Question about the end (SPOILERS).

[Thrennerel]

I played to the point where the game tells you to reinstall and offers the option to delete your data to continue or continue where you left off, which blocks you reading Monika's letter. Is the game totally finished (unlike with the first ending) or should I somehow try to keep my save or something?

[Tregrenos]

If you’ve received a farewell letter from Monika there is more to see, though without giving too much away just know that there’s a hidden “master save” that keeps track of conversations you’ve seen, giving you access to the “skip” feature should you decide to restart the game for whatever reason. Also note that only the scenes you’d seen were colorized during the credits.

Hint hint…

[Thrennerel]

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

If you’ve received a farewell letter from Monika there is more to see, though without giving too much away just know that there’s a hidden “master save” that keeps track of conversations you’ve seen, giving you access to the “skip” feature should you decide to restart the game for whatever reason. Also note that only the scenes you’d seen were colorized during the credits.

Hint hint…

Thank you so much, that's the best I answer I could have seen :D, the game left me feeling a bit weird so it's great there's more. I'll also try to look for different paths or endings, I would like to see what could happen if you delete Sayori after Monika deletes herself xD

[Tregrenos]

Originally posted by Thrennerel:

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

If you’ve received a farewell letter from Monika there is more to see, though without giving too much away just know that there’s a hidden “master save” that keeps track of conversations you’ve seen, giving you access to the “skip” feature should you decide to restart the game for whatever reason. Also note that only the scenes you’d seen were colorized during the credits.

Hint hint…

Thank you so much, that's the best I answer I could have seen :D, the game left me feeling a bit weird so it's great there's more. I'll also try to look for different paths or endings, I would like to see what could happen if you delete Sayori after Monika deletes herself xD

There is a hidden ending for anyone who thinks they can start a new game without Monika.

[Thrennerel]

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

Originally posted by Thrennerel:

Thank you so much, that's the best I answer I could have seen :D, the game left me feeling a bit weird so it's great there's more. I'll also try to look for different paths or endings, I would like to see what could happen if you delete Sayori after Monika deletes herself xD

There is a hidden ending for anyone who thinks they can start a new game without Monika.

Thanks, I've just seen it. Poor Monika :_(

[Tregrenos]

Originally posted by Thrennerel:

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

There is a hidden ending for anyone who thinks they can start a new game without Monika.

Thanks, I've just seen it. Poor Monika :_(

There's more to the story in DDLC+. While it's true that the side stories technically happen before the main story there's some hidden information worth looking into that paints a larger picture behind the scenes. Due to the game being made for console the file shenanigans have been turned into something of a clue hunt. I'm at 99% completion and a bit stumped on what to do next but don't wanna look anything up.

While it's not cannon here are a few mods that I feel remain true to the spirit of DDLC, each with their own message and methods to deliver a more complete game for those wanting more closure.


True Literature Club
TLC is a rather short mod that aims to add endings to each of the characters. There's even a shortcut feature to blast through the 3 poem minigames with a result screen saying who Liked, Loved or Hated the poem. The game doesn't change until you get to the Weekend choice.
Monika is still self-aware, but has a valid reason for choosing not to corrupt the game which you will only achieve if you unlock her Sunday choice.
Hint: Each character must love one of your poems at least once and none of them can hate any of your poems.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DDLCMods/comments/88hvry/true_literature_club_tlc_mod_full_release_a_more/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1789383661


The Purist Mod
If you happen to be a fan of dating sims or want a fuller DDLC story this mod adds +11 hours of additional content, custom music and delivers it's own messages of patience, trust and acceptance. This mod doesn't change much until after the Sunday choice, after which you get into deeper backstories of the characters that feature both a good ending and bad ending. While this mod doesn't go through the "second half" of the base game it doesn't ignore what had taken place and even has a few cheeky reminders sprinkled about. The mod starts in Monikas "space room" where she is not happy that you reinstalled the game and tries to delete it, but realizes her power to manipulate the game has been taken away by the mod. She reluctantly agrees to help you "save them".
While Monika chooses to help you achieve the ending you wanted behind the scenes her route is still not an option. Can you prove that happiness can be found here?
https://www.reddit.com/r/DDLCMods/comments/99zro9/the_ddlc_purist_mod_is_finally_released_turn_the/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1840796519


Monikas Before Story
Despite the name the mod isn't actually about Monika only. Rather, the game takes place shortly before the base game had taken place and the mod forces the story to alter in a way that the MC is the Club President, Monika is the Childhood Friend, Sayori is a close friend of Monikas while the MC tutors her in math and Natsuki and Yuri remain relatively unchanged. The MC has more personality as he's not some generic slouch, though the general beats to the base game are followed with these minor/major tweaks. Monika IS an option, but each character has their own story to tell should you pursue it.
Several times through the game it seems that the MC knows more than he's letting on, but at the same time it's more like a deja-vu dream to him. The game forcefully deletes the character files in the beginning, but if you want to dig a bit deeper there's a way to unlock a 2nd full game hidden within the files.
Hint: Don't let the mod delete the files!
https://www.reddit.com/r/DDLCMods/comments/9ccc7g/monika_before_story_official_release_v10/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2044611148

[Thrennerel]

Thanks again man I'll check these mods and buy the plus version whenever I get some money xD. It's so great to see the community giving more life to the game.