So basically the game splits itself into three different routes with three different heroines around this point. The first route is called "Fate". It's the route where Shirou's a dumbass towards Saber - you know, that blue armored lady? that's her - and says stupid shit like "girls can't fight, Saber".
But he gets better later on. The story of the Fate route focuses on those two and the parallels they have. You get to find out Saber's true identity through this route. It's the first route you play and you can't unlock the other two routes without completing this one. It sets you up for the other two, leaving you with some questions that don't get answered until the other two routes.
Like for example, Archer - Rin's Servant. You don't find out about who he is until the second route. His backstory is a mystery until then. The second route is called "Unlimited Blade Works". It's a story that, while it may have Rin as the heroine, primarily focuses on Shirou as a person. He has to deal with his ideals and how conflicting and hypocritical they are and face them head on. You find out the true identity of Archer through this route.
Then there's the last route, Heaven's Feel. It unlocks the last few secrets, primarily about the Holy Grail War system and several of the other characters. This third and final chapter focuses on Sakura and how she fits into the whole picture. In the first two routes, she is depicted as a normal girl who is associated with the douchebag of a brother who is also, apparently, a Master. In this route, you also see a very different side of Shirou. If you choose the right option, Shirou decides to toss away his ideals; instead of saving everyone, he decides to save only one person, the one that he loves, because he knows that if he saves her, he can no longer save everyone.
Heaven's Feel shows the darker side of the series and reveals the true nature of the Holy Grail War system and why it's a piece of shit and doesn't actually grant wishes like people thought it was supposed to do. The other character that Heaven's Feel focuses on is a little girl named Illyasviel von Einzbern - Illya for short. She plays a huge role in the War, and we find out in this route what exactly that is.
I'd say more about it all but that would be spoilers and I'm not too fond of spoiling people. But what I'm looking for in the visual novel right now is... well, there's something in the Heaven's Feel route where Illya talks about how souls work and how you can place one in a "doll".
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But he gets better later on. The story of the Fate route focuses on those two and the parallels they have. You get to find out Saber's true identity through this route. It's the first route you play and you can't unlock the other two routes without completing this one. It sets you up for the other two, leaving you with some questions that don't get answered until the other two routes.
Like for example, Archer - Rin's Servant. You don't find out about who he is until the second route. His backstory is a mystery until then. The second route is called "Unlimited Blade Works". It's a story that, while it may have Rin as the heroine, primarily focuses on Shirou as a person. He has to deal with his ideals and how conflicting and hypocritical they are and face them head on. You find out the true identity of Archer through this route.
Then there's the last route, Heaven's Feel. It unlocks the last few secrets, primarily about the Holy Grail War system and several of the other characters. This third and final chapter focuses on Sakura and how she fits into the whole picture. In the first two routes, she is depicted as a normal girl who is associated with the douchebag of a brother who is also, apparently, a Master. In this route, you also see a very different side of Shirou. If you choose the right option, Shirou decides to toss away his ideals; instead of saving everyone, he decides to save only one person, the one that he loves, because he knows that if he saves her, he can no longer save everyone.
Heaven's Feel shows the darker side of the series and reveals the true nature of the Holy Grail War system and why it's a piece of shit and doesn't actually grant wishes like people thought it was supposed to do. The other character that Heaven's Feel focuses on is a little girl named Illyasviel von Einzbern - Illya for short. She plays a huge role in the War, and we find out in this route what exactly that is.
I'd say more about it all but that would be spoilers and I'm not too fond of spoiling people. But what I'm looking for in the visual novel right now is... well, there's something in the Heaven's Feel route where Illya talks about how souls work and how you can place one in a "doll".