Game Theory: Doki Doki Decoded! (Doki Doki Literature Club)

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If you saw our previous theory on Doki Doki Literature Club, then you're already aware this game is so much more than it'd have you believe. In fact, Doki Doki is full of characters from a completely different game. A game whose dark story goes far beyond anything you experience in the Literature Club. And the true villain in this world? None other than shy, independent Yuri!
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[@salad7568]

This man censors swear words, but not a high school girl stabbing herself in the chest 3 times. WELCOME TO GAME THEORY

[@celestewoodworth5627]

WITH BLOOD EFFECTS!!!!

[@gamergalz1608]

Lolololol

[@nerdymooncat4210]

but I love bloodshed :3

[@majajolie5451]

Flowey lol never thought about that

[@childmaulingpitbull6174]

Hi flowey I’m a dog

[@beanthebean4409]

You missed I piece of evidence that Yuri is libitina in act 2 the protagonist says, “you know the main character kinda reminds me of you” imdiatly Yuri freaks out

[@charmainexylia5053]

omg I felt suspicious about that, hey But I just brushed it off as her being Yuri

[@mortsleepless]

good job dude!

[@SomanshSPJHPNU]

Yo that is a huge clue damn

[@fightingknight2360]

Nice one

[@argentiniangentleman5728]

that's a good one !

[@Sunnyside_Daycare]

Anyone remember when monika said “I ruined a world I wasn’t even supposed to be in, one you wanted to be a part of.” That proves this whole theory right

[@sugarsnow2]

and in the game itself, mc said "the character really reminds me of you yuri" and she said " we haven't gotten that far yet" so yea, confirmed

[@avapizarroherron1611]

and if you stay with Monika long enough after she erases everybody, eventually she brings up the book. she says something along the lines of “Yuri’s book, whatever it’s name was, there’s actually something funny bout it..never mind, i don’t think i’m supposed to talk about it. just forget i said anything.”

[@TheAdvertisement]

2:40 Matpat voice cracking and saying "Something about these visual novels makes me go through puberty." is one of the best adlibs on this show lmao.

[@splatboy7079]

Is it just me or does it sound a bit like failboat

[@ChiknNuggitJr]

‽‽‽

[@TheShanzida]

@@ChiknNuggitJr NUGIT

[@lwinkley]

@@splatboy7079yea 💀

[@willowthewoodchuckbeagle6172]

Mat pat could literally convince me the earth is flat

[@maaceyy6832]

Ikr xD

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Luckily, he does not misuse his powers that way

[@Olgajdjewbddwjbduwedbihw]

The world is not flat

[@user-ry2pt3cl2g]

Lmafooooooo

[@KidLevitate]

Yes

[@joselynnkirby8841]

Scott Cawthon: My game has the most secrets! Dan Salvato: Hold my poem

[@djalexander7723]

FNAF Vs. DDLC,Who would win?Who will be ruler of deep lore?You decide

[@ashtontaylor6497]

Well mat pat definitely had a worse time uncovering fnaf than ddlc

[@Knuxkles]

DDLC is good at hiding secrets then fnaf :/

[@natsuki341]

Gay potato yea, I guess thats true!

[@DragonBoy-ch7hw]

I love your yt nameeeee

[@darckense1]

How to beat doki doki literature club: Step 1: Don’t join the literature club

[@idarblox]

Step 2 : Monika after stroy

[@PrettiestPrincipleInLife]

How to beat doki doki Step 1: join the literature club Step 2: delete monika Step 3: Maybe show yuri, sayori and natsuki to some therapists Step 4: become a partner to atleast 1 of them Step 5: enjoy the rest of your life in peace

[@Inspector_Anthony]

"And on that day, I sold my soul for a cupcake"

[@JustSMILE-ob7vy]

Monika: wait-where’s the game in 2018? Everyone: Laughs in 2024

[@berklannd]

".. coming out in 2018" Me: * laughing nervously while flipping calendar to 2020 *

[@yaboisantiishere8538]

I just played I just played this game cuz I'm a anime nerd but this is too much😂😂😆

[@Lavantte]

XoXwilting_roseXoX yup :(

[@Sora-dragneel]

what happened??

[@jph7472]

Sora Dragneel The game got delayed

[@sakshaygarg5774]

What's the name of the game

[@coopjo20ify]

You forgot to mention that after Monika deletes everything and all that’s left is you and her, In one of her looping dialogues she says: “Hey, you know that book you were reading with Yuri?” “Portrait of... whatever it was called...” “It’s funny, because I’m pretty sure that book-“ “Ah...” “Actually, I don’t think I should be talking about this.” “Ahaha, sorry!” “Just forget I said anything!”

[@damoxiofficial866]

Bootsey ...

[@justinscott1315]

Don't click tht link people, that's not game theory's channel, so its most likely a virus!

[@StormStep]

yeah I was gonna mention that too

[@PragmaticAntithesis]

Good catch! I wonder what crazy stuff they'll put in Third Eye.

[@malavagyrus8976]

TheGame Theorists you made it unconvincing when you spamed... p.s. there's a space between "The" and "Game"

[@nisalpeiris1714]

The "lust" reference in Yuri's poem is also interesting. When writing MC's poems, Yuri reacts when we pick the word "lust" from the book.

[@iamwoke322]

Hey Monika, you know how you deleted the other members? *maliciously right-clicks her .chr file*

[@KuePidd]

I refuse to believe this video was made 6 years ago.

[@Flaxdosh]

“The only difference between genius and insanity is that genius has its limits.” ― Albert Einstein

[@panaguitontricymarip.534]

@Marwan Elghafri why are you shouting?

[@horriblekellible]

@@artdeco777 insanity?

[@somethinginthewoods2662]

Isn't it creativity though?

[@sillyum.]

Tricy Mari Panaguiton HIS PARENTS SAID NO LITTLE TALK

[@lansprimal1837]

WHY ARE WE SCREAMING?!?!

[@paoloantoniozambranamagri1405]

Oh my God I just realized that there's a part where the main character is reading the eye book with Yuri and he says: "this character really reminds me of you"

[@Whatahorriblenighttohaveacurse]

Paolo Zambrana There you.. go

[@VenomDkoc]

but if this theory is true, then the character in the book you're talking about is monika

[@fayhara9536]

I think the theory is wrong in the fact that Monika is believed to be the main character. I think Yuri (or Libitina) is the main character.

[@Banana-cc5rx]

what if the xxxxxx is actually Monika real name Elyssa, who escaped from the third eye project and now grow up with the intention to stop the project. Making her the heroine for the next game. I mean you have to know the project really exist first in order to stop it, else it's just a book.

[@kalsyphr5039]

syaondri spot on, but theres probably more to it than that. Remember, Monika talks about “remembering” in her character file so the story might be following her trying to help Yuri suppress the third eye or do it herself to save yuri and the others, like stated in the report. Just a speculation though.

[@mijnnaamisgijs]

I cant say this enough, but… HUGE props to the editors, it REALLY makes it so much more creepy and i love it

[@SuperMario152]

This is peak game theory.

[@annawhattt]

ikk i think they legit won an editing award for this video lmao

[@saltysoysauces]

Too bad this didn’t happen. Really wanted this lore-game

[@ldrxmitski]

I KNOW RIGHT LIKE WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE BOOK FIRST U WANTED TO READ IT SO BAD

[@_donut_D_ace_]

Why it didn't?

[@blitzar2258]

Everyones gangsta until KZbin tells you to hit the confirm button

[@cryowolf3743]

😂

[@Xelpie]

True

[@jevinstanley9618]

True

[@sopha402]

True

[@jackknechtl2651]

True

[@melaniebisnath717]

“Yeah! This guy is hiding more clues in places than Scott Cawthon!” *scott has entered the chat*

[@kristy3843]

Me: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

[@adelwalid9402]

Scott used fnaf VR it's very effective

[@xcali2123]

@@adelwalid9402 *fans use traced copyright effective*

[@mnlaaf9340]

*MattPat61 has left the chat...*

[@kryptokriss4501]

MeliKeli xox * makes new game * "i'll show you who hides more clues in place"

[@isferbaad7367]

Love how he talked about doing more ddlc and then just never put out more

[@ZombiHomicide]

He did though?

[@sydneysalinas9321]

OK I think it’s pretty obvious that Yuri has already opened her third eye through torture, but what caused her to really start developing those habits of twitching, and going practically insane ,but what I find fascinating is she gives out how the kids at the camp were turned into test subjects ,but what puzzles me most is how most of the kids there had or have some part of a third eye in them and how a normal science guy found that third eye theory, so I’m kind of guessing that he has a third eye but what I’m most concerned about is how they found that camp of kids who are filled with have third eye pieces and how they found that camp, and who was running it before.

[@jackusy3414]

Monika “2018 baby!” Me:... it’s been three years. Im still waiting.

[@pinkpomegranate]

Ikrrr 😭😭😭

[@Varies16]

Dan Salvato said that he can finally start working for the next project this year. He couldn't work before because of other circumstances.

[@fainadomsa5013]

@@Varies16 so now we wait another three years?

[@Varies16]

@@fainadomsa5013 You can't rush a person who's working alone for a game. Also, he was busy with doing other previous projects. That's why the next visual novel wasn't made in 2018. (We don't know if he's really working on Project Libitina or everything else)

[@fainadomsa5013]

@@Varies16 I never said we should rush them

[@diamondmario64]

"It's time to be a f**king hero. Both of us. 2018" Me: Ahahahaaaa...haha.... *starts crying in 2020*

[@vincenttorrijos9680]

is there even any news about another game?

[@ssbfoxy]

Vincent Torrijos well, team salvato tweeted something about ddlc

[@ssbfoxy]

Look kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZaupo1qhdyVhdU

[@exacron3854]

But that was before all these disasters started in 2020 do it might not happen yhis year

[@roza913]

@@exacron3854 yeah i thought the same thing... But im really excited DDLC is one of my favourite games so im willing to wait because I know it's gonna be amazing!!

[@Snoflakes_1]

There's one other thing you missed that might be interesting. During the display of the poems for the festival, Yuri suddenly becomes very proactive, even though Sayori had claimed to be the next to share her poem. The title of that poem.. is "Afterimage of a Crimson Eye". The MC describes her becoming a completely different person while telling it, and describes to poem to have 'lots of twists and turns'. Could it be that she wrote about the other game?

[@moni3monca]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the fact that in the game the player said that the main character in the Portrait of Markov reminds them of Yuri in both acts. In the first act, where Yuri is her normal self/calm, the player says its because she always seconds guesses herself and Yuri doesn't think much of it. But in the second act, where Yuri is more unhinged, she starts freaking out but then the player explains that its because she always second guesses herself and she calms down and says "I thought you meant...something else about her. Were not even that far into the book yet". I feel like this also proves this theory but that's just me 👍

[@tora4142]

Watch the “2018 game” already be out, but it’s so well hidden that no one has been able to find it yet.

[@anxietyprimev6983]

Actually, I remember thinking that a popular indie game around that time had a few similarities with DDLC and the two might've been connected, but I forgot what the game was and what it was that tipped me off. Either way, you might be onto something here.

[@lilkxdude5659]

That would blow up the internet ngl

[@eiley1171]

Anxietyprimev69 what’s it called?

[@anxietyprimev6983]

@@eiley1171 That's the thing, I forgot what it was. I'd tell you if I knew it, but at the moment I've got nothing.

[@eiley1171]

Anxietyprimev69 oh ok!

[@qiudoashinimura2907]

and does anyone else remembers when you read the novel with yuri, and you said "the main character kinda resembles you right?" she instantly tries to defend herself.

[@jansmix6033]

0:07 I had a little terrified moment when I saw Ronnie character file, thinking "Didn't he actually commit suicide? Is it related to that?". Then quickly finding out this video was published roughly half a year before it happened. You couldn't know it back then but it's still quite creepy.

[@BostonsVeryOwn.]

maybe it was a hint?

[@Taib-Atte]

This is crazy. First you think it’s a dating sim, Second you think it’s about how to deal with depression, Third you think it’s a cool game that messes with files, Fourth you think it’s about a hidden scary story, Fifth you realize it’s just promotional content. Then it’s just Monika.

[@johnwatsoniv384]

A little bit of Monika is all I need 😏

[@TheGeladoo]

It's not just promotional content, just the hidden stuff...

[@timmiddleton8693]

It was always just monika

[@snakemeat2629]

Beta Syrus i

[@brynn_gn]

Beta Syrus 90

[@viktorpriestley]

“2018!” Me looking at 4 days until 2020: so that was a fuvcking lie

[@ryusdarling]

The 2018 was revealed before doki doki got popular and you tubers started playing it, Dan salvato tweeted saying that because of doki dokis popularity, he gotta work on that first and he hasn’t even finished the script for project libitina yet

[@raegan-s.]

ACoolMinecraftGuy Plus, one of the team members got an illness so that delayed things.

[@ryusdarling]

Raegan S. Ye ye facts, and we don’t actually know if project libitina is the ‘ddlc related content’ or the flat out ‘new game’ that Dan is rewriting the script for.

[@aesther712]

lol so last decade

[@pareomp3]

still waiting

[@theburntpan]

so during my playthrough i was too weirded out by Yuri in the second part, so i deleted her myself

[@gomoodobee7205]

This might have already been said, but during Act 3 where you're alone with Monika she says something along the lines "You know the book Yuri's been reading? Portrait of something? Well... actually, never mind." That could have been referring to this

[@keeganL1]

Other people: struggling to find Natsukis meaning of her file These guys: lol let’s wrap this around a cone

[@mirkos7196]

Lmfao

[@eggdog4920]

I think it’s actually a distorted image that you can just reverse to get it

[@Rageinater]

Noo you cant just do that no yo- HAHA PHYSICS GO SCRAAA

[@davethe_memer79yearsago94]

Hi

[@tinyone007]

I’m your 1000th like

[@tundrafrost9404]

Monika: “I’m the scariest character” Yuri: “hold my pen”

[@liameng4209]

Lol

[@monarchberry1107]

(Insert lenny face here)

[@weegeeboi5267]

@@monarchberry1107 I cant do that but i can do something similar (0w0)

[@FG-du8ih]

@@monarchberry1107 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Abeer-fs1en]

@@FG-du8ih how do u do that

[@-.._sawks_..-]

Us: "How confusing do you want this game to be?" Team Salvator: Y E S

[@eddieolivas4804]

It’s now 2024 and they still haven’t released the game.

[@aSaMu92_]

Huh? They didn't? Itn't DDLC+ the full release?

[@huh4165]

I wonder if it’s completely abandoned at this point. I’d really hope not, but it’s totally plausible. Allthough, as DDLC+ shows, it’s normal for us to be left in the dark for years, and something new to be released randomly.

[@Gigigiritina]

"So, how do we want to advertise our new horror game? Trailers, posters, maybe creepy pictures online?" "Nah, I have a better idea..."

[@annaanna6580]

And that's history.

[@SchifferThe2nd]

Dan Salvato: "hold my beer"

[@san_ka4928]

Bobby Fantastic Another game to promote this game.

[@talithaazzahra4764]

Let's do a cutesy dating sim to promote a horror! Wouldn't that make so much sense?!

[@jonasruberg2591]

666th like

[@drizzlecake]

When a cute guy joins your club but instead of approaching him normally you tear the fabric of reality, betray your friends, and destroy everything you loved.

[@andsuku7001]

*makes since*

[@danielliu9265]

+Drizzled Cake yep. need that "understanding girls" book by Hermione. really do.

[@linalv8683]

#relatable

[@TheBee1470]

Literally me

[@sarahjohnson.videos]

Yep

[@janekmorawski117]

This episode is the editing masterpiece

[@sahitgadde988]

ALSO TO ADD TO THIS, when reading with yuri the protaganist said something along the lines of "You remind me of this character", whihc yuri freaks out over

[@i.k.9467]

Remember when MC said to Yuri that she is just like the girl from the book and she freaked out.

[@PPsmal]

I was looking for this, I knew I wasn't the first one to notice it

[@alistaranello1166]

i also just noticed it

[@RemoveHandles750]

Thank god im not alone, the MC proved the theory himself before anyone made a theory!

[@l_saaa22]

I noticed it too! I wonder what she thought he meant...

[@pearless100]

I noticed it too very sus Yuri was (not) the imposter

[@jonahsiminak2993]

So, on Team Salvato's website it says that the guy who makes these has had some serious mental health issues. That's why the game is delayed.

[@samiacool9]

Why do I feel like that makes sense

[@iheartmilfs6666]

i ain’t surprised tbh

[@sorenthelurker5506]

Interesting......

[@yolo8283]

that creeps me out wtf...

[@dehydrated_13]

New theory: the creator is actually yuri

[@mxchamelodies]

I think you also forgot to mention for the third eye. Yuri had stabbed herself 3 times. Edit: I forgot to mention she also stabbed herself in ACT 3 most likely, referencing to her third eye.

[@yagmurozkan6906]

Game Theory, I have great news for you: The names Libitina and Elyssa are mentioned in the book "The Portrait of Markov" read by Yuri. And apparently sisters Libitina and Elyssa. Also in episode one, Libitina says her hair is purple in her nightmare. The full sentence is: "My face was covered in long, purple hair." I haven't gotten to chapter two yet, but for your information, I'm writing this. I think you could make a special video for this book. And if you know what's going on in the book.. I think you can make a video again. And if you did, I didn't see it. Thanks for reading!

[@_bugrabilgin]

Google çeviri herzamanki gibi bir hayal kırıklığı. Tabii, yine de anlaşılabilir olmuş Yağmur.

[@no-ni3yb]

What's the source? Where did you find portrait of markov

[@yagmurozkan6906]

@@no-ni3yb I dont remember but I will look it up sometime

[@abillionzebras]

im confused its a real book?

[@yagmurozkan6906]

​@@_bugrabilgin Evet biliyorum 😅 Ingilizcem uyi aslinda ama cok usendim haha

[@applebombbob]

Another reason why Yuri is probably Libitina can be seen when you start reading the book with her for the second time. When the protagonist said that Yuri reminds him of the character of the book Yuri got really nervous. Then your character says that it was because she second guesses herself . She then goes on to say that she thought you meant something else about her and that this part of the story hasn't happened yet.

[@nowloading...267]

Luke Alexander dammmnn, that's creepy af

[@jamin5767]

wow no way thanks for that big surprise i now have 1 robux

[@kickaxe8955]

yea but if Monika is to be the heroine AKA, the main character, then why would Yuri relate to Monika?

[@tristanswinning5950]

Also she lick the blood off you finger when you cut yourself on her knife.

[@fluxcutie4813]

TheGame Theorists you missed a space in your name, idiot. If you are going to try and scam people at least do it right

[@skyepope355]

Another piece of evidence: Libitina was the Roman goddess of death, funerals and burials. The most common and well known flower associated with funerals is the lily, and the Japanese word for lily is 'yuri'. Not sure if anyone else has commented on that yet, so I just wanted to leave it here.

[@ash05]

Also, the flower from that creepy poster IS lily.

[@emargaux]

*Clap clap clap*

[@hydradominatus3661]

Conspiracy confirmed

[@marcusmeira5594]

I'm upvoting this in hopes of MatPat seeing it. I think he'll like it.

[@idekyeet8382]

Hope mat sees this

[@kaylaiott9342]

the fact you put all of this together amazes me so much like this just blows my mind

[@KillaQ1996]

DDLC is such an amazing game, and your videos about it are even more amazing! One small detailed I noticed is that you refer to deleting Monika as the games true ending. The true ending is not just deleting Monika, it's having pursued every girl in Act 1 before doing so, which will give you the true ending and will show a thank you letter of Dan Salvato personally

[@torable8863]

Steph did an amazing job voicing Monika.

[@mattderry8165]

Yea

[@RoryKatherin03]

Lol the scammers forget to put a space between the name AND didn't make subscribers plural just sad

[@thefbi2927]

TheGame Theorists get those scams away from us

[@frankkoolpops5182]

TheGame Theorists wow thats a nice virus mister. But please get good

[@100dead]

She could be a reeeeaaaally good voice actor, if she wanted to.

[@KayBbyXOXOXO]

“Something about this visual novel makes me go through puberty.” - Matpat, 2017

[@KM-uk2rt]

Kay Styles we all know what that means...m

[@Co_opCat]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@6SLO19]

What a way to end the year

[@partysqu1d]

That phrase about what Yuri does with the pen was the tipping point...

[@thatpotato37]

Is that a reference to something weird?

[@Skell_FPE]

We Miss You Matpat

[@KookieStar]

MatPat: A"nd now with the weather... Mark?" Markiplier: "Your hair is purple, you're probably evil" MatPat: "Thank you, Mark."

[@mr3rr0r15]

"Team salvato has a game coming out in 2018." Me: *laughs and cry's in coronavirus*

[@slimeicide_yt]

Ikr

[@dkp6822]

Nope

[@clairehuang136]

rip in chat

[@anthonyrufino9271]

Is taking them a long time to make it so I'm guessing they probably abandon the project of make the game

[@bnuuycomrade5089]

'2018' 2 years later and nothing :(

[@ghostsomenswho]

*I KNOW IT DIDN'T COME OUT IN 2018: BUT DAN SALVATO SAYS HE IS STILL WORKING ON IT!!!* He thought it would come out in 2018, but DDLC blew up and he decided he needed time to make money off merch so this next game can be really good quality and even better quality than DDLC. Don't worry: the third eye is coming

[@matoyt2094]

D!

[@matoyt2094]

Mjk

[@honeylavender6266]

Guess what!! He tweeted that he's ready to start working on ddlc again because they had to pause working on it for two years... he also said he'd be working on slmething else perhaps something to do with the portrait of Markov 🤔

[@zaku2552]

Update July 2020: Team Salvato is starting to work on DDLC again,BUT it's also stated that they slowly begin working on a new project of theirs(The third eye?)

[@BasicD]

Thanks for letting us know!!

[@balonga.phobic2706]

I didn’t know doki doki could get even deeper and/or creepier than it already was..

[@awesome0621]

Another thing that can tell us that the portrait of markov is yuri’s story is when you read with yuri you make a comment that yuri is like the character in the book, and she asks why you think that in a kind of panic. I dunno, but I think that confirms it even more

[@doorknob5223]

Well it's 2019. Nothing's happened.

[@byz88]

Nothing you noticed.

[@mandrakehelmago118]

No i think but this Is getting scary and too far

[@bichimadorable9697]

Maybe dan watched and just wanted to make matpat wrong... OR he wasn't planning another game and left Easter eggs to real life events so he is working on it now cause of game theo9 fans?

[@mandrakehelmago118]

@@bichimadorable9697 maybe. Or maybe not. I dont know wtf but i just started the game 2 days ago Oooooof

[@randomhuman4864]

It is

[@serenamayes1307]

Monika: “2018!!” Everyone in 2020: WHERE IS THE SPOOPY POEM PREQUEL SEQUEL?!

[@xXMemelord]

Serena Mayes it did get delayed. im not a fan of horror games, but i mighttttt stick this one out.

[@Binqactions]

2018 is M in base64

[@jeremychicken3339]

@@Binqactions m for... Monika?

[@memerboi69.0]

Ca-Mai09 PROJECT M CONFIRMED

[@10nissan67]

Was there a reason it was delayed and when is it coming back?

[@rihohachi]

Dang this was 6 years ago feels like yesterday 💀

[@MrEmeraldBoy]

The year is 2023 and I'm still religiously believe in Project Libitina. Meanwhile Dan Salvato streaming speedruns of Yoshi's Island and never ever talk about any projects 👍

[@darthcuckold1486]

Sadge

[@paradoxlaboratories8005]

I really hope that he picks up the project again and it doesn’t just turn into a Half Life III situation.

[@kaylinross3101]

This completely explains why Yuri gets a bit uneasy when your character compares her to the character in the book while reading together...

[@julianelde2494]

Kaylin Ross ooohhhhhhh snap

[@derpytastic4408]

She's still waifu xD

[@TheLastArbiter]

Good point!!

[@zachofblades838]

Kaylin Ross OMG YES

[@angelmsanchez4714]

Ooooh shoot i didn't even think of that

[@karamkillisli1333]

you know the video is intense when youtube asks you if you wish to proceed

[@-toaster_ashes-3515]

ikr, the first time i’ve watched a ddlc play through was a few years ago but it still horrifying to me

[@quentincuevas3752]

I wish I could play it to delete Monika with no mercy.

[@yourse1f109]

with no mercy, lol

[@tenkochabashira854]

“This video isn’t for those who are easily scared”

[@Toolroom747]

Weird right

[@winglt3]

The subtitles at the very beginning👌

[@siry_not_siri1335]

I love watching these with captions. He adds some tings and I love it

[@lcdream4213]

Team salvato: 2018 NEW GAME GUYS 2019: *cricket noises*

[@Adamjoko]

teamsalvato.com/blog/doki-doki-literature-club-anime-expo-2019/

[@elizabethafton4481]

...

[@elizabethafton4481]

@@Adamjoko NO!

[@salemmaxwell570]

Adamjoko that may be the wrong link pal

[@dazed_but_awake]

I was about to comment the same thing! TEAM SALVATOOOOOOOOO WHERE IS DA GAME

[@Bill-sz4oo]

The Game Theorists: Makes an almost 16::00 minute long video about how Yuri is evil. Markiplier: You have purple hair, you're probably evil.

[@senkuishigami999]

he knew!?

[@RAGHHHHHHHH]

Omggg he did

[@heaventoast]

The MatPat behind the slaughter

[@cryptox1469]

9:05 anyone know the music?

[@BootyyShaker9000]

I mean... There are a lot of jokes about Mark being physic.

[@explosivesilliness]

The editing of this video is SO COOL

[@ddlc_player.]

"coming out in 2018" ..huh... 2024..

[@AlexPerez-tv1zg]

Yuri: villain of the next game Monika: villain of the first game Sayori: commits suicide and can become sentient Natsuki: *h e l l o*

[@ayesh4h]

Natsuki is the only mentally stable one lmao

[@wilixishtheaceospades1351]

She’s probably the cometic relief so we can still stay sane during the game

[@captainclarky5352]

@@wilixishtheaceospades1351 Natsuki will be the Jar Jar of the Portrait of Markov

[@noahthecomrade]

@@captainclarky5352 lol

[@mago_malvado96]

Ronnie: becomes a tragic.hero

[@dpurut]

people: this might be base64, maybe it’s binary? what does this all mean? redditors: haha cone time

[@ewy4010]

Tbf, you can already see a face figure after the negative image

[@kiverix]

64*

[@sakurakeiko3672]

Redditors are a different breed of human

[@jamescollier9196]

@@sakurakeiko3672 What would the world do without extremely obsessive and intelligent people?

[@sakurakeiko3672]

James Collier a lot of cases would’ve still remained unsolved lol

[@ecr1nn.n553]

Also, there‘s one scene where Mc says the main character from the book and Yuri are really similar and Yuri gets all nervous, maybe that also has to do smth with that

[@alt.moons_8244]

This is so weird, before the video started my screen went black and i couldn’t get rid of it but i could still hear the audio of ‘Just Monkia just Monika’ i had to emergency lock my phone just to get the screen back

[@carlosdelacruz1238]

No one: This entire comment section: “It’s 2020 where’s the game?”

[@selliterallydies]

its coming out this year we dont know when but this year

[@dontjudgemebymyname6620]

No one: You: im gonna use this meme even though it's dead :D

[@selliterallydies]

@@hmalick3810 no im pretty sure dan salvato had some sort of mental issue but he says that he will release the game this year

[@danikisikan9821]

Well, the good thing is, Yuri is now legal

[@joshuaalcala7672]

who knows? maybe team salvato is waiting for us to solve another mystery or maybe they really are pressured by the expectations....

[@Snoorlacks]

“This guy is hiding clues in more places than Scott Cawthon...” Scott Cawthon: Hold my Freddy mask

[@meek8472]

hhahahahahahahah

[@kasyk.k6859]

He basically challenged him

[@hopeforstariskies1132]

@@kasyk.k6859 yeah. I bet Scott saw this and was like "Is that a challenge? Be careful what you wish for, Matpat."

[@Snoorlacks]

HopeforStariSkies lool ikr I could just picture Scott’s reaction when he heard that lmao

[@s0uverains95]

Which Freddy, cheese fondue face or cuddly murder bear?

[@bandagesquanderingmachine679]

So much work was put into making and soving it.

[@stevothestreamer]

Goodbye Matthew patrick

[@vegeta353658]

You forgot one of the special poems in Act 2 which says: "Today I cut my skin open for the first time. It was exhilarating. I think I understand how [blank] feels now. I'm supposed to be the responsible one though, so I don't think I'll be doing it again unless I decide to kill myself." That was written by either Yuri or Monika and the name that's crossed out is either Elyssa or Yuri. Please thumbs this up so that The Game Theorists can see! EDIT: Also, in Act 2 Yuri tries to get the protagonist by himself because she didn't get a chance to "discuss" her book with him but Monika was having none of that and skipped to the next scene. Was it because she didn't want the protag to spend time with Yuri or was it because she didn't want Yuri to spoil the plot?

[@casulgamer1499]

It could also be Monika. She's shown to be suicidal as well. There's a txt file where she says she could just kill herself but donesn't because of you, or that it would be really easy just to delete herself.

[@zuko1569]

Yuri on Edge +Hey Yuri, do you like Rick and Morty?

[@miit3560]

No. If you open the poem image in a text editor you can see that it was prepared in Photoshop and that the blacked out word is Yuri, because the file stores the text in readable form.

[@notfound1735]

Yuri on Edge look at this: www.reddit.com/r/DDLC/comments/7ioqvh/the_word_censored_in_this_special_poem_is_yuri/

[@maddieohara5978]

Yuri: Libitina Monika: Elyssa With that information, and the fact that the blurred out word is Yuri, not Elyssa, you can infer that Monika wrote that "poem".

[@yujuslipsalot..5289]

"If a story makes me think, or *takes me to another world* , then I really can't put it down." - Yuri

[@nonetheyoshi9093]

Yuju slips a lot .ω. Oooooh shnayap

[@backutZR]

Yuju slips a lot .ω. there are alot of hints that are given away by Yuri isn't it?

[@jesterjaded73]

What if Yuri exists in every horror story she reads?

[@gmaster2647]

Not to mention the main character makes a mention that the main character in the Markov book seems very similar to Yuri...

[@toko2029]

Wow a reader saying how a book takes them to another world. Those never existed.

[@diamondsoul6853]

That also explains in the second act why Yuri was so quick to deny the fact she related to the main character of the book when the protagonist mentioned that the main character reminded him of Yuri.

[@actualdeedash]

Here's Dan Salvato's tweet on Jan 2, 2020 "This will be the year I reclaim my happiness so I can deliver it to others! My goal is to fully return to doing things I enjoy, such as making games. First releasing new DDLC content (not a sequel), then blowing the dust off my next original VN which has been on hold for 2 years."

[@verotuxn]

2 years... 2020-2018=2 years so its just been on hold?! Well now i gotta wait more?! Ive already waited for 2 years and- ugh nvm

[@pinkerton732]

•Jam Jam• now only 2 more years

[@kimcrump3781]

the third demoman ka bewm

[@Endershock1678]

Is there a link to this? I can't seem to find the actual tweet on his page.

[@actualdeedash]

@@Endershock1678 twitter.com/dansalvato/status/1212758463169880065?s=20 It's pinned how can't you find it?

[@panictrash8847]

Matpat: Team Salvato has another game coming in 2018 Me: *laughs in 2019*

[@cygnus6135]

Me: *Laughs in Doki Doki*

[@manaskyes9081]

It was supposed to come out in 2018. It got pushed back due to the developer getting caught up in work and stuff.

[@damtrimontgomery9069]

@@manaskyes9081 wait but isn't this his job

[@ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs]

@@damtrimontgomery9069 He is working by himself, except drawing the art. Also, he already said it in his account, rather than releasing rushed game in 2018, he rather that his time and release the final game with ease. He really want to release the game at 2018, but he decided to not do that.

[@filenotfound2600]

Me: *laughs in superhot*

[@rosestarofroseclan8094]

Everyone else: Talking about the theory Me: Pause around 15:15 - 15:16

[@dark_galaxyy]

Also one thing I think fits here, is that if you pursue Yuri, you’ll tell her that she acts like the main character of the portrait of markov. When you do so she gets really nervous and says something like “we haven’t gotten to that part of the book yet.” Idk kinda sus.

[@wafflekakesart6664]

Matpat: Yuri is Libitina. Team Salvato: Aight, boys, shut it down. I'll leave

[@emmasanders111]

If you delete the game, re install it, delete all previous data, and name your character "Libitina" she will show up as a character in the character files

[@reroman3950]

@@emmasanders111 Noice

[@Doppel_A]

@@emmasanders111 did anyone tested it?

[@emmasanders111]

@@Doppel_A the file was the same as yuri's file. but yuri already had a file. ihavent had anyone else test it

[@KQS4556]

Boyfriend's Jacket ._. I can test it

[@userlimelight]

*"This guy is hiding clues in more places than Scott Cawthon!"* Scott: _offended_ wow okay then, no more FnaF for you I guess

[@supersonicawesome7666]

Sans Skelepun that would be a good thing for Matt

[@fellowmemer5693]

The fact that MatPat had to completely bin his previous theories as lies told is exactly what he gets for the following statement lol

[@fellowmemer5693]

@Prerana Elwin If you are starving for internet points just write "2019 *anyone*????????"

[@stockholmsyndrome3379]

@@supersonicawesome7666 nah i think its going to be like well more games for you and im ginna make it harder

[@tenshi6293]

imagine a game made by scott cawthon and dan salvato, everyone who play it may go craizy

[@Blastman2.0]

It’s not that they are in another game but they’re starting to notice there’s several universes where same thing happens

[@gracielinden3468]

i remeber from the game that MC said yuri was like the main charicter from her book and she freaked out

[@kekestro2315]

When you're talking to Monika before you delete her she says "Hey, you know that book you were reading with Yuri?" "Portrait of... whatever it was called..." "It's funny because I'm pretty sure that book--" "Actually, I don't think I should be talking about this" "Just forget I said anything"

[@cloroxbleach5771]

She actually talks for a long time when you are trapped there with her. Search on youtube 10 hrs of just monika. She even has a twitter page that she mentions 6 hours in.

[@TheGeladoo]

Clorox Bleach Actually, it has only 1 hour and a half of content. Idk where the 10 hours came from, only if you read like one line every 5 minutes lol

[@MostlyAnimatedSketches]

DzLrsy yup That's when MatPat himself decided he wanted to delete her.

[@Cutegirl555]

Yuri the waifu Ended her laifu With a big knaifu

[@mynameberamen1779]

Amazing

[@BlazingEmerald428]

Then matpat said dei ja vu

[@Yeast_]

Knaifu is waifu

[@CrawRetard]

Damn xd

[@johnblanton1332]

This is just great

[@MysticMoonlight10120]

15:15 lmao that fade in transition

[@percival27]

MATPAT IS A F__KING GENIUS

[@redbisector6750]

Monika: protagonist Yuri: a monster Sayori and Natsuki: crying in the corner

[@terretro3623]

Press F to pay respects to Sayori and Natsuki. Great as waifus but seem to be unimportant in the upcoming game

[@syren1028]

Their background characters I guess

[@cristinabadua9924]

@@syren1028 Thats what i was supposed to say

[@cys5raph]

they could very well be minions of yuri's. who knows

[@D4WN_]

Maybe their just backround characters that die?

[@skookiposting]

"2018!" Monika said Us in February 2020: *British laughing*

[@laurendavey7274]

me: *irish* *laughing*

[@notatallnight]

me: just laughing

[@laurendavey7274]

@@notatallnight *you* *like* *j* *a* *z* *z*

[@amd3728]

Me: *Hispanic laughing*

[@dumbwhiteguy9704]

BRO WHAY

[@SharkyYT]

You know, I’m still wondering when this new game is coming.

[@anidiotnamedbug8960]

i’ve lost hope

[@Alexaq268]

Yeah, so, team Salvato didn't put it out in 2018. I hope they eventually do, though.

[@HenryCat]

I know I’m wayyyy late to the party, but I was surprised that MatPat didn’t mention this. When you read the Portrait of Markov with Yuri, you say that the main character’s personality reminds you of Yuri. Yuri is surprised that that is the similarity you saw, saying that something else is similar between the two of them later in the book. But what else besides personality could be similar between the two of them.... Unless Yuri was literally the main character of the book

[@miguelsaavedra5232]

I’m late too...

[@hpo8586]

Big brain And that’s the reason you know I’m late

[@SashaWumpkin]

True

[@jamesthewolf5229]

Wow i thought of that too .😮

[@soybeanprotein2124]

EXACTLY!!!

[@walkingmess5636]

Matpat: Can't we just hv a game with a straightforward storyline? Dan salvato: *laughs in poems* Scott Cawthon: *laughs in exotic butters*

[@daelin7606]

Undertale: *laughs in 8 bit*

[@piccolo748]

Petscop: *laughs in child murder*

[@savi5091]

*nervously hee-hees*

[@mynameberamen1779]

Laughs in yee haw

[@apricoticpeaches]

Legend of Zelda: *Laughs in the 7 stages of death*

[@bondrewd-2000]

2018...... sigh

[@adamkadmon6652]

Lol

[@FragileAsAFlower]

"Something about this visual novel makes me go through puberty." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@taranis04]

Who the hell would think “I wonder what happens when I wrap this mysterious picture around a *cone*”???

[@tickleisweeb]

Bored people.

[@scottyp1167]

This is honestly an amazing point.

[@animaucan2914]

@@scottyp1167 I'm not sure if that is a pun or not

[@Raku21]

Looking at the image you can clearly see that it's and opened up cone

[@spamt7638]

The real IQ test of life