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Visual Novel, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
OpenCritic89Metacritic86
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing romance with murders and dangerous ikemen, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, relaxed and clear.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyJul 20215/5 starsBustafellows is part crime caper and part otome romance, and those are common enough things, but it's the quality of the writing and the strong thematic core that helps to set this one apart.
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Hardcore GamerMarcus EstradaJul 20214.5/5With so much to love about BUSTAFELLOWS, it's an easy recommendation for all otome visual novel fans.
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Niche GamerBrandon LyttleJul 20219/10Ultimately Bustafellows could be the breakout hit of the otome genre, a genre woefully underserved in the west. With its appealing character design and flashy noir setting, it’s an easy to digest pretense for otherwise timid readers.
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Nindie SpotlightJustin NationJul 20216.7/10Right out of the gate I'll admit I'm a bit lost in trying to summarize the Bustafellows experience, but regardless I won't deny it has style and attitude to burn...
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Gamer EscapeLaura BorrayoJul 20217/10If this isn’t obvious by now, I was not a fan of Bustafellows. I have been playing otome games for a long time, so perhaps I have just aged out of the typical character tropes and bland dialogue that plague most of the modern releases. Still, I wanted to like it and admit that for fans of the genre, this game is definitely a diamond amongst the common rough that we get on a yearly (almost monthly if you count mobile games) basis.
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IGDB rating 9.2/10 from 5 ratings.
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