first day in /vn/... i came from /a/, say hi to me!
>friend tells me to play some "underrated Key VN"
>I'm thinking it's like Little Busters but with guns or something
>download Angel Beats! 1st Beat
>cool intro, familiar faces from the anime
>this’ll be fun, right?
>first day
>shooting at giant monsters, absurd comedy, weird school club nonsense
>thinking “okay so this is just a wacky anime game”
>second day
>someone disappears mid-sentence after a tearful goodbye
>what the hell
>pick Iwasawa route
j>ust wanted to see the music girl
>get a story about quiet suffering, lost dreams, and accepting death
>she disappears with a smile
>sit in silence for 5 minutes staring at my screen
>realize I’ve been holding my breath
>Yuri’s route is a straight-up philosophical breakdown about free will and the weight of leadership
>the choices all feel wrong
>no matter what you do, it hurts
>MaedaKANG I was not ready for this
>Hinata’s route
>starts out as bros being bros
>by the end I’m crying over a baseball because of unresolved trauma
>this isn't a VN
>this is a therapy session in disguise
>MaedaKANG's writing reaches into your chest and squeezes
>and the worst part?
>it's not even finished
>we were supposed to get more
>more routes, more pain, more catharsis
>instead we got left in purgatory, just like the characters
>MaedaKANG please come back I’m not done suffering
>check /vn/ archive
>he did comeback! 2nd beat and 5th beat go indeed released!
>wearesoback.jpg

Unironically one of the most powerful VNs I’ve played
Even if we only got 1st Beat, it’s a masterpiece
Angel Beats bros… we’re so back