You sort of enter the story with a predetermined background and personality–which is something I don’t typically like. In Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, you’ll play as yourself–or a version of yourself. When Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! says it’s disturbing, don’t take it as a challenge. It’s not about jump scares and it’s not even about scary images. And I would not recommend it if you are not feeling okay–even if you’re highly anticipating this expanded release. It is turn the lights on, hug a pet, check in with yourself psychological horror. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, as most had figured out long before I did, is not at all for children, despite its sort of kawaii, let’s go on dates and giggle surface. I want to vehemently advise against blowing off the game’s content warnings and to consider carefully, if going forward, enabling the setting in the game that warns you if you are about to see something that won’t sit well. For better or worse.ĭifferent people have all different feelings on trigger warnings, and some folks may even respect them but not tend to take them seriously for themselves. I love a good narrative, and I enjoy visual novels, so I jumped on in, and well after the end credits rolled, I’m still thinking about it. And maybe, just maybe, I’m lucky to have not known, since I get to experience the expanded version with all its new unlockables, side stories and extras packed right in. Suffice it to say whatever I expected, it wasn’t Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. I saw part of a trailer during a games presentation earlier this year, and therefore knew that it had some “horror” elements but I expected…I’m not sure. Despite its popularity when it released back in 2017, I hadn’t really heard a thing about it. It’s fair to say I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I was offered Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! for review. Screenshot: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!