
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
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Arrive in New Sieg, a beautiful fictional town. Step into the shoes of a strong, smart and gifted journalist in this romantic adventure. You play the part of a young woman with the ability to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, which you use for data collection and helping people. After witnessing the murder of a crooked lawyer – she goes back in time in an attempt to save him. Thus, the journey begins as our protagonist goes back in time in the body of another person and tries to warn Limbo. It's up to you to figure out how to save him!
Unravel mysteries and solve puzzles
Take the lead and choose your destiny
Romance 5 dangerous fellows, each with an unlockable side story
Unlock different endings
Experience a unique interactive gameplay
Meet guests characters from Side Kicks!
Navigate through gorgeous visuals and polished animations
Listen to a complete Japanese voice cast, including KENN, Yoshimasa Hosoya & more
Will all routes lead to romance? Which happy ending awaits you? Play to find out!
Teuta - the protagonist (the name can be changed)

A 21 years-old freelance journalist working in New Sieg. She witnessed the murder of her brother when she was younger and became a reporter for her to serve justice. She has a mysterious ability that allows her to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, and uses it to help people and collect data. She is a bright and cheerful woman with a positive personality. Although she is a reporter, she is not skilled at taking pictures.
Limbo Fitzgerald - A Crooked Lawyer

A 27 years-old Lawyer. Limbo is known for advocating in court for even the toughest criminals. Although he is called a crooked lawyer, he is extremely skilled, and he is popular in the city and is seen as a hero. He abides by the law in his own standards and serves justice. Born into an extremely wealthy family, Limbo is soft-hearted.
Shu - A hitman that silently eliminates hitmen

He is 28 years old. Shu is a heavy smoker who makes a living as a bounty killer by eliminating other hitmen. He is a top-class martial artist and specialised in long-range sniping. The best sniper in town, he has no other goals in life apart from executing those on the list left behind by his foster parents and mentor.
Helvetica - A professional in changing people's appearance

A 26 years-old plastic surgeon. Popular in New Sieg, he loves beautiful things and constantly rates passer-by women based on their looks. Highly confident in his skills, he believes that people can be reborn by changing their natural features.
Mozu - An autopsy Specialist

At only 25 years old, Mozu is the chief of the autopsy department and work with the police forces. He is often misunderstood as apathetic and indifferent towards others. His way of thinking is usually from a medical point of view, which sometimes creates unexpectedly fun situations. Mozu talks to corpses and it is rumoured that he dissects animals as a hobby. He likes riding bicycles.
Scarecrow - A Self-proclaimed Underground Boss

A 22 years-old cyber-geek and computer hacker who is famous on the internet for hacking, money laundering, stealing, etc. Thanks to his abilities and connections, he is a self-proclaimed underground boss.
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Languages: English
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先是无剧透总评,剧透在分割线下收。 考虑到游戏的综合素质和给我带来的精神创伤,我希望官方和剧本能倒贴我点钱。非常后悔在steam二十多的时候购入了本次领鸡蛋又在NS购入。日乙的雷霆剧情想必所有圈内玩家心里都有数,就算或多或少出现一些雷点但只要整篇故事能够自圆其说、或是有细腻的感情线,基本都可以选择包容。然而此游在抱着这样的心态游玩的前提下,也可以说在所有方面都一无是处,它甚至不是一个完整的故事。 也存在寥寥无几的优点: 比如UI的设计流畅漂亮、比如女主不是传统意义上的“煮饭婆”(但实际上呈现出的效果她甚至不如那些遭到诟病的“圣母女主角”,她双标又自私,我不确定这是否是一个优点)。再比如引人入胜的开篇剧情。 但如上的优点谈不上多优秀,缺陷却是致命的。 核心问题主要有三点,其一: 体量很小。体感只比薄樱鬼的风章长一点:它有四章共通线,每一章对应一个短小的单元剧。男主个人线仅仅只有一章。在通关男主个人线后,分别会解锁一个个人线后日谈与番外小故事。 下有全剧透: —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 其二,在体量小的前提下,故事根本没讲完。整篇故事就是半成品。剧情如同AI生成一样胡言乱语,堪比小学生的梦话。剧情也是过家家级别的幼稚,主角团每一步都在主角光环的笼罩之下无限开挂。直升机撒钱算是唯一一个也是巅峰的剧情高光,直升机之后开始发病,进入个人线后更是不知所云。 女主拥有时间回溯的能力——可以回溯到最远几个小时的时间,附身在随机一个幸运路人的身上开展简单的行动,从而改变世界线。这是游戏开篇就向玩家揭示的内容,整篇故事基于这项能力展开。女主使用这项超能力救下了本应被杀害的男主,加入到了故事之中。 然而直到全成就收集打完都没交代这项能力从何而来。不仅如此,剧情对于这个核心能力的处理十分轻拿轻放。能力从哪里来?不知道,需要有那么就有了(不要等真相线了,真相线根本没解释,连提都没提)。能力在什么时候使用?不知道,可能是下指标了一章用且仅能用一次,随意地做出一些不可挽回的事再使用一次就好了。能力使用之后带来的后果是什么—— 这点倒是探讨了,但To剧本娘不如不写。其中一段剧情是:女主为了救下身边死去的亲近的人回溯了时间,恰巧附身到了一名即将进行手术的医生身上。她只能抛下手术台上的病人,擅自使用医生的身体去拯救自己的朋友。后果显而易见:病人因为没能及时得到医治截肢,医生也因为这样轻率而不负责任的行为从此葬送了前程。编剧可能想借此引发剧情冲突和女主对自己能力的思考,最后女主因此陷入低沉被其他人安慰哄好,完全将这件事抛到了脑后,剧情再也没提过。然而两个倒霉路人就这么被毁了一辈子。女主继续随心所欲地使用自己的能力,用其他人的人生来为自己的人生创造价值。 其三,也是我给这部游戏打差评的主要原因。全员恶人游戏如其名,就是一个自以为是的天龙人精英小团体使用自己自私而扭曲的三观进行私刑、并高高在上地对人指手画脚的故事。所有人全部双标又自私,对观看剧情的我几乎是一场霸凌。 如前文所说刚提过女主使用能力的冲突。然而故事恶心人的地方绝对不止这一处。从头到尾主角团都在以自己的三观擅自执行私刑,令人不适的地方很多,全篇最无语的剧情来自Limbo个人线。 该线反派是Limbo的前同事兼友人。前同事为了拯救自己被人口贩卖过来没有合法身份的恋人,无奈之下权宜之计打算先由自己买下恋人和她腹中的胎儿。“正义”的男主根本不问友人缘由,反手一个举报将友人送入监狱并毁了他的职业生涯。同时被逼迫之下走投无路的友人恋人选择在汽车旅馆中自杀,为了报复Limbo,她死前让Limbo看到自己的尸体并留下了终身阴影。 姑且不论男主的行为是否合理,是否可以说明其伪善和自私,女主听到了这件事的第一反应竟然也是:那个女人太过分了,怎么可以对你给你留下心理阴影,我好心疼。?然后两个人卿卿我我一番继续把这事放下了。 其他问题在日乙中都可以算小问题了。个人线修线和莫兹线算完整,两个人也没什么毒点,斯卡克罗线无功无过。感情线基本算是没有,根本不知道每一对是怎么爱上的。比起恋人更像革命同志。赫尔贝奇卡线是梦话重灾区,从头到尾给女主“打分”。刻意对接近其他女性让女主吃醋,擅自进女主房间闻女主衣服。Limbo线最恶心,理由前文也已说明不多赘述。共通线让女主穿上男主选的泳装展现女性魅力,一众男主对其评头论足。一众人等背着女主谈论男女主的性生活,有男主制止后Limbo做出阳刚发言“趁她不在聊点男人的话题”。 想体验三观被强健的想体验一头雾水的感觉的可以入的一款电子厕纸。 最后:不是说主角团不能双标,也不是说自私有错。实际上我也很喜欢那种为了爱把所有人变成play一环的癫公癫婆组合。但写这种双标剧情有一个前提:要么所有人知道这么做是错的但就是要死去活来地爱一番,要么就是从一开始三观就与正常的道德观相异。 这部从开始到最后都试图说教,主题是拯救和正义的作品,安排这些堪称道德沦丧的剧情真的合适吗?
I am not sure why this game's narrative gets so much praise because I don't think it's a particularly well written crime/mystery story nor a particularly good romance VN. The individual character routes (I've only played two of them) are fairly short. Usually I prefer otome games that take time to do world building and allow for things to develop slowly rather than shoving the relationship down your throat at every possible moment. But Bustafellows does the extreme opposite, with minimal world building and a slow burn that gets resolved immediately at the very end. Maybe I was just unlucky with my routes (Helvetica and Scarecrow), but tbh the common route's plot wasn't great either and atp I don't feel like putting more time into it. I did enjoy the group dynamics throughout the more light-hearted scenes and themes of found family, the individual voice acting is splendid and the art is beautiful. The MC was okay personality wise, not the best but also not the worst I've seen. I absolutely hate her supernatural powers gimmick though, it reduces any remotely dangerous or suspenseful moment into cheap-ass shock value. I would wanna give this a neutral rating, if I could. Sadly this game wasn't for me. I guess it can work for a younger audience or those who value voices/visuals over writing. If you're craving a well written romance mystery? Better to look elsewhere.
One day you'll come across a game called Bustafellows and you'll laugh. Haha Bust a fellows? What a funny name. Play it. It's a must to bust.
只能说【全员恶人】的名字太适合这个游戏了 因为已经开始写攻略了,忍着恶心也想先把这个做完 但是说白了对日乙的接受度还是低了,游戏就是高开低走 女主非常非常非常以自我为中心,并且自带降智光环一样 [spoiler] “你失去的只有生命,我喜欢的男生为什么要看着你死”还有,虽然我害的两个人一个截肢一个失去前途 [/spoiler]这种非常弱智的剧情,就是明明知道做了的事伤害了他人,但是就是非常非常的恶心人,说两句话就放下心结了 只能说剧情非常的草率,男女主的脑子的都不是正常人 —————————————————— 打完了,只能说,还是那个想法
Limbo is simply the best boy. Total softy and brings his own puppy energy to the game. If a dog could be a lawyer...and his name was Max, it would be Limbo
我不中了这个控制系统太反直觉了,当你发现社区赞数第一的帖子是控制系统/召唤菜单教程的时候,就该知道这个文游的系统有多逆天了。我真搞不懂,明明就是个文游啊!!!为啥结构这么简单的游戏控制界面还能做的如此难用!!我找主页面找的破防了都,不推荐啊啊啊
完全看不出来是什么时候和男主发展的感情戏 全程我的脑子都是在有人死了 回溯 救人的过程 最恶心就是泳池那一段还不能跳 像是用屌写出来的
I have not finished this game yet, but I am emotionally attached to Crow.
???这是女性向游戏???这些纸片人男性对待女主的方式是刚见面给女主打分,没打招呼直接上手性骚扰?正常人一见面给异性打分+上手性骚扰搁男搁女都有毛病好吗?tm我真没吃过这样的,要不是下载后很久才打开现在立刻退款。没试过玩一个女性向游戏玩到想给屏幕里的纸片人呼巴掌的,以及典型日本人想象的美国,神tm餐厅抽烟,提枪怼,”没有茶准备“,看笑了,吃不下,剧本是没见过真独立女性吧?独立女性一见面先拿枪口怼你嘴巴了还救这个憨批,天。。。真tm世界的参差。
Honestly, I feel like the Teuta has way more chemistry with the others as a CB than as a CP. The 'family guy' theme carries the whole story. The true route is surprisingly engaging — not dull at all. And after Truth Route 2, I'm now a proud Blue Rose victim. Shu and Adam are my absolute faves.>w<
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