This technically isn't a review of the game itself but a personal message to it. Just a lot of 4am yapping.
I don't know why I haven't made this comment sooner but this thing genuinely had a positive affect on my life. I was in a bad spot mentally when I got into the game around 2023, And I pretty quickly met a group of people who were also into the game, who became my friends. Most of them still are today. I had been really isolated back then and having people to talk to, even if it was just about a danganronpa fangame I liked, really helped. I've also been inspired to work on my own projects because of it, and overall I just can't imagine myself without it.
I know It sounds silly since it's just a fangan, but I honestly just wanted to thank you for the positive impact It's had on me. easy 10/10. I can see past the flaws and even as I get into other fangans, I think this one will always be my favorite and have a special place in my heart. Once again, thank you. :]
I'm already OBSESSED with Danganronpa, this is absolutely perfect. The art style, character designs, basically everything abt this made it great. Keep up the good work!!!
came back to just reminisce on how amazing this was as a danganronpa lover. i absolutely adore this game (if my shayla was a fangame. oh boy this would be it.) and seeing my favourite characters again. MY BOY 😭
i really enjoyed playing this game! it is so INSANELY stylish - the amount of effort put into the visual design of this game truly shows.
i do think the big picture mystery was... not as satisfying and neat as i would have hoped. i thought the journey was worth it, but if you're the type to really care about the 'destination', then this might not be for you.
I finished the whole thing in 2 days. And hoestly, I think decreasing the amont of characters from 16 to 10, not trying to imitate the danganronpa art style, and straying a bit from the usual game mascots and established factions was a fantastic idea. The art is simplistic but beautiful compared to the wonky character sprites other fangans have. Keeping the character count at 10 and aiming for a shorter story makes things easier to follow and also prevents the creators from burning out. Thanks to that this is an actually complete game!
Couple that with sequences where we have an unreliable narrator which incorporates this unreliability into game mechanics (like the trial and investigation,) and also another extremely cool twist towards endgame that I cant talk about here due to spoiler reasons, you got yourself an amazing game which makes it hard to believe that this entire thing was made with renpy.
I also appreciate that character deaths actually influence the choices that characters make. Usually danganronpa fails to actually care for death and grief, surprisingly.
The queer reps in this game were also very natural.
My favorite character is Forte! I think he really shined when it was his turn.
TLDR: Fantastic game which takes about,,, eh, 5-7 hours to complete. Good mysteries.
I really enjoyed playing Danganronpa: Lapse. My favourite character was Missy for the entire game she was so cool. I would definitely recommend this game!!
This game was so slow and boring that I could not force myself to finish it. Nothing happens for almost an hour into the game and by that point I have lost interest in whatever is coming. The character's are not likeable enough to make me care what happens to them and the story sounds good at first but it's really just underwhelming.
This is the first danganronpa fangame i've played and I have to say i was really blown away by how cool and awesome it was! Lowkey had more fun with it than I did with my recent replay of the Trigger Happy Havoc.
The artstyle was lovely and I thought everyone was adorable and stylish. My favorites, appearance-wise, were definitely Kanon, Lyle and Echo!
Also, I'd like to mention that I went absolutely feral and climbed the walls of my enclosure in delight when I saw all the Zero Escape references, since it's one of my favorite games ever!!!
I do think the ending was a bit rushed and that some elements of the story (especially relating to the protagonist and the inciting incident) could've been fleshed out more, but overall it's been a fun experience and I'd play a Lapse 2 if it ever happens!
The story was almost perfect, but some of the mechanics frustrated me.
You see, I usually only use one save file. I didn't know there were more endings and that I could fail, so I coincidentally saved after an important choice.
It turned out to be the wrong choice, and now I was stuck with that ending. I had to redo everything and save many different files to avoid losing again.
I still got the other bad ending, but I was prepared this time.
The trials were kind of lackluster and the motivations didn't make much sense, like those in chapters 2 from THH and 4 of V3.
Also, that one thing with Echo wasn't explained at all. It felt like a Deus ex machina.
9/10 game, dragged down a bit by the gameplay and the constant plot twists that overshadowed the trials
holy shit this was good, amazing even the characters the twists everything! Also I LOVE the twist with Zero (no spoilers though!!) and the ending it just ughhhh this is a game you have to play blind!!
Hello i am a new streamer and i was hoping i could play this game on my first stream. I am fine if i am not given the permission to do so. thank you :)
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I was right there with you, right there with you almost all the way through. I was just waiting for an explanation of what the flip was going on with Echo's special ability ... I was waiting for the explanation for that and it just never came.
I feel like it could have been completely justified if the explanation for Ultimate Memory had been something else -- like, this only even requires a change in Gaia's dialogue at one point. There's already another Ultimate with science-violating powers (Ultimate P. from the Epilogue) so Echo being (ROT-13 encoded) Hygvzngr Cerpbtavgvba wouldn't break the story and in a cockeyed kind of way it fits with "Ultimate Memory."
(Yes, they did it in Zero Escape, but it made sense there and it was the central conceit. It didn't just, like, happen.)
I am also *completely* in the dark about what's going on in the post-credit flashback.
I feel lucky my favorite character survived after the crazy amount of fakeout deaths they had LMAO but I loved the game! The CGs were so nice and although I never played Zero Escape so I was a little confused at the end I still enjoyed it. :)
ohhhh my gosh i finally got around to playing this and im screaming and hollering. i finished it in a few hours and had so much fun solving everything, even tho the trials were very short :(, and i love this game ! its prbly one of my favorite fangans so far !! its very true to the original game in terms of killing off characters i love , like my schmookie pookie bear who ended up as the first blackened sigh but this was so fun!! and its so awesome to see a fangan made in renpy! the coding in this game is awesome and im totally sold on anything else youd make!
I got the bad end in chapter 3 where Kanon kills Echo, but I have no way of going back to choose to go with Missy and Forte. Is there any way to fix this?
Move "rpaExtract.exe" to the game's "\game" folder.
Drag and drop "archive.rpa" on "rpaExtract.exe".
Open "script.rpy".
Find the line where it says "define config.developer = False" and change it to "define config.developer = True".
Run the game and click on "NEW GAME".
Press Shift + O.
Type "jump afterTalking5" (without quotes) and press Enter. Keep going ahead until you get to the menu where you choose either path.
Save when it shows the menu with the choice to choose either path so you don't have to do this again.
This method activates developer mode. If you then want to disable it, just open "script.rpy" and change "define config.developer = True" to "define config.developer = False".
i havent finished the game yet but i think that when in the character roster and you move your cursor to the right it shows their friends is a nice detail :3
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This technically isn't a review of the game itself but a personal message to it. Just a lot of 4am yapping.
I don't know why I haven't made this comment sooner but this thing genuinely had a positive affect on my life. I was in a bad spot mentally when I got into the game around 2023, And I pretty quickly met a group of people who were also into the game, who became my friends. Most of them still are today. I had been really isolated back then and having people to talk to, even if it was just about a danganronpa fangame I liked, really helped. I've also been inspired to work on my own projects because of it, and overall I just can't imagine myself without it.
I know It sounds silly since it's just a fangan, but I honestly just wanted to thank you for the positive impact It's had on me. easy 10/10. I can see past the flaws and even as I get into other fangans, I think this one will always be my favorite and have a special place in my heart. Once again, thank you. :]
ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i loved this so much. i aint the most articulate person in the world but holy fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm already OBSESSED with Danganronpa, this is absolutely perfect. The art style, character designs, basically everything abt this made it great. Keep up the good work!!!
came back to just reminisce on how amazing this was as a danganronpa lover. i absolutely adore this game (if my shayla was a fangame. oh boy this would be it.) and seeing my favourite characters again. MY BOY 😭
i really enjoyed playing this game! it is so INSANELY stylish - the amount of effort put into the visual design of this game truly shows.
i do think the big picture mystery was... not as satisfying and neat as i would have hoped. i thought the journey was worth it, but if you're the type to really care about the 'destination', then this might not be for you.
this was awful wtf
me when i experience no fun, joy, OR whimsy..
its true i experience none of those things
we can tell
I finished the whole thing in 2 days. And hoestly, I think decreasing the amont of characters from 16 to 10, not trying to imitate the danganronpa art style, and straying a bit from the usual game mascots and established factions was a fantastic idea. The art is simplistic but beautiful compared to the wonky character sprites other fangans have. Keeping the character count at 10 and aiming for a shorter story makes things easier to follow and also prevents the creators from burning out. Thanks to that this is an actually complete game!
Couple that with sequences where we have an unreliable narrator which incorporates this unreliability into game mechanics (like the trial and investigation,) and also another extremely cool twist towards endgame that I cant talk about here due to spoiler reasons, you got yourself an amazing game which makes it hard to believe that this entire thing was made with renpy.
I also appreciate that character deaths actually influence the choices that characters make. Usually danganronpa fails to actually care for death and grief, surprisingly.
The queer reps in this game were also very natural.
My favorite character is Forte! I think he really shined when it was his turn.
TLDR: Fantastic game which takes about,,, eh, 5-7 hours to complete. Good mysteries.
My fav char had to be ded in the very first order...
I like this game pls make a sequel I nid to know the story onwards.
I really enjoyed playing Danganronpa: Lapse. My favourite character was Missy for the entire game she was so cool. I would definitely recommend this game!!
This game was so slow and boring that I could not force myself to finish it. Nothing happens for almost an hour into the game and by that point I have lost interest in whatever is coming. The character's are not likeable enough to make me care what happens to them and the story sounds good at first but it's really just underwhelming.
oh brother
This is the first danganronpa fangame i've played and I have to say i was really blown away by how cool and awesome it was! Lowkey had more fun with it than I did with my recent replay of the Trigger Happy Havoc.
The artstyle was lovely and I thought everyone was adorable and stylish. My favorites, appearance-wise, were definitely Kanon, Lyle and Echo!
Also, I'd like to mention that I went absolutely feral and climbed the walls of my enclosure in delight when I saw all the Zero Escape references, since it's one of my favorite games ever!!!
I do think the ending was a bit rushed and that some elements of the story (especially relating to the protagonist and the inciting incident) could've been fleshed out more, but overall it's been a fun experience and I'd play a Lapse 2 if it ever happens!
9/10 <3
The story was almost perfect, but some of the mechanics frustrated me.
You see, I usually only use one save file. I didn't know there were more endings and that I could fail, so I coincidentally saved after an important choice.
It turned out to be the wrong choice, and now I was stuck with that ending. I had to redo everything and save many different files to avoid losing again.
I still got the other bad ending, but I was prepared this time.
The trials were kind of lackluster and the motivations didn't make much sense, like those in chapters 2 from THH and 4 of V3.
Also, that one thing with Echo wasn't explained at all. It felt like a Deus ex machina.
9/10 game, dragged down a bit by the gameplay and the constant plot twists that overshadowed the trials
😎👍
it was okay. expected more of a better ending.. i had a hard time grasping the end.
it doesnt wanna open the file bro what do i DO
Are you on Windows or Mac?
OMG it's Luffy!
*We Are* starts playing.
holy shit this was good, amazing even the characters the twists everything! Also I LOVE the twist with Zero (no spoilers though!!) and the ending it just ughhhh this is a game you have to play blind!!
honestly one of the best danganronpa fangames out there
Hello i am a new streamer and i was hoping i could play this game on my first stream. I am fine if i am not given the permission to do so. thank you :)
The game is distributed under CC BY-NC. As long as you don't plan on monetizing the stream and link to the author's page/give credit to the author, you already have permission to stream the game as per its license.
ok. thank you
THIS IS A *GREAT* GAME!
SPOILER
I was right there with you, right there with you almost all the way through. I was just waiting for an explanation of what the flip was going on with Echo's special ability ... I was waiting for the explanation for that and it just never came.
I feel like it could have been completely justified if the explanation for Ultimate Memory had been something else -- like, this only even requires a change in Gaia's dialogue at one point. There's already another Ultimate with science-violating powers (Ultimate P. from the Epilogue) so Echo being (ROT-13 encoded) Hygvzngr Cerpbtavgvba wouldn't break the story and in a cockeyed kind of way it fits with "Ultimate Memory."
(Yes, they did it in Zero Escape, but it made sense there and it was the central conceit. It didn't just, like, happen.)
I am also *completely* in the dark about what's going on in the post-credit flashback.
I feel lucky my favorite character survived after the crazy amount of fakeout deaths they had LMAO but I loved the game! The CGs were so nice and although I never played Zero Escape so I was a little confused at the end I still enjoyed it. :)
ohhhh my gosh i finally got around to playing this and im screaming and hollering. i finished it in a few hours and had so much fun solving everything, even tho the trials were very short :(, and i love this game ! its prbly one of my favorite fangans so far !! its very true to the original game in terms of killing off characters i love , like my schmookie pookie bear who ended up as the first blackened sigh but this was so fun!! and its so awesome to see a fangan made in renpy! the coding in this game is awesome and im totally sold on anything else youd make!
(SPOILERS)
I got the bad end in chapter 3 where Kanon kills Echo, but I have no way of going back to choose to go with Missy and Forte. Is there any way to fix this?
(SPOILER)
If you have saved before choosing, you can go back by loading the save file. Otherwise:
This method activates developer mode. If you then want to disable it, just open "script.rpy" and change "define config.developer = True" to "define config.developer = False".
i havent finished the game yet but i think that when in the character roster and you move your cursor to the right it shows their friends is a nice detail :3