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I see a lot of people call 2-3 the worst trial not just in the game but in the entire series, and I just don't get it. For me, it's probably the most memorable one of all, in a good way. I do think the despair disease was kind of weak as a motive, and the lack of focus on Hiyoko as a victim definitely hurt as well.

But I think it does a really good job at raising the stakes and instilling that ever-important feeling of despair. The group separation really makes it feel like the hospital group is truly isolated, the apparent suicide video is super chilling, the choice of victims and murderer is heart-wrenching, and the reveal of what exactly happened leaves some major questions you don't feel like you want the answers to.

My opinion is probably colored a bit by the fact that Mikan and Hiyoko were my most and least favorite character respectively. So it really threw me off to see the latter get killed off right when she was starting to improve while the former did it without even having a real reason. Like, you wouldn't be surprised if Mikan finally snapped and killed Hiyoko as a result of all the bullying...so it was a surprise that, not only was the bullying not a factor at all, Hiyoko wasn't even intended to be a victim.

...uh, whoops, I'm rambling a bit! The point is, I feel like it's a lot better than people give it credit for because it does a better job than any other case at what these murders are "supposed" to do: make you feel despair.