Little Busters Impressions #2

Little Busters is of 6 story lines, and the 'refrain' sequel which is unlocked after completing all of them. A few of the reviews mentioned that the quality of the different heroine lines varies, and I can definitely agree on this. I completed 'Haruka''s storyline, and it was absolutely terrible. Her character went from repulsive to tolerable, her back story makes no sense (perhaps something is lost in Japanese translation), a major conflict feels really forced. It as if the writers ran out of ideas and were like, "Well, we need one more character". On other hand, 'Kurugaya' is my favorite character. She is a bit of a 'Mary Sue' character, smart, intuitive, strong, has a sense of humor. Still, I enjoy that kind of character more than the overly 'moe' energy of most of the other characters. I have not completed her story line yet, I also ready that in order to get her 'true' ending you need to complete 'refrain'. The 3rd character I played is 'Rin'. She is a bit of a middle ground. She has a very 'tomboyish' personality and is the only female member of the original group of 5 'Little Busters'. I completed one of her story lines, however, she actually has 2, the 2nd is unlocked after completing all of the other heroine's lines. Still I liked that she is the one who suggested that she wants to date the main character, demonstrating confidence and commitment. I look forward to seeing more character development from her. The final person I want to touch on is the main character. He is a bit different from 'Key''s other main characters. He is not a prankster, and is generally a hard working 'nice guy'. That makes him a bit boring, but I guess the male entourage that surrounds him, provide a bit of humor and a variety of characerstics. At 24 hours, I am not even half-way through the game, this easily makes 'Little Busters' one of the longest game I"ve played. It is also the longest Visual Novel I've ever played.