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    Grisaia No Kijatsu - 3 days after Amanes good ending

    in Visual Novel Talk

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    4 hours ago, visualnovelfan said:

    Aren't you overlooking that usually the true story is canon?

    What is your opinion? What is your view on the importance of what is canon?

     

    That kind of goes without saying, doesn't it? The two ('true route' and canon) are somewhat synonymous, at least in my mind.

    For me, the importance of how canonical something is only extends as far as how extensive the body of work for a series is. For something like Star Wars, which has a large extended universe, it's a pretty important designation when it comes to discussing things like character and world events. For most VNs - for example Deardrops, which only has a small continuation in story in the form of a fandisc, it's only important so far as discussing the sequel.

    For VNs that don't have fandiscs, proper sequels, or adaptations, what's canon is completely worthless.

    What Anime are you watching now?

    in Anime/Manga Talk

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    Caught up on S2 of Haikyu, which was a mistake. I usually don't watch stuff while it's airing and now I either have to watch it weekly or wait 11 weeks for it to finish.
    Planning on watching either Overlord next or knocking out 40 episodes of Ace of Diamond, which doesn't really sound too appealing to marathon. 

    Grisaia No Kijatsu - 3 days after Amanes good ending

    in Visual Novel Talk

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    2 minutes ago, CeruleanGamer said:

    Then please explain why it is necessary to have true routes? Is it to make us all happy that there's a real and actual conclusion to the VN then?

     

    Sometimes the designation is just a reflection of the most well-thought out and best scenario in a game, other times it the foundation a sequel is built on?
    I think what Decay was trying to say was that it's all just stories, something being designated as a true route takes away absolutely nothing of value from another route. It's a mostly arbitrary designation from the perspective of solely enjoying a work for the contents of what it is.

    Grisaia No Kijatsu - 3 days after Amanes good ending

    in Visual Novel Talk

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    I was pretty much just going to say what Down said in regards to what CeruleanGamer posted.
    It's all stories, nothing is really invalidated by having the word of God declare something as a "true route."

    Even if the other two games invalidate the heroine endings in GnK, that doesn't take away from what they made me feel while reading them. I found Angelic Howl really special, no less so just because the other games go down other threads.

    Grisaia No Kijatsu - 3 days after Amanes good ending

    in Visual Novel Talk

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    It's been awhile, but what was so sad about her good ending?

    Besides her dying of old age and never truly overcoming her survivor guilt 'till the very end, she ended up living a long life with Yuuji and having grandchildren.  There was layers there, and it wasn't all good sure, but ultimately it seemed very organic and an overall positive thing. My favorite thing about then ending was how final and comprehensive it was, cause other VNs that have happy endings usually leave it at "everything is okay now, we've got each other, and we have a good future ahead of us" and the reader never sees anything beyond that. I was actually quite pleased to know she lived a full life even if everything wasn't roses, and that she ultimately died with a wealth of experiences and (IIRC) finally achieving contentment. 

    Some details might be hazy though, as I tend to forget things pretty quickly after I read them.

     

     

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