To answer your question at the end, the two locked routes are by far the most popular on both jp and en speaking fandom spaces for different reasons! Granted, this is usually the case for nt+c games. I have played all of their games throughout the years and SD's true ending is up there with,if not my favorite and best they have ever written for sure. I can't wait to see you experience it 😭😭🩷
taemin fan
2025-05-22 02:00:46 +0000 UTC
Congrats on making it through Taku’s route! So glad to hear you’re planning on playing Slow Damage all the way through, it’s a VN that deserves it for how much it offers players, imho. To answer your question, this is a rare case for me where I don’t have a preferred route; each are so essential to understanding Towa, they are all always a part of my replays. Looking back in totality, the “true” route was the most rewarding/emotionally gratifying for me, but it wasn’t specifically because of the love interest involved, and I don’t think it would have had the impact it did without the build up from the other routes. It’s probably because Slow Damage is truly Towa’s story at its core, unlike a lot of other VNs where the love interests’ stories hold more of the narrative weight. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but Towa is such an enigmatic protagonist, I’m glad he really gets to shine in this game. It’s so good!