I've not played many visual novels (including those lewd ones which are boring as hell, I may have played like 4-5 of them) and I am not acustomed with these type of games very much, truth be told, Clannad may be my first ever "true" VN.

Like most of people I've decided to buy the game after watching the anime, I've watched the anime a looong time ago, it was one of my first ones ever and I didn't remember much of it. Long time after completing the anime I've noticed that the VN is available here on Steam, added it to my wishlist, and pretty much forgot about it.

While being bored during the qurantine I've decided to "revise" my wishlist and noticed the Clannad games there, just looking at the title and Nagisa brought back many memories. Seeing that the game was also on sale I decided to get it.
What I got I cannot easily explain with words, it is beyond my comprehension that a VN could make me go through so many emotions, even more so than the anime. It probably comes down to the fact that you actually make choices and everything comes down to what you pick. The stories, sometimes absurd due to the manga culture but they're mainly realistic. I only completed the Kyo-Ryou route as of today, and I've got to say that this is probably the most relatable route for me. The beautiful memorable soundtrack, that I always come back to when I feel down is one of the greates OSTs all-time for me.

Definitely recommended 9/10, can't wait to complete the other routes.

I've not played many visual novels (including those lewd ones which are boring as hell, I may have played like 4-5 of them) and I am not acustomed with these type of games very much, truth be told, Clannad may be my first ever "true" VN. Like most of people I've decided to buy the game after watching the anime, I've watched the anime a looong time ago, it was one of my first ones ever and I didn't remember much of it. Long time after completing the anime I've noticed that the VN is available here on Steam, added it to my wishlist, and pretty much forgot about it. While being bored during the qurantine I've decided to "revise" my wishlist and noticed the Clannad games there, just looking at the title and Nagisa brought back many memories. Seeing that the game was also on sale I decided to get it. What I got I cannot easily explain with words, it is beyond my comprehension that a VN could make me go through so many emotions, even more so than the anime. It probably comes down to the fact that you actually make choices and everything comes down to what you pick. The stories, sometimes absurd due to the manga culture but they're mainly realistic. I only completed the Kyo-Ryou route as of today, and I've got to say that this is probably the most relatable route for me. The beautiful memorable soundtrack, that I always come back to when I feel down is one of the greates OSTs all-time for me. Definitely recommended 9/10, can't wait to complete the other routes.