This suggests that Sayori hanged herself very early on Day 5, which has been confirmed by Dan Salvato in his Twitter.
The blood on her hands has dried a little and turned a rusty brown.
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There are black shadows under her eyes, and her skin has a pale, sickly tone. Sayori does not wear the outfit that she wore on Day 4, but instead she wears a white jacket and red shorts. Monika believes that this is because of Sayori either changing her mind a few seconds too late or her survival instincts kicking in.
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Instead, she slowly asphyxiated, and during this time tried to scratch at the rope in a vain attempt to free herself, bloodying her hands in the process. Monika states in Act 3 during her conversation with the player that Sayori's hands are bloody because her hanging did not kill her instantly, having stepped from a chair instead of a higher place, the latter which would have made her death quick and painless.
The "New Game" option will also be replaced with a line of glitched and distorted text, but its functionality remains the same. When the game forcibly brings the players straight back to the menu, the result is Sayori being switched with a scrambled up mess of each of the other character's sprites where she used to be. The protagonist claims that she is gone forever and suggests that choosing the other option when hearing Sayori's confession would have prevented this. When the protagonist sees her, the game will start glitching out and the music will heavily be distorted, playing the song "Sayo-Nara", a distorted version of the menu theme.
Regardless of the protagonist's choices prior, he will rush into Sayori's room, where she can be seen hanging by a noose from her neck. Sayori's ending happens halfway through the game. (Note: This isn't necessarily an ending to the game, but more the events that lead to the end of her life. It is truly a game that keeps you on your toes and makes you wonder what is going to happen next.Character-Specific Endings Sayori's Ending As long as players are aware of the disturbing content and feel that they could handle it, I would highly recommend the game. Overall, Doki Doki Literature Club is definitely not what it seems to be. If I had to guess one reason why the love interests were female, it would be that players may have more of a reaction when bad things happen to female characters. Additionally, I believe that if the gender of each character was reversed the game would still be horrific to its players and pack a punch. Besides the occasional mention of breast size or other characteristics at one of the character’s expense, gender does not really affect the gameplay. More often than not, dating sims targeted towards males contain more nudity and other sexual themes than those targeted towards females.ĭoki Doki Literature Club is definitely different in this respect, because although all of the love interests are females (and this would allow it to be targeted towards males), there are no sexual themes within the game. Dating sims are usually targeted towards females (with male love interests), however, there are dating sims that are targeted towards males (with female love interests). Dating sims are popular video games for male and female players alike, in which the main character attempts to form a relationship with one of the other main characters. I suppose that this is where Doki Doki Literature Club is still able to keep its dating sim tags on sites like Steam. The game continues to get more unsettling as players progress, while all of the female characters fight for your attention. Players react to their cursor moving on its own.