Kinda how I felt as well--there's some really amazing prose, some awesome moments and lines, but I had a hard time pushing through the route despite that. I guess it's just that the whole thing felt kind of unhealthy for both Rin and Hisao, and also that the central theme about how people can never truly understand each other means that we never really have the sense of cathartic discovery of breaking through Rin's mysteries the way we do with characters like Hanako or Emi. Rin is almost as opaque at the end as she is at the beginning.Tyrael wrote:Eh, I thought her arc was a bit painful to get through from a reader's standpoint.brythain wrote:I think the writing for Rin's arc is probably the most beautiful writing in the whole game.
But, if you look at it from an aesthetical perspective, then hell yes, Rin's arc as a whole contains some of the best writing I've seen so far in a visual novel. It's clever, it's thoughtful and the way it flows is fantastic, considering the fact that she's a character who can't really express herself the way she wants to. It's awkward yet endearing at the same time.
I was impressed with Aura's writing and I hope I'll have the pleasure to read something else written by him in the (near) future.
what are the best quotes from the game?
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
That smoking scene thoOremLK wrote: I guess it's just that the whole thing felt kind of unhealthy for both Rin and Hisao
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
"She"? Hisao says that.SpunkySix wrote:Agreed. She needs to go somewhere familiar, so she doesn't get lost in the unfamiliar. I don't see that as a particularly odd concept.Charmant wrote:That makes perfect sense though.HarvestmanMan wrote:"I should go somewhere too, to prevent myself from getting lost."
Mostly because it makes not a lick of sense.
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
Cant remember the exact line but Hisao thinking Misha coming into the classroom with the grace of a rhino (something like that).
しれー、しれぇー!、しれぇーってばー!ねー!、おーい、きこえてないのー?ぅおーい!
Tokitsukaze y u so cute.
Admiral of the sea and a stout defender of his kanmusu.
Tokitsukaze y u so cute.
Admiral of the sea and a stout defender of his kanmusu.
Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
It's: "She [Hanako] jumps a little when Misha crashes into the room with the elegance of a rhino."ogorhan wrote:Cant remember the exact line but Hisao thinking Misha coming into the classroom with the grace of a rhino (something like that).
I couldn't help but giggle at that one
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
Tyrael wrote:It's: "She [Hanako] jumps a little when Misha crashes into the room with the elegance of a rhino."ogorhan wrote:Cant remember the exact line but Hisao thinking Misha coming into the classroom with the grace of a rhino (something like that).
I couldn't help but giggle at that one
herd u waz talkin shit m8
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
Oh, well... huh. I'll be.HarvestmanMan wrote:"She"? Hisao says that.
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
'I need to use your window.'
That line and all that followed can only truly be appreciated if you've ever been barged in on.
That line and all that followed can only truly be appreciated if you've ever been barged in on.
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Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
I thank the Nine that I cannot truly appreciate it, then.Eurobeatjester wrote:'I need to use your window.'
That line and all that followed can only truly be appreciated if you've ever been barged in on.
"I don’t want to be here anymore, I know there’s nothing left worth staying for.
Your paradise is something I’ve endured
See I don’t think I can fight this anymore, I’m listening with one foot out the door
And something has to die to be reborn-I don’t want to be here anymore"
Your paradise is something I’ve endured
See I don’t think I can fight this anymore, I’m listening with one foot out the door
And something has to die to be reborn-I don’t want to be here anymore"
Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
Possibly the most final of final endings in the game. Simple soul-crushing at its best."We don't speak again after that."
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end.
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
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The finality of that hit me hard even after getting the good ending first.brythain wrote:Possibly the most final of final endings in the game. Simple soul-crushing at its best."We don't speak again after that."
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"Tissues to the extreme!"
"Tissues to the extreme!"
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Finality indeed. This one's for you, Spunky. Merry Christmas.SpunkySix wrote:The finality of that hit me hard even after getting the good ending first.brythain wrote:Possibly the most final of final endings in the game. Simple soul-crushing at its best."We don't speak again after that."
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end.
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
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Ehbrythain wrote:Possibly the most final of final endings in the game. Simple soul-crushing at its best."We don't speak again after that."
The whole experience felt a bit forced to me. It's as if Hisao just had a revelation saying "Well ok I really need to be the biggest a-hole I can possibly be with this one."
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You're just channelling George Lucas: "The... force... is... the biggest a-hole... with this one."Tyrael wrote:The whole experience felt a bit forced to me. It's as if Hisao just had a revelation saying "Well ok I really need to be the biggest a-hole I can possibly be with this one."
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end.
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga.
"Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Re: what are the best quotes from the game?
Huh.brythain wrote:Finality indeed. This one's for you, Spunky. Merry Christmas.SpunkySix wrote:The finality of that hit me hard even after getting the good ending first.
Merry Christmas to you too, brythain. That was a wonderful read, and I think the massive cynic in me just melted a little.
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"Tissues to the extreme!"
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