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Just finished Doki Doki Literature Club, what a fucking rollercoaster (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Never in my life have I felt so used by a game. Feels dirty. The video game equivalent of emotional abuse.

5 stars, would recommend.

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[-] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

It's all fucked up heartwrenching bullshit and/or confusion through the main game, AND THEN you play the "plus" stories and they're fucking incredibly empathetic and thoughtful with positive messaging about neurodivergence and also feel like they might fall into a lesbian porno at any minute

[-] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I played the freebie version ages ago, any thoughts on if the Plus -version's content worth revisiting it? The shock value of the game is kinda one-and-done I feel.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

IMHO the Plus version is a downgrade since it is made for consoles and does not require you to modify files on your own system.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah the 6 prequel stories are cute but $15 is outrageous. I'm sure you can just watch them on youtube.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I bought it specifically to support the dev, which is way more effective regarding small games by small publishers than big games by big publishers.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

Remember when it just came out i've seen "psychological horror" in steam tags. Thinking that's probable there for luls but decided to check the game anyway... i wasn't ready for it.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

I think the experience is diminished a lot by knowing what the twist is. Especially considering that twist is the only reason most people tried it in the first place when it went viral a few years ago.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I played the original and it was such a trip that I bought Plus when it came out, but haven’t gotten around to playing it because I know the twist and it doesn’t hold the same.

[-] DJDarren 2 points 8 months ago

I had literally no idea what it was when I played it, so it really span me out. My wife played it first and recommended it to me.

And yeah, it’s a trip.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

I still remember the first time I played it. I was still living with my parents, and they left for a few days. I started the game in the evening, and couldn’t stop until I reach the end of it … in the morning. It’s very uncommon for me to do so (even at the time), but it was so … captivating. I could not stop and go to sleep 😅.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Also I'm playing you on linux via wine from a pirated repack, video game. How the fuck am I supposed to know what's supposed to be happening here and what's my janky-ass setup?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

That may actually complicate things for you. Not sure if you've truly finished the game or not, because there comes a point where you're instructed to poke around the actual game files to make some changes to them during one of the endings.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

No I played the Plus version, it abstracts out the filesystem stuff. The game made it pretty obvious what needed to be done.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

If you liked DDLC, check out You Me and Her a love story. Also Slay the Princess has a lot of weirdness going on and is a super good VN.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I thought Inscryption was great as well, which is great if you like both DDLC (in terms of weirdness) and Slay the Spire (in terms of gameplay). It's not nearly as intense as DDLC, but the dev also made Pony Island, which is a bit closer to DDLC (not quite though).

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

That game is so good. I went in knowing it was a horror game, and even still that reveal in Sayori's room caught me off-guard. Seriously, anyone here who hasn't played it yet, do it. The game is free.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I love the musics. After finishing the game, I played the main theme in my car again and again and again.

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