Nancy Le

SPOILER: I love the gameplay so much. It's a nice break from all the class trials. For starters, Toko had the hugest character development since D1. Toko was one of my favorite characters from because she was sort of an anti hero. I was rooting for her character development throughout the series. Also, it's interesting to see Toko and Komaru's relationship develop. In the beginning all Toko cared about was Byakuya. She even said she would kill Komaru if it ensured his survival. But it's so terrific to see by the end she genuinely cares for both equally. The game makes us care about the characters and does a nice job tying it to D1. Sometimes it's hard to introduce a new character to a series because sometimes it ruins the flow of the story, but the game developers do a nice job of introducing new characters. There's not enough praise for the animation cutscenes in this game because it truly is a godsend and entwines into the gameplay well. The developers teased Despair Girls 2 in DV3 so I hope that's coming soon. I think a lot of fans wish is to see Toko realize she doesn't need Byakuya to be happy. Or if not that, then Byakuya would realize how important Toko is to him as a friend or more instead of being disgusted by her. Here are some minor cons. Komaru repeatedly states how she's just a normal average high school girl, nothing unique about her as to relate to the player. I just want to say to the developers it's okay you don't always need to make the main protagonist relatable by being normal. (They changed in DV3) But by the end she realizes that although she might not be the Ultimate Hope that everyone expected her to be because of her role model brother, she does however pull though and beat her doubter's expectation.

I don't usually write reviews but this time I felt like I had to. Without spoiling too much, this show was made for people with an open mind. Austin is a diverse area but an extremely segregated one as well. If you ask someone from there "Is Austin a progressive place?" They'll usually answer with, "Well, it's progressive for Texas." One of the problems people say of this show is that it's unrealistic. Which is true, not because of the emergencies or dangers in an everyday call, but because the place is "too diverse". On the show there's an interracial marriage, a gay man, a trans man, and a muslim woman. It is true that these are not common in Austin as they in places like San Francisco. I've heard a show not being diverse enough, but how are people gonna complain about a show with too much diversity?The disrespect and slurs are people are saying to the characters on the show are just absolutely disgusting. I thought we have gotten to a place where we were tolerant of each other. So in conclusion, watch it or don't, but if you do, have an open mind.