Danganronpa 2×2 dev explains decision to remake the second game instead of the first

In a recent interview, Danganronpa 2×2 producer Shohei Sakakibara commented on why Spike Chunsoft decided to remake the series’ second game rather than going with Danganronpa 1.

It turns out that revisiting the original Danganronpa was actually considered at one point. However, it seems Spike Chunsoft was concerned about disrupting things as “the story of 1 was the root of the Daganronpa games”.

Sakakibara told Japanese outlet Famitsu:

“At first we did consider a remake or reboot of the first game. Initially we made a plan to change the story, without changing the world or characters, but we realized that the story of 1 was the root of the Daganronpa games, so changing it would result in a far too great an impact. Therefore, the result of lots of thinking was that we could share a new Daganronpa game with fans by remaking the second game instead, without destroying the game world. That was how this plan came about.”

Famitsu followed up on the above by asking if the all-new scenario, rather than being the original version of the second game with a few developments and changes, will instead have everything being completely different from the moment we
arrive on Jabberwock Island. Sakakibara responded with the following:

“Yes, that’s right, the introduction is completely the same, but after that something happens soon after the start, and from there the story changes a lot. And it’s not that the story branches partway through, but the new scenario and the remake are two completely separate things.”

Danganronpa 2×2 will hit both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch in 2026. Learn more about it here.

Translation provided by SatsumaFS, Philip Proctor, and Simon Griffin on behalf of Nintendo Everything.