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Katawa Shoujo is finally being released on January 4th, exactly 5 years after the first thread was posted on 4chan. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q8Um3ZsL3tQ)
I would say more but I have one last exam to study for :derp:
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get out ks devs
What exactly is this again, I just know it's a Western VN that has something to do with /vee/.
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you rape disabled classmates
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What exactly is this again, I just know it's a Western VN that has something to do with /vee/.
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.
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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.
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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
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I almost thought it was Half-Life 2 Episode 3, but I guess that would be impossible.
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I remember playing the demo forever ago. It's nice that they're finally going to release the full game~
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Huh, what took them 5 years to color a picture, and then 2 more years to post it up on 4chan? :wat:
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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.
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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?!
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Silly, Valve can't count past 2
Suddenly, everything makes sense
Also, heck yeah. Looking forward to this.
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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.
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Damn, has it been five years? Felt like ages ago.
Emi, here I come baby.
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Jesus this still exists
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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).
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A vn where i get to hit on a bunch of cripples... Im in
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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.
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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
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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)
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(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q125/MasterBigode/th_gimpling.jpg) (http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q125/MasterBigode/?action=view¤t=gimpling.jpg) fap fap fap
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oh man 2 days left
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Dammit I'll be at work on release day. Maybe I should fake a heart attack (plus it'll get me into character!)
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/092598.jpg)
Don't mind me, just posting some true route pictures.
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IT'S UP. FINALLY RELEASED. FIVE LONG YEARS. IT'S TIME.
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AWWW YEAAAAHHHH :getdown: (http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/)
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The day has finally come! And it is now happen because...
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! (http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7314/1325654568605.png)
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.
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<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!
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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.
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Guess I gotta call my boss and tell him I can't come into work today because I'm caring for some disabled girl.
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Maybe I can get tomorrow off instead. :(
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I'll play tomorrow~
Also, quick topic title change to reflect the current situation.
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Yes yes yes yes yes I finally get to romance Rin.
And, uh, all the rest, I guess. >.> Okay, I kid, I like all of them. It's just that Rin's personality is the one that I like the most, ahah (I... Like weird girls, don't judge me). Although oddly enough Hanako comes a close second (so I guess I know which route I'll be doing after Rin's, ahah). Ah, but they all have their charm... Who to do after those two, I wonder? Ack, hopefully I'll figure it out once I've finished Rin and Hanako's routes. >.<
EDIT: Well, so much for doing Rin first, I seem to have accidently stumbled into the Hanako route instead. >.< But holy wow the little animated bit signalling that I'm locked on her route looked fantastic. This is leagues beyond what the demo was like, and I already loved that~
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It feels like such a long time... But I think I know where the rest of my evening is going now. (And possibly the next few days.)
Having played the demo two years ago, I can safely say I'm looking forward to this. XD
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Got Thursday and Friday off work. Target 1: Emi. Let's do this.
Edit: Emi route locked and loaded. Seconding the wow at the animated bit.
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Never played the demo so I just decided to go with the flow for now. And after trying to see if I can die in this game
(pushing 'myself' even though everybody told 'me' not to)
guess I'll be running with Emi for the rest of the game. With some tragedy I presume. And Puppies, or at least the eyes of puppies that Emi gouged out of their heads so she can use them as weapon's of mass coercion to further the cause of the femin- KENJI STOP IT.
Reminds me that I'm pretty out of shape too, should start my exercises again.
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Got Thursday and Friday off work. Target 1: Emi. Let's do this.
Edit: Emi route locked and loaded. Seconding the wow at the animated bit.
So jelly. Gonna try and hold off until the weekend to start playing so I can go uninterrupted.
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Never played the demo so I just decided to go with the flow for now. And after trying to see if I can die in this game (pushing 'myself' even though everybody told 'me' not to)
guess I'll be running with Emi for the rest of the game. With some tragedy I presume. And Puppies, or at least the eyes of puppies that Emi gouged out of their heads so she can use them as weapon's of mass coercion to further the cause of the femin- KENJI STOP IT.
Reminds me that I'm pretty out of shape too, should start my exercises again.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj174/FF255Master/manlypicnic.jpg)
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(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj174/FF255Master/manlypicnic.jpg)
oh Kenji i love you (even if im a fem and you hate fems)
and because you have glasses and i have a thing for glasses and crazy guys XD
a great part why im playing this game is for Rin (sort of identification) and Kenji. and because is well written.
Im playing slowly for Rin first, blind mode. :)
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I am at this part and I can't unhear this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPuw8-Ofj8&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL)
Also I still find it amusing that some of the background images are from my Uni :V
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I don't even remember which girl I liked best when I first played the thing years ago
Dear god my 4chan years are a blurry mess in my brain
e: nvm internet derping up
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Huh, that was actually... a bit disappointing?
EDIT: I mean, I liked it and all, but the hype was definitely stronger before it was released.
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I dunno, I'm enjoying it, and all my previous attempts at going through a visual novel ended up in extreme boredom and dropping the thing so
Also I love this sentence
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Finish act 1
See act 2 animation
OH YES NOW WE REALLY BEGIN
Double reverse trap combooo :V
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So, it turns out Four Leaf can write H-scenes much better than Nasu can.
Oh god Hanako's was so sweet and heartwarming that I almost cried.
...And that's Hanako's route finished. Now excuse me, I think I have something in my eye...
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Oh this! Its been so long.
I remember jumping on the Hanako moe bandwagon until I ditched it for Shizune.
I was also planning on disabling the H scenes because it's rather.... I feel like I would feel guilty, but seeing the reviews for it, I'm convinced I should keep it on.
The only other galgame I've ever played was Tsukihime, so let's see how it compares.
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Just found this: (http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3313/picture8rv.png)
I wonder if it's going to come into play later?
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Just found this: (http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3313/picture8rv.png)
I wonder if it's going to come into play later?
Apparently not. >.>
Um... But yeah, if Hanako's is anything to go by, the H-scenes are actually very well written. Much better than Nasu's, but then that's not too difficult, ahah~
Speaking of Hanako... After playing through her route, I don't think I can really think of her as "moe". Maybe some others will, but... The fact that it's eventually revealed that she hates the fact that people are trying to "protect" her plays a big part in my reasonings here, ahah.
Then again, to me she was always just a young woman who was as deeply insecure as she was incredibly beautiful, her scars not doing a single thing to detract from her beauty. If anything, they enhanced her beauty in my eyes. Um, what was that saying... "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all"? Something like that.
...I have no idea if I'm making sense here, to be honest. >.<
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Finished Emi's route with a good end ('good' being conditional on there actually being a bad end). I figured there'd be a lot of running and what d'ya know, there was. Reserving further thoughts until I've completed the other routes.
Target 2: Lilly.
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Still deciding whether to make EMi or Lilly my first route
I have this though:
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Gentlemen, I present to you, the color 42.
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(http://i43.tinypic.com/s15kb4.jpg)
Move over, Socrates, Descartes, Nietzsche and Marx. Tezuka is history's greatest philosophical mind.
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I'll be playing this once I'm done with GoS, Borderlands, PAYDAY, Bastion, Bastion run 2, Dead Space 2 run 2, and DE:HRRRRRR. AND finishing a sewing project. When did having a life, friends, and other hobbies become so detrimental to my vidjagaem career?
Will be going through all the routes from Lily, Rin, Shizune, Hanako, and Emi in that order of preference based on the Act 1 demo released however long ago. I'm a slow and spacey reader, so I imagine I'll be able to post info/thoughts/opinions about the characters/story/funny moments in JULY. ;_;
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I want to read that story about the three men drinking beer for 2 weeks straight and doing little else.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj174/FF255Master/manlypicnic.jpg)
No glasses. No napkins. Whiskey only. Final Destination.
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Well Lilly's route seems okay so fa-HHHNNNNNGGGG (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/563983.jpg)
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oh god my heartstrings
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I finished Emi's route last night! I don't know if there's a Bad End, but the one I got seemed to be pretty Good!
Next time, I'll play making the Jana Choices in Life.
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Lilly route complete with a good end. Again, reserving thoughts for now. Target 3: Rin.
I finished Emi's route last night! I don't know if there's a Bad End, but the one I got seemed to be pretty Good!
I went back and tested it and there is actually a bad ending, but it's so hard to get you pretty much have to be deliberately trying for it. Lilly's route has one as well, but rather than a separate bad end it just cuts the story off at a certain point.
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Man I accidentally the Rin route, but now I want to keep going and finish it
Also the decision between joining the art club and dying a horrible death by whiskey and gravity
got me luaghing for a good while.
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how do you all get through these so fast ;-;
only started playing like 20 mins ago though ke, but I'm enjoying it so far
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how do you all get through these so fast ;-;
Being a NEET has its advantages sometime. >.>
Rin's route seems to be notably less depressing than Hanako's was so far, but I'm hoping the eventual payoff is just as sweet. And it's nice to be reminded why Rin was always my favourite. Especially in the scene near the end of Act 2 in the dandelion field.
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I've loved KS so far, there is always some sort of gripes to be had, such as Lilly's route not having nearly enough Akira. So I just got Hanako's route fully done, aside from missing this 1 scene and I have no idea of how one is supposed to get it. and I completed Lilly's route yesterday. no big deal, right? Pretty sure lots of people have done the same routes like me by now. they were good, not like I had high expectations in the first place, I only recently picked up this interest in Katawa Shoujo, just a couple of months ago. it makes me feel bad for those people that have waited for waaay longer than me.
Hope I am not the only one that thinks that this VN has a knack for mentally exhausting you. There's been confusion abound, even in the 2 routes so far I've played through. Especially in Hanako's one. and then this VN has also managed to emotionally hurt me.
Wiosna is the worst thing to hear after you complete a route, seriously. you'll get the blues, man.
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Being a NEET has its advantages sometime. >.>
it's not that I don't have the time, I think it's a combination of getting distracted incredibly easy, having to take frequent breaks afk and being a very slow reader these days. but even when I didn't have to deal with these things I was never this quick :s
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I went back and tested it and there is actually a bad ending, but it's so hard to get you pretty much have to be deliberately trying for it. Lilly's route has one as well, but rather than a separate bad end it just cuts the story off at a certain point.
That's interesting. I'll keep it in mind as I go down the other routes, so that I can avoid making an ass of myself. :P
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Lilly route complete with a good end. Again, reserving thoughts for now. Target 3: Rin.I went back and tested it and there is actually a bad ending, but it's so hard to get you pretty much have to be deliberately trying for it. Lilly's route has one as well, but rather than a separate bad end it just cuts the story off at a certain point.
Also the decision between joining the art club and dying a horrible death by whiskey and gravity
got me laughing for a good while. (Rin route)
I didn't have to try hard at all :derp:
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Ok I'm almost done with Emi's route right now. (I can tell I'm on the climax since
Emi's fixing to reveal about her secret regarding her Father that she's been keeping from Hisao up till now since she reinvited him back to her home
) So I will be doing Rin's story next.
I was considering writing a bit of a report on my view regarding the Emi's route (actually I'm considering doing the same with all of them!) And express my views on it. So I will be giving a heads up that to be prepared to see lots of black spoiler tags when I do this.
But before I do that I want to make sure everyone else thinks it would be fine for me to give my analysis of the story from my perspective.
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I say go for it. If anything, it'd at least be interesting to see your thoughts on it. Hell, I would probably do the same if I wasn't so, um, ineloquent and bad at that kind of thing. >.<
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It released the week after I stopped waiting for it ;_;
Shizune, here I come!
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...I hope I can bring my completion of Emi's route from my old laptop to my new one. :ohdear:
If I can't though, it's not like I'll be upset at having to do it again.
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>Shizune Route
>See animation
Mishaaa ;_;
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Wow I'm really good at finding bad ends, and I haven't even finished one route.
Or maybe I just suck. Either way it's more amusing this way :V
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>Shizune route
>Suddenly sexy Kenji
what how did i get here am i on the Kenji route :getdown:
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>Shizune route
>Suddenly sexy Kenji
decided to go for Shizune route :3
( i ended Rin route now - good one and bad one. saved in the moment of the climax ask, and chose the answer who look "diferent than the rest" this give me the abrupt bad end. after decided for the answer who i choose first, and this give me the good end.)
how i can say, i feel fuzzy incide for the good end. and that sad part "delirium"...holy god, you are a real artist, Rin. (snif) i want be more like you.
Edit: o lol Kenji route! they changed the cgs. nice.
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Shizunesex.jpg (http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/053/c/8/casual_sex_by_boundingfromearth-d3a5o5d.jpg)
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I just finished Rin's route. It took me 8 hours. What the fuck is wrong with you people
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oh my heart Lilly is pure love
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I just finished Rin's route. It took me 8 hours. What the fuck is wrong with you people
We aren't slow readers that's what :smug:
also KENJI IS CYCLOPS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-LzWEEIfJs)
oh god all this Kenji relevation
ITS LIKE IM REALLY PLAYING THE KENJI ROUTE
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Just reached the end of actm1 Shizune's route. The animations oh my god.
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oh god Misha
KS DEVS YOU LIED TO ME
IM NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS
AHAHAHAHAHA
THE RUMORS WERE TRUE
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE
BUT MISHA'S DISABILITY REALLY IS THAT SHE IS A L*SHOT* (http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/1887)
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Playing Shizune route, more interesting than i believed. she is nice and works hard.
BUT KENJI STOLE MY HEART WHY YOU ARE SO CUTE GAH
now im feel more better for be a Hisao/Kenji shipper. it begins NOW.
http://vivitheheiwa.deviantart.com/art/the-ANOTHER-bad-end-145356254
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BUT KENJI STOLE MY HEART WHY YOU ARE SO CUTE GAH
You are not alone ;-;
Still trying to find the excuse to play this when the SDA Marathon is going, but we'll see which route I end up on first. (I really... don't have a favourite, except I don't like Emi much)
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Good end'ed Rin's route. If Emi is easy modo then Rin must be... medium-hard or something, since I did some testing and she has 2 bad ends that seem to hinge on single choices. Interestingly (or not), at least one of the important choices goes from being a 2-way 50/50 bad ending choice to a 3-way choice (with 2 being safe) depending on one of your picks beforehand.
Target 4: Shizune.
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There's... Bad Ends other than Manly Picnic? Huh. Must've gotten lucky with Hanako and Rin, seeing how I seemed to get good endings for them. >.> Hopefully this streak will keep up for Shizune, ahah~
Hmmm... I wonder if her route will confirm my theory about Misha? Only time will tell, I guess.
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What are you talking about? Manly Picnic was obviously the best end.
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Manly Picnic is indeed a perfect end, but there's another on Rin's route, which is actually bad :V
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Welp I'm done with Emi's Route and got the good end (or would that be best ending considering that all was achieved with success.
I guess I shall now right my analysis on Emi's Route:
Everyone should know by now getting Emi's route should be easy assuming you played the demo: It mainly involves ditching the other girls (Lilly, Hanako, and Shizune) and when you get to the race track and the Nurse tells you to try running with Emi just simply "go for it" have a heart attack, promise to be careful from there on and then your pretty much set for Emi's route.)
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS MY THOUGHTS AND ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTERS WITHIN THE EMI ROUTE OF KATAWA SHOUJO IT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN UNDER SPOILERS AND IMAGES TO THE ROUTE ARE LINKED, VEIW AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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A young Athlete, full of energy and hope, yet a dark secret keeps her away. Can you earn her trust and her love?
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Emi Route Act 2: Form
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As expected Hisao begins to start practicing on his new workout routine he promised Emi which was an uphill battle for Hisao as expected. But regardless he succeeds for the day. In general the routine would be workout, then go see the nurse, shower, partake in class, have lunch with Emi and Rin, more class, then free time afterward which on some occasions Hisao would go check on Emi in the track field. Going in order of the days, one thing I found a bit amusing was how much a tease the Nurse was. He seem quite an enjoyable character due to this. XD
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Eventually Emi asked Hisao to come to the tract meet that took place on the weekend, which when he went he met up with Rin (who still was pretty much Rin) and Meiko, Emi's mother (who's one delicious MILF)
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Course when the track meeting started we watch as Emi runs through her events.
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During the event Rin brings up some of her awesome sage advice regarding Emi. (You should listen to her! She knows everything!)
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Emi at her Emiest huh? So Hisao pays close attention and notices how Emi's competitive spirit show as she take off from the starting track and races to the finish line, she's like a whole different beast when in a competion. Besides that after the relay we noticed Hisao slightly limped at the finsh line, not that it was much Hisao did express concern, but she shrugged it off saying she'll let the nurse check it later.
Later on, at another meeting on the roof and listening to Emi discuss her plans of becoming a pirate in her future... (Seriously Emi, your way of future career thinking is rather awesome, now practice up them pirate skills and partake in "Talk like a Pirate Day" then you'll likely do better for your future)
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...She brings up that she wants to invite Hisao over with Rin for a picnic, sounds kinda fun! Course later that day after Misha had fun teasing Hisao since she knew he was hanging on the roof with Emi and Rin, she informs Hisao of a letter that arrived for him that was sent to his room.
Course that night Hisao met up with his nutjob room mate Kenji who had a bunch of books and continued on his ever-going conquest to stop the Feminist Regime (This is why you will alway be awesome Kenji, fight for the manliness of "Man"Hood!),course brining up the fact that I was on the roof with Emi and Rin made Kenji flip out as usual. And mentions how they could of token advantage of me up there. Kenji explains on the other hand that he know what he would of done if he was on the roof (hindsight of manly picnic anyone? GODDAMN YOU KENJI!)
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When Hisao went into his room he found the letter that came... It was from Inawako....and while Hisao read some of the letter he obviously was a bit upset with the fact that the girl he once knew who only sat in the hospital with him only to leave without a goodbye would suddenly write a letter to him. So he pretty much threw the letter away (miss the trash though) Trust me Hisao,I been through a situation like yours, I'd be mad too.
On the following day Emi, Rin and Hisao head out to the park just a short ways from the art shop and find a spot in the park
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Sadly this fun came to a screeching halt when the picnic was kinda stopped thanks to rain. Emi yells at the rain, but what's the point, it's not going to listen, so instead the group decide to go to the Shanghai Tea House to eat cake and tea there and guess who works there?
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Yuuko of all people! And while she still her silly self, she gets us a seat and gets the order...Emi continues to tease Hisao as usual over cake and after dining they leave once the rain stops. So everyone heads back to the school. When Rin leaves, Emi says she was going to go to the race track, but however it starts raining again. And while Hisao tries to reassure to her that she run with her, she says not to worry and save his energy for tomorrow. Still though Hisao was concerned since it was raining after all....
The following day, Hisao comes to the track but doesn't see Emi, so he decide to partake in his workout without her and talks to Nurse shortly afterward who explained to him that Emi was sick in bed. He agreed to the nurse he go check on her and course later after he passed some time at the library and talks to Yuuko about books that went missing he heads over to the girl's dorm.
When he arrives there and knocks on the door, allowed to come in. He sees a very sleepy Emi who seems to have just woke up. She seems better and in fact before too long in the conversation, she and Hisao get into a pillow fight that turned into a westling match, then then turned into almost romantic moment....till she coughed.
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However it would turn into a bonding moment as she ends up thanking Hisao for actually caring to come over and check on her, before too much longer she ends up falling asleep by him and he ends up kind of stuck as while she's sleeping she has a good grip on him. So he decides to say by her side, course it wouldn't be long before Hisao noticed Emi was having a nightmare and mentions her about her dad in her sleep.
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When Hisao wakes her up he asks Emi about the nightmare and her dad, but she's reluctant to tell him about it. So Hisao tells Emi that if something is bothering her to please talk to her about it. They agree to it and Hisao then leaves to head back to his dorm.
The following day Hisao continues his normal routine as he slowly improves and by around lunchtime he meet Emi on the roof of the school. It's there where she finally admits she has a crush on Hisao.
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And just before the bell rang....SCORE!!
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Hisao you lucky dog! Emi and you have now developed a romantic relationship! Soon they head back to class and Hisao is met by Misha who compliments once again on Hisao's casanova tactics with Emi. And thus from there Hisao knows he's in love with Emi and is kinda drifting in thought while he goes through class that day....
END OF ACT 2 EMI ROUTE
PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON ACT 2 OF EMI'S ROUTE
This Chapter started out interesting as I got to know more about the cast, especially the Nurse and Emi as they were the most vital character in the plot. At this point I kinda felt like I needed to know more about them since I had a feeling they would be very important for later on. Course I also enjoyed meeting Emi's mother as well (GODDAMN SHE'S HOT), Rin is still Rin and her ideas on life are still as weird as ever at this point. The Nurse stuck me as very important since he worked with Emi since the days following her accident as she worked on relearning how to walk and eventually run on prosthetics. I have a feeling at the time that he might be able to fill me in on something very important or I might be able to assist him in something regarding Emi.
At this time also Emi's limp didn't quiet catch on to me right then either as it seem likely that I thought she would see the nurse about it (See Act 3 for details), but later on I would learn more regarding it... Other than the silly shenanigans that Emi would pull with Hisao during the time of the picnic even and at the tea house I felt things were shaping up nicely. Eventually when she fell sick from running in the rain, I knew Hisao concern would probably result in a romantic turning point for Emi and him and as it turned out that following day it was nice to see the 2 kiss. I actually felt a soft sense of happiness at this point knowing they sort of became like a couple. Course knowing about the accident and also Emi's crys for her dad in her nightmare, I sort of put the 2 of them together thinking this what Emi's was dealing with in her nightmares. Course her not telling Hisao about it made me wonder what this would mean. At this time, I was hoping Hisao would eventually seem to understand, but I gave him some to see if it would sink. As of this point though, I felt kinda happy, but the turning would take place at Act 3 which discuss after this. Over all very nicely done...
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Following class Mutou pulls Hisao to the side to talk to him about pursuing a career in the field of science seeing that he's good at it and actually convinces him to make a club (which at the moment mainly consist of Hisao and his teacher) once the meeting is adjourned, Hisao heads over to the track field to talk to Emi to see if she was busy tomorrow. She explains that she's pretty much free and so they make arrangement to have a date that day to make up for the trouble from their picnic incident.
So the following day, Hisao goes to the track feiid to meet Emi who's actually dressed in her casual attire this time!
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They head back to the park while Hisao carries the basket in tow, course being just the two of them, they their food before they have a playful wrestle in the grass.
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Admit it, she's damn adorable when she smiles. :3
After more romantic flirting when Emi gets up and they start to head back she come under some pain in her left leg. Apperently she is still suffering from pain that shown up since the track meet back some time ago. Hisao expresses concern for Emi, but she claims to be alright and so lets her be for the time being hoping she'll be alright.
The following day at the track field after practicing, Emi continues to suffer from her leg problem and thus Hisao emphasis that she needs to see the nurse.
Course after he completes his run for the day and goes sees the nurse he finds out Emi hasn't come in for a while. Thus he hasn't been able to check on her legs for irritation or infection. So the nurse asks Hisao to talk to Emi and get her to come in.
So during Lunch, Hisao waits for Emi on the roof while he talks to Rin about where Emi's at (even though Rin's still lost in her psudo-logic) till Emi comes up to meet them on the roof. During lunch Hisao has a talk with Emi and encourages her to go see the nurse which eventually Emi agrees to do.
The following day, Hisao goes to the track field to only find out Emi hadn't arrived, so after doing his run he goes see's the nurse to ask what happened, and he forgot to explain to him the Emi's restricted from running for the time being.
Later on that day, Hisao would visit Emi in the girl's dorm and finds out that she is now wheelchair bound and has her prosthetic legs taken away till she recovers. Most of the time, was spent chatting about her legs but eventually it turns into pillow fight when ended up with Hisao being pinned down by Emi on the bed...
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Evnetually this turns into a blushing contest, which then turns into.....something sexual....Actually it was quite a romantic competitive kinda sexual incident. Kinda nice considering Emi's character... Course after the saddle riding ended Rin comes through the door asking to look through the window. Disregarding the fact the two of them were naked she goes to the window to look for a cloud only to miss it. (Wow Rin, you really do have an interesting life) Then she leaves Hisao and Emi and goes about her business. Course the two decide to wrap things up and get back to getting prepared for tomorrow's run
Either way, sort of a nice event. The following day Emi comes down to meet Hisao at the track field to help Hisao work out, course...Emi seems to have something else on her mind.... She asks Hisao to take her to the shed where the track gloves were kept (since she claimed she wanted to race around the track via wheelchair... It wouldn't be long once they got in that it would turn into something else.
Once again another sexual romp inside the shed where they end up finding... the team captain's Lubricant! Emi then explains that the captain was actually gay and explains they he uses the lube for special reason....then out of no where.....
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WANNA DO ANAL?
WHHHHYYYY? Wasn't last night's romp more than enough for you?! Was what ran through my mind. This was just random and out of no where! And yet Hisao's like "Lol ok!"
So Hisao lubes himself up and put Emi in position...
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Then J-J-JAMS IT IN!
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My Lawd, Emi's expression is priceless here! I couldn't help but find that bit amusing. It's probably the only bit that was amusing. XD
Anyways, moving on, after their lube incident they pretty much called it a day and when Hisao cleaned up he went back to his bed room to take it easy for class except he fell asleep and didn't wake up till most of class was over. He however meets Kenji outside who continues on his epic quest to stop the evil Feminist Regime.
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Telling him that he's going to be on a life or death mission and if he didn't return in 3 days told him to pick the lock to his door and get his book to send to the media to reveal the truth of the Feminist movement (You a hero among men Kenji)
I think I forgot to mention that at the library, Yuuko has been able to find out that someone stole the book that she thought were missing and found them in the boy's dorm. Yet she didn't take them back because she was afraid, the "theif would be on to her" I aware...Yuuko might be just as nuts as Kenji just on a more mellow scale. If only Kenji wasn't so panic around women.
Hisao would meet with Emi later on as she would explain to Hisao that she would like to actually spend some time preparing for exams that are up ahead and would like to do it alone. Hisao tries to convince her that he'll work with herm but she preferred to do it alone to avoid any chance of sexual encounter.
During the week that passes, Hisao grows concerned with what Emi said to him, it's as if she is attempting to grow distant from him and it begin grow concerned and realizes it all probably links to her "dad" in some way. Course after class he is called in by Mutou to discuss more science club related stuff which he agrees to come in and talk with him about for the moment.
Course during his conversation with Mutou he gives some very important sage advice that he thinks might be helpful concerning his situation with Emi.
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This stuck me as important to both me and Hisao in general since it may be Hisao's been approaching Emi the wrong way concerning her past and decides to take it into consideration when he goes to see Emi at the girl's dorm.
When he finally approaches her and start striking a conversation it all went well till he started asking about her father again which then got her upset and tried to convince her he can trust him, but she was very determined not to tell him and felt Hisao was pushing the envelop.
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This of course lead the situation to get worse and hisao realize he wasn't getting anywhere and so he backed off from Emi before the situation got worse and return to his dorm to think a bit about what happened....
The next day, when Hisao goes to the track field, he sees Emi who actually thanks Hisao for his conversation last night regardless of how it went for she was able to sleep peacefully for once. This kinda surprised Hisao, but not in a proper way, because it's like she's still trying to withhold something important that seem to be the driving force that's causing Emi to be so close, yet distant.
Eventually after the run Emi and Hisao go to see the Nurse and when Hisao goes in he asks the nurse about Emi and why she acts the way she does. The nurse was able to reveal one think to him....Emi is very stubborn about personal matters and that the only way he can be able to allow Emi to open up to him was to be patient with her and when the time was right, she would reveal the truth to him. He realize this was very important and took it to consideration realizing that perhaps this is really why he was unable to get Emi to open up about her father. The only thing he can do is...wait....
The following day, Emi end up inviting Hisao over to her home after visiting the nurse which came to Hisao's surprise and realize this might be a very good moment to see what he can learn from over at her home (course without talking to Emi directly)
When they arrive there, Emi's (super damn hot) mother greeted them at the door.
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She had already prepared a meal for Emi and Hisao before they arrived and so they had a talk about how things been going and so forth. The conversation however leads to Emi's mother asking Emi if she'll see her father this year. This is when things got dramatic, as her mother realized she made a mistake bringing it up, and tried to change the subject, but before that Emi darted off to the bathroom.
(This is when you have to make the "make or brake choice on Emi's route and how it ends" Selcting to go after Emi leads to a depressing end result however talking to her mother leads...)
Hisao talks to Emi's mother and she reveals a bit about Emi and about the accident that happen to her, but because of a promise Emi made to her, she cannot tell her what happen to her father. But like the doctor, Emi's mom tells her to be patient. However it is around during the conversation Emi walks in when they discuss how he feels Emi's relationship isn't getting anywhere and that is when she lashes out at Hisao telling him to leave. Her mother tells Emi to reconsider and before too long Emi finally realizes her mistake of being so rash, but Hisao realized that things have been heating up since he was there and decides to excuse himself from the family so that he could take the remaining day to think about how to approach Emi come the following day since she seem already apologetic....
END OF EMI ROUTE ACT 3
My Thoughts considering Emi's Route Act 3
By now I can say this, at first the story seem all cute and bubbly, when I reached here it took a big turn, mainly with Emi. The H scenes revealed to me that Emi's seem competitive at first which I thought kinda fit her. But it was the lube incident that kinda killed it, but it happen so quick ,so random and so fast, that it seem kinda like Emi was desperate to have Hisao jam it into her.... Feels so forced and makes her seem like a slut....(sorry but that's how I see her), but if I disregard this fact, Emi seems like a girl with troubles under the surface. She may look cheerful and happy on the outside, but inside, some really bothers her and is continues to bother her to the point she distances people out of fear that she'll loose them...
By now it was quite clear to me why Emi wasn't going to reveal to Hisao about her dad or at least what happen to him. But what surprised me is why Hisao didn't seem to realize it....Either he is really stupid, or he didn't want to speculate on the issue in fear that if he brought up to Emi it would destroy their relationship. I tend to prefer the latter. Course thanks to all the hints from left by Mutou, Nurse and Emi's mother, it's quite clear what up with Emi. The only thing that I wondered at this point is will Hisao be able to patch things up with Emi. He seems to be heading the right direction, but I wasn't sure. Even I grew concerned at some point when Hisao talked with Emi and she lashed back because I thought I may have screwed up, but thankfully I didn't. And apparently, in Emi's route , there's only one way to screw up and you'd have to disregard everything the Nurse and Mutou told you.
Anyways, hopefully things will patch up by the next act.
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Emi's Route Act 4: Motion
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The chapter begins on the following day at school as Hisao questions about Emi as he goes to the field track for another round of running, Noticing Emi's not there he wonders if she's trying to avoid him after what happen back at her home.
He decides wait till lunch to meet up with Emi and Rin. He goes up top and finds that only Rin's there. He ask Rin about Emi and what's been going on. But as usual Rin is her usual round and about self. But as Hisao continues to explain, Rin comes to realize that Hisao seriously wants to talk to her. Just then Emi comes through the door and Rin excuses herself. This is when Hisao takes the opportunity to fully express to Emi after she apologizes about yesterday's incident that he want to really help her even thought she can handle the problem herself and even explains to her about what her mother explained to him yesertday. It was then Emi realizes how serious he truly wanted to help her and this is when Hisao admits he loves her and and hugs her as she brakes down crying.
With this Emi now knew Hisao was committed to really being by her side and would be willing to wait for her to tell her what is going on. So she tells him that she would explain everything to him on the next day.
The following day, Emi and Hisao complete their run early in the morning and have a quick talk with the nurse who when Hisao talked to privately. The Nurse explains to him that today is a very important day for Emi and that she would explain to her what it would be soon enough.
So with that, they left to take the bus to go to Emi's home, where Hisao encouraged Emi to try to treat the truth like your warming up for a run. Which she takes seriously into commitment.
When they arrive at Emi's home, they meet up with Emi's mother who had prepared a meal for them and following that she drove them to a graveyard site. It was there where Emi took Hisao to where her father was. A Grave Stone with Emi's father's name on it.
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It's here Emi explains to Hisao slowly but surely the reason she brought him here. Starting by explaining her favorite color, how she doesn't have many close friends, that she is technically a year older than other student due to being incapable of moving during theca time of the accident. And finally she makes it clear that on the day of her accident, she lost her father.
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She explains from there, it's due to this she felt she couldn't get close to anyone because she was afaird she would lose them just like her father. She even explains that she had another boyfriend before Hisao who she even refused to get close to. But then she finally comes to the point with Hisao....That he was the first person who truly cared about her and her well being thus why she is willing to share him all of this.
And thus the tow embrace each other in a loving hug.
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From there, Hisao let Emi pay her respect to her father and the two were taken back to school by Emi's mother. Which then Hisao took her back to her bedroom only for her to ask Hisao to come in to her dorm room. It's there she ask Hisao to say with her....just simply stay with her. Not for tonight, not forever.... but for as long as they live.
From there the two spent the night embracing in romantic love making (while wearing a condom) and they both sleep in the bed that night and Hisao would then finally realize he has found true love in the time he was there.
End of Emi's Route Act 4
Overall Analysis of Emi's Route
To put it simple, it started cute and silly. And built up some pace till we reached a point where we finally found love only to have it turn into a conflict due to Emi's conflicts of hiding her past trauma from everyone. It's obvious that the experience shook up Emi pretty badly which is why she wouldn't truly get close to anyone. But it was through Hisao's determination and paying close attention to those that knew Emi the most that he was able to help Emi to realize that she couldn't keep her past bottled up and thus allowing her to finally free herself from her guilt and fears. Overall, the story is cute and touching since it kind of saw it as a young affectionate Romantic story line. Personally I enjoyed it.
Course I still have a few small qurims with it. Mainly with the obvious stuff. Like I mention earlier, I question if Hisao is not smart or he just didn't want to cause scars deeper than what happen already with Emi. Cause the fact that her farther died in an accident was flagged all over the place, yet Hisao acted like he didn't notice. Then there is the lube incident, which just seem out of place and out of the blue. And it painted Emi as a strange girl with a mad desire for love making. Though I will say like I said before, her expression in that scene was worth it. For me to take a pictue of that. But really....still seem so irrelevant. All the other H scenes seemed to work even though they were mostly we'll just what they are...standard love making. Still no reason for me to complain as the whole route itself was actually fun and worth waiting.... So I'm fine with the turnout.
RATING OF EMI'S ROUTE
Characters: 8
Emi's route was filled with plenty of sage advice characters and of course Emi herself she herself is nice in both of her build up
Plot: 6
Kinda ok, I really wish the whole "my Father is dead" secret was a little more hidden and not so obvious.
H-scene: 5
One scene that kinda made it feel forced "The Anal scene" It just seem so irrelevant every other scene however seem to feel ok. Course it kinda painted Emi in a different light than I expected or wanted.
Final Verdict: This story was kinda fun, so I enjoyed it. Though like I said, Emi's story could of use tweaks here and there, but overall it's not bad. And has it's share of good, funny, and lovable moments. Emi's route is sort of casual and laid back in general.
It's only that certain H scene that kinda made Emi pull a 180 on what I expected her to be like.
But regardless, it's a nice little sappy story that's worth the time.
END OF ANALYSIS OF KATAWA SHOUJO SPOILER EMI'S ROUTE: GOOD END
DONE! Onward to Rin's route!
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Rin route summary and commentary:
I guess a cat is fine too.
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It all makes sense now
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Agreeing with everything there regarding Emi's route.
They made the "big revelation" so obvious that I began to think that it was something else and they just wanted me to think that he died in the accident; with the Devs triumphantly looking down at me saying "so you thought he was dead? Silly you! trololololol". Honestly the whole "science"-part seemed like an excuse to make Hisao seem less retarded: "Don't jump to conclusions, look and check, don't take anything for granted ... even if it doesn't take a scientist to guess her backstory...". Guess he was being a scientist there... erm, Hisao, better you drop that idea real quick then. Sadly some psychologists still check the most trivial things that even I - as someone someone studying the subject - can't believe anybody would waste money/time/energy on that ... Hisao, become a psychologist then! Or a pirate, harr, just as useful I suppose.
And the anal. ... if I'd want to justify it we could say that she needed a replacement for not being able to run to get her thoughts off of her issues.
Sadly I won't justify it with this petty excuse. :V
Her expression and the reaction of them afterwards were gold though. Awkward indeed, for them and the reader. Aside that I was actually positively surprised at how, say, decent the other h-scenes were, considering I'd normally disable them (was interested in how they dealt with the material). Although my only experience with h-scenes is Nasu (causing me to hug the skip-button on all those scenes) so I guess you could call me traumatized (no, a cat it not fine too HakureiSM, please don't remind me... please... damn you Nasu, damn my curiosity; some things are better left unknown, I shouldn't have opened the catbox).
And Rin. YES. Look at that cloud! 'twas just a fleeting dream and possibly had the color of 42 or prussian blue!
Sounds a bit harsh re-reading my comment. Still liked it and it might be the best kind of VN after something I've finished not too long ago (murder mystery tunrs into something that's hard to describe vs. pretty basic love story, back to the roots, maybe even a parody of cliched love stories that didn't really make itself clear as such).
Can't help but chuckle at how I got into this route. Imagine a boy saying that he actually didn't want to date his newfound true love, he just tried to see if a certain action would lead to his own death. Mr. Charming right there I suppose.
Time to get the RNG to decide the next target for me. See, Misha, I'm fair; otherwise you wouldn't have much of a chance here (curious about her reason for being there though).
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... what do you know. Misha, you are in luck.
Pre-Edit: I should just post this instead of fiddling around with phrases and then decide to not post after all. Just post it, c'mon. :wat:
Edit: See, wasn't so hard after all, pressing that button.
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im still playing Shizune route.
Suddenly, wtf is Youki (with short hair and a recolor) there??? is Shizune relative to Youmu?? ...oh is only Jigoro.
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and the familiar reunion. oh surprises. to mush awesome in one image.
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Good end'ed Shizune's route. There's a bad ending, but hilariously there's also only one actual choice during the entire thing. If you can't figure out which option gives you the bad end you probably shouldn't be allowed to play these things. Or use a computer.
Also I was going through the scene select and I noticed there's an extra scene space in Act 1 that wasn't there in the demo. It's a festival scene judging from its positioning. Wonder what that's about. Edit: nm, guess they split Hanako's festival scene into two for the full release.
Target 5 True Route: Hanako.
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How the hell does Hisao become fluent in conversational sign language within two weeks max?
Also True Route is Shizune route.
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True route is manly picnic, end of discussion.
I agree with qno2 remarks on Emi's route.
The "big revelation" was so pointless that the entire route left a bad taste in my mouth. Glad I got it out of the way first. It did have a lot of Rin and the Nurse in it though, both of which are always fun :V
I did Shizune's next which was quite a bit better IMO. It felt more like a proper story with a lot of character development every step of the way, rather than trying to lead up to one big event. It also doubled as Misha route and gave a plausible explanation for why she wouldn't be one of the five heroines, so I'm glad her issues got addressed.
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Before starting Misha's route (won't do it today anyway, it's 4am over here) I wanted to check the effects of some choices and see the bad end of Emi's route. Something odd struck me...
So I 'screwed up' at her house, got thrown out, everything else. After that, yet another chance provided by Misha. One choice leads to the bad end, okay, all clear, no problem; the other leads to the end we've seen before.
Now the odd part is the talk between Hisao and Emi. If you screw up at her home but take the slightly more intelligent approach with Misha you get a scene in which Hisao does the exact mistake he's been doing for the whole time: giving her the feeling that he considers her to be a helpless damsel in distress, the poor cripple who needs help (honestly thought that this mistake emerging from Hisao's 'crisis management' was more important than her problems in opening up to others), his help in particular because 'he's awesome and wants to help her'. And he doesn't do anything else, not even his love declaration is pointed out to be his first one, Emi doesn't confess and apologize either. And yet you get the same ending (including the cemetery); which seems odd to me, one of the biggest and most important issues wasn't resolved at all. After all, none of them are helpless as long as they are moving, that was her theme, right? But he's effectively implying, at least from her perspective, that she's not able to do so without him. You could call this a healthy supportive relationship that she was supposed to achieve in this story but the 'knight helps other knight' analogy leaves a better aftertaste than 'helpless damsel/cripple needs knight and cannot go on without him'.
Either I'm taking this scene the wrong way or it's just adding to the list of tweaks necessary I guess.
Maybe they planned a third ending, one where they get together for now and break up a bit later akin to her first relationship (would've been without the cemetery scene I guess). Or this was all a tad rushed, just like some of Emi's sprites still had a few sketch-strokes and how some of her CGs didn't really look like her at all (and more like her alternate loli self).
Okay, now I'm nitpicking.
Enough about her though, I'll need to mentally prepare myself to bear the stupid-looking-drills and the laughter.
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Finished Hanako route, yay!
Missing one scene thought :I
Next up: Shizune, according to Keine
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HOLY SHIT
DRILL-LESS MISHA.
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Good end'ed Shizune's route. There's a bad ending, but hilariously there's also only one actual choice during the entire thing. If you can't figure out which option gives you the bad end you probably shouldn't be allowed to play these things. Or use a computer.
But.. But...
Misha ;__;
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I think I really like the expression "limbless wonders".
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1. Turn off adult scenes
2. Go to an adult scene
3. :getdown: :getdown: :getdown: :getdown: :getdown:
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gahhhhh!
i was in that moment decisive, but something failed (i put too nervous,and presed without read, and my PC turn slow- fast and no leave me read the moment where the alternatives appeared! and when look the library and see it well, the alternatives where so obvious!! without notice it, Misha do "that"! and i no wanted it! XD
bad end! this smell bad end!
and how i saved after, i must play all again. 5 hours. well, i can skip, but is frustrating, because was to obvious. never put nervous about this again. :blush: when finally ended in that same scene, i will saved, do the bad end first, then the good end. here we go.
1. Turn off adult scenes
2. Go to an adult scene
3. :getdown: :getdown: :getdown: :getdown: :getdown:
some of that "images" give me hungry. :3
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Finally, time to play. All night Shizune route, here we go :V.
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oh fuck yes I love Mutou
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in the end, the Shizune route really did turn out to be the Kenji route BV
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oh i fin the bad end Shizune route.
Poor Misha. Poor Shizune. all "that" form a serie of events and guilty feelings, started for a very wrong action...that is why you don?t do sex with the best friend of your girlfriend!
wahaha. :(
now for the good end. FOR MISHA! FOR SHIZUNE! AND KENJI!
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in the end, the Shizune route really did turn out to be the Kenji route BV
ALMOST! even with pizza! (in the KS forum someone wrote a joke (but sexy) Kenji/Hisao fanfic about something who started with an invitation to pizza and bowling...his invitation in Shizune route remind me this XD) However, this path was where he shows a little glance about the true Kenji. i love it all.Iended the true ending and was heartwarm.
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oh god yes HANAKO TIME
hrrnggg i'm barely a few chapters into this and HNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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...damn i knew shoulda went Emi path next :V
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The lines they wrote for Kenji are great :V :V :V
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>Hanako path
>Suddenly Miki
Dammit 4LS you're making me want more paths :V
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The lines they wrote for Kenji are great :V :V :V
nee...he himself is a great chara. how would be if really they had do a Kenji route? (i really wanted see a bit of BL from this team of writers. and with this kind of characters...that really had been do history! a very good written BL-gay story in a "straight" game!! and with a character who originally was for humor relief! a serious BL story, even!
now im trying the Hanako route. i leave Emi at least because i believe who is the more "happy" of the stories...or is it? i will look soon.
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> See obvious choice between bad end and good end
> Pick good end, advance to next act
> oh fuck yes Emi <3
> "... okay I guess I take the window to peek at the bad end
> load save, pick bad end choice
> ohgodwhy;-;
> load save, going through good bit again to soften heart
holy fuck man ;-;
e: finished route, 6 AM, brb coma
Also Emi > Rin.
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DAT.
HANAKO.
ENDING.
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DAT.
HANAKO.
ENDING.
You should see the bad end :V
EDIT: Since someone is using THAT Shizune avatar, I am forced to use an old avatar from 2 years ago :V
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8 hours later (slowpoke etc), I got
Misha's bad end ;_; Shizune's good end. Overall, I enjoyed it very much but it left me wanting more. Much moreee :ohdear:. I'll have to settle for 100% Shizune and Emi route next.
RIP Misha's drills. :ohdear:
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EDIT: Since someone is using THAT Shizune avatar, I am forced to use an old avatar from 2 years ago :V
Bring it on!
Shizune's dad is such an ass. Seriously, telling a deaf girl to call you?[/spoilers]
I guess I'll go for Hanako next.
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Bring it on!
Shizune's dad is such an ass. Seriously, telling a deaf girl to call you?[/spoilers]
I guess I'll go for Hanako next.
Using your disability as an excuse? Despicable. In my day we didn't care if your head was missing from your shoulders.
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I keep skipping posts because I've been slow to play the game. I've finished Emi, Lilly, and Hanako's routes now, and I'm about halfway through Rin's. I don't really play VNs, but I am greatly enjoying the stories... They make me want to think. :3
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I keep skipping posts because I've been slow to play the game. I've finished Emi, Lilly, and Hanako's routes now, and I'm about halfway through Rin's. I don't really play VNs, but I am greatly enjoying the stories... They make me want to think. :3
Guess what buddy, I'm even slower. I've only done Emi's route right now. And currently doing Rin's ATM (currently on act 2). And I still have to do a full analysis on each of the stories (Good ends at least)
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Well, I found out today that there's scenes from Emi's route that I hadn't seen, but I didn't get to play much today at all.
Derp, this will take a long while
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I wondered how I stumbled into a Hanako bad end the first time, and after I got the other bad end, I realized something. The meaning of this game. This image summarizes it well.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/PX_Timefordeath/1326011996080.jpg)
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I lol'd at that first sentence.
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dohohohoho (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1069580/) [danbo]
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Hanako true route finished with a glorious good end. True routes are serious business and no screw-ups are allowed, so I spent years deliberating over what was clearly the key choice. If I'd gotten it wrong I would've had to uninstall the game.
After revisiting the route it turns out that if you fuck up on the choices beforehand YOU WILL GET A BAD END REGARDLESS OF WHICH OPTION YOU PICK DURING THE KEY DECISION. And when I say 'bad' end I goddamn mean it. If you get the choices before it right but get the important one wrong you still get a bad end, just one that doesn't make you want to curl up into the foetal position as much.
Anyway, according to the status menu I've now 100%'ed the game! And all I got for it was this lousy t-shirt image:
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/KS100.jpg (Edit: SPOILERS FOR HAIRCUTS. NO REALLY)
Also now I can actually read this thread rather than just posting in it like I've been doing so far due to spoilerphobia.
Alright, so some brief thoughts on all the routes. With hindsight it would've been better to do this as I went along since it's difficult to comment on the previous ones now but whatever.
Shizune's route: On the whole, this was the route I was the most disappointed with. Shizune and Misha are both engaging/lovable characters and there was so much potential here in the relationships between the student council trio. Ultimately though, I feel the writer was missing both vision and the literary talent of the other KS staff, meaning that what emerged was a (comparatively) poorly written sequence of events with a lack of clear direction or any real climax, and which consequently failed to hold my interest as much as it I'd hoped it would. Throw in the fact(s) that it was reportedly the last route to have its writing direction finished (in the middle of November) and that there was only one choice in the entire thing, and it makes me wonder if it there wasn't an element of it being rushed to meet a 2011 early 2012 release date. I still enjoyed it, but it was essentially by virtue of the characters rather than anything else.
Also I like Misha better with short hair YES I FUCKING SAID IT
Emi's route: For the route featuring my least favourite character / an athletic motif to keep me entertained throughout, it would've needed both an exceptional plot and outstanding writing. Unfortunately, this route had neither. It's difficult to pinpoint precisely why I found the story so underwhelming, but I suspect it was a series of smaller things rather than one particular event or reason. The 'confession' felt premature/unsatisfying, the 'my father is deeeaaad' twist was about as obvious to see coming as Misha is, and there were too many shitty h-scen-- OH GODDAMMIT.
Er, anyway, that's not to say the route was terrible exactly. Emi herself certainly came off as more interesting than I'd originally expected. It's just that the story was merely competent when it needed to be excellent to entertain me.
Lilly's route: Much as I enjoyed the interplay between the 'misshapen family', the entire route bugged me slightly because there was no obvious issue/resolution to work towards via the choices. To get the good ending, i.e. to inspire Hisao's decision to perform a last minute charge to the airport to stop the woman he loves from moving abroad, you have to talk with Lilly earlier in the route about comparatively inconsequential matters that add no more than a few lines of dialogue each. Which makes about as much sense as Rin. I suppose it's a hangup of mine that I need to feel the choices I'm making not only have an actual impact on the story, but also that the 'right' and 'wrong' answers are discernible from a combination of common sense and the information the route provides you, and that choosing the 'right' answer moves you towards a positive ending in a clear and sensible way. In that respect, the route disappointed me.
Leaving that aside, the writing and direction were both of a generally high standard (although again I feel the confession scene could've been better handled), and the ending wouldn't have provoked the emotional reaction from me that it did if I hadn't found the route engaging. Plus there was lots of Hanako, and Hanako makes everything better.
Rin's route: While I wasn't exactly enamoured with Rin or the artistic theme running throughout, in my mind this is up there with Hanako's route as the best written, most absorbing and overall most impressive of the routes. I had my doubts about whether the writer would be able to successfully provide Rin with a layer beyond the oddball exterior I'd been introduced to in Act 1, but I think she actually came away as... if not the most complex of the characters, then the most thought-provoking. I also felt that the romantic side of the route was much more interesting/compelling than any of the above three, though that may partially be due to my preference for relationships to form as a result of the climax of a route rather than along the way.
Hanako's route: I'd love to be able to surgically remove my subjectivity here, but I can't do it because Hanako is just too goddamn adorable. Unfortunately, these same feelings combined with the heart-wrenching content of this route drove me to within a hair's breadth of falling into the writer's trap. The key decision here had more of an impact on me than it did in any of the other routes, because prior to reaching it I was so overcome with Hanamoe and the horrific nature of of her past/circumstances that a significant part of me did see her as a 'broken' girl who needed protecting. Doubtlessly this was what the writer intended.
Fortunately (thank you based Lilly), when the crucial moment came I did some reflection on the route, particularly on the jazz club scene, and came around to a healthier perception of her which led me to make what I thought was the right choice. And then the game still sent me on a fucking emotional rollercoaster before the end where I was left nearly catatonic with worry that I'd screwed things up. I did a barrel roll (complete with manly barrel tears) when I realised I'd gotten the good end. If a route can do that to me, there's little more I can ask of it.
Also her sole h-scene was utterly, utterly superior. And this is coming from someone who hates them.
Having now finished everything, my final opinion on the routes would probably go something like this:
Subjectively: Hanako > Rin > Shizune = Lilly > Emi
Objectively (lol): Hanako = Rin > Lilly > Emi > Shizune
(Incidentally, the route ranking in one of the threads on the KS forums currently seems to be Lilly (58) > Hanako (54) > Rin (31) > Emi (25) > Shizune (3))
Characters would go: Hanako > Kenji > Misha > Shizune > Lilly = Rin > Emi
Best moment would be this (SPOILERS) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/KSHanGoodEnd01.jpg)
Worst moment would easily be this (SPOILERS) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/KSHanBadEnd01-1.jpg)
Well, guess I'm all wrapped up. I know you can't hear me but GET OUT THANK YOU SO MUCH KS DEVS. You worked so hard and expected nothing in return, and for that you have my undying gratitude (monetary value: $0.50).
But.. But...
Misha ;__;
I know man, I know. It took me 3 seconds to work out which option I was supposed to choose and 10 minutes (and a sandwich) to muster up the willpower to click it.
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Dude spoiler the 100% image.
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Well duh, there is no Misha route, don't know what was going on in my head there (...thank the maker, really). Guess Shizune is close enough and ... I'm currently at that choice.
Jeez, I wonder what will happen if I react in a specific way. /sarcasm
You know what? The RNG wanted me to go after Misha first, so I'll take care of that now (probably as 'close' as it gets). Bad End incoming.
:V
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Did they forget to break Rin's path up into acts? I've been on it for a long time, but according to the scene viewer, I'm only halfway through Act 2.
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No, it's got all 4 acts all right.
Also I just found the scenes I was missing from Emi's route. Made her even cuter <3
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I just realized that the guy who did the animations is the same guy who made this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH3H14j7yt4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL)
In other news: how far can Hisao fly? (http://www.mediafire.com/?wv4h2oamleqp57v)
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Wahaha~ got eaten by a Misha yukkuri.
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Finally finished Rin's route!
This story was strange, odd, funny and complex, but by the end very romantic and touching in it's own special way. I will either write a review of the route in this post or the next one. That's all I'll say.
After this: Shizune/Misha route!
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Lol, I got sucked into playing it =D. Hanako ^^
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I just realized Hanako gets more character development at the end of Lily's route than her own. :V
I guess this means LILLY ROUTE IS TRUE ROUTE
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I'm do Hanako route...
and it remind me my classmate, friend and ex-boyfriend, who had a similar trauma(his grandpa died in his birthday, and he loved him so much because was literally his father)...each September, he began to act very strange and had that panic attacks.
Edit: How pretty she looks with that hat and casual outfit. Actually, she have the same tastes than me. :3
Edit2: "this is me. All of me" (my middle-little brother had a fire accident long time ago and a part of his leg was injuried, thankfully that scars healed well...but looking her, remind me how difficult for my brother was that...and that scars are in A GREAT EXTENCION OF HER BODY! HOW SHE SURVIVED THAT??)
;___;
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and i ended Hanako Good End!!! sweet story.
next: Lilly.
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I just realized Hanako gets more character development at the end of Lily's route than her own. :V
I guess this means LILLY ROUTE IS TRUE ROUTE
Miki route is true route.
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Miki route is true route.
damn straight
High fiv....oh wait :ohdear:
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Wait, when did we get onto the Rin route?
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I just realized Hanako gets more character development at the end of Lily's route than her own. :V
I guess this means LILLY ROUTE IS TRUE ROUTE
LIES. Sure, by the end of Lilly's route she seems to have herself together better (which doubtlessly has something to do with the timespan the two routes cover), but you don't really get much of an insight into her during the route other than that she's a stronger person than everyone gives her credit for. You sure as hell don't get the same understanding of what she's been through, what she's going through and her true feelings towards the "Don't worry Hanako, I will (ahn~♥) protect you" mentality ohgodimsorryHanakopleasedontyellatmeimsorryimsorryimsorry-
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Lemme go ahead and attempt to discuss Rin's route, cause originally I was going to cover it in detail.... But.... Rin's story has such a complex meaning behind that really I chose to stick with just writing a summary for it cause there's only one real way to describe Rin's route....it's like
Art itself... Subjective
So as usual:
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS MY THOUGHTS AND SPOILERS OF RIN'S ROUTE FROM KATAWA SHOUJO, I HAVE PLACED IT BEHIND SPOILER TEXT AND LINKED THE IMAGES, VIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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An artist with a gifted talent, conflicting with the problems within herself. Can you help her find where the path she must go?
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Totaku's thoughts regarding Rin's Route Act 2:
Orginally I viewed Rin as this scattered brained girl with a love and passion for art, and has an abstract view of on how she talked about things in life. I found her amusing that way. When Hisao joined the art class he kind of did it because he was faced with few choices and didn't really know what to do with himself at the time so "Why not" I'd probably do the same thing. Rin seemed mildly content with what she did, and it seemed as Hisao continued to hang around Rin, it seemed like the more like Rin was strange in general. Well I mean she was already odd, but seem.....really odd. Like as if she been acting like she's been on an abstract mindset for a good portion of her life (perhaps because of her passion for art). Because she almost seems to never has a natural discussion.
However there was few thing about Rin that stuck out in the whole thing during whole act:
1. Rin was indeed concerned if she could take on the responsibly that Mr. Nomiya was offering her. Cause she would become famous if she managed to pull it all off.
2. Rin "Hugging" Hisao Dawww (Thought she was concerned if Hisao would kick her after a similar happened between her and Emi)
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8823/screenshot20120108at338.png
3.Rin begin hopped up on Medication, when Hisao went to see her when she was sick. MY LORD THAT WAS HALARIOUS AND CUTE! Which also turned into a kissing moment (wether or not she remembered then is unknown)
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To be honest, she seems more "normal" under her meds. :P In a goofy sort of way.
But yeah this chapter seems to mainly get Hisao to become familiar with Rin and for Hisao to try to figure out what he should be doing (I decided he would continue trying to become like Rin, thus he stays in the art club) And gave us a brief introduction to Rin's problem. Though it wouldn't be clear till much later....
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Totaku's thoughts regarding Rin's Route Act 3:
This picture amused me since it showed how the two charters viewed each other in a metaphor of the art pieces they represented "The Thinker" and "Venus De Mello"
This chapter we see how Rin decides to take up Mr. Nomiya's deal to pursue getting her work into the Art Exhibition so they all go to the 22nd Corner which is run my Sainoji in which Sae eventually agrees to allow Rin to do work for the Exhibition but at the extent of sacrificing her school life to spend her next month to prepare work for the exhibition. So Nomiya gets approval from, the school and thus Rin would leave the school for a while.
Eventually though Hisao wanted to go see Rin to see how she was doing since she allowed for him to come. After several visits, Rin was suffering from artist's block and was given cigerrates by Ms. Sae to use. Eventually when Rin reaches an a point where she can't decide what to do as she needs to find a way to "destroy herself" she asks Hisao to light up a cigereate for her and thus the two decide to sit and share several smokes through the night. Eventually Hisao would take Rin out to walk the streets for a bit to take her mind off the stress of art. However by the time they return, Rin reaches the conclusion that... in order to "destroy herself" to become a better artist she has to completely isolate herself from everyone including Hisao.
This of course leaves Hisao in deep concern for Rin's well being as he is even still riddled by Rin's complex personality. Eventually he would return a few weeks to check on Rin who apparently has become extremely depressed at this time. Techically isolating herself has made some of her more "personal matter" hard for her especially since she lacks the arms to...do this. So Hisao decides to lend her a hand. Thus we enter another romantic scene.
Eventually the two would sleep for the night and the following morning Rin would be back to work (fully clothed??? I thought she needed help with that?!) But regardless of her feeling she had with hisao the previous night she was still very determine to "destroy herself" for the sake of art. And even when Hisao begged that all he wanted was to understand her, she pretty much made it clear she had to put art first. Thus before long Hisao would feel that his efforts to reach Rin were futile and stormed out of the building.
To my surprised, I thought I screwed up this act at the end. Still Rin's mind set. So far she reminds me of what artist go through. Especially when they are in the middle of their "big break". They are really determined to take on challenges to push themselves, But I can't help that I think Rin's pushing herself to an extreme level. This is probably why hisao is so concerned. Cause of the fact she practically withdrew from almost all possible human contact just so she can put art first to fulfill a goal her teacher wanted her to fulfill. Kind of left me in a mixed state here... However the next chapter would brake the ice on this matter.
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This act finally revealed to me about Rin, but it also showed me how unique the whole story was by the end....
It starts with Hisao taking his exams for the end of the trimester and confronting Rin about a day before the end of the trimester walking around Hisao's dorm because she had nothing else to do since Sae had to prepare Rin's work for the exhibition. Course with Hisao still upset with Rin from nearly the week before. Rin finally admits it was a mistake to isolate herself but Hisao hadn't quite forever her for casting him out of the wait. Eventually after the argument, the two would leave and Hisao would take the next day to realize that maybe Rin really needed her there so he appears on the day of the exhibition.
It's on that day when I finally see Rin who she is. When the Exhibition took place and Emi came along to see Rin's progress I say that Rin seem to be like her typical self until people started to spark lots of questions regarding her work. This is she broke down in front of the audience and Hisao had to take her out from the crowd to talk to her about what happen and what she wanted to really achive. She finally admits she's lost and confused and thought she found a direction only that she couldn't take it because she is poor at communicating in general. She is more expressive when she is painting. Which finally hit me about Rin. She's a "one of a kind" type. She explains that she was unsure what she's really looking for and if she found the person who would help her find herself. But as Hisao brings up the fact what if she has already found that person, she realize she needs to think about it and decides that the whole art exhibition is not worth the time since she couldn't handle it. Thus leaving.
No surprise though, this shocked Mr. Nomiya and Ms Sae were shocked at Rin's leave and told Hisao to go find her. But eventually Emi and Hisao end up choosing to leave on their own accord.
The following day Hisao takes his last test before Mr. Nomiya comes into the room looking for Hisao to talk to him about Rin's whereabouts and insist that he find her. When Hisao meets with Rin he manages to convince her to confront Nomiya despite the fact that she wasn't expressive with words.
Eventually Rin would talk to Nomiya. And Hisao could hear the argument take place. Rin admits to him he could take it but before too long Nomiya explodes in rage because to his view it seems like Rin did not care after the years he put effort to help Rin unlock her talent. He storms out of the room and then Hisao goes to meet up with Rin and who continues to express how she has no idea what is wrong with her and so she crys out tear and slumps onto Hisao's shoulder which he embraces Rin for the next few hours before she finally awaken. It's during this time Hisao comes to realize that the reason he was so attached to Rin was because wanted to know what turely made het so free as if her mind was in a different world compared to what he view in his life. Indeed he was attached to Rin.
Eventually Rin would come to realize Hisao truly cared for her in her own very odd way and the two would meet again on the first day of Summer.
It rain that day and Rin approached Hisao's room all wet and drenched. Hisao who at this point deeply cared for Rin decided to fetch her new clothes and dry her off. Course this ended up turning into another romantic bit where for first time Rin (not being drugged up) sounded quite sane. And was a strange romantic piece that eventually would lead Hisao realizing that because of Rin he may have found the reasons he feels alive.
Once Rin was dressed and the rain stopped Rin takes her out to the hill where the dandelions grew as they were now in full bloom releasing their seeds. It's there Rin finally admits she loves Hisao and then two spend their day at the dandelion hill and by the end of the day as Rin stood on are rock as Rin spread out her arm against the wind she turn Hisao as asks an interesting question...
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Overview of Rin's Route:
This entire route is touching on many levels to the point that you can say trying to understand it as well Rin herself is almost futile. She's one of those kind of charters that I can only label as one thing...."Subjective" I had a hard time trying to come up with a way to explain Rin cause she is so abstract in her view in life that she's almost in a way lost and not even attached to this world thus being "free"
The ending leaves me with a very mixed set of feelings. In one case I feel glad Rin stood up for herself even though she wasn't exactly good at it, but at the same time I feel Rin may of been careless about the whole idea. Mainly because she didn't really know how to handle it. It's almost like Rin may be suffering from something else.... not just self conflict here. It's difficult to describe here. The of an artist is a very thick one as even I have had my share of issues, but I learned to adapt. But Rin...well I question will she really be able to "adapt" or will she be depending on Hisao?
This is why good end kinda irks me. It's a bittersweet ending. A happy one in the short term, but one leaves concerns for what the two's future hold for them.
The same can be said for Mr. Nomiya. He was looking out for Rin and wanted to actually have a life since she put so much effort into art. And yet blew him off after the years she's learned from him. I can understand how he feels he felt like he just wasted his time with her at that time. But then again, if Rin did pursues a career in the art, would she have even found happiness? Or would she have just fallen into the path of the artist friend Momiya and Sae brought up that took his life.
Really there is so much that can be considered here. I just don't know. But yes, I'm happy and sad at the same time because this story raises as many questions as there is answers, just like Rin herself.
Rating of Rin's Route
Story: 9 This one is very subjective, thus is feel like there could be so much that could be many questions as answers, not exactly prefer by any means, but it opens so much considering Rin and Hisao's future.
Characters: 9 Again, subjective, if you look at view points of Rin, Mr. Nomiya, and maybe Sae, along with Hisao, you kinda see there's a very unique way to show these characters in their plot. Again with many questions and answers like art itself. The main theme may have been self conflict, but really it seems to expand beyond that and you look to question did they do the right decisions? Was their actions justified. It seem it depends heavily on who's point you view here. It can be take in many ways which I love.
H-scenes: 7 Done with good taste. Rin was going through lots of problems when she isolating herself from everyone so it almost seemed like it was needed since she has "personal issues" that need to be resolved due to the lack of arms. And then the end romantic bit seem to kind of fit considering how Hisao and Rin's romance was kinda odd and abstract to begin with. Overall, it done nicely and felt welcoming.
END OF RIN ROUTE SPOILER
Welp, time to join THE STUDENT COUNCIL!
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Can you stop posting massive walls of spoilered text?
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Can you stop posting massive walls of spoilered text?
Well I probably would of if more people took my question I asked into consideration.
But before I do that I want to make sure everyone else thinks it would be fine for me to give my analysis of the story from my perspective.
I took that question quite seriously since it was going to contain a lot of spoiler content containg all 5 routes in detail.
Only had 1 yea to do this so I said to myself "go for it."
Now to make sure I have "no questions to ask" and be aggressive in a game of risk.
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Can you stop posting massive walls of spoilered text?
It's not against the rules, and it's well spoilered, so nothing wrong with that
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-playing Lilly route...(this is really romantic, she is beautiful (oh wavy long hair, why you do this of me,Kenji fantastic like always)
-act 4 without problems...and suddenly
-Akira Face! XD
(this without spoilers because is so criptic :D )
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-playing Lilly route...(this is really romantic, she is beautiful (oh wavy long hair, why you do this of me,Kenji fantastic like always)
-act 4 without problems...and suddenly
-Akira Face! XD
(this without spoilers because is so criptic :D )
The last act had some nice plot twists, so it was alright overall.
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There was just something about Lilly that appealed to me. The elegance, teasing, humor, eye color...I dunno. I found her route very fulfilling.
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Not gonna read thread incase of spoilers, but this was a good fun way to take a break before tomorrows exam. Liking it so far, its pro qaulity if not better - only VN I've played is Clannad, and I know I'm gonna get some backlash for this - but this game is way better than Clannad. Much better done so far, lots of nice animation, plenty of character variation in both behavior and cut-ins, and the transitions and effects add really well to whats going on. Very immersive.
4Chan you suprise me. You are capable of more than just destruction.
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LIES.
NOPE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpsrqvGL2Q&feature=g-u&context=G213f54eFUAAAAAAABAA)
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Partway through Hanako's route
Shocked to discover that MIKI HAS LINES??
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MIKI HAS LINES!
I thought it was a neat extra addition to that route. :3c
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ok, i ended Lilly route yesterday and i ended crying and happy in same time. Good end, and how say Gamma, with lots of twists indeed. My romantic side said hng and aww all the path.
now in Emi route, 2 act.
Emi pirate. watch out Jack XD arr arr. (this path began so nice...)
this looks nice, and Nurse slowly gain my heart.
meanwhile, my fujoshi side is tempting me to wrote a fanfic in KS style with Hisao/Kenji, but in serious manner, like if where for the game. But in character, then very funny too. like the Rin part, showing the hidden part of Kenji...more fragile than he look.
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OH GOD THIS THING IS STILL SPREADING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNXpHREyEWA)
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Anyone know where to get a copy of the original Act 1 with lolemi?
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Yay for old blogs (http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2009/12/act-1-v2-release.html)
Although the direct download doesn't work, so pray someone is torrenting
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You're not a true visual novel until you inspire a completely unrelated fangame (http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3071)
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I don't usually like those kind of games but Katawa Crash is funky as hell. So long as Kuusou RUMBA RUMBA RUMBA RUMBA RUMBA's playing in the background anyway.
NOPE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpsrqvGL2Q&feature=g-u&context=G213f54eFUAAAAAAABAA)
:|
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OH GOD THIS THING IS STILL SPREADING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNXpHREyEWA)
So many Touhou remixes like that. It's become a meme..
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Interesting part is that this remix was made a right around the time 4LS announced of KS's official release date. So it's been around for a few weeks.
And to top it off it was sort of a sneak peek to Rin's final version of Parity.
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http://youtu.be/Cn-sm7JtPvI (http://youtu.be/Cn-sm7JtPvI)
I feel terrible for laughing ;_;
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I'm thinking of putting together a few songs into a piano medley, then play it. Maybe piano + violin if I feel like it. Or I could just learn how to play Painful History or Innocence on the piano first. Someone already did Wiosna, so xP
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now in Emi Route, and laughting.
(lemon flavored lube. we love you!
the naration about this part is awesome.
"bird outside stop chirping.
the wind dies down.
somewhere, a man is drinking a cup of coffee.He freezes with the cup at his lips.
Emi: we could..." :V
)
edit: and lol Nurse. he and his jokes. Im thinking seriously who Emi is a fujoshi (and kinda kinky, if even try to "experiment"...nee?) and he knows XD
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you rape disabled classmates
GIMMIE THE CHOCOLATE HISAO
I'm going with Hanako first... and I may get her bad ending on purpose, as much as it'll tear my heart out. ;-;
I'm damn sure Misha's laughter is a reference to Suzuran.
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GIMMIE THE CHOCOLATE HISAO
I'm going with Hanako first... and I may get her bad ending on purpose, as much as it'll tear my heart out. ;-;
I'm damn sure Misha's laughter is a reference to Suzuran.
You shouldn't get it if you use common sense =P. Well, I just followed my gut and got the good ending on my first try.
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I did Lilly's and Rin's.
Lilly was, and probably will be, the best for me. Will probably do Hanako's next... When I have the patience.
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ahahahahahahaha (http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/2471)
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Finally time for another all night playthrough, this time of Emi's route. Might try and tweet as I play as well.
alright, I'll just edit since no one else posted yet.
6 hours later and I just 100% Emi's route. I felt this route had a lot of good writing for the secondary characters (ex: Mutou, Yuuko, Nurse, not so much Kenji this time), which was entertaining. In terms of the heroine, I liked this route although not as much as Shizune's. The plot wasn't bad, but I felt like it was pretty standard fare. I'm thinking there might be a fatigue factor in the scenes due to how much they used running as scenery to the dialogue, even though that is the main driving point of this heroine's route. Overall, not bad, I do not regret playing this route.
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(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/KatawaCrash02.jpg)
Okay now I'm all crashed out. Think I've seen everything in the game.
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Friggin lol fossil, how do i get that.
So I've done Lilly so far (I really love the way they describe how people deal with their situations, especially hers, gets you thinking)
And I've bad ended Shizune. Because it was worth it. I was not disapoint.
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Friggin lol fossil, how do i get that.
1. Hit Hanako
2. Hit Misha when the Misha OMG PANIC pop-up is active.
3. UNLIMITED DRILL WORKS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOGRf68Mj7E&t=0m35s)
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So erm, was playing Katawa Crash
let me tell you how many hours I lasted on it: MANY
Now to play the full game
dear me, I love Blind girls... I am... AHHHHHHH
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Thanks to /a/, cripples are now in high demand. A new fashion trend across the world will start as girls get themselves hit by trains on purpose, blind themselves by looking at the sun with a telescope (or just jabbing themselves in the eyes) Poppin their hearing by attending local car cruise events and saying the loudest stereo turns them on, and jumping into the oven at gas mark 5 for as long as possible.
Well, maybe not, But a Kenji can dream, can't I?
Also Katawa Crash is awesome.
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Any of you get over 700000 yet?
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I'm going to say this here about Shizune's arc:
Comforting the Misha
= HELL YES (I have no regrets) Even though I fell sad for Shizune.... ;_;
Not comforting the Misha
= Feel kinda sad now...I like her personality type (regardless of the fact she's lesbian for Shizune
Hopfully things can patch up.
Going to wrap up Shizune's arc sometime today. Then I'll write a review about it.
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Katawa Crash is so addicting. >_>
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I'm going to say this here about Shizune's arc:
Comforting the Misha
= HELL YES (I have no regrets) Even though I fell sad for Shizune.... ;_;
Not comforting the Misha
= Feel kinda sad now...I like her personality type (regardless of the fact she's lesbian for Shizune
Hopfully things can patch up.
Pretty much my thoughts exactly, Though I have lines that Shizune said that I could relate to quite well, like the sandcastles thing. I'd like to put things together people can remember. Hell I wouldn't be suprised if my UAV is a stand by now, I know my old engine project is. Maybe I should go check that university out again in the future. (And go teach there NO GAME DON'T RUB OFF ON ME) I don't think I'll get to do anything quite so amazing where I am now though.
Starting Emi's arc now, Though I had intended to start Rin's. Oh well, close enough. This game truely is sapping too much of my time though, I've got a lot of stuff I've gotta do and not been able to peel myself away from it. Odd, because playing Clannad used to make me feel motivated.
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Can I forgo Emi and go for her Mom inste*shot*
actually nevermind BV
Man this is like what Shizune's route shoulda been :V
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Some thoughts from me. May have spoilers: http://rukasarisari.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/katawa-shoujo-impression/
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OH GOD RIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE GET OUT CANT YOU SEE WHAT IS GOING ON
...actually you know what nevermind
e:Find Shed. GET NAKED.
This route is so silly :V
SO SILLY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RFrFlQk1rU&feature=related)
e2: DAT FACE
DAT FACE
I AM DYING
HELP ME
"Anal."
Wait what. That bad end... why ;_;
Whoa, there's an alternate confession if you pick the wrong options but save yourself right before the bad end with Misha's help.
Thank you Misha ;_;
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I want to take classes with Hanako on how to
put straps on phones
.
Anyone with a good attention and who got through her route knows clearly why.
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Thank you Misha ;_;
The funny part is that I clicked it by accident and thought, oh well, I'll see the bad end first. But got the good end :V
This route probably has the funniest scenes, though I'm yet to play Rins. I also haven't played Hanakos yet either but like hell thats gonna be anything but depressing :V
I lost a cloud in my window - gotta remember that excuse.
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Stop making me Misha damn it, this game.
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Ahahaha they changed the ending melody of Ah Eh I Oh You so it's no longer the melody of
Never Gonna Give You UpWhat is Love :getdown:
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Ahahaha they changed the ending melody of Ah Eh I Oh You so it's no longer the melody of Never Gonna Give You Up :getdown:
I thought the original ending melody was suppose to be "What is Love" at least that's what Overcoat told me when he created this song.
While I'm at it.... I think this upcoming review for Shizune's route is going to be a bit disappointing. Course I might as well say it. The whole route felt rushed especially around the ending. It felt like it was going to go in one direction, but after twisting things around the end of act 3 it took a whole different direction only to rush to an ending without any real impact. It's nothing like the other routes I played so far.
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I thought the original ending melody was suppose to be "What is Love" at least that's what Overcoat told me when he created this song.
I dont know how the fuck I mixed up those two songs
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How do you unlock Hanako's scene between
Misstep
and Continuing Melody
? I tried almost everything, no success. :/
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Do everything right, then do the wrong thing when Lilly calls you
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Am I good at this yet (http://i39.tinypic.com/w2dmyw.jpg)
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The guy who did Hanako's route (at least, excluding the rewritten parts) wrote an epilogue of sorts: 1 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon/) and 2 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon-part-2/).
It's not canon.
It's not.
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Am I good at this yet (http://i39.tinypic.com/w2dmyw.jpg)
Fuck I only got 23km on my first run and not beat it since, it took an eternity to get to 23km, so you must have been playing 30 minutes+ for that.
I like Kuuso Rumba but it has its limits
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The guy who did Hanako's route (at least, excluding the rewritten parts) wrote an epilogue of sorts: 1 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon/) and 2 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon-part-2/).
It's not canon.
It's not.
We already know the true ending! :> (http://i.imgur.com/RxbAG.jpg)
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The guy who did Hanako's route (at least, excluding the rewritten parts) wrote an epilogue of sorts: 1 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon/) and 2 (http://cplcrud.wordpress.com/4ls-era-fanworks-and-scraps/a-runners-afternoon-part-2/).
It's not canon.
It's not.
=D. I like this.
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Do everything right, then do the wrong thing when Lilly calls you
Thanks. I thought I'd get a bad ending if I did this =P
Apparently I did something wrong before she called me sometime, then.
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Thanks. I thought I'd get a bad ending if I did this =P
Apparently I did something wrong before she called me sometime, then.
You have to not do anything when lily leaves instead of going to town
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did someone post the walkthrough already?
because I swear to god if I encounter than bad end one more time I will hurghl myself in the hablr
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did someone post the walkthrough already?
because I swear to god if I encounter than bad end one more time I will hurghl myself in the hablr
Just save before you answer anything. :P
It's as legit as a walkthrough would be, anyways.
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Yeah, it was some 30 minutes of flying
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We already know the true ending! :> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpsrqvGL2Q)
fixed
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As much as I may agree with the sentiment... BV
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did someone post the walkthrough already?
because I swear to god if I encounter than bad end one more time I will hurghl myself in the hablr
Yeah there is . look up "Katawa Shoujo Flowchart" if you want it. I mainly looked it just to see how to get routes in the first place, although in the end I found I wasn't using it regardless. I think I originally found it by accident. Either way its easy to find by googling that.
I've been suprisingly lucky and had good ends all the way so far, except the one I fucked up on purpose to lay Misha. BV
Including on Rins path which I just did, and to be honest, I felt massively trolled. Its a friggin rollercoaster and I sure wasn't expecting one.
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So once I finish the five normal routes I unlock Miki route, right?
...Right? Guys? :]
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So once I finish the five normal routes I unlock Miki route, right?
...Right? Guys? :]
Yes. You also unlock Kenji and Misha routes.
...
;___;
EDIT: Speaking of which I just saw Kenji take off his glasses.
Oh god why does he look so depressed (http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxxc66yr51r8hguio1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1326886310&Signature=MbqHM3QeHYpeKJrDOaZwWpdPfoA%3D)
Oh god why is this song so sad
asdfghghgh ;______;
I want to hug him so much ;-; damnit why is the most fun character so undateable WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME IN VISUAL NOVELS
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You forgot Akira's route. It's unlocked after you see 100% of the scenes.
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EDIT: Speaking of which I just saw Kenji take off his glasses.
Oh god why does he look so depressed (http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxxc66yr51r8hguio1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1326886310&Signature=MbqHM3QeHYpeKJrDOaZwWpdPfoA%3D)
Oh god why is this song so sad
asdfghghgh ;______;
I want to hug him so much ;-; damnit why is the most fun character so undateable WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME IN VISUAL NOVELS
That was so awesome. And then he just goes back to being good old kenji.
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Ok time to cover Shizune's route now, this one will not be so long, but so as usual I leave the warning:
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING SPOILERS CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SHIZUNE'S ROUTE, ALL TEXT HAS BEEN SPOIL BLOCKED AND IMAGES HAVE BEEN LINKED. VIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK! *PUN NOT INTENDED*
A tale of two friends who one the student concil, one with serious determination, the other with a happy personalty. With a help of a third person, can they lead to a bright future? Or will they be separated by their own problems?
Shizune/ Misha Route: Act 2: Learn to Read
This chapter mainly had Hisao starts learning all about sign language and taking up tutoring classes with Misha to help out in the learning process. Later on hilarity would insues when Kenji would ask Hisao to go pick up a package for him so that he wouldn't be detected by the "feminist scum". And once again, Shizune would try to challenge Hisao to one of her "games" this time carrying Kenji's package back to the campus grounds (only to fail). Then we had Shizune and Misha talk about getting stalls ready for Tanabana and that Misha had to work on her classwork during the time so she ends up spilling the beans on hisao's secret that he could actually do sign language to an extent.]
During the preparations of Tanabana, Hisao would run into Lilly and while Shizune tries to chew out Lilly, Hisao paraphrases Shizune's comments in a more polite manner. :V Fun how that all worked out since Lilly can't see and seems to retain a somewhat pokerface to Shizune, and Shizune can't hear.
Then comes the crowning moment of awesome in act 2. When Hisao meets up with Kenji as he talked about how he wares his glasses to conceal his identity and after argument the unthinkable happens...
He removes his glasses, and make the awesome statement ever in all of his lines in the game thus far.
Course thanks to Hisao running his mouth he makes Kenji put his glasses back on and he continues to rant his mad conspiracies.
Then on Tanabana night, Misha, Shizune and Hisao go out to the town. Misha and Shizune are in their Yukatas. Fun is had, then Misha suddenly grows tired and goes to bed early (I assume it's because she has to get up early to style those drill curls)/spoiler]
So with that Hisao and Shizune would eventually return to campus and have a little alone time with each other for the remained of the night...
Shizune/ Misha Route Act 3: Slight of Hand (AKA Meet The Family)
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In this act Shizune and Misha invite Hisao on a trip to go Shizune's family. Course we learn two things about Shizune and Misha.
1. Shizune is a classy dresser and 2. Misha is a Republican
They all take the train and reach their destination, Hisao gets to meet up with who appears to be Shizune's younger sister... oh wait, I mean brother, because he's a cute little trap, that looks huggable. Course he's about as much of a stuck up as Shizune (but on a lighter scale, so he's tolerable)
Course inside the house we meet with Lilly and Akira. Who apparently came along, and we learn that Lilly and Shizune's fathers are brothers (I was told that the Devs made an error on this and it's suppose to be cusions, but it's a matter of will they fix it). Course before too long Lilly's group and Shizune's group all decide to take their Shizune's dad's car and drive to a lake to do fishing for the day. Thanks to Hisao's clever paraphrasing, he was able to get Lilly and Shizune to (sort of) cooroperate with ear other while finishing.
The following day we meet with who we can call "The Biggest Jerk of the World" Jigoro. He starts out all nice and stuff which was a good start, but after a few minutes, he starts talking crap to everyone! Not a minute can pass without this man insulting anything and everything you say or he sees. He is one person who deserves to get punched into the abyss and never return. You never diss a man with his sweater vest....EVER!!!
the following day Hideaki (Shizune's trap brother) expresses interest in sign language and while Hisao tries to teach him, the fun don't last long as Shizune's arse of a father decides to waltz up and start talking crap about our "hands flailing about" Really... this man deserves to be punched in the mouth.
He even finally makes clear at one point that he thinks her own just being stubborn and that he spend tons of money of interpreters and tutors to get Shizune to "Speak"! WTF MAN!? Seriously! Are you dense as hell?! Your daughter cannot speak because she cannot hear?! And if you tried to get her to even speak she wouldn't well sound all that great being that she can't really hear her voice (I'll be honest, I haven't heard a decent sounding deaf person in my life before but it's probably because all the deaf fokes I met kinda sounded really off key due to "not being to hear the sound of their voice")
Seriously, this man deserves the "Worst Dad Ever Reward" because no one can really compare to his extreme self absorbiveness and jerkish behavior like him.
course right then Shizune comes back from her shopping and mentions the Misha went to the barber to get a hair cut and when we Misha....Why did you get rid of your drills? ;_;
Course thanks to Jigoro's arse ways and Misha's volume control it didn't take long for them to get into a yelling contest and Shizune and Hisao slip away inside the house leaving Hideaki to listen to the two screamer yell it out....
So then what happens then? Shizune ties Hisao to a chair, unzips his pants and saddle rides him till he cums.... Yup.... Shizune just seems to choose an interesting time to do that.
Course after that day the trip came to an end and they took the train back to school. From there the crew started working on putting up flyers to hold an election for student concil president even though it was several months early for something like that to occur since Shizune insisted on wanting to push for competion. So with that Misha and Hisao has to plaster posters around the library and so forth while Kenji hides from "Feminists" in the library.
Course eventually a few days later Shizune asks what's going on with Misha because she stops showing up at the meetings. Eventually after a few days Misha would appear at Hisao's dorm and asked to come in. She admits that she is depressed and asked Hisao to..... COMFORT HER!
Unfortunately, if Hisao thinks with his head correctly he realizes something is wrong, but before he could speak, Misha already tries to bed Hisao until he pushes her off of him. She leaves upset and the following day Hisao meets Misha on the roof, and learns about that she feels she has hurt Shizune's feelings because of an argument. But then tops it off with the most shocking reveal yet.
In her past, when the Student Council dwindled down to just Misha and Shizune.... it turned out....Misha was Lesbian for Shizune. But Shizune rejected her love plea, but insisted that they stay friends. And now she feels that her friend is being taken away from her due to Hisao developing a romantic relationship. After trying to reason to her for a bit, Shizune find the two of them on the roof and talks to them eventually leading Hisao, Shizune, and Misha leaving together as they walk around the campus to discuss their troubles.
Shizune/ Misha Route Act 4: To my Other Self
Let's face it....this chapter really didn't have much for it happening. It was really anti climatic....
Hisao and Shizune try to work with trying to patch up things with Misha, Misha dodges them for a while. But eventually Hisao managed to get to sit down and talk to her a bit. The following Day, Shizune explains that Misha patches things up with Shizune and feels that she now realizes that perhaps she took things way too seriously at student concuil and should look forward to really pushing herself into the future that is ahead.
So after a while, Shizune, Misha, and Hisao bring in a few new recruits to replace the student council since they were going to graduate soon. The new student council gains popularity. And when Shizune and Hisao are alone one night in the student concil room, they decide to make love in the room... I sure hope they cleaned up well after that... cause I hate to see what the new council's reaction would be if they found anything signs that they used their desk for their....needs.
Afterward, Shizune tells Hisao to come to the main school office and follow her. When they reach Mutou's classroom they find out Misha's been taking night classes to get her scholarship she needs to study abroad for her degree as a sign language teacher.
Then on graduation day, Hisao says his goodbyes to Kenji, and meets up with Shizune and Misha at the gate. The three have a chit chat, find Yuuko taking pictures and ask her to take a picture of them. Thus they perform a epic pose at the gate. And thus end their tale.....
FINAL THOUGHTS AND RATING ON SHIZUNE'S ROUTE
What's the word for this route other than....HORRIBLY RUSHED! There is none that I can think of. It fail to capture me, and the characters while interesting, didn't really serve any kind of purpose. I had almost hope Shizune's route was going to center around her family because I feel that secretly she may feel kinda distant from them. I mean none of the know sign language. Jigoro is a blind moron of a dad who is too absorbed with his Bibliography to even realize that her daughter has a disability. I personally think the route really should of been about Hisao trying to find a way to strike a better bond with Shizune's family for Shizune's sake. And it could of even kept Misha's Lesbian affair issue in the process. But instead it felt like that almost all the charters severed no role except for Kenji and Misha.
In fact this really should of been called the Misha Arc. Cause it surely wasn't really focusing much on Shizune. Even Shizune herself felt mostly like a stepping stone to the real problem. Kinda sad really.
And from what I recall, Shizune's route was actually rewritten before. So I'm kinda curious what the older version was about. Chances are the changes were made so that Misha could become more important. Which is a good thing. But it really feels like Shizune didn't really have a MAJOR issue considering how she seems to handle herself.
I would of been more touched if somehow though this whole thing that hisao actually got Shizune to laugh. I mean I know he probably be shocked, but he would understand.....sigh... this whole thing was depressing and rushed.... And the only thing that made it worth while was Misha.
Story: 4
Misha...that's the only thing good about shizune's arc because at least she had a problem that raised concern with Hisao and Shizune. But since was suppose to be about Shizune I feel it missed it's point. It would of been better if it really was actually put Misha on a very heavy focus.
Characters: 4
Misha and Kenji are the only highlights in this chapter. They are both have their crowning moments of awesome and their sad moments. I feel more sorry for them compared to anyone else. Hideaki and Jigoro and possibly Shizune herself feel like they were "just there" and not really serving a purpose to the story other than to make it have flavor...
H-Scenes: 4
nicely done, but almost all of them were so out of place it's kinda scary. I'm kinda surprised how Shizune's so viciously dominate. But otherwise, she chooses very awkward times to bang Hisao. Really the crowning winning moment of H-scenes here doesn't go to Shizune..... it goes to Misha.
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6778/screenshot20120114at439.png
How can you resist a face like this when you got her on the bed. Seriously BAD END ROUTE IS BEST ROUTE EVER!
END OF SHIZUNE ROUTE SPOILER
Well time for me to give Hanako the Chocolate!
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Yeah, I agree it pretty much turned into a Misha route in the end. Though the idea is that each one its kinda about their problems and how they deal with them, and it isn't that Misha has a problem, its that Shizune has one, but its the fact it causes Misha trouble that causes the shift in focus.
Also is this true what people are saying about actual Kenji and Misha routes, or is this trolling? :V
The obligitory jerk friend route in clannad was actually pretty good, so If there is a kenji route it'd probably be interesting.
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there are only 5 routes :ohdear:
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Also is this true what people are saying about actual Kenji and Misha routes, or is this trolling? :V
The obligitory jerk friend route in clannad was actually pretty good, so If there is a kenji route it'd probably be interesting.
As much as everyone wants a Kenji and Misha route, there isn't one. Though I would pretty much call Shizune's route that since they pretty much take the spot light in that route.
Also that Hanako opening.... so dark, yet nicely executed. I got a feeling I'll love this route.
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Hanako is the last route I have to finish now, so I'm nearly done.
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I'm not quite done Shizune route yet, but I'm enjoying it way more. I like the fact that it doesn't necessarily just focus solely on Shizune like it could have. It focused on her enough that I have already grown to really like her after initially thinking she was kind of stuck-up, but honestly by this point she's probably my favourite character. She's just so much fun.
The part that amazes me that you didn't complain about (or that I just missed) is the fact that Shizune route has a grand total of one decision to make the entirity of the route
. THAT is the part that's bothering me, but it's a nice enough story that I'm not really minding too much.
And yes, sadly, Kenji and Misha routes do not technically exist (Well, there IS sort of a Kenji route but it is really just the 'bad end' to act 1
. Nor Hideaki
route oh god please I started fanboying like crazy over him oh my god
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Screw Misha and Kenji, we need a Miki route.
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Screw Misha and Kenji, we need a Miki route.
*sigh* :ohdear:
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Screw Misha and Kenji, we need a Miki route.
Second this! Why is someone as awesome as her not have her own route?
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True, a miki route might have been cool.
Got 95% completion so I assume I gotta go back and piss some girls off. Hanakos neutral ending wasn't too bad, I almost thought I was heading for a good one. The good route is still too short I think though.
By the end I think my fave routes were either Lillys or Emi's. Emi's is just damned hilarious at times. And Lilly was just real nice to run with (though doesn't feel like it has much replay value sadly compared to others) And Rin's route I found frustrating mostly, which isn't what I was expecting from how it opens up. I didn't particularly like shizune but I did like how the sign language and spoken clashes later with its moderation, and had a line I really liked in that route as well. Hanakos... Hanakos... I'm not sure how I feel about it. I admit it has influenced me though, I was playing pool earlier (which I do fairly often) then fancied a game of chess.
Probably gonna dig the board out this weekend :V
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OST's been released. (http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2012/01/katawa-shoujo-soundtrack-up-for.html)
Also I'll just leave this here:
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/1023980.jpg) (http://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=80106)
Come at me Lillybros. Misha at 2%? What the fuck is wrong with people?
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OST's been released. (http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2012/01/katawa-shoujo-soundtrack-up-for.html)
Also I'll just leave this here:
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/1023980.jpg) (http://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=80106)
Come at me Lillybros. Misha at 2%? What the fuck is wrong with people?
>1% Kenji
>5% Shizune
Fuck yeah I'm hipster apparently
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40% who answered haven't even played that game though, and people probably didn't pick up on the fact that Shiina is Misha. I can't take that poll seriously. ;V
The soundtrack is nice too, by the way! Give it a listen~
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Downloaded OST, now listening to Parity on repeat 24/7 :V
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Remember seeing the RAITA drawing awhile back, and to learn it actually became a reality is really quite something.
Other than that, didn't know anything about it, but heard it was a good story. It would be a good opportunity to learn more about the Visual Novel genre.
When it came out, I kept myself in the dark about every detail I could to experience the story untainted.
After my first blind run, I ended up playing the routes in the order they appear in the gallery (and on the title screen), with the stipulation that if I got any sort of ending, I would then proceed to the next route. This playstyle felt very natural, especially in the introduction and elaboration of the side characters, and gave me a new perspective on what to do on any previous bad ends. After all run throughs, I started the cycle anew to get a different ending, which served to expand the storylines.
Definately a solid VN.
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No vote option for Miki?
THIS IS RIGGED!!
EDIT : Also, when I think about it, I quite liked Rin's neutral ending. Even if its painful, shes moving forward to find her place. Thats a commendable way of thinking, I believe. Sometimes you've got to leave the past behind and push forward into a future.
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EDIT : Also, when I think about it, I quite liked Rin's neutral ending. Even if its painful, shes moving forward to find her place. Thats a commendable way of thinking, I believe. Sometimes you've got to leave the past behind and push forward into a future.
Do note the foreshadowing before that. Sae mentioned her husband committed suicide after certain events. It's a likely path for Rin also in the neutral end.
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Sae mentioned her husband committed suicide after certain events. It's a likely path for Rin also in the neutral end.
DENIED (http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4896&start=795#p71345). See answer 5. (link = spoilers)
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DENIED (http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4896&start=795#p71345). See answer 5. (link = spoilers)
Darn you, Aura!
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oh hell yes I was waiting for a vocal version of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDOykb7WJz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL) :getdown:
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oh hell yes I was waiting for a vocal version of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDOykb7WJz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL) :getdown:
:V :V :V Oh god I laughed way more than was appropriate.
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oh hell yes I was waiting for a vocal version of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDOykb7WJz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL) :getdown:
Pffft I lol'd so hard.
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The only route I haven't played yet is Shizune's.
I like this game more than I thought I would! (which is a lot, so that's saying something)
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OST's been released. (http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2012/01/katawa-shoujo-soundtrack-up-for.html)
Also I'll just leave this here:
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/1023980.jpg) (http://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=80106)
Come at me Lillybros. Misha at 2%? What the fuck is wrong with people?
>1% Kenji
>Favorite GIRL
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That much was obvious though. I still want to know where Miki is.
Add-on tiem
She could use her stump as a *Censored for the good of all man*
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Hm...I've never played a proper full-length VN before so I'm not sure if this is possible, but...
I understand the full version's got some adult material. Is there any way to disable it? I'll probably still play it anyway even if not since I liked Act 1 at least, but it'd be better if I could cut out the stuff I don't feel like looking at, too.
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Yeah I really want to re-watch this series right now. (http://hijiribe.donmai.us/post/show/1081820/amputee-artist_request-blonde_hair-blue_eyes-blue_) (standard danbooru nsfw warning)
Hm...I've never played a proper full-length VN before so I'm not sure if this is possible, but...
I understand the full version's got some adult material. Is there any way to disable it? I'll probably still play it anyway even if not since I liked Act 1 at least, but it'd be better if I could cut out the stuff I don't feel like looking at, too.
There's a 'disable adult content' option. Not entirely sure what it does since I never used it, but I think it just puts up images of random (sfw) objects in place of the h-cgs.
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Yeah I really want to re-watch this series right now. (http://hijiribe.donmai.us/post/show/1081820/amputee-artist_request-blonde_hair-blue_eyes-blue_) (standard danbooru nsfw warning)
Thats amazing. How this got decided or ended up working, who knows. It just does.
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That much was obvious though. I still want to know where Miki is.
Add-on tiem
She could use her stump as a *Censored for the good of all man*
wristing
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Oh man, I played through the Grid1 alpha thing from ages ago. Pretty interesting comparing the characters from then and now, as well as seeing how far the game's come. I actually kinda like the old art, but that's probably just because it's consistent.
For the curious:
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GMisha01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GMisha01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GShizune01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GShizune01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GRin01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GRin01.jpg)
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GHanako01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GHanako01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GEmi01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GEmi01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/th_GLilly01.jpg) (http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af255/AHugeBattleship/GLilly01.jpg)
Yes Hanako is still as goddamn adorable as ever.
If you want to try it, you can get it here (http://honya-ch.com/downloads/KatawaShojoGrid1.zip).
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oh hell yes I was waiting for a vocal version of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDOykb7WJz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL) :getdown:
Oh damn it, I wanted to do that! I even had all the lines and background music planned out in my head and everything. Fuck it, I'm doing it anyway. Right now. Brb.
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ALL ROUTES COMPLETE
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One sentence reviews, from favorite to least favorite:
RIN:
Rin act 2 is the best act in the game, but she kinda just stops talking entirely at one point which makes her far less entertaining, still probably the best-written route though
SHIZUNE:
She's such a well-defined character with so many quirks I couldn't help but enjoy her, and the drama with Misha doesn't feel as "cheap" as other routes
EMI:
In retrospect her route is pretty good overall, it's just that it did a complete faceplant at the "big reveal", especially since it was basically just a watered down version of what happened to Hanako
HANAKO:
Shares too many events with Lilly's route, feels redundant, okay but kinda predictable the rest of the time
LILLY:
Boring route IMO, ending doesn't make sense to me, why would Hisao try to catch up to Lilly just to tell her that he realized her choice to leave him was reasonable
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Here it is. Got a little sidetracked. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMJE7WzB-uI
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Here it is. Got a little sidetracked. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMJE7WzB-uI
YES
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I love this Misha, otherwise new art is better I think. Still I may try that alpha later.
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Well, I've finished Shizune's route. Apart for going back for a few scenes (in Rin's, Shizune's, and one in Hanako's routes), I'm done with the game.
(Opinions on all the routes follow, specifically Shizune's but referencing others too)
I thought that while Shizune's route was less engaging and powerful than any other route, it was also the most meaningful one. the other routes focus on one girl at a time and helping her cope with her own situation (with the possible exception of Lilly's, but relatively the statement holds); Shizune's route is about Hisao growing as a person. It feels like it gave the most fitting end for him; Unlike the other routes, where he decides on his career in the same way, this one made it a focal point rather than an aside to the 'happily ever after' ending. Really, it's as much the Hisao route as it is the Shizune route.
I admit, I may be looking at this route differently, what with it being the last route I played through. But it still felt right, and the ending sequence really showed how much stronger Hisao got.
In my personal ranking, it's rather low (Hanako>Lilly>Rin>Shizune=Emi), but that's just a testament to how good the entire game is, not how bad the route is.
A few side notes, containing mild Lilly and Shizune spoilers:
-Shizune's father is simultaenously the most infuriating and hilariously awesome person in the game.
-What happened between Shizune and Lilly? I feel like it's the only detail missing from the endings as a whole.
And one more thing: There's one track in the game which is completely casual, but starts up with a really slow section that makes me absolutely sure a sad scene's coming up... And then I go 'oh, it's THAT track'.
I think it's called 'Stride'.
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-What happened between Shizune and Lilly? I feel like it's the only detail missing from the endings as a whole.
Covered in Shizune's route.
Lilly used to be in the student council, was fond of the old laid-back approach. Shizune wanted to get shit done and they fought about it; Lilly and the other council members left, leaving just Shizune and Misha.
I think it's hinted that they never really got along to begin with, though.
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That's it? I was pretty sure the game hints at a specific event causing it.
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Well I think it mentioned some ID badge system being the tip of the iceberg, but apparently it was Shizunes idea of a joke that got taken the wrong way. That, or shes playing it off as one.
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WARNING THE FOLLOWING CONTENT CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM HANAKO'S ROUTE FROM KATAWA SHOUJO. ALL TEXT HAS BEEN MARKED IN SPOILERS AND IMAGES ARE LINKED! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED TO STAY OUT OF THE FIRE!
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The story of a girl who's life has been scarred by the fires of her childhood. How will you help her try to face her fears?
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Hanako route Act 2:
Hide and Seek
This chapter was a bit on the short side, but it covered a bit about Hanako and some of her past. Most of the chapter deals with Hisao escorting Hanako to Lilly while trying to evade Shizune and Misha who want to ask Hisao to do stuff for him which he refuses and takes Hanako to meet with Lilly as they promised to eat together. Hanako brought some food that she was going to prepare, but when they went to the private room to open the jar of rice, it was stuck tight due to Hanako forgetting to let it cool before closing.
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Thankfully Lilly came with some bread and allows Hanako to prepare a meal and Hisao was the first to eat. But it was until he ate some of Hanako's meal that he realize that he was technically the "taste tester". He did however agree that Hanako's cooking was pretty good, but judging by Lilly's words. He learns that her cooking wasn't always at it's peak... and thus why she let Hisao take the first bite. Regardless though, they spent thier lunch time eating and getting to know one another better.
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Eventually, over the next few week or so Lilly would end up inviting Hisao to her room in the dorm to have a tea party with Hanako after they had a conversation and Hisao made mention of his heart condition. Surprised by the offer, he agrees to come and thus that night he enters the girl's dorm and get permission from Lilly to enter the room.
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He's quite surprise to see the two of them sitting at the table in pajamas. It's like everyman's dream to be invited to a girl's pajama party. (And he sneaks a peak at Lilly's from above cleavage as he sits down. [Taking advantage of the blind aren't you Hisao....])
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The tea meeting went along peacefully and Hisao felt that he got to know the two of them alot better that he could consider them as friends. Hanako seem to reacted a little odd when Hisao reffered to her as a friend, but after the night of tea was over Hisao went back to bed.
Over the next few days, Hisao noticed how Hanako seems to have cases where she has been coming to class late or being completely absent from class. This raises concern to him and decided to go to the private room Lilly and Hanako uses. Hisao finds out that Hanako isn't there either and Lilly reached the conclusion that she's at the library. And this is when Hisao decides to ask Lilly about Hanako's absentness.
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This is when Lilly explains that Hanako seems to be very sensitive about her scars and usually takes the intiative to leave the classroom. And her teacher allows her to leave if she needs to.
Hisao would take this into consideration as he would then go visit Hanako into the library. Hisao talks to Hanako about the book she was reading and have a little chit-chat till she decides to tell Hisao a piece of her past....
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She explains that her scars are the result of her being in a fire which killed both of her parents. And the only reason she survived is because her mother shield her from the flames thus only suffering some damage to her body. And then she tells Hisao that Lilly explained to her about his heart condition on the night of the tea party. The reason she felt that she had tell him was because she though it wouldn't be fair to know of his problems but not her. He understood and then the bell rang ending lunch....
End of Hanako's Route ACT 2
TOTAKU'S ANALYSIS ON HANAKO'S ROUTE ACT 2
This chapter was short, but hit a few improtant points about Hanako. Now knowing the fact that she is an orphan who lost her parents in a fire long ago and has been trying to hide from the scars of this pain. I feel for Hanako at this point. She has been suffering like this for a while now. At this point, I was hoping would come acorss in finding a way to help Hanako cope with her problems. But in the later chapter we learned more regarding her.
What also interest me is a bit of the script change from what was orginally planned for Hanako's route. Since orginally only her father was suppose to be dead. But the dev's decided (acording to an interview) she didn't suffer enough, thus they killed off both her parents.
Being Hanako is suffering ;_;
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Hanako Route Act 3: Castling
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The story continues on a later day when Hisao is playing Chess with Hanako. As Hisao learned more about Hanako's liking for chess they spend some time discussing on how she learned it. Eventually at the end of he day, Hisao cleaned up to tea room and when they both left they met up with Lilly who wanted to take them to the Shanghai to dine out for the evening.
The during their time there, when Hanako had to leave temporarily to deal with personal matters, Lilly asked Hisao an important question... She wanted to let him know the Hanako's Birthday was coming up and that she wanted Hisao to accompany her to the city on the weekend to find a gift for her to give to Hanako. Hisao agrees to go with her just before Hanako comes back.
Following after they dined at the Shanghai, they returned to campus grounds to sleep for the night.
The day before the weekend, Hisao spend his time at the track field thinking about Hanako's upcoming birthday when all of a sudden a girl who he seen in class comes up and sits by him.
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It was Miki, one of Hisao's classmates who partakes in the track meeting. Sadly this girl doesn't have her own route, cause she acts pretty cool and I could relate to her regarding her personality. :P
Besides that though, Miki and Hisao discuss about school matter and later brings up about Hanako to Miki which perks her curiosity in asking him if he likes her. He admits that he does and Miki encourages Hisao to go for her. Course she also mention about that Hanako has some "issues" that makes her nervous and shy, but in all honesty doesn't really know much of the details about it... After the conversation the two classmates return to school for the remainder of the day.
On the weekend, Hisao meets up with Lilly to go out to the city. Lilly looks quite attractive in her casual attire. Besides that though, the two take the bus for the city and Lilly asks Hisao to lead the way. They take a brake at some point to dine at a cafe in the city in which Hisao learns a little bit about Lilly's own history and the fact that she is half scottish/ half Japanese and the fact that her parents went to live in Scotland, leaving Lilly and Akira to take care of themselves. Soon after they continue searching through the shops this time taking Lilly's suggestions. After several hours of searching they seems to have difficulty finding a shop to get a present for Hanako so they took a quick brake and it was there they found a shop that sit behind an alley known as "Othello's Antiques".
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The two of them decide they need to go check out the shop. Once they enter they meet up with the shopkeeper and browse the shop. Hisao manages to fine a nice chess set and and a doll that he gives to Lilly, who decides would make a good present for Hanako. Thus now the both of them got a present for Hanako. Hisao manages to haggle to old shopkeeper to drop the price for the chess set. But when it came to the doll, Lilly payed the full price (20,000 yen for a doll?! I swear that old man took advantage of them!)
Once they pay for the gifts and get them wrapped they leave and Lilly tries to make sure Hisao understands to try to keep this a surprise for her for the day of her birthday.
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The following day in class, Mutou has the class do a group activity and Hisao winds up with Shizune and Misha in his group. Evnetually Hisao notices Hanako is by herself and encourages her to join the group. Hanako agrees the team of four begin to work on their assignment.
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It was during that conversation that Misha begin to question Hisao about what happen yesertday. As she begins to prod into his business and before long Shizune becomes curious as well. It wouldn't take long before Hisao manages to accidentally mention that he went out with Lilly to shop for a birthday present for Hanako. It was shortly after that they noticed something was wrong with Hanako....
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She was frozen in fear, unable to do her school work. She remain still with her pencil in hand. And eventually the whole class begin to turn their attention to the group. Hisao and Misha try to get Hanako to snap out of it, but it was with no effect. Mutou notices what is going on and comes over to Hisao's group. He asks Hanako what is a matter, but only to see that she is completely shaking in fear.
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Surprisingly Mutou takes control of the problem quickly by telling the class that everything is ok and they should return to work. He explains to Hisao about Hanako's situation briefly then excuses Hisao from the reminder of classes and asks him and Shizune to take Hanako outside of the classroom and to the Nurse's office.
Hisao ends up taking Hanako after Shizune guide him a bit and when they arrive, the nurse takes Hanako and puts her on a bed after realizing what happened to her.
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Hisao asks the Nurse regarding what happened to Hanako, but he explains that it is classified information that he isn't allowed to give out. And that it is only between, him, Hanako, and her therapist.
Hisao would spend of his day from there thinking about what just happen to Hanako during the class, and what truly bother her and how could even be able to help.
Just then Hisao's cellphone rang and it turned out to be Lilly. She asked for Hisao to come to her room she had something very important she wanted to bring up.
That night he went to Lilly's room and talked to her. He explains to Lilly what happened in the class that day and she realizes what happened and explained to Hisao about the fact that Hanako's birthday seem to be something tragic to her. She thinks it could be related to the incident that burned her back in her early childhood. Hisao presses for more information from Lilly but sadly Lilly only knows about as much as Hisao does regarding Hanako.
Then Lilly brakes up the bad news she wanted to tell Hisao...
She is heading back to Scotland for a one-two week trip to see her aunt who has fallen ill. So she knows that she couldn't do much for Hanako when she left. So she asked for Hisao to help watch over her because she knows that Hanako and Hisao were both friends. Hisao agrees with Lilly and Lilly asks where Hanako is at the moment. Hisao tells Lilly that Hanako should be in her bed room now since she was suppose to be out of recovery by the evening.
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They enter Hanako's room and find her laying on the bed. She was no longer crying, but trails of tears will still present. Hanako does however respond to Hisao and Lilly and they ask how she's doing. She explains she feels better and so Lilly decides to tell Hanako what's going on with her and lets her know she will only be gone temporarily. She says however she will try to make the next few days good for her so she'll feel comfortable while she is out.
When they leave the room, Lilly tells Hisao that she's planning to hold a her party in the next day so that it won't collide with her birthday since that day still upsets her.
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The following day Hisao notices Hanako has not shown up for class and grows a bit concerned over the issue. When class is over, he goes to her dorm room to check on her. She was in there, and allows him to enter. She asks why he came. But Hisao himself didn't really take time to plan for this before entering, so they decide to play a game of chess together for the rest of the daytime.
That evening, Hisao got himself prepared for the next pajama tea party. And came to Lilly's room. When he arrived there, he saw Lilly and Hanako present and decided to sit down and talk a bit. Lilly mentioned her sister Akira was suppose to come, but was called into work that night.
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So they decide to have a chit chat among themselves until all of a sudden Akira came through the door. Apperently Akira got the day off a little earlier then expected and thus they decided to give Hanako her presents.
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Hanako was very pleases and happy to receive the doll and chessboard from Lilly and Hisao.
And then Akira brought a special present for everyone to have...
Wine (Now how she managed to sneak that into the campus grounds is just about as mysterious as how Jigoro can walk around on campus with his Katana though in her case this is probably more easier to do)
And so everyone decides to go ahead and start drinking up the wine...
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Time passes as they drink and eventually in one tender moment, Lilly embraces Hanako in a loving hug....dawwwwww
Eventually as time marches on, they go through both bottles of wine. Hisao and Lilly was slightly tipsy, Akira was unphased and Hanako was pretty much complete drunk from the wine.
Halarity unfolds as Hisao had to take the drunken Hanako to her bedroom and try to get her to go to bed. She even stumble and falls upon Hisao giving him a hug of sorts. Regardless, Hisao manages to get Hanako to eventually go to bed and then goes back to talk to Lilly and Akira.
The two decides that the night before they leave to Scottland that they will take Hanako out on a night in the city. Hisao agrees to accompany them and thus he goes to bed.
Waking up with a bit of a hangover and ignoring the door being knocked upon, Hisao comes to classes to learn that Shizune and Misha had been banging on his door in the morning to deliver a letter. Which when Hisao looked at after class. Turned out it was Iwanako, the girl Hisao once knew back before he suffered his heart attack. In the letter she pretty much admits that she couldn't find the words to express to Hisao during the time he was in the hospital but more or less that even though they are distant from each other now she still wishes the best for him.
Hisao takes some time to think about it and Yuuko happens to come see Hisao at that moment. Hisao asks her about how she would handle a letter like Iwanako and while she fumbles with her words, she mainly suggest to write back to her and tell her how you feel. Then she goes on talk about how she had a boyfriend who she was once with and left her after some time. Mentioning that he was very strange in general and paranoid, and it wasn't till after he left that she found out he was a bit younger than her. (sounds familiar...)
Thanking her advice, Hisao decides to go prepare to travel to the city at night to accompany Hanako, Akira and Lilly.
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That night Hisao comes to the city with Akira, Lilly and Hanako. To be honest... Hanako's casual attire makes her look quite appealing (especially in a later scene)
The group travel around the city till they reach a jazz club which they would dine out and have fun out. While Akira and Lilly had drinks (well Akira stopped Lilly from having champagne. :P) Hisao and Hanako play a game of pool (8-ball to be exact).
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Belive me, Hanako looks she was made to play pool and according to Hisao she quite is! (Even if she doesn't admit it)
During their time they play pool, Hananko tells about her life in the orphanage in exchange for Hisao explaining about Iwanako. More or less Hanako kinda lived as an outcast keeping herself isolated from other and spent most of her time reading books. Eventually she would get to come to the Yamaku High which she saw as an opportunity to her compared to Hisao who originally saw it in the beginning as a burden, which of course changed with time.
After a few games, the group went back to the school.
The next day Lilly was set to leave for Scotland and awaited for the taxi, Hanako and Hisao accompanied her and talked until the taxi driver came and loading her luggage and took her to the airport.
With Hanako and Hisao by themselves now, they wondered what they should do for today. So Hisao suggests they go to the city.
At the city Hanako expresses she want to go Othello antique shop where Hisao and Lilly bought their presents for her at. Hisao agrees and after taking their time to find it. They go in check out the place. Seeing Hanako's curiosity, Hisao realizes there may be more to Hanako then meets the eye. Even with the shopkeeper peering over the two of them. Eventually though Hanako asks to leave the store and head back to school. Which then the two decide to go back to their dorms to get their homework done...
End of Hanako Route Act 3
TOTAKU'S ANALYSIS ON HANAKO ROUTE ACT 3
This act hit me pretty hard once Hanako suffered from a panic attack. Knowing that she was traumatized over something in relation to her birthday kinda waved a flag about what what kind of problem did Hanako suffer from.... Course thankfully this scene despite the fact that Lilly left for Scotland, did help patch some of the wounds that Hanako suffered... or so it seemed. Hanako came across to me at this point as a person with a trouble past that needed comfort and care. But I also didn't see her as completely defenseless either. Just someone that needs time to open up.... How this plays out in the next act changes a lot of things.
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Hanako Route: Act 4: Scars
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This chapter begins with Hisao attending class the following day. Course he notices something is out of place. Hanako has withdrawn from attending classes again and so Hisao once again grows concerned over Hanako. However after class, Shizune and Misha manage to drag Hisao to lunch as they have mostly a pointless conversation that lead nowhere when Hisao brings up about Hanako because she never talks to anyone except for Hisao and Lilly.
Later on that day Hisao was given a worksheet to give to Hanako from Mouto, which Hisao took as an opprotunity to check on Hanako. After going to the girl's dorm and managing to get Hanako to open the door slightly. He mainly asks if she's alright. She says she is fine, but not too didn't want anyone coming in at that time. So Hisao decided to not to press the issue any further.
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The following day, seeing that Hanako still didn't come to class, he grew concerned and contacted Lilly through her cell phone. Upon reaching her, Hisao starts talking to Lilly about the current situation that Hanako going through.
Lilly then reaches a conclusion regarding this that the big problem that may be why Hanako is secluding herself may be because of Hisao himself. Because the two of them have been feeding off of thier worry habits. Hisao agrees with Lilly on the problem and she explains that he needs to give Hanako time and to see if he can find a way to change himself as it might help her open up more.
Hisao decides from there, that he would agree to take Lilly's advice seriously and spends some time thinking about what he's doing wrong that is drawing Hanako away...
Coming into class a little the next day, Hisao was busy working on his math assignment when Miki decides to have another conversation with Hisao talking about school assignments and hate hate for math. Soon after they got done talking Hisao sees that Hanako finally decided to come back to the classroom which puts some of his concerns at rest. Now he must find a way to patch up the problems with Hanako.
Later on Hisao takes some time to think about Hanako and how she use to be when he first met her at the library. Realizing that she has manage to recover from some of her shyness and yet avoid contact at this point, he decides that he need to see if he can talk with Hanako and resolve some issue at hand.
After arriving to Hanako's room, he meets up with Hanako who is sitting in her room as she looks up at him silently. Evemtially the silence is broken when she speaks, but because she starts to get nervous around him again, Hisao decides to take a blunt course of action since he know how Hanako is so sensitve about her scars...
He tells Hanako that he's going to take off his shirt to show her something important. And from that comes what I found to be one humorous lines (even though this was kinda in a serious moment)
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With that Hisao removes his shirt and reveals the scars that remained on the surgery that he had on his heart.
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Hanako question why Hisao would do this, and he explains that he wanted to show the scars he suffered from his past and that he wanted to get the past behind him since he kept it so personal up to this point. She becomes clam realizing that Hisao has a problem like her, not in the way, but still the scars that they both suffer and that Hisao decided to reveal his to her to deal with his past problems.
Hanako thanks Hisao, for showing her this and the two part ways for the night.
On the weekend, Hanako invites Hisao to the city, which he finds surprising since the she didn't expect her to come out from her secluded state so quickly. The two meet at a cafe where they have a date and start to have a conversation about thier past situations.
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Hisao brings up about the fact he once had some friends back in his old high school, but lost contact with them from the time in the hospital since he kinda secluded himself after being stuck there for so long. Eventually Hisao notices that Hanako has a cellphone which turned out Lilly gave to her sometime ago. They decide to share contact information so they could reach each other. Eventually Hisao realizes that Hanako could use something for her cellphone and asks her to wait for a few minutes as he goes to the store. When he comes back, he gives Hanako a keychain as a present which she was quite pleased to have. The two would continue to converse for a while longer and decide to head back to the campus grounds later that day.
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During the school week Hisao would meet up with Hanako at the library and the two would discuss about thier past lives. Hisao mentions mostly about what he went through during his time in the hospital while Hanako discussed about her life in the orphanage to Hisao. Hisao would end up accompaning Hanako to her room as they continue to talk and when they arrived she asked him to come inside the room and lock the door.
Hisao decides to follow Hanako's request and Hanako decided that she needed to show Hisao something important....
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She take off her blouse and skirt and reveals the scars that her body from the fire she suffered from long ago... explain that this was her true self. Hisao say he has already seen Hanako's true self long ago, but she felt that it wouldn't be fair to show his scars and not show hers.
Course it was just then that Hisao's sexual instincts kicked in. Being drawn by the revealing of Hanako's body he completely takes advantage of the situation and eventually get Hanako to the bed and after feeling her up he takes her pantyhose off pushes her panties to the side and....
J-J-JAMS IT IN!
There is only one way to descrbe Hanako's H-scene....
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Pain...a very powerful word. Because the whole scene was painful in general, thanks to the fact that Hisao decided that this was the best opprotunity to bone Hanako was after she took over her clothes to show her scars to him. She even shows signs of fear when this was happening and was left in a position that she had to deal with it...and yet she didn't resist....was she afriad, too frighten to resist or telling not to do that? That's what ran through my mind because the whole didn't sit in my stomach all that well knowing what Hisao had just done....
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Eventually after that, the two were tired and they decided to sleep in the bed together without saying a word to each other...
The following day Hisao begins to feel the greif of his actions realizing what he had just done. He wondered if what he did was more harm to Hanako more than anything else. He realize he needed to deal with this and confront Hanako about it as soon as possible.
So on the weekend the two of them would meet in the park... when the two discusses the events of the night, Hanako reveals that she intentionally didn't resist Hisao because she wanted to see her as not as one who needs protecting, but as equal. Because she thought that if he continued to think of her as a child that needed constant protection, that it would only make them grow further apart especially after the relationship they started to form.
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She even explains that friendship was something she nearly gave up on since the time she got scarred because she was picked on by the kids back in her earlier years, which included one of her closest friends.
And finally reveals that her birthday to her symbolized why she felt she shouldn't exsist. As it was a painful time for her regarding the fire incident. And the fact everyone wanted to celebrate her birthday made her feel discomfort. But she didn't realize till Hisao came into her life that she wanted to change that.
Hisao realizes that he has mistaken Hanako all this time for what he orginally thought, but now knowing that she finally was able to stand up and admit her reasons and actions, he realizes Hanako was trying to help him in the process.
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Eventually Hanako brakes down in tear feeling sorry, and claming that she didn't want to be useless to Hisao. Hisao ends up embracing her to let her know he was careless and didn't know, but he also loved Hanako and didn't want to part with her. This scene touched me so much.... know how the two overcame hurdles that they had formed. It left me almost teary eyed for once. ;_;
Once they managed to clam down stop crying the two decided to spend the time walking through town that day.
And Hanako decides that today she wanted to give Hisao a present that she has been meaning to give him for a long time... they both truely love each other....
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A kiss...
End of Hanako Route Act 4
OVERALL ANALYSIS AND RATING OF HANAKO'S ROUTE
This whole route was very powerful and meaningful. I orginally thought that this was going to be about Hisao finding a way to simply get Hanako to overcome her fears. But as time went on and Hanako continue to grow in character and she seem to have alot more going on with her then orginally expected. It surprises me how well this was captured. Watching as Hisao had to deal with Hanako's suffering and trying to come up with a way to help her cope with her problems without being over protective of her. But it's not till the 4th act where everything comes at you with such force that it can leave you almost crying. Hanako went through so much and Hisao kept trying to reassure her that he was there for her. And even when he thought he overstep his boundaries the night he engaged in sexual activties with Hanako, she admits that she let him do it so he could stop seeing her as a child that needs protecting, but as an adult that is an equal to Hisao.
More or less this route was about helping Hanako grow and come out of the shell she enclosed herself in. And everything about the route was done in a powerful in tasteful manner. This beats out any of the other routes I had played up to this point. Word can't describe much about Hanako's route except that it was touching. And I totally approve of the dev who route this story cause it kept me on the edge of my seat to the very end.
Being Hanako was suffering, but not suffering no more!
Story: 10 Very rarely do I see a story as good as Hanako's. A story about being able to stand up for yourself, and knowning when to seek support without going overboard. It may of been simple concept, but it was done in a powerful manner which is why I loved how this story played out. I can't find any issues with the story to be honest, other than the surprsing H-scene, but even that was relavent to the plot.
Characters: 9 The main focus was on Hisao, Hanako, and Lilly. Watching as these character develop through the route was very promising. Especially with Hanako and Hisao since they were the primary focus of the whole story. Even though the other character play thier roles accordingly the idea that Hisao and Hanako overcoming thier problems of the past and how they interacted through the plot was very well done. I just wish some of the other charater has a little more invovlment, but other it was very well done. Also... needs more Miki.
H-scene: 8 This one was kinda of the only thing that irk'd me, but not by much. Because it's one of the few scene that is surprisingly relavent to the plot. It was dark and considering Hanako's theme was used in this scene really captured the dark feel to it knowing how Hisao took advantage of the situation and nearly went overboard with it. The only thing that kinda bother me about it was how the beginning was executed. It seem slightly abrupt. But otherwise, it was all for the sake of plot and surpringly good (good as in shocking). Even though this was the only H-scene in her route, it's my view the most and dark and explcited (topping Shizune's H scenes), but also the best executed.
END OF HANAKO'S ROUTE SPOILER
There! All that remains is Lilly's route!
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Here it is. Got a little sidetracked. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMJE7WzB-uI
wth was that at the 1:16 :V
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wth was that at the 1:16 :V
subliminaljenson
SonicZeroX 1 day ago
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I started playing yesterday and at the end of Act 1 I automatically got put in Emi's route. Which is good because she was who I wanted, but I was expecting a choice and there were a couple of times it looked like I was going to get one but it went on automatically. Kind of makes since, since I pissed off Shizune and scared the living crap out of Hanako
Not entirely on purpose. Who knew plopping down next to a really shy person and going "Hey how ya doin?" is a bad thing?
I was just answering how I would answer in real life. And before you ask, yes I do unintentionally scare shy people all the time in real life. In any case I like all the characters. And so far, Emi's route has made me feel like such a lazy bastard. I kind of want to take up running again.
Anyway, back on choices. I'm like on the second chapter of Emi's route. I just saw her track meet and haven't come across any choices. Is that normal?
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Anyway, back on choices. I'm like on the second chapter of Emi's route. I just saw her track meet and haven't come across any choices. Is that normal?
Choices in general come in places you wouldn't normally expect. Just go with the flow.
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Anyway, back on choices. I'm like on the second chapter of Emi's route. I just saw her track meet and haven't come across any choices. Is that normal?
One's coming up (won't say where).
I am on my first playthrough with the full game and decided to go down Emi's route since that was my first route in the beta release (also due to answering like real life). I just finished Act 2 and am seriously enjoying it so far. That confession scene in particular was just brilliant; gotta love Emi being the aggressive one.
It's also good that Misha and Lily are getting some cameo appearances, since they're so far my two other favorite characters. Nurse's also starting to grow on me, which I find surprising since he felt so bland in Act 1.
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And so far, Emi's route has made me feel like such a lazy bastard. I kind of want to take up running again.
Urgh, I know what you mean, but in a different fashion. I've been aching to get a chessboard since this game.
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Urgh, I know what you mean, but in a different fashion. I've been aching to get a chessboard since this game.
I have an antique chessboard.
Brushing up the dust from it. Might actually bring it to school or something.
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Got it recently, and have been enjoying it so far. Finished unlocking all of the Ch. 2's
and got the Kenji Ending
and it's been a lot of fun! I like most of the characters, so that's a plus here. Whose route to complete first, though? Why, Shizune! Finished Shizune's route, that was pretty nice, and oh man DAT FAMILY.
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Finished Shizune's route, that was pretty nice, and oh man DAT FAMILY.
Indeed, DAT family... Shizune's family are messed up on many levels. Especially Jigoro, what kind of father would mark her deaf daughter as "ignorant" for not wanting to speak and not learn sign language. Also, talking bad Hisao's sweater vest! Like I said before.... you never diss a man who wears a sweater vest....EVER!
Joking aside, the good news is... all the other routes from here on out only get better
. Since Shizune's Route is labeled by most as The weakest
. You will definetly have fun.
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Also, talking bad Hisao's sweater vest! Like I said before.... you never diss a man who wears a sweater vest....EVER!
The very few times you actually see that thing (maybe 3 CGs?), only one looks decent. The other times it's shown just looks horrendous. That's just me though. It's a mix of style and color scheme (or style and coloring as the case may be).
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I finished Emi's route a couple nights ago. Got the Good End, made me feel all warm and fuzzy. Missing two things from her route. Which I'm assuming is the Neutral and/or Bad Ends. And I saved right at the start of Act 4 so I can't go back and see what that other option with
Misha
does. And I got Misha's
character pegged. I figured she was a lot, looooot deeper than she let on.
Started Lilly's route and now I have picture of Alice on my title screen.
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Emi, Rin, and Shizune all completed, well completely; working on Lilly's now. I seem to be missing ONE scene from Act 1, but I'll figure out how to go about it later.
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Emi, Rin, and Shizune all completed, well completely; working on Lilly's now. I seem to be missing ONE scene from Act 1, but I'll figure out how to go about it later.
It's probably one of the scenes you get for Hanako/Lilly's routes
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Read through all of Hanako's endings tonight. ...the route hit me much harder than I was expecting, especially
with the bad end. Angry Hanako is just downright terrifying when compared to her usual demeanor...
Did those in worst to best order, though, so that took the sting off. Probably going for Rin's route next.
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Emi, Rin, and Shizune all completed, well completely; working on Lilly's now. I seem to be missing ONE scene from Act 1, but I'll figure out how to go about it later.
It's probably Slow Recovery, which is seen by going towards Shizune's route but choosing to run during the morning practices.
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It's probably Slow Recovery, which is seen by going towards Shizune's route but choosing to run during the morning practices.
Turns out it was that one! Thanks. In any case, finished Lilly's, though getting her good ending took a couple tries and eventual getting intel from someone else. :V Really satisfying good end though. Only Hanako's remains.
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Lilly's was the easiest among the ones I played. Was the best one, though.
@Regal
I thought it was that one assuming that he didn't start on Lilly's yet. Just a misinterpretation of mine. :P
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Working on the last route now.
Was that young Lilly in the route 2 intro?
(also, I am probably the only guy amused by the idea of a bored Solar Exalt wandering into Yamaku, curing everyone, and wandering back out.)
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One hundred percent completion, hooray! This was an interesting, intriguing, educational, and fun experience all around. Just the right amount of angst, respect paid to everyone's differences even though it is an H-game, just great. :3
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1/5 done; Emi route cleared.
Misha confirmed for awesome tier! Almost makes me want to go down Shizune's route next.
Almost.
Emi act 3 really caught me off guard by going from innocent love picnic to "lol anal sex" in like 2 days. I know I know it's a "adult" game in the end but wow that came out of left-field. The second half was much better, but still hampered heavily by Hisao's oblivious nature in this writing. It was blatantly obvious since the sports meet that her father and her accident were very likely related. Still, getting the good end wrapped it up nicely. The ending was as sickeningly sweet as the food Emi'd never let Hisao within 10 feet of. Honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'd imagine the 2 missing CGs have to do with bad and neutral end, but I'm not a 100% junkie so I'll put those off for now.
Will likely go down Lily's route next. Fun game so far.
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It took me five attempts to start Rin's route :derp:
First attempt ended in the manly picnic, which I guess was alright for completion's sake. Second attempt ended in Emi's route. Third attempt ended in Lily's route, which I was thinking of doing over because I got the ending where she moves back to Scotland
. Fourth attempt also got me the manly picnic. This does not bode well, I'm going to get the worst ending xD
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Third attempt ended in Lily's route, which I was thinking of doing over because I got the ending where she moves back to Scotland
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REDO IT REDO IT REDO IT
That said, getting to Rin's route gave me the most trouble out of all of them to get to. What I did was go as though I'm heading for manly picnic, making sure to pick every option that doesn't go towards a specific girl (choosing to not ask about anything when Shizune and Misha ask early on), and the last option was when walking up the hill with Lilly and Rin - there, you have to open up to them, which seems to lock you on the Rin route.
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It took me five attempts to start Rin's route :derp:
First attempt ended in the manly picnic, which I guess was alright for completion's sake. Second attempt ended in Emi's route. Third attempt ended in Lily's route, which I was thinking of doing over because I got the ending where she moves back to Scotland
. Fourth attempt also got me the manly picnic. This does not bode well, I'm going to get the worst ending xD
This is pretty bad; it's not particularly hard to get on a route afterall!
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This is what we'll be playing in 5 years' time. (http://mentarushoujo.forumotions.com/t186-mentaru-shoujo-concept-art-thread)
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This is what we'll be playing in 5 years' time. (http://mentarushoujo.forumotions.com/t186-mentaru-shoujo-concept-art-thread)
Me wants this.
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This is what we'll be playing in 5 years' time. (http://mentarushoujo.forumotions.com/t186-mentaru-shoujo-concept-art-thread)
As a psychology major, I am intrigued.
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I would just like you all to notice the sheer number of people on this forum who changed their avatar to one of the characters after playing this game.
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I would just like you all to notice the sheer number of people on this forum who changed their avatar to one of the characters after playing this game.
...
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[I don't know what you're talking about.] :3
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This is what we'll be playing in 5 years' time. (http://mentarushoujo.forumotions.com/t186-mentaru-shoujo-concept-art-thread)
While having Freud as a character is pretty cute and all, I wouldn't expect this to be any good. It'd be extremely hard to write a good route where the MC and the heroine are both suffering from psychological issues, much less having all the routes be like that.
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Well time for me to write about Lilly's Route. This was was even harder for me compared to most because it hit me harder than any of the other routes....
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTENT CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT LILLY'S ROUTE OF KATAWA SHOUJO! ALL TEXT WILL BE SPOILED AND ALL IMAGES WILL BE LINKED! SO AVERT YOUR EYES FROM THEM UNLESS WANT TO SEE THEM OR CAN'T SEE!
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Love is said to be blind in many ways... But when two students come together and fall in love, their lives from the past, present and future collide. Will they be able to forge the path to their future together?
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Lilly Route Act 2: Past
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It all starts after the festival as Hisao attends class for the day. He arrives early and greets Misha and Shizune, and the two lecture him on that he should partake in more activites within his own classroom. It wasn't long after that Motou appeared and everyone begin to partake in classes.
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After class, Lilly comes in to pick up Hanako, and Hisao takes this door of opprotunity to ask Lilly if she can join them for some tea in their private room which she accepts his company. Upon arriving in the tea room. Hisao prepares the tea for Lilly and Hanako while Hanako gets out a chessboard and plays a game with Lilly. When they all sit down to have thier drinks, Hisao notices that the chessboard is designed with the blind in mind with holes and pegs which explains how Lilly was able to guide her pieces across the board. Course as he watched the match, and noticed how good Hanako was at chess.
By the time the match was over Hanako won and Lilly admits to Hisao that she's not really that good at chess comapred to Hanako who has played a bit more than she did. Before they decide to end thier lunch meeting, Lilly asks Hisao to let her do one thing...
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...to touch his face. Hisao accepts and Lilly begins to feels the contours of Hisao's face recording what she feels into her memory. By the time she is done feeling his face, she makes the comment about how handsome he is which takes him by surprise asking her how can she "see" how handsome he is. Lilly only replies that she has her preferences only just then Hisao notices Hanako has been watching the two the whole time.
They decide to end the meeting and return to class for that day.
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The following day Hisao runs into Kenji as he tries to have a word with him regarding Lilly. Once again, Kenji proves to be your average nutcase as he claims that Lilly is part of the Mafia. He does however question her nationality which he belives is either Russian or Italian since she was obviously a foreigner. Hisao told Kenji that he would go check that out for him since he was so curious.
Eventually later that day Hisao would meet up with Lilly in the library where he asks about her nationality. She explains that she's half Scottish, which explains a bit about her height and blonde hair. And she goes on to explain that she also has been taught English at a young age thanks to her mother and also is wanting to pursue becoming an English teacher after she graduates from college.
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After that Lilly asks Hisao if she help out on the weekend by going with her to the town to go pick up a present for Hanako since her birthday was just around the corner which he agrees to company her on Sunday.
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On that day Lilly and Hisao spend the day at the city trying to look for a shop where they can buy a gift for Hanako, and because was hot outside they decide to take a quick brake and buy some ice cream which the two of them enjoy. Eventually after eating, Lilly was able to pick up a familar voice in the crowd of people in the city and could tell that her sister Akira was among the crowd.
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She calls out to Akira and gets her attention and we find out that she's with her cousion Hideaki, who we learn quickly that he's Shizune's brother (despite looking like a girl and looking damn huggable). We learn pretty much from this that Lilly's parents and Shizune's are both brothers making Lilly and Shizune cousins to each other. Course the concept of thier feud still bothers Hisao since he doesn't know much about it...
Akira then brings up to Lilly if she got a message from her parents yet since they called her recently. Lilly says she didn't hear from them so Akira asks Lilly to come with her so they can talk about the situation at hand. Thus leaving Hisao and Hideaki behind by themselves. Hisao tries to talk with Hideaki but being as naive and competive like her sister, proves to be more than Hisao can handle. They decide to walk around for a bit till they find a shop in the back end of the street known as "Othello's Antiques" which Hisao decides to enter, but Hideaki decides to remaind outside and look at the newsstand.
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Hisao enters and browses the shop for a gift for Hanako. Looking at the collection of goods there, he eventually finds a doll for Hanako, And while there, he find a music box that catches his interest which he thinks would make a good gift to give to Lilly when the time was right.
He buys both items and returns to Hideaki, in which the two head back to the meeting point where they meet up with Lilly and Akira. Once they meet, Akira and Hideaki go their separate ways and Hisao asks Lilly if she got a present for Hanako which she says she does. So the two decide to wait at the bus stop for the next bus. During their wait, they realize the bus won't be coming for a while so Hisao suggests to Lilly that they go dine out. So the two go to a cafe up the street and have something to drink. Hisao has coffee while Lilly get given french vanilla tea which surprises her because she didn't know Hisao didn't know her favorite tea flavor. He explains that it was a hunch based on how much she liked vanilla ice cream. Eventually the two get into a chit chat about simple things like thier favorite color (Hisao's being green and Lilly's being white) eventually after some time, they would eventually catch a bus and return to school which then Hisao says that that was a fun date though they should offically have one later on that won't be interfered with shopping.
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The next few nights later, Hisao comes to Lilly's room under Lilly's invitation and they celebrate Hanako birthday a bit early. I won't go into details much here since it's mostly a repeat of Hanako's route's birthday except for a few small exceptions:
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Lilly give Hanako a Teddy Bear while Hisao gives Hanako a brown haired wooden doll which she appriciates.
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Akira comes over with wine, but unlike Hanako's route, she doesn't have time to stay leaving them with the wine.
Because of this change, Lilly, Hanako and Hisao get wasted from consuming the bottles of wine and feel too drunk to actually return to thier bedrooms especially since it was past crufew. Hanako had already passed out, and Lilly and Hisao decide to just sleep the night away.
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The following day, Hisao wakes up bumping heads with Lilly after being statled by how close she was. Regardless, the two of them seem to forgave each other, get Hanako to wake up, get her to go get ready and then Lilly talks to Hisao about her situation at hand with her sister from a few days ago. She mentions that she has been asked to come to Scotland to see thier sick aunt for 2 weeks and asks Hisao to watch over Hanako while she would be out.
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Hisao agrees and after a little chit chat, Hisao gives Lilly the music box he bought as a going away present. Lilly listens to the box and is quite pleased with Hisao's caring and before they leave for school she gives Hisao....
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a kiss on the cheek.
Course from the lack of sleep he had over the last few days Hisao gets picked on by Misha and Shizune as they found him asleep through the whole class. (And get's a whack on the head from Misha for it. :V) Afterward, Misha gave Hisao a letter that she was going to deliver to him.
Later that day Hanako gave Hisao a list containing manty items that could be bought from the grocery store. Hanako asks Hisao if she could accompany Lilly to the store as she was busy trying to study for a test that day and wouldn't have time to go. Hisao agrees and meets Lilly by the gate during the afternoon.
Most of the conversation centered around why she needed all this food, and learning about that Hanako can cook just like Lilly.They eventually get to the conviniet sort to buy the items and return to school. During this time, Hisao questions to Lilly about how come she helps Hanako out so much. And she simply explains that she simply does it because she cares of Hanako's well being since she was far worse than how she is today. Hisao then admits that he wished he could me more like her. This is when Lilly says that while she does have to depend on others with her disabilty, the one reason she doesn't mind being around Hisao is because he...."different"
This of course perks his curiosity, but he decides to not question it. Eventuallly the two reach the girls' dorm and Hisao delivers the food for Hanako while Lilly returns to her room for the night...
That night, he looks at the letter and realizes it's from an old friend...Iwanako. He opens it and glances through the letter and decides that what happened then was from the past and that he doesn't need to deal with it anymore, thus he throws Iwanako's letter away.
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The following days later Hisao had to deal with his English test grades (which he wasn't fairing too well in). When it was lunch time, he runs into Emi and the two brifely talk about their grades. Then Hanako comes along and tells Hisao that Lilly would be having lunch on the roof and asks him to come up there as she leaves to go buy lunch. Hisao proceeds up to the rooftop to end up meeting up with Lilly, Emi and Rin all on the roof and before too much longer afterward, Hanako.
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You think this would be like everyman's dream to be on the roof having lunch with 4 lovely girls! But sadly that conversation would come to a screeching halt thanks to...
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Hisao's heart acting up.... he had forgtten to take his medication and thus was suffering from it. The girls were concerned but Hisao said he was alright, but they were too worried to think otherwise. Till Lilly came along and managed to change the topic after Hisao recovered far enough. After most of the girl's finished lunch and left leaving only Hisao and Lilly. Hisao thanks Lilly for helping him out, but Lilly grows concerned with Hisao's situation, but Hisao claims that this is something he has to deal with himself and doesn't need her to grow concerned about. So before thier conversation ends. Lilly asks Hisao for a piece of paper, but all he had was a paper bag, which was more than enough for Lilly to use.
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Lilly folds the paper bag till it is in a shape of paper crane. Which she gave to Hisao to keep. Hisao realized then that this is how Lilly had practiced to be skilled with her hands was through practice like these. From there the two would return to thier classroom and Lilly would wish for Hisao to take care of himself.
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On Sunday, Hisao, Hideaki, and Hanako come to the airport to bid fairwell to Lilly and Akira as they left for their two week trip to Scotland. Thus ending act 2....
TOTAKU'S ANALYSIS ON LILLY'S ROUTE ACT 2
This route started off odd with Hisao's oh so sudden upbeat personality. But otherwise the route developed very nicely. We learned abit about Hisao as well as Lilly and how she has handled herself. And with Hisao developing a relationship with Lilly, it felt kinda sweet. Cute and sappy is the best way I can describe it. I personally was looking forward to seeing how things would go following after Lilly returns from Scotland. (Since I know Hanako's route ended roughly just before Lilly returns from Scotland).
Lilly Route Act 3: Present
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About half of the act focuses on Hisao and Hanako and how Hanako withdraws herself when her birthday comes up. Some events play out simalar, but with different results since Hisao hasn't developed much of a relation with Hanako.
To begin, during Mutou's class Hisao notices how Hanako isn't present and Mutou approches Hisao and asks him to deliver Hanako's school assignments to her room after class was over.
During lunch, Hisao ran into Kenji and nearly had a heart attack in the process. But he sat down with Kenji and discussed about what he found out about Lilly's nationality. Kenji was shocked to hear she was from Scotland and Hisao asks why.
Kenji ends up explaining that he just lost a bet he made with a student on Lilly's nationality. But beyond that warns Hisao to tread carefully since he knows she works for the Mafia since he saw her with a person in a pinstripe suit (Akira). Regardless of his mad bantering, Hisao just lets the whole thing go and proceeds to go talk with Hanako after class.
Hisao arrives to Hanako's room and knocks only to get no responds. He sees another student and asks about Hanako, but all she explains is that she sometimes won't answer unless it's someone she knows.
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So Hisao tries again this time speaking to Hanako from the door. That was enough to get her to at least come open the door and talk to Hisao. She was however relunctant to stay out for long but thanked Hisao for the homework and went back in her bedroom.
The following day, Mutou gave Hisao more work to give to Hanako. So he comes to her room after class. He tries to talk to her, but she doesn't respond, so he starts messing with her about calling the nurse on her. But she responds by shouting "Go away".
Hisao knew that something was terribly wrong so he went back to his room to think about things a bit and contacted Lilly out on concern. This plays out pretty much the same way as it did within Hanako's route pretty much meaning he learns about Hanako's birthday may be linked to her parents death and so forth. And since Lilly had no clue how to reach her. The only thing she could suggest to Hisao was to try to at least support her in some way.
So Hisao decides to go deliver some food to Hanako's room and places it by the door for her to get. He checks back later and finds out she took the food thus now he breathed a sigh of relief.
The following day Hisao comes to class and sees Hanako's alright now so he's less worried about her. But now he realized when he made that call to Lilly he hadn't even tried to talk to her about how things were going and how she was doing over in Scotland. So after class, he gives her a call again.
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And yes Hisao, long distant calls are a horrible thing. Especially when your calling halfway around the world....
Hisao talks to Lilly and she learns that she is doing alright over at Scotland for the time being. She had been trying to learn gardening, but couldn't fair too well with it. And talks a bit about the mansion she's staying in at the moment and it's surroundings. She eventually asks if Hanako is doing alright, and he explains that she is fairing better.
Afterward Lilly expresses how she misses Hisao and Hanako and wants to see them as soon as she returns and also wants to invite the two of them to her private home in Hokkaido that she use to live in back when she was younger.
So now Hisao had something new to look forward to!
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The following weekend, Hisao and Hanako arrive to the airport to greet Lilly and Akira as they return back from Scotland. And since class just ended and was in the start of a 3 day vacation. Hisao Lilly and Hanako decided to prepare for the upcoming trip to Hokkaido.
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During the trip the crew went by train, Hisao played cards with Hanako and talked with Lilly during thier trip. Most of the time asking about her family. She only makes mention about how Akira and her use to live here on thier own back when there parents left to move to Scotland. But otherwise, the conversation was light....
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Eventually the crew made it to the private summerhouse in Hokkaido and unpacked their stuff. Hisao decided to sit down and watch the TV and fell sound asleep.
It wouldn't be till the next morning he would wake up, and Hisao would have a short conversation about the house and life until Lilly brings up that she's going on a walk to the town near by the summer home. Hisao agrees to come with Lilly and Hanako on the walk.
The walk was nice and simple on the most part, and Lilly spent her time nostagiclly talking about life here in Hokkaido to Hisao. But during the walk the worse happened....
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Hisao heart actted up...AGAIN! This time bringing him down to his knees. This causes Hanako to panic and Lilly to grow deeply concerned. She realizes Hisao is in alot of pain and decides that they need to return to the Summer house. Hisao agrees with them and after recovering the three return back home...
Hisao rests there till the late afternoon when he wakes up he notices how everything was quite and see that Lilly's outside in the wheatfeild behind the summerhouse.
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So he comes out to talk to Lilly and about what he brought up to her about her family and his... this was when Lilly realized that there was something to her that meant alot more to her. Her Hisao, and Hanako being happy with one another, like the time they celebrated her birthday. But then she continues on expressing that when she left to Scotland she grew concerned about Hisao worrying about him through the whole trip because she didn't want to lose him.
And with that she started to stumble her way through the wheat feild coming up to Hisao and gives him an embracing hug which leads to one of the most powerful tear jerking moments in KS.
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Where Lilly confesses her love to Hisao.... I swear, this scene here, is the first scene I literally teared up and cried to in ages. Everything about this is powerful and romantic.. it comes at you at the speed of a fright train, and hits you hard. Never have I been emotional like this for years...
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That night the two would get together in the bedroom while Hanako was asleep for their first romantic love making. Lilly may have been shy on her initial approach, but once they two got together everything about them being together making love through the night was romantic and passionate. As someone mentioned to me before, what makes Lilly's H-scenes so powerful is the fact she's blind. Thus she cannot see, so everything that makes to moment tender is through touch. The way Hisao caresses Lilly, the way he holds her, the way she reacts to his touch, it's what make her scenes so good.
She even moves her hand down and touches his junk at one point. Which interest her since she never felt Hisao's junk before. She eventually takes lead and thus the love making commences till it was done.
The following day, Hisao wakes up and comes down to talk with Lilly and Hanako this morning as they were preparing brakefast. Lilly asks Hanako to prepare the table while she finishes the food. And then she talks to Hisao regarding about last night. Realizing that she did this so sudden and that Hanako was still around, but Hisao admited he liked Lilly and that's all there was to it and emraced her with another hug.
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During breakfast the three eat and Lilly brakes the ice to Hanako about the fact that she confessed to Hisao yesterday. Hanako took it calmly and said she was happy to see the two of them are now happy together.
The rain stopped later on and the three spent their time outside for the morning.
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In the afternoon, Hisao decided to take a bath to relax a bit before taking the trip back to Yamaku High. Sure enough Lilly comes in and ask if she could join him in the bath.
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Of course he agrees and before you know it...well...let's just say when a romantic couple get together in a bath...stuff happens.
And even after getting how they continue to make love with Lilly in lead again. Sure must be wonderful to have a girl love you so much like that.
That evening the three took the train on their way back to Yamaku High thus ending Act 3.
TOTAKU'S ANALYSIS OF LILLY ROUTE ACT 3
This route hit me alot harder than Act 2, to the point I shed tears. I never thought I see a love story like this turn out so well executed. Especially with the way things worked out here. They chose the perfect place, planned out the right events, and timed it all just right. Lilly's confession to Hisao hit me like a train as it was such a powerful moment that I truly appreciated. Very rarely do lovely tender moments do this because in most occasion the execution usually fails. But here that's the opposite as it worked out all nicely.
Plus the fact the two started to make love the following two night. This made more sense compared to Emi's route mainly because it wasn't forced since we now know the two's relation was quite different, it's a passionate type of love. Plus like I mentioned before, the H-scenes are particularly special because of one fact... Lilly's blindness! Like I mention before, touch becomes the important factor to Lilly when it comes to their relationship and their H-scenes which makes this fit all together real nicely. I give props to the devs for taking these factors into account!
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Lilly Route Act 4: Future
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During the ride on the train, Hanako's asleep, and Hisao and Lilly talk about their times they had together at the Summer house. Course knowing Lilly she want to claim that it's merely her "healthy adolescent sex drive" even though Hisao saw this as just another way of saying she wanted a piece of the one she loved. They also talk about how much progress Hanako had made since the time she left as she has become less timid and scared compared to how she use to be. From there, the three silently enjoy thier trip back to Yamaku.
The following days ahead, Hisao starts getting back into the standard school routine as he deals with work and upcoming test. While Misha begins to panic over upcoming test Hisao decides to chat with Misha and discuss about thier trip to Hokkaido, which then lead Hisao to ask about Shizune and Lilly's connection and thier feud. Regardless, Misha couldn't answer that as it's something Shizune kept to herself.
Later Hisao goes to the tea room to talk to Lilly as they discuss about what Hanako is doing since she hasn't come to the tea room for a while since she's been focusing on studing and then later talk about thier plans for the future. It's here Hisao finally decides to pursue a career as becoming possibly a teacher which perks Lilly's interest. Then Lilly asks how his English studies are coming along, knowing Hisao he hasn't made much headway with them so he asks Lilly to tutor him in it which she agrees to assist him with.
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Finally Lilly invites Hisao to her homcoming party which they wants to celebrate in her room with Akira. And as expected, Hisao said he would come.
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That night Hisao comes to Lilly's room along withn Akira and the meet up with Hanako and Lilly. They spend thier time talking about life in general. At this point, it becomes clear that Hanako has joined the news paper club run by Naomi which she works on typing and placing articles for the paper. We also learn that Akira is actually a lawyer who works in her father's division of the Satou's business. And evnetually Lilly brings up that she confessed her love to Hisao to Akria which she was pleased to hear. When they Hanako and Akira leave for the night. Akira reminds the two to use protection. Course Hisao worries since he realize that every time she made love with Lilly he didn't have any but Lilly points out the fact that she's been taking birth control pills before making love each time with him.
Afterward Hisao mainly talks to Lilly about why she asks Yuuko to order braille based books for her. Course Lilly admits she's not good with computers (I know braille based keyboards, my guess is Microsoft Sam's voice annoys her. :V), but is good with reading books and typewriters. She admits she's kinda old fashion but that doesn't matter to Hisao really.
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And thus the two enter romantic lip lock. (which they do this several times through the story.) Before seeing each other off for the night.
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The following day, Hisao goes to see the nurse regarding his heart problem. The nurse reaches the conclusion that he needs to be monitored closely and asks Hisao to come in for a regular check up every now and then and to not strain himself.
After class Hisao goes with Lilly on her weekly grocery shopping and discuss about life at Yamaku which later turns into a disccusion where Hisao ask if Lilly is avaliable for a date on Sunday. Which she agrees with Hisao, though he didn't know of a place to go, yet Lilly said she think of one. Eventually the run into Akira while shopping and they talk with her on the way back. While in the middle of discussing Shizune and Lilly's feud. Akira pulls out a photo that she kept in her pocket.
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The photo was taken over a year ago when Lilly and Shizune were still friends. And the brown hair girl in the back there? That's Misha, before she dyed her hair pink and went with the drill hair look! Either way this gave Hisao some insight on the fact that the cousins did get along at some point. Though will they get together again, has yet to be seen...
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Afterward Akira beings up that she'll be leaving for Scotland soon again as her business requires her to be there. This leaves Hisao to questioning what this will mean for Lilly since Akira had to take care of her for 6 years only to now leave for Scotland. Regardless he decides to let the issue go for now and prepare for his date with Lilly after they get back to Yamaku.
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On the weekend Hisao rents out a tuxedo and gets himself dressed up to go meet with Lilly at the place they were going to date. Oddly enough it was in a high class English styled resturant, which took Hisao by surprise. And after he took his seat he waited for Lilly to arrive. When she arrives and takes her seat he can't help but to notice Lilly is dressed in a sexy red Cheongsam, quite a nice look for her if I may ask.
From there the two started to chat about what to order from the menu as Hisao had to read out the menu to Lilly. Eventually they agree on ordering Tuna Salad, and while Lilly was at it, she ordered for a glass of Chardonnay for the both of them. (Lilly sure does love her drinks)
Evetntually the two decide to talk about thier past. And Hisao learned from Lilly that she use to attend and all girl's Chatolic school back when she was younger. Mainly because her parents saw it as the best for her to be there since they were limited to what they could do for her since they were moving to Sweden. Course Lilly was also a highly respected figure there too. Recived several conffesions that she turned down.
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Then when Hisao brought up his past, he mentioned of his life in high school and how he use to talk about use to partake in the soccer club there. She found his life to be very amusing and moves in to caress Hisao's cheek after she touches his face.
Eventually the tuna salad arrives and the two eat their meal. Afterwards Lilly asks Hisao about the confessions he recived from anyone. He only brings up about Iwanako. And explains about the day when he met her out in the winter and suffered from a heart attack right after she asked him to go out on a date. And explains the situation that happened in the hospital and how Iwanako slowly drew away from Hisao.
Lilly grew concerned and asked Hisao if she ever replyed back. So Hisao brings up the letter and explains a bit of the contents. Lilly sees it that at least Iwanako took the time to gather her thoughts together to at least let Hisao know how she felt ultimately in the end.
Hisao then goes on about that it was his old life and how he found a new life here at Yamaku and how he felt he for once found someone he could connect with (Lilly). With that Lilly touches his face again and tells him that she appriciates how much he means to her. Afterward they pay for thier meal and call an end for thier date.
The two sleep together that night in Hisao's bed and by morning after the both get up to get ready for school they discuss matters about thier plans for the future and pursuing a career in teaching. After much chit-chat. They run into Kenji who is busy getting ready for exams. Eventually after hearing Lilly's voice. Kenji gives Lilly a proper greeting before taking leave only to trip, fall and knock over Lilly in the process. When Lilly got up she was ticked off, which is a rare thing for Hisao to see. And knowing how rare it is for her to be upset like this, he kindly step aside and let Lilly walk off her frustration.
After class was over Hisao asks Mutou for brouchure to colleges, which he gave him several bunches to look over to help him decide on his college career.
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Days would pass till about a week before school would be out for the second trimester. Hisao begins to notice how he starting to develop a liking for tea and hangs out with Lilly and Hanako in Lilly's bed room for another one of her pajama tea parties.
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They mainly spend thier time discussing thier future plans. Currently Hanako wants to go with Naomi on a trip to Kyoto and discuss how they're going to prepare for the trip. Eventually Hanako leaves the room for the night leaving Lilly and Hisao alone. Hisao brings up about his decision that he wants to pursue becoming a science teacher.
Eventually though Hisao asks a question regarding about how Lilly could teach with her blindness. This leads Lilly to conduct a little "test" with Hisao. A blind-fold test! She ties a blindfold around Hisao's eyes and asks him to try and see if he can find his way around and touch her. This turns out to be harder for Hisao then he first thought espcially since Lilly beings to tease him and move around to make the game more fun. Eventually he trips and falls over the table. They end the game there, and Lilly explains that she did it to ease his mind on the subject. And explains that there are ways to teach even with blindness as many have done it before her.
Eventually the two kiss again and decide to do the blindfold test again... but this time...make it sexy! Hisao puts the blindfold back on and begins to hear Lilly breathing heavy and before too long another sound. This perk Hisao's interest enough to peek through his blindfold.
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Sure enough Lilly was enjoying herself....
Soon after she was done she asks Hisao to have blindfold sex with her. This prove to be an interesting challenge that Hisao took after Lilly sets the blindfold back on him. So sure enough he gives it a shot and seems to do pretty well until....
He has another heart murmur in the middle of sex and collapses onto the floor.
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This is when Lilly knew exactly why Hisao never took lead when they made out. Hisao felt like he was being pitied by Lilly for this. Lilly apalogized for her actions, but Hisao says that she doesn't really need to because he cares for her and then jokes a bit about how she seems to like to take lead most of the time.
Regardless of how funny the statement was they knew that caution had to be taken from this point onward....
The next few days in class Hisao finishes up class and as he was going about his normal routine, he gets a phone call, not form someone he knew though. Regardless, he answers it and finds out it's Akira who got the number form her sister Lilly and asks Hisao to come meet her at the park right away.
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So he goes to the park and finds Akira chilling on the bench drinking a beer. The two discuss about the current situation about her moving to Scotland and mentions that the reason she's moving is because she is being relocated to the main headquarters in Soctland.
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Eventually though she drops the bombshell on Hisao by telling him that Lilly is being asked to move back to Scotland as well with her family...permamently. This takes Hisao by surprise because Lilly had managed to keep this so tight from him. He is not sure what to do, and yet Akira apalogizes because she thought he had known. However, she said thier isn't much she can do, but tell him to prepare to see off Lilly come the weekend.
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The following day Hisao takes Lilly to the Shanghai while it was raining and sit down to talk about matters. Eventually bringing up about Lilly being asked to return permamently to Scotland. She tells Hisao that she feel that her family want to get to know her some more and feels that it might be worth a chance to go there. And tries to convince Hisao to have a long distance relationship with her.
Course Hisao realizes Lilly is too old-fashioned for that kind of approach and so they discuss when she's planning to leave and as expected she explains it's within a few days.
After thier discussion ended and they returned to campus, Hisao goes into his room to think hard about the complications he's about to deal with because the one girl he has fallen in love with was fixing to leave him.
The following day, Hisao is asked by Misha and Shizune to help them finish up some of the student's information and place it on the hard drive of the computer. Hisao sort of is left without choice and decides to assist them.
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Eventually as he worked on the documents, Lilly ends up coming in as she gets dragged in by Misha to help do work and agrees to assist as well since Hisao was there. So she takes out an old braille type writer and beings going through the braille documents converting them text via type writer. It was then when Hisao takes notices when Misha leaves to go do something.
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For the first time, he notices how both Shizune and Lilly are actually getting along for once. If it was only for a brife moment. But he knew that somehow, this was likely the start of a bond between cousins that was starting to reform.
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By around the later afternoon the crew finishes transfer the documents and call it a day. Hisao and Lilly walk together back to her dorm and during thier trip she takes one last time to touch Hisao's face. Knowing that it will be the last time she'll be able to touch the face of the man she loved.
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Not too long afterward, Lilly and Akira pack up and say thier goodbyes to Hisao and Hanako and mention that they'll stay over at Shizune's home for the next day till the airplane arrives that'll take them to Scotland.
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On the day of Lilly's departure. Hisao spends some time talking to Hanako about how her plans were coming along and she mentions that Naomi and her have decided to go visit Hokkaido during thier trip. Eventually Hisao ends up talking to Yuuko about Hanako and how she has become more open compared to beforehand. And when asking about a question regarding Lilly's leave, Yuuko wasn't entirely sure other then mentioning about the boyfriend she once had that left her.
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That night Hisao spent time thinking abit while looking at Lilly's paper crane about Lilly's plan to departure, her descion to move to Scotland and all the memories and friends she would leave behind. He finally comes to the conclusion that Lilly may be simply doing this just to respect her parents, and not follow her own decision for her future. So with that Hisao decides that he must try to see if she can reach her and convince her to change her mind before she leaves for Scotland.
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He quickly gets ready and calls a taxi to take him to Shizune's home. Upon arriving there, he makes contact with Hideaki who tells him that they just left a few minutes ago. Hisao realizes now he now has to make this count so he get back to the taxi and heads to the airport.
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The airport was crowded that night, filled with alot of people. Hisao struggles as his heart begins to act up as he continues to search for Lilly.
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Eventually he finds her and begins to call out to her only to end up being bumped hard by the crowd sending him to the ground.
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And right there he started to suffer a heart attack as bystanders witnessed him in pain as he tried to call out to Lilly. He collapses and life beings to fade from his eyes....
But alas he was still alive. For a day afterward he woke up in the hospital to meet up with the doctor. He explained that they rescued him just in time and had to perform an emergency surgery on him to save him from dying and from there he asks to be alone for a bit while he thinks about what happened.
He thinks back of the events that had unfolded before him and what he attempted to do that night. And this Hisao thought he had failed for he was unable to get Lilly's attention before she left. And thus he was back at square one just like the time he had the heart attack back during winter... realizing that he had screwed up, he decided that for now the only choice he had for now was to go to sleep and think about it later.
He would only wake up later to hear a famaliar sound.. a faint sound of little musical drums playing somewhere around him.... he gets to look around and spots something familiar....
The music box Hisao had given to Lilly... it was there right beside him. Knowing that it was there meant only one thing... Before he could turn around he was met by a familiar face.
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Lilly...she came up to Hisao and embraced him as she begin to sob in tear. Hisao tells her not to worry, but she won't accept it, because she feels she should worry for him this once. I'll be honest here too. This scene here too also made me cry....It was so much....them feelings.....
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Eventually Lilly asks Hisao why he came to the airport. And this is when he finally confesses to Lilly that he wanted her to save her from making a big mistake and to be able to live here with all the friends and people she has known and above all else....wanted her tobe with him always.
Lilly accepts this and tells Hisao how much she means to him and promises to stay with him. Eventually because of the situation the two realize they will miss Tanabana this year and make a promise to try to attend it in the upcoming year....
Thus ending the story....
Or so I thought with the credits and all...
After the credits ended we got one more extra special surprise that came up!
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A few days following after Hisao was out of the hospital he went with Akira and Lilly to a hill over along the side of Yamaku high and discuss about matters in life. Akira eventually tells the two she has to leave and return to Scotland. And thus Lilly and Hisao talk about thier plans to continue going for thier education degrees and make a decision to go attend the same college if possible. And so with that two decide to head down the hill to return to campus to get ready for their final trimester before graduation leaving us with final statement that will forever linger within me....
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Forward, towards the future. Our future!
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End of Lilly's Route
FINAL ANALYSIS ON LILLY'S ROUTE
This route while it was a cliched romance story, it was a very well executed story that delivered much better than I expected. The whole love affair the how Hisao deals with coming to the conclusion about trying to help Lilly realize that she has everything she had here in the Sendai region. It was all a rather heart pounding (pun intended) experience. That true brought out the best story I've read in a while and litterally left my crying when Hisao triumphantly managed to get Lilly to stay even though he almost lost his life in the process.
This is how romance stories should be executed and if more stories were done like Lilly's I would become very interested in Romance novels. And to think that he did this for the girl he loved just so they could have the future together, truly a heart warming piece. And finally to end the story with an epilouge was probably the best it could of been done. If all the routes did the same thing as Lilly's I would of probably enjoyed them as much as Lilly's route. As said at the end of the story, we all need to step forward and find our future ether we find it or create it....it's out there.
RATING OF LILLY'S ROUTE
Story: 10 If a love story can make me cry, then it has successfully done it's job in delivering what it was meant to do. Think, feel and remember. This is what Lilly's route seem to deliver with absolute perfect taste. For I have cried several times during the story. During her confession, during when Hisao finally notice Lilly didn't go to Scotland, and with final words from Lilly's story, they hit you very hard. And if you feel these feelings, you can truly understand the power within Lilly's story that makes it powerful and romantic at the same time. There isn't anything I can complain about from the route because of how well executed the story was. And it made me cry. I may have "nearly cried" at Hanako's route...but here I did truly shed tears....
Characters: 9 This one puts heavy focus on Hisao and Lilly, and also somewhat on Hanako as well. We all got to see how thier characters developed how Hisao and Lilly fell in love, how Hanako began to become braver and deal with her situation and become friends with a classmate. We also get to see how Hisao develops a romantic relation with Lilly and got to feel just how much she loves him and her. It could felt through the whole story, but it took full motion after their trip to Hokkaido. There isn't much else I can say except for most you have to feel the experience because it is very diffucult to describe.
Also, it's important to note that this route finally gave Akira and Hideaki some character to them. Especially with learning more about Akira and her profession and making Hideaki finally have a purpose in the story (instead of being thrown in like in Shizune's route.). And then also learning about Shizune and Lilly's connection and how they were beginning to reform the bonds before the ending of the story. These were all important things that really brought out the story. My only issue I had with it at all was Hisao's sudden change of character at the very beginning of the Lilly's story. It was happen to sudden it made me wonder if this was Hisao I was listening to... he sounded so upbeat. In the other routes, he started out morbid and casual at the beginning and then developed depending on the girl he was getting close too....Yeah...it just felt too sudden...
H-scene: 10 Nothing says a good H-scene like true romance between a man and a woman. This is what makes Lilly and Hisao's H-scenes so special and good. They fall in love and confess and thus become engaged. And from there, the two get involve in romantic love making that we can tell was truly passionate and caring. Like I mentioned early what makes Lilly's special is due to the fact she cannot see. Therefore "touch" become the most important thing to her during their romance time. Every action that he does has a powerful reaction from Lilly. It fascinates me to wonder what goes on in the world of a blind girl like her when she engages in this. What goes through her mind, what she experiences form it. It's a very interesting thought. This is one of the big reasons Lilly's moments are powerful.
The blindfold sex bit was also an interesting concept Lilly did to "show" Hisao what she experience....even though it didn't go as planned, it was played well. As expect, because of this, I have no issue with these scenes as they were romantic and intimate.
END OF LILLY'S ROUTE SPOILER
Ok I've finished writing up Lilly's route which means now I can finally end this with one final thing..... My final overview of Katawa Shoujo itself.
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Here's an interview from Akiba OS of Suriko (Lilly's writer):
[nsfw]http://www.akibaos.com/?p=18203[/nsfw]
You can get a rough idea of what's being said through a machine translator if you're curious.
<Jana> Edited due to many ads with boobs on them. :o
Edit: <Ruka> I had ad filters on, so I didn't see them. Sorry about that.
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Yeah, that scene that made you cry was beautifully done.
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Katawa Shoujo! My heart~~~~. I finished the 5 routes in about a week and a half, about a week and a half ago. Except Shizune's which I did last and largely skipped through (I need to go back and read it). I popped over cause I was wondering: What ZUN composed song would fit any of the charaters in KS? There was a similiar thread elsewhere, but I have like laughable general music knowledge. Can't think of anything at the moment, but I'm sure there are great choices there.
Didn't realize KS had its dedicated thread. :)
Oh yea this piano playing of "Jitters" Hanako's cinematic bgm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1B063wHtg
*clenches fists* That was easily the most powerful of the videos. The first time I saw it ingame I was like petrified in awe.
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Didn't realize KS had its dedicated thread. :)
Yeah, the thread title wasn't the most obvious thing.
Hope Suikama doesn't mind that I changed it.
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Hope Suikama doesn't mind that I changed it.
nah it's cool BV
I'm not sure why I didn't change it myself when the game actually came out :derp:
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Lilly's route was just great in a lot of ways. I really enjoyed it.
The whole game was really...I dunno...touching? I have a blood condition myself, and the whole empathy angle brought KS a little closer to home. My disability isn't nearly as debilating as anyone in KS's, but I could really feel for the characters.
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I was really impressed with what they did with the game.
This is what I sent them back when they first started, expecting the game to be of similar quality:
http://soundtempest.net/soc/compotune/oc-cst66-Ah-Eh-I-Oh-You.mid
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I have a question.
How do you get Emi's first two scenes in her act 4? it's the only thing I have left before 100% completion
EDIT: Oh wait never mind I just figured it out.
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Well I want to go ahead and finish up my review of Katawa Shoujo today since I spent exactly a month working on it here doing research and reading the story through all the chapter. Boy do I have a story to tell here.
KATAWA SHOUJO FINAL OVERVIEW
I have spent over one month playing a visual novel that came from the most unlikely place. Thinking it was just going to be a VN that would feed on the fetishes using disabilities as it's focus point like most Japanese VN tend to do. Boy, was I in for a surprise when I found out this VN wouldn't even be this, and instead be something different all together.
In the end what I played was a visual novel that would that told the story of a boy who suffered form a heart attack and wound up in a school for the disabled, and within that school he would meet 5 girls with a story their in which the one he chooses to hang out with, he would learn about them, their problem, their suffering and find a way to solve the problem all while developing a romantic relationship with them. This is about the visual novel by the name of Katawa Shoujo, a visual novel made by a volunteer group known as Four Leaf Studio.
How One Page from a Doujin gave form to what would be a Complete Visual Novel
Back around the year 2000, a doujin group known as RAITA use to mainly do doujin works long before they got involved in doing work for Valkyria Chronicles. In one of their doujins, they drew up a seires of pictures that featured 5 girls with unique disabilities for a visual novel idea they had in thier heads. They reffered to this concept as "Katawa Shoujo" in the concept piece they explained about how they envision each of the girls, and how their routes would play out.
Now let's march 7 years down the road...
In the year 2007 on January 5th in one of the most unlikely boards you'd expect, would come across this page from the book and post it on their anime imageboard.... that board was 4chan. When the image was posted there, it caught wind very quickly and grab the interest of the anonymous users who became interested in the idea of seeing a visual novel that focused on disabled girls. Ideas would be tossed about all over the board and eventually the picture was stickied to keep it in place so that the group could continue thier discussion. Eventually a few of the anonymous people decided to start work on developing the game concepts on another board and began to pass the ideas around for a while as they tried to come up with a story and how to apply these girls to it.
Eventually around later that year, this group would release an early concept demo know as the "Gird 1 demo" to show thier progress with the project. It caught some with interest and eventually word began to spread about the project across the internet in certain area. Just so happens those few places that it spread to ended up getting the right people to join in and form a year later under the name of a studio known as "Four Leaf Studio" or 4LS which was a reference to the place of origin 4chan.
Eventually the main story began to form, artist would leave, and news ones would stand in their place. eventually by around late 2008 the internet would get it's first taste of what was the initial layout for what would be Katawa Shoujo. It was here, where the team released the demo of Act 1 to Katawa Shoujo. Where we finally would get a glimpse into the progress the team worked on for the time being. Yes it was far from done, but it gave the internet an idea of what they were doing.
With each passing year the dev team would shift between members that would come and go, the project being put on hold, the idea being scrapped, even rewritten. Art designs would change with time, character designs would be altered. And even though people wanted to fund 4LS's Dev team, they refused any form of donation, insisting that they should give it to charity instead. The devs would even throw jokes around the net during April Fools to tease the fanbase. But non the less, each year a demo would come out of act 1 and changes would be made.... what would ultimately come from it would arrive after 5 demos later on the faithful day of January 5th, 2012.
The day Katawa Shoujo was released to the whole internet...for free.
The Story of a Boy who's Life Changed with a Heart Attack
The story of Katawa Shoujo introduces us to a boy named Hisao Nakai. A senior high school student who lived an ordinary life until he recived a letter form a secret admirer that asked him to meet her outside near a forest by the school. It would come to his surprise when this girl who had a crush on him turned out to be Iwanako, a girl Hisao knew from his high school. And when she asked to go out on a date with him....it was then when it happened. He suffered a heart attack that put him in a hospital.
It there where he finds out that he suffers form Arrhythmia, a heart condition that cause his heart to beat abnormally and risks him of having a heart attack that could kill him if he doesn't take care of himself. The doctor would eventually convince his parents to arrange for him to attend a school for the disabled known as Yamaku High. At first he wasn't sure what to make of it, but evnetually when he started to attend the school, his life would change drasticly once he meets up with 5 girls that would change his view on life.
Shizune, a deaf mute girl with a serious determined personality who was the president of the student council along with Misha who was Shizune's translator.
Hanako, who suffered burns along the right side of her body and is very timid and frightened of people.
Lilly, a blind girl with a very classy demeanor, who enjoys drinking tea on her brakes.
Emi, an enthusiastic prosthetic legged athlete who is a part of the track team.
And finally Rin, a strange girl with no arms, who has the passion to paint and drew using her feet.
It's from here the reader helps decides Hisao's path as he decides which girl he will get familar with and eventually develop a bond with that will lead to a relationship and hopfully a happy ending, or if the wrong choices are taken a bad ending could result from it.
Katawa Shoujo's major point is it's storyline, and while I've only touched the basic of the main beginning of the story, I want to explain some more about some of the ideas behind production of the story. As you play through Hisao's story and get connected with one of the girls, you eventually get to become familar with them, thier personailty, thier life at Yamaku High and over time, the problems they face. Most would think that thier disabilty would be a hinderance, but to be honest, the never seems to be much about a that as it is more about a problem that comes from more within the girls that they either keep secret, or just simply have trouble overcoming.
It's also important to note that from looking around on the net following KS's release, one thing I noticed is that each character is built around a specific preference for the player. It seems that while many out there tend to favor Lilly and Hanako. There are some out there who even favor less noticable ones llike Shizune's and even Emi's. When I rated each story I mainly did it under my personal impression from what I experienced as I read through the story. Thus probably why I favor characters like Lilly and Hanako so much. And yet I notices how some seem to favor Shizune's more subliminal, competitive, approach. While I never caught on to Shizune's route, I can agree after I was explained a bit about the route through thier eyes, that it has it's own special purpose too. Course I probably don't see it as clearly.
So the best way I can put it is that, the story pretty much can hook into Hisao's life, and as you go through each of the girl's routes, you'll find at least one girl you'll probably like out of the bunch and probably one your going to end up not favoring as much, but whatever the case may be, you'll still find something special within each of the girls stories you play.
It's also very important to note that each girl's route was written by a different person, thus leading to some interesting concept, though it's somewhat inconsistant (especially for Hisao's character) it's tolerable when you consider how much the devs devoted into this for free.
And if you go through each route, you bound to either by the end be weeping in tear or at very least relooking at how you look at yourself in life and perhaps even reconsider your actions...
Working for Free has it's price, but it pays off
When you think back to how the devs work on this, you have to wonder why they didn't consider any payment. It of been a motivator for them, and yet they insisted that everyone should give to charity instead. I assume it was to help keep from causing misdirection and complications in due time.
Sure there's was many cases where they wrote about the mishaps they had planning thier stories, but how did it turn out in the end?
Well looking through the music, the art and the story, you can be quite surprised how well people can cooperate in putting together a project that they did entirely free. There may be inconsistency among the storyline and the art, but it can be looked over simply because they kinda needed the extra man power to push the project through. It kinda surprises me how the dev team consisted of people from around the world too. The US, Australia, the UK, and even an animator form Malaysia, and also they considered of people of various ages as well with the youngest starting at 14 (she's 18 now) and the oldest being around 30 something.
These are just small examples of a few members that made up the multinational group of 4LS. And even through their hard work, they manage to deliver with a nicely defined story, beliveavle characters, wonderful art, and music that flows nicely with each route according to the events as they play out. Overall, they did a good job considering as I mention before...they did this entirely free.
A Staple for Future Visual Novels and an Insperation for Readers
If there's one thing I learned about Katawa Shoujo is that it is very well executed for a visual novel. In fact the best way to really define it is a "Lite Visual Novel". As unlike most Japanese based VNs, this isn't very over the top heavy or puts too much graphical stuff within the H- scenes. It keeps it as a minimual point that's just enough to satify the reader seeking it, even by the end, what reader will end up falling for is the character's and thier stories. It's very rare thing to see a visual novel of this type. In fact I don't recall anything like this that can actually match to Katawa Shoujo. The only VN that does drama very close to KS's level, but with more H-scenes built into it would have to be from "A Drug that Makes You Dream". But even then, the variation between those two novels are as different as Night and day. Which is why I feel KS kinds stands out as a unique novels that is different from the rest.
In the after math of the release, there has been a rise in imsperation coming from various artist out there. Some wanting to start thier own VN. I know some visual novels do exsist out there like KS that were made outside of Japan, but never actually stood out or made an impact like this one has. Mainly because of how it got started.
But now that KS has made history that it'll be reconized as one of the first "good" VN's made internationally, it probably now serve as a staple for future visual novels to use as a guide to help make thier stories match up at least to it's level, if not better. But only time will tell when this will unfold. There's already VNs in the work on cooking and even mental disabilities. If they can be executed and well planned like Katawa Shoujo then I'm certain into them as well.
Also on a final note, the one thing can explain about KS is that upon finishing the stories, I can't help but feel that the novel left me to realize that I need to probably look a bit into my life and the direction I'm going. I have already considered the idea of excersing, finding a better way to understand and express myself and perhaps even find a girl I want in my life. Course like everything else, only time will tell if this will hold true. But when I look around the internet these days at those who play Katawa Shoujo, other have considered the same idea as well. So if anything I can see that this may have also been built as a novel to not only be an good read, but impersional in the process!
FINAL RATING FOR KATAWA SHOUJO
Story: 9 Each of KS's routes have something special to them that makes them special in a way that will capture the hearts of many, even perhaps look into themsevles to find answers about thier life. Rarely do novels do this these days. But somehow KS manages to pull this off very well. The only oddity it suffer from is the inconsistancy coming from the characters at time, but can be forgiven by the fact that the routes were written by different people.
Music: 10 The music within the game is powerful and captivating. Each chatacter can be associated with thier own specific theme song and the songs all play at very well timed moments. Which ads more favor into the story whether it be from comedy, drama and so forth. It's nice to see how these songs improved over the years as well.
Art: 9 While inconsistant due to the fact multipule artist worked on different things in the stories, it doesn't however be inconsistant to the point not look too out of place in most places. Thankfully the art direction works well enough to keep the character to appear in place and make them all fit in with the story. It even help convey the story real well epsecially during cutscenes. Also special props for hiring an animator to work one year on animation for all 5 girls + the opening.
Originality:9 The idea about doing a story about a high school that focuses on students with pyshical disabilties along with 5 girls who disabilities stand out really strong makes for a very interesting format. Even though it started form a Japanese group's orginal idea, it took fans to make it a reality and they manage to pull it off well without making it seem like that the disabilites are the problem here. But instead the problem is more or less personal conflict with issues that come into thier lives. Truely a nice and powerful concept.
Replay Value:9 I'm pretty certain one of two things are bound to happen when you play it. Your either going to play through all the routes like I did, or your going to play through one girl's route that you loved over and over again. Because you found something important in that route that may make you think about yourself. To think that this game was designed in a way that it works on you like this is something truely. It takes alot of thinking to make character fit your taste perference. Which is why I think that your bound to replay this in one way or another.
OVERALL SCORE: 9.2 / 10
Welp, that wraps up my review of this game. Like I said, I like to look into games with detail and to be honest I wasn't going to consider doing a final overview. But if you haven't noticed... Ruka has recently took interest in my reviews and has been posting them in his blog so I couldn't resist doing the rest. I thought it would at least give something for everyone to look over since I have a tendecy to express my thoughts since I love going into detail about these kinds of things.
But yeah, I guess from here on out I'll just talk about stuff from here on out if a question grabs my interest.
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Lilly's route was just great in a lot of ways. I really enjoyed it.
The whole game was really...I dunno...touching? I have a blood condition myself, and the whole empathy angle brought KS a little closer to home. My disability isn't nearly as debilating as anyone in KS's, but I could really feel for the characters.
I know what you mean, I've got a Skin condition that at bad times can look a bit hanakoesk. Tends to leave my face alone, but hasn't always. Actually I even keep my hair a certain way because of it.
I don't do the kawaii desu eyes that seem to physically bulge out of her head at times, nor have the tragic backstory though. :V
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Of all the things I've picked up recently, I never expected to get interested in a visual novel. I've played through Emi, Hanako, and Lilly's routes by now, and while I'm not quite itching to do the others yet, I can already see just how good KS is. I can't recall the last time a story moved me this much, and I can add myself to that list of people who've become more introspective after playing through it. That's what I think really puts it over the top (in a good way of course) - there are life lessons to be had from KS, if not from what the game offers, then what you discover when you end up looking inside yourself afterward.
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...even an animator form Malaysia...
Correction: Mike Inel is from the Philippines.
Anyway, just finished Rin's route, it was very well written and touching in that her problems weren't related much to her disabilities, but with her being an artist. Going down Shizune's path now, which seems to be the standard 'my best friend is being taken away from me' story at the moment, but I'll play along.
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:moogy:
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:moogy:
:feelsbadman:
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Meanwhile Mentaru Shoujo puts out its first two character previews:
Eins (http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2012/02/hello-everyone-on-behalf-of-somnova.html)
Zwei (http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2012/02/hello-everyone-its-week-two-of-our.html)
Dem names.
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Katawa Calibur
(http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo228/NL-Gallade/SCV%20Character%20Creation/th_photobucket-4677-1329885155509.jpg) (http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo228/NL-Gallade/SCV%20Character%20Creation/?action=view¤t=photobucket-4677-1329885155509.jpg)
(http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo228/NL-Gallade/SCV%20Character%20Creation/th_photobucket-5682-1329885154551.jpg) (http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo228/NL-Gallade/SCV%20Character%20Creation/?action=view¤t=photobucket-5682-1329885154551.jpg)
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1054017118/katawa-shoujo-anime-expo-art-book
raemz/weee has set up a Kickstarter for funding a KS artbook at Anime Expo. They've got about $8k in 2 days which isn't bad going. :V If you're like me and can't get to Anime Expo, a $20+ pledge ($22+ if you're international) will get you a copy of the artbook.
Also mentaru shoujo #3 (http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2012/03/character-preview-3-lena-forst.html) and #4 (http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2012/03/character-preview-4-annaliese-koell.html) are up. #3 is utterly wtf. #4 likes P&SwG.
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Buying because raemz.
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Buying because raemz.
Same. :V. Also, because I don't think I'll make it to AX this year.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1054017118/katawa-shoujo-anime-expo-art-book
raemz/weee has set up a Kickstarter for funding a KS artbook at Anime Expo. They've got about $8k in 2 days which isn't bad going. :V If you're like me and can't get to Anime Expo, a $20+ pledge ($22+ if you're international) will get you a copy of the artbook.
Sold out. :(
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I started playing this on Monday and finished both Shizune ends today.
I really like her.
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Dem names.
Reminds me of Omoito series. :V
About the girls, they are beautifully-drawn, though personality-wise, still no comment.
That being said, my favorite girl in KS is probably Rin since us both are aspiring artist, plus, what's not to like from arm-less artist!
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Related and all, Mentaru Shoujo is now Missing Stars. Will there still be mental problems or is it a completely different focus altogether? Either way, I want to see where it goes.
Source: http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-name-d.html
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Sold out. :(
They're reopening a limited number of $30 tier, and upgrades from a lower tier will open that lower tier slot if I understand correctly, if you're still interested. Friday, 5 PM Hawaii time.
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They're reopening a limited number of $30 tier, and upgrades from a lower tier will open that lower tier slot if I understand correctly, if you're still interested. Friday, 5 PM Hawaii time.
Get! =D/