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Originally Posted by Kyonichi

Spoiler for On the game:

I've gone through Tomoyo, Kyou, Kotomi, Yukine and Misae route, probably leaving Nagisa route behind for the anime. I'm slightly disappointed at Kyou and Misae route. On Misae route, the relationship between her and Tomoya is left uncertain in the end. Kyou route, maybe I was expecting abit too much from it as her route is one of my top3 most anticipated routes. It didn't give me the same impact that Tomoyo and Kotomi gave.

Yukine route is one of the most cheerful route in the game but sadly the most disappointing route/ending for me. I mean C'MON even Misae get to lean and sleep beside Tomoya in their ending and all you got to see in Yukine route is them talking about the light? OTL or am I missing something..

(I can't believe I've stopped lurking due to Clannad)

The Kyou/Ryou route was considered anti-Key for many, and thus might disappoint you if you were looking for something more Key-styled & supernatural.
(Personally I found Kyou's route pretty satisfying, especially when I finally got it after 3 bad ends + Ryou's "bad" end....)
(Curses the producers for forcing me to 'emotionally 2-time' in order to get Kyou's true end ... and where's my 'take both' ending? "oh yeah, Clannad is non-ero", ... )

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Yukine's closure came at the last CG, and the last part regarding the light can be seen as an epilogue.

Spoiler for End of Yukine's route:

Considering how her route was rather light to begin with, I think the kiss scene at the grave was enough. Not to mention Tomoya kissed Yukine in front of all the 'thugs'. (I wonder if he got royally beat up for it?)

BTW, if you didn't play the part about the storage room curse, replay Yukine's route again, making sure you get through with each girl (IMO, the best part of her route)

and also Ch.10 on G.Dengeki

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I think I read someplace that stated that Tomoyo's and Misae's routes were the most open-ended, in that the couple's relationship 'just started' (i.e. they didn't go through too much together)

At least when I played through, it felt as if Tomoya's development with Misae hasn't started yet, or at least it didn't feel genuine.

Spoiler for Misae Route:

It almost felt as if all Tomoya's actions were due to the cat's spirit trying to keep her promise with Misae. (Down to the "I like you because you're strict, you worry about me, and you smell nice... oh and you're pretty too." <- same thing the cat said)
Furthermore, Misae's light orb would not be granted in her route, but rather Tomoyo's route when Misae plays with the cat. This made me feel that Misae's route wasn't about Tomoya + Misae, but rather Misae + the cat...

As for Tomoyo, the ending seemed open because Tomoya didn't do much when it mattered ...

Spoiler for Tomoyo route:

He basically reverted to his old-self after he broke up with Tomoyo, and didn't experience the growth he did in several of the other routes. The several months later treatment also got on my nerves a bit, but oh well.... at least in the end he got back together with Tomoyo...

(Question: Where was everyone else during this time? Did Kyou / Ryou / Nagisa etc suddenly disappear off the surface of the earth? [OK, fine, I wasn't supposed to be on good terms with them if I was playing Tomoyo route, but still...])

(Anyways, Tomoya makes up for his inactivity in Tomoyo After... )
(Tomoyo OTL.... LOL...)