How Doki Doki Literature Club! Was Made and Why The Creator Couldn't Make Games Anymore

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This Doki Doki Literature Club! documentary details the development of the visual novel indie game Doki Doki Literature Club! and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover more about its creator Dan Salvato and how he went from being a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee Link player to being a public face of an enormously popular brand overnight. Growing up, Dan watched a lot of anime, with a particular fondness for slice-of-life anime. His journey into visual novels began in college, starting with "Tsukihime", which left a lasting emotional impact on him. While Dan was busy working on his first visual novel, he got the idea for a very different visual novel concept. He eventually shared the idea with his friend Masha, who convinced Dan to develop it.
The documentary also explores all the design decisions that Dan made and shows how he initially envisioned the characters with generic cookie-cutter personalities. However, as he delved into the writing process, he felt an unexpected urge to connect with them on a deeper level. It also takes a close look at all the hurdles Dan had to go through. From programmatically stitching together characters “halves” that resulted in a wide variety of characters sprites, to Dan creating the soundtrack himself in order to infuse the game with simple, catchy melodies and recurring motifs. Additionally, Dan had to manipulate the game’s engine with his own Python code since the engine was designed to prioritize player control, which is the opposite of what Dan was trying to achieve with Doki Doki Literature Club! Lastly, the documentary also takes a look at what’s next for Dan and if we’ll see more Doki Doki Literature Club! related content in the future.
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0:00 Forming The Idea
1:54 Who is Dan Salvato
3:30 Ad
4:46 Influences
6:53 Developing the Story
10:50 Character & Game Design
17:05 Soundtrack
18:09 Release & Recognition
19:41 Reflecting on its Success
23:00 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
26:11 The Future
Outro song: Thank You R.G.E. - Joe Bagale
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@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

@me-ry9ee Месяц назад

far better coding learning platforms have that gamified programming in a lot better way, from looking at the low effort use of ai art and shitty UI, it seems like they have cut alot of corners, bet your ass they did the same with the actual course side and just chat gpt for most of the exercises, such a shame you are advertising such low effort scam

@arturliviu Месяц назад

Can you do a deep dive on the epic battle fantasy series?

@ChimeraLotietheBunny Месяц назад

Woah

@TrojanStrikeAnimations42069 Месяц назад

silence brand

@thegothaunt 27 дней назад

Just wanted to let you know that a deep dive into the development of Indika might make for a great video. Likely would be fascinating research/interviews and the visual and game elements in the game would probably be so fun to bounce off of for the "look" of your video. The subject matter of the game is a bit dark though but I found the game super impressive and immediately impressionable upon finishing.

@NepstationYoutubeChannel Месяц назад

I played through 'Doki Doki' several times and I've never once felt like the creator hated VN's. In fact I felt like he loved them.

@crazayhazay Месяц назад

same

@Rzepik Месяц назад

I would say there was some love/hate relationship going on.

@aokyoutsuki7744 Месяц назад

You know, some people cant bother digging deeper than surface level, and especially those who arent even in the niche, you see this alot

@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334 23 дня назад

@@aokyoutsuki7744 some of the greatest pieces of meta fiction are written by people that, if you see how they're playing with themes and archetypes, clearly hate either the genre or the fans that they're writing for, maybe even both. DDLCis a prime example of this, as are Danganronpa, Attack on Titan and Pathologic. those are the ones that i know of. i'm sure there are plenty more.

@yourassistant981 23 дня назад

@@aokyoutsuki7744 I saw a remix of the tsukihime theme on his main channel in fact its still there. Its called Tohno Lyfe

@KeithTheDinosaurBoyVA Месяц назад

I'm SO glad that people are starting to recognize that DDLC ISN'T a completely spiteful satire of visual novels and Dan Salvato made the game out of a love for what the genre can accomplish. I'm especially happy that you mentioned Tsukihime by name, since fighting games (namely Melty Blood) led him to Tsukihime and VNs in general. He's even read through Fate/Stay Night (which is more than I can say for some Fate fans tbh) and Witch on the Holy Night. Too often, I see people say that Dan was just an FGC player who hated VNs and made Doki Doki Literature Club out of hate for the medium rather than him wanting to use the genre for genuine storytelling like he experienced with Tsukihime. He also thinks Akiha is best girl, which...I can respect.

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

I tried to do my due diligence! Dan seems like a really cool and kindhearted person.

@bornanime3255 Месяц назад

The sentiment that satire always comes from a place of hate and lack of understanding is wrong in and of itself. To properly deconstruct, pull apart, criticise, analyse and push a work in new ways requires someone with a firm understanding on its tropes, strengths and weaknesses. That can't come from a place without some passion and love. It takes a big fan to be able to understand something so well as to make a good satire of it.

@iamLI3 Месяц назад

that's how i've always seen it from the start , i didn't even know there were ppl who though ddlc is spiteful....

@spiritwildfiregaming1975 Месяц назад

@@iamLI3 Given that the message of the game from what I remember was "people are allowed to like things no matter the genre" I am more so confused as to how these people even got to that conclusion to begin with.

@CheesecakeMilitia Месяц назад

IDK, the writing of DDLC felt kinda condescending - like "making fun" of these underage waifus and their effusive infatuation with the main character while playing all the anime tropes completely straight. It came across to me as lazy parody and overall mean spirited (especially considering the psychological horror plotline undermines a lot of character motivations and mental health issues explored in the first act, which makes the shock factor of those moments feel exploitative). This was the first time I'd heard of Salvato's deeper love for the genre, and it honestly surprises me to hear him be so genuine. The game read to me at the time like a confession from a self-hating weeb.

@IHATEFLORIDAALOT Месяц назад

I didnt know that people thought it was a cynical parody of visual novels or something. I when I heard about it it came across to me like a neat visual novel with a cool horror twist

@orangejuice782 Месяц назад

i wonder if part of why people falsely claimed it as one was because they themselves hated visual novels and wanted to stand out, be the cool kids who like the Cool Mean Satire and not that "mushy bullcrap with no substance". most people who arent familiar with the visual novel genre often see it as a "lesser" kind of video game compared to FPSes or RPGs, especially considering most VNs (that westerners hear about, at least) are seemingly cutesy love stories, and liking something "lesser" is seen as Loser Activity(tm). the veil of satire, even if not applicable at all here, protects them from having earnestly engaged with something they think will make them look lame. some also call DDLC a subversion of the genre, and while i agree it does do some very unique things (like the gamefiles being a thing you HAVE to mess with to complete the story), there are tons of visual novels that tackle dark and depressing subjects, even moreso than DDLC, but they just aren't translated to other languages too often or are very small indie projects that don't hit it as big. the youtube channel Amelie Doree discusses many games like this, so if anyone reading this comment had their interest piqued by the concept of MORE VNs about messed up things, please give her videos a try!

@Weremole 29 дней назад

There's been so many kinds of adventure / visual novels through history and DDLC is far from the first meta horror one.

@animebro14 27 дней назад

@Weremole i agree. It's just that DDLC ended up going mainstream. Fun fact: Dan Salvato became aware of totono halfway through ddlc's development

@animebro14 27 дней назад

Those same people when on to hate the side stories for not being scary

@BoneBeastKimimaro 19 дней назад

I think most people can easily perceive that the game was meant to be satire of common romance slice of life VN tropes in order lower your guard to hit you hard with the deep psychological horror, but some people mistakenly attribute the satire aspect to a disdain for VNs. That's likely where the issue lies.

@noisykestrel Месяц назад

Monika is just the normal way of spelling the Name here in Germany, so I am surprised to learn it has an element of parody/satire in it for native English speakers :D

@MichaMielcarek Месяц назад

Same in Poland

@Ratryoshka Месяц назад

Same in Indonesia

@pemanilnoob587 Месяц назад

I always thought it was the normal spelling because of ddlc

@stitchgor3 Месяц назад

Wait I’m native English and from England I thought Monika was correct😭

@Nova-nr3gi Месяц назад

I am your regular American but I only know Monikas, not Monicas. Maybe it’s just me.

@Forcommentingpurposes Месяц назад

The sprite system is INSANE like that’s truly next level and I’m gonna need to use it for my own game

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

It was a lifesaver for Dan so implementing it for your own project seems like the right move!

@thornordgren2239 23 дня назад

isn't that how most games do sprites?

@TrueHDR 23 дня назад

whats ur game about?

@AuroraAce. 19 дней назад

most vns have modular sprites, its just the most efficient way to go about making 100+ similar sprites

@level3xfactor 27 дней назад

Hi! I wrote the interview with Dan from PC Invasion that was used as a reference! I loved DDLC after I played it so much when I emailed Dan for the interview I didn’t think he’d respond. But he was super easy to talk to and a genuinely nice guy. I’m glad to see people are still talking about and loving this amazing game!

@ThatGuyGlen 26 дней назад

Awesome, that was a great interview! Lots of valuable details from that one that ended up in the video. Dan really seems like a good guy so I'm glad to hear you had a great experience with him!

@Cr_nch Месяц назад

12:31 I love the little dialogue boxes here they just add so much flair to the video!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

It was really fun to work with DDLC’s style and look!

@TyperMarlinGames Месяц назад

I love how the title has slowly gotten more and more true over time. “How DDLC was made and why it made the creator miserable” “How DDLC was made and why its release made the creator miserable” “How DDLC was made and why its release caused misery”

@pontus_011 Месяц назад

"How Doki Doki Literature Club! Was Made and Why it Will Never be Adapted" atm lol

@FlantisFroggu Месяц назад

@@pontus_011that's the best one imo

@sayorispacebunz Месяц назад

DDLC never caused misery it might be adapted just gottta wait till how ddlc was made and why it made the world insane

@SofieArts Месяц назад

Why does it change so much lol Now it's "Inside the Mind of Dan Salvato: How Doki Doki Literature Club! Was Made"

@pontus_011 Месяц назад

@SofieArts now its something new entirely lmao i have no idea why

@Miltypooh2001 23 дня назад

What I love about doki doki literature club is the ending you get after finishing the game and you get a small note from dan salvato, its so heartwarming and you can tell that he loved the game and wanted people to enjoy it and be comfortable with playing games.

@arnavkamble7144 Месяц назад

There are two types of comments >Detailed analysis of the video/facts >Smash

@Nameless-ny8nk Месяц назад

>Just Monika

@AlexAlex-bt8nd Месяц назад

Smash

@HyperNova808 Месяц назад

@@Nameless-ny8nk*Celeste D-Sides ptsd*

@simplybrandish Месяц назад

I'm not seeing any "Smash" comments. Maybe ThatGuyGlen is deleting them or something. unless you're refering to Project M.

@CloverSalad Месяц назад

smash

@Fantasygod930 Месяц назад

I never thought this game was made by a Competitive pro smash player That's kind of funny to me

@_valplaysgames Месяц назад

i played this game for the first time earlier this year! thought it was fascinating as hell lol. love all the little details that were worked in, like how monika is the only character who doesn’t break eye contact with the player throughout the game

@adriangd5040 Месяц назад

10:43 one moment i like that shows this and monika breaking the 4th wall is when natsuki makes a pun with fish (at least i think (forgive me it’s been so long since i’ve played this game)) and monika’s name which would only make sense in japanese, and monika points that out

@imthebossmermaid3648 19 дней назад

It was with a squid. "ika" means "squid" in Japanese, so she was calling Monika "Mon-squid". That's why Monika points out that the pun makes no sense in translation, because the characters are in-universe speaking Japanese, but meta-wise are speaking English.

@FaLumpaGus907 Месяц назад

Went to go subscribe after watching. Was already subbed.. thought to myself "I got good taste"

@rototype786 Месяц назад

Same lmao

@buffynatorofficial Месяц назад

Just Monika...Just Monika...Just Monika...Just Monika...Just Monika...Just Monika

@Wertyber 27 дней назад

I'm so glad you're joining the literature club

@guesty6128 23 дня назад

Dont let sayori cosplay herself

@lukethekuya 22 дня назад

Mindbroken

@mmyr8ado.360 22 дня назад

Hej hej Monika, hej på dig Monika

@pimikameaw Месяц назад

This is so interesting! I always love to explore the different concept arts, scrapped ideas, development challenges of various medias. And while i knew most about DDLC, i had no idea Dan turned down the idea of adapting the story into, what could've been a very successful manga, just to stay truthful to his beliefs Wishing him all the best to his new projects moving forward! And subbing to you in the meantime ^-^

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Always awesome to see a fellow creator in the comments :D Glad I was able to showcase something new about its development!

@zaden9009 Месяц назад

Kind of surprised about this. I adore the game, and I still carry around the Literature Club card (that you get for preordering) on my wallet. Hope to see more of his work in the future.

@IamDaveDev Месяц назад

DDLC is one of my favorite games, and likely my favorite horror game (though I love FNAF too). I’m so glad you made a video on it!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

It's been on my list for a while so I'm glad I finally got around to it!

@bella_daze3092 Месяц назад

Doki Doki Literature Club became one of my favorite games because of how it was different. It’s something made with love and had an impact on me.

@-LightSmit Месяц назад

I’m making a Japanese learning game on my channel, and as a guy married in Japan with 3 kids (for more than 10 years), I’ve never played a visual novel game. I’m just not into anime girls, and the sounds they make. Death Note, Code Guess and Baki are my favorites, but with games, probably survival RPGs. Thanks for the amazing videos Glen. Light

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoy them!

@chastomber Месяц назад

Babe wake up, glen just posted another banger

@minah8292 Месяц назад

I love your videos! As a creator, learning about the development of these projects is very inspiring. I always watch your videos, even if I haven't heard of the game before. You've actually introduced me to some of my favorites! Keep it up!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Awesome to hear that! I’m glad to hear you’re discovering more games, there’s so many more I want to cover!

@urphakeandgey6308 28 дней назад

It's rare anyone goes through the effort to make something good just to say "look at how crappy it is." Even if Dan didn't love VNs as much as he seems to, it would clearly be coming from a place of appreciation and criticism. Again, no one is going to put that much effort into something they genuinely don't like. There's clearly some kind of passion.

@simplybrandish Месяц назад

I am so happy you made a video about the development process of Doki Doki Literature Club! since it doesn't seem like a lot of people acknowledge Team Salvato's amazing efforts and dedication (or should I say passion?) into making an innocent looking horror game that makes you feel like you're really a part of the experience/the in-game universe. Especially in a visual novel style which (successful) horror games never use/used. Every action feels like you're contributing to another character's demise with every option seeming like the wrong one. This video made me want to re-play DDLC again and I'm glad I did! I finished it in one session and I am currently writing this after I did. Thanks for uploading this great video and thanks for reminding me of this game's existence.

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoyed the video!

@witchecheveria9417 Месяц назад

loved this breakdown! ddlc is one of my favorite games, i replay it at least once a year. i remember the absolute chills i got at the major turning point. thank you for the reminder, i should replay it again :D

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

@TheDarkestPhoenix 20 дней назад

"I don't understand why people would think that 'parody' means a spiteful rendition of the medium" Why am I seeing this sentiment in the comments so much? It should be obvious why, especially at the time, a "parody" of a genre, was going to be seen as a spiteful, hate driven, project. 2018, we had several "parody" VNs that ranged from things that either completely misunderstood the genre, to mocking the people who enjoyed the genre. This is far more apparent when you see western cartoons jazzing on anime using tropes for cheap laughs. Or just completely misunderstanding why people like anime in the first place (hint: it's not just an art style difference). DDLC, without knowing the background or the creator and seeing it strictly blind outside of marketing materials, just reeks of "westerner doesn't understand genre, makes parody horror". I don't blame him for this, and I don't blame the people who look at it with that lens. I do blame the devs of said "parody" VNs that decided to defecate in the pool though.

@radonbox6569 11 дней назад

When I first read your comment my reaction was to disagree but after re reading I think I agree actually. DDLC doesn't do much to show the creator is passionate about the genre, it feels like satire meant to poke fun.

@DyingSunset 6 дней назад

It also doesnt help that a lot of DDLC fans gassed it up as this godly masterful never-before-seen deconstruction of VNs and Dating Sims, which only makes sense to think if you dont actually have much familiarity with them. "The characters seem like common tropes at first, but actually have DEPTH" is praise i have seen WAY too much coming from the kind of DDLC fans that have never read another VN before. Hell, when Totono finally got localized, there were people who accused it of being a DDLC clone.. Even though it came first. And did a lot of the things they laud DDLC for much better by actually being willing to engage with the aspects of the genre that western audiences find unpalatable and look down on. I dont hate DDLC, but the way western players treat it like a golden cow hasnt done it any favors. In my best faith reading of the game, its a meta narrative that uses the AESTHETICS of Dating Sim and VN deconstruction as a framing device, without actually saying much about VNs and Dating Sims specifically that isnt kind of surface level. Its a good meta narrative, but its not the deconstructive masterpiece its treated as. Its immense success is mostly due to giving the illusion of grand deconstruction to an audience that only has limited experience with the medium due to both preconceived notions and language barrier, and being clean and palatable enough to not drive away the kinda people who look down on VNs for being "degenerate". This is very much an issue with western audiences that wouldve occured either way and cant be blamed solely on Salvato (though i do think DDLC very much feels like a game based on a very western view of VNs, even if its one that appreciates them.), but it very much gives me complicated feelings about it.

@CanonicalKaoru Месяц назад

I love the extra editing in this one!!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! I love the game’s rich branding, so many bright colors and other elements to play with. I had a lot of fun making it :D

@mikuenjoyerXD Месяц назад

I'm still obsessed with this game

@Nextliar 26 дней назад

You miss the fact that the plotwist of doki doki of Monika is the same of the visual novel "YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story" (Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi) what comes in japan in 2013.

@slowyourroll1146 25 дней назад

"I'm talking to YOU."

@Sickcrazyneet 23 дня назад

Okay? it's not that unique of an idea.

18 дней назад

At some point, a genre exists for long enough that all subversions, deconstructions and satires already exist. That doesn't mean any new one can't be great.

@P-P-Panda Месяц назад

Can never get enough of your vids. They really inspire me and I listen often when trying to make ideas for my own indie projects. Especially listening to Ddlc as a visual novel maker myself and trying to learn Renpy.

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear they serve as inspiration for you! And good luck with your indie projects!

@_thejuicebox 11 дней назад

What fantastic editing!! Thank you so much for the video and putting all this information here, wrapped in a neat bow! Shoutouts to you.

@bupp291 Месяц назад

Such incredible production quality! As always! Great job!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Much appreciated, glad to hear you enjoyed the video!

@elone3997 Месяц назад

Great video, thanks again. Love the mix of content you create and keeps it reaaly fresh ☺️ The creator really came across as such a grounded, thoughtful guy and the fact he chose to not sell out big makes me respect him more. Cheers Glen..

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure, thank you for the kind words! And yup, Dan seems like a very level headed and kind person, can’t wait to see what he does next!

@alternetic3833 Месяц назад

Glen out here making one of the best internet culture documentation out here, amazing work

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Much appreciated!

@RickySama240 26 дней назад

Time really flies by... I remember how popular this game was back in 2018 with the amount of people telling their own stories about how this game impacted their psyche. It is one of the most unique psychological horror games out there! 😇

@SuperFlashDriver 19 дней назад

Especially when people would include the music into their fan animations...Gees, I didn't realize how successful it was until I watched a longplay of it. But seeing the characters near the point where it knew the PC User's files reminded me a lot of how TatsHorrorVids mentioned how "Eternal Darkness" did a similar thing by reading the player's memory cards and such. Which, seeing video game characters being sentient in their own digital world compared to our world made it feel fascinating to say the least.

@cameronsmusic4322 Месяц назад

Always love your content so much, thank you for continuing to work so hard on these

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure, I love making them!

@SLAVKINGRED Месяц назад

i believe that ddlc could be adapted into a animated tv show like seiren with the same story over and over but with a different heroin

@gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg 24 дня назад

heroin lmao

@mySDK3333 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing A bit of nitpicking: - Yume Nikki, "me" is pronounced similar to "may". - 6:13 Inscryption was launched after Dokidoki.

@elichi5259 26 дней назад

hi! i just wanted to say i really enjoy your videos; i absolutely love hearing about the history, influences, and development process behind specific video games. i really appreciate how well researched and concise these videos are; i haven't been interested in longer form content recently but your videos always manage to keep me interested. keep it going!!!

@ThatGuyGlen 25 дней назад

Thank you very much for the kind words, comments like yours keep me motivated!

@DanielleFreeman-im1yj 7 дней назад

There were so many Easter Eggs hidden in the games code that hinted at that there was another story going on. As much as I loved DDLC I can't help but feel a bit frustrated that I won't get to learn what this second story was going to be about.

@Explanda1 Месяц назад

Love your content, hope you keep it up

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear you enjoy it!

@thatgamerisntmii 19 дней назад

damn this editing style is really good nice job dude

@ThatGuyGlen 17 дней назад

Much appreciated!

@thegothaunt Месяц назад

Amazing! You take such care to match all your video elements to the game you're covering and it adds so much to each video and also makes your content very iconic!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure, thank you for all the kind words! I’m glad people appreciate that aspect of my videos, it takes a lot of work each time but it keeps things interesting for myself and I love making each and every one of them!

@usernameig975 20 дней назад

Great video. Very informative and thoroughly enjoyable. Made me recall the olden days when I consumed fanmade DDLC content on a daily basis.

@ThatGuyGlen 17 дней назад

Thank you, glad to hear you liked it!

@held2053 25 дней назад

I think this video did quite boost my confidence regarding game development

@enickma910 2 дня назад

My favorite part of doki doki is pressing down b, jumping out of it frame 4, pressing down and to the side and R at the same time, pressing down b, jumping out of it frame 4, pressing down and to the side and R at the same time, and smashing up on the c stick

@ChimeraLotietheBunny Месяц назад

I always love content around DDLC and any sort of indie game creations that inspire them

@sakareeh 29 дней назад

15:26 holy shit that’s so simple yet innovative. Also this video was so informative and well edited. Subbed

@ThatGuyGlen 26 дней назад

Glad to hear you liked it and thank you for subscribing!

@srgmatrix6970 17 дней назад

I'm so glad they are still working on more games, all this time I hoped they did not abandon Project Libitina, and seeing how it was also in DDLC and DDLC+, it could look like it might be in their vision still. Great documentary.

@ThatGuyGlen 17 дней назад

Thanks, glad you liked it!

@hundredLeech 20 дней назад

Definitely did not expect to see "Executive Producers: LSplash" in the credits

@thisrandomdude_ 28 дней назад

Thank you so much for making a video on this game!! Banger as always hahahahah, freaking love learning more about the behind the scenes of these really cool pieces of media, some of which are my favourites of all time, and yet something that I haven't given much thought to them for each one :P so it's always surprising somehow Edit: some feedback about the title, I kinda think the one where it said "and why it will never be adapted" was the most interesting and captivating, but you probably have the back-end insights about whether that's true for wider audiences or not hahahahah

@ThatGuyGlen 26 дней назад

My pleasure, I'm just happy to hear you enjoy the content! :D

@fildorian6867 26 дней назад

Thank you for the information... I was really looking to get some insight into the things surrounding it, as well as the thoughts of Dan, after playing this game

@ThatGuyGlen 25 дней назад

My pleasure!

@jwswart 20 дней назад

Thank you for this informative and entertaining video. i did not know 75% of the things you talked about, and i thought i knew all there was to know about DDLC / Dan. Thank you!

@ThatGuyGlen 17 дней назад

My pleasure, glad to hear you liked it!

@gamerofgamers1417 20 дней назад

Great video. I do feel like the title was a bit clickbait though since there's nothing in the video stating that Dan doesn't want to make games anymore.

@firenetlordfire3838 Месяц назад

Fingers cross, let's hope this video will hit the algorithm!

@JAPANESE_MAPLE Месяц назад

thanks for the video glen now iam happy

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

My pleasure!

@LambdaHL113 Месяц назад

"Mikaeli, you succesfully hit metal 17 times"

@KaiserV-2 Месяц назад

I really wonder if he's making a second game like he tease before. Its been along time so it must be huge. I hope it's good, if it is being made.

@hjghjgjhhjkhklk2683 Месяц назад

The title keeps changingg

@greenhydra10 28 дней назад

22:27 Of course Omocat was in on this. I shouldn't even be surprised.

@JermTheWerm123 21 день назад

Very good video about the history of my favorite horror game!

@ThatGuyGlen 20 дней назад

Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

@kimizuki9628 17 дней назад

Nice video!

@imjinaah Месяц назад

new upload yey! 😄

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Hope you enjoy it :D

@LynxTheUnrelated Месяц назад

Has this video changed it's thumbnail like 4 times or is my memory actually bad enough that I forget what the thumbnail to this video looks like every time i see it?

@quandale.dingle69 Месяц назад

Ur not alone

@picklws7225 Месяц назад

Nah it changed again

@simplybrandish Месяц назад

The title has changed so many times too.

@ArjunTheRageGuy 19 дней назад

Mandela Effect?

@mikuenjoyerXD Месяц назад

Random but I feel like a ddlc, omori and Danganronpa are the three pillars of the mentally ill fandom

@CU9_ Месяц назад

You can describe each of those 3 games just by: depression, depression (and is also gay), and depression (but could be a murderer)

@mikuenjoyerXD 27 дней назад

I would also like to add class of 09

@some_guy117 24 дня назад

@@mikuenjoyerXDI wouldn’t say that game is about mental illness. Just a game about shitty high school kids being terrible people, and everyone around is just as terrible

@person-fl8dk 20 дней назад

guess i'm mentally ill then

@ilhama3214 Месяц назад

@ThatGuyGlen please do cover Fishing Paradiso next,i'm interested to see how this hidden gem of a game got it's inspiration from!

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into that one!

@yoqqen Месяц назад

I share these videos with all my boys, they’re so good and high quality. Seriously think this channel could snowball its way to 1 million subs with enough time. Definitely deserves it

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Much appreciated for sharing the video around, you have no idea how much that helps the channel! And thank you for the kind words!

@tienluong9648 3 дня назад

I seriously want to see a follow up game that answers all the questions, hidden details and LORE of this DDLC

@crazayhazay Месяц назад

i’ve been inlove with ddlc ever since the year after its release, this video is so informative and i love it, its so well made too

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

@emiledragalia 19 дней назад

The character creator usage is such a mood that takes me back, so based for that tbh

@wasabi5134 Месяц назад

OHMYGODDOKIDOKI HE FINALLY DID IT :D I love this channel sm

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

I’m glad it’s finally out :D

@33pandagamer 3 дня назад

I think it was super clever to have the players access the game files as part of the intended gameplay.

@blar2112 21 день назад

This is the only visual novel i ever played and probably will (if VA-11 Hall-A does not count) and i loved it. If Salvato makes another visual novel i will seriously consider playing it.

@CraftingMenace 18 дней назад

I had no idea people thought he didnt like visual novels. Thats akin to saying everyone who worked on Madoka Magica hates magical girls.

@abby2577 28 дней назад

nice to see the stanley parable and inscryption mentioned as some other good 4th wall breaking games :)

@ThatGuyGlen 26 дней назад

One of my personal favorites!

@colorfulsheepp Месяц назад

Your videos are the best bro im telling you

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Much appreciated!

@kirabey8946 Месяц назад

Banger vid as always Glen! (I haven't watched it yet)

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Hope you enjoy it! ;)

@BunnyUmi 25 дней назад

Does anybody know which character maker they used for the placeholder sprites?

@afonsoalexandr 17 дней назад

Amazingly Interesting!

@Rullisi 26 дней назад

What a satisfying success of a game development.

@joshuatokosi0491 22 дня назад

1:54 I’m getting flashbacks from this music

@Illumous Месяц назад

I got this game day one by happenstance not realizing what kind of game it actually was. Ill say I was completely caught off guard half-way through... but I loved it!!!!

@Hugo-mv8se Месяц назад

Good work as usual keep up the good work ! I don't know why the youtube algorithm has been mean to that video tho

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Thank you, will do!

@valett5229 22 дня назад

Pose thing is kinda genius, is it common with novel making? Since I've seen only 5 faces and 1-2 poses(usually just clothes variations) in files of a couple Ren'Py games, it seems like Dan's method was quite impressive.

@liljagey Месяц назад

Did you do pizza tower. Love your videos I’m working on a game right now.

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Glad to hear you enjoy them! I haven’t covered Pizza Tower yet.

@TimeTravelingFetus 15 дней назад

Oh boy, I remember using that same "anime character generator" years ago. Cool to know it was used like this.

@borikore9218 3 дня назад

by any chance do you remember the name?

@317GUY Месяц назад

I suggest a game for you to do a video on? I think you should do a video about one of the video games that changed my life! Lisa the painful.

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

It's on my list ;)

@joseluispcr Месяц назад

lot of time has passed since the launch of this huh?

@gobsmacked2412 16 дней назад

good video! my minor nitpick is that hatoful boyfriend mostly is a serious visual novel lol

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

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@DimJOfficial Месяц назад

yume nikki plzzzzz

@flowerowl8342 Месяц назад

You should do a horror game called Cry of Fear or The Cat Lady.

@marcellorossilermen2997 Месяц назад

Deep rock galactic

@bennettcarlson3974 Месяц назад

Jusant

@downbad. Месяц назад

Hades

@JohnH100-ih3he 13 часов назад

Doki Doki Literature Club was the first game I ever played. Video games were banned in my house when I was kid and Anime frowned upon, so I suppose it was a little rebellion of mine. I have played many games since but none will ever compare to DDLC as it's so special to me.

@YouTubeShortsWarsFan Месяц назад

When I was in my DDLC fan time I would love this video but I’m still gonna watch it

@ThatGuyGlen Месяц назад

Hope you’ll enjoy it nonetheless!

@lukethekuya 22 дня назад

Can't wait for Project Libitina 🙏

@BriariusTitan Месяц назад

I'm a simple man, i see a ThatGuyGlen video and I click.

@bluenightrblx 12 дней назад

huge W. 202k sub!

@OukenTokenBroken Месяц назад

Got into ddlc late last year and it's carried with me since - man this game is one of my favorites. Yeah, I liked it back in 2017 but I was much younger and def wouldn't have grasped many themes

@akyszek_410 11 дней назад

I remember some time ago watching videos that explored the files of doki doki really deeply, uncovering hidden links and codes, one of which was a QR code that gave you the access to a site Project Libitina. Im curious whether this is totally scrapped, is one of the unrevealed projects, transformed into something else, or was simply a piece of coincidence or misinformation. At this point for the last few years ive been completely out of the loop, so pardon me if it's already been addressed somewhere and im not making any sense 😅