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Sale Highlights This Weekend

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Nov 282025
 

It’s a weekend full of sales… and not just because of Black Friday, either.

November 25 was the 15th anniversary of Danganronpa, and now there’s a huge Danganronpa sale on Steam to celebrate.

The sale includes the first game for $1.19, and honestly, at that price it’s worth taking a look at if you’re at all curious about the series.

The other games are on sale as well, but the biggest catch is probably the Danganronpa 1/2/V3 Bundle for $13.24, which, despite its name, appears to also include Ultra Despair Girls.

Meanwhile, there’s also a bundle that includes Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, as well as a small sale on Shuten Order.

Moving on to other games that aren’t Danganronpa but exist adjacent to it, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy might not be on sale on Steam, but the Switch version is on sale at Amazon for $39.99. I haven’t finished it yet, but I’ve played about 70 hours, and I’m confident recommending it as one of my favorite games of this year.

There are also some good Ace Attorney sales right now, as the physical Switch copies of the Apollo Justice Trilogy and the Investigations Collection are on sale for $24.99 each.

All the Ace Attorney games (and Ghost Trick) are also on sale on Steam as part of the Capcom Black Friday Sale. The Phoenix Wright Trilogy and Ghost Trick are each $9.89, while the Apollo Justice Trilogy and the Investigations Collection are each $19.99. On top of that, the Ace Attorney Anthology lets you bundle the Phoenix Wright Trilogy and Apollo Justice Trilogy together for $26.99.

VGP also has a ton of excellent deals (I picked up a few visual novels earlier in the week), but I especially want to draw attention to Persona 5 Strikers for $3.56. Strikers is such a great spin-off that it’s a steal at a price like that!

This are just a handful of the sales out there, but they’re the ones that stood out to me the most. What are some of the best sales you’ve seen this weekend?

Let’s Talk About the Steins;Gate Re:Boot News

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Nov 262025
 

I don’t think we ever talked about the Steins;Gate remake, probably because I thought “Why?” when I heard the news and then forgot all about it.

Steins;Gate Re:Boot was announced last year, intended for a 2025 release.

It recently got delayed to 2026, quickly followed by the announcement of a PC release and localization.

Steins;Gate Re:Boot is a remake of the original Steins;Gate that features updated character designs, new locations, and (the part I’m most interested in) new story elements.

To be honest, my main thought about it is still largely “Why?” because aside from the character sprites now having animation, I think the original game looks better. On top of that, they held a showcase that confirmed it’s using Steins;Gate Elite’s script as a base. I never played Elite, but I know it cut a significant number of lines because of the anime-style presentation and is often considered the inferior version as a result, so it’s disappointing that Re:Boot is using the reduced script.

On the other hand, a new ending has been added, so I’m curious about what that could be.

Now, there’s been a fair amount of fan attention drawn to some oddities in the trailer like unexplained glitch graphical effects in the backgrounds, as well as the emphasis on it being a reboot rather than just calling it a remake, which has caused speculation that it could actually be a secret sequel revisiting the events of the game after Anonymous;Code…

…which I haven’t played yet, so I can’t offer many thoughts on that.

So there’s only one thing for me to do, and that’s to catch up on these games before Steins;Gate Re:Boot comes out! If it really is just a remake, though, I’m much more interested in the sequel that was teased so long ago.

What do you think of Steins;Gate Re:Boot?

First Look at Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube

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Nov 242025
 

As we discussed, there was a broadcast on Saturday to discuss the upcoming new Utawarerumono game.

Indeed, the broadcast provided our first look at the game, as well as it officially being announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC.

I haven’t looked into it in too much detail, since I’m not caught up on the series.

However, it’s the sequel to Monochrome Mobius and is a turn-based RPG like that rather than the strategy RPG / visual novel hybrid of the main games. From the screenshots, it looks beautiful!

Additionally, a Switch 2 version of Monochrome Mobius was also announced.

Localization hasn’t been announced yet, but it seems pretty likely. I’ll have my fingers crossed waiting for the news.

I still need to play Mask of Truth and Monochrome Mobius, but who knows? The sequel is due out sometime in 2026, so maybe by the time it’s out here, I’ll have caught up!

Are you interested in the new Utawarerumono game?

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