While I originally recommended this, I eventually decided that was a mistake. This makes a lot of common mistakes that other OELVNs make, essentially using the medium as a crutch for bad writing.

The Bad:
If you have ever read 4LS's The Answer, this writer hasn't and he makes a lot of the common mistakes. http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/the_answer/

While the art and music are fine, the writing is poor. The characters are all common anime cliches, which would be fine if it was at least executed well. The story in some areas devolves in a checklist of plot points, which is hugely problematic since this is the kinda VN that rides on it's character writing. Megumi's date is a memorable example of this where instead of watching the MC and her interact and banter, you read through what literally feels like the outline for the plot points that scene should have. As the reader, I feel no more invested in her character than I did before.

This game has numerous editorial errors as well. Once or twice it skips half a conversation if you aren't in a certain route so anyone playing a route for the first time will be wildly confused (and before you get on me, it's not framed as an intentional absence of information, it is an error).

The Good:
- The art and music are nice 8/10
- The story has some dramatic elements

The Bad:
- The character writing is bad, which is a death sentence for a character-focused VN

The Bugs:
- At the original time of writing, there were several bugs, at least half pertaining to the date. While the demo did start in April, the full game starts in May. Then goes to June. Then jumps back to May, goes through to August, and jumps between July and August for the rest of the game. This all happens while the chronology of the story progresses linearly.

While I originally recommended this, I eventually decided that was a mistake. This makes a lot of common mistakes that other OELVNs make, essentially using the medium as a crutch for bad writing. The Bad: If you have ever read 4LS's The Answer, this writer hasn't and he makes a lot of the common mistakes. http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/the_answer/ While the art and music are fine, the writing is poor. The characters are all common anime cliches, which would be fine if it was at least executed well. The story in some areas devolves in a checklist of plot points, which is hugely problematic since this is the kinda VN that rides on it's character writing. Megumi's date is a memorable example of this where instead of watching the MC and her interact and banter, you read through what literally feels like the outline for the plot points that scene should have. As the reader, I feel no more invested in her character than I did before. This game has numerous editorial errors as well. Once or twice it skips half a conversation if you aren't in a certain route so anyone playing a route for the first time will be wildly confused (and before you get on me, it's not framed as an intentional absence of information, it is an error). The Good: - The art and music are nice 8/10 - The story has some dramatic elements The Bad: - The character writing is bad, which is a death sentence for a character-focused VN The Bugs: - At the original time of writing, there were several bugs, at least half pertaining to the date. While the demo did start in April, the full game starts in May. Then goes to June. Then jumps back to May, goes through to August, and jumps between July and August for the rest of the game. This all happens while the chronology of the story progresses linearly.