12/12/2023 0 Comments Robot bartender visual novel![]() ![]() People like Sei, a Valkyrie unit of the ‘glorified mall cops’ of Glitch City, or Stella Hoshii (Star, Star, cute), a ‘Cat Boomer’ whose body has been modified due to a genetic defect at birth that prevents her from being able to function with nanomachines in her body, but has left her with appendages that look like cat ears. Glitch City is your typical dystopian metropolis, run by corporations, and filled to the brim with people that have nanomachines injected into them, whether it be to assist them in work, or life, it’s a situation that no one asked to be born into and as a result you have a lot of interesting characters. Speaking of clients, the team at Sukeban games did a pretty excellent job of creating a fairly unique cast of characters and a world for them to inhabit. It feels like a very human story, in the midst of a chaotic world that’s always moving, not much different than the times we live in now. There are a few branching paths that you can take that revolve around each of the clients that come through Valhalla, so it pays to be on the lookout for cues on what they like or would appreciate in their time of need. Completing a day on the job will reward you with cash needed to buy various items or maintain Jill’s status as a bartender, fail to pay her bills, or don’t indulge her in her wants to spruce up her room, and she’ll be less effective at her job, which can deprive you of bonuses, or can cause you to miss out on special events. Recipe book, though if Jill is ‘distracted’ it’s quite possible to forget what you were supposed to make if you’re not paying attention. Ingredients are listed on the helpful B.T.C. Serving drinks comes up during the course of the myriad conversations Jill has with the patrons of Valhalla, and it’s done using a simple drag and click mechanic from the multiple mixers to a shaker, though I’d highly recommend using a keyboard to play this game as each of the mixers is assigned to the QWERT keys, making it a lot more efficient than clicking and dragging. By the end of my first playthrough I had managed to get the ‘Bad’ ending, and felt compelled to immediately hop into New Game Plus, which is a pretty rare occurrence for me these days. Although there has been a playable prologue available for quite a while now, it’s interesting to see that the developers took feedback of their prologue to heart, and have used it to make a game that is full of interesting characters, heartfelt storytelling, and plenty of different endings if you’re so inclined. The majority of the game revolves around serving drinks to the patrons of Va-11 Hall-A (affectionately nicknamed Valhalla), and just enjoying the story of Jill as she goes through a rather turbulent three weeks at the end of 2069. ![]() Visual novels are starting to catch on over here in the West, and now after nearly two years of development time, Sukeban Games, along with Ysbryd Games have opened the doors to Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartending Action. One of the great things about indie games is that the developers are able to tackle different types of gameplay, stuff you wouldn’t necessarily get to experience in a AAA title. And for a few short weeks, we’re looking into the life of a bartender in a dystopian cyber-punk future, full of racist talking dogs, robot sex workers, synthetic pop stars, a heavy dose of internet culture and some good ol’ fashioned Old Fashioned, or I think they call it a Fringe Weaver now. But what do these people who aid us, those who work tirelessly for tips that come long after stories that seem to have no end, what do they have to go home to, who’s there to hear them out when they’ve got problems? Well, if you’re Jill, from Va-11 Hall-A, it’s a constantly sleeping cat named Fore, and a whole lot of corporately sponsored beer. These selfless heroes go out into the night, and serve as the patron saint of local watering holes, filling the cups that ease our worries, mend our hearts, and help make life a little less crappy, even for just a short span. Review key provided by publisher.īless the Bartender, one of humanity’s greatest gifts unto itself. ![]() Available on PC(Reviewed), Vita, Linux, Mac, and iOS. Developed by Sukeban Games and published by Ysbyrd Games. ![]()
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