#KATAWA SHOUJO SHIZUNE ROUTE HOW TO#

Now development certainly existed and there was some drama later on just as in the other routes, but this did not become important until very late in the game, while in the previous routes there were at least a few if not multiple allusions to key areas of conflict even in Act 2. ShizuneвЂ™s route also seemed considerably slow in comparison to the other routes. Now this doesnвЂ™t ruin the story, as having played Narcissu I know a kinetic novel can indeed be quite good all the same, but in comparison to the other routes it certainly feels lacking in variety with only one branch, especially considering a lot of the scenes and dialogue between the two are the same with the obvious exceptions of the critical events. And by вЂњless choicesвЂќ I mean the entire route literally has only one point in which the reader makes a choice to initiate the good or bad end, and itвЂ™s incredibly obvious which one to pick if one hopes for the good ending. For starters, ShizuneвЂ™s route has significantly less choices than the other routes. Such themes certainly separate ShizuneвЂ™s route from the others, but there are a few reasons why it was my least favorite.

#KATAWA SHOUJO SHIZUNE ROUTE HOW TO#

The issue of communication and expression is quite important, and the confusion over how to address this is certainly amplified by ShizuneвЂ™s disability. Not just in the romantic sense but also concerning friends and close ones. These situations arenвЂ™t nearly as dark as, say, the philosophical dilemma of Rin or the heartbreaking tragedies of Hanako and Emi, but they definitely stand out in their own way and the notion of a relationship in itself seems to be more important in ShizuneвЂ™s route. What I can say is that both Shizune and Misha have much more self-doubt than they seem to and this is key to some of the more dramatic events that play out later on. ItвЂ™s difficult to elaborate too much on this without entirely spoiling the story, however. However, there are eventually some complications as some backstory tensions start to emerge and Hisao has to put in his best effort to avoid worsening the relationship that the three share. With Shizune and Misha always together, itвЂ™s easy to see why this would be the case and HisaoвЂ™s bond strengthens with both of these two as time goes on. ShizuneвЂ™s route focuses more on the aspect of friendship than the other 3 routes IвЂ™ve played. Luckily, in this route Hisao does learn sign language and thus his efforts to communicate to Shizune himself become much more fluid than in any other route. Strangely enough, it can indeed be hard to differentiate where Shizune stops and Misha intervenes, as the messages often seem to connect with these two. This is often confusing because Misha is the one who relays ShizuneвЂ™s messages, sometimes in a humorously happy manner in spite of ShizuneвЂ™s intended emotions. Misha is a loud, upbeat girl whoвЂ™s almost always laughing (even when sheвЂ™s sad) and seems very different to the serious Shizune. With Misha as the person who communicates ShizuneвЂ™s words to others as well as to Shizune herself, two girls instead of one take center stage in this route, although the romance does follow Shizune and Misha herself has no route. What distinguishes this route from the others is the fact that Shizune is deaf and cannot communicate in the conventional manner. Shizune can be playful, almost childish, at times and this contrasts with the image she exhibits. However, this side of her is not all that exists of her personality, as she quickly reveals herself to be a very competitive person, constantly making games out of many activities that Hisao takes part in. Of course, this alienates many students who find her policies too extreme and leaves her with many who are displeased, especially Lilly. Shizune is a strict, serious individual and as the president of the student council (or what there is of it, consisting of only her, Misha, and in this route, Hisao) she works hard to coordinate school events and keep things moving. Of course, thatвЂ™s not to say that itвЂ™s a bad route, but I certainly enjoyed the others more. As I had feared from what I heard about this route, ShizuneвЂ™s route ended up being my least favorite yet. With schoolwork and the like I havenвЂ™t been able to play as quickly as I would prefer but yesterday I finally completed Shizune HakamichiвЂ™s route, leaving me with only LillyвЂ™s.

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