The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录

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Unfun, cringe, and a larger emphasis on romance than is mentioned anywhere on the store page. Settings are limited and miserable to use, resolution doesn't properly scale, and 'Full Audio' means only some lines are voiced.

The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录 is a mystery-driven visual novel that blends crime investigation with supernatural undertones, creating an experience that sits somewhere between detective drama and modern urban folklore. You play as Fei Duanmu, a college student studying criminal investigation, whose talent and curiosity pull him into a series of unusual cases. The world around him is not limited to ordinary crimes or straightforward logic; instead, each incident carries a strange atmosphere, as if everyday life is constantly brushing against something uncanny. This mix of realism and the inexplicable becomes one of the game’s central appeals, drawing the player into a setting where the familiar and the mysterious coexist uneasily. From a presentation standpoint, the game makes a strong first impression. The background art frequently incorporates photo-based or realistic imagery, giving the locations a grounded, almost documentary feel, while the character sprites are expressive and fluidly animated. These choices give the story a sense of immediacy, as though you’re peering into a living world rather than reading a static novel. Voice acting enhances this effect further, addi…

Not a bad story but too short for my taste. Story is also very slow with much convoluted dialogue.

I must say that the first part of the game, well, the base game, I didn't dislike at all but I read some negative reviews of the DLC's and I didn't dare to buy them and the truth, I don't regret having been able to play them from the family loan. In one DLC the story is too abrupt and I felt that clues are given that we as players have not discovered and in the other the reading, the way it was written I did not like. So I ended up looking for a guide on how to pull out all the achievements and skip the text. So I don't know what to say at all about the game since it started well but I haven't enjoyed the following stories. So meh.

The translation is quite rough, but I found this VN engaging. The cases were nicely macabre in places. For the amount of content currently available in English, the price is more than fair. I just hope the developer chooses to translate the other DLC stories into English at some point.