Previewing Danganronpa 2×2’s Remote and Remade Island in the Special Trial Version
### Synopsis
Last year marked the 15th anniversary of the Danganronpa franchise, and the series shows no signs of slowing down. Spike Chunsoft invited Anime Trending last week to their Tokyo office for a sneak peek at the next entry in the franchise, Danganronpa 2×2. I got to play the Special Trial Version, which was featured at the anniversary event last November. According to the PR team at Spike Chunsoft, this version will not be released with the full game. Danganronpa 2×2 is a whole new experience under the backdrop of the original Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair‘s scenario and setting. The game hijacks the original’s story with a single moment that completely changes the entire course of events, including murders, trials, and more. Goodbye Despair’s story can also be played with all the quality-of-life and graphical updates, which I will get into below. © 2026 Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Danganronpa 2×2 Special Trial Version was a small 15-minute vertical slice of gameplay exclusive to the demo. It gave us a taste of the style, presentation, and vibes that the team at Gemdrops — as well as Too Kyo Games and Spike Chunsoft — was going for in the remake, and those vibes were off the charts! It featured an exclusive story about the death of Yasuhiro, though it didn’t actually reveal who killed the popular demo character, despite Chiaki acting very suspiciously throughout. I’m not someone who has played a Danganronpa game before, so the little hints that fans would pick up flew right over my head, but the writing certainly did not. The…
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