speaking of horror games, how do you think the doki doki girls would react to their own game? or maybe an in-universe version of the game with different characters, so they can actually experience the horror game-y-ness of it...
i just wonder bc you didn't mention natsuki in your post, so i wanted to know what it take to get her to play a horror game...i think the visual novel trap of doki doki would get her lol
Ok if it's their own game, I think they'd be unsettled at most, and horrified at best (or worst I guess)
Now if it was basically their version of their game ( same plot, different characters which I think would be more plausible) They're reactions would vary
Sayori would be lured into the game because of it's aesthetic and the cute characters (same as Natsuki but WE'LL GET TO HER) then flat out need to take a few days to just digest the first death scene in game (make it a week if it's the same ways they go out too, which I'm gonna assume it is) she would really need to be coaxed into continuing the game afterward
Natsuki would, like I said, also be tricked by the dating sim half of the game. She'd like the dialogue and character designs the most and be absolutely sent for a loop after the creepy stuff starts. She would not hesitate to delete the Monika stand in unlike sayori, who would actually feel sorry for her since she was only doing it to have a chance to connect with the player :(
Yuri would be the type to try and figure out the lore of the game, and immediately clock all the symbolism in the poems. She'd appreciate the twist and contrast between the cute aesthetic vs. The heavy topics it deals with ; all while still being off put by it.
Monikas reaction kinda depends if she's self aware or not, if she is she'll clock it being a in universe version of their game. She'd sympathize with the stand in for her, and maybe the others (perhaps even realize how what she's doing is effecting the player?)
But if she isn't aware that girl is looking up stuff to get the route of a character she likes, maybe even getting a mod if she has to. She wouldn't probably get all the trophies for the game (me projecting lwk)
BACK TO NATSUKI, it would take a lot of convincing, and bribing to get her to play a horror game. You'd probably have to show her someone else playing it before she even CONSIDERS playing it herself. Even then, she might wanna watch you play instead because watching you get scared shitless from a monster is comedy gold for her sometimes (especially if the scary part hasn't even happened yet and your just paranoid from the audio/lighting or lack of)