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Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by nottorp »

throwaway290 wrote: post #6
jhbadger wrote: post #3

DDLC is a disturbing (good, but disturbing) game that opens as a bright cheerful one. So long as the description explained what the user is in for later on, I think Google shouldn't have done this. I haven't seen the Android version; I played it on PC, but as it is basically a "visual novel" I doubt there was very much difference between them.

that's valuable info. wikipedia actually makes the game sounds interesting unlike a typical dating sim. WARNING possible spoilers, don't read if you plan to play, but just know it's not just a dating sim. > while it appears to be a light-hearted dating simulator, it is a metafictional psychological horror game that extensively breaks the fourth wall. > Reviewers pointed out that the game's horror was built on the des…

It's worth the experience to play that game once.

And I guess it's not worth porting games for adults to walled gardens.

Note that i said games for adults, not adult content. If you're expecting porn, move along.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by zb3 »

oceansky wrote: post #2

Well, at least we can "sideload" this easily with minimum attrition, right?

If you wait 18 years before being able to install apps outside Google Play you get a nice bonus of automatically becoming age verified in a private manner. So don't complain, it's for your own good.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by senkora »

bengotow wrote: post #7

Just want to drive by and mention - a friend told me to play DDLC and I was highly skeptical given the anime pin-up girl art style. I eventually gave in and gave it a shot. It's an amazing "playable story" unlike anything I have ever played. Super creative and well worth the couple hours it takes to play. I think it could use a few trigger warnings and it should be rated PG-13 / R, but there's stuff on Netflix 10x mo…

The poems are pretty good too.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by YawningAngel »

throwaway290 wrote: post #6
jhbadger wrote: post #3

DDLC is a disturbing (good, but disturbing) game that opens as a bright cheerful one. So long as the description explained what the user is in for later on, I think Google shouldn't have done this. I haven't seen the Android version; I played it on PC, but as it is basically a "visual novel" I doubt there was very much difference between them.

that's valuable info. wikipedia actually makes the game sounds interesting unlike a typical dating sim. WARNING possible spoilers, don't read if you plan to play, but just know it's not just a dating sim. > while it appears to be a light-hearted dating simulator, it is a metafictional psychological horror game that extensively breaks the fourth wall. > Reviewers pointed out that the game's horror was built on the des…

I played this game recently and you have to click through several screens telling you that it's disturbing to open and play it

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by gambiting »

oceansky wrote: post #10
anonymous908213 wrote: post #5

1bil+ people have surrendered their right to artistic expression to Google, and another 1bil+ to Apple, and another 1bil+ to Microsoft. Many more billions have surrendered it to Visa and Mastercard. The world will only continue to get worse for the foreseeable future as five corporations assert global control over what is allowed to be published. It is mournful knowing that humanity's peak is behind us.

Brazil and India have created alternatives to Mastercard/Visa duopoly. EU is seeking to do the same.

Many countries have alternatives already. In Poland Blik is ubiquitous and very very easy to use. And I love how it's implemented, Visa and MasterCard could learn from it.

Tldr - you open the app on your phone and it gives you a 6 digit BLIK code, you give that code to the seller, then a notification comes up on the app saying "seller X is trying to debit your account by amount Y, agree?". It's brilliant because then the seller gets nothing identifiable about you. Even if someone overhears the code, it's only valid 60 second so it's useless. Unlike with regular cards there is no risk of losing one or using a fake terminal that scans your card instead. And any transaction has to be explicitly rather than implicitly approved. Love it.

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