The Changes to ShinjiroI have to say, I found the new events surrounding Shinjiro to be incredible. He has an extremely well written Social Link, and, if you complete it, he will survive Takaya's bullet.

And, frankly, him surviving broke me up more than his death. You had a much greater attachment to the character, through the Social Link, and the scene with Akihiko afterward, while only minorly different, had so much more impact. It was as though Akihiko couldn't get any closure because Shinjiro was still hanging on, and the dialogue and voice acting were incredible. Akihiko was just in shambles, waiting forever for his best friend to wake up.