<s>
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
of	O
visual	O
novel	O
games	O
following	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Kirigiri	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1992	O
Chunsoft	O
game	O
Otogirisō	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
Blu-ray	O
box	O
set	O
of	O
anime	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	O
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Kouhei	O
Matsudaira	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
from	O
the	O
adventure	O
games	O
Otogirisō	B-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
seemingly	O
abandoned	O
mansion	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
2D	O
cutouts	O
for	O
characters	O
,	O
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
solely	O
uses	O
background	O
slides	O
accompanied	O
by	O
character	O
sound	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
has	O
three	O
main	O
narratives	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
decisions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
canon	O
narrative	O
chapter	O
,	O
The	O
Plant	O
Girl	O
,	O
depicts	O
normal	O
freshman	O
Kouhei	O
Matsudaira	O
assisting	O
Ultimate	O
Detective	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
after	O
she	O
is	O
contacted	O
to	O
investigate	O
her	O
apparent	O
doppelgänger	O
at	O
a	O
mysterious	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
October	O
2016	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sound	O
"	O
visual	O
novel	O
for	O
personal	O
computer	O
systems	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Kirigiri	O
author	O
Takekuni	O
Kitayama	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
their	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kitayama	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Otogirisō	B-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
acquiring	O
permission	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
featuring	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
previously	O
unused	O
characters	O
,	O
writing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
Choose	O
Your	O
Own	O
Adventure	O
gamebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
China	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
Blu-ray	O
box	O
set	O
of	O
anime	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	O
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
individual	O
release	O
announced	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
purchase	O
the	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
was	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
legendary	O
sound	O
novel	O
"	O
and	O
hoped	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
more	O
full-scale	O
horror	O
suspense	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
in	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
Headlines	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
and	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
high-speed	O
reasoning	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
,	O
also	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Otogirisō	B-Application
.	O
</s>
