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Yep, I'd Play This Cyberpunk Bartending Simulator

On the official website for VA-11 HALL-A, it promises I'll get to "interact with cool, alcohol-deprived characters!"

Aug. 20 2014

Posted by: Patrick

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the music is amazing!

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Thanks, senior anime editor Patrick Scoopsmaker!

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I would definitely give this a shot.

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@alexandersheen: Was there even a hint of sarcasm in your answer? Because if not that's kinda sad. Also weird standards. I don't really care for internet lingo of any kind, whether it's "smh", "waifu" or even "the internets", but I wouldn't let that little deter me from an otherwise intersting looking game that I can try for free.

And I'm pretty sure your user pic is an anime character? I'm not sure I understand.

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The soundtrack is a tribute to classic sci-fi anime, PS1 games, etc etc. It's purpose is to capture previous musical efforts from days past, stop complaining about it sounding like something that already exists.

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@chiablo said:

Looks like Cook, Serve, Delicious meets Syndicate with a side of Papers Please.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG

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Wow, this looks really cool! I'll definitely be dropping the 5 dollars to play the prologue.

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Being a cyberpunk bartender sounds like something I'd be more then happy to spend a day doing

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@maitom said:

@ap said:

I think the music is a weak remake of MF Doom's Red & Gold , not to hate, judge for yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60uP9kG2rZo

What a brilliant idea to suggest that someone else has ripped of a rap song which prominently uses samples from other songs(like most rap song do throughout history).

Well, I'd say many rap songs do pretty creative things with samples, creating something new and interesting using samples from something else. But in this case, yeah, the MF Doom thing is just a part of The Deele's "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" looped without any major changes.

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I think I like this game already

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Looks interesting

However, I'm not going to a site called waifubartender.com

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Knight Sabers cameo or bust!

Agreed! :)

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cameos are usually unfunny

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@fisk0 said:

@maitom said:

@ap said:

I think the music is a weak remake of MF Doom's Red & Gold , not to hate, judge for yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60uP9kG2rZo

What a brilliant idea to suggest that someone else has ripped of a rap song which prominently uses samples from other songs(like most rap song do throughout history).

Well, I'd say many rap songs do pretty creative things with samples, creating something new and interesting using samples from something else. But in this case, yeah, the MF Doom thing is just a part of The Deele's "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" looped without any major changes.

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"There's nothing you can do that can't be done

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung"

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One step closer to my dream of serving up drinks for bounty hunters in post-apocalyptic, demon-infested Tokyo.

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I want to see a Quick Look of this game.

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I was onboard until I saw the website name.

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Hm. I checked out the free prologue after looking at this trailer. Despite thinking I'd like it, I found it unexpectedly boring. Mainly the gameplay seemed super thin. There's no Cook, Serve, Delicious! style time management, minigames, or anything like that; you literally just drag and drop 2 of A and 3 of B into the cup, taking as much time as you like, according to the prominently displayed recipe.

In the parts where you might be able to branch, the game is very obvious about what you should do ("this guy looks tough, maybe he would like more Bronson extract"), while simultaneously being frustratingly unclear about what that means (how many more units of Bronson extract? 2? 3?). As a result, I gave up playing before I was able to see any interesting branching.

The dialogue wasn't really enough to hold the game up either; each character only had a few random, barely-related stories, some of which were mildly amusing but none of which really caught my attention. I would have liked to at least been able to talk to the characters, you know, give some response other than "HERE IS YOUR DRINK AS ORDERED" or "HA HA HERE IS A CUP OF NOTHING LOL".

I have no prejudice against anime or visual novels, and the art and music seem quite good; but as far as I can tell, this is barely a game.

Can anyone who's purchased the current version comment on whether that seems to be any more compelling?

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Ppl are being prudes in regards to the URL. Get off of your high horses and play the game, you jerks.