

The things she does in Heaven’s Feel range from questionable to outright imprudent, never thinking about her own safety. However, underneath that seemingly-considerate and affectionate face of hers is a brain as nonexistent as Shirou’s. Not once have I ever found the formula flawless, since the problem lies mainly in said focal character.Īt first, Sakura herself seems to fit the Yamato Nadeshiko and Kouhai tropes like a glove, with a very obvious attraction to Shirou right from the start.

The plot had quite a few similarities to Lucia’s route in Rewrite, since both of the route’s focal characters struggle over their self-worth and the safety of the person they care about the most. Sakura Matou’s life is at stake in this route, and her struggles are the focus of the entire story. If Fate is known for its amazing romance and poor pacing, and Unlimited Blade Works is known for its fantastic battles and paradoxical reveals, Heaven’s Feel is known for its breakfast scenes and massive sense of hopelessness. For the finale, the focus is on the characters of Sakura Matou and Illyasviel von Einzbern, and it’s quite the ride.

In previous visual novels that I have read, there are some interesting and clever approaches to tying in the routes to visual novels, such as routes being failed scenarios that all lead up to the true ending, or each route being part of the main character’s development in order to face the trials ahead.īefore answering that request, I will look at the third and final storyline of Fate/Stay Night, known as Heaven’s Feel. ’ Since then, I have wondered what sort of connection each of these routes have. A good friend of mine requested of me as I started reading the final route of Fate/Stay Night, ‘I want to see if you can figure out the meaning of all of the routes.
