To say that the subject matter is a bit rocky would be putting it lightly the name and premise alone have the subtlety and sensitivity of a freight train driven by Klansmen in blackface through Harlem. This screenshot became the bane of my existence. In no particular order you have: Shizune, the deaf student council president and class representative
The name roughly translates to “Crippled Girl” or some other synonym for cripple, and that about sums it up nicely, considering you have a bevy of girls with physical, and often mental, trauma to woo. Say whatever you like about Katawa Shoujo, you cannot fault it for being misleading. Will he find a new direction for his life? Love? Several awkward sex scenes and self deprecating jokes? Mostly the latter. Left with no other option, he transferred to a private school specifically for children with health problems. Before the two could make good on the confession, he was rushed to the hospital and confined to a bed for several months until his condition stabilized. The story follows Hisao Nakai, a formerly average high school student who suffered a heart murmur while confessing to his high school crush. Or rather partially to completion, but I think getting one good ending is enough to warrant a review of the entire thing, because laziness is sometimes a valid reason not to get through the rest of something. The background story is as convoluted as the relationship threads in this game (Which is to say not really that complex at all, just a bit long-winded), but here it is now, and I’ve had the joy of playing through to completion. It’s been five long years, many promises, and as far as I remember a retracted idea of actually selling the game, instead deciding to give it out for free. Just yesterday, in fact, as far as Pacific Standard Time is concerned. So I don’t know if anybody follows the news or not, but Katawa Shoujo came out this week.
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