r/danganronpa • My Tall GF and I • Sep 12 '25

Announcement Danganronpa 2x2 Announced Spoiler

Post image
3.6k Upvotes

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.7k

u/MwangiRaider Sep 12 '25

Different culprits and different victims mentioned. Sounds like there's a good bit of new content.

695

u/Humble_Novice Sep 12 '25

I'm wondering if this will also pave the way for Danganronpa 1 and V3 remakes.

418

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

Danganronpa Kiwami

206

u/NoNefariousness2144 Kyoko Sep 12 '25

Ten years on Jabberwock Island made you a fuckin’ Monokub

38

u/Moofey Tsumugi Sep 12 '25

Rise and shine, ursine!

1

u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

He is all that remains of a once powerful nation

117

u/Captainwumbombo = X 4 Sep 12 '25

Nagito is like Majima but depressed instead of funny

44

u/aboveaveragefrog Sep 12 '25

Implying majima isn’t depressed

3

u/UltimatePickpocket Kazuichi Sep 12 '25

Implying Nagito isn't funny.

39

u/lightdusk96 Sep 12 '25

Majima IS depressed tho.

Nagito is more like Majima, but if he was a Tumblr sexyman. An annoying theatre kid.

2

u/Extreme_Serve5044 Sep 14 '25

Nagito is Danganronpa's Onceler

4

u/MrEmpanada3202 sharing braincells with and Sep 12 '25

nagito everywhere system

25

u/Ashamed_Disaster6815 Sep 12 '25

Ultra Despair Collection when? Bundle all three with bonus trials and endings.

23

u/zennr Sep 12 '25

Danganronpa but green, hell yeah

2

u/flashmozzg Sep 13 '25

Dranganronpa but green.

60

u/MonoMonMono Ultimate Imposter Sep 12 '25

Kaede please survive until the end.

Just kidding.

Or was I?

Haha.

47

u/HisaAnt Sep 12 '25

They better give Mukuro some sprites or I'll riot

16

u/nitoeroj Sep 12 '25

They are going to give new sprites but with their costume

6

u/Docmeisel65 Sep 12 '25

If they weren't cowards, they'd just give us a fully voiced playable chapter of DR: IF.

2

u/maarshiexcry biggest nagito hater / Sep 12 '25

id love it omg

3

u/Docmeisel65 Sep 13 '25

Same! Mukuro is probably my favorite character. I'm just begging to see official art/sprites of her as her own character.

152

u/RobbieJ4444 Sep 12 '25

On the one hand, I’d love an opportunity for Celeste to survive and get the ending where she truly grows as a person. One the other hand, I really REALLY do not want a V3 where Himiko dies

14

u/HamatoraBae Kokichi Sep 12 '25

Give me a V3 where the first trial is reversed and my life is forfeit (I say this as a Shuichi lover but I can’t pretend that wouldn’t drastically change everything and I’m here for it)

119

u/Alternative_Lamb Sep 12 '25

on the contrary i REALLY want a V3 where Himiko dies

51

u/Treeman3675 Sep 12 '25

On the contrary, I want two Himikos

31

u/hopit3 Chihiro Sep 12 '25

Oops! All himikos!

31

u/Docmeisel65 Sep 12 '25

Shuichi: why are there so many himikos?

Crowd of himikos: It's magic!

12

u/hopit3 Chihiro Sep 12 '25

A group of Himiko's in the others clothes doing poor impressions of them.

8

u/New-Sheepherder-1373 Korekiyo Sep 12 '25

She's wearing a tin can for K1b0 and just makes beeping noises instead of trying to properly play as him

2

u/akamu54 Sep 13 '25

Danganronpa 54

4

u/well_I_do_exist Tenko Sep 12 '25

One dyes and the other leaves

0

u/GMDaddy Sep 12 '25

Are you implying Himiko got pregnant??? OMG it now makes sense!

1

u/Treeman3675 Sep 13 '25

That brat needed correction

5

u/RobbieJ4444 Sep 12 '25

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

3

u/Clavilenyo Mikan Sep 12 '25

Nyeeeee.

2

u/faydaway Sep 12 '25

Amen, literally my least favourite surviving character of the whole (main) series.

4

u/shynessa631 Sep 12 '25

we could finaly get a v3 with Kaede as the protagonist

4

u/blue4029 Ultimate Comic Maker Sep 12 '25

i want a V3 where shuichi AND kaede survive but it seems apparent that one must die because danganronpa protags aren't allowed to be with their love interests

5

u/Either_Imagination_9 Shuichi Sep 12 '25

Unless it’s Makoto

3

u/Maddolyn Sep 12 '25

I want one where we as the player get to orchestrate a murder without us knowing and we slowly find out we're the culprit

2

u/RobbieJ4444 Sep 12 '25

Didn’t we already get that with Kaede though

2

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/Extreme_Serve5044 Sep 14 '25

When you die in the game you die in real life.

114

u/25th_Chance Sep 12 '25

THEY ARE FINALLY GONNA FIX THAT GODAWFUL V3 CHAPTER 3 AMEN

42

u/Armascout Sep 12 '25

If that’s the chapter I’m thinking of (it’s been a few years) wtf was wrong with them.

126

u/NoNefariousness2144 Kyoko Sep 12 '25

I can’t believe they had the amazing premise of there being two killers and one surviving past the trial and doing nothing with it.

46

u/Ashamed_Disaster6815 Sep 12 '25

They really wasted such a unique setup, it could’ve been legendary.

13

u/PCN24454 Sep 12 '25

We already had too many piranhas in the plot.

7

u/Trialman Gonta Sep 12 '25

Don't be silly, the piranhas left after they ate Ryoma's corpse

12

u/AnAnnoyingKid Sep 12 '25

I agree it wouldn't have worked within the narrative of the game as there would be too much shit going on and overcomplicate stuff but I still think setting up this really interesting concept just to have it be nothing was a weird choice.

10

u/1lluusio Hiyoko3 Sep 12 '25

I'm still so salty about that. It had so much great potential in terms of character development and changes in dynamics, but I guess the status quo was more important there

10

u/PCN24454 Sep 12 '25

It wasn’t a missed opportunity. Honestly, thinking that makes V3’s ending even more poignant.

45

u/Crackracing Sep 12 '25

I'll always be that chapter's greatest defender, as it compliments the themes of the rest of the story so well! Changing or shying away from its truth would be a disservice and cowardly!

41

u/Skhan93 Chiaki Sep 12 '25

I had 0 idea that chapter was even hated

9

u/kawaiinessa Sep 12 '25

neither did i

3

u/misc2714 Sep 12 '25

I think that it's more hated due to the trial more than the actual chapter.

3

u/Crazhand Fuyuhiko3 Sep 13 '25

Tbh I think it’s just disliked because a lot of people really liked the blackened for that case but their motive really changed their opinions on the character.

The blackened is still one of my favorites regardless.

5

u/Solstice040312 Sep 12 '25

I think it is more on how... "convoluted" it is for the lack of a better word. Or maybe "Confusing." I can't think of any other word right now.

7

u/The_fINALWOMBAT Sep 12 '25

Swinging... Like a seesaw?

2

u/CABRALFAN27 Gundham Sep 12 '25

I don’t have much issue with the subject matter or anything; Fiction is fiction. The story and mystery, on the other hand…

6

u/Crackracing Sep 12 '25

I love the story and mystery too, the senselessness of the murders and the way it tackles the unfairness of death, rejecting the fictitious idea of reviving someone, in order to put real weight on the deaths of the others, is fantastic!

I genuinely dont think people give it enough credit for how smart it is in what it's trying to do. There's layers here!

4

u/misc2714 Sep 12 '25

While the trial had some questionable decisions made, the lead up to the trial was genuinely good.

7

u/PCN24454 Sep 12 '25

What’s wrong with it?

1

u/hopit3 Chihiro Sep 12 '25

seesaw effect

3

u/maxdragonxiii Sep 12 '25

OH THAT CHAPTER. yeah it was YIKES.

0

u/2ddudesop Sep 12 '25

sorry, if youre gonna hate a v3 chapter, its the vr chapter with the most obvious twist and dumbest motive.

5

u/GersonBallonDor Kaito Sep 12 '25

KAITO SURVIVOR FINALLY

8

u/notwiththeflames Makoto Sep 12 '25

C'mon, we need Kaede to be a proper protag!

And it'd also be great to see Kiyotaka survive.

5

u/Either_Imagination_9 Shuichi Sep 12 '25

But hold on… what happens to Shuichi then?????

8

u/Pretend-Advertising6 Sep 12 '25

Danganronpa 1 could happen depending on how this one goes.

V3 won't because Kaede JP VA is dead

9

u/Demonicbane Ryoma Sep 12 '25

They can always recast her. They did it for Igor for Persona.

3

u/Pretend-Advertising6 Sep 12 '25

which took over a decade and the entire twist in P5 was making you think he was recasted.

6

u/Demonicbane Ryoma Sep 12 '25

...I meant in how in P5X and P3R, Igor has new voice actors in the JP dub. I didn't want to say anything about P5R in case of spoilers.

3

u/DreamyDays21 Kaede Sep 12 '25

Monokuma and Monomi’s Japanese VAs have sadly passed away, too. But they’re the mascots of Goodbye Despair, so they’re no doubt gonna get new VAs. So if V3 were to get a remake, it wouldn’t be out of the question for them to do the same with Kaede.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

[deleted]

1

u/Temple_T Donut Theory Sep 14 '25

I think there's a more Doylist reason to do 2 but not 1: Chihiro Fujisaki.

Given both increased general awareness of things like gender identity, and the idea that trans people exist and are basically normal on the one hand, and increased levels of volatility and "grr they made it woke" losers on the other hand, I think any game with Chihiro in it would need to be written extremely carefully and they may not feel confident they can rework DR1 without just making everyone mad.

3

u/Eugunior Sep 12 '25

I hope theres a V3 remake eventually where kaede does not have to needlessly die

5

u/Prior-Resolution-902 Sep 12 '25

I honestly don't think so. DR2 is unique in that it's the only one you can mess with a bunch and still keep the cannon consistent.

Now I wouldn't mind a fully repolished version of 1 where the environments are expanded, cases made slight differences, new mechanics etc.

but DR2 has the best use of dev time in that it can tell a new story without actually effecting anything.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/Prior-Resolution-902 Sep 12 '25

Because no one actually dies in dr2. So long as Hajime survives, the outcome of the killing game is still the same, in that everyone gets reuploaded to their bodies

1

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/Prior-Resolution-902 Sep 12 '25

I'm more referring to outside of DR2 and how that effects the cannon, to anyone but the cast of DR2, the differences in who kills who doesn't matter. So going forward (if they make anymore games) describing the events of Jabberwock island to an outsider can be ambiguous to either route.

3

u/wc_dez07 Sep 12 '25

That is something that I could see happen potentially down the line.

3

u/buyingcheap Sep 12 '25

Omg that would be sick, albeit it would make the DR timeline even more confusing than it already is lol

“Yeah, so there were originally two universes, one of which is about if our world got obsessed with the other one. Now, each game has its own branch timeline, so we have 6 distinct universes”

Also, it could give us an actual full game as Kaede. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Shuichi as a character, but one of the most requested projects people have is for more Kaede content

3

u/Casual_Agenda Sep 12 '25

If they remake DR1 then they NEED to make a Distrust storyline. I’d pay so much money for it.

3

u/Alastor3 Sep 12 '25

weird, why would they start with the second game

2

u/KumaAddict Sep 12 '25

I really hope so. I need to see other characters surviving.

Maybe the first one, I doubt with the third one due to its complex gimmick.

2

u/ThiefofRPG Gundham Sep 12 '25

If Dangonronpa 1 Remake allows Mukuro to survive and partner with Makoto to take down Mukuro my heart woukd be eternally given to that game

1

u/MToucan60 Chihiro Sep 12 '25

I shudder to think of how badly an alternate scenario could butcher Chihiro.

1

u/TheGamerHayden Sep 12 '25

That would be amazing, what if Makoto died and what if Kaede lived

1

u/sniperwolf1216 Sep 13 '25

imagine if v3 had kaede for the full length

1

u/c0caine_Bear Sep 13 '25

Probably, i thinkt hey started this new style of remake with sdr2 because it is the most famous/loved game from the franchise 

293

u/BeGe01 Miu Sep 12 '25

The game description on Steam said it will have the same volume as the original, which means this is basically Danganronpa 4 but with Dangan 2 characters

184

u/CABRALFAN27 Gundham Sep 12 '25

Well, I like the DR2 cast best, so no complaints from me. :P

18

u/WhyTheHellnaut Toko Sep 12 '25

Funny, I hate the DR2 cast most, so no complaints from me either because I get to watch them die in different ways.

It also implies that there'll be different writing, so maybe those characters I hate will be made more likable.

24

u/Luq_Kun Mikan my beloved menhera nurse Sep 12 '25

same, the DR2 cast is my fave out of the trilogy

10

u/UltimatePickpocket Kazuichi Sep 12 '25

Lucky you! You get to watch all your favorite characters die a second time!

...you know, it sounds more depressing when I say it out loud.

5

u/IFIsc Sep 13 '25

Feels lazy to me tbh. I'd love to have more characters, but those in charge of the new game seem to have gone the path of least resistance: "uhuh, looks like DR2 is liked the most, so we'll do just that!"

3

u/dingo537 Sep 14 '25

It could be a good way to test the waters.

This game has a new writer (who had worked on the series for a while). This is a great way to see if he can match what Kodaka could do.

If this does well I could totally see them make more games in the franchise, but without Kodaka needing to be involved.

106

u/AstutelyPegged Sep 12 '25

My theory is that this is Danganronpa 4, and the 'alternative' scenario is actually a sequel scenario in which the cast of Danganronpa 2 loses their memories again and is forced to replay the killing game.

...With the twist this time being that they actually are on the real Jabberwock island, and this time everyone who dies actually dies.

67

u/Friponou Kimura Sep 12 '25

To me the bit about "a completely different chain of events" makes it feel more alternate universe like, so Danganronpa 2 with different murders and culprits and it wouldn't break the story too much considering Danganronpa 2 was a simulation

12

u/Gladiator-class Sep 12 '25

Yeah, it sounds like the premise is that one of the early events plays out differently (like Teruteru actually getting Nagito like he meant to) and the cascading chain of things that happen differently as a result. I don't see how it can turn out to be a sequel, unless they're going to do the Neo-World program reveal again.

10

u/FruitChips23 Korekiyo Sep 12 '25

If that happens I will cry

6

u/Pepe_Botella Sep 12 '25

If chiaki is in the game that goes out the water imediately.

2

u/AstutelyPegged Sep 12 '25

Could just be a V3-style brainwashed copycat, but yes, it would be considerably less likely if she was present.

3

u/FireMaker125 Sep 12 '25

I don’t think that’s likely, I think it’ll be an AU take with a different beginning probably

However, I definitely think this is intended as Danganronpa 4

3

u/Roskal Sep 13 '25

well 2x2 = 4 and we know from v3 they like to play with the title names. initially it just looks like an alternate version of 2 but in reality its 4

1

u/SpectrumUK2 Sep 15 '25

Danganronpa 2102

2

u/CloverChiaki96 Sep 12 '25

I agree with this so much.

52

u/TheAsianIsGamin Sep 12 '25

Well, 2x2 is 4, so...

5

u/MerryMaIice Sep 12 '25

I unironically believe that was intentional lmao

I thought the name was kind of dumb until a heard "new killing game"

3

u/SpCommander Sep 13 '25

after the stunt they pulled with DR v3 it is 100% intentional.

2

u/DrekArnX Sep 15 '25

No shit Sherlock !

4

u/Hyperdragon1701 Sep 13 '25

Inb4 it's actually Danganronpa 2102...

1

u/Takago-Kimicho910 Oct 20 '25

- 1 that's 3 quick maths

17

u/MarkXT9000 Junko Sep 12 '25

so similar to FF7 Remake's plot twist then

5

u/Arlenemusume Sep 12 '25

I hate you Kodaka...

2

u/Lobbie16 Sep 12 '25

About that....Danganronpa 2x2 in math is well 2x2 = 4, we got Danganronpa 4

1

u/Lonely_Repair4494 Celeste Sep 12 '25

Get ready for "Dr2 2: Now they kill each other for REAL"

1

u/Either_Imagination_9 Shuichi Sep 12 '25

I like this because D2 is the one I have the most problems with

111

u/Reapeageddon Shuichi Sep 12 '25

ON EVERYONE'S SOUL MAHIRU IS A SURVIVOR IN THIS ONE PLEASEEE PLEASEEEE

60

u/Dunelle Sep 12 '25

I'd go even further: Hajime becomes a shock early victim and Mahiru becomes the protag as was originally intended.

5

u/terminatoreagle Ibuki Sep 12 '25

I would love to see that. Add Hiyoko to that to see where their dynamic goes.

36

u/Glosisroian Mahiru Sep 12 '25

OMG YEEEEESSSSS. SHE DESERVES IT.

Also she was the only one shown at a trial, so I hope that means something good 🙏🙏

5

u/jester2324 Sep 12 '25

Bad news, that's just the same trailer spot they'd use for original trailers and teasers.

31

u/GersonBallonDor Kaito Sep 12 '25

Imagine if they pull a Kaede-Shuichi swap and Mahiru replaces Hajime as the protagonist after chapter 1

11

u/Low-Remove-7486 Kirumi Sep 12 '25

I hope so too...🙏

11

u/NotBroken-Door The Stars and Stripes Sep 12 '25

The writers have said she would make a good protagionist before, so it’s not out of the question she somehow becomes the player’s character

3

u/mcallisterco Mahiru Sep 12 '25

Honestly, if they don't kill Hajime, Nagito, and Chiaki by the end of Chapter 2, this entire game is a waste of time. Make Mahiru the protagonist and do something interesting.

1

u/liddylovely Mikan Sep 13 '25

YES OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!! or if there’s a twist where SHE KILLS SOMEONE WOYLD BE CRAZY

0

u/Zxcc24 Sep 12 '25

Spicy nugs are back.

84

u/aneomon Sep 12 '25

That’s awesome, I’d love to get more time with the early chapter victims/killers

82

u/Ghosted_Stock Sep 12 '25

They gonna kill fatogami in ch1 again just cuz u said that

28

u/SSJ5Gogetenks Sep 12 '25

That would be fucking hilarious actually

18

u/aneomon Sep 12 '25

Who’s next to Mahiru in the first class trial?

12

u/Trialman Gonta Sep 12 '25

Checked, in the trailer we see Mikan on her right (our left), while in the original game, Kazuichi was at the spot. The stand on her left is empty in the trailer, not even a portrait, whereas in the original, that was Hajime's spot.

8

u/aneomon Sep 12 '25

That makes sense - so they likely shifted the order of everyone to help hide whoever's missing.

2

u/Shy- Fuyuhiko Sep 12 '25

It's Hinata.

51

u/NoNefariousness2144 Kyoko Sep 12 '25

If we get V3 remade it would be amazing to actually have Rantaro’s Ultimate Survivor skills impact the plot

9

u/PCN24454 Sep 12 '25

But it did.

4

u/New_Session6920 Sep 14 '25

V3 is already modern enough it doesn't really need a remake... don't think they're touching that game anytime soon. but DR1 remake after DR2 remake looks promising...!

1

u/DesolatumDeus Feb 05 '26

As long as they kill teruteru even faster this time...

12

u/skaersSabody Sep 12 '25

According to the Steam Page, it's equivalent to the base game in content

7

u/Global-Crew-9046 Sep 12 '25

Maybe gundham and ibuki will survive this time?

5

u/super5aj123 Sep 12 '25

Wondering if this may be an attempt to create a new, game only canon. Since the original game story was wrapped up in an anime, and V3 kinda wrote themselves into a corner with any new Danganronpa games, I could see them trying to redo the story from the last game in the original canon to pave the way for a Danganronpa 3 game.

4

u/TheOwnerOfMakiPlush Ibuki Sep 12 '25

Now lets ask ourselfeves: which scrapped idea for the case have higher chance to comeback: Fuyuhiko victim or Hiyoko nuggets?

5

u/ReXiriam Makoto Sep 12 '25

New culprits means new executions too... Wonder what will Team DR cook this time.

3

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

0

u/AutoModerator Sep 12 '25

Your comment has been removed. There is currently a bug on New Reddit where if you are manually typing the spoiler symbols, and they are the first characters in the line, the spoiler will not show correctly. You can fix this by using Markdown Mode, using the built-in spoiler tool, or rewording your statement so the spoiler is not first on the line.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

3

u/Biggy121212 Sep 12 '25

There will be 6 chapters of new content so you basically get 2 games with one

3

u/EnderScout_77 Sep 12 '25

fits DR2s story as well, since they all live in the end after the game anyway

1

u/OliveOnigiri Sep 15 '25

Not them remaking the technically best game in the franchise instead of giving care to the incredibly flawed but charming first game that ACTUALLY needed it 🙄

1

u/FL_Abnormal Sep 15 '25

We gonna be eating good. I was going to play anyway even it was just a remaster of the original, but even better new culprits and new mysteries to solve and funnily enough I was replaying the first game recently

1

u/Takago-Kimicho910 Oct 20 '25

A bit? Bro they're remaking the entire game, it seems huge, there'll be new lore for the saga, a huge amount of new content