AIR

小时候看只觉得悲伤 很多剧情没看懂 现在再看才明白晴子和观玲跨越轮回的羁绊 鸟之诗旋律一响感觉我也置身在那个临海小镇

短小精悍 想了很久，一直在想要用什么样的语句形容air，但是到最后我觉得千言万语也敌不过一句最朴实无华的抒情。 妈妈，我爱你

[h1]Gao, g...gao...NIHAHA![/h1] [b]These words are now embedded in my brain...thank you Key for emotional ride again.[/b] Tl;dr - one of the best Key novels This beautiful nakige novel can be divided in 5 main chapters and 6th smaller one and as follows, here's my separate scores for each story: Misuzu - 100/10 this novel is her story first and foremost Kano - 9/10 Minagi 7/10 SUMMER - 8/10 AIR - 10/10 First Sky - 5/10 Now, let's dive a bit into the details... AIR is a great visual novel and at first you may think that it's a story about homeless boy and three girls with severe mental illnesses and family problems. And you won't be far from the truth. However... ...when you finish 3rd chapter (Misuzu/Kano/Minagi) and you arrive in the distant past, you will discover roots of their struggles (hence I strongly suggest to play every single chapter). With each hour, mystery unravels itself bit by bit. It gets darker and more serious than you expect. When you finally arrive into the present time again, you will play AIR chapter which is focused on Misuzu again (rightfully so) but it is seen from a completely different perspective (and for spoiler reasons and element of surprise I'll leave it here). This is where everything clicks and you WILL NEED box with tissues again. Heartbreaking, devastating emotionally chapter with all of the answers...at the end of it I was left speechless with tears in my eyes and conflicting thoughts in my mind. In my opinion, that's a hallmark of Key's writing and if their novel leaves me in this state - it means that I can give it seal of quality. Amazing story, just with few flaws: First, the last story "First Sky" 6th chapter. It was way too short and way too shallow, compared to rest of the novel. It was nice to see Kanna and Uraha again, it didn't really bring anything important to the story, apart from few bits here and there. My most memorable moment, was the part when Uraha was calling out loud "a mouse" thief for stealing walnut piece. Who knows, knows ;) it was a funny moment. Second, my issue with 3rd chapter (Minagi story). Yes, it was also great, but also it was the only chapter that I didn't cry at the end. Why? While I was emotionally compromised (I like this term, haha), I was also tired of the first half of this chapter. It was way too long, tedious, repetitive and annoying (encounters between Michiru and Yukito). I don't know, maybe it supposed to bring comic relief to this - overall, very sad story? To me, it ruined the whole experience. Her chapter kicks in in around end of July and from there it gets better and better, but still - rough first part didn't do the justice. If it was done better, it would be probably my second favourite, next to Misuzu, due to similarities between her family background and mine. [b]To everyone who's looking for a romance, etc - IT IS NOT THIS TYPE OF VN.[/b] 3 girls doesn't mean 3 romance options for main character. It's 3 girls with separate serious mental ilnesses and separate family issues. You don't pick up routes to pick up the girls. You pick the routes to help them find a way...I suggest starting with Misuzu (to me, she is the MC of the game), then Kano, and Minagi as the last one. Afterwards it's pretty straightforward: SUMMER (going to the past), AIR (connecting all the missing pieces in present) and First Sky for novel's full closure. [b]Overall score 9 Stegosauruses out of 10. I will never forget Misuzu voice, her "gao's" and "nihaha's"[/b] I played this visual novel entirely on Linux PC. It is nice to see changes in Japanese VN industry, as this genre used to be problematic on Linux machines in the past. These times are gone now, luckily. Nihaha!!! [u][b]P.S. Potato is MVP, I loved this little...piko, piko! And his encounter with [spoiler]crow[/spoiler] in 5th chapter[/b][/u]