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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.
References:
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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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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @KornKonnesuer
    @KornKonnesuer 10 годин тому

    Man, I've got over 800+ hours in this game and it is STELLAR, even though it has its fair share of issues. I will always love it tho :)

  • @chickennuggies2994
    @chickennuggies2994 16 годин тому

    Amazing video pal :D

  • @rickywood8805
    @rickywood8805 17 годин тому

    A games music or background noise should ENHANCE the game not DEFINE it, limbo does this amzingly

  • @rickywood8805
    @rickywood8805 18 годин тому

    And yet, it's still a better game than the entire hit an franchise combined lol

  • @maxpalmer3212
    @maxpalmer3212 19 годин тому

    Doki Doki is legendary

  • @MikeRavia-xp5ig
    @MikeRavia-xp5ig День тому

    Nobody naturally understands a souls games story. Most people don't even understand even after being told the story.

  • @ms_ch
    @ms_ch День тому

    This game has *so many layers* , i really hold [almost] every character dear to me. When I decided to befriend rude Shane out of spite and had my heart torn in pieces while knowing his story better D': And Pam? That was very tough. Every single character is so rich! Truly amazing the ability of Concerned Ape to not only do the visual artwork, sounds and mechanics but also deep meaningful stories that can speak to millions of people. Dude is a master! Addendum: He also allows people to make mods, sell crafted art etc about the game, and it's really nice to make a Junimo vest without having fear of being sued (I'm angrily and disgustingly looking at you, nintendo)

  • @VARAWK
    @VARAWK День тому

    This was awesome! I love their story.

  • @VARAWK
    @VARAWK День тому

    Never got into this game, but I love learning more about McMillen's journey. :-)

  • @slimlester8644
    @slimlester8644 День тому

    If i dont see a dark souls 4 im done with souls like games i dont like elden ring at all. I like genuinely want my money back.

  • @choppyhail624
    @choppyhail624 День тому

    6:07 sellout

  • @massimofiorentino
    @massimofiorentino 2 дні тому

    Best game ever ❤️

  • @stargazer016
    @stargazer016 2 дні тому

    however death stranding is a failure

  • @actionhorrorcorrody541
    @actionhorrorcorrody541 2 дні тому

    It is a scam.

  • @looneycrow7978
    @looneycrow7978 2 дні тому

    Imagine large team with millions building game without focus on graphics like this.. it be rebirth of new gaming Era

  • @kuro7146
    @kuro7146 2 дні тому

    this aged well

  • @FlutterBugLive
    @FlutterBugLive 2 дні тому

    I wish he kept the slug cat pups :,(

  • @JackGamer0912
    @JackGamer0912 2 дні тому

    I love how it isn't one of those videos that basically just says "EvErY cOpY oF mArIo 64 Is pErSoNaLiZed"

  • @angel_of_rust
    @angel_of_rust 3 дні тому

    it's the tame impala of video games.

  • @CirculensProductions
    @CirculensProductions 3 дні тому

    The pixel animation system looks insane. Never seen something that smooth before

  • @nickj7335
    @nickj7335 3 дні тому

    Great vid

  • @robbowski
    @robbowski 3 дні тому

    Hope Martins helps out creating the whole trilogy together

  • @user-kq2oh2ks7p
    @user-kq2oh2ks7p 4 дні тому

    How does one make 940K+ frames of character animations that's crazy

  • @Jalvee
    @Jalvee 4 дні тому

    0:01

  • @memeworld4950
    @memeworld4950 4 дні тому

    Thanks to Millanote, I can make games with no worry

  • @travisleonhart3371
    @travisleonhart3371 4 дні тому

    I really hope they come together again

  • @aranerem5569
    @aranerem5569 5 днів тому

    Amnesia The Dark Descent is great

  • @RedHatGuyYT
    @RedHatGuyYT 5 днів тому

    7:25 well they ended up making mario artist polygon studio

  • @ASLUHLUHCE
    @ASLUHLUHCE 5 днів тому

    Almost two years since watching this, my god. The last year has been devoid of art.

  • @kukurypa7991
    @kukurypa7991 5 днів тому

    i got clickbaited

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn 5 днів тому

      How so?

    • @kukurypa7991
      @kukurypa7991 5 днів тому

      @@akiradkcn the title, i figured it would be covered more and i waited only to find out that it wasnt that important of a part of the video and was just briefly covered

  • @rayrack5416
    @rayrack5416 5 днів тому

    Would love to see an episode on Vintage Story!

  • @Jeremus717
    @Jeremus717 5 днів тому

    Somehow in this game they managed to make a horse that was perfect on the first time they implemented a horse. Other series have tried and tried again only to fail over and over to make something that feels good and meaningful.

  • @hagron5702
    @hagron5702 5 днів тому

    It was made to difficult.

  • @gzwagaming64
    @gzwagaming64 5 днів тому

    Omori was Silksong before Silksong was Silksong

  • @CrackenJack-hh3qg
    @CrackenJack-hh3qg 5 днів тому

    The thumbnail 💀🤣

  • @gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg
    @gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg 5 днів тому

    the program used to create the original designs for the dokis is called IIcharacter Alpha

  • @mzzzzz2179
    @mzzzzz2179 5 днів тому

    Konami can go FK themselves

  • @Justin-ee1mv
    @Justin-ee1mv 6 днів тому

    Aware undertale is almost 9 years old

  • @Justin-ee1mv
    @Justin-ee1mv 6 днів тому

    It’s crazy that the game is 8 years old Aware this video is 4 years old

  • @edsherwook5196
    @edsherwook5196 6 днів тому

    George r Martin seems like a waste of money…

  • @malenamancaimunozmeza5244
    @malenamancaimunozmeza5244 6 днів тому

    Megalovania is NOT sans' theme

  • @PsycholicalGAINS
    @PsycholicalGAINS 6 днів тому

    this guy is my hero and we need more studio heads like him in the business. his talent, passion and respect for his playerbase is unmatched.

  • @BH-nm4xl
    @BH-nm4xl 6 днів тому

    Nust an excellent excellent investigative and informative piece. Kudos and much appreciation!

  • @ULAER
    @ULAER 6 днів тому

    Didnt this game teased that something big was coming in 2018? The hell happened to that

  • @menaced.
    @menaced. 7 днів тому

    I met Dan playing melee at a booth at GDC, hes pretty cool i didnt know who he was and we played some taunt battle. I got a sayori pin from him too

  • @-.MICHAEL.-
    @-.MICHAEL.- 7 днів тому

    Toby is like Celldweller, but from gaming world.

  • @omni-man1
    @omni-man1 7 днів тому

    I played Journey this year and it was an incredible experience, unfortunately it's a game that brings that feeling the first time playing.

  • @lillyraisin
    @lillyraisin 7 днів тому

    Here in 2024 and wow they improved SO MUCH! Like DAMMMMNNNNNN

  • @XantheFIN
    @XantheFIN 7 днів тому

    So when Game company is lead by banker and not even gamer or an artist.. the result is similar when Airplane company is lead by 'stockholders first' business man.. we have receipt for catastrophe.

  • @Skybasegame
    @Skybasegame 7 днів тому

    agh when will this success happen to me finally