Completed Emi's ending and have yet to complete the others.
Really wonderful VN that helped me to reflect on myself personally. The best time for me to have played it was 12 years ago, but the second best time was now.
Hanako uuuuuuuu ðŸ˜
Ever since this came out in 2012 I have constantly revisited it. For a game that was developed by a group of people from a bunch of different message boards primarily brought together by one piece of art, you would expect it to be passable at best, not a genuinely, incredibly well-written romance story that can be silly at one moment and then emotional the next.
As someone who is aromantic and rarely finds romantic plots in stories anything more than an often-unnecessary B-Plot (and even less commonly enjoys straight relationships since, being a guy, I usually unconsciously put myself in the male role and thus find it even less appeal), I can say that Katawa Shoujo is a game I should not like but honestly might consider some of - if not THE - best romantic plots in media. Having recently replayed it on and off over the past few years after learning about the death of one of the co-directors (RIP Raide), I don't think I can really pin-point any point of the game that I think is bad. Some of the jokes don't land or have aged, yeah, but I didn't think they ruined the experience at all.
Overall I highly recommend this to everyone. It's free, too, so it's not like there's any cost involved if you don't end up liking it.
Honestly the worst part of the game is that Miki didn't get a proper route. I know they wrote one and released that script or synopsis (I don't remember. I read it once) at some point but it's a shame it wasn't included in the game.
As someone who is aromantic and rarely finds romantic plots in stories anything more than an often-unnecessary B-Plot (and even less commonly enjoys straight relationships since, being a guy, I usually unconsciously put myself in the male role and thus find it even less appeal), I can say that Katawa Shoujo is a game I should not like but honestly might consider some of - if not THE - best romantic plots in media. Having recently replayed it on and off over the past few years after learning about the death of one of the co-directors (RIP Raide), I don't think I can really pin-point any point of the game that I think is bad. Some of the jokes don't land or have aged, yeah, but I didn't think they ruined the experience at all.
Overall I highly recommend this to everyone. It's free, too, so it's not like there's any cost involved if you don't end up liking it.
Honestly the worst part of the game is that Miki didn't get a proper route. I know they wrote one and released that script or synopsis (I don't remember. I read it once) at some point but it's a shame it wasn't included in the game.
Hanako
The first time I played this I had such negative rizz that I got the ending where you don't bond with any of the girls and instead just get drunk and fall of a building. Twice.
Why the fuck didn't Miki have a route.
Why the fuck didn't Miki have a route.
This game left me with a certain lonely feeling after playing it - I was kind of surprised at myself.
humble origins for a very passable and very influential vn. cultural impact
only one route matters
Que lindo es el amor...
El mérito de esta vn es que es un proyecto independiente, en donde un grupo de raritos que gracias a dios eran bastante talentosos decidieron crear esta poco común y ya clásica visual novel, y que lo hicieron con una calidad casi profesional. Musica, manejo de relaciones interpersonales, variedad de rutas, personajes queribles, diseño de personajes, animaciones, todo a un nivel muy alto. Gente desconocida y con nicknames raros crearon una historia que quedó en muchos de nuestros corazoncitos y eso es lo que más me gusta resaltar de este o estos casos.
Hanako best girl.
El mérito de esta vn es que es un proyecto independiente, en donde un grupo de raritos que gracias a dios eran bastante talentosos decidieron crear esta poco común y ya clásica visual novel, y que lo hicieron con una calidad casi profesional. Musica, manejo de relaciones interpersonales, variedad de rutas, personajes queribles, diseño de personajes, animaciones, todo a un nivel muy alto. Gente desconocida y con nicknames raros crearon una historia que quedó en muchos de nuestros corazoncitos y eso es lo que más me gusta resaltar de este o estos casos.
Hanako best girl.
It took me a VERY long time to finish this one, but all I can say is that the power of the internet is unmatched.
Outstanding job from Four Leaf Studios, showing that when weebs want, they can do amazing things together.
Congrats, 4Chan, you have never disappointed me.
Outstanding job from Four Leaf Studios, showing that when weebs want, they can do amazing things together.
Congrats, 4Chan, you have never disappointed me.
What a special little thing this is.
Indie Masterpiece.
Yeah, that was amazing.
Kinda mid, but its genuine, i like it.
The 15 hour stream was so worth it
yikes
I read it, had some good routes and some bad ones.
The fact there are still 'people' who discuss it 12 years later is ridiculous.
Lily best girl.
The fact there are still 'people' who discuss it 12 years later is ridiculous.
Lily best girl.
Katawa Shoujo is a fantastic Visual Novel, which I very much liked. The setting is very interesting, and I also definitely liked the characters, especially Hanako and Lilly. So, in my opinion, overall this Visual Novel is certainly worth playing.
Katawa shoujo é simplesmente uma das melhores visual novels, cada rota tendo 2 finais, além do ótimo desenvolvimento em todas elas, sem ser aquela mesmice de jogo harém que todas querem o protagonista, o jogo contém conteúdo +18 mas mesmo assim não perde sua essência, pelo contrário, só tem acrescentar, a forma que foi introduzida deixa claro que não foi por fan service
If you are into VN and you haven’t played it I definitely think you should 99% you will enjoy it
I don't think I got far enough to finish a route. I made friends with the armless girl. That's about the extent of what I remember.
My first VN ever. 10/10 I come back every year to play Hanako's route.
I've been streaming this game with a friend and we got bamboozled by the "disable adult content" option on the menu. After the first H-scene with Emi, we got caught off-guard by her naked sprite appearing, turns out this mode only censors the sex scenes with CGs. I was in a state of shock while my friend screamed out of her lungs at first and then proceeded to enter a laughing fit while I desperately searched for the game capture source on OBS so I could take that shit off the screen before Youtube fucks me over.
Thank you Four Leaf Studios.
Thank you Four Leaf Studios.
I've honestly been a little ablesit due to seeing people have low regards for disabilities my whole life but this changed the entire idea. Seeing a tragedy like that occuring to the MC that could happen to anyone really gave me some perspective on his whole situation and made me appreciate of my own. I haven't made it too far in but I have high expectations and am proud of how it looks so far.
I was 16 and i loved it
Legitimately one of the few games to ever make me cry. Hard recommend.
There was a time in my life where I thought this was one of the greatest visual novels of all time. I was also 14 and thought The Dark Knight was the best movie ever made and Tobuscus was the funniest person on the internet.
While the concept alone will most certainly make most people raise their eyebrows, being a dating sim where all the girls are disabled, I will hardcore defend this game. The game never treats any of the girls like stereotypes or jokes, they all have very real personalities and way they cope/live with their disabilities. But yeah you can fuck em too.