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Topic	Leonhart Ranks 124 User Nominated Games: Part 2
LeonhartFour 02/27/18 1:30:53 PM #282:	25. Clannad (Robazoid) Like with Steins;Gate, it's difficult to judge Clannad as a video game properly since I saw the anime first. The anime is one of my absolute favorites, with a cast that manages to tug at my heartstrings at every turn. I don't know much of anything that has ever gotten me so emotional that often. It still gets me even on re-watches. My feelings about the game are a bit more complicated. If I had to sum up my experience with it as a visual novel in a single word, it would be "exhausting." I am not the type of person who generally likes to do everything in a game unless there's extra story or character development involved. With a visual novel, that's literally the entire game, so I feel more inclined to try to see all the scenes and get all the dialogue. With Clannad, that's a massive undertaking. According to Steam, my final playtime was 168 hours. Now some of that was the game just idling without me playing because I fell asleep or something (not an uncommon occurrence for me when I'm playing visual novels), but nevertheless, there's a ton of stuff in this game. I tried to do it all without a guide, too, but that eventually proved to be too much. I caved in to the pressure, but I finished the whole thing, so all's well that ends well! Now I understand why many people say the visual novel version is better than the anime adaptation most of the time when it comes to stuff like this. The formats allow for different things. As a game, Clannad can be much more expansive (as I've already noted) since it's not restricted by a time limit or an episode count. I enjoyed finding all the new content that didn't make it into the anime. At the same time, the visual novel is a bit more suggestive, although thankfully, it never gets explicit since Key wanted this game to be more family friendly. In the anime, Tomoya is this shy dude who comes across as nervous about making any sort of physical contact with girls, but he's making out with girls left and right in the visual novel, even Nagisa! Of course, with a visual novel, you have to use your imagination most of the time to fill in the action since the characters are usually just talking heads with the occasional illustration thrown in here and there. I think this is where the anime has a leg up on the visual novel for me. Being able to actually see it all acted out in motion results in a more emotionally powerful and satisfying experience for me, even if it means some corners have to be cut here and there. I suppose I'm also that guy who generally likes movie adaptations of books, too, so maybe I'm outside the norm here! Anyway, I didn't intend for this entire writeup to be a comparison between the game and the anime, so let's segue into other stuff! I like Tomoya a lot as a protagonist. I enjoy his journey from an unmotivated, antisocial delinquent to someone who learns to care about others and goes out of his way to help them through a littany of problems. He goes through his own trials along the way, too, and watching him struggle through them was bittersweet in many ways. As far as the girls go, Kotomi is just the best. I think her quirks and eccentricities are great. I'd say the resolution to her arc was really poignant, but that applies to pretty much all of them, even Fuuko. One of Clannad's strongest points is that it can make you care about virtually every character to some extent. Part of that has to be attributed to its fantastic soundtrack, which is nearly always good at setting the proper mood for a scene. I don't know when I'll play the game again, but it's a wonderful journey however you choose to experience it. Bonus Question: What is your favorite visual novel? pjbasis off to a good start with an exact hit, although a few others were only one spot off! --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:896868368] in Leonhart R... [t:76319349]...</cite> <quote>25. Clannad (Robazoid) Like with Steins;Gate, it's difficult to judge Clannad as a video game properly since I saw the anime first. The anime is one of my absolute favorites, with a cast that manages to tug at my heartstrings at every turn. I don't know much of anything that has ever gotten me so emotional that often. It still gets me even on re-watches. My feelings about the game are a bit more complicated. If I had to sum up my experience with it as a visual novel in a single word, it would be "exhausting." I am not the type of person who generally likes to do everything in a game unless there's extra story or character development involved. With a visual novel, that's literally the entire game, so I feel more inclined to try to see all the scenes and get all the dialogue. With Clannad, that's a massive undertaking. According to Steam, my final playtime was 168 hours. Now some of that was the game just idling without me playing because I fell asleep or something (not an uncommon occurrence for me when I'm playing visual novels), but nevertheless, there's a ton of stuff in this game. I tried to do it all without a guide, too, but that eventually proved to be too much. I caved in to the pressure, but I finished the whole thing, so all's well that ends well! Now I understand why many people say the visual novel version is better than the anime adaptation most of the time when it comes to stuff like this. The formats allow for different things. As a game, Clannad can be much more expansive (as I've already noted) since it's not restricted by a time limit or an episode count. I enjoyed finding all the new content that didn't make it into the anime. At the same time, the visual novel is a bit more suggestive, although thankfully, it never gets explicit since Key wanted this game to be more family friendly. In the anime, Tomoya is this shy dude who comes across as nervous about making any sort of physical contact with girls, but he's making out with girls left and right in the visual novel, even Nagisa! Of course, with a visual novel, you have to use your imagination most of the time to fill in the action since the characters are usually just talking heads with the occasional illustration thrown in here and there. I think this is where the anime has a leg up on the visual novel for me. Being able to actually see it all acted out in motion results in a more emotionally powerful and satisfying experience for me, even if it means some corners have to be cut here and there. I suppose I'm also that guy who generally likes movie adaptations of books, too, so maybe I'm outside the norm here! Anyway, I didn't intend for this entire writeup to be a comparison between the game and the anime, so let's segue into other stuff! I like Tomoya a lot as a protagonist. I enjoy his journey from an unmotivated, antisocial delinquent to someone who learns to care about others and goes out of his way to help them through a littany of problems. He goes through his own trials along the way, too, and watching him struggle through them was bittersweet in many ways. As far as the girls go, Kotomi is just the best. I think her quirks and eccentricities are great. I'd say the resolution to her arc was really poignant, but that applies to pretty much all of them, even Fuuko. One of Clannad's strongest points is that it can make you care about virtually every character to some extent. Part of that has to be attributed to its fantastic soundtrack, which is nearly always good at setting the proper mood for a scene. I don't know when I'll play the game again, but it's a wonderful journey however you choose to experience it. Bonus Question: What is your favorite visual novel? pjbasis off to a good start with an exact hit, although a few others were only one spot off! --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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