The next few in-game days are divided into chunks of “Free Time” during which most characters become available for conversations and B-plot development.

Each chapter begins with exploring any new territory that opens up in the school, gliding a cursor over static backgrounds hunting for interactive objects to further the story or net the odd piece of in-game currency. It’s a fantastic set up that plays out in a slow burn over six chapters, each running between two to three hours depending on your reading speed. A mysterious entity oversees the game in question, and it interacts with the students through a remotely controlled teddy bear named Monokuma. Trapped within the elite school with 15 other “Ultimate” students, Makoto must take part in a lethal game that allows for only one student to “graduate” - and only by getting away with murdering one of their peers. Randomly selected to attend the prestigious Hope’s Peak Academy, the high schooler barely makes it into the lobby before fainting and awakening in a desperate nightmare. Makoto Naegi is the The Ultimate Lucky Student.

Danganronpa: trigger happy havoc