#i still think the original ddlc is a pretty good game and a worthwhile look no matter how much plus soured me on it

[specterthief]

ddlc is an interesting case with the whole "knowing the genre you're subverting" thing because salvato (known akiha guy) certainly DOES know bishoujo games and i do think that shows in a lot of elements about it western """dating sim parodies""" tend to drop the ball on (and, from what i've seen from the youtubers/streamers i've watched, its appeal among japanese VN fans just completely taken straight as a genre shift horror bishoujo game), and yet it still ends up having perfect appeal among the exact type of people who don't know anything about them and hate the idea that exists in their head, so what is actually a more-thoughtful-than-usual parody ends up going completely over people's heads and continuing to feed the whole misconception of """dating sims""" in a way the game doesn't really do by itself

plus is fully just shitting on the concept of romance VNs though i have no idea what the hell happened to it or why