Review: Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (Sony PlayStation 4)

Review by Matt S.

Zanki Zero: Last Beginning wants you to believe that it's different to the Danganronpa series, despite being made by the same narrative and creative team. It positions itself as a dungeon crawler; something a lot more active and game-y than the aforementioned visual novel torture trilogy. But that's just smoke-and-mirrors stuff, perhaps to try and trick those that would never deign touch a visual novel into giving it a spin. In reality, Zanki Zero is so thematically similar to Danganronpa that it's closer to a straight out sequel than a spiritual successor, and it won't take you long to realise that those dungeon crawler elements are the least important part of the game.

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