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Doki Doki Literature Club! Review(s)
5.0
Went through natsuki's route and it's just as scary as I remember it holy moly
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Ddlc plus is also included in this app I bought it and played the side stories! and they're such an emotional rollercoaster to go through.. there are 6 in total plus a bonus side story once you unlock and read all the side stories. Play through ddlc in different ways once you've purchased ddlc plus so you can unlock more secrets! (like the emails you'll get when you view each side story for example)You get to see the girls first finding each other and slowly building trust towards one another, I really loved the trust side story between sayori and monika.
Sayori being vulnerable in front of monika because she built a trustworthy bond with her and being a tad bit open about her depression was really eye-opening to me.. sayori is really good depression representation and I just love to see that. Best horror game ever I literally cannot stop coming back to it you should play it as well if you are curious, trust me it's worth it. It's unlike any other visual novel horror experience out there.
Edit: I forgot to include that in act 4 I did not encounter the monika jumpscare. It seems that her jumpscare is not available on mobile unfortunately, if you have obs or pandatool as your screen recorder on LAPTOP then she will most definitely jumpscare you. There was also this new thing that appears in act 2 (mobile only) where instead of monika forcing your mouse to click her option you encounter a captcha and have to select all images of monika. There wasn't any jumpscare for that extra thing though haha I think that's about it for the "mobile exclusive" content.
5.0
"Ahh......!"
"S-sorry, I'll knock the door next time."
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4.8
3.6
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4.3
4.6
big trigger warning
Negative opinions:
the game is great, but I hate how you get less content on mobile. I also wish there were more choices, and the sequences that are just ages of you staring at the same image annoy me. Examples: Yuri's death, the Easter egg where if you delete Monika before the game starts Sayori has a breakdown and you have to stare at her her hanging body for 10 minutes, etc. I get that the wait is to make it feel more unsettling but it didn't have that effect on me, I just got bored. I also have mixed opinions on Natsuki not having a death scene and simply being deleted off screen. It feels kinda lazy and undeserving, but at the same time the way she's gone just like that makes hers feel more impactful to me, like Sayori, Monika and Yuri had these dramatic scenes that personally didn't phase me at all, but Natsuki is gone so simply. Also its really hard not to mix up Sayori's words with the others, especially considering the poem game starts when we still don't know much about the girls.
Positive opinions:
PS: when I say something is unsettling, horrifying, uncomfortable, etc, its meant to be recieved positively. Its a phsych horror after all, kind of the point.
First of all, the way its written is amazing. The horror aspect is perfect. I'm aware I said that it mostly didnt phase me, but that's most likely because I already knew what would happen and when before I even played. Yuri's behaviour in act 2 was so disgusting and horrifying, it made my stomach twist. The way she goes from this shy girl to a sick, obsessive freak is very well done and extremely unsettling. The way Natsuki's struggles are handled is so uncomfortable. The way Monika casually talks about her malnutrition makes it so much worse than if she was all concerned. Also not to mention Sayori. She's portrayed as this sweet ball of sunshine, just to be revealed to have horrible depression? I like how MC always feels as if her death was his fault. It's very realistic. I also like how if you confess to Sayori, it acts as if you've changed her fate before doing a 180 and killing her. It makes her fate more shocking. I think the foreshadowing was also done well. The ending kinda just pieces together. On the same note I think its cool how Monika just knows things. Also, I like that in the end she realises what she did wrong instead of the other members reappearing on their own. I'm not a fan of Monika, but it does make her more likeable and understandable. I'm glad we got to see Sayori as president in the end too. Not only does it tell you why Monika knew everything, but also makes you understand her more. It's easy to hate Monika for everything she did when she was doing wrong from the start, but you start to get her more when you see Sayori in her position.
Hope you enjoyed my yap sesh. Remember none of my negative opinions are meant to be recieved as hate, its just what I personally think. I really love this game and would never intentionally ''hate on'' it.
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