Oh boy DDLC
I went through at least 3 mental breakdowns while playing this game. (Just ask Brayconn and Capstablook how I cried like a child in front of them in voice chat during my play through)
I laughed and cried the hardest I have in years playing this game, it was truly more than worth the 10 hours (and $10 I threw at the "fan pack" aka an excuse to give the devs money.) I put into the game playing it.
Outside of Fighting games and playing new CS mods, I don't put any time into video games in general but this was certainly an exception. A physiological horror game more than worth your time; and the smarter you are the more you get out of the game for certain. The game isnt' cheap and doesn't rely on jumpscares at all to scare you. It uses much more persuasive methods. that aren't really there in foresight, but the deeper you dig and the more you understand it was there all along.
This isn't a game made for everyone but oh boy I fell right into the target demographic and had a 10/10 experience with this game. Usually I'm very stuck up on game ratings, as there's not even 5 games out there I've personally played I would hand a 10 of 10 but this is one of the golden few for sure.
It's also actually really weird seeing Dan Salvato going from making one of my favorite mods ever (Melee 20XX) to a game that gained so much traction. Makes me want to actually consider going into game development instead of playing around with CS mods anymore.
As for the memes? They're pretty alright but it's not anything spectacular outside of a few.