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Clannad, they said.

Little Sister Kana, they said.

I second the Kana: Little Sister.

That was the VN that introduced me to the feels.

The problem with comparing Katawa Shoujo to Clannad is that Clannad is like a soap opera, at least when compared to Katawa Shoujo. Yume Miru Kusuri is the closest fit from my experience.

Kana: little sister and Crescendo. The first one hurt even more than KS, the second one is more similar in style to KS, but the story is not as well-written (not to say that it is not good, just not as good).
Yume Miru Kusuri is also not that bad, although a bit too strange for my tastes.

Think of Lilly's route and Hanako mashed into one, rip out their dissabilities, then add 5 bishoujous and a lengthy story and you jst have yourself clannad.

Yume Miru Kusuri is by far the best VN I've ever played. Even after this. KS is most def in 2nd though haha. Yume Miru has an incredible story and the emotional aspect is a roller coaster. They manage to even blend the hentai, which is more prominent, in a very natural and often emotional way.

Clannad is pretty cool if you liked KS's heroines, but it's hella long and I preferred the anime. It's great that the minor characters have their own routes (with the exception of Ryou, who has a good ending in Kyou's route - but it counts as Kyou's bad end, so ...) but still, if one thinks KS is too long, Clannad is one to avoid. Secondly, it can get a bit too saccharine and dramatic, particularly with Nagisa.

I've heard good things about Edelweiss, as well (nsfw link). The hentai, from the look of the CGs, do seem to be more for a fapping purpose but that's to be expected with most adult-content VNs.

I would suggest checking out these two.

Narcissu: One guy made it in Japanese and released for free. Fan translators localized it to a bunch of different languages. The web edition just has lower graphics and music quality to conserve bandwidth. There is a boxed edition. What's neat is that you can play a voiced or unvoiced version of the VN. The story itself is about Yu admitted to the hospital for lung cancer and another girl who is also terminally ill.

Hanbun no Tsuki go Noboru Sora: Not a VN, but a light novel that turned into an anime. There is a 2 volume manga, but from a quick browse of the internet, it doesn't seem to be as good as the other versions. The story's about Yuichi who's in and out of the hospital for his hepatitis A and Rika who's an inpatient there for a heart condition. I didn't find a translation of the VN, but I highly recommend the anime.

Brass Restoration. I've described it here : http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t ... 240#p70764

Oh and another VN pretty similar to KS but way much shorter : Podzim. Sometime called Autumn too.

I heard Cross Channel was good.

newnar wrote:I heard Cross Channel was good.

Err... It's not similar to KS though. I'll just leave it at that.

Well, i am interested in this too. I just completed all 5 (good) paths of KS, and this got me interested for more.

However, KS was my first VN that i played, so i don't have any clue what to look for. Any suggestion for good VN's?

guestsometingsomething wrote:Well, i am interested in this too. I just completed all 5 (good) paths of KS, and this got me interested for more.

However, KS was my first VN that i played, so i don't have any clue what to look for. Any suggestion for good VN's?

You could look through the Recommend a VN thread.

Anyways, like I mentioned in that thread, here's some words of advice.

Among emotional visual novels or nakige, Katawa Shoujo is really weird. Most nakiges rely on plot or atmosphere whereas Katawa Shoujo relies on characterization and realism. Acknowledge that you won't find a VN that's quite like this, and you should be able to enjoy the Visual Novel medium more.

encrypted12345 wrote:

guestsometingsomething wrote:Well, i am interested in this too. I just completed all 5 (good) paths of KS, and this got me interested for more.

However, KS was my first VN that i played, so i don't have any clue what to look for. Any suggestion for good VN's?

You could look through the Recommend a VN thread.

Anyways, like I mentioned in that thread, here's some words of advice.

Among emotional visual novels or nakige, Katawa Shoujo is really weird. Most nakiges rely on plot or atmosphere whereas Katawa Shoujo relies on characterization and realism. Acknowledge that you won't find a VN that's quite like this, and you should be able to enjoy the Visual Novel medium more.

Thanks! I want to broaden my horizons, so i guess this would be quite interesting.

Even after Lilly becoming my Waifu, I still have to say that KS only holds my #2 slot for all time favorite VN's. Don't get me wrong, it is a close second, but this game is absolutely phenomenal. I played it before it was finally released in America, but I now plan on buying it. The game is called Eien no Aselia, or Eternal Aselia. The game is very long compared to KS, the main route takes around 60 hours to play through (at least it did for me) and it has the best plot I've ever seen in a game ever. It is enriching, thought provoking and puts you in situations where you question if what you are doing is right, if I had to recommend any VN here, it would have to be Eien no Aselia, just because it provokes as much emotion as KS does! It is an action/romance VN, which is also fairly difficult sometimes with its battle strategy, so you may need a guide if you play normal or higher difficulty.