![]() ![]() But for the majority of the girls this is something in the background of their existence, as they've had to live with it all their lives. The disabilities are not ignored, they do affect things, each character does need to work around them, and we get moments where we see how each person's interactions with others is affected by such. ![]() (The only one whose personality I didn't immediately get a strong sense of was Rin - and I think that's fine, because Rin's whole thing is that she doesn't know who she is either) Their initial encounters gives also not just the physical gimmick, but also a clear personality gimmick to remember: Shizune's forcefulness, Misha's cheerfulness, Emi's impulsiveness, Lilly's dignified authority, Hanako's panicky shyness. The central 'gimmick' of the entire game is that this is takes place in a school for kids with various disabilities - but given this, it's exceptional and excellent how little the actual disabilities matter. After that initial memorable characteristic (Olhado's metallic eyes, Quim's religiosity, Grego's burst of violence), their personalities could be developed more fully. OSC repaired this marvelously, and ended up making them the stars of the story - and his first act of repairing was giving each of them a 'gimmick', something to instantly differentiate them from each other and make them memorable to the readers. (2) I was also reminded of when Orson Scott Card was talking how in his first draft of " Speaker for the Dead" (one of my all-time favorite SF books) a complaint he got was that Novinha's children couldn't be told apart. Emi's self-confidence becomes recklessness and her self-reliance becomes an urge to keep other people at an emotional distance. The best, most admirable and lovable aspects of each character can't be easily separated from their weaknesses. A single trait becomes virtue or failing in different contexts - it becomes a failing in the context in which it becomes counterproductive to the happiness and goals of the person. (1) "It had been his virtue, and therefore also the cause of his fall." -J.R.R TolkienĬharacters aren't rounded by balancing clearly delineated virtues with clearly delineated failings. spoilerīut here, oh Katawa Shoujo does so many things even better: ![]() In " Yume Miru Kusuri", characterization was layered. The violent tsundere, the lusty widow, the introverted cosplayer. In " The Sagara Family" characterization was two words per character. :)Ĭharacterization: Oh, this game takes characterization to the next level. I so much love theming! And most of these deliver. Shizune - Learning to Read / Sleight of Hand / To My Other Self Hanako - Hide and Seek / Castling / Scars The remaining three acts are labelled as follows per route. Note that the sex content of each route is much lower than in the other two games, just 1-3 scenes per route.Įach route has four acts, including the shared first act (" Life Expectancy") where the choice of route occurs, based on what girl you show most interest and most compatible personality with. You don't get a route for the gay girl, but you still get a sex scene with her in a bad ending. Number of girls: 6 - in pairs of best friends: Emi & Rin, Lilly & Hanako, Shizune & Misha So be forewarned, that if you just want some good quick wank-material this is probably not for you. It's actually more of a set of slow romance stories with a few sex scenes added in, quite unlike the previous two games I reviewed. Overall impression: This is really really good - some parts of it excellent, and even the weakest parts are quite decent. Note that I SPOIL EVERYTHING, so please don't read further if you've not played through ALL the routes. First posted in The Erogamer's thread, decided to repost here. I got introduced to Katawa Shoujo via a NSFW story/quest in Questionable Questing that had its protagonist be a fan of 'erogames' and she mentions Katawa Shoujo (if you're interested in the quest it's called The Erogamer - and I heartily recommend it - but you're going to need an account for it as it's in the NSFW section)Īnyway I decided to write commentary on the three erogames mentioned in the story - and this here is my third one, the one on Katawa Shoujo. ![]()
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