Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy. On their first day, Hajime and all of his classmates are taken on a field…

85 26 July 2012

Adventure Visual Novel Action Mystery Thriller

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is an adventure developed by Spike Chunsoft, released 26 July 2012 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable. The main story takes about 50.9 hrs to finish.

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What Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is an adventure game developed by Spike Chunsoft and released in 2012. It was published by NIS America. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair strands a class of elite "Ultimate" high-school students on the sunny, seemingly idyllic Jabberwock Island for what is billed as a school field trip. The peace shatters when a menacing robotic bear named Monokuma seizes control and traps everyone in a twisted killing game: the only way off the island is to murder a fellow student and escape blame. Players take the role of Hajime Hinata, who must survive each grisly incident by investigating the crime scenes for clues. In tense class trials, the surviving students debate the evidence to expose the culprit, knowing that a wrong verdict will doom them all.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 47 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Danganronpa series

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is the third of 16 entries we hold in the Danganronpa series. The next entry was Danganronpa 1-2 Reload in 2013. Its critic score of 85 is 6 points above the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony at 88.

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How it was received

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 273 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 50.9 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better, 3 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair launched on 26 July 2012, within three weeks of Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders II, Dust: An Elysian Tail and Deponia. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders II, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Deponia.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Dlc

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Quick answers

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair — frequently asked questions

When did Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair come out?

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair was released on 26 July 2012 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair?

At minimum, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair needs 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better, 3 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair?

The main story of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair takes around 50.9 hrs.

How many GB is Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "5 GB available space" and the recommended line says "6 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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