You must make your chosen character strong enough to reach and defeat the bosses of each of the five islands and show Monokuma who’s boss. Since Monokuma’s taken control of Jabberwock Island, you’re basically fighting to take it back. If another character from the series is on the square, you get a stat boost. Shop Squares let you buy cards and equipment. Talent Squares give you fragments to teach characters skills. The Event Square involves a quick question-and-answer scene that boosts one stat. That triggers a fight against Monokuma’s minions. You’re probably wondering how it’s different! Well, Danganronpa S retains the Ultimate Talent Development Plan board game approach in Development. Which means earning medals you can spend on gacha machines in the School Store to get more and better versions of characters to build. But also even though that is a “goal,” the real task is improving each character over a certain number of days (turns) in the Development mode so you can do well in the Battle mode. His Monobeast minions are everywhere and you have to recover five stolen scrolls. They’re in a VR program “visiting” Jabberwock Island. All of the characters from the three main games and Ultra Despair Girls attend Hope’s Peak Academy. In Danganronpa S, things are slightly more peaceful than usual. In review, Danganronpa S pales in comparison to the minigames its based upon. The downside is, while it can still be compelling, the way it’s handled can also make things tedious. Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, the only new game in Danganronpa Decadence, combines elements of both into one. The two tied into each other for a satisfying gameplay loop. Among them were Ultimate Talent Development Plan, a board game about building up characters, and Despair Dungeon: Monokuma’s Test, a dungeon-crawling RPG with turn-based battles. When Danganronpa V3 ended the trilogy, it included a number of time sinks in addition to a robust adventure.

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