Kawata Shoujo

[Necron_warrior]

I had just started this game about a week ago, and all of a sudden I'm seeing it everywhere (more or less) without even looking for it.

Is this happening for anyone else?

Also, if you don't know what I'm talking about, It is a visual novel which is actually brilliant

 

[ZehMadScientist]

My, check my avatar. Always nice to meet a fellow fan.

Katawa Shoujo received a lot of attention because it all started from a concept that was posted on 4chan. You can find the Escapist article here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115047-Disabled-Girl-Dating-Sim-Katawa-Shoujo-Finally-Available]. Also, the word "Katawa" has a lot of negative connotations in Japan, to the point that is not allowed to be said on television. "Katawa Shoujo" roughly translates to Cripple Girls, so that what's all the hubbub was all about (I think).

In any case, I think it's a great game. There is a Let's Play [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.342483-Lets-Play-Katawa-Shoujo-Chapter-6-Ahem-Part-2?page=1] thread going on at the moment here on the Escapist, why don't you join in on the fun?

 

[Roofstone]

It is a wonderful game, truly wonderful. But yes, it is quite popular. And has garnered some attention here and there on various forums.

Rightly deserved I say. Also, I love your avatar ZehMad Scientist. <3<3<3

 

[Otaku World Order]

And if you feel like it, there's also the Katawa Shoujo discussion group [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Katawa-Shoujo-Fans] here on the Escapist.

 

[DrRockor]

It's a great story with great characters and all made by a group of people off 4chan. It has given me faith the website as a whole

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

It's a great story to get into, that's for sure. I wouldn't really refer to it as a "game" though. It's not so much you are "playing" as you are reading and making specific choices now and then to drive the story in the direction you want to. Nevertheless, I've only completed one of the lines, and am almost done with my second. I don't really care for the more explicit moments, as I wish they were over sooner rather than later, in order to get back to the actual story-telling.

Emi's story is particularly guilty of this.

 

[teh_Canape]

first visual novel I've actually gone through until the end
went for Hanako, got her good ending... and I couldn't bring myself to playing any other route =P

 

[DrRockor]

I don't really care for the more explicit moments, as I wish they were over sooner rather than later, in order to get back to the actual story-telling.

I get how some of it is kind of awkward but some of the more tender moments between Hisao and the girls come just before and just after the sex, so I think its a necessary evil.