Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony’s Ending Guilts You for Playing the Game

How this conclusion on consumer demand slaps entitled gamers in the face

Looking back on video games over the years makes one thing clear: it seems that controversial plot points and gameplay mechanics have been prevalent within the digital medium of entertainment. Grand Theft Auto continues to be a staple example of the unnecessary sexual portrayal of women in video games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 holds one of gaming’s most disputed missions to date: No Russian. A more recent example is that of The Last of Us Part II, which involved the sudden and brutal death of a beloved character.

These games all have ignited the internet in their own way, spawning arguments between fans, critics, and developers alike. One particular series that has recently grown in popularity, Danganronpa, harbors one of gaming’s most divisive endings — a revelation that the world of Danganronpa is entirely fictitious. But what is Danganronpa?

The mainline series of games, that being Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, all have the same premise. A group of 15 high school students, prodigies of their specific talent, unknowingly attend a school where the only way to escape is to…