For the last few months, I've been engrossed in reading the visual novel known as Little Busters! made my the company Key. There are different routes to take simply by making choices throughout the game. These routes all circle around the girls Rin, Komari, Haruka, Kurugaya, Kud, and Mio. Depending on what choices you make, you can get the route of one of those listed. There are an extra three routes in the Ecstasy version of the game, but only after you've completed the final route known as Refrain.

Refrain,,, Refrain is what makes this work of art so amazing.This route, the final route, is perhaps the most powerful thing I've ever read as far as jerking the old heartstrings. Rin, who is the main heroine of the story, has her route divided into two parts, Rin1 and Rin2. Refrain is a direct continuation of Rin2. Rin2 can only be completed after completing all the other routes, which include Haruka, Komari, Kud, Kurugaya, Mio, and Rin1. Trust me, if you decide to play it, Refrain is well worth the 40+ hours of your time going through each route.

Jun Maeda, Key's main man as far as story writing and music composing gos, truly shows off his talent in Refrain. I'm not going to give any spoilers in this blog, but I am going to deeply encourage anyone who reads this to play Little Busters! EX. It's around 100 bucks if you have the money or you can download a free torrent of the game.

Little Busters! is without a doubt my favourite work out there of everything I've ever read or watched, it's pure art. The writing, music, and art all are beautiful. Refrain is perhaps the most emotional thing I've ever encountered in the short 16 years I've been alive. I couldn't help but cry when reading Refrain and even some parts of the other common routes. I DEEPLY recommend Little Busters! EX to anyone looking for amazing music, amazing art, or simply a tear-jerking story. I just finished Refrain a few days ago, and am still feeling the effects of it. Every time I see the face of one of the characters from the game it makes me want to cry. Not to mention, finishing Refrain unlocks all sorts of extras if you replay the common routes as well as the three new routes unlocked by completing Refrain.

Download links below if you do want to play the game, I highly recommend giving it a shot. The common routes themselves are beautiful in their own right but don't compare to the final route, Refrain. The common routes are all important however as they foreshadow the events of Refrain.

Order --> http://www.paletweb.com/selectpage.asp?code=0002302

Free download (requires torrent downloading software) --> http://katproxy.com/hshare-net-little-busters-ex-t2223298.html

English patch --> http://dl.blicky.net/lb/lb-english-ex-6.0.exe