<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
franchise	O
following	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NIS	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
;	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
and	O
a	O
bundle	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
called	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
1-2	O
Reload	O
,	O
also	O
containing	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
as	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
was	O
writing	O
the	O
light	O
novel	O
prequel	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Zero	O
and	O
added	O
hints	O
about	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
following	O
their	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
anime	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
loose	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
called	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
,	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
but	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
School	O
Life	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
Daily	O
Life	O
and	O
Deadly	O
Life	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Class	O
Trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Class	O
Trial	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
determine	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
a	O
culprit	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
sections	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
slash	B-Application
apart	O
their	O
opponents	O
 '	O
argument	O
to	O
gain	O
dominance	O
in	O
the	O
conversation	O
and	O
reveal	O
new	O
information	O
before	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
Truth	O
Blade	O
"	O
to	O
strike	O
the	O
correct	O
weak	O
point	O
when	O
it	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Class	O
Trials	O
and	O
Daily	O
Event	O
,	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
several	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
IF	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
depicting	O
an	O
alternative	O
storyline	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
unlocked	O
after	O
clearing	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Hajime	O
Hinata	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
boy	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
Academy	O
's	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
"	O
students	O
alongside	O
fifteen	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
calm	O
but	O
mentally	O
unstable	O
Nagito	O
Komaeda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
tropical	O
island	O
called	O
Jabberwock	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
marooned	O
by	O
their	O
alleged	O
teacher	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
rabbit-like	O
mascot	O
named	O
Usami	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
field	O
trip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photographer	O
Mahiru	O
Koizumi	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
swordswoman	O
Peko	O
Pekoyama	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
yakuza	B-Application
Fuyuhiko	O
Kuzuryu	O
from	O
killing	O
her	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
graduation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
learnt	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
actually	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
program	I-Application
created	O
by	O
the	O
late	O
Chihiro	O
Fujisaki	O
to	O
observe	O
and	O
protect	O
the	O
students	O
during	O
the	O
Future	O
Foundation	O
's	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makoto	O
Naegi	O
captured	O
the	O
surviving	O
members	O
but	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
executing	O
them	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
rehabilitate	O
them	O
by	O
erasing	O
their	O
memories	O
and	O
putting	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Graduation	O
Ceremony	O
,	O
Makoto	O
enters	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
before	O
the	O
survivors	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
Graduate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
warns	O
Hajime	O
that	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
copy	O
of	O
Junko	O
has	O
hijacked	O
their	O
program	O
and	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
manipulate	O
events	O
to	O
possess	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
students	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
still	O
intact	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
once	O
the	O
surviving	O
students	O
"	O
graduate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
split	O
up	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
writer	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
was	O
attracted	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
the	O
novel	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
write	O
after	O
consulting	O
producer	O
Terasawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
writing	O
Zero	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Terasawa	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
writing	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
on	O
writing	O
for	O
both	O
Zero	O
and	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
concurrently	O
,	O
eventually	O
finishing	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Zero	O
foreshadows	O
events	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
Kodaka	O
recommends	O
gamers	O
read	O
Zero	O
before	O
playing	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
unique	O
storytelling	O
methods	O
for	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
;	O
this	O
is	O
more	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Hajime	O
starts	O
playing	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
already	O
controlling	O
Hajime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
personally	O
prefers	O
the	O
original	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
over	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
felt	O
more	O
emotionally	O
moved	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
pre-release	O
promotion	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
in	O
its	O
release	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
heroine	O
Chiaki	O
Nanami	O
with	O
whom	O
Hajime	O
would	O
often	O
interact	O
and	O
bond	O
romantically	O
;	O
Kodaka	O
said	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Makoto	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
,	O
a	O
skilled	O
detective	O
and	O
supporting	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
solve	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Hajime	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Minami	O
Takayama	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
voicing	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
detective	O
manga	O
Case	O
Closed	O
;	O
the	O
staff	O
put	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
her	O
career	O
in	O
the	O
snowboarding	O
minigame	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
as	O
Jimmy	O
Kudo	O
often	O
surfs	O
a	O
turbo	O
skateboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
Monokuma	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
pouch	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
booklet	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
audio	O
commentary	O
CD	O
,	O
keychains	O
and	O
badges	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
custom	O
theme	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	O
1・2	O
Reload	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
touch	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
the	O
Vita	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
sequel	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
player	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
Bosch	O
could	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
character	O
he	O
voiced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	O
1・2	O
Reload	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
bundle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
based	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer	O
said	O
"	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
tells	O
a	O
great	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
time	O
"	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
was	O
"	O
hooked	O
from	O
the	O
get-go	O
,	O
enthralled	O
by	O
every	O
surprise	O
turn	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
stunned	O
by	O
every	O
unexpected	O
character	O
revelation	O
,	O
devastated	O
at	O
every	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
pumping	O
my	O
fist	O
at	O
every	O
small	O
victory	O
against	O
that	O
bastard	O
Monokuma	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
would	O
be	O
confused	O
by	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
the	O
mystery	O
involving	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
two	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
is	O
obvious	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
confuse	O
newcomers	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
notice	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
appreciated	O
the	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
multiple	O
plot	O
twists	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
added	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
made	O
him	O
feel	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
self-aware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Polygon	O
found	O
few	O
character	O
bondings	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
worthwhile	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
being	O
less	O
likable	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
dying	O
across	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
won	O
an	O
"	O
Award	O
of	O
Excellence	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2013	O
ceremony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
"	O
(	O
Monokuma	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
162,408	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
178,000	O
players	O
by	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
manga	O
publications	O
based	O
on	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
have	O
been	O
conceived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
has	O
released	O
the	O
Chō-Kōkō-Kyū	O
no	O
Kōun	O
to	O
Kibō	O
to	O
Zetsubō	O
manga	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Luck	O
and	O
Hope	O
and	O
Despair	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
volumes	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Danganronpa	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sayonara	I-Application
Zetsubou	I-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
as	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monomi	O
appears	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
2013	O
anime	O
television	O
adaptation	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
but	O
the	O
producers	O
instead	O
chose	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
original	O
anime	O
series	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
aired	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
second	O
part	O
Despair	O
Arc	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Monomi	O
costume	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Terraria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	O
outfits	O
based	O
on	O
Monokuma	O
and	O
Monomi	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Sonico	I-Application
game	O
Motto	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
SoniComi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
