Hopefully a future patch can iron out the unstable performance. I had no issues playing this on an old iPhone from five years ago so it is disappointing seeing these unexpected technical issues on Nintendo Switch both docked and handheld (and on Nintendo Switch Lite) in Danganronpa 2. The movement in general feels a bit sluggish with seemingly frame pacing issues making things not feel as smooth as they should be even compared to the PS Vita version I checked to compare. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is sadly not as good of a conversion.
Having played it across every system the English version is available on, I can definitely recommend it on Nintendo Switch if you’re new to the series and want to dip your toes in. When it comes to the individual games, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on Nintendo Switch is the best of the lot in terms of port quality. While touchscreen support might not matter to some people, it is still disappointing to not see it added here despite it being included in other versions. If you played The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles or any of Otomate’s otome releases on Nintendo Switch, you know how great it is having touchscreen support in adventure games and visual novels.
I used this a lot on PS Vita and the feature not being included here despite the Nintendo Switch having a touchscreen and the smartphone versions already having touch controls is very surprising. The glaring omission right now for the three mainline games is the lack of touchscreen support.
The first two mobile releases have become my favorite way to experience those games after playing them on PS Vita, PC, and PS4 through the years and different ports.įor Nintendo Switch, Spike Chunsoft has used the mobile versions as a base with some feature changes.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition has not released on iOS and Android yet, but it also was advertised to have similar functionality as the first two games. If you’ve not paid attention to the recent iOS and Android versions of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, they have all the content from the original games with an additional gallery and control optimization for touchscreens. While I will cover some aspects of the games themselves here, I wanted to focus on what the Nintendo Switch versions offer compared to all prior versions and also whether Danganronpa Decadence is worth it for newcomers and longtime fans.
This bundle includes Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony all in their Anniversary Edition releases in addition to a new spin-off board game-style release, Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. Having now played the main games through every localized release, it has been interesting to see what changes have been made to the interface, visuals, and more to bring Danganronpa from PS Vita all the way to its newest port on Nintendo Switch.ĭanganronpa on Nintendo Switch is available as a physical bundle titled Danganronpa Decadence and individual digital releases on the eShop. I always love revisiting the Danganronpa games since Danganronpa 2 is one of my favourite games of all time, and I still think Danganronpa V3 has one of the best endings in any game. Over the last month, I’ve been replaying the main games (for the sixth time in the case of 1 and 2) on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite while seeing what the new game, Danganronpa S, has to offer. Nearly half a decade since the Nintendo Switch released, we finally have Danganronpa on Nintendo Switch in the form of Danganronpa Decadence. Given the Nintendo Switch’s hybrid form factor and touchscreen, it felt like a potential Danganronpa Switch release would be the best way to experience these amazing stories.
Having gone from PSP (in Japan) to PS Vita, PC, PS4, and more recently mobile platforms, it was surprising that these adventure games hadn’t been released on the platform perfectly suited to the genre yet. The Danganronpa have been at the top of this list for a long time. With so many older and newer games getting ported to Nintendo Switch, there have been a few instances where the lack of a Switch release felt pretty baffling.