I’ve been impressed so much by playing “the past path”.
I one years ago had created a fan-fiction game of the CLANNAD named “the Lost Winter”.
I’m so glad to have a marvelous foreign comrade.
Your game written in foreign language seems to existent embodiment of the story of Kotomi in the CLANNAD. So fantastic.
I wanna introduce your “the Past Path” to my Japanese friends.
But because of some legal problems(on some pics and music), I’ve been suspending to introduce your game in my community.
Do you have a idea to make “clean” version of “the past path”, or any other idea to introduce your game in Japan?
There are one or two issues with the music and some pictures (as you rightly pointed out). The main reason for this is that only one person created this game and I used mainly free resources that were available to me (as well as one or two copyrighted pieces of work). There’s a chance I may release a version 2.0 in the future, but if I was to do that, I would recruit the help of others to recreate the music and artwork, whilst I worked on the script and programming issues. I don’t think I would go ahead with a version 2.0 unless there were some dedicated people willing to do this for free.
If I was to make a Japanese release of a version 2.0, I would require the services of a translator to translate the English into kanji or kana.
Wow! I’m about half an hour into this game and I’m really enjoying it. I actually love the music in it, among other things. The writing is quite detailed and the art is beautiful.
I thought the game was very well done in general. I really enjoyed the Clannad series and I had a good time playing this spin-off. The art and music fit pretty well (although it would’ve been better if the art was in the original Clannad style) and only added to the experience. There were several small errors in grammar (comma usage and whatnot), but these can be overlooked and they don’t take away from the smooth writing.
Haruka’s path, I must admit, seemed a bit short and almost forced in comparison to the main path. Rather than revealing her story over a period of time, she gives it all at once, which is less realistic as well as less satisfying. I also didn’t appreciate how some of the “bad endings” were so random and quick. However, you did do a good job in general, and the true ending more than made up for the flaws of the other endings.
And now, I can’t complain too much because I don’t have enough patience or dedication to create a full-length game myself. Your game was wonderful and one of the nicest I’ve played.
Thank you for your feedback I must admit, there are flaws with the game. I’m beginning to think these should be addressed in a version 2.0. It’s a wait-and-see at this point. I’m glad you enjoyed it for the most part though.
Best Game Ever!!!!!Good graphic!!!!!!
Only just that the ending is so sads until It disturbed and frustated me a little..
I was searching for examples for my ren’py projects but it turned out into I never imagined..
I couldn’t sleep for the whole night and ended up crying first before going to sleep though..
Anyway…I just hope that you can send all of the characters image to my email=”trojantrojan401@yahoo.com”Don’t worry,I won’t release a game with your character pictures in it..
Besides that,good game and I hope you to make more visual novel just like Clannad but please…have some happy endings..
P.S.:Sorry if I talked to much,:D
This is nothing short of a masterpiece. at least, it is for me.
I stand in awe at the amount of detail poured into this game. If I didn’t know better, I’d say a fully-fledged team of proffesionals worked many months on this, and surely, it wouldn’t be free. The fact that the novel is of this calaber and is also freely available is completely mind blowing.
I admit I haven’t seen clannad nor was I even aware of its existence before stumbling upon your work. Now that I have played this game, I want to watch both series because I’m interested in what happens “next” AND as a token of appreciation for the people responsible for inspiring such a beautiful game. Sadly, there are no legal streaming sites that carry those two for my region.
That said, I have a few miner nitpicks I would like to mention:
I played the game without background music leaving only the sound effects. (I’d like to determine for myself how I feel about a given scene instead of letting the other people set the mood). The story starts out well with a lot of attention to sound effects. However, as the story progresses, the sound become more and more scarce. Even in some scenes that frequently reoccur (sea side) and hence should have the same sound effect, sound is sometimes missing.
***game spoiler***
As for the story itself, why did atsuki fall? if it’s explained in the bonus section, please ignore this question as I have yet to read it (postponing it until I am able to watch clannad).
***end spoiler***
Your ability to express emotions, feelings, and recations through words is phenomenal. Even in commercial projects, it’s rare to find something done this well. Even though there are some cases where I think where the characters’ reactions are not realistic. These inaccuracies are quickly dwarfed when reactions are done right.
Thank you so much for your hard work. I’ll be keeping an eye out for your work in the future.
A small side note: Thank you for thinking about linux users when packaging the game.
Even though I started this game today and so late after being released, I immediately fell in love with it. Keep up the good work in your future works!
Easily the best visual novel I’ve ever played. As someone else said even in huge commercial games its hard to find anything with a story this deep and engaging. Its absolutely brilliant and touching. My hat goes off to you sir.
I was stupendously floored by atsuki’s ending. I don’t even know what I feel at the moment, I’m so floored.
I’m so very emotionally moved, that words escape me.
On this assumption, I literally can’t give your work a bad rating. I think it’s the worst ending I’ve ever read, and that’s why it’s the absolute best.
Any old person can write a bad ending, but I’m glad you stuck to your guns. Thanks for the wonderful and terrible read. I honestly don’t know what to say.
Re: “And I forgot to mention – Thank you for the kind words I’m glad you found it hard hitting and I hope reaching the True Ending makes up for it”
[word press is wierd like that]
Let me just say that I loved both of the endings. Being a young father myself it really shed light on the condition of being a young parent without a college degree.
I’ve been impressed so much by playing “the past path”.
I one years ago had created a fan-fiction game of the CLANNAD named “the Lost Winter”.
I’m so glad to have a marvelous foreign comrade.
Your game written in foreign language seems to existent embodiment of the story of Kotomi in the CLANNAD. So fantastic.
I wanna introduce your “the Past Path” to my Japanese friends.
But because of some legal problems(on some pics and music), I’ve been suspending to introduce your game in my community.
Do you have a idea to make “clean” version of “the past path”, or any other idea to introduce your game in Japan?
Thank you
There are one or two issues with the music and some pictures (as you rightly pointed out). The main reason for this is that only one person created this game and I used mainly free resources that were available to me (as well as one or two copyrighted pieces of work). There’s a chance I may release a version 2.0 in the future, but if I was to do that, I would recruit the help of others to recreate the music and artwork, whilst I worked on the script and programming issues. I don’t think I would go ahead with a version 2.0 unless there were some dedicated people willing to do this for free.
If I was to make a Japanese release of a version 2.0, I would require the services of a translator to translate the English into kanji or kana.
Wow! I’m about half an hour into this game and I’m really enjoying it. I actually love the music in it, among other things. The writing is quite detailed and the art is beautiful.
Great work!
Thank you
I thought the game was very well done in general.
I really enjoyed the Clannad series and I had a good time playing this spin-off. The art and music fit pretty well (although it would’ve been better if the art was in the original Clannad style) and only added to the experience. There were several small errors in grammar (comma usage and whatnot), but these can be overlooked and they don’t take away from the smooth writing.
Haruka’s path, I must admit, seemed a bit short and almost forced in comparison to the main path. Rather than revealing her story over a period of time, she gives it all at once, which is less realistic as well as less satisfying. I also didn’t appreciate how some of the “bad endings” were so random and quick. However, you did do a good job in general, and the true ending more than made up for the flaws of the other endings.
And now, I can’t complain too much because I don’t have enough patience or dedication to create a full-length game myself. Your game was wonderful and one of the nicest I’ve played.
Thank you for your feedback
I must admit, there are flaws with the game. I’m beginning to think these should be addressed in a version 2.0. It’s a wait-and-see at this point. I’m glad you enjoyed it for the most part though.
You’re welcome. I think that a version 2.0 would be interesting (and I’d definitely want to download it). XD
Best Game Ever!!!!!Good graphic!!!!!!
Only just that the ending is so sads until It disturbed and frustated me a little..
I was searching for examples for my ren’py projects but it turned out into I never imagined..
I couldn’t sleep for the whole night and ended up crying first before going to sleep though..
Anyway…I just hope that you can send all of the characters image to my email=”trojantrojan401@yahoo.com”Don’t worry,I won’t release a game with your character pictures in it..
Besides that,good game and I hope you to make more visual novel just like Clannad but please…have some happy endings..
P.S.:Sorry if I talked to much,:D
This is nothing short of a masterpiece. at least, it is for me.
I stand in awe at the amount of detail poured into this game. If I didn’t know better, I’d say a fully-fledged team of proffesionals worked many months on this, and surely, it wouldn’t be free. The fact that the novel is of this calaber and is also freely available is completely mind blowing.
I admit I haven’t seen clannad nor was I even aware of its existence before stumbling upon your work. Now that I have played this game, I want to watch both series because I’m interested in what happens “next” AND as a token of appreciation for the people responsible for inspiring such a beautiful game. Sadly, there are no legal streaming sites that carry those two for my region.
That said, I have a few miner nitpicks I would like to mention:
I played the game without background music leaving only the sound effects. (I’d like to determine for myself how I feel about a given scene instead of letting the other people set the mood). The story starts out well with a lot of attention to sound effects. However, as the story progresses, the sound become more and more scarce. Even in some scenes that frequently reoccur (sea side) and hence should have the same sound effect, sound is sometimes missing.
***game spoiler***
As for the story itself, why did atsuki fall? if it’s explained in the bonus section, please ignore this question as I have yet to read it (postponing it until I am able to watch clannad).
***end spoiler***
Your ability to express emotions, feelings, and recations through words is phenomenal. Even in commercial projects, it’s rare to find something done this well. Even though there are some cases where I think where the characters’ reactions are not realistic. These inaccuracies are quickly dwarfed when reactions are done right.
Thank you so much for your hard work. I’ll be keeping an eye out for your work in the future.
A small side note: Thank you for thinking about linux users when packaging the game.
Even though I started this game today and so late after being released, I immediately fell in love with it. Keep up the good work in your future works!
Easily the best visual novel I’ve ever played. As someone else said even in huge commercial games its hard to find anything with a story this deep and engaging. Its absolutely brilliant and touching. My hat goes off to you sir.
I was stupendously floored by atsuki’s ending. I don’t even know what I feel at the moment, I’m so floored.
I’m so very emotionally moved, that words escape me.
On this assumption, I literally can’t give your work a bad rating. I think it’s the worst ending I’ve ever read, and that’s why it’s the absolute best.
Any old person can write a bad ending, but I’m glad you stuck to your guns. Thanks for the wonderful and terrible read. I honestly don’t know what to say.
EDIT: Just realized you actually got the True Ending and was commending me for not slapping on a standard bad ending. My brain isn’t working today.
My appologies. I made one little slip up
.
Rereading it.
I cry manly tears.
And I forgot to mention – Thank you for the kind words
I’m glad you found it hard hitting and I hope reaching the True Ending makes up for it
Re: “And I forgot to mention – Thank you for the kind words I’m glad you found it hard hitting and I hope reaching the True Ending makes up for it”
[word press is wierd like that]
Let me just say that I loved both of the endings. Being a young father myself it really shed light on the condition of being a young parent without a college degree.
Both endings are amazing in their own right.
Thank you again.
I got the bad ending first, and re-read it.
Both are very hard hitting and moved me.
I just couldn’t believe how abrubt the bad ending was.
Thank you so very much.