My reaction to this is mixed. I can't deny I enjoyed seeing the game animated, but on the other hand this felt exactly like watching the game animated, not an anime based on the game. It's true the game was in many ways more like a game and less like a novel, compared to Clannad or Kanon, for example, with all the fighting and the baseball. So, maybe it couldn't be avoided.

Other than that, you could certainly see KyoAni wasn't the maker. Still, I'll keep watching. I haven't actually played but a fraction of the game routes, so this anime ought to grant me plenty to look forward to.