One's Eternity | One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e 

He really is an interesting look at how a depressed mindset can twist one's view and cause them to feel disconnected from their surroundings. It's a very real circumstance not touched on all too often, which isn't an excuse, instead showing the redemption they can reach and deserve. Sometimes they just need that push in the right direction!

It's already out, back in december of last year! And as a remake, its is incredibly faithful to the original style and script. Even though you played it, it's still well worth checking out!

Thank you! Though I can see where that complaint comes from, I feel that there is a very good reason for it beyond Maeda's and Hisaya's differences in writing. Its feels that difference in Kouhei is because of the circumstances of how he meets those characters. With Maeda's routes, these girls are already a part of, or find their way into his life. His involvement with them is simply going along with the flow of events and where his whims take him. Whereas Kouhei deliberately seeks to connect with the heroines in Hisaya's routes, leading him to change quicker because he wants to be that upstanding person for them. One thing that makes Key stories so great is that they tend to leave a lot of character and story elements ambigious with room to fill in those dots yourself, Kouhei is no exception and a unqiue example of how childhood depression can shape someone's upbringing.

@@NeNeiSan I love how you put it! In a sense, saying that Kouhei is an inconsistent character is technically true. I think people just go about it wrong, because that inconsistency is part of who he is written to be. Morally speaking, he's not a great guy, because he acts on whims and does whatever he wants to do; if he wants to be nice to someone, he does that, but if not he will not hesitate to be a jerk to them. It's part of what makes him so compelling honestly! There's no consistency to his actions precisely because he himself doesn't have any aim or goal, and honestly that was a really clever writing choice even if it's hard for some people to appreciate (though I don't blame them for that lol, he's still very hard to like). Have you read the extra route in the original game, Natsuki route? If not, I think you'd really enjoy it, since it gives Kouhei some further build up, even despite being pretty short.

Exactly! Kouhei as a character strikes a really good balance of a bad personality, which of course can turn people away, while having that very human core buried beneath if you dig into it. He can do some contemptible things, but he more importantly can understand his wrong doings and improve himself, casting away the side that causes hurt. The portrayal of that in tandem with the concept of eternity, is an unbelievably realistic way to explore this hole people can find themselves in. It was certainly a bold approach to have a protagonist like that, but from a writing standpoint they pulled his character off incredibly well! yes! Their dynamic was really nice and the support they gave one another was sweet! I was hoping her route would have been brought into the remake.

@@NeNeiSan I guess we can always hope for DLC haha!

That would be great!

I completely get that. There are so many good and interesting VNs out there that it's hard to choose what to start and stick with till the end! ONE does touch upon a lot of interesting ideas and subjects, through its one best taken at your own pace!

@@NeNeiSan yeah am having trouble stickig with sabbat of the witch

I haven't read that one yet, though have heard about it here and there. I tend to take most VNs pretty slow because of slow starts and repetitiveness that can be quite common with multiple routes. It can take a while to finish, but always find it worth it in the end.

Learning Japanese is one of my main goals and something I have been working at for almost a year now! Going back to a lot of favorite VNs in Japanese is one thing I'm looking forward as I get grow and get better.

@@NeNeiSan let’s gooo! Please make use of the moeway guide and the DJT guides they’ll help tons. Stick at it and soon you’ll be reading japanese as easy as English! 頑張れ

@@remonimodexd7116Haven't heard of those resources before, but just going through them this passed hour has told me these are going to be extremely helpful, for both keeping a routine and new ways to learn. That video playlist in the MoeWayGuide has already taught me something I feel I should have learned from the start, haha! 絶対に頑張れよ！ありがとうご！！！