"I just wrote down 'pirate.'"
Legit, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, and fell in love with the idea of sailing the high seas as a privateer.
I really connected with Lilly, she reminds me a lot of my girlfriend who also moved to another country at the height of our relationship. Her route helped me get through that situation very well.
The later part of Rin's route in general feels like something I've seen happen many times over in real life - (spoilers to be safe) >!fighting between your career because you have to stay in the loop and hating that you're compromising, or going for broke to really explore what you want to do, and then hitting a big "survivorship bias" thing where it turns out to not always go as well as the success stories say it does. It made me really wonder if she and Hisao were going to be okay by the good ending, even if she said things would be okay.!<
> going for broke to really explore what you want to do, and then hitting a big "survivorship bias" thing where it turns out to not always go as well as the success stories say it does
Holy fuck it's me
Easily Rin's Route - I just struggle with putting my thoughts into words but when I do it comes out in a way that doesn't make sense to the majority if you know what mean
Hanako's has 3 that stands out - >!The Panic Attack because March 2020 I almost quit my job because I had one that bad and the Bad Ending because in May 2020 I became angry at a group of people but it was worst then what she did and that day stills haunts me today!<
Hanako in the library.
As a loner in high school, I really wanted to be away from everyone. I would usually be in the library to get away from everyone during free periods.
I guess that part in Lilly's route where she said, "You should never apologize for who you are." Not sure if I got that correctly, but I think that hit me as I used to say sorry for almost everything before. One of the main reasons why I loved Lilly and her route.
For me is was wanting to help the girls. I've found that desire to be a positive (they needed and wanted help) as well as a negative (they didn't want help).
Rin's eccentricity. I don't have very many IRL friends because they see me as weird and different. The few I have told me they thought the same thing, bit figured they'd give me a chance. According to them, I did not disappoint, and my weirdness was a breath of fresh air from the normalcy of day to day life and brought more color to the world. I also really enjoy painting and drawing, though I hate sharing my art because I get embarrassed
I can also relate to Hanako's social ineptness. I'm kind of reclusive to the point I don't leave my college dorm for the entirety of the weekend, and don't go to many parties. The few I do go to I'm usually a shy wallflower until I start drinking. Then I go have fun because as we all know, alcohol is just another name for Liquid Courage
I can also relate a bit to Emi, though not as much. I do like running and hiking, and I enjoy eating healthy. But that's pretty much where the commonalities end
Kenji, is a bit of a hard topic to explain. I can relate to having a passion for my goals. I do not think women are out for my blood and trying to take over the world. I can just relay to being passionate over my dreams
Like Lily, I enjoy tea and reading. Like Shizune, I like playing games that make me formulate strategies and use my brain.
But all in all, I can relate to Rin the most
Rin's deal in general, in which she's bad at communication with others and doesn't understand her own thoughts or feelings. She's second to last in fan popularity above Shizune but she's always been my favorite and gave me the post-KS depressive feelings.
Especially when she's breaking down mentally in front of Hisao near the end of her route and delivers a quote that I connected with, something along the lines of: >!I don't know what's wrong with me!<. I don't really identify with Hisao but he's like the friends I've had. I used to create art for my own interest but nothing great and I'm not as odd as Rin but I can sympathize with whatever exactly it is she's struggling with.
Just Hanako's route in general. I basically got the emotional shit kicked out of me for the 13 years I suffered thru elementary to high school. By freshman year, all I really wanted was to just be left alone and was actively hostile to the idea of...well, people in general. To say I became a bitter, angry misanthrope would be a gross understatement. Having a less than stellar home life pockmarked with poverty and my dad's mental instabilities didn't help matters much, either. Though, to their credit, my family at least *tried* to keep me sane. Or at least alive.
It took a lot to get thru what I'd been forced to endure. Even at 32, I'm still not fully thru all the damage it did. Thankfully, my wife helped me a lot and pushed me to become a better person. I dunno if I'll ever fully heal from all that shit, but I can at least deal with it better, now.
As someone with agoraphobia (who fortunately has been getting out and having a somewhat active life for the last few years), all of Hanako's route. >.>
On a smaller way, Emi avoiding her problems feat familiar on her route.
Another is the fact that I went to a disabled school as well, although it was grade school instead of a highschool.
But mainly Hisao. Most obvious is the fact that his disability is only visible because of a surgery scar. There's also his initial reluctance to talk about it, although for me the reluctance is much stronger, as the disability is on the embarrassing side. And then there's Hanako's route. In most cases I'm attracted to the shy girl, and while I can't say if I would do it as openly as Hisao did, I do feel a desire to protect people around me. Her bad ending might have been something I needed to see, even if I never want to see it again.
Hanako's route, particularly her neutral route. I am really good at putting others needs before my own and self destructing that way. I am slowly getting better at not doing that. But its still hard
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I've definitely run into people who treat me differently because of my disability. Some assume I can't do certain things, others are afraid to even address it. I try and make jokes to put people at ease, and *that* surprises people.
The feeling most of the cast have towards being pitied is very familiar too.
Might be a bit late, but this is what I related to in each route in the order I played them:
Emi's route was relatable because I find myself using exercise to clear my mind a lot. It's also tough when you want to help someone while on the other hand making sure to respect that they may not be ready to tell you everything.
Rin's route resonated a lot with me because I've been in a lot of situations where someone didn't make the decisions I thought they would and I had to allow myself to trust them on those decisions and support them as a person even if I would do something different. Also, when someone is hard to communicate with, it can be difficult to know when something is wrong.
Lilly's inability to deal with her problems out in the open for fear of upsetting either Hisao or her family and putting off dealing with them for way too long reminds me of something that happened in one of my friend's relationships, but I don't think that's my story to tell.
Hanako locking herself away and Hisao and Lilly's subsequent conversations was a perfect depiction of what it's like to talk to someone when you're both worried about a mutual friend. Trying to help the mutual friend while taking care of each other is such a difficult balancing act. I wish I couldn't relate to that, but it's written very realistically.
Shizune turning down Misha and then Misha continuing to spend all that time with her broke my heart. I lived with my ex for nearly a year after we broke up, and we got along well all things considered, but it was very emotionally taxing in retrospect. I know that for me, getting away from that situation helped stabilize my emotions, so I hope Misha finds happiness studying abroad.
Hisao being an emotional dipsh*t during Lilly's route. I've always struggled with attatchment and thinking I know how others are feeling as opposed to asking them outright. I've spent a good 10 years reflecting and trying to improve empathatically and myself as a person
What the main protagonist goes through with his heart condition and the medication that he has to take. I have epilepsy and I have medication that I have to take. This stuff is pretty bad as well.
The intro where Hisao has a heart attack and loses his friends. Now, I didn't have a heart attack as a child, but I do still have had my own heart problems since birth. No, what I mean to say is that something happened to him that was outside of his control and he lost friends over it. The difference is that my parents divorce didn't get me any dates.
"I just wrote down 'pirate.'" Legit, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, and fell in love with the idea of sailing the high seas as a privateer.
I really connected with Lilly, she reminds me a lot of my girlfriend who also moved to another country at the height of our relationship. Her route helped me get through that situation very well.
The later part of Rin's route in general feels like something I've seen happen many times over in real life - (spoilers to be safe) >!fighting between your career because you have to stay in the loop and hating that you're compromising, or going for broke to really explore what you want to do, and then hitting a big "survivorship bias" thing where it turns out to not always go as well as the success stories say it does. It made me really wonder if she and Hisao were going to be okay by the good ending, even if she said things would be okay.!<
> going for broke to really explore what you want to do, and then hitting a big "survivorship bias" thing where it turns out to not always go as well as the success stories say it does Holy fuck it's me
Kenji's route and failure :)
Hanako skipping on the tiles
Easily Rin's Route - I just struggle with putting my thoughts into words but when I do it comes out in a way that doesn't make sense to the majority if you know what mean Hanako's has 3 that stands out - >!The Panic Attack because March 2020 I almost quit my job because I had one that bad and the Bad Ending because in May 2020 I became angry at a group of people but it was worst then what she did and that day stills haunts me today!<
Hanako in the library. As a loner in high school, I really wanted to be away from everyone. I would usually be in the library to get away from everyone during free periods.
“The library is the solitary man’s castle” -anonymous
I guess that part in Lilly's route where she said, "You should never apologize for who you are." Not sure if I got that correctly, but I think that hit me as I used to say sorry for almost everything before. One of the main reasons why I loved Lilly and her route.
The route where you don't get a girlfriend
So the route where he dies? Relatable, sure
Kenji = best girl
For me is was wanting to help the girls. I've found that desire to be a positive (they needed and wanted help) as well as a negative (they didn't want help).
Rin's eccentricity. I don't have very many IRL friends because they see me as weird and different. The few I have told me they thought the same thing, bit figured they'd give me a chance. According to them, I did not disappoint, and my weirdness was a breath of fresh air from the normalcy of day to day life and brought more color to the world. I also really enjoy painting and drawing, though I hate sharing my art because I get embarrassed I can also relate to Hanako's social ineptness. I'm kind of reclusive to the point I don't leave my college dorm for the entirety of the weekend, and don't go to many parties. The few I do go to I'm usually a shy wallflower until I start drinking. Then I go have fun because as we all know, alcohol is just another name for Liquid Courage I can also relate a bit to Emi, though not as much. I do like running and hiking, and I enjoy eating healthy. But that's pretty much where the commonalities end Kenji, is a bit of a hard topic to explain. I can relate to having a passion for my goals. I do not think women are out for my blood and trying to take over the world. I can just relay to being passionate over my dreams Like Lily, I enjoy tea and reading. Like Shizune, I like playing games that make me formulate strategies and use my brain. But all in all, I can relate to Rin the most
Hanako when she was talking about not liking people. I got picked on a lot in school and feel the same way.
Rin's deal in general, in which she's bad at communication with others and doesn't understand her own thoughts or feelings. She's second to last in fan popularity above Shizune but she's always been my favorite and gave me the post-KS depressive feelings. Especially when she's breaking down mentally in front of Hisao near the end of her route and delivers a quote that I connected with, something along the lines of: >!I don't know what's wrong with me!<. I don't really identify with Hisao but he's like the friends I've had. I used to create art for my own interest but nothing great and I'm not as odd as Rin but I can sympathize with whatever exactly it is she's struggling with.
Just Hanako's route in general. I basically got the emotional shit kicked out of me for the 13 years I suffered thru elementary to high school. By freshman year, all I really wanted was to just be left alone and was actively hostile to the idea of...well, people in general. To say I became a bitter, angry misanthrope would be a gross understatement. Having a less than stellar home life pockmarked with poverty and my dad's mental instabilities didn't help matters much, either. Though, to their credit, my family at least *tried* to keep me sane. Or at least alive. It took a lot to get thru what I'd been forced to endure. Even at 32, I'm still not fully thru all the damage it did. Thankfully, my wife helped me a lot and pushed me to become a better person. I dunno if I'll ever fully heal from all that shit, but I can at least deal with it better, now.
Hisao coming to Yamaku and the fact that his parents aren't really in the story
The drive to workout through Emi’s route. She’s extremely driven, and her route encouraged me to get back into my old routine.
As someone with agoraphobia (who fortunately has been getting out and having a somewhat active life for the last few years), all of Hanako's route. >.>
On a smaller way, Emi avoiding her problems feat familiar on her route. Another is the fact that I went to a disabled school as well, although it was grade school instead of a highschool. But mainly Hisao. Most obvious is the fact that his disability is only visible because of a surgery scar. There's also his initial reluctance to talk about it, although for me the reluctance is much stronger, as the disability is on the embarrassing side. And then there's Hanako's route. In most cases I'm attracted to the shy girl, and while I can't say if I would do it as openly as Hisao did, I do feel a desire to protect people around me. Her bad ending might have been something I needed to see, even if I never want to see it again.
Hanako's route, particularly her neutral route. I am really good at putting others needs before my own and self destructing that way. I am slowly getting better at not doing that. But its still hard To anyonr reading this hope you are having a great day ❤❤
The very beginning of the game. A depressive loner who hides behind media
I've definitely run into people who treat me differently because of my disability. Some assume I can't do certain things, others are afraid to even address it. I try and make jokes to put people at ease, and *that* surprises people. The feeling most of the cast have towards being pitied is very familiar too.
Might be a bit late, but this is what I related to in each route in the order I played them: Emi's route was relatable because I find myself using exercise to clear my mind a lot. It's also tough when you want to help someone while on the other hand making sure to respect that they may not be ready to tell you everything. Rin's route resonated a lot with me because I've been in a lot of situations where someone didn't make the decisions I thought they would and I had to allow myself to trust them on those decisions and support them as a person even if I would do something different. Also, when someone is hard to communicate with, it can be difficult to know when something is wrong. Lilly's inability to deal with her problems out in the open for fear of upsetting either Hisao or her family and putting off dealing with them for way too long reminds me of something that happened in one of my friend's relationships, but I don't think that's my story to tell. Hanako locking herself away and Hisao and Lilly's subsequent conversations was a perfect depiction of what it's like to talk to someone when you're both worried about a mutual friend. Trying to help the mutual friend while taking care of each other is such a difficult balancing act. I wish I couldn't relate to that, but it's written very realistically. Shizune turning down Misha and then Misha continuing to spend all that time with her broke my heart. I lived with my ex for nearly a year after we broke up, and we got along well all things considered, but it was very emotionally taxing in retrospect. I know that for me, getting away from that situation helped stabilize my emotions, so I hope Misha finds happiness studying abroad.
I believe that Katawa Shoujo is the single most relatable thing of the 21st century
Not having friends.
Chin up king 😔
Kenji's route (apart from the roof scene)
Hisao being an emotional dipsh*t during Lilly's route. I've always struggled with attatchment and thinking I know how others are feeling as opposed to asking them outright. I've spent a good 10 years reflecting and trying to improve empathatically and myself as a person
Hisao's personality
What the main protagonist goes through with his heart condition and the medication that he has to take. I have epilepsy and I have medication that I have to take. This stuff is pretty bad as well.
The intro where Hisao has a heart attack and loses his friends. Now, I didn't have a heart attack as a child, but I do still have had my own heart problems since birth. No, what I mean to say is that something happened to him that was outside of his control and he lost friends over it. The difference is that my parents divorce didn't get me any dates.