monokumas have been placed all throughout the school, yes. Plus, don't forget the surveillance cameras installed everywhere. And if you're caught breaking any rules, well... you all just saw what happened, right?: Puhuhu... And I won't be so forgiving with my punishment next time. So don't let it happen again!  : Th-That's not even punishment. That's just...wrong...: Now then, lastly... To commemorate your joyous entry into our school, I have a little something for you... : This is our official student handbook! Pretty cool, huh? As you can see, it's fully digital. So naturally, we call it... The e-Handbook!: Ahem. Yes, well, moving on... This handbook is absolutely vital to a healthy school life, so don't lose it! When you start it up, it will display your name. Always make sure you have the right one!: Now, this is not your everyday notebook. It has so many more uses than that!: Also, it's completely waterproof. Splash it, wash it, drown it, it'll keep on ticking! And thanks to its space-age design, it can withstand an impact force of up to ten tons. Very resistant! It contains all of our school regulations, so make sure you review them thoroughly! : You'll hear me say this a lot, but any violation of school regulations will not be tolerated.: Rules restrict, yes, but they also protect. Society, for example, would be utter chaos without laws. : The same thing applies here! Which is why it's crucial we have strict punishments in place for violators. Okay, well...that brings our entrance ceremony to a close! Please enjoy your abundantly dreary school life! And...see ya! And with that, he was gone, leaving us all in a state of shock.  : So, guys... How would you define what we just experienced?: How...? Why...? I don't understand any of this... : We have to l-live here forever...? Or...k-kill?  : Wh-What...? What just happened!?  : Everyone, we need to just calm down. First, let's just take a second to summarize everything we just heard. Based on what Monokuma said, we essentially have two choice. Choice number one is that we each stay here, living a "communal life" together until the day we die. And the other choice is... : If we want to get out of here alive, we have to kill someone. Right?  : But...killing someone... That's... : We were abducted out of nowhere and stuffed into this place meant to look like a school. And now we're supposed to start killing each other? This is...: This is...this is just...! What IS this!?  : A lie, is what it is. All these ridiculous things we've heard... This all has to be fake! : Right now it doesn't really matter if it's real or fake. What matters is... : Is there anyone here who's seriously considering all this...?♪ Music fades out. ♪ To that, nobody had a response... Keeping quiet myself, I looked around at the others.   They all stared at one another, trying to gauge each other's thoughts. I could almost taste the hostility. And that's when it hit me. I realized the true terror hidden within the rules Monokuma had laid out. "You must kill someone if you want to leave." Those words had planted vicious thoughts deep within each of us. Each of us became suspicious of everyone else. We were forced to wonder, "Is somebody going to betray us?" And that was how my new school life began... This school, which had come out of nowhere to raise my hopes so high... It's *not* a school of hope. It's...a school of despair.    Click here or the image to watch the game's real Intro!  : And we get a Present for completing the Prologue. 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A couple things I wanted to bring up now that we're done with the Prologue. First, a quick note about the update schedule. I've been posting an update every day so far but that was mostly so I could get everyone introduced and get out of the Prologue as fast as I could. From here on out, when I post an update will depend on the size of my update backlog. The more I have ready to go, the more frequently I can post updates. Right now I have a sizable backlog (I'm writing updates for the 1st investigation right now) because I wanted to establish my workflow of capturing footage, gathering images and writing the updates. Because of that, I can keep up the daily updates for a while longer. As I deplete my backlog, updates will slow down a bit but don't worry, I'm continually working on new updates as I post these ones. Just wanted to leave a heads up that this might not be an LP updated daily forever. Second, speaking of updates I'm working on, I've reached the first trial in terms of where my current captured footage ends. I want to record the whole trial and have the video option available for everyone to watch but I'm not sure how I want to handle each section of the trial. Would it be best for me to make one large video that shows everything I include in that update or split up the video into smaller chunks for each trial phase like the previous LP did? I'm leaning towards the former because it means less video editing that I have to do. Opinions? edit: vvv Oh god, no I'm not making a whole trial one update, that would be a full hour+ video and huge accompanying SSLP update and I'm not subjecting myself or others to that. We'll be doing cliffhanger baiting because it's more fun that way.
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  "You must kill someone if you want to leave." My mind froze and my breath caught in my throat as I thought about that... I could feel a paralyzing fear slowly making its way through my body, dominating every last nerve. The air hung heavy on me, pressing down like a weight around my neck. It took everything I had just to endure that weight... But for as heavy as the air felt... all it took to pierce it was her sharp words.  : So? What are you going to do now? Just stand around glaring at each other? Her pointed comment was directed at everyone in the room. It helped pull us back to reality. : R-Right... She's right!: Sometimes, even if you're nervous or afraid, you just have to step forward!  : To forget such a simple fact... I can't forgive myself. I'm so ashamed! Please, someone hit me! I can't forgive myself! Somebody hit me! Punish me!  : Jesus. If you have time to yell about it, you have time to DO something about it. : Perhaps, but...what is the mission, exactly? : Idiot! To look for a way out, duh!  : And we totally need to find out whoever was controlling that stupid bear and beat the hell out of 'em. : ...B-But before we do all that, maybe we should take a look at the handbook... It's probably best to check out the school regulations Monokuma mentioned before doing anything else. : True. If we stumble around with no clue what the rules are, something like that might happen again... : poo poo...  : Fine. Then let's hurry up and check out the stupid rules already. After turning on my e-Handbook, the first thing that appeared was my name. So just like Monokuma said, the owner's name showed up front and center. Then, from the Main Menu that popped up, I selected the School Regulations icon. An itemized list appears on-screen. It was the school regulations. In other words, the rules being imposed on us all.        1. Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is an unacceptable use of time. 2. "Nighttime" is from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution. 3. Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly. 4. With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your discretion. 5. Violence against Headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras. 6. Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered. 7. Additional school regulations may be added as necessary.  Feeling a slight dizziness, I raised my face up from the screen. As I looked around, I saw the same stormy expression on everyone's faces.  : This is bullshit! What the hell kinda rules are these!? I'm not gonna let them control ME! : Well then, why don't you wander around the school without a care in the world and see what happens? Personally, I would love to see what happens when someone breaks one of the rules.: But if he got punished like what we saw before, I don't think there'd be a respawn waiting for him...  : ... : I... Ever since I was a kid, I grew up with my older brother pounding this into my head... When a man makes a promise, he has to keep it, even if it kills him.  : ...So what? : I've made a ton of promises that I still have to keep, that's "so what"! : So I can't afford to die in here!  : None of that made much sense to me, but you are saying you will follow the regulations, is that it? : Huh? Oh, well...yeah, I guess you're right. : Hey, um...I have a question. For regulation number six...what do you think it means exactly?: You're talking about the second half, right? Where it says "unless they are discovered"? I was wondering about that myself. : It's saying that if you want to graduate, you have to kill someone without anyone finding out it was you. : B-But why...? Why do we h-have to do that?: I don't see any reason to worry about it. Just worry about following the rules as they've been explained to us.  : Frankly, I don't want to hear anything from someone who waits for others to decide what to do for them.  : D-Don't jab at me...: More like a full-on stab... : Well for now, let's forget all that silly junk about murderers or whatever. : Now that we know the rules, let's start exploring the school! : True. We need to find out where exactly we are. Is there any way out? What about food and supplies?: There are tons of questions we need to answer! : drat straight! Okay, then let's all start looking around!  : ...I'll be going alone.: What!? Why? That's a pretty stupid idea, don't you think?: Someone here might already have started thinking about murdering one of us. Are you saying we should stand around with them in our midst and make it that much easier for them?: W-Wait, hold on a second. That would never--! ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  : Don't bother saying it couldn't happen. You can't deny the possibility. That's why you all seized up with fear when that graduation rule was made clear to you.  : Am I wrong? : B-But......: So, I'm simply acting in accordance with what I think is best for me. : Hold on! Like hell I'm gonna let you run off and do whatever you want! : Out of my way, plankton. : Wh--!? The gently caress's that supposed to mean!?: One tiny bit of plankton, drifting across the sea. So minuscule, so insignificant, they couldn't possibly have any kind of influence on the boundless ocean.: I'm gonna kick your rear end!: S-Stop it! We shouldn't fight!: The gently caress you just say? You some kinda goody-goody little bitch?: Who do you think you are, talkin' to me like that? You think you're my fuckin' dad or something!?: N-No, I wasn't--! : gently caress you!*WHAM* ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  He punched me...and I flew back in a heap. It was like something straight out of a comic book. I didn't even see the punch coming. It was just suddenly right there in my face. One second I was standing there, the next I was soaring through the air. Now that I think about it, maybe I'd kinda forgotten...the kind of people I'd been trapped here with. My common sense had just...stopped functioning. Being around all these "ultimates" had blown my fuses. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised it led to something as absurd as this. But I'd just...lost track of that sense of reality. That was my last thought as my consciousness started to fade...before it finally cut out completely. And when I finally opened my eyes again, what I saw was...   : Ng...gah... Huh? Wh-Where am I?As if it had become part of my daily routine, I woke up in yet another room I'd never seen before. : Okay, so... Where am I now?: You now have access to the Handbook Menu. You can use this to check a variety of information as you play. Open the Handbook Menu by pressing the Square button. You can use this menu to check the School Regulations, and character info in the Report Card section. At certain points, Map and Truth Bullets may not be available. You can also save and load game data under the System section. Finally, press the SELECT button to review the Transcript. This records all pertinent info, so use this to review comments from everyone involved. : This is the e-Handbook. It's our pause menu. As you can see, we can't view the Map of the area right now or the Truth Bullets section. Truth Bullets only become available when we have evidence to review at later times. : First, we can take a look at the Presents section. Right now, there's almost nothing in here, but if we scroll way down the list we'll find... : The School Crest that we got for completing the Prologue. It doesn't do anything in particular. Clearing a chapter gives you a Chapter-specific present. As for other presents, it's still not time to talk about them in detail. : Next, we have the Report Card section. This section gives a little info about all of the students in the game, Makoto included.               : As you get to know the students better, more information will get filled in on their respective pages.: We can also view the School Regulations at any time if you wish to see them again for whatever reason.: System includes the Saving and Loading features, as well as the Options menu, a Return to Main Menu option and the Transcript. The Transcript is very useful if you forgot what someone said 5 seconds ago because it records every single piece of text that the game displays, be it spoken word, thoughts, tutorials or sound effects, and keeps a backlog of at least 100 lines, probably more. It's a very handy feature.  : Now that we've viewed the e-Handbook in detail, it's time to check out where we are. We can't progress until we check everything here, but not everything is important so I'll only show you the things of note.  I guess the school must have given one to each of us...   It must be brand-new. It's still in the shrink-wrap. I don't really need it right now, so I'll just leave it here.  "Announcement from Headmaster Monokuma: Each room's lock has been designed to completely protect against tampering or lock-picking. Remaking an individual room key is quite troublesome, so please make sure not to lose yours. Your room comes furnished with a shower, but please note that the water is turned off at nighttime. Also, the bathrooms in the girls' rooms include a lock of their own. Finally, we've prepared a small gift for each of you. For the girls, a sewing kit. And for the boys, a toolkit. The sewing kit includes a map of the body's vital organs. One stab will do the job, girls! For the boys, we believe a strong blow to the head with any of the tools should be ample. Don't think! Just feel! And let's all enjoy ourselves!" : ...I crumpled up the sheet of paper and threw it in the trash.  All that's in the trash can is the paper I wadded up and threw away.  : This is a Monocoin. You can find them by examining objects in rooms. You also get a large amount of them every time you clear a chapter. They are used to buy things in the School Store. *Rattle rattle* : Huh? It's not opening. I guess it's locked. My name's written on the keychain. Which means it must be mine, right? I'd better hang on to it for now. : I think I'm starting to understand. This room must be... This is my assigned dorm room. Someone must have carried me here after I fell unconscious. So that answers that question. The next question is... : What's everyone else up to right now?There's only one way to find out... And that's to get out of here.  : Next time, we go outside.
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Clearly it's so we can know exactly how fat Hifumi is. (He is pretty fat)
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Actually, I'm curious to know if I have any readers that have not seen this game before and are unspoiled by the plot and mysteries it holds. It sounds like most of the posters here so far have played it or read the previous LP.AlphaKretin posted:Wow there are a lot of images on this page. Had to load it up in Awful so that read images didn't load to be able to read the update. Hopefully that fixes itself as the update schedule slows down.
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Leif. posted:I have a question about the game, in that something you said in the OP appears to conflict with the screenshots, but I'm pretty sure the answer is going to be "spoiler: you'll find out later" so I'll hold off on asking it unless the thread's spoiler policy changes. Go ahead and put the question in a spoiler bar if you're unsure and I'll respond to it appropriately. Update will be up in a few hours.
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One more post to push the update to the next page.death .cab for qt posted:This would be a great thread to convert to FULL SPOILERS TERRITORY so we can all talk about spoilers as we recognize them and discuss certain things we speculated on, are wondering how they will happen, and otherwise. Since this is a dub of a game that paid lowtax I'm considering this judging by how many posters are mentioning they know the game. That's why I was hoping to draw out any comments from those who are unspoiled on it. I know I enjoyed reading the game from start to finish with no knowledge of it back when the first LP happened so I wanted to be considerate of those people too. There is, however, so much I'd love to point out as we go in relation to events later in the game that I obviously can't talk about because spoilers. Additionally, when I played the english version this summer for the first time since reading the LP, I remembered key plot points but almost none of the specifics. Some of you may be the same way. I'm thinking about at least changing the policy to black bars allowed but haven't made my final decision on it yet. Update in next post.
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I rushed out of the room to meet up with all the others. But there was someone waiting for me there. It was like something out of an old TV show... *WHAM* ???: Ahh!  : Oh--! ...Sayaka? S-Sorry! Are you okay? : I-I'm fine. I hope you're okay... Sorry about that...She had an embarrassed smile on her face. I stood up slowly. : Are you okay, Sayaka? Are you hurt? : Hmhm, you make it sound worse than it is. I'm completely fine. I know how I look, but I've actually built some pretty good muscle jumping up and down on stage!: That's good, then...: But...are *you* okay? You know, from when Mondo hit you...That's true... I got knocked out right there in front of everyone. I guess I revealed my lack of cool right from the beginning...  : Makoto...?: Oh, uh, I'm fine! Nothing wrong here!: Oh, that's good. I was kinda worried...: Th-Thanks... By the way...what are you doing here? : Actually...I came to get you.: You came...to get me?  : Well, if you really are feeling better...I was hoping you could come to the dining hall.: The dining hall...?: After you got knocked out, everyone decided to go and do their own thing. We decided it would be more effective if we split up to investigate. So we agreed to get together later on and talk about what we'd each found out.: So does that mean it's almost time to get back together? If that's what's going on, then of course I'll go with you! : Good. I'll go on ahead and meet you at the dining hall, then. *leaves* : We now have control over Makoto again and can now explore the dormitory hallways. : Here's the map of the area. All the dorm rooms are on the right side, with a few facilities on the left. The dining hall is the room with the spoon and fork in the lower left. Before we go there, however, let's see what else is in this area.  : Dorm rooms line the hallway here and around the corner. : There appears to be some sort of inner courtyard here, though it's nothing more than scenery. : A trash room is in this hallway, though we can't enter it yet. There are also a few bathrooms down the hall. : At the bottom of the map is this barred-off staircase and caution-taped door. We can't do anything with either of them yet.  : There's a laundry room and a bathhouse in the upper part of the map but right now we can't go into either of them. : Let's enter the dining hall.  This must be the dormitory dining hall. : It looks pretty clean, so that's good. : ...Er, I guess that's not really important right now, with us being prisoners here and all.: Yeah, that's true...Nobody was waiting there for us. We don't really have much choice. I guess we should just wait here for now.  : Hmm... Okay, let's just wait here.: Huh!? You heard that!? : Like I said, I'm psychic.: Come on, I'm just kidding! Seriously, I just have amazing intuition.Is it really just intuition...? : It's kind of sudden, I know, but here comes a tutorial! Right now I'd like to talk about reactions. You're gonna be talking to Sayaka, right?  : I'm going to cut-off the tutorial here. In theory, Reactions are basically a small mechanic in which you can change a conversation's direction by pushing Triangle to select the purple words in a sentence, then pressing X to continue the conversation. In practice however, Reactions don't affect the conversations that much because there's basically no reason not to React to every instance that they show up. In fact, sometimes you MUST React to something to progress the story.: They are used more heavily in the beginning of the game to demonstrate the feature, but most of what is said in a Reaction conversation is stuff you could have learned even if you skip the Reaction. They're harmless enough, but I'm not a big fan of them. The writers could have accomplished what Reactions do by just writing the conversations a little better.: I'm going to represent them in text with [bolded square brackets] as best I can, as long as it doesn't break BBCode to do so.: Let's skip the rest of the tutorial because I've basically explained everything it was going to and get back to the game. Um, so...what time is it right now? : What!? 7 o'clock!? At night!? : You were unconscious for a pretty long time...I see... Without being able to look out a window, I've lost all sense of time. If I have to stay in this place for too long...I might just go crazy...   : By the way, Makoto...: Huh? What is it?: W-Well, it's just... I know this is kind of [continuing the self-introduction thing], but I [wanted to ask you something].> continuing the self-introduction thing : Continuing our self-introductions?: We kinda got cut off before, but I had a question I wanted to ask you.Sayaka wants to ask me something? I wonder what it is. Now I'm really curious... > wanted to ask you something : What did you want to ask me?  ♪ Music fades out. ♪ : Makoto...did you happen to go to Blackroot Junior High? Were you maybe...in class 2?: Y-Yeah, actually...I was. : I knew it! I went there, too! I was in class 4, though. Do you remember me?: Do I remember...?Even back in middle school, she was a celebrity with all kinds of "ultimates" surrounding her. How could I forget? Almost as surprising as her question was...that she remembered me! We'd never even talked to each other, but somehow she still knew who I was. : Hey, are you okay?: Oh, yeah. I'm just surprised, is all. I wouldn't have thought you'd remember me.: We went to the same school for three years, of course I remember!: Well, that's true. But there were lots of students in our grade, right? Plus, I've never been the type of person to ever really stand out. I'm average at everything, and all my hobbies are totally normal. Even "normal" would call me boring.: What are you talking about? You're so strange!: S-Strange? That's--!: Hahaha!She started giggling even louder. That somehow mysterious smile of hers made my heart grow calmer. Her smile was the nicest smile I'd ever seen... : Anyways, I'm really glad...that I know somebody here.: Talking to you has made me feel a lot better about all this... You're amazing Makoto!: N-No, I'm really not... I'm nothing at all compared to all you "ultimates.": But *you're* the one that helped me find my courage again. Not any of those "ultimate" students.: Thank you for saying that...: And to thank you for helping me out, I'm going to become your Ultimate Assistant!: Huh? My assistant?: Yup! I'm your assistant now! I'm going to help you out as much as I can, so let's get out of here together!When she says things like that, it... It just gets me pumped up! : Since we examined the clock to see what time it was and viewed all the Reactions Sayaka had for us, we now get the next scene. : I can't believe no one's here yet. But I'm sure they'll start showing up soon...Almost like he'd timed it, Taka threw open the dining hall doors right as Sayaka said that.  : Ah, Makoto, Sayaka! So you two got here first, huh?  : Too bad... I was sure I'd beat everyone here. : I guess that just means I don't have enough fighting spirit yet! : Well I won't give up! Next time, I swear I'll win no matter what it takes! Justice shall always prevail!: That's a bit much, don't you think?And soon after that everyone else came strolling in one after another. After a few minutes everyone had gathered in the dining hall.    : Okay! It looks like everyone's here. Time to start the meeting! Let's all go around and share what we found during out respective investigations! The sooner we find out what's going on, the sooner we get out of here! : Wait, hold on a sec! : What's wrong!? : What about, uh...what's her name? You know, the silver-haired girl.: Uh...oh yeah, Kyoko!  : ...What about her?: She's not here. : What!?I took another look around the dining hall. Sure enough, she was nowhere to be seen.   : I wonder where she went. Has anyone seen her?But everyone just shook their heads.  : Wait, so *nobody's* seen her?Why hasn't Kyoko shown up yet? Could it be because...?  : Stabbing, strangling, bludgeoning, crushing, hacking, drowning, igniting, how you do it doesn't matter. You must kill someone if you want to leave. It's as simple as that.: The rest is up to you. Give it your all to achieve the best outcome in the worst way possible.Is it possible? Was she really...? No, no. I'm just overthinking things.  : Darn it Kyoko! You're really going to be late like this on the first day of school!? Not only is she late, she didn't tell anyone she would be late! A most unbecoming personality trait... : You're being a real jackass right now, you know that? : Well what do you want me to do!? Punctuality is everything! : Now then, I declare that the first session of the Hope's Peak Academy briefing meetings has begun! : Makoto... Actually, first of all... I've talked enough. Maybe we should listen to what everyone else has to say.: Okay, let's do that.: Hmhm. You know...: Huh? What's up?  : I feel like I really have become your personal assistant, don't you agree?: I may not be the best assistant in the world, but I'll give it everything I've got.No...you've already done so much as my assistant.  : It's time to see what the others were up to while we were unconscious, next time.
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Sep 18, 2015 22:00
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Leif. posted:OK. So far, every reference we've seen has been "You must kill someone if you want to leave." The interpretation I get from that is someone, singular. Kill one person, then you "graduate" and leave. But in the OP, you write "and must kill enough other to leave" -- enough implying more than one. So is it one, or multiple? Also, does "graduation" happen immediately after you kill someone (without being caught)? Or is it like....literally you have to graduate 4 years later or whenever is normal for Japanese high schools? That actually would be a typo on my part. I mean to type "kill each other to leave". I'll fix it.
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 : Let's see what everyone has to say. We can only speak to Sayaka here. : Okay, so since you're in the dark about all this, let me lay out what's been going on. Everyone split up to investigate different parts of the building, but... : [Byakuya] and [Taka] each went off on their own, and so did Kyoko. It looks like [Leon, Hiro, Junko and Chihiro] all grouped up together. The same goes for [Hina, Sakura, and Mondo]. [Celeste, Toko, and Hifumi] were left over, so they joined up.> Byakuya  : I wanted to try and find some clue as to who's responsible for imprisoning us here... But unfortunately, I made no such discoveries. That's all from me...: Really? That's it?: If I'd uncovered anything, naturally I would have more to say. But I didn't. So I don't.: R-Right, understood...> Taka  : I spent some time looking around the dormitory, and...: There I made the discovery of the century! I found that there was exactly one room for each person!  : Well yeah, I figured that our before anything else...: Each door already has a nameplate on it, so I guess all the rooms have been assigned already.: And each room key was attached to a keychain with the owner's name precision-etched onto it.Which confirms that the room I was in earlier is, in fact, my room. : And Chihiro and I found out that all the rooms are totally soundproof. : Your next-door neighbor could scream their lungs out, and you wouldn't hear a thing...: Well, each room also had a private bathroom, which could also lock.: But it looked like there were only locks on the bathrooms in the girls' dorms.Huh? But when I checked my bathroom door before, it definitely seemed like it was locked... That's weird... I should double-check that later.  : Okay, so they got a bunch of rooms ready for us. They're assuming we're gonna be here a while...: Well, better to have than have not! At least we don't have to worry about surviving like wild animals.: Th-That can't be all you have to r-report, can it Mr. Honor S-Student?: ... : That's all for my report! Let's move on to whoever's next!> Leon, Hiro, Junko and Chihiro  : We went all up and down the school, double-checking the windows in all the hallways and classes. We wanted to see if we could get any of those metal plates to come off. And what happened was... : Nothing. Not a drat thing. We couldn't get a single one to budge even a little bit.: There wasn't any hope of escape anywhere... The school really has been totally cut off.: This sucks... : It *really* sucks! It sucks sucks sucks sucks SUCKS! What the hell are we gonna do!?: Goddamn, calm down! You're starting to make me nervous!> Hina, Sakura, and Mondo  : We thought maybe we could find a way to communicate with the outside, so we went looking all over! : But...we didn't find a thing. Sorry... : I went back to the main hall, thinking maybe we could do something about that giant hunk of metal.: But even with Sakura and me both, it wouldn't budge. We hit it with desks and chairs, and nothin'...: It was hard as, like...metal. : Well yes, it *is* metal...: Anyway, if we're gonna get outta here, it's not gonna be through there.: I feel like I could just cry... But no, I have to hold it in! I have to manage my hydration...! : I shall tell you what happened next... It has nothing to do with communicating with the outside world, but it's still worth worrying about. In both the school and dorm areas, there was a set of stairs leading up to another floor.: But there were gates there, and we couldn't find any way to open them, so we couldn't check it out. : In other words, at this point we are only able to search the 1st floor. : We can further assume that there is potentially something above the 2nd floor, as well. And if that's the case, there is at least a chance it may lead to a way out.> Celeste, Toko, and Hifumi  : If I am being honest, I can't quite say we acted as one. Rather, we did *nothing* as one. We spent the entire time in the gym. : Honestly, we are not exactly the types to go running around a school like a gaggle of junior detectives.: What the hell were you thinking, just sitting around the gym the whole time? : W-Well it's not like any of you i-invited me along! Nobody said hey, c-come with us! I blame y-you for leaving me out! I-It's your fault! : If you wanted to go with someone, you should've just said something!: Hmph. F-Forget it. Like I'd w-want to go anywhere with a dirty s-slut like you...: Slut...?: Your mind is as th-thin as your body. You m-make me sick to my s-stomach... : I...I don't even know how to react. How can you say something so awful to someone you just met?  : Alright guys, everybody just calm down, okay? All this stress is bad for your skin, y'know?: Yeah! It sounds like you two are so close now you're fighting like sisters!I...don't think that's what going on, Sayaka... : So that's what they have to say, huh? Then I guess I'm the only one left... : I went and had a look around the dining hall... I found a fridge in the back of the kitchen, and it was overflowing with all kinds of stuff.: I guess we don't have to worry about food at least. : Sure, for now. But even with all that, there are fifteen of us. How long can the food last...?: Y-You can just eat sesame s-seeds or something...  : Huh? What am I, a parakeet?: I don't think we have to worry about it. All the food gets restocked automatically each day.: At least, that's what Monokuma said...: You saw him!?: Yeah, he came out of nowhere while I was checking the fridge, told me that, then disappeared again. He was so fast, I can't believe someone could have been moving him around with a remote control... : A weaponized toy that can just appear from nowhere... I can't tell if we're supposed to be afraid or not.: But was everything okay? He didn't try to like, eat you or anything?: E-Eat her...?  : Um, what do you mean by that? I mean, when you say "eat," what kind of eating are we talking about? : C-Come on, man! : What the hell, fatty!? You're acting like some kind of sleazy drunk dude.: Not like there's a good kind of drunk dude... : Hey! Stop screwing around, all of you! Are you still asleep or something? We're prisoners here! We could all just die any second!: She's right. We can't be makin' stupid jokes right now. We gotta do something, or--!A voice cut through the noise, interrupting Mondo. ♪ Music fades out. ♪ ???: You're all spending an awful lot of time yelling and carrying on.  : Do you really think you can afford to do so? Have none of you accepted the reality of the situation? : Kyoko! Where the heck have you been!? We already started the meeting without you!She didn't say a word. Instead, she just dropped a piece of paper on the table.   : Huh? What's this...?: It appears to be a map of Hope's Peak Academy.: A map...?: Wh-What the...? Where did you find this? : It doesn't matter where I found it.: It DOES matter! You're really freaking us out right now!: Never mind that. What's it mean? : Just look at it. The building we're in right now is laid out in precisely the same way as Hope's Peak Academy.: So what you're saying is...this really is Hope's Peak Academy?: Well, in terms of its construction, yes. But it looks like it's had a number of strange...renovations done to it.: Renovations...?: I don't know all the details yet. All I found was details about the 1st floor. : But then...this really is Hope's Peak. We didn't get kidnapped and taken to some other place...: So stupid it's not even possible. *This* is where the country's future elite are supposed to come and learn? : But if this really is Hope's Peak, where are all the other students? : Hey, come on, guys. Let's just stop talking about all this...you know, negative stuff...: But aren't you worried? Things don't look good...: Worried? What's there to be worried about? I mean, this was all planned out, right? The people in charge of Hope's Peak put this all together, right? : Man, if I got stressed every time something like this happened, I'd have ectoplasm shooting out my mouth!: Good things come to those who wait, right? So we just gotta chill and everything'll work itself out! : Hahaha!: Wh-Why are you laughing? What's so funny!?: I am just happy, that is all. It seems splitting up to investigate was a good idea, after all. : Haven't you b-been listening!? Looking around was a t-total waste of t-time! We d-didn't find a way out, didn't f-find who's behind this. We still have no idea what's g-going on! : Huh? Is it not crystal clear to you what is going on?  : It is perfectly obvious that we have been imprisoned in some secret location, with no way out.None of us had any response to that. We didn't want to accept that reality--but it was staring us right in the face.  : You didn't h-have to go and s-say that. I w-was trying not to th-think about it... N-No way out... We're t-trapped in here. What are w-we supposed to d-do...? : It's very simple. If you want to leave, you just have to kill--: Don't even joke about that!: Everyone just calm down, please! We need to stop and think about what to do from here.: There's gotta be *something* we can do... : All we can do is adapt. Adapt to living out lives here from now on.  : Live here...? Are you saying we should just accept it?: A lack of adaptability...is a lack of survivability. Survival is not based on who is the strongest or the smartest. It comes down to who can adapt.: As someone who has come out on top more than once, I have a suggestion.: Huh? What do you mean?  : We all understand that we are trapped here. Which means we will be spending the night. However... You all remember the rule regarding nighttime, right?  : So regarding this "nighttime," I think we need to add a rule of out own.: What do you mean? : Going out at nighttime should be prohibited altogether. The school regulations do not actually tell us not to go out at night. I would like to make it official.: B-But why...?: The way things are now, every time night comes we will all start to get worried and anxious.: We will be afraid someone might try and come kill us. : What!?: If we have to worry about that night after night for who knows how long, it will wear us down in no time. : So you're suggesting we limit our activity at night as a kind of preventative measure.: However, unlike the other rules, nobody can be forced to comply. We all have to agree to follow it.: I see what you mean. But...I think I can agree to that. It's just like the little goth lolita said. Without something like that, we're just gonna self-destruct.: On behalf of all the men here, I agree to comply!  : Hey, you can't just decide to speak for us! : So everyone is in agreement?: Good. Then, if you will excuse me...: Huh? Wait, where are you going? : It is almost nighttime. I want to take a shower before it arrives.: So...goodbye. *leaves*Moving with pure elegance, Celeste left the dining hall. Hey behavior seemed so natural, I couldn't imagine anyone even trying to stop her.  : S-So I guess it's pretty obvious where we go from here. We'll be spending the night, it looks like.: Adaptability...: So, Mr. Chairman...what next? One person already left.: U-Umm... Well then, what say we call an end to today's meeting!? : Like she said, it's almost nighttime anyway. We can reconvene first thing tomorrow morning!: Do we really have to stay the night here...?: We don't have a choice. We can't go for long without getting some sleep.  : So we have to just give up...: That's all f-fine and good for t-today, but what to we d-do tomorrow?  : Our only option is to split up and look around again, and let everyone know if we find anything.: Yeah, okay. Let's do that...!: Then we're done for today? Good, I'm exhausted... *leaves*With heavy movements, everyone headed off to their private rooms.  : Makoto... Are you ready to call it a day?: Yeah, let's go.: The dining hall fades out and we return to our room by ourselves. ... Is this really where I'll be staying for the foreseeable future? Oh, that's right. I should check the bathroom one more time before I go to bed. Only the girls' bathrooms should have locks on them, right?  Alright, let's open it up... *Rattle rattle* : It's no use. It really is locked. : Bzzt! Wrong! Not locked!: Holy crap!: Jeez, talk about an overreaction. It's like you just saw a ghost or somethin'!: Like...some kind of...robot bear...ghost.: Wh-What are you doing here!? : Makoto Naegi, this is super duper majorly bad! So bad it's almost magical! Ultra magical awful awful attack!: In point of fact, I acknowledge that the bathroom in your room as a problem with the doorframe!: Wait, so the reason it won't open isn't because it's locked? The door just...doesn't fit?: Didn't you see the notice? What, can't you read? The bathrooms in the boys' rooms don't have locks!: I mean, a lock on a boy's bathroom is kinda pointless, don't you think?  : Well, it's not that it's pointless I guess. But I'm no expert on the birds and the bees and all that. : Anyway, there's a little trick to opening this particular ill-fitting door. And that's what I'm here to teach you! Okay, ready? So you just gotta turn the doorknob, then lift up while you pull!: Go ahead, give it a try!: Turn the knob, and lift the door up while I pull...When I did that, the door opened without a problem.  : Puhuhu... See? It opened right up! Isn't that crazy, though? Your door's the only one that doesn't fit quite right!: You're supposed to be the Ultimate Lucky Student, right? But look like you're not lucky at all!: Anyways, I suddenly don't feel like being here anymore. Bye! *leaves* : H-Hey! Wait!... Dammit... ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  *Ding dong, bing bong*   : Mm, ahem, this is a school announcement. It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked, and entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then...sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite...Looks like it's nighttime. We all promised we wouldn't leave our rooms now. : All I can do now is try and get some sleep...While still mumbling to myself, I collapsed into bed. My eyes closed almost immediately. It's not that I was ready for bed, exactly. I was just utterly exhausted. It was as if I'd spent an entire day staring at a TV watching movies. Or like some kind of illusion where I'd been tossed into a made-up fantastical world. : Yeah, that feels about right... There's no easy way to just accept the situation we've suddenly been dropped into.So this is how the curtain closed on my first day at Hope's Peak Academy. Soon enough, I was asleep. Would it be too much to hope that when I woke up, I'd realize it was all a dream? It's kind of lame as far as endings go, but I'd be fine with that. Actually, that'd be the best...    : In any normal school, Mr. Monokuma would be a kind teacher. But when I think about what's coming up... I'm just so full of pride and joy. Our ceremony earlier today was absolutely splendid. Thank you all very much. Remember that you're all students of Hope's Peak Academy, and strive to refine your ideals. I swear to you, I will send you all off into a new tomorrow!
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I found myself getting used to the name changes very quickly when I first played. It just comes with time. As for Taka's title, in elementary school we had bus patrol, which were some students that ride the buses and basically kept us in order but that was only up until 6th grade for me. In middle and high school, the closest I can think of is class president or similar.
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  : Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 a.m. and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day! Apparently, it's morning... But thanks to the total lack of windows, there's no way to know for sure. Anyway...what should I do now? ... Maybe I should go find Sayaka, and we can figure out where to go to from here together. She did say she's my assistant now. : Okay, it's decided! I'm gonna head to her room!With a newfound determination, I left my room.  : Sayaka's room is just to the left of our room, but a few other students are already out and about this morning. We can go talk to them before meeting Sayaka. As you can see, Taka is out and about in the hall. : Good morning, Makoto!: G-Good morning... : Yes, morning greetings are quite a delight! Such an energizing way to start the day!: Now then, let's make sure we both do our very best throughout the day!: S-Sure...I wonder if he's always like this...  : Hiro is in the laundry room, so let's pop in and see what he's up to.    : Hey, man...: Good morning. What are you up to?: I'm...doing my laundry. This *is* the laundry room, right?: Are you feeling okay, Hiro? You look totally beat...: Nah, I'm fine. Just tired... I spent all last night trying to contact the spirit world to find out why this is all happening to me...: It took all the mental juice I had, too. But turns out, I failed.Sounds like something the Ultimate Clairvoyant would get into. ...Actually, is that really fortune-telling?  : Over in the dining hall, some others are having breakfast. : Good morning, Kyoko.  : ...Morning.: ...: ...This doesn't seem to be going anywhere. : Umm... : Did you need something?: Oh, uh...no, nothing in particular. : Well then... *leaves*She left. Kyoko seems kind of...how should I put it? Taciturn? Or maybe she just plays things cool.  : Oh, good morning Makoto...: Good morning, Chihiro.  : You know... we're standing here exchanging morning greetings, but... We can't even look out the window to see if it really is morning...: Y-Yeah, true... : S-Sorry if that was kinda weird...!: You don't have to apologize...: Sorry...She looks really sad. I feel like I did something wrong...  : Good morning, Byakuya. ...Huh? Did he not hear me? : Hey Byakuya! Good morning! : Once is enough...: Huh...?: I'm only here to get breakfast. I have neither need nor desire to talk to you. Now withdraw.So he *did* hear me. He just didn't respond.  : That's everyone we can see before talking to Sayaka, so let's go talk to her.There's a doorbell next to the door. I guess I should use that. *Ding dong*  : Hello...?: Good morning, Sayaka. : Oh, Makoto! Perfect timing!: Huh...? : Listen, I have a [favor] to ask...>favor : A favor...?: I was just getting ready to head out. If it's okay, would you like to come with me? Maybe we could talk...: Yeah, sure. Where are you headed?: Oh...umm... I've been thinking that...there might be something around here I could use for self-defense.: Self-defense...? : Well, I mean...whoever's keeping us here could show up and attack us at any time. You never know...Whoever trapped us here... Whoever presented us with rules for murdering each other... Whoever put us in this insane position... She's right--we never know when they might attack. : So I just...want to be able to protect myself no matter what happens.A weapon to protect herself... Well now that I think about it, that display case in the gym entryway had a bunch of stuff. Maybe...  : Oh, the gym? Okay, let's go!: A-Again...?: Like I said, I'm psychic.: Come on, I'm just kidding! Seriously, I just have amazing intuition.Am I really so easy to predict? Anyway, we should head to the gym. : For anyone who just haaates walking around the school, we've got some good news! You can now teleport using the "Map" section of the Handbook Menu. It's as simple as opening the Map Menu and choosing where you want to go! However, you can only teleport to hallways and marked waypoints. Plus, you can't teleport to places you haven't been, or places that are blocked off. And depending on certain story moments, there will be times when you won't be able to teleport at all. Finally, try not to teleport inside any walls. There's a chance you could get lost. Forever. Well then...good luck, and have fun!: So, teleporting is super-useful. There's basically no downside to using teleports when playing unless you really feel like walking it or there's someone along the way you want to talk to. Speaking of teleports though, our Map is finally available to look at. : The map just shows a general layout of the area you're in. Its most important feature is telling you where people are at most times. : Character portraits will appear when someone is in an area, letting you know exactly where the person you're looking for is. You can view other areas and teleport through here as explained previously. So right now, we could teleport directly to the gym but if we do so we would miss out on a bunch of conversations with the other students. For example, Hifumi and Celeste are in the Dormitory halls.  : Hrrrm...!  : Mr. Naegi, Miss Maizono...! Wh-Where are the two of you off to!? A man and woman...growing closer...: H-Hey! What are you trying to say!? : Like when two people are stuck in a hostage situation and over the course of the story they fall in love...! There's really no other way to express it but to say...  : How very poetic!: ...: Makoto... Do you have any idea what he's talking about?: Nope. I don't have a clue...  : Well. Hello. I hope the two of you are having a nice day.: Good morning, Celeste.: Exchanging such common greetings is somehow...strange. : Given the circumstances and everything...You know, sometimes...you scare me a little. : Hmhmhm. Well, I'm off. *leaves* : ...: Should we get going?: Yeah... : In the 1st floor hallways, we can find the odd combination of Sakura, Hina and Toko waiting around together. : Well look who is it! 'Sup guys?: What are you up to?: We're picking up where we left off yesterday. I'm really hopin' we find something today! If we do, I'll be sure to let everyone know ASAP! : We have to find some way out of here, no matter what.: And that's why you went with Hina and Toko?: Well, Hina's the one that invited Toko. I have trouble talking to people directly...Ah, understandable.  Toko together with those other two... Quite a combination. : ...: What do you w-want? You l-look like you have s-something to say...: Oh, no. I was just thinking that you three make a pretty unique team.: L-Let me make this perfectly c-clear! Me hanging out w-with two people who have muscles where th-their brains should be is not by ch-choice! : Wow, that was super mean!  : Yesterday you were complaining how nobody invited you! That's the only reason I asked you to come with us!: I never a-asked you to d-do that! S-Stop trying to drag me farther into y-your meat dimension! *leaves* : Jeez, I can't believe she just ran off! You think we should go after her?: We shouldn't pressure her any further.: Oh yeah, good point...They're like water and oil anyway. It'd be weird if they *did* get along.  : We can also go into the entrance hall to find Leon and Mondo hanging around. : Man, what the hell is with this metal hatch thing? It's really on there, that's for drat sure. Anyways, there's nothing to do around here. Gonna friggin' die of boredom...: And being stuck in here is keeping me from racing toward my dream, too.: Your dream...? : Yeah! To become a musician! You can sense my aura, right? The strongest vocals of the century right here!: God, I feel so cool getting to say that in front of a national celebrity...  : ...Dreams...: Did you say something?: Oh, sorry. It's nothing. Come on, let's go. : Mondo...? What are you doing?: Trying to find a way out. I figured I'd give it another shot.: There's gotta be a way to bust this thing open!  : But I suck at thinkin' stuff up, so I guess I'll let you guys figure it out.: Once it's time to act, though, you just lemme know. I'll show you what a real man can do!: Wow, sounds like we can really count on you. : According to the map, Junko is in the School Store, so let's visit there. We haven't been in here before.  Yup, this is definitely the school store. But it has a kind of a Japanese/Western blend. It seems more like a cluttered antique store...  : Hey there, Ma~ko~to~! Ohh, is it just the two of you right now? Are you on a da~~te?: Wh-What!?: drat, Makoto! I never woulda guessed, but you're a total player, huh? : No, no, it's nothing like that. I'm his assistant!To be dismissed just like that is somehow... : Huh? His assistant? What is that, like some new kinda roleplay thing?: Well, whatever. What you're into is your business. I don't judge! Anyway, if you don't mind! *leaves*: ...L-Let's just head to the gym already! : Yeah, let's go. : Next time, the gym.
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Alright, I've made up my mind about the spoiler policy. I will allow spoiler bar discussion of spoilers in the game. Just Danganronpa 1 though, I don't want any spoiler discussion of the sequels, light novels, comics or animation in here. Let's try and keep it reasonable. There's no reason to turn the thread into a CIA level confidential document. The updates will continue to be written without any mention of spoilers, of course. I'm going to go update the OP with this change. FPzero fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Sep 21, 2015 |
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  : Here we go. I might be able to find something here to protect myself with...: Yeah, I'm sure I'll find something in the display case I can use. : Self-defense, huh? That sword seems like the most useful thing available. Is this...a sword? Oh, no, I think it's just a replica. Still, it's pretty impressive. It's completely covered in a gold coating. But... : Jeez! I barely touched it and I got that gold stuff all over my hands. : Wow, you're right. Your hands are totally gold! Even just for self-defense, I think it's a little...: Well, it's still better than nothing, I guess. : You should take it with you! It might help liven up your room a little.: You think so? : But I guess you'd better be careful taking it back. You should wrap it in newspaper or something.And just like that, it's been decided...  : I don't see anything I could really use for self-defense...: H-Hey, don't worry about it! It's not like you need it right away, right? Plus, if anything *were* to happen... When the time comes...I'll protect you. : You'll...protect me? : Thank you for saying that... If I've got you on my side, I guess I don't need a weapon after all!Sayaka giggled as she said that. That mysterious smile... I can tell it comes from the heart. It makes me feel at ease... When I look at her, I honestly feel like I can do anything.  : Okay, we can stop looking for a weapon, then. But as long as we're here, let's hang out a bit more. : Umm......: I know I said I wanted to talk to you, but now that we're here...I don't really know what to talk about. : And I was the one who invited you to come with me, too. Sorry...: It's okay. I mean, if there's nothing to talk about, then we can just not talk, right?: Huh?: You don't have to force yourself to talk. We can just, I dunno...stare off into space or whatever. : Stare off into space...?: Oh, but you're probably super bored! Just standing around doing nothing...: No, it's not that it's boring. It's just...  : I've never really done it before. I don't have a lot of time to just...do nothing.: I-I guess that makes sense. You're not a normal high school student like me. You've got tons of stuff to do every day.: ...Hey, um...this is kinda out of nowhere, but... Makoto, do you have a [dream]?> dream : Well...what about you, Sayaka? What's your dream? I'd love to hear...  : I... My dream is... I've always wanted to be a star, as long as I can remember. I grew up without a mother, you know... And my dad worked really late every night. I was always home alone... I was just a kid, ya know? So I was really lonely. But that all changed when I saw a pop star on TV for the first time. She was so pretty, like a princess. And she could sing, and dance... But more than anything else, there was her smile. Looking at her smile, I could feel my loneliness melting away. I decided that's what I wanted to be someday. I wanted to give that kind of encouragement to others.  : Eventually, that became my dream.: That's so amazing, though. You were able to actually fulfill your lifelong dream. Honestly, it's really incredible. : ...I did whatever it took to reach that dream. I mean it. Even some things that...weren't so pleasant.: Huh...?  : I honestly believed that as long as you kept chasing your dreams, someday they had to come true. But to do that, you can't take your eyes off of your dream, not even for a second. Even if sometimes it's a bad dream... Whether you're awake, whether you're asleep... To make your dream a reality, you have to keep your gaze fixed on it no matter what.: In that world, if you lose focus for even a split second, you get left behind. You have to keep on swimming against the current, without even taking time to breathe... That's the kind of world my dream lives in.: I-Is it really that tough? Is it not fun at all? : Oh no, don't get the wrong idea. It's super fun!: But...that's exactly what scares me.: Huh...?: I enjoy every single day I wake up and get to do what I do. Everyone in our group is amazing. We're rivals in a way, but they all mean so much to me. We've been performing together since we were young, so they're all like family to me. Without them, I would have given up on my dream a long time ago. To work together, and fulfill our dreams together, has brought me so much happiness...: But that's the thing that scares me the most. If the world gets tired of us, then what happens? What happens to us? Then the dream dies, those wonderful days come to an end, and everyone goes their separate ways...S-Sayaka... She's trembling... She must be terrified. She worked so hard, sacrificed so much, to get where she is. She must be terrified of losing it. : So that's the reason I decided to come to Hope's Peak.: Huh? What do you mean?: Well...they say that if you graduate from here, success is basically guaranteed. Which means I could keep on performing with my best friends, for ever and ever. At least, that's what I thought. I really did believe that, but...now we're trapped here, with no way out. They're probably waiting for me...  : While I'm in here, the world out there is forgetting about me. Minute by minute, we're all disappearing. But still...: Sayaka...?  : I can't afford to be stuck in here!That was the first time I heard her cry out from deep within herself. She sounds...desperate. But I can understand why she'd feel that way. Trapped here this way, the dream she put so much effort into is on the verge of disappearing forever. And that isn't something that can be fixed with a few kind words. The weight she's carrying... I can't even imagine it. : Ah--I'm sorry, I didn't mean to complain..: I kinda killed the mood, huh?: No, not at all.: I'm really sorry...: ... Um, Sayaka...Actually, are you hungry? Before we head back, why don't we go to the dining hall and get some food?: ...So... : You want me to make us something to eat? I might not look like it, but I'm actually a pretty good cook!: Wow, really? What's your specialty?: Chili oil.: You mean the condiment!?: Hahaha. Just kidding!She burst out laughing. Her earlier mood disappeared, replaced by the bright smile I'd quickly grown used to. But how'd it happen so fast? It was almost like a mask, like some kind of neutral expression. Anyways, we headed to the dining hall to get something to eat before returning to our rooms.   The only thing in my room is...a fake sword covered in gold. All it does is make me feel that much more uncomfortable. Anyway, there's still plenty of time left in the day. I really don't feel like just sitting here. Maybe I'll take a look around... : You're about to have your first experience with Free Time. As you live out your school life here, you will be given free time at certain points. During your free time, you can spend time with your fellow classmates to deepen your friendships. You can also give them presents, which can potentially give them an even better impression of you! You can get these presents from the MonoMono Machine in the school store. Come by early and often! : At certain points, you'll witness intimate events, and new info will be added to each person's report card. These events can also open up new skills, which will prove useful as everything plays out. We strongly encourage you to develop and deepen as many friendships as you can! Also keep in mind that when you talk with a classmate time will pass... When you're finished, you will automatically return to your room. : After a certain amount of time passes, your free time will come to an end and the story will progress. If you'd prefer not to engage in free time, you can always choose to simply go to sleep to skip it. We wouldn't recommend this approach, but if you absolutely MUST press forward with the story, then...: Anyways, why don't you try it out by spending some time with Miss Sayaka Maizono? She's the ideal partner to begin with, don't you think? : So Free Time is where we get to spend some time with the other students and see what they have to say about the situation and their lives. We are forced to meet with Sayaka for the first one as tutorial, but after that we are free to hang out with anyone we want. Additionally, some people will be unavailable to spend time with on occasion.: My plan with free time is to choose who to spend time with on my own. As was mentioned, skills can be earned from free times and are very useful to have for a the trial portions. I'd like to get myself some early skills that will help throughout the LP but to do so I need to choose who to spend time with myself. Additionally, it allows me to create a backlog of updates and work ahead since I don't have to stop for impromptu voting.: So then, next time, we'll spend some Free Time with the others.
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I will try to. The Vita version introduces a postgame mode called School Mode that allows you to see the rest of the free time events that you missed without having to replay chapters. DR1 also has fewer free times than DR2 does due to each character having varying numbers of events in this game, so it shouldn't be an unreasonable amount of events to view after the game is over. Also, the cardboard effect is still very noticeable in motion, it just doesn't show up well in conversations.
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It's not possible to see all the Free Times in one playthrough. You are only given a limited amount of Free Time throughout the game. I'm thinking I might be able to use the School Mode to show the Free Times for characters who are dead but it depends on if the School Mode touches upon spoilers or not. I haven't actually done the School Mode in this game before, only its equivalent in DR2. I'll see if there's a good way to incorporate the Free Times as we go instead of dumping them at the end but don't expect me to work on them for at least a little while.
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 : Before we begin Free Time, we need to get some things. Remember this machine from a previous update? Well the time has finally come to talk about presents.: Presents are used in conjunction with Free Time. Each person has presents that they like, love and hate. There are something around 100 presents that you can give out and a few more that are related to progression through the game's chapters and postgame stuff. There isn't really a good way to figure out what presents someone will or won't like because while you can make some good educated guesses based on each present's description and what you know of everyone's characters, occasionally there will be a few things you think they might love/hate that they actually think the opposite of. If you give a present they love, you only need to give them that one present. If it's just something they find acceptable, you may need to give them a second one.: The presents themselves come from this machine in the school store called the MonoMono Machine. This is also where the Monocoins we've been picking up are used. : So here's how the machine works. You put in at least one coin and push X to get a present.   : It's very simple. However, as you get more presents, the Repeat % number will go up, telling you the chance of getting a repeat present. You can make this number go down by using more coins but I've found it to not usually be worth it to use too many. As long as you have a wide enough variety of presents, you're sure to have something that a person will love. Not only that, but you receive lots of coins at the end of each chapter, meaning that the next time you come here you could have an easy 50+ spins. You can also give someone the same present twice and there's no downside. It's really not hard to have presents the people you want to spend Free Time with will love. : Also, you will randomly get a free bonus spin. This spin does take into account the Repeat %. : I spent all the coins I had since having a variety of presents in Chapter 1 is difficult due to the low number of coins available at this point in the game. You can see that our presents list is beginning to fill up. : Now that we have presents, we can begin Free Time in earnest. : As mentioned, the game requires you to visit with Sayaka for the first Free Time, so let's see how she's doing. I guess I should press the doorbell... *Ding dong* : You know, Makoto... I'm so anxious. I really am afraid... > Spend some time with Sayaka  : Are you going to...try and cheer me up?: Sorry for making you take time out of your day like this... I did my best to comfort Sayaka. Sayaka and I grew a little closer today.  > Yes, definitely  Cherry Blossom Bouquet: A collection of branches from a sakura tree. In the language of flowers, cherry blossoms represent "a woman of superior beauty."  : To receive something so wonderful makes me happy, but... : ...to get it from you, Makoto... I can't begin to describe the feeling...!Seeing Sayaka so pleased with something I gave her makes me happy!  : Umm, Makoto? Do you think you could make time for the two of us to talk?: Wh-What's wrong? Why are you being so formal? : W-Well, it's just... I guess that was kind of formal, but... it's just because I know I can count on you.: ...Huh? : Having you by my side really makes me feel a lot better.: If you weren't here with me, I just don't know what I'd do. I'd be lost...: I hate that we had to meet again under such awful conditions, but...I'm relieved you're with me.: Sayaka...Standing here face to face and hearing her say that... It's nice, but...kind of embarrassing at the same time. : I...know how you feel. You being here is what saved me...: R-Really? Ehehe. Thank you for the flattery.That smile... That mysterious smile that softens my heart... I really wasn't flattering her. That smile saved me.  : But it's kind of strange, you know? I never thought I'd get a chance to really talk to you like this. All through middle school, you never talked to me. In fact, you never even looked at me.: It's because you were like a celebrity. I couldn't just go around staring at you... Wait, how do you know I never looked at you? : Because I looked at you all the time...: ...Huh?: I was always looking for an opportunity to talk to you.: You...wanted to talk to me? : But since I always had so many people around me, we ended up graduating without saying a word. That was one of my biggest regrets.: But why me?: Do you remember during our first year of junior high, that huge bird wandered into the school pond?Actually, now that I think about it...I do sorta remember something like that... : It was like something out of a fairy tale. The turtle one every million years, that bird once every thousand...A huge bird wandered into the school pond during our first year of junior high... I think it might have been...  > Crane : It was a crane! It just walked right into the pond. : That's right! That's what it was. It was so big, the teacher had no idea what to do. : But you led it into the forest behind the school. You helped it find its way out.Well, only cuz I was already in charge of taking care of the animals at school. They made me do it...  : I should have said thank you then, but...is it okay if I do it now?: Thank me...?: I'm that crane, you see. I've come to return the favor. Here, let me make you a cloak...: The closest reference I could find to cranes and cloaks were legends of Swan Maidens that come from various cultures, including Japan. They typically have to do with a man stealing a cloak of feathers from a swan maiden so she cannot fly away, then marries her. She bears his children, then at some point gets her cloak back and flies away.: Ehehe. Just kidding!: Y-Yeah, I kinda figured...: Honestly though, I was so impressed... That's why I always wanted to talk to you, even just once.: I never imagined this would be how I got my chance...Yeah. If we'd met again at a train station somewhere downtown, that'd make for a nice dramatic reunion. But instead it's this weird school.  : Maybe, but still... I'm sure you'll help me find my way out, just like that crane. You'll save me.: It's just intuition, I know, but I still believe it.I'm going to save her...? : I'll do my best, I promise that. I'll make sure it's more than intuition. If there's anything I can do, I'm going to do it...!: I believe in you. Besides, my intuition always turns out to be right.: Cuz I'm psychic.: Ehehe. Kidding, kidding!She laughed out loud as she said it. The closer we get, the stronger that smile of hers makes me. ...I was glad to feel that way. : Sayaka's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her. You just unlocked the skill Melodious Voice! Give yourself a pat on the back. You've earned it!Once we were all done, I headed back to my room for a little while... ♪ No Music. ♪ *Ding dong, bing bong*   : Mm, ahem, this is a school announcement. It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked, and entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then...sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite...Today's already come to an end. But I swear...tomorrow I'm going to find some kind of clue! I swear! As my eyelids began to slide closed...the conversation I'd had with Sayaka that morning began to replay. In a way, it's almost frustrating... Even if I understand where her desperation is coming from, I can't share in it. The pressure she's under is way different from anything a normal high school like me goes through. She didn't just stumble into this school the way I did. So I can't say I feel things the way she does. Compared to her...no, compared to everyone else here...there's no doubt I just don't match up. I guess that might explain my own frustration...   : Ahem, so...I'm sure that you've noticed the killing game has begun, but... there's still room for a little laughter. It seems our newest students, already so filled with despair, still have some hope of escape! Puhuhu... So when will it begin? When will their hope begin to die? Is it time yet? Is it time!? Heartpounding excitement!*Ding dong, bing bong* : Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 a.m. and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day!Morning has come. What should I do today?  : We have another 2 Free Times today. Because we only have a few presents, our choice for who to visit with is a little more limited than it will be in future chapters, but I decided to visit with Leon and Byakuya. We have gifts they both love and they also have skills that will help us more than Sayaka's skill will right now. Convenient!  : We can find Leon in the halls of the Dormitory. : What're you doing, Makoto!? We gotta hurry up and find a way outta here! > Spend some time with Leon : Y-You're not trying to get me alone so you can kill me, are you...? : My fans will all go psycho on you if you do! I'm as popular as any international superstar! : But if you're NOT gonna murder me, then let's hang out. I don't really wanna be alone, anyway...I spent some time with Leon... Leon and I grew a little closer today.   Project Zombie: A mature game designed for the Funplane, where a former runway model takes zombies as slaves in a post-apocalyptic world. It's been out of print for a while...  : Are you making GBS threads me? I can have this!?: This is cool. Super cool! I feel like maybe I do't even hafta get outta here anymore!: Hah! Yeah, right! I still totally hafta get outta here.Seeing Leon so pleased with something I gave him makes me happy!  : I'm not even afraid anymore. Now I'm just pissed off...: Why!? Why is this happening to me!? This isn't fair, man! I mean, am I wrong?: Oh, um... Yeah, it really isn't. : Right!? Totally unfair. Ultra unfair! Just like having to shave my head right before every baseball game!: Well, I mean...you chose to do that, right? : C'mon, man! Are *you* against me now, too!? I didn't even wanna play! But the coach and all the teachers begged me, so I did it! And then they made me shave my head, just cuz it's "tradition." How's that fair!?: You really hate baseball that much, huh...?: drat straight I do! Who has fun running around on a dusty field for three hours!?But...for baseball players, the field is like sacred ground, isn't it?  : But it's so not cool! Spending all that time at practice, getting covered in sweat and dirt... : It's just baseball, right? It's easy! Who needs practice!?I think the gods picked the wrong person to bless with that much talent...  : Still...I gotta admit, baseball wasn't all bad. It did have a few things going for it...: Yeah, right? Like the feeling of camaraderie between you and your teammates!: Nah, nothin' like that! I can't stand being around a bunch of sweaty guys. So totally uncool!: Then...what did you like about it?: Well, I hate studying, right? But I still got into this super fancy school on a sports scholarship. As long as I kept playing, I never had to study! And besides that...: It made me super popular with the ladies! Booya! Ya jealous? I got to third base in more ways than one, if ya know what I'm sayin'! ...Just kidding!: ...: Heh-heh. I got plenty more where that came from! I'll tell ya more about it next time. Anyway, let's hang out again sometime! Talking to you helps me keep my mind off this place... *leaves*With a smile on his face and a spring in his step, Leon strolled away. I'm not really sure why, but I guess Leon likes hanging out with me... : Leon's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. You just unlocked the skill Robot Jock! Give yourself a pat on the back. You've earned it!Once we were all done, I headed back to my room for a little while... There's still lots of time left in the day. I really don't feel like just sitting here. Maybe I'll take a look around...   : For the next Free Time, we can find Byakuya in the dining hall. : So the only way to get out of here is to kill someone. Interesting... > Spend some time with Byakuya : ...I spent some time with Byakuya in silence... Byakuya and I grew a little closer today.   Prince Shotoku's Globe: A spherical representation of Earth, about the size of a softball. Some believe it to be an "OOPArt" since it depicts a round Earth, despite being many centuries old.   : Now this is a rare moment. Coming from a noble family, I've never been exposed to such vulgarity. Interesting. I think I'll keep it.Seeing Byakuya so pleased with something I gave him makes me happy!  : ...I have a question for you.: Huh? You do? : Something's been bothering me for a while now, and I can't take it anymore. So to answer my question...: I need you to explain to me what exactly your "Ultimate Lucky Student" title means.: Oh, well... I don't totally get it myself, but...what I do know is that I was picked at random from a pool of normal students.: So you just got into Hope's Peak by blind luck.: I see. Well that answers my question.: What was the question...?: How a commoner like you, with absolutely no unique talents or abilities, could get into this school. : Oh, I forgot to mention boring. How a boring, untalented, utterly generic commoner got in...Boring? Generic? : D-Did you really have to list all that off?: But it's the truth.: Maybe compared to you, the Ultimate Affluent Progeny and all... But even I--! : You seem to think it's merely an issue of title. But make no mistake... My lineage, intelligence, figure, athletic ability--they are all ultimate.  : Which is to say, I am the Ultimate Perfection. Feel free to begin calling me that, in fact.He's really taking this to the extreme... : You, who have nothing. I, who have everything. We are living proof that all men are *not* created equal. You have my pity, Makoto. Life can be very cruel indeed.: ...: And because I pity you so much, perhaps someday I'll allow you to hear my tale of glory. Consider it a blessing, a gift from me to you, to allow you to bask in my glory. *leaves*Having finished his mean-spirited lecture, Byakuya left me standing there in silence. : I learned one thing about Byakuya today... Anytime I talk to him, I need to be prepared for extreme psychological trauma.: Byakuya's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. You just unlocked the skill Cool and Composed! Give yourself a pat on the back. You've earned it!I did my best to keep my spirit from shattering like glass, and went back to my room. *Ding dong, bing bong* : Mm, ahem, this is a school announcement. It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked, and entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then...sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite...The third day here has already come to an end. When will I--no, we... When are we gonna get out of here? I laid on my bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. And before I knew it, I'd fallen into an uneasy sleep.  : I need an immediate, fast-acting pick-me-up! If it doesn't act now, it's the same as giving in to regret. What do you think guides the world? Speed, of course! That's why Formula One drivers are so popular! Any idiot can accomplish something if they take it slow. Even a human piece of excrement could create a masterpiece if they spent their entire life on it! Someone who does things in a timely fashion is both wise and admirable. Straight is better than a curve or an angle. Freestyle is better than the backstroke or breaststroke! Drive-thru is better than sit-down! A Sunday comic artist is smarter than a graphic novelist! What I'm saying is, speed is the gold standard of the standard world. Which is why I said I need that pick-me-up! (Meanwhile, 0.000002 seconds later...)
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*Ding dong, bing bong* : Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 a.m. and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day!I woke up to the irritating sound of Monokuma's voice; I slowly pulled myself out of bed. : Gh... Another night of restless sleep. Day after day, I can feel the fatigue piling up...As soon as the thought had cross my mind... *Ding dong* The sound of the doorbell forced its way into my room.   : A fantastic morning, isn't it!?: T-Taka?: Now then, if you'll pardon the interruption!Without waiting for a reply, Taka barged into my room.   : ...What's up, Taka?: No matter how intensely the stormy seas may batter me, I will not fall as long as my feet are firmly planted! ...You agree, right?: U-Um, I'm not sure I understand...: And if you can't do it alone, just find someone to support you, and you can support them back! : That's how you can overcome any storm!: ...: I was thinking about it last night, and...I decided we all need to really come together. And that was when I realized... Every morning from now on, after the morning announcement, everyone should have breakfast together! : And now is the beginning of that fateful day! Please head to the dining hall at your earliest convenience!: That's all for now! I have to go let everyone else know the good news! *leaves*Taka didn't even wait for a reply. He turned and left, before I could say a thing. : Well...I guess I'd better head to the dining hall. : As usual, we can find a few people out in the hallway before we go to the dining hall.  : Makoto! Can't any of you guys get a freakin' clue!?: Huh?: My mascara's totally clumpy! I don't want anyone to see me this way, but Taka came and woke me up. What a dick!: You look just the same as yesterday to me...: As if! It's like night and day!: S-Sorry... : Ugh! I seriously need to reapply, but there's nothing I can do about it now... Maybe I'll go see if Celeste can hook me up... *leaves*: ...And that's that.We've been imprisoned here, and that's what she's worried about right now...   : Ugh, so freakin' tired...: The hell's wrong with that guy...? Did he wake you up, too?: Yeah, he sure did. I guess he's going around waking up everyone.: It's seriously annoying. : I'm goin' back to bed. If anyone needs me, I'll be in my room.: I don't think it'll do any good. I'm sure he'll just come bug you again.: Yeah, prolly. Dammit... I guess we'd better just go, then. *leaves*: ...And that's that.  : ...: Um, Toko? : Wh-What...?: Oh, I was just wondering what you were doing here. You should probably head to the dining hall, right?: I-I-I know! I just need to p-prepare myself mentally...Prepare herself? What is she talking about...? : Ahh, I'm so n-nervous. *leaves*...What's she so nervous about?  : Everyone has gathered in the dining hall now. We must talk to Taka to proceed. : Okay, looks like everyone's here. So then, let's begin our very first "breakfast meeting"! : Everyone, thank you for making time in your busy schedules to come together.: I didn't make time for poo poo. You dragged me here...: I know I already mentioned this earlier, but... In order to get out of here, it is essential that we all cooperate with each other. And the first step is this breakfast meeting, to allow us to become friends and build trust! So from now on, let's all meet here in the dining hall every morning after the morning announcement! Now then, let's eat! : You w-want me to eat breakfast with other p-people? I've never done that b-before. I'm not s-sure...: Yeah, it's been a while for me, too. : Well anyway...did anyone happen to come up with any clues?Silence echoed throughout the dining hall. : Seriously? Nothing at all!?: Anything, it can be about how to get out, or who's doing this, nobody has anything!? ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : ...You are going to die.: Huh...?: If you can't stop yourself from showing weakness in front of others...you will die.: Wh-What the hell? Don't even freaking joke about that! : I am not joking. Adaptability is survivability. Did I not say so? So you'd better hurry up and adapt to your new life here.: Have you gone completely insane? Adapt to my new life here? Do you have any idea what you're saying?: Yeah, sounds like the girl wants to live here. And hell, more power to her. But poo poo... : No way in hell am I living here! I'm gettin' outta here, I don't give a poo poo!: Hmhm. Sure, feel free.: Okay, so...nobody has any clues? : One thing I can tell you is who's behind all this. Something who's totally weird and messed up. Why else would we be trapped in here in the first place?: Well, sure, it could be something like that. But for right now, actual clues are... : U-Umm...: Huh? What's up?: If you think in terms of people who are really abnormal or bizarre... Do you think maybe the person responsible for all this could be a [certain murderous fiend]...?> certain murderous fiend : A murderous fiend... Chihiro, do you have some idea who might be behind all this?: Well...maybe. I mean, I can't really be certain, but...: Certainty is not a concern right now! I'll allow whatever remarks you may have!  : O-Okay, well... Have you guys heard of Genocide Jack?: You mean that serial killer that's been in the news and all over the Internet?: The monstrous villain who's murdered scores of victims in brutally bizarre fashion... The word "bloodlust" was left at each murder scene, written in the victim's own blood. Whoever is is, he's like a ghost. He strikes without warning, and disappears without a trace. And on the Internet, they started calling him... : Genocide Jack. That about covers it, I think. : They say he's claimed over a thousand victims...: That's just an urban legend though, right? I mean even like, ten people would be totally insane. : ...: Anyway, whoever Genocide Jack really is, he's obviously some kind of super crazy killer. : And if he really is this "ultimate" psycho, I wouldn't be surprised if he put together something like this.: But like I said, I can't be certain. I don't have any evidence or anything. It's just a thought...: But if they're the killer, isn't that like a killer of a problem for us!? : It's okay! Everything's absolutely, positively, one hundred percent without a doubt gonna be okay! Cuz help's gonna be here soon, I'm sure of it!: Huh...? H-Help?: We've been stuck in here a few days already, right? Nobody's been able to contact us, so I'm sure they're getting worried. I bet they called the police already!???: AHHH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  : The police? You're putting your faith in the police!? : What are you doing here!?: You guys, seriously... Do you understand what role the police exist to fill? All they're good for is being a foil, playing against a villain or anti-hero or evil organization. The bad guys come along and destroy them, and that shows just how badass they really are.: Are you sure you wanna rely on such an unreliable group of losers?: I mean come on! If you really, REALLY wanna get out of here, all you gotta do is kill! : Hahahaha!: Why the hell are you laughing?: I'm just impressed at the total commitment to this whole act.: ...You're still going on about that?: So, mister serial killer psycho freak bastard...what the hell do you want!? : Mr. Serialkillerpsychofreakbastard, huh? That's a pretty long name! German, maybe?: We know who you really are!  : Maybe if I ignore him, he'll just go away...: Hey! Don't ignore me, rear end in a top hat!: Okay, okay, let's get back to business. Your life here has already begun and a couple of days have gone by, and nobody's killing anybody! : I thought all you kids were lazy and selfish, and here you are working together. But I'm totally bored!: There's nothing you can say that'll make us start killing each other...: Wait, I think--yes! Ding ding ding! I figured it out!: All the mystery ingredients are here--right people, right place. So why hasn't anyone killed anyone yet? That's what I couldn't understand. But I just realized there was one very important piece missing!: Wh-What are you...? : If you wanna know, I'll tell ya! It's motive! Puhuhu!: It's so simple! I just have to give everyone a motive!: Motive? What the gently caress are you talking about!?: Oh, by the way! There's something I wanna show you guys!: Stop changing the goddamn subject!: I have a little video I'd like you all to see. : Oh, but don't worry. It's not some pervy "adult" video or anything. Seriously, it's nothing like that! It's a special video for each of you showing what's going on outside the school.: Outside the school...? What are you talking about?: Heh-heh! Ooh, Master's so impatient today! Why don't you just watch it and find out?: Here in the school, there's a specific place you can go that has everything you need to watch the video. : Good, then we can go watch the video right now. But before we do that, I'd like to know...  : What are you? Why would you do something like this? What do you want from us?: What do I want from you...? Well, if you must know... : Despair. That's all.: If you want to know more than that, you'll have to figure it out for yourselves. Do whatever you need to to uncover the mystery hidden within this school. I won't try and stop you. : Cuz to be honest, it's entertaining as heck watching you guys search so desperately for answer!: So I guess I want amusement from you, too. *leaves* : He's gone... And once again, he left before we could find out anything useful.: Really? I think we learned something *very* useful. He has no intention of standing in the way of our pursuit of the truth. Interesting... : Perhaps, but what about the video he mentioned? I'm very curious to see what's on it.: Same here! Okay, so...!Mondo started glancing around the dining hall...but when he gaze landed on me, he stopped.  : Hey Makoto! Check this out for us, would ya?: Huh? Why me!?: Cuz you're the closest to the door! That's the rule, right?: R-Rule...? : Hey, hey... Hey hey hey hey hey!: HEEEEEY!!! : You see how passionately I'm begging you!? What's the big deal? Just check it out real quick!: ... O-Okay...I guess I'll get going, then.: Awesome, thanks! I owe ya one! : ...If Makoto's going, I'm going with him. It's not safe to walk around this place alone.: Yeah, sure thing. Then we're countin' on both of ya! If anything happens, just yell and I'll come runnin'! : I can't decide if Mondo is totally dependable or completely terrible...: Yeah, I'd have to say he's kind of both.He's not exactly a bad person... But I definitely can't say he's a good person, either.  : So then, where's this "specific place" Monokuma mentioned? It must be somewhere you can watch DVDs, but...If it's a place set up to watch DVDs, then... : We haven't had need to visit it until now but in the 1st floor hallways, there is an Audio/Video room! That's the specific place Monokuma mentioned. : Next time, we'll check out the video he so desperately wants us to see.
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In my opinion it sounds good because of the hard G/J sounds that make up the start of both words. Additionally there's a later reference that gets made with the name. I have a complaint about it that I'll bring up when it's appropriate but otherwise.
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 : Here's the inside of the A/V room. There's surprisingly little to examine other than the very obvious cardboard box on the machine. Huh? There's something inside this cardboard box. It's...!  : ...a bunch of DVDs. And each one has a label on it with someone's name. This must be the "video for each of us" he mentioned...: I'd better go tell everyone! *leaves*She just ran off... I didn't follow after her. I just stood right there where I was. The DVDs in front of me had robbed me of all awareness. I was rooted in place... : I think I see something... Next to the monitor is a high-end DVD player. It'll probably play those DVDs no problem. : Maybe I'll just watch mine real quick, before everyone else gets here.I sorted through the DVDs I'd found in the box and found the one with my name on it...then I slid it into the expensive-looking player. I sat down and stared intently at the darkened screen. And then...   : Ah--!I yelled out without realizing it, and my heart started racing. Because what I saw on that monitor... It was my family.   : You getting picked to attend Hope's Peak Academy is like a dream come true. Make sure you do your best! : I'm so proud of you, son. But remember--don't push yourself too hard! : Are you really watching this, Makoto? Good luck, okay?If it had ended there, that would've been fine. A message of love and support. After leaving my family behind to attend Hope's Peak it would have given me hope, given me strength. If this was a normal school, I would've been happy, if a little embarrassed. With my family's support to rely on, I would've been motivated to do even better. But here, now, it was totally different. I *wasn't* living an ordinary school life. So I had a pretty strong feeling that the video wasn't going to end there.  I hated having that feeling, but...it turned out I was absolutely right.   : ...!This time, I couldn't even make a sound. My voice just...died. Where'd everyone go...? It looks like a warzone or something... As if in reply, a voice came floating out of the speakers. I recognized the voice, of course. It was *him*...  : Makoto Naegi, accepted into Hope's Peak Academy. And his family, who supported such a lucky boy... But it seems like...something's happened to this family's well-being! Oh boy, this is bad! What could have possibly happened to this family's well-being!?  : Wh-What is this? What happened to everyone!?I started trembling... I could feel the fear and anger building up inside me, like hot magma. : GOD DAMMIT!I slammed my fist against the desk over and over again. A single thought was racing through my mind... What else? How could I think about anything else? : I have to get out of here. I have to get out, right now! I need to make sure everyone's safe!???: Makoto...?  : What happened? Make sure who's safe?I noticed everyone standing around the entrance to the A/V room. They stared at me, faces full of confusion. : Wh-What's going on?Without a word, I pointed to the cardboard box. : Is that what Monokuma was talking about?: What's on them?They all gathered around the box, and each of them grabbed the DVD with their name on it. One by one, they each rushed to a monitor. It didn't take long for them to react.  : What the gently caress...?: Th-This can't be real, right? It has to be fake, right!?: Yeah, no way it's real. Haha...no way.: I can't t-take it anymore... : I c-can't take this anymore! Let me out of h-here!As soon as I saw their reactions, I knew... They'd all seen something like what I'd seen. Nobody even bothered trying to hide their fear and confusion. Except for *her*. Even now, she was totally calm.  : I see... So this is what he meant by motive. He wants to fuel our desire to leave so that we're more likely to start killing each other.: It is the classic "prisoner's dilemma.": ...Huh? : Let me use an example. Imagine two countries are on the brink of war. But both countries want peace, and each commits to scaling back their forces as a sign of good faith. But there's a chance that one country may betray the other, so each country fears lowering their guard. The result is that neither scales back their forces and they both end up betraying each other.  : In other words, the fear of invisible treachery becomes the greatest enemy of stability.: That kinda sounds l-like us right now... Everyone says they'll work together, but in our hearts we're all afraid someone might betray us... : Don't put those awful thoughts in our head! That's exactly what they *want* us to do!: You can say that, but maybe you're thinking that once everyone drops their guard, you can just... : What!? : This is exactly what Monokuma, or whoever's behind this, wants. They *want* us to fight. Don't you see?: Yeah, you're right. We all need to calm down...: Okay, then. Maybe we should start by all just...talking. Maybe if we all just talk about what we saw, that'll help get everything out of our system.: Besides, I think we're all super curious, right?I wonder what was in everyone's videos... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious. : Hey, Sayaka...  : ...: What was in your video, Sayaka?: ...: What's wr-wrong? Just hurry up and t-tell us... : ...: Sayaka?I gently placed my hand on her shoulder. ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : ...Stop it! *leaves*She pushed my hand away and suddenly ran off.  : Sayaka!?: Let her go.: I-I can't do that! I have to go make sure she's okay! : I h-hate romantic comedies like this. I don't care what h-happens to her, personally...: That's because you're totally thoughtless!: I'm...really worried.  : Then why don't you go do whatever you think you have to? We don't all have to stick around together, right?: Speaking of which, I have my own things to take care of. Goodbye. *leaves*Everyone went their separate ways... But I don't have time to worry about them right now. I have to go find Sayaka!  Where could she have gone? She can't have gone far. I should check around the school...  : Turns out Sayaka didn't go far at all. She's hiding in Classroom 1-A, the room we originally woke up in.  I found her in one corner of an empty classroom. She was sitting in a chair, hands on her knees, staring absently at the floor. She looked like maybe she was upset, or angry. Or, no... She didn't have any expression at all. There was nothing on her face that you could call emotion. It was as if her original mask had been stripped away. : S-Sayaka? Are you okay?: Yeah...I'm fine. Actually, no...how could I possibly be fine? What did we do to end up like this...? Why are they doing such terrible things to us...? : I want out! Let me out of here right now!: Sayaka! Calm down!As she thrashed around, I grabbed her by the shoulders. : ...!: I understand. I know how you feel right now. When I think what might have happened to my family... But now more than ever we have to stay calm! This is exactly what they want. They *want* us to lose our composure and stop thinking rationally. Think about it--those videos have to be fake! Because if those things really had happened... : ...people out there would be in an uproar. Our families, the police, everyone! Right?: ...: So let's just calm down, okay? Otherwise, we've already lost.I knew I was trying to convince myself just as much as her. I kept repeating those words to myself, to clear away the images that had been burned into my brain. Be calm, okay? Just be calm... : As long as we work together, I'm sure we can find some way out of here. And help might even come before that.: But...what if there *isn't* a way out? What if help *never* comes?: I-If that happens... then I'll get you out of here myself! No matter what it takes! ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ When I said that, I paused... I had no idea what had come over me.   : Sayaka...? : Please...help me...Her voice was small and shaky. : Why...? Why is this happening to me? To kill, or be killed... I just can't take this anymore...!: Sayaka...: ...Finally, she raised her face up from my chest. She looked at me with those big, wet eyes of hers.   : Can I...can I believe what you said?: Huh?: That you'll help me get out? No matter what it takes...?: A-Absolutely!: Makoto... You're the only one I can trust. So please... No matter what happens, please always be there for me. I need you on my side...: Huh? O-Of course I'll be there for you! No matter what, I'm always on your side. I mean... you *are* my assistant, after all. : ...: Thank you, Makoto. Hearing you say that, I feel like I can keep going.: I can get through this...as long as you're here with me. : Like you said, I'm your assistant.The smile I'd come to know so well returned to her face. It felt a little forced, but still... It was a huge improvement over how she was before.  : ...It's standing up!: Kyah! : Makoto! It's standing up!: *What's* standing up!?: Do you even have to ask? : Your flagpole!: Get the hell out of here!: No! No! I wanna join in!: Dammit! Well if you won't leave, then tell us what the hell is up with those videos!: Ahh...it's about to come out... It's gonna come out! My pristine, pure white... : ...stuffing! My honest, innocent stuffing is about to come gushing out!I balled up my fist, took aim, and swung as hard as I could. I had never put so much energy into a single motion before in my life. I leaned back, channeling all my power, and let go with everything I had...! *Crash* : Guwah!: A-Are you okay!? : If I hadn't avoided your punch, you would have just violated school regulations.: But boy are you slow slow slow slow SLOW!: I could've downed a thousand-dollar full-course dinner in the time it took you to finish your swing! : Your speed, agility, alertness, passion, boldness, sense of despair, antagonization, it's all lacking! *leaves*: ... : What the heck was that just now...?: He just wanted to mess with us...: Well, for now...you wanna just head back?: Yeah...Monokuma had come along and swiftly destroyed the good mood we'd just created. Sayaka and I headed back to the dorms.  : You should get some rest, Sayaka. You still look pretty shaken.: I'm sorry for making you worry about me... You're right. I'm going to lay down for a bit. *leaves*With a nod and a small bow, she disappeared into her room. Now on my own, I headed off to tell everyone that Sayaka was okay. Once that was done, I decided to go back to my room. It was hard to think after watching that deranged video. I needed some rest of my own.  Jeez... Seriously, what's going on here? There's just so many problems. I can't even decide what the biggest problem is... That we're trapped in here? That what I saw in that video might be real? Monokuma? What the mastermind has in store for us? Or...are *we* our biggest problem? ... I want to get out of here. But I could never kill someone... Do the others all feel the same...? Yeah that's definitely the biggest problem right now... FPzero fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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I'm making the decision to change the Difficulty of the game. I started on Kind for both Logic and Action but as I'm transcribing the first trial I've decided that I really want the Logic to be harder so that more wrong combinations appear. I think it'll make the trial videos more interesting. I'm not going to re-record the first trial because I have so much edited footage of it already so starting with the second trial I will have Logic set to Mean. I'm not putting Action up to mean because I don't want to deal with stupid amounts of white noise during the debates. I really wish they had included the ability to change difficulty at the start of the trial in this game like they did with the sequel.
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My complaint is that when Genocide Jack is properly introduced, she even goes out of her way to say something like "but I'm a girl so I guess you could really just call me "Genocide Jill" instead" and then the rest of the game and its cast never do this and Genocide Jack is the name that has stuck with the series. They could have had it both ways with the "Jack the Ripper" joke and the "Jack and Jill" joke. That's my chief complaint because otherwise I think Genocide Jack is a good name for her. It's just, why not use the female name that is even mentioned in the game during her introduction?
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 *Ding dong* Huh? When I opened my eyes, they darted immediately to the clock. : It's almost 10 o'clock. I fell asleep without even realizing it...Nighttime's about to start... : ...so how come someone's here?   : I'm really sorry to come by so late...Sayaka!?   : Sayaka? What are you doing out so late?That's when I noticed... Her body was trembling. : I-Is everything okay...? : Sorry to bother you, but...[something really weird] just happened.> something really weird : Something...weird?: Just a little while ago, I was laying down in my room... And all of a sudden, my door started rattling and shaking.Her voice sounded like all the air had been squeezed out of her lungs. Just hearing her talk made me tense up. : It was like someone was trying to force the door open. My door was locked, so they couldn't get in, of course. But they started shaking the door harder and harder. I was so scared I couldn't even move.: S-So what happened!?: After a while, it just...stopped. I let some time go by, then I got up and opened the door to check outside...: But there was nobody there.: Someone tried to force their way into your room...? But...who would do something like that?: It's not that I'm suspicious of anyone here, but still...it makes me nervous. What if something like that happened in the middle of the night? What would I do then...?: Y-You don't have to worry about that, right? I mean, we can't go outside during nighttime.: But that's just a promise we made, right? If someone decided to break that promise...: Th-Then... Why don't you stay in my room tonight? Would that make you feel a little better?: What!?: All it said in the school regulations was that we had to sleep in "the dorm rooms", right? It didn't state specifically *which* room each person had to sleep in. So... : B-But...two people sharing one room is...you know...: ...Ah! Oh jeez, I'm sorry! I didn't even think about that! Honestly, that didn't even cross my mind! : No, I know, me either. It's not even that I mind the idea, but... : ...Um, if you don't mind, could we maybe switch rooms? Just for tonight?: Switch rooms...? I-If it'll help put your mind at ease, then it's totally fine with me. But... I don't mind you staying in my room, but...are you sure you're okay with me staying in yours? That doesn't, like...concern you? : It's fine. I trust you...: In that case, then...*Ding dong, bing bong*   : Mm, ahem, this is a school announcement. It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked, and entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then...sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite... : Oh man, it's already nighttime...: Okay, so it's settled. I'll head to your room right now.Oh, if we're gonna trade rooms, we'd better trade keys, too. : Ah, that's right. We'll have to trade keys.: Again!? : Like I said, I'm psychic. ...: ...Huh? Hey, aren't you gonna say you were just kidding?: What if I *wasn't* just kidding...?Something resembling a smile had made its way to her face. Thank goodness. It looks like she's already started to get back to normal. : Okay, we'd better trade keys, then.: Yup, let's do it.We exchanged keys, and when I looked back up at her again... ...there was another worried expression there. : Makoto...please be careful. If someone comes to the door, don't open it no matter what.: I won't. The same goes for you, Sayaka. No matter who it is, don't open your door for anyone.: Even if I'm sure it's you, I absolutely won't open it. Otherwise, what's the point of even switching?: Oh, by the way... Just so you know, my bathroom door tends to get stuck. There's a little trick to opening it... You have to turn the knob, then lift up on the door while you pull it out. Just do that and the door should open no problem.: Okay, but the showers don't work during nighttime anyway, right?: Oh, that's right. I totally forgot...: But I guess I might use it when I get up in the morning. So thank you.: Okay, well, I'd better get going. See you tomorrow, Sayaka. : Oh, and about what I said before...: Hm?: When I said I was psychic, it really was a joke. Honestly, I'm just very perceptive.: Yeah, I know. : ...Good night, then. See you in the morning.Sayaka gave me one last parting smile, and I headed off to "my" room.  I looked around as soon as I got out into the hall. Everyone else's doors were closed. There was no sign of life. : Good. There's nobody here...Making sure nobody was around to spot me, I rushed into Sayaka's room.  So this is Sayaka's room... It really doesn't look any different from mine. : It smells nice, though...: We can examine a few things before we go to bed. It's kind of weird to dig through other people's trash, but I couldn't help taking a quick peek...  That's...! There wasn't any doubt about it--it was the DVD with her name on it that we'd found in the A/V room. : That reminds me... I never did get a chance to find out what was in her video.But it's probably best if I wait until she brings it up again.  If I remember right, all the girls' private bathrooms have locks on them. I'm a little reluctant to go in...  My room came with a toolkit, but Sayaka has a sewing kit. Just like the note said... And next to it is...the map of the body's vital organs. : I don't think Sayaka would like me snooping around too much... I should probably go to bed soon.As I lowered myself onto Sayaka's bed, a pleasant fragrance enveloped me. Sayaka's...scent... Maybe it'll bring me some sweet dreams. Feeling a little better than before, I fell asleep...   : Imagine you're all in a big spaceship, in the middle of an intergalactic adventure. You've heard of Noah's Ark, right? We're sort of like that. We've set sail and left Earth behind! Here you don't have to worry about crazy neighbors, corrupt cops, drunk drivers, or pyromaniacs! You don't have to worry about the ozone layer, or asthma-inducing air pollution! And of course, you don't have to stress about studying for finals or practicing for the big game! But... But even our divine world of freedom has a few rules. After all, freedom can only exist *because* of rules. If you're really dead set on returning to that tiny piece of dog poop you call Earth...please do your best to follow the rules. I hope I've made myself perfectly clear. So then, let's everyone do our best to follow these new guidelines and live happily ever after together!*Ding dong, bing bong* : Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 a.m. and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day!I sat up, still half asleep, and rubbed my eyes. Slowly I pulled myself out of bed. ...I remembered I was in Sayaka's room. : I just remembered, I promised to eat breakfast with everyone else. I'd better get going. I left Sayaka's room and made my way toward the dining hall.  A few people had already gathered at the dining hall by the time I got there.  : Hello, Makoto, and good morning! Can you believe it? I was the very first one here this morning! : Ehehe...good morning. : Mornin'!  : I suppose I'm early...I figured everyone who had arrived on time could be considered model high schoolers. And the ones who showed up a little late...  : Yo. : Sorry I'm late! My make-up just would NOT cooperate this morning!  : My apologies, ladies and gentlemen. My morning, ah, duty took a little longer than usual......were the types with a more relaxed sense of time. Most high schoolers fall into this category. And finally, the ones who kept everyone waiting forever...  : ...I suppose I'm late. : Good morning, everyone. : My bad, guys! Slept right through my alarm! : Wh-What? Is it s-so awful to be l-late? : I didn't oversleep, just so you know. Nope, got lost! I blame the Bermuda Triangle......don't care about time or other people in general. They're the kind to move at their own pace. But regardless, everyone had arrived. At least, that's how it was supposed to go...  : Wait, aren't we still missing some people?: Yeah, Sayaka and Byakuya aren't here yet.I don't know about Byakuya, but...I would definitely put Sayaka in the "model high schooler" category. So for her to be so late...  : ...What's going on? Did something happen?: Hey man! Have you seen Sayaka?: Why would I have? I just came straight from my room to here. : Did she forget about our breakfast promise...?  : I got the sense she always has her stuff together... Listening to everyone talk like that, a small, dark speck of unease rose up inside of me. And that speck started to grow quickly... : I-I need to go... I have to check on her!The words had barely left my lips before I flew out into the hall.  Where I headed first was...my room, where I'd let Sayaka stay for a single night. Where she was supposed to be safe...But over the course of that one night...  ...the room had been completely transformed. : Wh-What the hell!? This is...the replica sword I brought back for self-defense. It's the sheath for the replica sword. The sword itself has been removed...  The bed's been damaged, too...  There are slashed and gouges on the walls and the floor. More importantly, where's Sayaka!?   I'd better check the bathroom.  ♪ No Music. ♪ Let's... ...take...a...look... ...in...side... ... ... ... CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO  It took me a second to realize that I was screaming. What I saw dug its way through my eyes and buried itself in my brain. And then... And then... ... ... ... ... ...everything went black. 
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 When I opened my eyes, I found myself staring at a huge ceiling. It was a ceiling I remember seeing before. And when I sat up, I saw someone looking at me. Again, it was someone I'd seen before.  : ... : Ah! You're awake! Finally! Are you okay? : Now's no time for sleeping. Get your rear end up!: Huh...? : You were unconscious, dude. I had to carry you back here.: It's no surprise, considering what happened.: What...happened? : Gh--! Grraaah!: H-Hey, are you okay!?: So it wasn't a dream? What I saw... It was real...? : That's right. It really did happen. Sayaka...is dead.: ...!A deep, dark despair worked its way through my body, and then exploded out of me. I shot up and took off running. : Hey, where do you think you're going?: I have to see for myself! I have to see if Sayaka is--! If Sayaka is...! : You can check once, twice, a thousand times. Sayaka is completely and irrevocably dead.: No! I have to see for myself! : Listen to us, man! Whaddya think's gonna happen if you go out there?: Well what good is it gonna do just sitting around here!? I mean, why are we all hanging out in the gym at a time like this!? Our friend...Sayaka...she's... She's dead!Dead... When I said that, it finally hit me. I realized she really was gone...  : None of us want to be here right now, either.: Then...why?: Sh-Shouldn't it be obvious? Monok-kuma...he told us all to c-come here...: Well, hold on! Don't talk like that. We all protested it! I mean, we remember the terrible price Sayaka had to pay... : B-But...!  : I'm the one who convinced them to come. Right now, we need to do whatever he says. We're his prisoners, right? It's not a good idea to defy him without reason. We don't need to make any more sacrifices than we already have...: ...Why should we listen to anything he has to say? It's obvious he's the one who killed Sayaka! : I would never do that! If you can believe anything, you can believe that!: He's here again...: Unless someone violates a school regulation, I absolutely will not interfere. I can promise you, I won't do anything that goes against the purpose of your school life here.: I'm famous at safari parks throughout the world for following the "Bear-Times-One" rule!: Then...who did it? Who killed her? : You already know the answer! The one who killed her is...one of you!Nobody had a reply for that. One of us...killed Sayaka? Don't be stupid. That's...  : Hmm? What's the matter? You guys all look like you're about to see a dove get shot up with a Gatling gun!: Don't you remember what I told you when this all began?: One of you decided to kill Sayaka so that you could graduate! Someone's just following the rules. There's nothing wrong with that! : Y-You're lying...right?: Of course he's lying! I'm telling you, he killed her!: Nope, sorry. One of you is now a bona fide killer. If they wanted to, the one who did it could testify to that little fact.: What...?Without thinking, I looked around at everyone. They all had the same look on their faces... Everyone looked at each other with a combination of fear, suspicion and confusion. : A-Are you serious...? : Someone... Someone killed someone!: It is amazing what some people are capable of.: Hey, hold on! Don't just assume he's telling the truth! : That's enough. Before we do anything else, I'd like to confirm something with the stuffed animal here.: If one of us really did kill her, that person gets to graduate from the school, right?: ...Huh?: Don't play dumb! That's what you said, isn't it!? If you kill someone, you get to leave!: Puhuhu... Puhuhu! Poohohoho! : Bwaaahahahaha!: Why are you laughing!?: Puhu...it's cuz...: Naive... You're just so naive! You think it's really that easy? You can just kill someone and waltz on outta here? : You're super naive! Devilishly naive! HELLISHLY NAIVE! No no no, the real thing has just begun.: The...real thing?: Are you ready!? Allow me to explain the second part of the rule regarding graduation! Just like I explained before, you must kill someone if you want to leave. However...even if you do that, there's still one more part to the agreement you have to upload, remember? : You are referring to rule number six of the school regulations... : If you are the "blackened" that committed the murder, you can't be found out by the other students. That is what you are talking about, is it not?: Bingo! It's not enough to just kill someone. You have to actually get away with it! Which naturally means you need a system in place to assess whether or not it's been gotten away with! : So, a certain amount of time after a murder has taken place, a class trial will begin!Class...trial? : Yup! It'll begin a few hours after the murder! Everyone will gather together, including the blackened who committed the murder. And they and the spotless students will all engage in one big debate showdown!  : During the trial, you'll have to present your arguments about who you think the blackened is. And once everything comes to an end, the outcome will be decided by popular vote! If the answer you've arrived at is correct...only the one that disturbed your peace will be punished. The rest may continue their communal life. However...if you choose poorly...then the one who got away with murder will survive, and the rest of you will receive your punishment. Which of course means your school life will come to an end! As far as class trial rules go...that's all there is to it! : So, um...what exactly is this "punishment" you keep talking about...?: Oh! Well, to put it simply... : It's execution!: E-Execution!?: And by execution, you mean...  : Execution is...execution. Ex-e-cution! Electric chair, bzzt bzzt! Poison gas, cough cough! Torn apart like a paper place in a hurricane! : S-So, to make sure I understand... If we get the culprit right, then only they die. But if we get it wrong...all the rest of us get...executed? : What a smart little chimpanzee you are! Look at you, implying you didn't do it without actually saying it! So it's basically what the outside world calls a "lay judge" system, or an inquisition type thing! Which means you'll be deciding who you think the killer is.: But judge carefully, because all your lives are on the line!: Okay, let me just add the rule I just described to your handbook. make sure to keep it in mind!: The new rule has been added to the Regulations menu. : W-Wait, hold on a second!: You're freaking insane, you know that!?: Hmm?: A class trial? What the hell is that!? I don't want anything to do with it!: Why not?: Whaddya mean why not!? Why do I have to waste my time trying to figure out who murdered someone!? : What!? Are you saying you're not gonna participate in the trial!? Only punishment awaits such blasphemy!: What? Punishment?: I might...I dunno, throw you in a deep, dark, scary prison or something!: Shut the hell up! Say whatever you want, I'm not gonna be part of this!: Don't be so selfish!: You're the one being selfish! Kill whoever you want, it's got nothing to do with me! : The evil standing here before me... I'm trembling with fear...!  : But I won't give in to such evil! It's my style to stick it out and resist till the very end...! If you really wanna get out of here... : You'll have to go through me first!As he said that, he came charging at us. Although is was more of a waddle... But then... *Smash* Watch this scene in video form!   : Gyumeh! : Are you enjoying yourself now?: Are you?: Huh?: Violence against Headmaster Monokuma is not allowed. You've violated a school regulation... I invoke the mighty summon spell! Help! To me, godly spear Gungnir!    : ...Wh...? H-Huh?: This wasn't...supposed to...: Why...me...?Suddenly, right at the end, her eyes shot wide open.  And just like that...she never moved again.   : Wh-What the...: I don't...: Th-This can't be real.: NO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY! : Now I am painfully aware of the great power and meaning of a promise... I really wanted to keep a corpse from popping up for no good reason, ya know?: But I guess you all needed to be taught a lesson, after all. Ahh, what an amazing promise! But now you guys understand, right?  : Now you see just how serious I am... Defy me and you get shot full of holes, exploded, buried alive, disintegrated...et cetera. So if you don't want that to happen to you, you'd best obey those school regulations! Junko's body had been impaled with a bunch of spears... An unbelievable amount of blood started pouring out of her body. It was the first time I'd ever seen...the moment someone's life came to an end. Nobody there could deny what they'd seen. Junko, who until just a second ago had been our friend...was dead. She'd died. She'd been murdered. In simple terms...it was the death of a human being.  : It's really not all that shocking. She just died, that's all. Just went and died. It's no more remarkable than the inevitable demise of the entire human race. It's just as natural as the eventual end of the world itself.: This isn't some superhero comic. So it's not like when you die, you didn't *really* die.: This is reality! : ...Why did you have to kill her? Didn't you say you would put her in prison or something?: I changed my mind.: No, you've been wanting to kill this entire time. : Kill this entire time...? Don't be silly, you can't kill time! Or are you being metaphorical? Are you saying I wanted to waste time this whole time?: Come on, what do you take me for? I'm Monokuma!: Anyways, none of that matters right now. I have something I'd like to give you to help you in your search for the blackened! : This little file has all the information I've gathered about the death in question. I like to call it... The Monokuma File! I mean, naturally you guys aren't experts at this kind of thing, so you can only do so much with a corpse. So instead, I've gathered up everything I know about the circumstances and cause of death.: What's that? How do I know the cause of death, you ask?: Cuz the surveillance cameras picked up the whole thing! I got to see it all go down!: Wait, so then...you know who killed Sayaka?: Of course I do! If I didn't, I couldn't possibly pass a fair and accurate judgment during the trial, now could I? : That's a good point. The judge has to be able to make the proper decision. That's...somehow comforting. : Now then, please put your full effort behind your investigation! After all, you don't have any choice but to give it your best shot! Seriously, you don't have a choice! Okay, so we'll meet up for the class trial...in a little while! *leaves* And with that, Monokuma disappeared once again. He left us stunned and confused... He left us at a total loss. He left us with Junko's dead body growing colder right in front of us. FPzero fucked around with this message at 00:44 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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For who knows how long...nobody said a word. The fact that Sayaka and Junko were dead was a huge shock, of course. But there was more to it than that. It was also the idea that one of us had actually murdered someone...and that if we didn't find out who it was, we would all die here. We'd found ourselves in a situation where we couldn't help but look at each other with open suspicion. It was the worst situation imaginable. And yet, even in such a perversly terrible situation...she didn't show the slightest hint that it had gotten to her.  : Now's no time to wallow in your depression. The worst thing we can do right now is lose all faith in each other. That would lead to the same disastrous result as having *total* faith in everyone else.: Huh...?: Cooperation is absolutely key at this point. Who you decide to trust or not trust is, of course, up to you. : Continuing to think about and talk about the deceased certainly isn't going to help anything.: S-Saying stuff like that is just--!: How many times have I told you? Anyone who can't adapt...will die. Death is the only thing awaiting those who are unable or unwilling to adapt.: If that happens, you only have yourself to blame. : What an awful thing to say! Especially after what's happened!: Right now, exposing the killer is the most important thing. Because if we don't, we're all going to die here.: ...She's right. We need to begin our search right away. : Either way, we can't run away from the situation, so we have no choice but to move forward.: We just hafta do it, I guess. What other choice do we have?: No way in hell am I letting someone kill me...! Alright, dammit! Let's do this!We just have to do it... Everyone kept repeating that sentiment. They were using it like a mantra to give themselves strength. But they're right. We just have to do this. No matter how much we don't want to, we have no choice. If that's what it takes to survive, then that's what we have to do! On top of that, there was something I needed to find out... I had to know why Sayaka had to die. Why she had to be the one... I'm terrified to find out, but still...I have to know. Otherwise, I knew I'd never be able to accept her death. Which is why...I don't have any choice! I have to do this!   I gently placed my hand on Junko's lifeless body... I touched her wrists to check for a pulse, like they do in movies and stuff, but... : ...She...really is dead.There wasn't anything else to say. She was gone...  : I don't know why you even bothered to check. After those injuries, and losing that much blood... Frankly, I'd be shocked if she *did* survive something like that.: H-Huh...? H-Hold on...  : H-H-H-Hold o-on! J-J-Just w-wait a second! Sh-She's...dead!? Then that means...! : That means everything that's happened so far is real!? It's not a joke or whatever!? It's really real!?  : Hell no! S-Someone save me! Let me outta here! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!: You're j-just now accepting that...?  : Before we start searching for Sayaka's killer, we need to decide what to do about securing the crime scene.: What do you mean...?: You're thinking of putting someone on guard duty so nobody can disturb the area, aren't you? After all, if the culprit decides to destroy the evidence, we're pretty much screwed. : In that case, I don't mind doing it. I don't like havin' to think, anyway. I'll let you guys figure out who killed that chick.: Okay, then we can let Mondo look after the scene. : Well, no...we can't just leave him there alone.: What? Why the hell not!?: Isn't it obvious? If you were the culprit, what's the first thing you would do? By volunteering for guard duty, you're in a position to destroy all the evidence you want.: Wh--!? gently caress you! : Fine, then I'll stay there on guard duty as well. That way there's no problem.: 2-player co-op base defense with the two of them... With their stats, they're totally OP!: Since we won't be able to help investigate, we're putting out faith in the rest of you.: I'm still pretty freaked out, but...I'll try.  : Hmm?: Heh heh...so you finally noticed.: Huh? Noticed what?: I was looking through the Monokuma File we received. And I noticed something very obvious, and very unusual. : Huh? What are you talking about...?: Go ahead, take a look. Notice anything interesting about where Sayaka died? She died in Makoto's dorm.: Wh--? She's right!  : Then, could it be...!?All at once, everyone's gaze turned to me. : H-Hold on a second! You've got it all wrong! F-For just one night, I...I traded rooms with her. I did it because...she was afraid. : Y-You expect us to b-believe that? Just tell us the t-truth!The look in everyone's eyes had done a complete 180 from just a few minutes earlier. The feeling of suspicion and fear had returned. In other words... Y-You think *I* did it!?  : Are we all done talking? We need to begin our investigation soon. At this point, we should split up. We need to get to the bottom of this and find out who killed Sayaka. We'll have to collect clues to form a foundation, then construct an argument to come to a final decision. If we get this wrong...: Well, do I really have to say any more?: I'd rather you didn't, no... : Everyone pray for good luck. *leaves*With that, Kyoko hurried out of the gym.  : I'll be going, too. *leaves*And just like Kyoko, he was gone before we realized it...  : Oh yeah, I'm on guard duty, huh? I'd better head to the scene of the crime!: Ah, that's right. : ...Lemme just say this right now! If whatever son of a bitch did this is here right now, and they're thinking of destroying that evidence...: They'd better not let me find 'em! I'll skip the trial and cave their goddamn skull in myself! I'm serious! I will gently caress them up!Letting his deadly words hang in the air, he and Sakura ran off.  : But...I mean, we're not detectives or anything y'know? And we're gonna investigate a murder? How do we even do something like that?: We don't r-really have to do anything in p-particular. W-We already know who k-killed Sayaka...: What are you implying...?: It was y-you.: I'm telling you, it wasn't me!  : D-Don't come any c-closer! Are you g-gonna kill me next!?: W-Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot. It's not for sure Makoto's guilty yet.: That's true. We may as well at least check just to check.: Even if I w-wanted to, I c-couldn't help inv-vestigate... : Wait, why not?: I'm not g-good with...b-b-blood. All it takes is o-one glimpse and I b-black out. : Well, whatever. I don't think anyone was expecting much from you, anyway. Alright, I guess I better get going. *leaves* : W-Wait, don't go yet! You have to hear me out!But it was pointless. Everyone had already left. And their parting looks at me had still been filled with suspicion... : ...Does everyone really think I'm the killer? How did it turn out like this? Seriously, they've got it all wrong... : Why do they have to suspect me!?I have to do something... Otherwise, everyone will... : Execution is...execution. Ex-e-cution! Electric chair, bzzt bzzt! Poison gas, cough cough! Torn apart like a paper place in a hurricane!I can't let that happen... I can't let things turn out the way Monokuma wants! All I have to do is find out who really did it... Who really killed Sayaka..!   (This is one of my favorite tracks in the game.) : Welcome to the Investigation! We must now explore the crime scene and the school finding clues called Truth Bullets that we can use as evidence to prove our innocence and figure out who is guilty. The trial will not begin until we have found all the Truth Bullets so there's no worry of entering a trial unprepared. Inspect everything you think is relevant to the murder and you'll find the Truth Bullets with little trouble. Let's begin with the first Truth Bullet before I end the update.I guess I should look through the Monokuma File we got before...  "The victim was Sayaka Maizono. The time of death is estimated to be around 1:30 a.m. The body was discovered in Makoto's room, in the dormitory. All evidence suggests that the death took place in the bathroom. The cause of death was a stab wound to the abdomen. There was also an injury to her right wrist. Specifically, the wrist appears to have suffered a fracture." We have no choice by to push forward if we want to find out what happened... : Somehow, I have to find out the truth. So that we can all survive... And for Sayaka... I have to find out how she was killed! : Now that the Truth Bullet has been obtained, we can review it at any time during this investigation.: Next time, the investigation begins in earnest.
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DialTheDude posted:Oh hey, it's that one track where I'm familiar with only the first 15 seconds of! I had it as my ringtone for a while last year so when I played the game for the first time in English, when I heard it I thought my phone was ringing. 
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Torrannor posted:10/10 for using two B5 quotes. Actually New World Order has already shown up. It plays at the end of the Prologue when everyone is standing around looking at each other for a brief moment before fading to end of chapter stuff. It's also pretty great.
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 : Let's start by talking to Mr. Non-believer over here. : Ugh...no way. I seriously don't wanna die here! : I'm begging you! God, Buddha, Mother Earth, God of Space, King Neptune! Help me! I don't care who it is, just get me outta here!Hiro doesn't seem prepared to do any kind of investigating right now...   : Aren't you going to help investigate, Chihiro?: But...I can't leave Junko here. I-I feel sorry for her... I...I have to stay with her.: That's all we can do in the gym for now. First of all, I should head to the scene of the crime--my room. We won't make any progress without investigating there.  So I headed to my room, where Sayaka's corpse still remained.  I'd better examine the state of my room a little closer. That might reveal something new. : The bedroom sure is a mess. This means there are a lot of things to examine in here.  Huh? Looking at the lint roller, it looks like there's way less than there was before. Did Sayaka see how dirty my room was and decide to clean up a little...?   This is the replica sword I brought back for self-defense. Does this mean it was used in the attack somehow? And plus, it's been taken out of its sheath. I hadn't actually looked at the blade itself till now. I shouldn't be surprised it's coated in gold, too. : On top of that...Some of the gold coating has come off of parts of the blade, and the handle. Yeah, the handle especially is missing a lot of its coating. I remember the coating sticks to you even if you just touch it a little bit.    There's a key on the ground... It has my name on it, so this must be my room key. If I remember correctly...  : Ah, that's right. We'll have to trade keys. When we switched rooms, we switched keys, too. So Sayaka would have had the key here in my room the entire time. : But wait, if that's true, then how did the killer get into the room in the first place?Could Sayaka have forgotten to lock the door? No, that seems impossible...  : The same goes for you, Sayaka. No matter who it is, don't open your door for anyone.: Even if I'm sure it's you, I absolutely won't open it. Otherwise, what's the point of even switching?After saying that, there's no way she would have forgotten to lock it, or opened it for any reason. : Well, maybe she dropped the key somewhere, and someone else grabbed it or something.No, that's not possible either. Sayaka was in here when we switched rooms. And with how scared she was, she wouldn't have gone walking around. So she couldn't have dropped it. So how did the killer...?    There are scratches and gouges on my walls and bed. : Is that evidence of a struggle?It looks like there must have been some kind of fight in my room... : Dammit! I was right there in the other room! If only I'd heard something! : That would not have been possible.: Huh? : Don't you remember? All of our rooms are completely soundproof. So something could happen in the room right next to you, and there's no way you could know.: Perhaps this was another of Monokuma's strategies, creating an ideal setting for murder.: ...  : Speaking of Sakura, let's see what she thinks about the situation. : Sakura, do *you* think I'm guilty, too? : I try not to make assumptions like that. I simply don't know whether or not you did this.: Whatever decision the rest of you come up with, I will follow your lead.: I see.  This is the replica sword I brought back for self-defense. Does this mean it was used in the attack somehow? And plus, the sword's been taken out, so it's just the sheath, but... : Huh?There's some scratches on the sheath. They must've been make with something sharp. : But how'd the sheath get scratched up in the first place?Even if someone used the sword during the struggle, it doesn't make sense for the sheath to be damaged. I mean, if you're gonna attack someone with a sword, the first thing you'd do is unsheathe it. A heavy sheath like this would only get in the way. It could just slide off in the middle of the fight. So why are there scratches on the sheath?    The toolkit is still inside the drawer. I don't see any evidence that it's been used at all. : Which makes sense, I guess. I mean, it's mine, and I haven't had any reason to open it. I can't even imagine a situation where I'd need a toolkit like this. : Yeah, seriously!: Oh, Mondo...: We ain't exactly in the mood to be buildin' fuckin' furniture, right?: So you haven't used yours either, then? : Not just me. Nobody's busted theirs out yet, far as I know. Actually, we were talkin' about it yesterday.: None of the guys have opened their toolkits yet. Cuz like, why the hell would we?  : Mondo had some good information, let's see if he can think of anything else. : Ya know, I realized something while I was on guard duty. The killer could've already destroyed some evidence, right? Before anyone found the body, I mean. There's a trash room here in the dorms, right? They coulda tossed some stuff in there.: Y-Yeah, that's definitely possible. : That dirty bastard!: Anyone who raises their hand to a woman is scum that deserves death. That's what my brother taught me.: So if I ever find the son of a bitch that did this, I'm gonna pound his goddamn face in.: B-But what if it was a girl that did it? : ...: That'll all get sorted out when the time comes.: The trash room, huh? We'll have to visit there later. For now, someone else is in the room too.  : Hey, Kyoko...I quietly called her name while she was investigating the area. But...   : What are you doing? : Isn't it obvious?: N-No, not really.: I'm searching.: Searching?She was down on her knees, carefully inspecting every inch of my room. : Did you lose a contact or something?: ...I dunno what she's going exactly, but she seems to be concentrating pretty hard on it.  But a few seconds later, she suddenly stood up straight and said... : Are you a clean freak?: Huh? N-No, I don't think so. But what...?Nodding, she glanced around my room one more time.  : Interesting...What's interesting? : Just as I suspected, there's something [very unusual] about your room.> very unusual : Unusual? What do you mean? : I've searched your floor from one corner to another and I didn't find one single strand of hair.: Really?: Not one hair from the victim, and not one hair from you, even though you've been living in here.: You know, now that you mention it, I noticed something while I was looking around before. It looked like the lint roller in my room had been used, but I never touched it. Could someone have used it to...?: Very interesting. Your room didn't have a single hair in it, and someone used your lint roller without your knowledge. In other words, someone other than you came in and scrubbed your room clean.: Was it Sayaka? Or the killer? : That's the question, isn't it?  : Now for the part Makoto doesn't want to see again. The bathroom... And on the other side of this door...  : ...No, I can't let it get to me! I can't afford to freeze up now! Forcing myself to push my panic down, I stepped into the bathroom.   Looking at her made it painfully clear it wasn't a dream, or an illusion. She had lost everything that made her "her"... : Sayaka...All at once I was overcome with dizziness, nausea, the urge to burst into tears... But I can't...I can't hesitate now. Why? Why did Sayaka have to die? I have to uncover the truth. I have to find out what happened! I wanted to give up, I wanted to collapse. But that thought held me up and supported me.  I told myself I simply couldn't face what I saw, but... : But now's no time to think like that!I pulled out the Monokuma File to verify what it said about her body.  : Some sort of sharp object has been thrust into her stomach. That must've been the killing blow. But whatever they used to kill her, where'd they get it? That's definitely something I should look into later.: Also according to the Monokuma File, Sayaka's right wrist is broken. Her wrist does look swollen and bloody, that's for sure. But there's something sorta glittery there on her wrist, too. : Right there, where he wrist is all swollen, there's something glittery. That definitely concerns me.Another thing that concerns me is...  Huh? There's some blood on her left index finger, but that's it. The palms of both her hands are totally spotless, so how come only her left finger...?  The stab wound in her stomach is what killed her, so when she broke her wrist... That must have happened earlier on. I mean, how would her wrist get broken after she'd already been killed? So it's very possible she broke her wrist during the struggle. The killer attacked Sayaka in the main room, which is when her wrist got broken. After that, the killer cornered her in the bathroom where they inflicted the deadly wound. : ... I looked past Sayaka to the wall behind her. And there I saw...  : Wh--!?Written in blood were the numbers 11037. Did Sayaka do this? : That's all there is to check in the bathroom.: It looks like you found it, right Makoto? The [bloody numbers]... That's most likely Sayaka's [dying message].> bloody numbers : I've never seen something written in blood before... It really was her final message... It's as if she wrote it with life itself.: ...Do you often talk like an aspiring poet?: But the numbers she wrote, what do they mean? 11037... I have no idea what that could possibly mean.: The way she wrote the numbers makes me think she wanted to use her body to block them. If she wrote them in that location, while she was sitting the way we found her, it means she must have wrote them by turning only her hand toward the wall. If you were to write something in that position, do you know what the result would be?: The result?: Think about it.: You're not gonna tell me? : You need to uncover the mystery of this case yourself. Otherwise, the case will end and you'll remain unconvinced.I have no idea what you're trying to say, but it's obvious you're not going to tell me.  It sounds like Kyoko knows what Sayaka's dying message means. But honestly, I have no idea... Oh, I know who I should talk to. When it comes to numbers, who better to ask than the Ultimate Programmer?  : There's one other thing I wanted to ask you about. Do you know how the door to your bathroom got broken?: Broken? Oh, you mean how it gets stuck?  : Gets stuck?: Yeah, I guess I'm the only one, but the door doesn't fit in the frame quite right. When I first tried to use it, I thought it was just locked. But once you learn the trick, it opens no problem. : So the door doesn't quite fit the frame, huh? But actually, I'm referring to the broken doorknob.: Huh? The doorknob?: You didn't notice? Well, just try closing the bathroom door. I'm sure you'll see right away what I'm talking about.I did what Kyoko said and shut the bathroom door.  : Huh?The doorknob...  : Wh-What the heck!? The doorknob's practically about to fall off! Why is it like this...?: Someone must have used a screwdriver or something similar to unscrew it. Whatever it was, it's obvious this was intentional.: What!? It was intentional? Why would someone want to do that!?: I guess maybe they were trying to get the door unlocked and ended up breaking the whole thing.: But my bathroom doesn't have a lock on it. Only the girls' bathrooms can lock, right?She stood there for a while, lost in thought. Then, apparently struck with a sudden realization, she shot a question at me... : I have just one more question for you. You mentioned earlier that your bathroom door would get stuck, right? Did you tell anyone about that?: Oh, umm... Well, I did tell Sayaka about it last night, when we switched rooms.: So what you're saying is, only you and Sayaka knew about it. Hmm... Interesting...She had the slightest hint of a smirk on her face. I got the sense that she was really starting to get into all this. : Then that clears that up.: Huh? What clears what up? I'm so lost...: Well, see you later. *leaves*As if forgetting I was ever even there, she suddenly turned and left the room.  I still don't really understand any of this, but I've already given my room a good once-over. Maybe I should look around somewhere else. I should start looking into where the murder weapon might have come from. And also, I should look into the DVD Sayaka got. With Sayaka dead, I have no choice but to see for myself what was in that video. And on top of that, I'm sure there are some other areas worth checking out, too. Maybe I should see what everyone else think. If they'll even talk to me, that is...  : Next time, Investigation Part 2.
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