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[Kyler Thatch]

Just out of curiosity, was Iwanako's letter originally written in Japanese, then translated to English? Or the other way around?

[TheHivemind]

After once again briefly reading the forums/FAQ to make sure I don't ask a question that has already been spammed on this website, I've found that (so far) it hasn't been answered. So...

What do you guys do for a living? I.e Uni/college, work, hobbies etc. Are you all proficient with programming?

Sorry if it sounds intrusive, I just find the writers (Well, all developers involved really) to be extraordinary people (And are rather patient as well.. judging by the other questions that they receive).

I work in an office as something very much like an administrative assistant. It's dreadful, but it pays the bills. When I'm not in the office, I write articles for a website's multimedia section (though I've only done a few reviews recently) and plot my inevitable return to university to finally do my phd. And I'm writing a novel, but that hardly counts.

In high school, I learned C++ and Java programming. I don't remember any of it.

[Xaviour]

Is there any count of downloads for the full version of the game?
Seeing as how the game virtually exploded everywhere on the internet, the downloads should reflect that.

[Morello]

ez question: for god, whats Misha disability? Does she even have one?

[cpl_crud]

After once again briefly reading the forums/FAQ to make sure I don't ask a question that has already been spammed on this website, I've found that (so far) it hasn't been answered. So...

What do you guys do for a living? I.e Uni/college, work, hobbies etc. Are you all proficient with programming?

Sorry if it sounds intrusive, I just find the writers (Well, all developers involved really) to be extraordinary people (And are rather patient as well.. judging by the other questions that they receive).

I am a technology consultant for the entertainment industry. Biggest hobby is my family, but others include photography and collecting headphones.

[Silentcook]

What do you guys do for a living? I.e Uni/college, work, hobbies etc. Are you all proficient with programming?

Nurse in a neuro OR. Couldn't program to save my life.

[GamerJM]

I have to say, I think for a VN with five writers, the story in this was amazingly coherent. Sure, the writing style varied, but as a whole I think the themes came together well to form one cohesive story fairly well. DId you guys really put a lot of effort into working with each other? Some of the blog posts make it sound like you were kind of doing your own thing for a lot of the project and I dunno, something about that just seems kinda hard to believe.

[cpl_crud]

For some reason they "entertainment industry" sounds dirty. Like you set up wifi for porn shoots or something....

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't set up Wifi at an event with naked ladies. Such is life.

Replace "Entertaiment" with "Theatre, live production and broadcast" and you are closer to the mark.

[lblf]

You might like Joe Hisaishi: Or Oscar Peterson: Or Chopin:

Thank you. I feel enlightened!

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't set up Wifi at an event with naked ladies. Such is life.

Replace "Entertaiment" with "Theatre, live production and broadcast" and you are closer to the mark.

And cpl_crud, cheers for taking the time to participate in that interview. Wouldn't be really cool to have a "narrative playthrough" of KS to listen to what the writers/artist/composers were thinking at parts of the game? Just putting it out there, I know so much has been asked of you guys already

[Caesius]

Although I imagine you guys are loathe to speculate, what do you think to have been RAITA's original intentions for KS? Would he have wanted to cater to the "white knight," the deviant pervert, the hopeless romantic, or the normal person?

You guys obviously went to great lengths to depict the characters as human beings rather than fairytale stereotypes, even going so far as to throw Hisao's own white knight complex back in his face. But could the game have avoided becoming a cliche-fest if the Japanese had produced it, even with similar non-commercial intentions?

[TheHivemind]

"Narrative playthrough" reminds me a lot of "director's commentary" you see often in movie. And I have to say: it would be extremely wonderful and interesting to see what the writer have to say about his/her own writing, but I highly doubt anyone would be willing to do something like that. I get the feeling that everyone is more than willing to leave this as it is and move onto to other things.

Yeah a "director's commentary" is exactly what I was thinking when I brought it up.I totally understand that they'd would prefer to leave it as it is, there's nothing wrong with that, I think KS is perfect the way it is. Just can't help but want to delve deeper into the minds of the writers because I truly enjoyed it reading it so much.

In the earlier days of the project we considered doing something like this. We decided against it later, because it would be horribly time consuming and I, at least, have very little to say about any particular scene. Some scenes, it's true, have little stories about them, but honestly some of the stories happened years ago and I don't recall them too clearly.

[LewaKal]

Hey there, devs. I wanted to thank you all for such a great game. I decided to share KS with a few of my friends, and we all absolutely loved it. It served as a great way to bring us together, even though we live an ocean apart from each other. Anyway, onto my question:

My friends and I are graduating this semester, and in celebration we would love to visit Japan. Suriko mentioned that Aura and Crud have been to Japan, so I was wondering if either of you were willing to share any tips for somebody who has never left the US before. Any bit of info would be awesome. Also, could you share links to any helpful websites and resources?

I have always found that a good place to start looking for answers is from those with experience! Thanks in advance for any help you can give us on the subject!

[Omnicretus]

I'm going to make this short, since I'm not 100% certain it hasn't been answered.

Will any of the visual art be available through download or similar?

ps. I'm asking because I noticed a question similar where Aura replied that none of the game assets will be released, and yet, here I am with the Katawa Shoujo Enigmatic Box of Sound, which, if I may add, I am enjoying to an unbelievable extend.

[Guest]

I don't know if this was answered, but what font was used for the game?

[sboy12]

Hey... I'm interested in translation of KS in Korean which is my native language.

Whom should I contact with for this....?