My problem with The heaven's feel route (visual novel)
after a while from finishing the route in the visual novel , im gonna say duh i love it , it developed the characters further and the stakes are higher ? and kieri has a big role in this route (i love kieri man) the whole thing was dark an i was here for it , things were intense , they did not hold back on the reveals ,and im pretty sure my jaw almost broke because of how much i opened it during this route , though i have a single problem with it...... ( oh boy i feel the downvotes coming at me at light's speed)
the pacing was horrendoues , it DRAGGED OUT , and don't tell me that it's necessary for the themes and the philosophical aspect of the route , UBW did it better , UBW literally dilivered the monologue for shirou , presented the ideal clash between shirou and archer emiya , presented the moral dillemma of gilgamesh and was able to present each character perfectly , and while heaven's feel does more or so the same thing , it has A LOT OF FAT going on , like shirou's describing something or thinking about something , and then an hour passes irl , and we are at the same location , shirou still talking about the same subject , that was frustrating to go through and really burned me out , look i LOVED the fate route AND I LOVED TO THE UTMOST EXTENT the ubw route and shirou is top 3 best characters in my opinion in stay night , and he is the most well developped character in the series but man i would have loved heaven's feel even MORE if it wasn't for the pacing , the ideas were extraordaniry and the execution was great , there is just a lot of unnecessary fat in between
overall I LOVED FATE STAY NIGHT THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH OUT , MY CRITICISM FOR HEAVEN'S FEEL IS JUST OUT OF LOVE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE PEAK THAN IT ALREADY IS
also sorry for my poor english
Posted May 1, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC