Author Topic: Katawa Shoujo: After 12 years, it's finally here (Read 131177 times)

Suikama · « **on:** December 16, 2011, 02:19:25 AM »

Katawa Shoujo is finally being released on January 4th, exactly 5 years after the first thread was posted on 4chan.

_{I would say more but I have one last exam to study for :derp:}

Formless God · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:25:14 AM »

~~get out ks devs~~

What exactly is this again, I just know it's a Western VN that has something to do with /vee/.

Drake · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:58:53 AM »

you rape disabled classmates

Tengukami · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:04:23 AM »

Quote from: Anarchy Formless on December 16, 2011, 02:25:14 AM

What exactly is this again, I just know it's a Western VN that has something to do with /vee/.

Quote from: katawa-shoujo.com

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends?and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right. There are five main paths corresponding to the 5 main female characters, each path following the storyline pertaining to that character.

The story is told through the perspective of the main character, using a first person narrative. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV text box.

Katawa Shoujo contains adult material, and is created using the Ren'Py scripting system. It is under development by an international team of amateur developers, and will be released free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License. It will be released on January 4th 2012.

Koru · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:07:53 AM »

It's been quite a while since I last heard anything about this game. Great to hear there's a date for it now. Maybe I'll give the demo another run-through tomorrow.

lumber_of_the_beast · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:13:49 AM »

First thing I thought when I saw the topic was "I didn't know Uresia took that long to finish".

And now I'm sad because no one's going to know what the hell I'm talking about.

At any rate, yay KS

Yog-N'yggoth · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:20:26 AM »

I almost thought it was Half-Life 2 Episode 3, but I guess that would be impossible.

Jana · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:45:53 AM »

I remember playing the demo forever ago. It's nice that they're finally going to release the full game~

KFCbbQ · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2011, 08:58:30 AM »

Huh, what took them 5 years to color a picture, and then 2 more years to post it up on 4chan? :wat:

Moerin · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2011, 09:08:49 AM »

Oh, hadn't realised there was a thread for this here already. Really should've just made one when I heard, ahah~ But still... Yay, been looking forward to this for a long time. :toot:

Totally going to go through the Rin route first, what with her being the best character and all. The only real problem is deciding who to do after that... Hmmm.

PX · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2011, 09:33:59 AM »

Quote from: Yog-Rogott on December 16, 2011, 03:20:26 AM

I almost thought it was Half-Life 2 Episode 3, but I guess that would be impossible.

Silly, Valve can't count past 2

Also, gotta have my moe. Hanako all the way

EDIT: ~~I thought this was being released on Steam?!~~

Garlyle · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2011, 09:52:26 AM »

Quote from: PX Pacifica on December 16, 2011, 09:33:59 AM

Silly, Valve can't count past 2

Suddenly, everything makes sense

Also, heck yeah. Looking forward to this.

Bio · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2011, 09:55:48 AM »

Quote from: Yog-Rogott on December 16, 2011, 03:20:26 AM

I almost thought it was Half-Life 2 Episode 3, but I guess that would be impossible.

Unfortunately Valve has no idea what a 3 is.

Widermelonz · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2011, 11:45:25 AM »

Damn, has it been five years? Felt like ages ago.

Emi, here I come baby.

HakureiSM · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:23:08 PM »

Jesus this still exists

Grand Octopus · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2011, 06:20:49 PM »

RELEASED SOMETIME IN 2011 MY ASS

Anyway, fuck yes this is awesome and I am totally calling in sick to work that ~~day~~ week. Route order will be from worst to best so Emi --> Lilly --> Rin --> Shizune --> Hanako (aka true route).

Dr Rawr · « **Reply #16 on:** December 16, 2011, 07:27:48 PM »

A vn where i get to hit on a bunch of cripples... Im in

yuyukos · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2011, 07:42:35 PM »

~~gimme the chocolate, hisao.~~
on the other hand, ks has been so waited for I'm obligated to check it out. Shizune route, here we come.

Suikama · « **Reply #18 on:** December 16, 2011, 08:46:11 PM »

Quote from: Heavy Arms Shell on December 16, 2011, 06:20:49 PM

RELEASED SOMETIME IN 2011 MY ASS

Anyway, fuck yes this is awesome and I am totally calling in sick to work that ~~day~~ week. Route order will be from worst to best so Emi --> Lilly --> Rin --> Shizune --> Hanako (aka true route).

They delayed it 4 days so they could hit the milestone :V

Totaku · « **Reply #19 on:** December 29, 2011, 06:55:41 PM »

Bumpin' so we can discuss it upon it's release! XD

Actually also I've decided to play this again knowing that the official release is coming out on the 4th.

Forgotten what it was like. But after playing it, I feel a sense of nostalgia. Course I noticed a lot of changes since I last played it. (V1 I think).

Retouched music, art tweaks (especially now that Emi looks less loli and more of a high schooler now [thank god]) and so forth.

I personally chose this time to decide which route I'd be playing on the official release.

Got Emi's route, so I guess I'll be trying to tenderly love a petite prostetic legged athlete... while she try's to improve Hisao's heart through excersise (Oh I can see that going so well, NOT!)

I would of preferred Rin or Lilly oh well.

Oh also hate Shizune like I did many years back, but love Misha.

Course like always, my bet is Misha's disability is Angelmen's Syndrome. (which would make a rather unique reference to SAC)

Romantique Tp · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2011, 01:38:26 AM »

fap fap fap

Suikama · « **Reply #21 on:** January 02, 2012, 10:45:30 PM »

oh man 2 days left

Grand Octopus · « **Reply #22 on:** January 03, 2012, 12:28:23 AM »

Dammit I'll be at work on release day. Maybe I should fake a heart attack (plus it'll get me into character!)

Don't mind me, just posting some true route pictures.

Widermelonz · « **Reply #23 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:52:38 AM »

IT'S UP. FINALLY RELEASED. FIVE LONG YEARS. IT'S TIME.

Suikama · « **Reply #24 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:58:59 AM »

AWWW YEAAAAHHHH :getdown:

Totaku · « **Reply #25 on:** January 04, 2012, 06:44:32 AM »

The day has finally come! And it is now happen because...

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

And I plan to tell you my thoughts of the Emi route once I completed it since I'll be doing this blindly. So I'll be placing massive walls a spoiler blocks around the place. When I get that far.

PX · « **Reply #26 on:** January 04, 2012, 07:13:54 AM »

Quote

<Ika_dorMusume> @choose Mute or Armless or Footless or Blind or MOE
<Keine-tan> Ika_dorMusume: I choose...MOE! ^_^V
<Ika_dorMusume> ^5 Keine

Awww yeah, after two years of waiting, I can finally finish my Hanako route!

Koru · « **Reply #27 on:** January 04, 2012, 07:57:03 AM »

Well this is a nice little gift to start off the new year. Think I'm just going wing it (like I did in the demo) and go with whoever I happen to get.

Grand Octopus · « **Reply #28 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:01:31 AM »

Guess I gotta call my boss and tell him I can't come into work today because I'm caring for some disabled girl.

...

Maybe I can get tomorrow off instead.

Jana · « **Reply #29 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:26:16 AM »

I'll play tomorrow~

Also, quick topic title change to reflect the current situation.

Author Topic: Katawa Shoujo: After 12 years, it's finally here (Read 131177 times)

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