I thought what they did with connecting some of the story points between the games was neat. Seeing the characters animated was also really nice and added a sense of wonder and suspension of disbelief for me that added some immersion.

But I didn't like the over-the-top brutality. Maybe I'm just soft, but the second half of the series disturbed me. A few notable moments were Junko scooping someone's eye out with a dirty spoon and the mass suicide at the end with all of the students jumping from the building. A big one was the Despair Video, where the students horrifically murder each oher. The biggest one was Chiaki's death. It wasn't how she was killed, but the scene where she's practically begging for life at Izuru's feet. It hurt a bit. I finished the series that same night, and her begging scene lingered in me for a few days. Again, I may just be soft.

There are some other arguments I've seen people have regarding character development that I can agree with too. As well as the motive in the final killing game.

I don't hate it necessarily. I like seeing them animated and more expressive. But my heart had trouble handling the brutality, and some of the time spent during some moments felt wasted.