This was my first taste of a VN, and first anything anime. I was able to completely lose myself in the suspension of disbelief, so that after becoming enamored with the Doki's and lulled into a very pleasant place, Sayori was a shock that floored me (I prob did see it coming but refused to believe we'd end up there). Then unable to save Yuri, I became manic to unravel the rest of the puzzle.
Understanding that Natsuki, Sayori, and Yuri came back unscathed - which showed me that Monika was the one to save - which I couldn't - as she transcended the 'game' and into 'real life'. Finding out the hell Monika was in, and her pain that led to her actions was the 3rd heartbreak.
I'm so happy I was able to know the Dokis. They changed me for the better.
I am shattered by the Greek Tragedy that they exist in.
DDLC was what art should be.
YMMV
~M