All of this will probably sound very mundane and nothing to be particularly impressed by, but once you see how well it can be pulled off, it’s hard not to notice how weak and underdeveloped most friendships are often written, especially in video games. There are scenes full of banter, scenes with compassion, and just them simply having a nice time. Where most stories just present a character or two who are being nice to the main protagonist and not much else and expect the reader to feel some attachment to them, Little Busters really goes the extra mile here.
The general dynamic between them and how they bounce off each other feels very genuine, which is something that way too often feels forced. Here you can play baseball and even bypass other athletes in the ranking, wander through the dungeons with a first-person view, fight like in fighting games (but without direct participation). He is surrounded by a quite lively group of friends. Little busters differs from other visual novels by the presence of mini-games. This, however, doesn’t mean that he is living a lonely life. The story surrounds Naoe Riki, a shy schoolboy with a troubled past who sees himself as nothing more than a weakling who constantly has to rely on his childhood friends to get through his hardships.
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