Gameplay part of 2018 game+can Team Salvato make this game?

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

We heard a lot of things about concept of the game and who will be an antogonist/protagonist. But we didn't discuss gameplay part of the game. DDLC plot tells us that every girl in the game has AI. Because of this Monika brokes the game. But visual novels don't need to have characters with AI, so we can tell that they are from another game. And we can also tell that Salvato is planinng to make a serious game with horror elements. But can Salvato make this during year 2018? And what other gameplay elements will have this game?(but we are talking about the characters. as always)

[Yung Cadillac]

Dan Salvato and the team have been working on Doki Doki and this new game coming this year for a couple years. A lot of thought has been put into this game and I'm sure the next one will too. I believe it may be late spring or early summer by the time this new game comes out. My guess is around May.

[kwil]

MatPat's theory is fun and all, but Salvato has said that the next game will not be related to DDLC or its characters. It's also confirmed to be a more traditional visual novel.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/362514886301057024/372759594877059072/dan.png

[Bulanskovich]

I've read a bit about the mentions of 2018 but if I am not mistaken, the year was only mentioned by itself, I don't think it's safe just yet to assume that there will be a game in 2018, but it is not out of the realm of the possibility either. It could very well be a teaser of some sort, not a full game.

Now if a game coming this year was indeed confirmed (and I hope I am wrong and it was indeed confirmed) then I expect it to be a bit more like DDLC. What I mean by that is a game that is not necessarely focused a lot on the physical involvement of the player.

There was a lot of playing in DDLC, not me clicking buttons but the game playing with my mind and feelings. And judging from the things the community found, it's obvious that if those are indeed connected to the next project, we're in for an even better ride.

Now, if they keep the theme of the game, I'd expect it to be 2D if indeed there will be a higher emphasis on gameplay. So maybe it will look like other 2D horror games like some of those made with RPG Maker. But then again, the devs have shown that they can and will smash expectations.

Originally posted by kwhero:

MatPat's theory is fun and all, but Salvato has said that the next game will not be related to DDLC or its characters.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/362514886301057024/372759594877059072/dan.png

Still the way that was worded means that indeed the club and its storyline won't be developed further but that does not necessarely exclude the characters. The game gives hints that technically they don't belong to the club, that it's more like a prison if I could say that.

[kwil]

Originally posted by Bulanskovich:

Still the way that was worded means that indeed the club and its storyline won't be developed further but that does not necessarely exclude the characters. The game gives hints that technically they don't belong to the club, that it's more like a prison if I could say that.

In the image I linked, Salvato says "There is no more official game content currently planned for DDLC or any of the characters" Also, after the Game Theory was released, he made a joke that Monika was Fox McCloud. I think he's just lightly saying that that line of thinking is on the wrong track. But I do have a pretty good theory on what two of those hidden messages are saying.

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

Originally posted by kwhero:

Originally posted by Bulanskovich:

Still the way that was worded means that indeed the club and its storyline won't be developed further but that does not necessarely exclude the characters. The game gives hints that technically they don't belong to the club, that it's more like a prison if I could say that.

In the image I linked, Salvato says "There is no more official game content currently planned for DDLC or any of the characters" Also, after the Game Theory was released, he made a joke that Monika was Fox McCloud. I think he's just lightly saying that that line of thinking is on the wrong track. But I do have a pretty good theory on what two of those hidden messages are saying.

I'd like to hear that theory, but developing game not about DDLC will be illogical. Developers had already left a lot of clues and fans of DDLC want DOKI DOKI scary game and not something else. Also deleting time-tested characters and making new characters will be unreasonable and will not provide the same popularity.That's what i think.

[Mithost]

Dan's current project is unrelated to DDLC. While we understand the love for DDLC and it's characters, DDLC is a short horror story that was designed to be self-contained. Team Salvato never anticipated this amount of popularity for DDLC and while we are looking to ensure everyone who wants to enjoy the game can do so (translations, bug fixes, and stuff like the merch store) unfortunately there currently is no sequel or other DDLC related game planned.

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

I want to beleieve that next Salvato game will be about ddlc(how in game theory)

Originally posted by Mithost:

Dan's current project is unrelated to DDLC. While we understand the love for DDLC and it's characters, DDLC is a short horror story that was designed to be self-contained. Team Salvato never anticipated this amount of popularity for DDLC and while we are looking to ensure everyone who wants to enjoy the game can do so (translations, bug fixes, and stuff like the merch store) unfortunately there currently is no sequel or other DDLC related game planned.

But when did he post about it? I scanned his twitter and i didn't see anything about this.

[Heduardo]

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

I want to beleieve that next Salvato game will be about ddlc(how in game theory)

Originally posted by Mithost:

Dan's current project is unrelated to DDLC. While we understand the love for DDLC and it's characters, DDLC is a short horror story that was designed to be self-contained. Team Salvato never anticipated this amount of popularity for DDLC and while we are looking to ensure everyone who wants to enjoy the game can do so (translations, bug fixes, and stuff like the merch store) unfortunately there currently is no sequel or other DDLC related game planned.

But when did he post about it? I scanned his twitter and i didn't see anything about this.

kwhero already posted a print of what Dan said about it in discord fan club here.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/362514886301057024/372759594877059072/dan.png

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

Originally posted by Heduardo:

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

I want to beleieve that next Salvato game will be about ddlc(how in game theory)

But when did he post about it? I scanned his twitter and i didn't see anything about this.

kwhero already posted a print of what Dan said about it in discord fan club here.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/362514886301057024/372759594877059072/dan.png

It's sad, but i already said why it is illogical here :

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

Originally posted by kwhero:

In the image I linked, Salvato says "There is no more official game content currently planned for DDLC or any of the characters" Also, after the Game Theory was released, he made a joke that Monika was Fox McCloud. I think he's just lightly saying that that line of thinking is on the wrong track. But I do have a pretty good theory on what two of those hidden messages are saying.

I'd like to hear that theory, but developing game not about DDLC will be illogical. Developers had already left a lot of clues and fans of DDLC want DOKI DOKI scary game and not something else. Also deleting time-tested characters and making new characters will be unreasonable and will not provide the same popularity.That's what i think.

If we talk briefly then keep the old characters is a great way to promote the game.

[Mithost]

Dan's next project is unrelated to DDLC. These comments have been made to clear up the concerns/misconceptions fans like yourself have had since the game's initial launch. While there may be some references to DDLC in future Team Salvato projects, this project was not designed to tie into or have tie-ins with DDLC.

In the future, please respect developer statements regarding this topic.

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

Originally posted by Mithost:

Dan's next project is unrelated to DDLC. These comments have been made to clear up the concerns/misconceptions fans like yourself have had since the game's initial launch. While there may be some references to DDLC in future Team Salvato projects, this project was not designed to tie into or have tie-ins with DDLC.

In the future, please respect developer statements regarding this topic.

If we could hear this from Salvato himself....
But this is imopossible. This thread isn't that popular.

[kwil]

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

I'd like to hear that theory, but developing game not about DDLC will be illogical. Developers had already left a lot of clues and fans of DDLC want DOKI DOKI scary game and not something else. Also deleting time-tested characters and making new characters will be unreasonable and will not provide the same popularity.That's what i think.:DNA:

I'll summarize the easter eggs I mean so this doesn't end up being a text wall. In the first message found in Monika's base64 dialogue, the speaker is talking about themself and a group escaping an "unholy establishment". But in the message found in Monika.chr, the speaker is talking to someone they can't see and asks if they can hear them. I believe they are talking to the player and this is a scene from the next game. They say that you've been watching for awhile, and that you already know their name. They thank you for helping them probably because it's thanks to your choices in the game that they were able to escape the establishment. They say that everyone else they escaped with is dead and that you already knew that. Then they say that they think you might be able to go back and change things as in reloading a save. Finally, they say that it's time for both of you to be the hero. To me, these easter eggs show the premise of the next story as you using your visual novel tools as an advantage to help the main character in the story and since they know you are helping them, they can take advantage of that with you as their partner.

Going by this idea, the main character of the next game couldn't be Monika, since she already knows who you are.

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

Originally posted by kwhero:

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

I'd like to hear that theory, but developing game not about DDLC will be illogical. Developers had already left a lot of clues and fans of DDLC want DOKI DOKI scary game and not something else. Also deleting time-tested characters and making new characters will be unreasonable and will not provide the same popularity.That's what i think.

I'll summarize the easter eggs I mean so this doesn't end up being a text wall. In the first message found in Monika's base64 dialogue, the speaker is talking about themself and a group escaping an "unholy establishment". But in the message found in Monika.chr, the speaker is talking to someone they can't see and asks if they can hear them. I believe they are talking to the player and this is a scene from the next game. They say that you've been watching for awhile, and that you already know their name. They thank you for helping them probably because it's thanks to your choices in the game that they were able to escape the establishment. They say that everyone else they escaped with is dead and that you already knew that. Then they say that they think you might be able to go back and change things as in reloading a save. Finally, they say that it's time for both of you to be the hero. To me, these easter eggs show the premise of the next story as you using your visual novel tools as an advantage to help the main character in the story and since they know you are helping them, they can take advantage of that with you as their partner.

Going by this idea, the main character of the next game couldn't be Monika, since she already knows who you are.

This is really hard to understand who is talking to you in monika.chr, because it didn't say his name. But it sounds like monika. And you missed that speech about this "other story". Also there it is talking only about itself, not about you.If this story is linked with "portrait of markov" this must happening in 2001 and not in the 2018.

[Mithost]

Originally posted by strange_anomaly:

Originally posted by Mithost:

Dan's next project is unrelated to DDLC. These comments have been made to clear up the concerns/misconceptions fans like yourself have had since the game's initial launch. While there may be some references to DDLC in future Team Salvato projects, this project was not designed to tie into or have tie-ins with DDLC.

In the future, please respect developer statements regarding this topic.

If we could hear this from Salvato himself....
But this is imopossible. This thread isn't that popular.

If you want Dan saying it, check out the screenshot posted above that you replied to. The team is VERY busy right now which is why I have been tasked to relay the message.

[✹zlotej≡kontrola☥]

Maybe Developers are talking about release date when it say:2018!. but what's about that boy and girl images. If all the girls have 17-18 years that they were little kids during "portrait of markov" and "project libitina".And if we assume that these pictures represent the protagonist and one of the girls, then this should be them during the project. But why Dan Salvato put them in the game folder?