HOLY BASED. Just 100%'d Angel Beats! 1st Beat VN after watching the anime. Feels like getting hit by a truck made of Masada-san's genius.
>>Soundtrack
That fucking leitmotif when
>!the ending theme plays during character reunions!... It's like the OST personally nutted on my tear ducts. 10/10 would sob again.
>>Routes Breakdown
Hinata: Secret best boy. His route turns Otonashi into a >!cross between Him from F/SN and a guilt-riddled simp!<.
Yui: Actually good ending?! >!Shared spotlight with Hinata!< made it hit harder than the anime.
Yuri: Bad end where >!she gets brainwashed and Hinata replaces her!< is actual suffering porn. Naoaki was a dick.
Iwasawa: >!Her bearth letter!< broke me worse than the anime. Masada-san really made her feel like a real person. Peak fiction.
>>VN vs Anime
Anime did graduation scene better but VN enhances EVERYTHING else. >!Otonashi's sister backstory!< had me ugly crying for 20 mins straight. Why does Masada-san hate happiness?
>>Mindblown Mechanics
200+ choices in >!Judo Guy's route alone!<
Early decisions change CGs and dialogue HOURS later
>Random baseball trivia lore dumps (???)
Still missing content after 50hrs. This VN is a fucking eldritch horror of branching paths.
>>Heaven's Meme
"Kya kya fufufu tii zii" = >!Hinata/Otonashi yaoi bait!<
Yurippe's seiyuu also voices >!ero-game characters!< (WTF)
TK's engrish VA is some dude's actual dad (based)
>>Unfinished Pain
No >!true ending route!< or graduation scene. Just blueballs and a main menu that changes to >!"My Heart"!< to salt the wounds. Classic Key.
>>Final Verdict
Angel Beats! VN is the >!spiritual successor to Higurashi!< we didn't deserve. Writing so good it makes other VNs look like ChatGPT OCs. 11/10 would sell dog for 2nd Beat.