The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录

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I enjoyed playing this and recommend it to fans of visual novels, especially if you enjoy detective / murder mystery types of stories. I have not yet played the *now fully translated to English* first DLC, but plan to buy it.

Things to know:
** not as dark as many VNs out there right now, but tends toward darker themes **
- this is much closer to a VN than a point and click adventure; however...
- there are puzzles, and you have to solve them correctly in order to obtain certain endings
- the puzzles are either deciphering code, or "select the right evidence / dialogue" challenges (I enjoyed the puzzles, but some may not, and getting the right sequence for the "dialogue / evidence" is occasionally frustrating)
- limited choices, but choices will significantly change outcomes
- you need to get to the "normal ending" in order to gain access to the "good ending"; then you need to either restart or go back to the right save point to try for the good ending
- the VN is fully voiced, which is great

Recommended:
- keep saves at various choice points; the skip function is quick, but not perfect
- if you want achievements without a lot of replaying then you may want to check out the achievements before you play (I didn't find a convenient English walkthrough, and dislike youtube videos)

Translation
- one of the best translations I've seen for a Chinese VN
- there are errors, but although one or two sentences confused me, the overall quality was very high; the translation managed to capture the feel and style of the game and characters, not just provide correct vocabulary and syntax (as another reviewer put it, the game feels localized, not just translated)
**Devs: Thank you very much for translating**

Overall: I've played better detective games, but the chapters provided in English were good stories with engaging characters, and the translation was better than most despite fairly complex situations

The first story (ghost hearse) is a bit dull and the English is a bit rough in places. But overall I really enjoyed this game, the puzzles and mechanics are fun and the stories are interesting.

良心满满的游戏
灵车--试水很好啦
堕陨--诶诶诶
非人--有内味了
深海--过瘾啊哦
期待续作

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This was a very entertaining VN and should be appealing for mystery/suspense fans, especially people who like stories in the style of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Although some of the password-cracking minigames are a little irritating, they don't take up much of the overall story. The art is well done, character designs look good, and the little animations with expression changes make the feel of the game less "static" than most VNs. I played through for both good and bad endings and thoroughly enjoyed myself through both plays.

The English translation is also well done with only some minor quirks that are really a nonissue to the story and don't break immersion (for me, at least). It bears mentioning that the first DLC, Inhuman Love, is also fully translated and very enjoyable. The other DLC does not appear to be translated at this time, so English-speaking achievement hunters should bear this in mind if looking for 100% completion.

Overall, this is an inexpensive and well-put-together VN that is definitely worth a go for mystery and detective fans, along with the first DLC.

打折时买的，玩了本篇和第一个dlc，嗯怎么说呢，国产游戏不容易，给个好评鼓励一下
但是作为游戏硬伤太多了，其他不说了，评论里被大家夸的剧情我觉得还是不够成熟。想走日式暗黑猎奇轻小说风格没问题，但是既然打着推理游戏的招牌，推理逻辑太弱了，不能你说是什么就是什么。游戏篇幅不算太长，人物倒是不少，只好着急得把人物的性格和复杂关系用几句话介绍出来，结果就是人物很单薄很做作，以至于找到凶手以后动机还需要靠无法理解的变态来补。
期望高所以要求高，希望越做越好，找到属于自己的风格

Decently translated Chinese visual novel? No way!
I mean the translation isnt perfect, but compared to any other Chinese VN i have read .... its good :)

This is detective story with quite interesting plot.
At first, the game didnt really grab me, but as i delved deeper into second chapter it became really good. I must say the story is quite captivating.

There are interrogation events and puzzle solving events. I am not a fan of either of those.
Puzzles you can solve by trial&error or you can google them. But interrigation scenes are timed in real time so you dont even have time to read .... thats not something i am looking for in visual novel.

Grafics are decent, the sprites are animated. Facial expressions are bit stiff (its kinda hard to recognize which facial expresion is the sprite currently wearing), but i guess thats ok for detective VN.
VN has full voiceacting including protagonist.

Overall this is decent murder mystery solving visual novel.

TL;DR: Mediocre, even if it's cheap there are better games or ways to spend your time

+ Music: Enjoyable background music
+ Character: LIU Jin story/behaviour is cute

- Translation: Mediocre
- Story: Weak and obsessed with psychology
- Puzzles: Very simple (typical ciphers) or very weird (Huffman??)

although there's only two cases, i'm in love with this game! i actually had a few hiccups in this game because if you mess up with your choices, you get brought right back to the main menu. that confused me at first, but it conditioned me to save and quick save a lot. having to replay several times did get me frustrated, but it also got me fired up to finish the story. OH BOY WAS IT WORTH IT. i had goosebumps playing this late at night. it also made me laugh when they had one of the characters talk about how hard it is to be an indie game developer. lol breaking that fourth wall, eh? i'll be supporting this and their future games for sure.

A really nice detective VN about a certain coffee-obsessed detective wannabe. Good story and writing, professional-quality artwork interface and music, interesting characters, and just the right dash of humour to make it lighthearted without turning it into a parody.

The chinese background makes it a nice variety than usual japanese or western background, and the conversation and puzzle system gives it a bit of twist to not make it a straightforward VN.

The translation feels slightly dodgy once in a while, and there are some either weird writing or translation, but it's still a good one, an obviously professional translation that convey a writing style, not an amateur translation written by someone who can speak a language but don't know how to localize a content.

I am 20 minutes in and I am really liking the characters and I love the art style. Cant say much but this protag is very likable and not a faggot like harem anime protags. Will update after more time is spent on it.

A crime-solving game worth its price. [Be cautious of spoilers below]
The main character is a coffee-addict with good English skills, loves detective novels and is a reliable friend if you need someone to copy forensic science homework from *good good*. He has the brain and critical thinking of a true detective and a cunning, playful side of a university student.
The nice thing is brainwork is divided between him and his group of friends. The bad thing is his friends' family background and abilities could've used more screentime and improvement.
SPOILERS ---
(E.g: LIU Jin's right eye can see illusions, yet over the 2 cases (excluding the untranslated DLC ofc) she *rarely* uses it or sees anything with it. I mean, crimes, dead bodies, come on, she's gotta see something? I like the little backstory of her and Fei but that's not really what I came here for.
Her father is the captain of a police team, but he doesn't seem to be doing anything useful. Another case of bad police in crime games?
LING Xiao should really get out of the activity room and hang around somewhere with a different background.
XIAO Yi, well dude I don't get if it's for suspense effect or something but instead of asking Fei to crack the password, why not just be straightforward? Oops that might end the game quite fast but hey, he even kept his lips sealed in a car trunk when both their lives were on the line, is that supposed to make sense...)
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Some details could've used more explanations as well. While you can piece together the big picture after getting all the endings, it seems like certain things are still vague.
The puzzles aren't difficult at all. Even if you get the answer wrong once, 1-2 more guesses should do the trick without a walkthrough. Since they rely a lot on special codes and deciphering methods, the logic behind them can be hard to grasp even after reaching an answer. On the bright side, the game gives you more knowledge on codes and certain scientific terms. Feel free to google more about them if you're interested.
There are inquiry periods when you get to ask a character questions while watching their mood. It's interesting, however with a downside: the time limit. I don't mind being timed, but the timer should last a little longer. Honestly you need to skim through the dialogues fast if you want to get all the clues needed (and of course read any extra dialogues for fun even if they don't give any info). Saving and loading helps but it seems like unnecessary trouble.
The piano tracks and the one track with vocal are beautiful and soothing to listen to. I got the OST because I love the music. The voice-acting is really on-point. I love Fei's serious and smooth way of talking, XIAO Yi's cheerful, clear voice (who is also the singer for one track). The other characters' VAs are good too.
The PAD function with allows keeping notes, save/loading, taking pictures, browsing social media and checking mail is nice. I wish it played a bigger role in the plot. When I saw the camera feature I thought there'd be a chance to take crime scene photos, guess not. The emails and media updates don't matter either. Well except for one choice in one email.
The background are all real taken-photos, but the colors and editing made them blend in really well with the characters' sprites. The sprites move to change expressions and blink as well. A nice touch.
I mentioned Fei being good at English, sadly the English translation of the game he stars in isn't that good. There are more than wanted grammar, spelling errors. The wording especially gets confusing when reading long paragraphs of explanation. It's unfortunate cuz this is a detective game, misleading or confusing text is not what people need.
It's understandable, acceptable. But get ready in case your brain hurts while re-reading some parts. An editor (one) is enough to go through the script and fix things.
Hope the developer makes a translation for the DLC soon too. It's been a while since the DLC was released. I'd love to see more from this...series at least.

Pretty good novel that's quite quick.
The puzzles are not always very easy. The inquiry section is also not all that easy (the first time). There are only a few such puzzles and "action" segments in this game though.

However, the atmosphere and the plot/myster/characters are excellent. Especially true-to-life is the way the main character's friends speak to him and to each other - dialogue filled with friendly mockery and good-natured teasing. It's very rare to see a game portray friendship so effectively in this manner. This game basically makes everyone pretty likeable.

I do wish it was a little longer, but the dev does mention that there is more in the works.

This is one VN that I really enjoyed.
I prefer detective/crime/mystery/horror novels rather than the ones that focus solely on romance [they bore me].
The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录 is a detective/crime novel. You play as Fei, a student of criminal investigation.
The game has 2 chapters/cases so far. The 1st one is short and basically an introduction to the mainly characters and the game style. The 2nd is longer and very interesting. You have a few puzzles/deductions plus you get to choose how to conduct some conversations based on questions/topics you can talk about.
Loved the characters in general. There wasn't even one that I disliked. And the art style is awesome too. It's very well made and the characters are beautiful and pleasant to look at.
The menu is clean and beautiful as well [loved the color choices]. The PDA function is easy and add a nice touch to the game.
Glad it was translated to English and the few grammar/spelling errors didn't bother me at all. I got so caught up in the game that I didn't even care.
More chapters will be released according to the dev [as DLC apparently]. I will buy them for sure. Eager to see what's gonna happen and hoping for a romance between my 2 favorite characters. ^^
Even though it's only 2 chapters, the game is worth it's full price. It's not expensive and for the amount of content and entertainment you get, it's definitely fair.

*9.5/10*

Note: You can only save the game when the PDA function becomes available and even then, it's only when experiencing the story as Fei.

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蛋挞起源于广州，五六十年代渐渐在港式茶餐厅流行。新鲜出炉的蛋挞香味四溢，外层松脆，内馅香甜，无论是在中餐馆或面包店，都是一款非常受欢迎的点心。中式蛋挞的皮不像一般的西点派皮，蛋挞皮一层一层的，非常酥松，配上嫩滑的奶香浓郁的馅，口感好极了。

我们家每次去中餐馆饮茶都要点上一碟酥皮蛋挞，餐馆里卖的蛋挞挞皮比较油腻，毛毛一直期待我给他做这个蛋挞。毛毛妈厨房的中式蛋挞方子经过多次改良，挞皮酥松而且不油腻，吃了还想吃哦。

【酥皮蛋挞】
用料:
水皮：
1：中筋面粉（All-purpose flour）3/4杯（120克），白糖1.5大匙（21克），固态猪油（Lard）4大匙（60克）；
2：蛋黄1个，加水2大匙（共45克）打均匀；
油皮
3：低筋面粉（Pastry & Cake flour）1/3杯（55克），固态猪油（Lard）3大匙（45克）；
奶蛋馅：
4：牛奶1杯+1大匙（250克），糖1/4杯（60克）；
5：鸡蛋2个，打散备用。
注：1大匙Tablespoon =15毫升，1茶匙Teaspoon =5毫升，1杯Cup=240毫升。以上的材料可以做12个中号蛋挞。

做法：
1、水皮：将1料里的面粉和糖放入盆里拌匀，将猪油切小方块放入面粉里（图1），用Pastry blender或用手将面粉抓捏到猪油里成肉馅样。然后倒入2料，用叉子兜匀成较大块。手上撒点面粉，将水皮在撒了稍许面粉的案板上揉几下成面团（图2左），然后保湿静置15分钟。
2、油皮：3料里的猪油同样切小方块，用Pastry blender或用手将面粉抓捏成成肉馅样，然后手上稍微沾点面粉揉成软面团（图2右），保湿静置15分钟。

【酥皮蛋挞】
3、挞皮：案板上撒少许面粉，将水皮面团揉成直径2厘米的圆条，再揪成12等份。油皮面团也分成12等份，做的过程要用保鲜膜盖住其他的皮料保湿。取一份水皮擀成长圆形薄饼，再取一份油皮均匀抹在擀开的水皮上（图3）。折叠两次成3折（图4），旋转90度后沿纵向擀开，然后再叠两次成3折（图4）。接着尽量擀开成长方形的薄皮（图5），叠三次成4折（图6），旋转90度后沿长轴再叠三次成4折（图7、8），稍压一下，保湿静置松弛10分钟。这种叠法会有总共144层。
4、取一份挞皮压扁，将四角往中间推推，然后擀成直径7.5厘米的圆饼（图10）。用7厘米的Cookie Cutter切去边（图11），再稍擀成8厘米的圆饼，放入中号的 Muffin烤盘里（如果有波浪纹的蛋塔烤模的话，成品会更漂亮）。手上沾点面粉，用手指把饼皮捏成蛋挞模的形状，依次做好其余11个。做好的蛋挞皮静置松弛20分钟。
5、利用这个空档来做蛋挞奶液：小号锅放入所有4料，用小火加热至糖溶解后离火，然后边搅拌边倒入打散的鸡蛋（图9），将奶液过筛。
6、将奶液均匀注入12个蛋挞皮中，只要6、7分满的样子（图12）。将烤盘放入预热至400oF/205oC的烤箱内，烤18-20分钟即可。

【酥皮蛋挞】

爱心分享：
1：挞皮成功的关键是：擀皮与叠层时要手法轻柔，不要漏出油皮。
2：挞皮烤熟后会膨胀，所以蛋挞奶液只需要装到6、7分满。
3：剩余的蛋挞可放入密闭容器，在冰箱里储存。吃的时候放入预热至350oF/175oC烤箱中烤8分钟，同样又酥又香。
4：挞皮分开做熟练后，可以不用分开，直接水皮包油皮，两次3折两次4折完成，节省时间。

Quite nice VN. For the price game is animated, we have riddle cracking. Not bad english patch on top of that. Fully voiced. Well... they thought about everything? Yup it also has nice and clean menu screen. The only problem I encountered is that save files tend to get broken after session. I dont know whats up with that.

I managed to end these 2 chapters and seems like more will be on steam eventually. If you like episodic criminal adventures with some nice light touch on human drama. Be sure to check it.

The Adventures of Fei Duanmu is a mystery visual novel u play as Fei and solve mysteries.

I had fun playing this visual novel. Anything visual novel that has mystery in it is something I like to play:)

The first part of the game was short, The second part was much longer than the first one.

The story, character sprites, bg, and music were really nice. One thing I found intersting was there was animation anytime a characters expression changed. I also had fun taking pictures of the characters expressions. This is something I've never encountered before. I like trying out new things in a visual novel.

Only thing is that the translation wasn't as good. I don't mind that since this was translated from Chinese to English. There where a couple times I had a tough time understanding what was said because the translation again wasn't strong.

There are a couple times where u will solve puzzles in this visual novel. LOL since I'm not that good with puzzles I had to look up the answers>-<

If u love visual novel that has mystery in it with some puzzles u can play then I suggest to play The Adventures Of Fei Duanmu.

As of writing this the game is still not done because there should be another story to come out as DLC. I have no idea when that will happen. Hopefully soon because I can't wait to play more The Adventures of Fei Duanmu:)

Pretty good. Love Duan's Suzhou accent🎶 The little story when Jinjin and Duan met is warm and sweet^_^
Looking forward to the next episode. Please keep following!

Duanmu Fei has Miles Edgeworth's logic, Klavier Gavin's suaveness, and Godot's coffee addiction lol
I really liked the stories as it also gives me more knowlage on how China is like, not sure if the to be continued will be updated soon with a new case or something like that because I can't search the discussion board when it's filled with chinese only XP

This game has a variaty of puzzles in the 2nd case which I find pretty hard aside from the password hacking one, even Layton puzzles weren't this hard (so I google translated a guide lol)
I don't really like how the whole interrogating thing has an actual time limit but since you can just redo it in skip mode and the timer won't skip it's not a huge issue.
There are still some spelling or grammar errors in the english patch but not too much that you can't understand what's going on.
The camera feature makes me have itchy trigger fingers to take a shot each time a character changes their expression for the photographer achievement XD

总体好评，制作良心。男主配音乍一听有点违和听久了还挺带感233
文本和bgm的配合很棒，美中不足的是推理部分感觉玩家的参与性不是很高。女性角色都很可爱！柳堇我的
期待接下来的故事，会一直关注
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