I suppose that was better for me, since I was unlucky enough to end up with the neutral end in my playthrough. The interesting thing about the two endings is that Lilly’s neutral end (apparently there’s no “bad” end) is essentially the same as the good end except cut off. Lilly’s route wasn’t quite as strong emotionally as, say, Rin’s or Hanako’s, but the relationship between Hisao and Lilly was much stronger by comparison and the last stretch of Lilly’s route is pretty close to some of those Rin and Hanako moments. The developments in each area play off each other well and contribute to the story’s ending as well as the events leading up to it. While some of the other stories had uneven elements (in particular Shizune’s feeling too much like a slice of life with no aim or conflict until late Act 3), Lilly’s route seemed to fit a bit of everything into its story: happiness, relaxation, nervous tensions, dangerous moments, heartbreak, and sheer determination. I found that Lilly’s route was balanced in most aspects. Though it does not develop romantically immediately, the two ultimately feel closer as a couple than most of the others.
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While Hisao making bad choices that ultimately make tensions explode is the common trend with the other girls, this is not the case with Lilly as the relationship feels much more stable and strong. One interesting thing to note is that there are no internal relationship problems in their relationship as is the case with some of the other routes. Hisao and Lilly are on good terms to begin with, but as they spend more time with each other they both genuinely begin to treasure the other and also grow as a result of the bond that they share. Instead, Lilly’s route feels more like a progressive development of life itself. There isn’t necessarily one particular ordeal for Hisao to address over the course of the route as is the case with much of the other stories. Unlike some of the other routes, it’s difficult for me to point at a certain “theme” that Lilly’s route carries.
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In this way I can certainly say that Lilly’s route did its job well. Lilly’s route is probably the only route that I can say has what I deem to be a “proper” ending in the sense that there is a feeling of closure and not so abrupt an end as many of the others. Lilly’s story, while not as dark or tragic as some of the others overall, is well-written on the whole and certainly feels the most complete.
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I have heard some people say that Lilly’s route is the best, and though I would ultimately disagree I can certainly see why. Lilly is blind, but she does not sit well with being pitied and has grown to be independent and strong-willed. Lilly is the class representative of class 3-2, although this position often proves to be problematic for her because of her scuffles with Shizune, the student council president. Lilly is a very close friend of Hanako, being essentially the only person Hanako trusts in the beginning of the game.
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Lilly is a calm, sophisticated individual who exhibits a bit of a motherly air. Now Katawa Shoujo was definitely quite the experience and there’s a lot I could say about it, but before I go on to post about my final thoughts on the game, I think it’s better to focus on the girl of my last route: Lilly Satou. Yesterday night I managed to complete my final route of Katawa Shoujo, and with one scene after that 100% completion of the entire game.