If you could only complete one girl's route

[Lik]

Hey guys just curious, if you could only complete one girl's route whose would it be? I'm asking because I just bought the game so I don't have an opinion yet and a friend of mine wants to give this game a go but will likely only have the patience for one route. So which route, objectively, has the potential to hit the hardest? No spoilers please! Also, I've gone through other threads and it seems Michiru would be a solid choice.

[Lik]

Thanks for the response Katsue. I have a feeling he would have gone for Makina if left on his own! I will certainly pass on the word, thanks again!

[Lily]

I personally felt like Makina had way better chemistry with Yuuji than any of the other girls in their routes. Makina all the way.

[Lik]

Oh, an interesting point lakylog. I only said my friend would go for Makina since she is somewhat loli'ish and he's a creep. He says he wants as many "feel goods" as possible so a strong connection sounds right up his alley. I will let him know there is one vote for Makina and one for Michiru! Thank you for the input.

[Tamamo-no-Bae]

I'd say Sachi, she's adorable and her story is really good.

[Lily]

Originally posted by Gurluas CUTE:

I'd say Sachi, she's adorable and her story is really good.

Have you read Clannad?

[Hainiryuun]

Sachi, and it's not even close

[Radene]

It's a toss-up between Sachi and Michiru, but with how obnoxious Yuuji is in the latter path, Sachi wins.

[Halicor]

I'd recommend either Michiru or Yumiko. The problem with the Sachi and the Amane Route is, that they explain Story-aspects from each other. While you can read only a single route - Let's say Amane, it will certainly still give you a good experience, but you'll miss out on the "Ah-ha!" effect, you'd otherwise get when reading these complementary routes.
The Makina Route is essentially Yuujis Route and.. although this is subjective, I'd say it's the worst route as it really lacks in the storytelling and the ending is pure bs with quite a few plotholes. Also the romance is not as nearly as fleshed out as it should be.

Leaving Michiru and Yumiko:
Both feature "standalone" stories - you do not have to read any other route for missing intel. Both don't suffer as much from the Steam-censorship. Hell.. I'd even say the Michiru Route is way better without the 18+ stuff. The placing of the scenes was horrible.
If I were to decide between Michiru and Yumiko - depends:
Michirus Route focuses mainly on herself. The other girls aren't featured most of the time, which leaves more room for the romance plot between her and Yuuji, while Yumikos Route focuses more on the actual development of the main story and the other girls are more promenantly featured as well.

TL;DR
If you really want to read merely a single route: Read Michiru. She's got the best standalone story and thus features the most novel-esque experience you can ask for. Yumiko is more like a grand finale to Kajitsu - mostly because of the build-up towards the last 1/3, but going into more detail would spoil you the story.

However you decide - Have fun!






Amane is still the best girl

[picklepaddy =[o.W.n]=]

I would say Sakaki Yumiko's route. You get to see how badass Yuuji is.

[Halicor]

Originally posted by picklepaddy =o.W.n=:

I would say Sakaki Yumiko's route. You get to see how badass Yuuji is.

D'aw. Yuuji kicks ass in every Route :D

[cloud]

the guy should play all the routes. I started off with amane, as watching the anime first I liked her best, but honestly i liked sakaki yumikos route best. sachis was great as well and well, all were good.