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Bustafellows is a murder mystery dating sim and overriding my better judgementI want the game I imagine it to be
I want the game I imagine it to be
An otome dating visual novel? I’ve nothing against the genre, but it’s not for me.
And yet, and yet, I keep re-watching the launch trailer and reading the Steam page forBustafellows. Murder mystery? I love those. Puzzles and interactive narrative based in part around a time travel mechanic? Sounds neat. Lush art and a jazzy soundtrack? I’m all over it.
I definitely want the game these words make me imagine, but I’ve been duped before. Check out the trailer below and tell me I’m wrong.
BUSTAFELLOWS - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
BUSTAFELLOWS - Announcement Trailer
In Bustafellows - love that name - you play as Teuta, a freelance journalist working in the American city of New Sieg. “She has a mysterious ability that allows her to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, and uses it to help people and collect data,” says thegame’s Steam page.
Your pals? A crooked lawyer, a hitman who kills hitmen, a forensic pathologist, a master of disguise, and a hacker - and each one a hot anime boy of a different kind. It’s not the dating aspect that puts me off these games, but the quality of the writing. I can only withstand so many ellipses, but perhaps Bustafellows is better than that.
Perhaps this is the real dating sim: looking at snazzy screenshots and carefully worded descriptions and swiping left on what you think you’re seeing. You can pick up Bustafellowsfrom Steamfor £31.49/€36.
