This is one of those games that I really want to like. I’ve tried nearly a dozen times to get it to “click” and it never does.

I always bounce off of it and I’ve never entirely understand why.

Sure, the platforming is precision machined but maybe the fact that the game is too forgiving with its checkpoints leads to a lack of stakes or tension for someone like me that isn’t going to go for every strawberry.

I also think the levels might be too long and that the game forces you to spend too much time in individual biomes.

The story’s presentation, at least early on, may also be a bit too sappy and not engaging.

Idk. I know people really love this game and what I’ve played of it is fine. But it’s lacking something crucial.

Good OST, though.

Over a decade ago, I first experienced CLANNAD, my very first visual novel, and I recall having it land incredibly deeply for me. I don't remember the specifics, but I recall the feelings I felt. Since then, friends and family have come and gone, I've graduated, I've started to make a living and a life for myself. And I found myself back here, at the foot of the hill with Nagisa again. In another decade, I hope to carry with me another ten years' worth of memories, moments, triumphs, and the strength and serenity to push through the difficulties I face on the road to that next benchmark of my time on this earth. And maybe once again, in those ten years' time, we'll meet at the bottom of the hill again.

https://youtu.be/2UbOYG3_6wE?si=zNBxOWxWRoJFvurQ