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Katawa Shoujo |OT| (VN, Free, Waifus, etc)
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cj_iwakura
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I'm not sure I have it in me to keep playing this.
It hits a little too close to home, because I've known people who suffer from some of these ailments.
It hits a little too close to home, because I've known people who suffer from some of these ailments.
R_thanatos
Member
just finished the festival( i guess i'm on lily route ATM )... i started this and wasn't expecting such writing ...it's entertaining..
So far it's great .. good stuff ...
So far it's great .. good stuff ...
Shizune's route is... different. I liked it, I think, but it also gets very complex - in a different way to, say, Rin's. Where Hanako's route is straightforward and a little boring, and Emi's is straightforward but extremely well-written, and Rin's is complex but still between two people only, Shizune's is far more like teen drama back when, you know, you were a teen.
The main thing I feel that KS lacks is interplay between the various characters aside from their designated 'partner'. There's a bit of Lily/Shizune rivalry and whatnot, but for the most part nobody else seems to poke their heads into anybody else's business. Which makes a certain degree of sense, but leaves me feeling a bit lost, since I (as a player) have come to know all these other characters and it seems a shame not to interact with them very much outside of their own routes.
The main thing I feel that KS lacks is interplay between the various characters aside from their designated 'partner'. There's a bit of Lily/Shizune rivalry and whatnot, but for the most part nobody else seems to poke their heads into anybody else's business. Which makes a certain degree of sense, but leaves me feeling a bit lost, since I (as a player) have come to know all these other characters and it seems a shame not to interact with them very much outside of their own routes.
Oh right, if anyone has any questions for the devs, you can ask here
http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4896
You don't need to register or anything either, just make sure to read the OP
http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4896
You don't need to register or anything either, just make sure to read the OP
like people are supposed to here as well
pieatorium
Member
I've only done Emi, Hanoka and have just hit act 3 Rin, I think for Hanoka and Rin this is fairly understandable they don't exactly have the most social personalties, infact they are quite of anti social you could say. Shizune and Misha seem to stick there nose into the MC's business to varying degrees depending on the routes but you are right that there hasn't been much outside of that. There are mentions of how Emi is quite freindly with everyone but apart from some talk about the track captian theres no real follow up on that to make it feel part of the story.
I think what sticks out more is there really isn't any other interaction between the MC and students outside the girls that are set up for the stories and Kenji's comic relief. So far the girl who is missing a hand in Hanokas path is the only one that I think the MC has said more than one sentance to.
Lonewolf_92
Member
There are schools specifically for the deaf in real life (my sister attended one). The concept of the school in the game is that it has both specially trained teachers and an on-site 24/7 medical staff to see to the needs of the student body that a normal school wouldn't.
The main character has a bit more than a heart condition, he has a heart condition that could drop him in his tracks at any time if he over does it. He was sent to this school because of the on-site medical care.
The burn victim has scars that cover nearly 50% of her body and is having extreme difficulty adjusting emotionally. The story is actually pretty well written for where it was spawned from.
pieatorium
Member
Yeah school for the disabled is kind of a poor way of decribing the school.
JosephManderley
Member
Finished Emi's route - starting on Lily's route now. I think I'll play through all of them at some point.
So this is the first VN I've tried and I like it.
Any other good PC VNs that are a) in English and b) Free?
So this is the first VN I've tried and I like it.
Any other good PC VNs that are a) in English and b) Free?
br0ken_shad0w
Member
Only two off the top of my head (that are good):
True Remembrance
Narcissu
Those are the ones that are officially free. There are many fan-translated ones, but the originals cost money.
I think some of the interactions with other students are sometimes implied or it's as if they wanted to add them in with small hints and tidbits dropped at times, at least that is the impression I get after going through all the routes. But just by the responses everyone is giving it seems like no one even thought this game would be released so they might have just concentrated on the MC and whatever route he was on.
I think my main complaint would be of Hisao due to the fact I feel he is a bit slow on the intake and I don't really rationalize the situations the same way he does at times. I suppose that's because he's still in High School so it makes sense and I'm simply imparting my rose-tinted perceptions of when I was in High School on him since it's been a while.
That being said, just finished Rin's storyline and as someone mentioned it is easy to get the bad end. Had to go back and get the good end with different choices. I think it's also the one that presents the most choices apart from Act 1. Might go through it once more.
I'm wondering how they went through the writing process and how much they wanted certain plots and character consistencies to stay true throughout. On reflection I kinda feel they might of dropped the ball at times in certain routes.
This was great though, glad it was free since I was able to try it out but I wouldn't of minded paying something to help aid the devs. Although I suppose these type of games don't really get Steam releases.
I think my main complaint would be of Hisao due to the fact I feel he is a bit slow on the intake and I don't really rationalize the situations the same way he does at times. I suppose that's because he's still in High School so it makes sense and I'm simply imparting my rose-tinted perceptions of when I was in High School on him since it's been a while.
That being said, just finished Rin's storyline and as someone mentioned it is easy to get the bad end. Had to go back and get the good end with different choices. I think it's also the one that presents the most choices apart from Act 1. Might go through it once more.
I'm wondering how they went through the writing process and how much they wanted certain plots and character consistencies to stay true throughout. On reflection I kinda feel they might of dropped the ball at times in certain routes.
This was great though, glad it was free since I was able to try it out but I wouldn't of minded paying something to help aid the devs. Although I suppose these type of games don't really get Steam releases.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Sorry if this was asked before but does Miki have a route? I never encountered her in Act 1.
Purple haired girl missing a part of her left arm?
No, but according to earlier posts in this thread they were going to make a route for her as well, which I suppose her cameo in Hanako's route would of made more sense.
Basileus777
Member
Sooo, I went through Hanakos story now. Didn't really have anyone in mind as I started playing but I couldn't not go for her as I felt so sorry for her sitting all alone... I enjoyed it quite a bit, a bit sappy maybe but that's a guilty pleasure of mine. Got the good ending which I thought was really cute, wouldn't have minded it to continue all the way through graduation though.
I really wish they had abstained from the including the adult scene though. The story didn't need it at all, it felt shoehorned and forced I feel. Nor were they hot, so I just don't see the point I guess.
Same way I felt about that Saya no Uta(?) game, actually, which is the only other VN I've played.
I really wish they had abstained from the including the adult scene though. The story didn't need it at all, it felt shoehorned and forced I feel. Nor were they hot, so I just don't see the point I guess.
Same way I felt about that Saya no Uta(?) game, actually, which is the only other VN I've played.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
That's too bad. Would of been nice if she had her own route.
Wiktor
Member
Ermm..isn't this eroge actually conductive towards exactly that? I mean, there are eroges concentrating on every imaginble group of people. So, how making disabled people th one sole exception count as "not feeling special?"
Are the girls fetishised because of their disabilities? Are they treated as people beyond that?
I think the "problem" would be different if the game wasn't specifically about screwing girls with disabilities and nothing else. If there were disabled characters in a normal eroge that would be a different story, perhaps.
Hot Coldman
Banned
^See, this is why they should have let you screw Emi's mum.
I completely agree with that. Her mom > all the girls
PataHikari
Banned
Yeah, it's mainly the MC I'm referring to. It becomes painfully clear in Shizune's route just how little he interacts with anybody who isn't the characters of the path.
Actually, I think maybe the best path in this regard might have been Emi.
PataHikari
Banned
Why is that making me laugh.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
You could totally picture Rin saying that haha. Can't wait to get home and finish Emi's route so I can see Rin's
Can anyone tell me what the scene between Home Field Advantage and No Recovery is in Act 1? If you remember how to get to it even better.
I was looking at the Extras -> Library when I saw that I was somehow missing that. I'm no completionist by any stretch of the imagination but I'm mostly annoyed I've somehow missed it even after having done Act 1 so many times. Kinda curious as to what it is.
Also the music is pretty awesome, I wish you could download it.
I was looking at the Extras -> Library when I saw that I was somehow missing that. I'm no completionist by any stretch of the imagination but I'm mostly annoyed I've somehow missed it even after having done Act 1 so many times. Kinda curious as to what it is.
Also the music is pretty awesome, I wish you could download it.
PataHikari
Banned
I think I know the scene you're talking about. You need to push Hisao when he runs with Emi, and join the student council.
Cool, thanks, I got it now. A sort of interesting scene depending on the choice you make.
Not sure how that path never quite occurred to me before.
PataHikari
Banned
Its pretty much the hardest scene in Act 1 to get. Its slightly unintuitive because it requires you to do the stuff to get on two paths.
i don't think Rins disability ever came up as an issue in her entire story. her arc is all emotional/social stuff, if it wasn't the topic of the game you'd have forgotten about her arms by act 3.
Yeah thanks. You explained it in my mind before I could. Especially since once I figured out how to get on the routes I basically just had a 1 track mind to make sure I didn't veer from it.
Didn't really occur to me to try different routes at the same time, well, at least not on purpose anyways.
And yeah as Pandaman mentioned, if it were just text without any visualization, I would of probably forgotten Rin was missing limbs. Thought I was the only one tbh.
MotionBlue
Member
Did the Hanako route. Really surprised by the ending,
wasn't as sugary sweet as I expected, and was genuinely good.
I'm assuming it was the "Good" route.
I'm assuming it was the "Good" route.
Windom Earle
Member
Any non-torrent sources for this? Sounds too interesting to not try...
no official ones yet.
Cant dl torrents where you are?HotGarbage
Member
Hrm, guess I'll give this a shot. Never played a traditional VN before. Think I'll answer how I would irl, bad ends here I come!
Windom Earle
Member
Yay! Thank you very much.
PataHikari
Banned
Whine?
I don't think he was whining. More like expressing shock that despite the "oddness" of the school, it was pretty normal.
Also, can nobody remember his name? It's Hisao.
Nobody ever WANTS to remember his name. And sometimes for good reason. On at least 2 out of the 3 routes I've finished, Hisao was kind of a whiny bitch.
Typographenia
Member
Thank you~
I think I remember trying an earlier build a while back, but I only ever got like 20 minutes into it. Since this is the final release, maybe I'll actually play through it all, haha.
notworksafe
Member
I can't get this game to run at fullscreen on my Macbook Pro. Any other Mac users having this problem?
Other than that, the game is good so far. Just finished Act 1.
Other than that, the game is good so far. Just finished Act 1.