#drae udg

[flatkepushh]

Just started playing UDG!!

I've only finished prologue and the first chapter but im already in love with this game im serious that's amazing (dare I say I already enjoyed it more than thh...?)

[graveyardgreengarden]

"Good morning" wishes from protagonists!

[cloudiekeichie]

hey u guys should ask me for my opinion on dgrp characters and i ' ll answer (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

[turtoisea]

Komaru Naegi spent 50k to get chased by Genocide Jack/Jill/Syo (Syomaru)

[penguwastaken]

it's komaru's birthday so i stood up all night making this :3

[shsl-hubris-guy]

31 30 Days of Dangan- Day 1 & 2: Fav character and game

way to go, me. Making an entire set of days and then forgetting to do the first day. In my defense, I was on the road like, alllllll day, so does it even really count as a day? I say no

So I'll just do day 1 and 2 on this one, and it'll be f i n e

Day 1- Fav Character: Tsumugi Shirogane (spoilers for V3)

Does it really come as a surprise that my favorite character is the girl I use as my pfp? I certainly hope not. Anyways, I think Tsumugi is without exception the most interesting of the V3 characters, has one of the most impressive talents, and is by far my favorite mastermind(though on actual fav mastermind day, I'll be talking about my 2nd fav to avoid repeat yaps). I know Tsumugi really isn't that popular of a character, though I think the hate for her has died down a lot since V3's release from what I've seen, but I think a lot of the flack that is directed at her actually comes from people understanding her but not the twist of the game. And that's something I find infinitely funny.

I think conceptually, making an AU game in your own game series and having the mastermind just be the #1 fan of your own series is comedy gold, and her SHSL Cosplayer abilities stemming from that love is the biggest pat on the back Kodaka's ever given himself. Tsumugi being fandom encapsulated, both the good and bad parts, is actually so precious, and it confounds me that such a love letter to Danganronpa fans could be so easily seen as a 'slap to the face' just because she was the villain. News flash- villains are fucking awesome

Tsumugi is very much a fandom purist, believing her way of interpreting fandom is the 'right' way, no matter what. It's to the point where she has a stranglehold over cosplay and develops cospox if she cosplays the 'wrong' way. Not only that, throughout her time in the game, there are multiple instances of her dialogue pushing with the popular decision of the class to decide who you should and should not like, and the people she likes reek of 'favorite ocs' in a way that's ungodly hilarious.

Gonta is her wholesome pure uwu boi who can do no wrong, and even if she acts as though he's her friend, she only ever babies him, and when it comes to Himiko, someone who makes it incredibly far in the game, they have a lot to talk about when it comes to magic systems. To my memory, Tsumugi is one of if not the only one who can actually decipher the mana system Himiko explains her powers as and is able to hold a conversation with her about it. She openly admits to having written the Kaimaki plotline, and having written it for Maki's character growth, as well as Shuichi's character arc. She has a preferred archetype, with the final 3 all being characters that started the game extremely closed off to others and ended more confident in themselves and banded together

As disconcerting as it is, I also find it hilarious how they took "this character has an incest fetish" and used it as a subtle hint Tsumugi was the mastermind. I mean, including not one, but two subplots involving an incestuous sibling relationship, one for drama and one as a goddamn soap opera, and having Tsumugi's Love Hotel be a stepbrother story? Using the more taboo part of fandom as evidence is so fucking hilarious, I laugh every time I remember it. Fucking insane. V3 was not afraid to go out there with her

i also just really love her FTEs and the assertion that a SHSL Cosplayer isn't just someone who wears cosplay, but makes them. Tsumugi makes all her own cosplays, and even if they aren't perfect, she wears them with love, and that's what asserts her as SHSL Cosplayer, and it's completely believable. Cosplay is a labor of love, and V3 is distinctly aware of that

Prior to chapter 6, Tsumugi is also the 'straightman' glue holding the cast together as well, which works fantastically for a mastermind hiding in plain sight. Every surviving cast has that one character that's relatively straight-laced but made it to the end regardless just by not leaving the cast behind, and doesn't have a ton of linear growth, and Tsumugi fills that role and blends in. Talking to her right after hearing an onslaught of batshit character choices is honestly refreshing, and it makes her betrayal that much more impactful if she's a character you took to

In short, I really really like her. I think she's a great character, one of the best and is hella underrated just because the story she was made for was unpopular, and it's a real shame, because she's such a fun character to play with. To this day it boggles my mind that people adore Kokichi for his contradictions and intrigue but detest Tsumugi for the same. I've heard people say hating Hiyoko but liking Kokichi stems from fandom misogyny; I think a very similar argument could be made for Tsumugi as well. Thankfully, from what I gather, this little corner of internet I live in doesn't act like that. Ily Tsumugi Shirogane <3

Day 2- Fav Game: Ultra Despair Girls (Spoiler warning)

I LOVE UDG. I'm aware this is perhaps the most divisive game, as people either adore it despite its flaws or skip it entirely because of its flaws. Both sides are equally valid; the content in UDG is the darkest in DR, and it's mostly handled um. Poorly

That said, the pros super outweigh the cons for me, as it not only has the lowest lows of the series, but the highest highs as well, and I honestly love the change of pace that comes from breaking the VN pattern with a new kind of game. It makes me wonder what kind of beautiful world we could be in where DR continued and made multiple kinds of games to continue building within the world. DR3 could've been a shifting-perspective noir story about uncovering the brainwashing, a dr 0 adaptation game with an in-game notebook where what you take note of changes the ending, a DR4 exploring the flaws in Makoto reopening HPA, etc.

UDG has one of my favorite main casts, several characters of which will reappear later in this 31-day series, and even when the game is very unnecessarily sexualizing them, it still has a strong grasp on who they are and why they're affected by their past and present in the way that they are. The varied experiences of the Warriors of Hope and how and why they attack the adults are all so interesting to break down, and there's a philosophy there to be talked about in how and why victims lash out. They're aggressors, but they're victims too, and they're both blamed for their actions and shown as what they are- kids that want to be safe.

Bringing back Toko and Syo and expanding upon them to the extent that they did was such a major boost for them. Toko in particular shot up my tier list because of UDG, and having the option to actually play as the SHSL Murderer was the best thing they ever possibly could've done for a fighting game. Objectively correct choice. In addition, I founf Komaru to be a deeply compelling protagonist, enjoyed playing as her despite the admittedly finicky controls(maybe it's easier to play on its original console? I played on PC), and the 3d character models and artstyle is reminiscent of a Nintendo 3ds in a way that made me nostalgic, whether it was intentional or not.

Hot take but I actually quite like Shirokuma and Kurokuma, at least as narrative devices, and I think them being brothers being a way for AI Junko to mimic the siblinghood Junko had with Mukuro is soooo funny, like yeah, Junko wanted her sister to be on the opposing side and she just never left. Get wrecked

Despite not being there herself, this game also has my favorite incarnation of Junko, and I think seeing her successfully manipulate this troupe of children and Monaca in particular really sold her ability to manipulate without brainwashing, and expanded upon her villainy and analytical abilities sooo well. It didn't hurt to have an in-universe reason for her to have the money and tech to create Monokumas in a way that didn't feel like horseshit or some cheap retcon, and kept her image as a powerful cult leader-esque manipulator intact. It really is that image of power that makes Junko so appealing to so many people, whether it's an accurate picture or not

I think for every bad thing there is to say about UDG, there are two good things, but each bad thing is as bad as 3 good things are good, and that's the main factor in its divisiveness. Obviously, I do not like the shit this game does with Kotoko, or the multiple ways in which it's possible to get panty shots with Komaru. The 'motivation minigame' in chapter 3 is the bane of my existence. Mentioning Haiji as a pedophile offhandedly and not actually addressing how that's an issue is terrible, especially when you realize that for basically Monaca's entire childhood prior to the game, Haiji was in a position of power over her and very expressly didn't think she counted as family. It's mildly horrifying

That said, Monaca and Haiji do have a very intriguing dynamic with each other even when they only have one scene in the same room or even talking about each other, and the fact that so much of the game is really just their sibling rivalry over complicated by external factors and turned into genocide, then war, perpetuated by a set of AIs purposefully mimicking the OG mastermind's sibling relationship? Cinema

[totallycorrectdanganronpa]

[jolee]

Komaru not being invited to the 10th anniversary is bullshit, she was Toko's date after all!