The sole downside is that, with all its accessibility, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus is difficult to read on the Switch and has an unfriendly UI.
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For newcomers, it’s easy to hop into and enjoy, even offering the PC “workarounds.” For people who’ve joined the club before, the extra stories and media are enjoyable. It is an unfortunate design choice, and one where some button mapping and additional color choices would have made a big difference.ĭoki Doki Literature Club Plus is a great way to revisit a visual novel that made quite a splash. And when you do that, the highlighted option has a small arrow below it and the text turns, you guessed it, pink. You have to press the plus or minus key to scroll through the six options in the bottom of the text box. Well, you can’t press a button to start auto or skip or read the history. Say you’re in the middle of reading and want to choose to turn auto-advance on, skip text, or head to the settings. Navigating through the Doki Doki Literature Club Plus UI is also not quite ideal on the Switch. In the settings, it is pure white text with darker pink borders on pink, with the highlight also being pink. It gets even worse if you go to the options menu to change something, as the highlight color is, you guessed it, pink. And even with all of the accessibility options present, there is no option to change the UI to perhaps have it be white on pink instead. While there is a black outline, it is not enough to make it pop on that small screen.
The font is incredibly small and is white on a pink background. That is, playing it in handheld mode on the go. The problem with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus on the Switch is that it isn’t conducive to being played in the ideal condition. You can also choose to turn content warnings on in-game before the darkest scenes. It warns you about potential trigger warnings, with an option to see an explanation of what to expect. in general, I’d wager most people have an idea of what they’re in for when playing the game. The accessibility options are a good fit too. The system is great for visual novels, after all. As promised, these side stories offer more chances to spend time with the heroines, with the more effort invested resulting in more moments.Īnd Doki Doki Literature Club Plus does feel like a game which prioritizes its experience and fits on the Switch. So all is generally well and fitting with the overall experience. The unlocking methods are reasonable and make sense, since they involve playing the main game and writing poems. We see as it goes from one member, Monika, to what it is at the game’s outset. For example, the first Trust one involves the Literature Club’s origins. It’s handled quite well.Īs for the side stories, those also are a fun addition. It presents you with an actual menu where you can access the game, the six side stories, the special pictures that can be desktop backgrounds, and the jukebox with songs from the game. This ensures you get the same sort of experience with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus on the Switch. Once you’ve played, the next time you play a virtual desktop comes up. Now, part of what makes Doki Doki Literature Club so unique on the PC is being able to… let’s say mess around with files and things. And, as you spend time there, you’ll get to learn all sorts of secrets. You write poems, which might resonate with different characters depending on the word choices. After attending a meeting, which involves club president Monika and fellow members Yuri and Natsuki, you decide to stay and get to know your classmates. You’re a high school student roped into joining the club your childhood friend Sayori is a part of. Editor’s Note: This is a spoiler-free review.ĭoki Doki Literature Club Plus begins as most visual novels with dating sim elements do. But while the Switch version does everything you’d expect, font and UI choices can make it difficult to read. It’s as entertaining and haunting as before, with a little more depth.
With Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, for consoles like the Switch and PC, more people get to play what is a richer and fuller experience. It went from a free-to-play game to a phenomenon, due to its characters and content. Doki Doki Literature Club is a notorious visual novel.
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