This is a compilation of Danganronpa 1 and 2. A group of students are kidnapped and trapped in a school run by a demented robot bear, and the only way to escape is to get away with murder. However, if other people figure out you did it, you will be executed on the spot! Gameplay is a mashup of a bunch of disparate genres. There is the visual novel/social sim part where you hang out with the other students in between murders, having funny conversations and learning more about each other. After each murder occurs, the game suddenly shifts into investigation mode, and you are tasked with collecting clues and interrogating others to piece together who did it. Finally, there is the courtroom scenario, where you try to argue your case (think Phoenix Wright's "objection!" when you are rebutting a lie). Overall, these games are pretty fun with an off the wall story that will keep you guessing. If I had a complaint it would be the jankiness of the gameplay mechanics, it can get kind of frustrating during the courtroom scenes when massive input lag interferes with your actions and you have to keep repeating the part.

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