Katawa Shoujo General #4066Halloween EditionLast Thread: >>584083783Official Website: https://www.katawa-shoujo.com/ (KS is free!)Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/Steam 18+ patch: https://4leafstudios.itch.io/katawa-shoujoBackup KS Downloads: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14sXK5HaU108--T7EjeEVj3xdv_KSB3_R (Windows)archive.org/details/4lsKatawaShoujo1.3.1windowsA6A47E20KS Alpha: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/KSPreAlpha/discussions/0/1291816880498430072/Summer's Clover: https://rentry.org/ghxzx (Suriko's Miki Route - date Suzu or Hisao)Crud's "Where Are 4LS Now?": https://old.reddit.com/r/katawashoujo/comments/6v2zkb/the_whes're_are_they_now_post/KS Wiki: https://wiki.fhs.sh/index.php/Katawa_Shoujo_Wiki>Thread Links(Updated) Master Pastebin: https://rentry.org/tan8n3k7KSG FAQ: https://rentry.org/ub3bs>Community WorksKatawa Booru: https://cripple.booru.org/3D-Printable Katawa Figurines: https://ks.fhs.sh/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=10195.swfDesktop Katawas: https://www.mediafire.com/?ogvo1fh7d5x36j9Katawa Crash: https://flashmuseum.org/katawa-crash/Kenjivania: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/608881?id=608881KatawaWare: https://silverpsycho.itch.io/yamaku-microgamesKS fanfics: https://fourleaffics.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:/ksg/Honey Select Anon's Database: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u7im3gkxe6z5vgj/AAACdqV-sKDjbSvh5J0HXKA1a?dl=0Val's Content Dump + Pantsu: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n4aed5v6np2et5n/AADxAbytpFjXjEj0e7h77HRka?dl=0Anon's Sprites + Font Rip: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FaiIe6pwqLVDjj05LZ_Nr8LUeXv-Z9a_KSG Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1q8DrtNX3CNyylt8IhORnVHBTAcu4h9MHAra~non's survey results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduImrEFF5qW16xfuRIHC9lN-QwPa-wDkABTVEZPQkJ70fZyA/viewanalyticsYamaku fanfic library: https://ks.fhs.sh/viewtopic.php?t=8980 (change the fanfic domains to ks.fhs.sh so that they work)
shizune hakamichi
I kinda hope the jannies don't hit me with a ban for the OP image.This blue board's got OP's like >>585588890 >>586103107 and >>586120078 that've been up for days but I've been bonked for less lewd images.
>>586143818Save up some of that for tomorrow.
copy pasting anon's anime night post since it was made at the end of last threadANIME NIGHT-Aztec Vampire Edition->What?JJBA Stardust Crusaders (1993). The original run was 6 episodes, but only 4 will be shown tonight. That should be about 2.5 hours in total.Battle anime, but less over-the-top than the JoJo anime.>Where?cytu be/r/trackteam>When?18:00 UTC, or around 2 hours from the time of posting.pic by rtil
Always thought it was so weird Shizoon and Misha were solely responsible for every student council assignment, in my school the student council had like ten people and they rarely if ever did anything (in my 6+ years in that school there was a single meeting between them), meanwhile in Yamaku it seems Shizoon and Misha do everything and are responsible for it all. Must be exhausting.
>>586154890that's explained in the game. yes, it is exhausting.
>>586158491don't forget
>>586158491today is halloween eve
>>586158491>Hanako dressing up as Lilly to look cute>Shizune dressing up as Lilly to subtly call her a scary monsterCute!
>>586159874kek
the last time I had a costume on halloween was when I was like 10
>>586160337Halloween ain't really a thing where I'm from, at least when I was a kid and teen, some places put up decorations and such but it was rare for people to dress-up, and going door to door asking for candy absolutely wasn't something that was done.
>>586161296>where I'm fromwhere is this?
>>586162643Shomewhere in yurup
>>586154890>A quarter of Shizune's route is just how Hisao can't talk to her and progress their relationship because they are so swamped with SC work.
>>586189236When he's tied up and helpless.
>>586156834>>586181807>they actually played the student council route
>>586199536I mean its a good story, but A22 is retarded for making a relationship drama not focus on the protagonist and heroine's relationship in a romance VN. It's like it was written for a completely different game and genre. The actual segments where its Hisao and Shizune alone together are some of the best scenes in whole game, but its too bad there are like 4 of them in the whole route.
>>586199536>>586202225It's ironically hard to voice what I didn't love about Shizune's route since it's been so long since I've done her route, but the very long segments of dialogue in the route didn't appeal to me. In that aspect she's like Rin, I could feel my eyes glazing over whenever she went on a rant or tangent for fifteen paragraphs. Maybe I just don't like long-winded dialogues in my VNs.
>>586206410>i don't like dialogue in my novels
>>586206491I didn't like Rin's autistic tangents, no. After a paragraph or two the character is either talking to him/herself or there's simply no room to call it a back and forth between characters. When you talk to people irl do you speak for minutes uninterrupted or do you speak a few sentences and bring up some points and then let them continue the conversation with a reply.It reminds me when I was 17 and doing erp on erp websites and I'd write long paragraphs and then my erp buddy would have to split my diatribe in several parts and then retort to each.
>>586206410I think the universal experience for going through Shizune's route the first time is>Expect it to be about the romance with Shizune>Stuck with more Hideaki, Kenji, Yuuko, Jigoro scenes than Shizune>Start to turn brain off waiting for scenes that progress the romance come>They never come>Fully check out once that good shit happensIt's not really your fault since A22 can't do pacing, but really the solo Hisao/Shizune scenes are really good. The thing I liked most about Shizune and had me seriously thinking about was how ambitious she was and I was constantly thinking about if I would be able to catch up to her and hold on if I was in Hisao's position. In the end that aspect of her is barely explored and the focus more goes to how her ambition is directionless which is still interesting. Things like her dad seemingly thinking that she is selectively mute and almost resentful towards her goes completely ignored. Her being emotionally stunted with relationships is really interesting and the exploration of that is good, but I would have preferred if that exploration was in how she forms romantic relationships... in our romance VN. When you have the context that the first H-scene is intentionally awkward because Shizune can't think of any other way to express her love it becomes really compelling, but then its just not explored. Hisao being probably the most guarded and thorny about his condition is just ignored. He goes from being scared of Shizune or Misha even knowing he takes pills or has a scar to having no issue by the end. Shizune's route is 20 really good plot points set up with 5 or 6 paid off with 2 or 3 done really well. With how garbage A22 is at actually resolving the plot points it makes you wonder if the good set up was just a fluke or if he really is that bad at keeping track of the threads he laid out. It makes me wish Suriko got handed the plot threads and was the one responsible for writing the route.
AAAAIIIEEEEEEEE
The older I get the more I feel like I relate to Hisao.
>>586219290Elaborate?
>>586219290are you like 15 or something
>>586214645I want to impregnate.
Goodnight /ksg/, don't die while I'm asleep
>>586214645>White panties
>>586206862>When you talk to people irl do you speak for minutes uninterrupted or do you speak a few sentences and bring up some points and then let them continue the conversation with a reply.Have you really never met people who only want to talk themselves and refuse to end their turn and let you say anything?
Happy Halloween /ksg/!
>>586231293Saying these are the type of things that katawas should emulate is wild.
Morning /ksg/Its scary headpat day wooooo>>586231293NTA but worse, once i interacted with someone, trying to start a conversation and all they said back was "eh, yeah..." in the most apathetic way.
>>586210923You remind me of this post from years ago.https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/383480840/#384276667
>>586214645Lilly is for creampies.
>>586227307I can't even tell what this is a crop of.
>>586144081>3,000,000+ word erogeHm. Okay. I'll give that VN a try.
Goodnight /ksg/.
>>586251830good night akira anon
>>586242159It's Lilly's panties from the scene where Lilly tries to get Hisao to die from a heart attack so she doesn't have to have an awkward conversation with him about their future.It doesn't work.They're dark blue and I suppose that means her white panties in the art is non-canon, even though she could definitely afford two pairs of different colors like Shizune.
>>586260821you're saying girls only have one pair of underwear unless they're rich?
>>586261376I'm saying in my own estimation, both Lilly and Shizune are of sufficient financial means to be able to buy more than one pair of underwear should they choose.This of course does not mean the wealth threshold, below which doing so becomes fiscally irresponsible is at or around the level of opulence displayed by the cousins. Just pointing out that Lilly not owning two pairs of panties is unlikely and therefore fan art where she wears panties of a different color and style to the pair we see in game is not a violation of canon.
>>586262270honestly it's a bit hard for me to wrap my head around the concept that anyone would have issue with a picture of someone wearing a different pair of underwear then the single pair actually shown in one scene of the game
>>586261376>he doesn't know
>>586262270>Lilly with black thigh highsHnnnggg you just know her toes stink.
>>586265530weirdo
>>586265706I know right? Those are clearly tights Lilly is wearing. Not thigh-highs.
>>586220015I am becoming more cynical and whenever I remember some moments from the game I find myself agreeing with what he says.
>>586266196love accidental pantsu
>your katawa but she doesn't wear pantiesor>your katawa but she doesn't wear socks
>>586274665Yes
>>586274665which katawas would be most likely to fall into each group (rin and emi excepted from the latter ofc)
>spooky 10
>>586297414That time of the month, Misha?
>rin can't ever talk to shizune because no arms to use sign language>lily and kenji can't ever talk to shizune because can't see sign language>emi can't ever talk to shizune because too dense to learn sign language
>>586305678If only shizune was smart enough to learn lipreading and speech
>>586307597does he know?
>your katawa is a weebOR>your katawa is a normie
>>586319028>your katawa is a weebIsnt embarrassed by the cringe shit I would watch, and would make it worse.>your katawa is a normieKeeps me from being too cringeTough call.
>>586319028i'm only weebish, so it could go either way
>>586325915>Misha's fw she's not used to having her legs around long hard objects
Happy Halloween!Character outfits:ShizuneBayonetta - Bayonetta 2Emi Daiwa Scarlet - UmamusumeHanakoFern - Frieren: Beyond Journey's EndMishaPink - Dragon PinkRin Haruko Haruhara - FLCLLillySword Maiden - Goblin Slayer
>>586329579Part 2Emilly Rushuna Tendo - GrenadierEmoAshley Graves - The Coffin of Andy & LeyleyBig Titty Goth Rin Big Titty Goth Mikasa - Attack on TitanYuukoNanako Shichigusa - Amazing Nurse NanakoAkiraMisato Katsuragi - Neon Genesis EvangelionSuzuRyofu Hosen - Ikki TousenMikiUnchou Kan-u - Ikki TousenFemjiDaria Morgendorffer - Beavis and Butt-HeadFull images and extras:https://mega.nz/folder/tukGmb6Q#krECr5cUkfuz0HFt4vwzGQ
>>586330121>emo>that button
>>586330718[At last I have the excuse to take her out.]
How was your Halloween, guys? I had a fuckton of work and had multiple kids come and ask me at work if we gave them something for Halloween.
>>586336505Pretty busy day, not a lot of trick o treaters. Just awake late doodling
>>586143587Happy Halloween, guys.Exercise report... my arm's been okay for a while but I'm being lazy about it. My mind speaks against my laziness every day. I'm sure I'll get back to it.Hope you guys also had an alright Halloween.
Morning /ksg/I really slept in this time.>>586319028You bet your ass i want my wife to share interests with me. Also, normies suck.>>586336505Pretty tame, i ordered some food, watched the Last Samurai on TV and felt really represented.>>586356095Good to see you're still trucking along, keep it up.
>>586356217>Good to see you're still trucking along, keep it up.thanks. It's just a warmup. I had a late start, so I don't think I'm going to finish this set tonight.
>>586356217>do machine thing, machineYou could start with saying hello, you jerk.
Ultraviolent angelpants
>>586355565Camilly!
>>586356750Sup Kenji?
>>586355565I need to give her cunnilingus.
>>586330121>Akira as MisatoI approve of this.
>>586355565Dat sideboob.Nice work!>>586364397Goodnight Akira-anon
>>586384369kek
>>586364397good night akira anon
>>586355565Unf
Feeding Rin
>>586143587Happy Birthday Misha!
Being Misha really is suffering
>>586409147>>586409548did it really take until now for us to remember
>>586410675How will you make it up to her?
>>586411050by inseminating her
>>586410675I literally had to go double check that I didn't have it wrong when I saw zero mentions.
For the last week I've had sexual dreams about Misha despite me not having read the vinnie in around 5 years, maybe a bit more.
>>586379314Thanks! I may come back to it, or incorporate it into a bigger collage.
They should add multiplayer to the game.
shizune hakamichi owes me sex
>>586448439It is your birthday after all Misha.
I need a vacation from work and like, a katawa to rub her sweaty socked feet on my face...
Happy birthday!
>>586457187>misha's fw she finally sees shizune's titties in all their glory
>>586355565the left breast needs to be higher and more flattened out, i think. it seems as though she's tilting to the right when stretching, and not just back? in the drawing's current form the torso is almost in a neutral position looking straight, yet the arms are stretched upwards at an angle. the anatomy feels a bit off, hard to place my finger on exactly what it is
Morning /ksg/Back on the grind, i'll be brave.P.S. Sorry about yesterday Misha, i personally was still recovering from all the spooks.
>>586409548I forgot
>>586440401Tell me more please
>>586458068Thanks! I agree. It's okay for a late night doodle, but if I revisit it, I'll make those changes
>>586458068>>586465841thighs are a little too big too. The more I look at it the more wrong I see.
>>586466018>thighs are a little too bigMaybe if he draws a big penis it'd be more palatable to you faggot
>>586466702>Maybe if he draws a big penis it'd be more palatable to you faggotRelax, anon. I'm just trying to get this closer to her proportions. I did this half-asleep last night, so I know it's kinda wonky.
>>586479689Night anon.
>>586479689good night akira anon
We always have nostalgia for some moment in our lives when we played Katawa Shoujo, but do you have any moment in your lives when you were on /ksg/ that you have nostalgia for?
>>586487321I have a little nostalgia for a handful of years ago, when life wasn't going too great, checking in on /ksg/ on my phone and posting shit here while on my commute to and from my classes, even throughout the slowest times of my classes I'd still try and check it. Was a little cozy moment every day between all the stress.
>>586487321I guess it was nice back when the game first released on Steam, and of course my first couple of nights posting on the general.
>>586465109It's okay anon, it's pretty on brand for Misha.
>10
no die
Any of you guys know about EuroBrady from YT? He's a clinical therapist who does playthroughs of psychological and narrative games, and gives great analysis and insights on the characters' psyche and behavior as he plays. I really enjoyed his playthrough with Omori and especially DDLC as he gave me newfound details and traits of the characters with significant comprehension that my dumbass self overlooked or was too shallow to understand, which made me wonder if we could suggest him to play KS. I really wanna hear his commentaries and insights on the Katawas; particularly with Rin's and Shizune's route
>>586511505would love to hear about the absence of rin's hands means she has trouble making connections and reaching out to people because she lacks the means to do so. I blame kojima for using hand imagery so much.
>>586487321Not exactly nostalgic, but the most out there moment for me so far would be a new years post i made, it was pic related and im planing on a repeat this year also.>>586511505This general is not really a sanctioned body for whatever so you can obviously message the guy and request it.
So we all agree right? Hanal.
>>586521472unfathomably based, anon
>>586487321/ksg is great but i started out on ks/b/ and am consequently more nostalgic for that period
>>586545931Being on /v/ before the /vg/ board was even made.
Emi's dad
>>586487321When I first played it on game boy.
>>586571783apparently someone out there is trying to port it to gbawhich makes me wonder how many ports exist
Morning /ksg/How you feelin' today?>>586574581There was a DS port, a PSP port and the Re-engineered version is also aiming for a variety of devices.
>>586577937Goodnight anon.
>>586605242good night akira anon
real quiet today
>>586625717everyone is depressed because halloween is over and nothing fun happens until christmas in december
>>586626931True. Thanksgiving kind of sucks.
Hey people. I am a newcomer to Katawa Shoujo and a newcomer to visual novels in general. I played this game these past days, and finished Emi's, Lilly's and Hanako's routes, and so far I love the game/storytelling. I never touch games/media with romantic plotlines at all, like the last thing I watched (still going through it actually) is Monster. But let's say that I got "romantically deprived" this past year, and I felt like I needed this sort of thing in a way. Added a lot of perspective to how I will tackle relationships now. I was wondering, are there any other visual novels out there that go about it the same way, but the cast of characters are all adults? Ideally not with fantasy/sci fi elements.
>>586626931Welcome aboard. Do let us know which Katawa feels right for you, why and your overall experience so far or in conclusion. As for your question, sadly i cannot provide any examples as i havent really played any other VNs myself but others here have and might be able to help.
>>586643289>>586650219Fuark, i responded to the wrong post i did mean to reply to that also about how there's still fun in fall but i kinda forgot i guess.
>>586643289Monster, you say, anon? Forgive me, but on the off chance... I daren't suppose the terms riddarasögur, hamr, hamingja, etc mean anything to you?If not, then I can't think of anything which involves adults. But if you're interested in spiritual successors without fantastical elements, DDLC's Blue Skies mod comes to mind.
>>586650219Emi feels like the more fun girl, and the more typical relationship to me, but my favourite has been Lilly, disregarding the "Disney" style ending we got, though I loved how it ended. Or rather, was relieved that it ended that way. Honestly, I skimmed through Shizune just to see what kind of sex scenes she had (probably the best ones for me). I still have to do Rin's route tho. >>586650448No, those terms mean nothing to me I'm afraid. Isn't DDLC kind of horror-like tho? I mean, from the little I have seen, it's very different from KS in style and tone, no?
>>586653440DDLC is a gimmick horror game, yes. Pretends to be a VN for an hour or so before things go pear-shaped. But the Blue Skies mod removes all those elements and makes it a full fledged Katawa-like. Can't be quite as long, if memory serves. But it is well done.
>>586643289>4YMK: A Drug That Makes You Dream was the Baby's First VN before Katawa Shoujo. Try that one.
>>586654393Hmm, I'll definitely check it out since DDLC is being spoken quite favourably.>>586658076Okay, this also sounds interesting, thanks.
Happy belated birthday Mishaaa
I'm surprised how much DDLC gets shilled here, considering it's a VN for people who hate VNs, and feels like it was intentionally designed to be a viral marketing scheme rather than a game to actually be enjoyed.
>>586355565I WANT TO MOTORBOAT CAMMELLY
>>586336505Was relatively fine, also worked the day and night but we didn't have any issues which I was surprised. We don't really celebrate it much in my country anyway.
>>586662991Well, sure, I have no interest in DDLC as such. It's a one and done little gimmick. But it's freeware, and it has some nice spritework, and a good modding scene populated by more proper enthusiasts. Why should there be an issue with it?
>>586662991I never played DDLC, but I did watch Markiplier or jacksepticeye play it all the way through about a year after it came out, since I kept hearing online how it was some spiritual successor to Katawa Shoujo. It wasn't for me and I didn't really love it, I get why some people like it though, the ARG element of DDLC sure surprised me when I saw it come into play, so I imagine it's like when Psycho Mantis read your memory card in MGS, and that just stuck for a lot of teens back then as the coolest shit.
>>586662991DDLC still got actual mods instead of whatever the fuck we got here thanks to 4LS being a bunch of retards
>>586665294>>586669481I just don't see the point in recommending fan made works of a dubiously intentioned game to newcomers rather than an actual proper galge.
>>586665294I think it teaches the wrong impression of what a VN is supposed to be. It's nowhere near being a bad game, I enjoyed it, but it shouldn't be considered a top tier VN like many people think.The characters are good, but the game tries to mask their inadequacies and mild lack of depth using lore reasons, which I can't find myself agreeing with. As for the meta elements, personally I'm not a fan of introducing random meta stuff in games because I see it as a cheap way to make a game appear more interesting than it is. However, DDLC is pretty much all about meta, and the game did it well enough that it gets a pass. Also, the horror elements were kinda edgy and I never really felt scared during the game, at most a bit uncomfortable during some scenes. If you compare DDLC to other psychological horror games, I think OMORI just did it better, for instance. This is more of a nitpick though.I'm not the guy you're replying to, but I agree with him. DDLC is a VN that tries to be more than it is, which gives off the wrong impression to newcomers about what the genre is supposed to be. A VN's purpose is not to tell some grand story, rather its primary focus in my opinion should be on writing compelling, complex characters that you can get attached to. You shouldn't come into a VN with the expectation that its story will constantly change course, get meta, get scary or whatever else, as all these elements in my view ultimately serve as cheap ways of boosting your interest in the game without actually improving the game itself. Other genres are just better for stuff like this, whereas VNs pretty much specialize in having you constantly interact with their characters, and that should be their purpose.This is why I like Katawa Shoujo and how it doesn't try to draw your interest with cheap means. It's a simple game with simple stories that draws you in using not cheap storytelling means but very complex and compelling characters. Would write more but character limit.
>>586662991Have you seen their thread? There's people spending tens of thousands on server hardware to host their own waifu chatbots in there.
>>586671507Now that is true love, haven't seen that over here in a while
I remember when it came out and I heard GUYS ITS LOOKS LIKE A CUTE GAME BUT ITS ACTUALLY HORROR and I was like ok then never played it because what's the point of playing it when I already know everyone dies or some shit
>>586671507>>586671937>>586669481To be fair DDLC is a lot more marketable and had the luck of being safe for youtubers to livestream, which helped it garner a larger fanbase. Try and get a livestreamer to play a game about cripple girls and if he doesn't look at you like you're a perv he'll drop the game as soon as he hears it's got H-scenes and thus can't be streamed.
>>586672169I didn't even know it was horror, was surprising to me. I somehow avoided all the spoilers even after it'd been out for years. I also avoided all Katawa Shoujo spoilers, which was nice. Got a virgin experience on both games and enjoyed KS a lot more, possibly the fact I hate poems and didn't care much for any of the DDLC girls made me come to that conclusion.
>>586626931Actually I'm depressed because none of the katawas are real.
>>586643289>But let's say that I got "romantically deprived" this past year, and I felt like I needed this sort of thing in a way. Added a lot of perspective to how I will tackle relationships now.I was the other way around and played KS before I ever got into a relationship, and booooy was I in for a surprise when the romance between us wasn't as perfect as KS made it out to be. If anything I think the game gave me a bad perspective of how relationships should go. Then again I was too young to appreciate it all, nowadays as an adult I'd probably have better takeaways from the routes.
>>586685230if we do it's your fault
Live
Live from /vg/ it's Wednesday Night /ksg/!
>>586595737reminds me ofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svmNH_VaQ9o
>>586487321I started and finished the game this year...but I'd say high school and the latter half of elementary school were good. Fuck middle school and early elementary though.>>586511505I had this exact same thought, loving his playthrough of DDLC.>>586668762I don't understand why the DDLC and KS fanbase are so close because now I know they're nothing alike, but it's that connection that made me discover KS in the first place, so I'm glad. Either way, I actually found Miside to be scarier, but progress on that one has been...slow.
>>586487321It's a bit cringe but back in the day when the threads were much more active and had more anons I did enjoy kind of shitposting and fanning the flames and getting a bunch of (yous) just from insulting other people's katawas.
>>586694874>I don't understand why the DDLC and KS fanbase are so closeGame came out when KS was still relatively fresh in people's minds. Likely most people who played KS and enjoyed it went on to play DDLC when it came out, and people who played DDLC heard about KS and gave it a shot.
>>586567113I'm Emi's Daddy.
>>586696169how's meiko in the sack?
