Horror? - DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB - Full Playthrough

Doki Doki Literature Club: store.steampowe...
"Doki Doki Literature Club" is a perfectly normal anime visual novel with zero horror elements.
Intermission Timestamps:
1 - 1:02:52
2 - 1:53:42
3 - 3:04:24
4 - 4:03:08

[@duckyd6297]

4:13:55 Monika: Isn't it kind of messed up that she cuts herself? (Real)John: It just means that she needs help. John is the best.

[@ohno4930]

yo ik im 2 years late but he really is at first i thought somehow that he was going to be disappointed at all the girls having mental health issues because-- i don't know, because he didn't like that kind of material. (I'm used to people finding it too much to handle when they get to know me) but I was kinda happy when he expressed concern that they were going to use mental illness as horror on its own. I'm struggling a lot right now and it's nice to see people care.

[@animdoodle]

Paradoxynne mhm I agree!

[@moviesovermatterproductions]

👏🏾🌹

[@kcmcclary569]

@@ohno4930 I hope you recover well I've struggled with depression and anxiety my entire life and during my grade school years I was nearly wrecked my these mental health issues. If I can say anything to you I'd say not to lose hope and to never give up on yourself no matter how shitty and brutal things get.

[@ohno4930]

@@kcmcclary569 Thank you so much, I needed it right now! I'm also chronically ill with some mild but tricky medical issues, and the past few weeks have been rough :) I'm looking forward to the future, though. I hope you are too; it can always get better somehow.

[@deli7625]

"You kind of left her hanging this morning" Dear fucking god, Monika.

[@ChainMeFree09]

Alex omg I just fucking got that😭 savageeeee

[@otomeleifu]

She’s horrible actually when you see all the stuff she’s done. Constantly taking jabs at Yuri and Natsuki. And don’t get me started on the dialogue when she is in that strange room at the end. She talks about the sad and gruesome details of Sayori’s decision.

[@Meh-uo3fb]

Melrose&Leifu then we find out monika is the hero and yuri is the villain LMAO watch game theory doki doki literature club to find out more

[@bubbykins4864]

@@Meh-uo3fb TV Tropes: *_[Scary Shiny Glasses meme intensifies]_*

[@bennyandthejets8134]

John looks genuinely upset about the girls all having crushes on him

[@anondecepticon]

I got the impression Natsuki and Yuri were more into each other than him.

[@mori5271]

+anondecepticon same lol

[@tristanw2563]

@@anondecepticon Me 2

[@Mike-kl5yc]

anondecepticon me 3 lmao 😂

[@icedtea_6108]

he knows the cliche

[@MoonshineAnimations]

"Monika was probably the most populat girl in class- smart, beautiful, athletic - EVIL" Johm fucking nailed it.

[@Mat-vm3bf]

Why has no one Replied to this it’s been 3 years I guess I’m the first

[@Echo_Chill27]

Hi

[@maisan2838]

Soup

[@MrGam3r_000]

Oh, Hi Moon

[@SaddestPossum]

Hewo

[@HieuNguyen-dm8rv]

Sayori hugs the cookie John: " I'm playing this game for you guys..." Sighs

[@aprilasylum2512]

When Monika said "left her hanging this morning." It suddenly creeped me out. 😨😨😨

[@thunder-yogan567]

not same

[@Switcher1972]

Same : i suddently though "oh sh*t!!". That was part of the fun.

[@ГенийЖизни-л7ю]

I had such a strong feeling that she was already dead that morning... Was so sad to confirm it,got attached. This game has a good ending though and I loved it.

[@mcplumpkin6191]

@@ГенийЖизни-л7ю there's a good ending, someone covered it. the normal ending is still neat

[@ГенийЖизни-л7ю]

@@mcplumpkin6191 Read my last sentence slowly

[@Bavariansteel]

Your happiness is really important to me, John.

[@johnsullivan186]

Your happiness is really important to me, Bavarian Steel.

[@miichaow]

Your happiness is really important to me, Zakary Spain.

[@ergoth154]

Your happiness is really important to me, Y E.

[@gileve1205]

Your happiness is really important to me, FashTheStampede.

[@Im.A1ex]

Your happiness is really important to me, MOM.

[@konstance13]

"What kind of smut is this?!"

[@AmShibes]

-John Wolfe 2017

[@hwdhs919]

Nice

[@SSToten98]

Timestamp?

[@LAURA---]

@@SSToten98 2:47:49

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

DDLC seems like it's the kind of game where the horror really depends on how much the player connects to the characters, but that can be pretty difficult to pull off if the writing's not up to it. For me, at least, the writing's decent enough to get me invested enough to get legitimately creeped out by some of the more subtle scares in the game. I can definitely see how it's really not creepy for some people, though.

[@cowbirdystorm]

Luka Hays wo ther stop rite ther

[@GalaxiaStars]

+Being meguca is suffering DDLC's horror being impactful also depends on whether or not the player is easily affected by the horror tropes that the game uses. For instance I'm not afraid of the game's horror because to me it feels very similar to the tons of gaming creepypastas I've read and doesn't really deviate from the usual gaming creepypasta setup. I enjoyed the slice of life bits more because the horror side of the story didn't faze me much.

[@artalcoolique3341]

@@kawaii33366 Someone's a bit too attached to their waifu, eh?

[@beyondviolet]

@Luka Hays wtf how is the writing directionless or lacking in any way? Seriously, it's some of the best dialogue I've seen in a game, especially for Yuri and Monika.

[@Scarshadow666]

major wow Very true! Horror in general (and terror too probably) is one of the most subjective genres out there! I guess some people can have a problem with anything/everything... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@konkretyn]

*Someone please make a video compilation of all the times John went "Ahaha!" while playing this game*

[@Tripp426]

I swear it would be like a 30 minute video.

[@margerymartin3313]

And *OO-WAHH*

[@loreslaed5061]

Nice

[@Moriarty369]

Noice

[@laurentiusmcmxcv]

Has anyone made the compilation yet ?

[@rebekahlanee1825]

John's face when he looks at the camera just screams "help me"

[@acheronx98]

When is this?

[@czazureblue7907]

Almost all the time

[@ChibiDanaChan]

oh gawd, you can literally see Yuri's life draining during the skipping. Nice detail, probably what freaked me out the most.

[@MIAMIU-ub5bf]

I agree. When I realized that, I freaked out so much. Also Yuri's realistic moving eyes...//shivers.

[@ChibiDanaChan]

MIA. MIU Right??? Its those mixed combos of anime and realistic parts that are also freaky. I literally rewinded to see the difference in Yuri's face and even the blood I noticed aging. Still makes me shiver eeek

[@MIAMIU-ub5bf]

ughhh literally can't sleep at night anymore. It's not even the mental illness theme, nor character attachment that is mentally scarring, it's literally those small attentions to details that are absolutely freaky. Some people who just skipped through or didn't pay attention wouldn't get it, I am absolutely wreaked by this game T_T

[@ChibiDanaChan]

I both admire and dread it. More horror and thriller games should take consideration to detail as it really boosts the creepy vibe and leaves a surprise for the player to find. Lol no sleep for us then, but I work tomorrow x_x

[@MIAMIU-ub5bf]

Totally. I am never freaked out by 'scary realistic graphics' or sudden jumpscares. It's all about noticing/realizing the horror element subtly, and letting a part of it haunt you for a long time. I also have a paper due as well as a final exam, I am screwed x'D

[@CinnamonHat]

"Oh god, there's another one." ~John meeting VN anime girls, apparently.

[@loreslaed5061]

CinnamonHat nice

[@5aturnine]

A little bit of Monika in my life A little bit of Monika by my side A little bit of Monika is all I need A little bit of Monika is what I see A little bit of Monika in the sun A little bit of Monika all night long A little bit of Monika here I am A little bit of Monika makes me your man

[@devoncurtis1983]

Saturnine Monika #5 is the best song/poem from the 90's

[@sethsullivan3812]

Don't forget the other great hits such as: 1. Just Monika 2. Just Monika 3. Just Monika 4. Just Monika 5. Just Monika Just Monica

[@elliewellybigfatbelly]

Saturnine *insert brass band interlude here*

[@craynolan14]

Saturnine Somebody watched the GT Live playthrough

[@townesphd]

Saturnine l

[@kingofburgerz]

I think that this games greatest flaw is also it's greatest strength. The amount of time it takes to get into the "meat" of the game. It creates a great smoke screen, but it probably bothers a lot of people. Regardless it's super impressive how Dan managed to code this in a visual novel making tool. Overall a very well done and worthwhile experience.

[@theguyyouhate]

yeah the firest part is just as relevant as the "point" of it all at the end for the main audience for this kind of visual novel. it's not just a smoke screen. it's partly to properly introduce the charecters and make you care. it also serves to be a truely unpleseant contrast to what the game becomes. when you keep going from the normal and the freaky stuff the freaky stuff seems worse.

[@nicolaskarrer4479]

@theguyyouhate I agree with you regarding how important the first 3 hours are, where you get to know each character. If you would start right off with the "psychological" element, it wouldn't have had that much of an impact. For example sayori: you basically get to know her as a quirky, innocent and happy-go-lucky girl who's always cheerful and wants to make other people happy. Getting to the part where she confesses how she really feels kinda made me sad - which wouldn't have been possible if you already knew from the start that she suffered from depression and was like a downer. Character development was really great IMO.

[@hahaha7886]

Nicolas Karrer exactly. A lot of people here are just for the horror element but that has no effect if you dont have an attachment to the characters first.

[@zora1138]

@@theguyyouhate Yeah, the horror element wouldn't work if it didn't spend a lot of time getting you settled in to this normal seeming world and getting you attached to the characters.

[@Smallmale]

I think that the reason I like this so much is because of Monika's character. Like this type of horror isn't necessarily new but like, the idea behind Monika's character and motives really got me. Spoilers below the cut!: Like the thought that she became aware that none of her world is real, and there is nothing for her there not only in terms of "every thing is scripted to happen and nothing new could happen" but also that she's a SIDE CHARACTER. She gets nothing, there is not ending for her, so she made one, she doesn't even have an outfit outside of her school uniform! Like i have a hard enough time knowing that I really don't mean anything in the long run, but I can atleast be comforted by the fact the nobody else does either. But imagine if you just, realized how unimportant YOU are and yet all the people around you have a bright and dazzling future and mean EVERYTHING. It's also worth mentioning that there are random events in the game, which can have anywhere from a 1/5 to a 1/100 chance of happening, and 11 "special poems" 3 of which are decided at random at the beginning of a playthrough that will be shown to you so you're not going to see all the same stuff every time.

[@Jupiter-T]

That's what I like too! It wasn't just messing with the game files to be spoopy or something. She had an understandable motive.

[@animebro14]

I sympathize with the protagonist more than monika

[@beyondviolet]

Tarshish Jupiter pretty sure that Yuri foreshadows this on multiple occasions

[@keeperofm5090]

@@animebro14 The protagonist is a piece of shit

[@gote3595]

"Oh god there's another one"

[@mokonarose01]

I honestly did not think John would play this. But he managed to get past the Doki Doki part to get to the horror, I applaud Him 👏

[@IncognitoSprax]

"horror"

[@kcmcclary569]

John needs A medal for Meritorious Service after Soldiering through the boring build up of this game.... it's gonna be hard as fuck for me to do the same with as much enthusiasm and willpower. Lol!

[@xEcuador1]

Kc Mcclary it’s not even boring lol

[@kcmcclary569]

@@xEcuador1 The start of the game is slug slow and I feel like more could've been done to fix that because the time spent with the Poetry could've been spent learning about the characters ya know just tiny bread crumbs. To me that build up was longer than it should've been but John did a good job keeping it entertaining ☺

[@xEcuador1]

Kc Mcclary I think most KZbinr did a great job entertaining us like mark, pewds and John too. I personally enjoyed the conversation as it will later have a more impactful effect when something terrible happens.

[@Dice-Z]

If people really can't be bothered to watch the "cutesy weeb part", just skip to 3 hours in or so to know what the fuss is about. Once again this game isn't here to make you scream in terror, it's not slenderman, it's psychological horror. People are free to find the game good or terrible, but don't complain that your oranges don't taste like apples.

[@LadyWisteriaa]

PRODUCERDiceOfficial whose complaining tho? Lol im pretty sure we all know what to expect from these after the letter

[@bludgeon1081]

Meh, the psychological part was not that scary. Glitchy stuff and 4th wall breaking is used too much.

[@siegwardinspirit]

I love psychological horror, but I don't like this at all. I guess visual novels are just not my thing. Will watch this anyway for John's commentary.

[@siegwardinspirit]

FineCarpa everything in visual novels is overly descriptive and exaggerated, trying to involve horror will just end up with the same results.

[@BlazingSerenade]

Hannah E. This is terror, horror relies on the grotesque, shock and awe - terror is psychological

[@YAH2121]

4 glorious hours of John in all his sass and cynicism? This is gonna be great!

[@fuzzycat3651]

5

[@johnlee7164]

John ends up picking the girl with the sassy comebacks. So much Freud going on.

[@stellas2927]

John saying “Ahaha “ “Ehehe “ “Eeh “ Is the funniest shit ever !¡

[@greenkite55]

Stella Star OOOWAH!!!

[@Anime_nerd-k23]

Timestamp plz

[@beth603]

@@Anime_nerd-k23 4:43:42

[@Anime_nerd-k23]

@@beth603 thx

[@beth603]

@@Anime_nerd-k23 yw

[@oofenheimerrr4331]

Spoilers Below: While I do believe that ImScared did this idea in a quicker manner, I believe the reason this game has gotten more acclaim is because of the focus on the cutesy exterior. With ImScared, it's obvious the game's going to try to mess with you, and introduce the "interactive files" thing to you in-game. This game however, if you're going into it blind, there's very few ways to figure out how the game's going to turn out. The time they spend building up to the "scary parts" is really more of a way of getting the player to feel a false sense of security. The beginning of the game warns you that there's going to be disturbing material, but not many people expected it to be on this level. I was expecting it to try and preach about disturbing topics, not flat out use them to unsettle you, which really surprised me after the LITERAL 3 HOURS OF BUILD-UP. I can see why the game's gotten a following however, and I can definitely appreciate the work that went into it.

[@scritchersan]

What kind of latex school uniforms does this school employ >.> Blazers don't work like that!

[@Noogle11]

scritchersan only the best

[@loreslaed5061]

Nice

[@hwdhs919]

Nice

[@aseasangie]

Nice

[@evieacsepts4890]

scritchersan OMG IKR

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Where's Freddy Nine john. I subscribed for your fmof content.

[@ManlyBadassHero]

I SAVED YOUR LIFE IN THE WAR JOHN, YOU OWE ME

[@pivix361]

In the wifey War right We lost so many people in war

[@clausobv4446]

I'm watching your content as we speak

[@minapazderak5867]

LamentedMusings - they talk all the time lol. Have you ever watched John's videos on Friday the 13th? They even play together. It's pretty damn funny

[@HiyaBlueMokou]

ManlyBadassHero *2BADASS4ME*

[@leadcreekmusic]

Honestly, for the last 1-2 hours of this game to be effective you have to be invested in the Doki-Doki stuff. It’s completely necessary for what the game was going for.

[@KINGTACO31]

5 hours with john??!! You shouldn't be spoiling us john

[@johnasaurproductions4545]

Brewstea I give anything away to spebd a whole day with John IRL

[@Shadowthefireknight2]

I think why I became so attached to this game is that the way it does the metahorror isn't just at the surface level. Finishing the game or doing certain things with the files show plenty of different things that are also going on amongst what we're already seeing. Plus, as a person who has been suffering with clinical depression for almost a year now, the way they portrayed it was very relatable for me. I've always had the feeling of ending my own life and not wanting to disappoint anyone, but it's a feeling that I can't entirely pinpoint where it's deriving from. Seeing Sayori suffer the same fate kind of hit me, because the way that she talked about how things still didn't get better even when you chose to be with her are common feelings that I get when anything good happens to me. Her character is meant to portray a person using false happiness as a mask to hide the eventual ending of their own life. It was a nice change of pace to see a game really grab me with the demise of the game, because that's such a scary thought people like myself sometimes have. When you restart the game and they essentially act like Sayori never existed, that's a fear that some with depression have because they feel as though they'll just be forgotten right away when they take their own lives. As you said before, I'mScared did the metahorror aspect a lot better. I completely agree, and it's still easily my favorite horror game to this day. But one thing they both have in common is giving off the illusion of choice, I'mScared giving you the choices but neither of them had technical good endings. DDLC gave that illusion by making you pick which girl you wanted to spend your time with, but it didn't matter in either arc of the game because the same outcome was set in stone. I know it's not unique in the metahorror genre, but I do think it deserves a lot of the praise it gets because of how well it's able to capture some of the emotions in certain parts.

[@maxpaynegk]

I share the same sentiments about this game. Hearing Sayori's confession stuck a hard cord with me as I'm dealing with the same condition, and everything she said is exactly how I feel. That is where my attachment with this game formed.

[@Dornogol]

Both of you did not suffer from this, like having depressing thoughts afterwards? My GF just has a low phase and luckily I played the game before her and could tell her to not play anymore. After explaining what happens later (depression and the suicide) she thanked me. That experiencing this herself while invested in the game could have had a pretty negative impact on her and as such it was better she did not play it herself.

[@Shadowthefireknight2]

I think if anything, the game really got me thinking about how important it is to be an impact to those around you, whether it's listening to someone vent or actually finding a physical way to comfort them. Sometimes, we don't realize who's going through mental struggles and this game helps suggest that we should be more willing to check on people and be there for them.

[@RC-jr3np]

I genuinely felt bad for Sayori when she was talking about her depression. I feel like this game has a lot of plot twists and the actual 'horror' experience is dependent on how the player feels towards the characters, but you gotta admit that it was heartbreaking to hear Sayori try to explain how she feels, regardless if you aren't into the game that much. As a lot of people have suffered through depression, it becomes a little too real and 'scary' how your thoughts of suicide could replicate someone else's. I suffer from bipolar disorder type 2, and watching the gameplay was a little triggering as I saw others who commented about feeling the same thing. I really wanted to watch a gamely of Doki Doki but I saw the warning signs and I hesitated. Although, what helped me get through this video was (real) John's response to these certain scenes, he really knows what to say at the moment and overall his response just made me laugh. I thought I would be nervous for some reason, but thanks to John I found myself laughing more times than I thought I could.

[@relaxingtopology256]

I wish John got tricked into playing anime visual novels for every play-through.

[@element1111]

He'd start shedding subscribers after a while, imho. an average viewer wouldn't be able to put up with The Letter and Doki Schloki forever

[@NataliaPrasetionekoneko]

The "Ehehe" part kills me with laughters!! LOL, glory for our Wolfe John, ha!

[@sartreplagiarizedmyunborns9104]

oh, nice warnings... good thing i'm both anxious and depressed

[@carrypotter4674]

Same. When i started the 2nd playthrough and the game acted like Sayori never existed really got to me, so i had to stop

[@minumeyli]

@@carrypotter4674 when Yuri started self-harming it scared the shit out of me and i have never returned to this game.

[@radlegowaffle]

this is way late but i hope all three of you are doing okay ily

[@hahaha7886]

Same bruh. The self harm and suicide triggered me a lot

[@taumpytears]

Just John

[@LexiiB]

LOL the cut finger scene is hilarious. Your reaction is priceless

[@sm5728]

LexiiB I had to pause the video to just die laughing! I know John isn't a fan of manga/anime so he probably wouldn't know about that cliche. That reaction was priceless!

[@LexiiB]

That's exactly what I was thinking too!

[@LexiiB]

It's the part when he invites the purple haired girl to his house to do decorations. It starts around 2:45:30

[@yaboifufee652]

John please I have an exam tomorrow don't do this to me

[@mumdidntraisenofool]

John the exam destroyer, i feel you mate

[@FemmeAnime]

Fuffee Sameness

[@dave1049]

Fuffee I’ll just fail mine

[@DrumPixel]

Fuffee lol me too Dude 12 am

[@SH-vg1dr]

Good luck

[@TheTheLeeloo]

I hope somebody makes a John "eheheh" and "ahaha" compilation, these are just too entertaining

[@siberianwinds]

I live for John's "Ehehe!" in Sayori's voice. Also NEET stands for "Not (currently involved in) Education, Employment, or Training". Ah dammit. *hides in a hole*

[@mswishwashstoning8450]

Siberian Winds And his Ahaha XD

[@ergoth154]

Siberian Winds I'm glad someone else knows what a NEET is... I was beginning to think I was on some fringe of the internet.

[@BexTheBoo388]

Osomatsu-san

[@bennyandthejets8134]

No offense but term has to be extremely obscure

[@ergoth154]

Nathan Pettibone It's used quite often on the more political side of KZbin.

[@AniGaAG]

The one issue I have with Doki Doki Literature Club! is that while, yes, it has to trick you for the first three hours and what comes after is great, there are *_two problems_* it has there. a) Two hours would've been enough to set up the trap. b) It tries to be *_too_* generic. Meaning, it would've been more interesting *_and also more deceiving_* to set up an interesting plot in these two hours, and then corrupt *_from there._* I think if a) and b) were sorted out, that would've skyrocketed John's perception of it. (Don't misunderstand: I really like DDLC. But the opening hours sour it a looot.)

[@voxenbox3811]

Totally agree on all of this. Especially it being too generic. The game is made to be replayed in multiple forms but the story line it uses as a trap isn't engaging enough to really pull that off. I also think there's a third issue that exacerbates the drag of the set up length: C) You're given warnings all over before the actual start of the game. Like, you gotta agree to a (short) ToS and everything. Content warnings are great, don't get me wrong, but when there's even a warning I have to hit "I agree" to..... it kind of sets up some fairly high expectations imo. Ones that makes three whole hours of a sparkly generic otome a much bigger chore than they might've been otherwise.

[@AniGaAG]

Edited in the main comment, and saying it again here, just to clarify this: I really like DDLC. I really do. It's just that the opening hours should've mimicked *_good_* dating sims, not bland ones, and that just sours the experience quite a bit and keeps it from greatness.

[@JohnWolfe]

Yeah, I agree, specifically the second point. I think they tried to make the two extremes a little too... polar opposite. The three days of reading poetry to each other was kind of mind-numbing. I get that the point was to get us as invested as possible in the characters so that when they started acting differently it would have a greater impact but I think they overdid it.

[@AniGaAG]

Yep, pretty much that. Like I said, it should've just mimicked *_good_* dating sims. Like - how about we legitimately go into getting to know [girl the player picked], knowing more about her, seeing what her issues are, with the game really directly hinting at the story going towards solving them and building a romantic happy end *_as if it really was a dating sim,_* just exactly like a normal dating sim would progress - *_AND THEN_* everything goes to shit, putting all that to a screeching halt, when just earlier the reader still thought this would legitimately progress into a story and resolution around the girl they picked! That would've been so damn effective and brutal, right? Which, as a side note, would not only be brutally effective, but make rereading DDLC to try other girls' routes or just scavenge for the foreshadowing you missed the first time around all the more enormously satisfying and fun compared to the mild satisfaction one can get out of it as is.

[@kcmcclary569]

@@JohnWolfe instead of the 3 days of Poetry I think that it would've been better to have players actually do activities with each of the girls outside of school perhaps take them out someplace and getting to hang out with them for a bit. In my opinion one on one time with each girl would've given a better insight on who they really were and possibly even given us tiny bread crumbs to follow.

[@taylormoon_]

Was not expecting you to play this after The Letter, but I'm glad you did!

[@NinjaTurt13666]

I was hopeful that The Letter did well enough that he'd do this one. Glad he decided to as well.

[@VGHOST008]

He knew what was the point of the game, so...there was no reason for him to play it anyway. P.S He didn't like it, so it felt like a waste of time.

[@isabellewillhaveapicnic4091]

AeJin Lee i thought the same thing lol

[@taylormoon_]

I knew he wasn't going to like it from what I've watched of his playthrough of The Letter lol. I just wanted to see his reaction to the game.

[@Tripp426]

I find it interesting how Monika never really targeted Natsuki. Getting rid of Sayori first made the most sense because naturally the long-standing friendship she had with the protagonist would be the biggest hindrance. Not sure why she went after Yuri next but mostly ignored Natsuki. Actually, now that I think about it, having Natsuki see Yuri's 3-day-old corpse as her last memory was downright sadistic. In any case, thanks for playing this, John. Your voices, reactions and snarky comments made these past 5 hours worth it.

[@sirsonic1832]

He kinda had no reactions it’s almost like the game didn’t scare him at all lol

[@nb2910]

NEET - Not in education, employment or training. A basement dweller, basically

[@mikeramos5709]

Or a deadbeat.

[@robertakers9826]

or me.

[@robertakers9826]

Or me.

[@cookiedoodle5582]

It's clear that John hasn't played a lot of visual novels, lol. I love the fact that John ignores the skip button and just manually skips through the already seen text.

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

LOL, I'm ready to see John suffer for the first few hours until he gets his mind blown near the 3rd act of this game.

[@thedarkhour9735]

Alex Olinkiewicz me too, I was like John would be pissed, but I love the fact that he can pin point a hint in the game like when Yuri rolled down her sleeve something like that

[@danatronics9039]

If he only figured out Yuri's self-harm based on the sleeve, that means he missed the meaning of the raccoon poem.

[@ramirezrem]

So he dont blow away, even he says, there are better games in this style than this

[@LordHypnos4]

Liam Buchan there's many more than that.

[@ramirezrem]

Matt Schilling yeah more than that. Imscared is also known from checkin The folder files

[@tarotxiii9830]

The thing about this game is the player or viewer should know jack shit about for the experience to be at its best. The moment someone tells you "try this and don't look it up" you're already waiting for stuff to happen and it already lowers the impact of it.

[@otomeleifu]

TarotXIII some one like John naturally doesn’t like these games and that’s why it doesn’t have much of an impact on him

[@cowbirdystorm]

I totally agree

[@TomekFM]

You can't throw shocking content at a person without at least warning them.

[@Faustus960]

@@TomekFM it literally gives you a warning when you start it up and on the download pages

[@Thedeadjoker666]

Yeah, the game should work that way. But if you write the game with no story and bland characters, why would anyone sit through 3 hours when they don't even know it's going to change at some point?

[@element1111]

5 hours of anime. This is prob. the only channel on which I could get through that. PS: NEET - Not in Education, Employment or Training. Think that came from 4chan, but i could be wrong

[@GreenGorgeousness]

Dreadnought i think that was already a growing concept in Japan, actually.

[@johnlee7164]

It's a UK social policy census classification. It used to be called Status Zero. meaning the people don't fit into any category.

[@tylergay7221]

Pewdiepie is currently doing this same game. It’s actually pretty enjoyable as well

[@jn5379]

Anime ain't really that bad. It wasnt my cup of tea either. But once you get into its actually really good. The fandoms are shit tho.

[@aSceene]

8:27 *Game* : _smart, beautiful, athletic_ *John* : -evil! I mean, you're not wrong or right so... **Congrats**

[@butleryuuto]

If John can make it through the doki doki part, I can make it through the doki doki part. (I'm 15 minutes in and suffering.)

[@butleryuuto]

I'm done and it was three hours of actual suffering to get to the meaty bits. Interesting game but not as good as it was hyped up to be. I enjoyed the play through, though, and I really like listening to your afterthoughts, John! Now here's the part where I sub other KZbinrs about overreacting or just acting in general. But in all seriousness, I really do like watching you play games and listening to your two cents at the end of the video because not only do you say a lot of things I usually agree with, you also bring to light certain things I might not have thought about otherwise.

[@gh3ttoduCanada]

Yeah the issue I’m having is how hyped the game’s getting. Over-inflating people’s expectations. Love the game through and through.

[@sherikrupp]

Kit D thank you for telling me when the suffering would end

[@CrystalRose1111]

Kit D I don’t understand when people complain about overreacting, people react the way they react. It’s not overreacting to them, it’s their genuine reaction lol Why are we to the point where we’re policing other peoples reactions... that’s really sad

[@bellathepotato1691]

I'm at 1.5 hrs and I've had to do it in 6 different sittings

[@MissSeptula]

During the long, skipped part, I was told that is to show that your character stayed with Yuri over the entire weekend, just staring at her dead body...

[@personne980]

MissSeptula I’m two hours into the video and I am so confused I should not be looking through comments...

[@MissSeptula]

definitely not!! this game is so, so weird haha

[@andredehaan4958]

He does,you can also see her skin go pale and her eyes go gray overtime

[@chitxra]

@@andredehaan4958 you can also see her smile fade and her blood rot

[@leeclementine4735]

5 hours with John Wolfe? Ayyye

[@meaghandoherty6707]

That part with Yuri and.. the eyes? I blocked my camera before that point and it's unsettling to see your playthrough compared to mine. The game definitely has access to your camera, she could tell you were looking back at her but kept demanding me to let her look at me.

[@personne980]

Meaghan Doherty what the fuck what is this game! Oh my god I’m two hours in and now really fucking worried that sounds so creepy

[@Wlynn342]

Its why im glad im that paranoid person who has paper taped on her camera :P Im into act 2 of the game and aiming for the good ending so I am seeing slightly different from Johns stuff

[@uyscuti1078]

It doesn’t have access to your camera.

[@YeenQueenTTV]

@@uyscuti1078 Then how do you explain such a stark difference between OP's experience and John's? None of the major story elements in this game are randomly generated, just the end scene where Monika randomly talks about random subjects until you delete her.

[@kornsuwin]

@@YeenQueenTTV there's a thing called humans getting things wrong

[@fmltbh]

CONSUME THE FLESH, SPICE IT WELL

[@Tripp426]

Consume the Monika. Spice it Monika.

[@Karol-fq1gr]

All I got from this was “AHAHA”

[@bane2201]

It's a little rude for you to start recording Monika without any warning.

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

Bane You're a big guy

[@UnfamiliarEyes]

I swear I saw someone else comment this on a different video, but It could just be that someone commented something similar, and I’m thinking it’s the same.

[@theultimatedovahkiin2052]

1:56 i love how john stares at the camera for 2 seconds and then moves on with the game

[@Twonty2]

"I understand how sharing a book works, I've done it before." John, you dog. Is that how you've been getting the ladies?

[@carv7374]

I finally notice: the first time Yuri speaks she likes horror/psicology storys Monica says she didn´t expect it given her personallity, while on the first replay, Monica says: it suits your personality

[@Geneticjackpot]

The girls voices, brilliant 😄 👌

[@sergiorojas4992]

"im playing this for you guys"

[@RinLockhart]

What a fun game.

[@FUDKOPOP]

Rin Lockhart it's not a fun game is fucking crepppy

[@livelaughlauren5835]

Fun for the whole family

[@BurgundyBurrito]

What a gooood wholesome experience this game is

[@NancyinRedHeels]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@CoffeeKnife]

The screams of the damned erupts from the dephs of hell. John: that was my alarm.

[@songiwnl]

Oh imma go to sleep *phone buzzes* Jhon wolfe posted a new video ! Oh shit let's watch this quick video. ....5HOURS!!?! no sleep i guess

[@MultiSuperMarion]

First of all, I absolutely loved some of John's reactions to things in this game. And I'm not talking about horror stuff, I'm thinking of the weirder stuff (like when the protagonist accidentally cuts their finger) because it's absolutely hilarious, especially since I pretty much think the same things as John. Secondly, while I have only seen playthroughs of this game(I'm pretty sure my laptop would break down if I tried to play this myself), I do enjoy it to some extent. I agree that the build-up to the messed up stuff is a bit too dragged out, and it's not like those parts are even filled with that much interesting content. I'd be more okay with that if that part of the story was a bit more compelling, and I've noticed when watching multiple playthroughs that it's really boring to sit through the conversations in the beginning over and over again, and the only thing that I actually care about is the reactions from the player during some more meta stuff, and I also pay some attention to things that are foreshadowing to what will happen. Once stuff start to pick up, it's definitely more interesting. Third, for a free game, I definitely like it. It being free is of course not a reason not to put effort into it, but it helps you accept the more tedious or boring parts of the game (cough the first three hours cough). If this had cost money, it would probably add to the irritation over the length of the game. As it is now, the game is more than acceptable for a free game. I've seen people play worse games that actually cost money. And I do really enjoy the game after things pick up, it's really neat. I don't know if I would call it horror, but definitely more thriller-like and filled with suspense. Also I'm a literature nerd so this game really makes me want to write more poetry and read more poetry and analyze more poetry.

[@sirsonic1832]

Well to be fair it states that it’s not a typical horror game it’s psychological horror and honestly this is probably one of my favorite horror games now especially with ddlc plus

[@jak8488]

I haven't finished the video but still wanted to scroll through the comment section and I'm really surprised that there aren't any spoilers as far as I could see. It's nice that not every comment section just spoils the entire story like some others.

[@fabianacarvalho907]

1:09:05 never felt more loved in my life hahaha The suffering you put yourself into just for us

[@linkyboy8536]

Um... aside from having depression and anxiety being a reason to not watch this, I'd also really, really give the recommendation to not watch it or play it if you have issues with reality. Usually other forth wall breaking games haven't gotten to me in the past, but this one specifically did. Take that how you will, I suppose.

[@karmenfreeman5785]

I agree. I played this knowing it was a meta horror and all that, and didn't think much of it because I've played meta horrors in the past that never bothered me, despite having personal problems with reality. But this one messed with me to the point I genuinely regretted playing it. It might be the fact that the characters look more "real" compared to the pixelation and style of I'm Scared, The Fourth Wall, and many others labelled under meta-fiction. Either way, I wouldn't recommend suffers of reality distortion or even paranoia to play this game.

[@akapotatis9445]

Monika: Save your game John: Doesn't save the game Me: *screams internally*

[@HiyaBlueMokou]

Hello John I hope you have a nice day Ahaha Good Gameplay It's very long gameplay I love you Thanks for playing

[@sirsyazriq7692]

Just Monika monika..you have great voice

[@HiyaBlueMokou]

sayori But remember don't let him hanging

[@zensyazriq9917]

Just Monika i hate you..litteraly

[@HiyaBlueMokou]

sayori >:( *>oc.delete (character/Sayori)* GTFO

[@zensyazriq9917]

Just Monika we're not in the game, you can't delete me

[@RunningGeekGirl]

Aw, yes! I’ve been deliberately avoiding other playthroughs of this because I was waiting to see if John would play it! 🍿

[@Supreme_James]

5 Hours?? Bring it, John

[@BwavoBunnyrgm08]

I can't stop thinking of how you say, "UWA." It's incredible.

[@ius2713]

Smart, beautiful, athletic... .... evil Lmao

[@crazypandahat0535]

Iusvaldio R Funny how he isn't wrong and he didn't know the truth behind it all at that point. 😂

[@mikeramos5709]

He literally summarized Monica in just four words lol!

[@Mastermune]

jajaja

[@hwdhs919]

Nice

[@rubikscub24]

There's a game called Granny by DVloper on the play store and it looks like a bad horror game, the description says "Welcome to Granny. Granny keeps you locked in her house. Now you have to try to get out of her house, but be careful and quiet. She hears everything. If you drop something on the floor, she hears it and comes running. You can hide in wardrobes or under beds. You have 5 days. Good luck!" I just wanna let you know. Love your channel.

[@malikzahhak600]

Francisca Rocha I've played that, it's absolutely awful

[@Faustus960]

lol

[@hahaha7886]

Idk if anyone else could tell from the beginning or whatever, but you can really tell the true meaning behind the raccoon poem. At least my interpretation of it, its about self harm and giving into the darkness and urges. Even though you know once you feed the darkness it will always come back for more, you do it anyway hoping to make it happy and go away. And it works. So you keep giving in to make it happy, to make it go away if even for a little. And cutting bread isn’t really cutting bread. It’s honestly a very good and symbolic poem.

[@evieacsepts4890]

Woah, yeah that’s so cool!

[@BexTheBoo388]

I think the ambiguity of this game hyped it up in my mind more than it was worth. That beginning three hours of boring harem anime tropes killed me.

[@LastMomentOfLife]

Five minutes in and I already know I'm in for the long haul. Really enjoying this one! I like the attempt at all the voices. Thanks for working hard, John!

[@miyeyoo]

Lol he skipped over the changed dialouge when yuri is describing the book. I had to pause it when i saw “cutting off limbs”

[@abelferenc2797]

Timestamps of the 'glitches' I rarely see in the game: 3:55:42 3:56:33 4:04:44 4:18:31 (Also you could get the good ending by saving before Sayori dies, and 'Collecting all the pictures - that are shown at the end' by writing a poem for a girl and going through that rout before Sayori dies again, and repeating this until you 'played' with every girl, and getting to the end as normal.)

[@baazxd9133]

Just finished watching the whole thing. i got too interested after watching some youtubers only upload an hour a day and decided to watch yours so i could finish it. i can say that i thoroughly enjoyed it and subscribed. thank you for playing this weird ass fucking game. (edit) and im sorry you didnt like the game too much, but bc of this upload i found your channel! thank you for that.

[@springmoon4552]

5 hours? No sleep for me.

[@FalscheHoffnungen]

SoneHere wrong, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 56 seconds.

[@edytsukino8093]

SoneHere LMAO 😂

[@FalscheHoffnungen]

SoneHere thats what I would say too when someone replies to my pedantic reply equally pedantic ;)

[@maplesyrup2812]

yeah lmao i just finished this and its 7am

[@82892869hi]

Wow. 4 hours of gameplay. I've been rewatching older videos recently, and this is like a godsend to me. Thank you John, I think your the only horror youtuber that I consistently watch and like.

[@smallchasms1624]

Ten minutes in and John is already getting flustered with all the voices lol can't wait to watch him slowly descend into madness.

[@paurepiccheeseman]

Sayori: “there’s actually something else...” John: :) Sayori: “I know what happened with Monika” John: : |

[@yeahthatkornel]

mfw

[@ConvallariaM4jalis]

Sarcastic John: I wonder what club we're going to join **long pause** What a sassy boi

[@nichoenii]

FUCK YEAH I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! Thank you for the early Christmas present, John!

[@zsofiakordovan5393]

Wound licking is pretty normal/common in anime. I've seen enough cringy shit thanks to my husband and I can't react strongly at that anymore. Your response was priceless though. ~

[@katherinemcpherson7254]

"I feel her tongue curl around my finger?! WhAt KiNd Of SmUt Is ThIs??!!"

[@anondecepticon]

It's finger licking good!

[@arahmarborealis4425]

"Smart, beautiful, athletic.... evil..." Wow, did John call it or what?

[@התחתשלילאכולאת]

God. I feel like John was dying on the inside during this whole video.

[@johnlee7164]

DONT DEAD OPEN INSIDE

[@marioswild5017]

I am not watching this for the actual gameplay but to see if and how John loses his sanity.

[@madisongeronimo6859]

eh not really

[@cowbirdystorm]

Valeriane ?

[@the_nikster1]

I really feel like you needed that first 3 hours though. it reminded me of that slow burn creepiness of psychological horrors like Rosemary's baby, where there's this uneasiness that you can't quite place and makes the reveal so much more impactful once it comes. I enjoyed your trademark sass throughout though haha

[@ImpromptuLeapfrog]

Call me sentimental, but I like how you can see the characters fight hard throughout the game to maintain their better natures and be decent to one another, even when everything is working against them. It really made me root for them. ... with that said, I'm also terribly amused by how blatantly, nonchalantly villainous the antagonist is once things get rolling. "Ahaha!" indeed.

[@vimbert]

John, I really admire how you're constantly willing to try games you know from the outset aren't your thing and give them a fair shake. Thanks for giving this go!

[@DarthFennec]

"I'm playing this ... for you guys." Yes. Thank you John.

[@turntyle]

This might be my favorite playthrough I've seen of this game just because I feel like you didn't screw around a ton and make this weird in a cringey way that feels like a disservice to the game. Thanks for playing this game. Subbed!

[@konstance13]

I hate how Yuri and Monika both have those weird strands of hair that have sharp angles near the roots. It's like they put a flat iron to just those strands. Idk why it bother me so much. Edit: I just noticed Natsuki has them too.

[@madisongeronimo6859]

well its anime, so

[@TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans]

Also trigger warning to anyone with emetophobia. Whenever Natsuki sees Yuri after the uh, incident. Sometime after 4:27:00 is when it shows it.

[@emjayfloyd7550]

**UWA INTENSIFIES**

[@fuyumi4309]

OO WAH

[@unclesheogorath1960]

Yuri's *CRAWLING. IN. YOUR SKINNNNNNNNNNNN.* *HER WOUNDS. THEY WILL. NOT HEALLLLLLLLLLL.* *KNIVES. ARE ALL. SHE KNOWSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.* *CONFUSING. WHAT. IS REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.*

[@masquerademillie971]

Uncle Sheogorath This made me crack up so much, thank you

[@kcmcclary569]

XDDDDD

[@gotfluff77]

Love Manly and his playthrough was great, but I fell asleep a few times and had to start episodes over because this game is boring as hell. John’s sarcasm saved my life. I’m shocked I made it through 5 hours of this. Voice acting 10/10. Gg John. Also, I want a compilation of John going “Ahaha” like freaking Mandark from Dexter’s Lab

[@cowbirdystorm]

Falterfree this game isn’t boring as hell??????????

[@gotfluff77]

It's an opinion. We don't share it, that's fine. Good for you.

[@CrystalRose1111]

Falterfree You have a very short attention span. Congratulations

[@crowwithashortcake]

Grace Coleman because they dont enjoy boring cliché predictable writing? i like this game but the first two thirds are boring as fuck.

[@ViroVeteruscy]

Didn't seem to be your type of game in the first place honestly. Least you gave it a shot.

[@loktberg]

>"I hate this harem shit" Oh yes. Oooh yes. I couldn't agree more. One of the reasons why I can't stomach this kind of anime and anime-style games most of the time.