TridentScythe Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I have just finished the Shin Koihime series and was very satisfied with the story, but now I find myself in need of a good VN. Apparently, Key's works are all good but are there any specifically good ones out there? Would appreciate any suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I can't give you any recommendations from personal experience, but I can list a few popular Key VNs that I've heard about. The Spoilers just have the descriptions of the VNs in them. Clannad Although in his third year of high school, Okazaki Tomoya does not pay too much attention to school. His classmates are worried about him, but his best friend does not mind. He does not want a girlfriend but he does not realize that he is popular with the girls. However, his life changes when he meets a girl on the way to school... Little Busters Riki was a child when his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. What saved him was a group of four kids calling themselves the Little Busters. They took Riki out and played with him during his time of need. He really enjoyed being together with them, and his grief gradually faded away. Now in his second year of high school they still hang out, fight and live together, and enjoy their school life. Kanon Yuuichi Aizawa, a high school student, returns to a town that he last visited 7 years previously to live with his aunt and cousin. For a reason he’s not quite sure of, he can hardly remember anything about his last visit, but initially this doesn’t seem to worry him too much. The day after he arrives he goes into town where he (literally) bumps into a girl named Ayu Tsukimiya, and Yuuichi’s memories slowly begin to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanleys Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I liked them all but I'd say Rewrite and Little Busters are the best ones. Rewrite has a mix of mystery, school life, and a little action while Little Busters is mostly slice of life, school life type stuff with some mystery mixed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'll basically reiterate what I just posted in another thread (hi, Zeno!), if you want a long VN with a ton of routes, there's Clannad. If you want a long VN but maybe not a hundred gazillion routes, there's Little Busters. If you want a long VN that isn't entirely high-school slice-of-life, there's Rewrite. If you want a medium-sized VN in a wintry setting there's Kanon. If you want a medium-sized VN in a more supernatural setting, there's Air. If you want a short VN there's Planetarian. In fact, even if you don't want a short VN, read it anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TridentScythe Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hmm, the spoilers ( they aren't really) give out a very brief yet interesting view on the VNs. I would like to try them all out, starting with Little Busters. Thanks for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'll basically reiterate what I just posted in another thread (hi, Zeno!), if you want a long VN with a ton of routes, there's Clannad. If you want a long VN but maybe not a hundred gazillion routes, there's Little Busters. If you want a long VN that isn't entirely high-school slice-of-life, there's Rewrite. If you want a medium-sized VN in a wintry setting there's Kanon. If you want a medium-sized VN in a more supernatural setting, there's Air. If you want a short VN there's Planetarian. In fact, even if you don't want a short VN, read it anyways. Hai! Pretty funny that the VNs I suggested were the ones that you suggested to me, huh? Glad to have been of some help, Trident. If you want to know more about them, I'm not the one to ask, since I've never played any of them :/ Flutterz seems to be fairly knowledgeable about them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izuru Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Wait For Angel Beats ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SieghartXx Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Play them all, you won't regret it ;u; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Planetarian and Clannad are good. Little Busters is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Clannad ... Just ... play Clannad ! Clannad was the best ... I want to play it again ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hairybumslapper Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Wait For Angel Beats ^^ Hopefully it's actually worth the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadIEnd Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 IMO Rewrite is currently Key's masterpiece, with Little Busters! not that far behind. However Angel Beats! is going to be their most ambitious VN by far, with 19 routes, amazing art, massive content to explore with a very lengthy completion time and sexyass H-Scenes as a bonus. It's going to... excuse my language, poop all over the Angel Beats! anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcboomer Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'd say Little Busters for me personally, it all depends on your tastes though. Almost anything from them is a good starting point in their games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scars Unseen Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 To summarize the above, Little Busters is the best and worst VN of the bunch, but it also falls somewhere in the middle. Despite that, Rewrite is the top pick of Key's works, except possibly for when you're playing CLANNAD. Additionally, Angle Beats will definitely probably blow the rest of them away when it comes out, so be sure you play Planetarian. Also, Kanon is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TridentScythe Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 To summarize the above, Little Busters is the best and worst VN of the bunch, but it also falls somewhere in the middle. I'm a little confused as to what that statement means. Is it because there are some parts are really and others that are really bad? Or is it players' opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Players' opinion. Some love it, Some hate it, and some say it's meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TridentScythe Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Oh okay. That's clears it up. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beato Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It depends on what you like. Rewrite is a completely different VN from the rest of Key's output though so there's no guarantee you'll like other Key VNs if you like Rewrite or that you'll like Rewrite if you like other Key VNs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TridentScythe Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Already on Rewrite, and just finished Chihaya's route. I must say it is different from my earlier VNs but still a good story nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 So you've decided to go for Rewrite, eh? I really liked it, but just keep in mind that everything else Key makes is very different from it. Oh, and it's a bit late to tell you this but it's best to start with Kotori's route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TridentScythe Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I thought so when I belatedly looked at the walkthrough and it said "Shizuru route will open after clearing Kotori route" T.T My favourite character in Rewrite except from Lucia. After all, what's not to like about a smallish kouhai with an eyepatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordcus Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Little Busters, definitely. I played all the heroine routes in Rewrite, but dropped at the Moon Route because I couldn't stand the game anymore. Thus, I hated Rewrite, except for Lucia's route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustmeplease Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 for me Tomoyo's after > Rewrite > Little Busters > Clannad don't know about other game of key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meru Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Play Planetarian first, it's really short but very good. You can get through it in a couple of hours. After that I'd have to recommend Kanon for wintertime and Air for summertime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izuru Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Planetarian Is A Good Vn Play It Its Good ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.