Little Busters! English Edition
VNDB Steam Original Fuwa Guide
Summary
Riki was a child when his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. What saved him was a group of four kids calling themselves the Little Busters. They took Riki out and played with him during his time of need. He really enjoyed being together with them, and his grief gradually faded away. Now in his second year of high school they still hang out, fight and live together, and enjoy their school life.
Introduction
This guide is based on the flow charts available in the perfect visual books for Little Busters! original and EX. These flow charts mainly focus on essential choices, so players are encouraged to explore other options for themselves.
Ending Guideline / Suggested Route-Ending Order
To complete the game, you are required to first complete the Rin's first ending, Mio, Komari, Kurugaya, Haruka, Kud to unlock the Rin's second ending and Refrain following that. Refrain is the original final route of the game; the EX routes Saya, Sasami and Kanata were added later, and all require Refrain to be completed before they become available.
For the best experience, we highly recommend starting the game from the start each time you want to try a new route. You’ll miss out on a lot of content if you just load back to an old save instead of restarting each time! And hey, you might make new progress on those minigames.
The guide is presented in our recommended route order, but it's quite flexible if you want to mix it up. For the maximum amount of scenes, you'll want to follow the order of Komari -> Kurugaya -> Haruka -> Kud, and throw Mio and Rin (1) wherever you want. Some guides recommend putting Rin (1) after Komari, but the only thing doing Rin (1) before Komari changes is a scene that would usually feature Kurugaya features Rin instead; it's not a big change. For the most enjoyable experience, we suggest doing Rin (1) first and foremost. There are many people who think Komari should go before Mio, but don't let this guide tell you how to play; make the experience your own! Also read the notes left inside the spoiler boxes.
Route-Ending Guideline
Natsume Rin
The first time you play her route, you'll be locked on the first (bad) end, you can only unlock her second ending by beating other routes first (see the Suggested Route-Ending order section for more info).
Nishizono Mio
Kamikita Komari
Kurugaya Yuiko
Alternate end is only available after beating the "Refrain" route.
Saigusa Haruka
Haruka's second bad ending has a scene that will be permanently unavailable after the first playthrough. To view this scene: you must have completed the Kurugaya route; you must not have completed the Kud route, and Kanata must be chosen as Kud's roommate on the 18th. The scene in question is a conversation between Kud and Kanata, so saving there is recommended.
Noumi Kudryavka (Kud)
There are a bunch of scenes that depend on who Kud’s roommate is. On 18/5 you can choose Haruka or Mio as the roommate; all other cases will default to Kanata being chosen. This means there are 3 slightly different versions of the route. Some Bad Ends are only available after beating the "Refrain" route.
Tokido Saya
Only unlocked after refrain. Saya’s route involves a lot of unique mechanics most prominent of which is a dungeon crawler. Please refer to the map linked below to help you navigate. The map symbols are as follows. The S is the starting room for the floor. The T marks a trap. The star is the goal that leads to the next floor. The yellow squares are enemy rooms. White squares are just empty rooms. You can find a dungeon map here.
Sasasegawa Sasami
Sasami's route is only fully available after completing Refrain.
Futaki Kanata
Kanata's route is only available after completing Refrain.
Refrain
Refrain only unlocks after completing Rin (2).
Achievements and Extras
Muscle Sensation
Perfect Catering
Idiot Riki
School Revolution
Attribution
This walkthrough is based on info attained on this guide and formatted by SeniorBlitz~