Plot Summary
Little Buster's follows the tale Naoe Riki who is part of a group of 5 friends who are: Natsume Kyousuke, Natsume Rin, Miyazawa Kengo and Inohara Masato. They call themselves the "Little Busters" Riki met the Little Busters for the first time when he was grieving over the deaths of both of his parents, the members of the Little Busters brought Riki out of his depression and eventually the pain in his heart faded away. Now the Little Busters are in their second year of highschool, excluding Kyousuke who is in his third and final year. One day the Little Busters lament on how Kyousuke will be gone next year however Riki proposes they do something for this last year. Kyousuke decides on baseball and thus out whirlwind adventure begins.
"Do you Know The Secrets Of The World"
Character Bios
Naoe Riki
You, The Protagonist are a generally shy person who unfortunately suffers from Narcolepsy which is a disorder where you are prone to falling asleep whenever you feel relaxed. Although you are shy it does not mean you are not willing to speak up your mind or defend your friends.
Natsume Rin
Rin is a rather absent minded person at time but she has a heart of gold and a rather cute naivety. She is a avid lover of cats (although she won't admit it herself) She is the younger sister of Kyousuke and was an original member of the Little Busters. I kinda see Rin at times as being sort of a comic relief secondary to Masato.
Inohara Masato
Masato is Riki's room mate and also is one of the original five (counting Riki) members of the Little Busters. He is constantly training and exercising to become stronger and regularly has fights with fellow Little Busters member Miyazawa Kengo. Masato is mainly seen as being the comic relief of the Little Busters group as he is terrible with studying and he always seems to have the misfortune of being on the receiving end of one of Rin's high kicks.
Miyazawa Kengo
Kengo is, like Rin and Masato, a member of the original Little Busters group. He is captain of the High school's Kendo team and seems to have an unwavering passion towards it as well. He and Inohara Masato regularly have fights with one another, usually for some stupid reason. He is, however only member of the original Little Busters to refuse to take part in Baseball due to the fact that he has a kendo tournament coming up.
Natsume Kyousuke
Kyousuke is the leader of the Little Busters, he seems to have an aura that attracts people to him. He is also Rin's big brother and he keeps getting her stray cats for presents, which she ends up caring for. He seems to really enjoy reading comics aimed at kinds and at times has the naivety of a child. He does however demonstrate multiple times over his maturity as the eldest member of the group.
Kamikita Komari
Komari is a girl who absolutely love sweets to an almost insane degree, she brings in a variety of sweets every lunch time but never seems to get fat. She seems to be a very curious person and is quick to react,sadly though when she does react she tends to hit her head on something. She joins the Little Busters baseball team.
Noumi Kudryavka (Kud)
Kud is a 3/4 russian and 1/4 Japanese, she has lived in Russia most of here live but her Japanophile grandfather thought it would be better to send her Japan to complete her education. Despite living in Russia most of her life her Japanese is surprisingly good, however her English leaves a lot to be desired. She joins the Little Busters baseball team
Saigusa Haruka
Haruka is pretty much the troublemaker of the school so much so, that all the prefects in the school seem to be out to get her, however this doesn't mean she doesn't have a carefree attitude, rather the opposite, she is too carefree. She seems to be very energetic and uses childish pranks in order to avoid capture by the prefects. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. She joins the Little Busters baseball team.
Yuiko Kurugaya
Kurugaya is well... awesome, she seems to have a ice cold personality. She also seems to keep mentioning various things about the girls, and as Kyousuke seems to be the big brother of the Little Busters, Kurugaya is kind of like the big sister. She has demonstrated her maturity many times over, she is in the same class as Riki, Masato, Rin and Kengo. She joins the Little Busters baseball team.
Nishizono Mio
Mio is a relatively shy person, she has a passion for reading. She seems to constantly carry around a big book and reads it every day. Mio is never seen without her signature parasol. She seems to enjoy reading by a old tree in the courtyard of the school during lunch. She joins the Little Busters baseball team.
Ratings Based On Content In The Visual Novel
Music
I really do enjoy the Little Busters soundtrack, it seems to have the right type of sound for every moment in the game, Also there are some specific tracks dedicated to when you're meeting with a certain character i.e. Kyousuke, the song that plays with some scenes involving him is a gentle melody that kind of implies a bit about Kyousuke as a person in my opinion. I would give the music of Little Busters a 10/10
Characters
I really like the characters in Little Busters, they are very memorable due to their mannerisms and the way in which you interact with them, also in this Visual Novel, the back story is relatively developed but not to an insane degree, so you can understand why the girl is like how she is today. I would give the characters in Little Busters a 10/10
Story/Plot
I'll admit that I've played this game all the way to the end so I will be judging the entire plot of the game here, I found it to be extremely good and a emotional rollercoaster throughout, this game in my opinion has some definite replay value, just on account of it's heartfelt story. I would give the story of Little Busters a 10/10
Gameplay
This section is a new section being added for this game due to the fact of the baseball mini game. I honestly did love how the baseball mini game played, though I did find it initially difficult due to Rin's terrible pitches at the start (don't worry they get better), therefore I'd give it an 8/10. Though I would like Rin to pitch reasonably well from the start I could understand why the developers of the game did it.
Artwork
I honestly found the artwork of Little Busters to be relatively good. It had its bright moments in the school and it had the occasion somberness in certain scenes of the game. I believe that the artwork of this game did the characters justice and clearly captured their emotions at the current time. Therefore I would give the artwork of Little Busters 10/10
Conclusion
So in conclusion I would give Little Busters a 10/10, I class it as a must play for anyone who is interested in Visual Novels or even those who are just taking their first steps into the genre. It is a simple game with an absolutely overwhelming story
If you are interested in playing this game you can download it from: http://erogedownload.com/downloads/little-busters/
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