Feb 02, 2008 19:56
I just finished playing this game and I really wanted to see if anyone else here had played it.
This is a pornographic game but that's definintely not it's strong point. The best thing about this game is the story; you play as Taka Todo, and your sister Kana is ill with chronic renal insufficiency, a disease that will eventually take her life much too early. Taka, who bullied her as a child, has since grown close to her and has taken it upon himself to protect her and let her pack as much living into her limited time as possible. As time passes, Taka and Kana grow closer to each other and blur the lines of the relationship between a brother and sister.
It's mainly about dealing with death and illness, how it affects and changes each of us. Both Taka and Kana go through painful times, times of happiness, times of sadness and times of growth as their love for each other deepens while Kana's time grows shorter. It was really involving for me emotionally and I genuinely felt for Kana, emotions of happiness when she was having fun with her brother and sadness when she has to deal with the reality of her illness. I guess you could say I fell for Kana, but unless you are an unfeeling creature of steel and electricity, you would feel the same way and want to protect her the way Taka does.
I did say it's pornographic earlier, and while it doesn't make the game it's tame compared to other porno games out on the market. Kana isn't the only girl in Taka's life. Any anime/manga fan knows the childhood friend archetype, and this game it comes in the form of Yumi, a girl who liked Taka back in elementary school. Taka likes her but after he confesses her feelings for her and is mocked by his classmates, his love turns to anger and he wants nothing to do with her. Later on Taka and Yumi meet up and even though the old wounds are there, Taka opens up to her. That's the source of most of the sex scenes, there are a few between Taka and Kana. And don't worry, she's an adopted sister, so you shouldn't feel guilty for liking it.
It's a really touching game and honestly the only game that's brought me close to tears. I wanted to cry, but I don't cry as often I should, but whatever. This is about the game and not my own psychological deficiencies. :P
It's a good kind of sadness though. It hurt but I'd be willing to go through it and play the game again to see Kana happy and smiling once more. There are six different endings to this game and for the hopeless optimists out there, in one ending Kana lives. It's worth playing over and over again just to see her live.
You really must play this game. And I don't mean the general meaning "you", I'm talking to you personally, my reader. It's an experience that shouldn't be missed.