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I recommend Period too, as everyone already said most of the ones I wanted to recommend xD the thing about Period, is that the heroine's chins scared me.

You should make a VNDB list and link to it, that makes giving recommendations much easier. Air and Planetarian are both made by Key and both great, Rewrite is also really good but it's less love-focused than other Key VNs. Symphonic Rain has a similar feel to Key stuff, Katawa Shoujo is what has recently introduced a ton of people to visual novels. Muv-Luv + Muv-Luv Alternative have some romance, but the story and its presentation is where they really shine.

Grisaia is awesome. Really awesome. But it's quite bittersweet at some points. so I don't know if it's the best for you. Romance isn't really my type of thing, but what about Symphonic Rain? (ignore it for the same reasons as grisaia). Now, seriously, why not check the other Key stuff? They tld Little Busters some time ago. There's also rewrite, but that's probably not what you're looking for. LB focus isn't exactly romance either... But you'll like it. Probably. Then there's my actual suggestions to your request. Try Hoshizora no Memoria and Katahane, for starters. Also. check out my "50 tld VNs" for some suggestions of other genres.

One more recommendation which is a bit premature for me since I haven't finished either yet, but I highly recommend Grisaia no Kajitsu and Majikoi too. Both have great characters and comedy and good stories from what I've played so far, though between the two Majikoi's more light hearted.

Based on that here's some recommendations with reviews by yours truly to back them up: Shuffle! http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/10/games-for-adults-shuffle.html Edelweiss and its fandisk: http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/10/games-for-adults-edelweiss.html http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/10/games-for-adults-edelweiss-eiden.html Da Capo 1 and 2 http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/10/games-for-adults-da-capo.html http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/10/games-for-adults-da-capo-2.html Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru http://gamesforadultsandeveryone.blogspot.com/2013/07/games-for-adults-otome-wa-boku-ni.html

I recommend School Days, a VN hugely impacted by your decisions with 10(?) different endings. I also recommend Little Busters!, as you seem to have enjoyed Kanon and Clannad.

mostly Chris' route

Oh right, Majikoi. A few of those and even reversed because of Miyako. But that game has a plethora of those scenes.

Come See Me Tonight 2 has one scene that fits your criteria. Majikoi has a couple of them.

Just thought of another couple of moments, Bioshock related, that stands out in my head: The first Big Daddy fight. I don't mean only the first in the game, but the first time in your first playthrough before you knew much about them. "Would you Kindly..." Pretty chilling and kinda totally badass.