Little Busters - Q & A

[blubberflub]

no, rin is the main heroine.

[watisit]

Just to ask, other than the true end, how did the other character paths end?

Spoiler for Endings:

I'm assuming they all ended in a tragedy of some kind?

[detra]

Originally Posted by watisit

Just to ask, other than the true end, how did the other character paths end?

Spoiler for Endings:

I'm assuming they all ended in a tragedy of some kind?

Why should they? They ended similar to the anime, just with romance included.

[watisit]

Then what was the trigger for the restart? Happy end, end credits roll and i'm back to the main menu with the game start button?

[bigdeal000]

Originally Posted by watisit

Then what was the trigger for the restart? Happy end, end credits roll and i'm back to the main menu with the game start button?

There are multiple bad endings and one happy ending for each girl. Reaching a bad end does nothing, just gets you back to the main menu. New game or load an earlier save and correct your mistake. A good ending gives you credits and then main menu. You need to start a new game to notice some minor changes. Also, you need to reach each character's good end for Refrain to be unlocked.

[RandomAvatarFan]

On average, how many hours did it take to play through one heroine's route in the VN? How does this compare to the anime's pacing?

[Ringil]

Originally Posted by RandomAvatarFan

On average, how many hours did it take to play through one heroine's route in the VN? How does this compare to the anime's pacing?

Uh, a heroine's route in the anime takes about 1.5 hrs (3 episodes). In the VN it tooks at least around 6-10 hrs.

[Meltyred]

Originally Posted by watisit

Then what was the trigger for the restart? Happy end, end credits roll and i'm back to the main menu with the game start button?

Each girl's Happy end locks you out of her route, and until you complete everything you can't access it unless you had a prior save.
So the game forces you to complete everything basically.

[erneiz_hyde]

wait what? the game had such function? I never noticed
so what happens when you try to enter a locked route again?

[Natsurin]

The definite choice that will lead to the heroine's route will be greyed out, making it unavailable to choose. The two exceptions are Komari's route and Rin's first route which will be both be available to replay without having to complete Refrain first.

Also, I can't really remember well since I played a long time ago, but I believe that Rin's first route will become unavailable to play once Refrain is completed, as the game should redirect you to her second route automatically.

[Meltyred]

I didn't know Komari route could be replayed...(Cause her voice makes me think of tortured cats, the pain...)
huh interesting.

[romcom89]

Will there be a 2nd Opening, cause here is one listed?

http://vgmdb.net/album/41396

[Shana-tan]

What happened to Rin in the past that left her traumatized?

[Leo_Otaku]

Originally Posted by Shana-tan

What happened to Rin in the past that left her traumatized?

They never specified in the game, other than it made her very socially awkward and shy. I wish they went into detail about it.

[Lord of Fire]

Originally Posted by Shana-tan

What happened to Rin in the past that left her traumatized?

Originally Posted by Leo_Otaku

They never specified in the game, other than it made her very socially awkward and shy. I wish they went into detail about it.

Judging by some of her flashbacks, I think she got bullied.

[Whitemoon648]

Play the game or watch anime?

I see the anime has bad rating on few websites. But it is hard to believe a key production video game to be bad.

[Leo_Otaku]

Originally Posted by Whitemoon648

Play the game or watch anime?

I see the anime has bad rating on few websites. But it is hard to believe a key production video game to be bad.

The game is much more detailed the anime glosses over much of the story. It is a good adaption, not fantastic but it is a good job.The anime, however improves on a few points especially near the end.

[Whitemoon648]

Originally Posted by Leo_Otaku

The game is much more detailed the anime glosses over much of the story. It is a good adaption, not fantastic but it is a good job.The anime, however improves on a few points especially near the end.

thanks a lot for the answer .

Which do you think i should go with first?

Play the game or watch anime?

[Magicflier]

Originally Posted by Lord of Fire

Judging by some of her flashbacks, I think she got bullied.

Some vn players a few years ago said that Rin might've been kidnapped.
Don't know how they came up with that assumption though but the vn does give you various vague hints.

Originally Posted by Whitemoon648

thanks a lot for the answer .

Which do you think i should go with first?

Play the game or watch anime?

Think of it this way:
Would you prefer reading an expansion of information first, then watch the anime which has many stuff removed, but get to see the characters animated now? or watch the anime first, and read the 'expansion of information' after watching the anime?

I would prefer watching the horrible anime first, then read the visual novel b/c it can continue to give you more info. If you play the visual novel first, you might end up disliking the anime at some point. So I recommend you anime first, then visual novel after. :3

[Klashikari]

^ The opposite is also possible:
If you watch the anime first, the sense of surprise and tension are effectively dampened since you know what's going on from the get go.

A Visual Novel has a major issue: depending of the reader, if you lose that tension/expectation, it becomes way duller to read. So it is really dependant of how the reader is affected by spoilers in general. If they don't stand them, they better read the VN first then watch the anime.

I personally wouldn't be interested in a VN that I already know what's going on. It also removes all impact from twists that specifically use VN mechanics and flaws for the narration.