Sometimes, everyone you've ever met tells you to play a game. And you feel increasingly confused by this because it seems like a generic dating simulator and you hate generic dating simulators. But people just keep telling you to play it, relentlessly, until you start hearing the recommendations in your sleep. So you finally break down and play the thing. And slowly, everything becomes clear and you realize that - sometimes - the whole world has surprisingly impeccable taste.

DDLC is like the gaming community's most bizarre chain letter.

I have no choice but to pass it on.