this is tl;dr if you dont wanna
I downloaded this and began playing the day it came out. Well, on my first runthrough i did things normally how i would if i were in hisao's shoes, irl, until i got Rin for act 2.
finished rin's route, left kind of disappointed, so i figured i might try the more 'proactive' approach to the game.
Next i got Emi. I loved her route, mainly because of her personality, but also because of the way she dealt with her past tragedies - the fastest thing on no legs indeed.
After that, i somehow got lilly's route. kind of enjoyed this one, more than Rin's route, but still too dull for me.... it kind of lacked that 'tragic factor' that the other 2 i played so far had.
Then i got hanako's route. I thought 'for sure this one would be tragic, and difficult to complete, and heart-warming', and while it was tragic and difficult to complete, i never really felt anything 'heartwarming' about how it ended. it seemed like the ending for that route was really rushed.
and finally, the longest, most painful route ever. I felt like i was reading a really long light novel, doing Shizune's route. and it lacked both tragedy and heartwarming love that my two favorites had.
so, in order from favorite to least favorite:
1. Emi (*Devious Grin* Anal.)
2. Hanako (Tragic Yet Oddly Heartwarming)
3. Lilly (Lovey-Dovey Yay!)
4. Rin (Well, at least it had a happy ending, but I was really depressed the entrie time)
5. Shizune (GOD DAMMIT TOO LONG!)
Edit1: Also, I am annoyed by kenji's character so the fact that he was in Shizune's route ALL THE FUCKING TIME... made it very difficult.