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VA-11 Hall-A announced for PS4 and Switch
- Thread starter Chindogg
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oh wow. I might buy it on Switch just to support the game. It's the fucking best. Might even buy it on PS4 if the price isn't outrageous
If anyone likes cyberpunk, you should try this game out. It's great! Pixel art is superb too
If anyone likes cyberpunk, you should try this game out. It's great! Pixel art is superb too
Scratch that I'm thinking of the ones handling the Vita port.
I think that was only the studio who did the port of the vita version and was unrelated to this game
I own this game on PC, but I think I might pick it up on Switch and finally play through it.
I like my VNs in bed.
Is the Vita port any good? I might get that one first if it's a decent port.
I like my VNs in bed.
Is the Vita port any good? I might get that one first if it's a decent port.
Probably the fact that it's a 2 people studio who are also woking on another upcoming game and that they haven't found another reliable dev to do this until now.
If you enjoy VNs, you'll likely enjoy the game either way. The drink mixing mechanics are fairly simple and boil down to following a set of instructions and interpreting what the customers want. I personally enjoyed mixing the drinks but it's not the main pull of the game imo.
Pretty hype for it. That OST is amazing, and I've been putting off grabbing it on Steam in hopes of a Switch port.
Well, the clock is ticking. They've got less than a year to submit those Vita card purchase orders.
Yes! Been waiting for this, was going to bite the bullet and get it but now I'll wait for the PS4 release. Great news.
Won't double dip (played on Vita) but everything in this game is awesome. Don't sleep on it people.
For some reason, I thought this game was on consoles already!
In for PS4/Vita, but Switch is tempting too...
In for PS4/Vita, but Switch is tempting too...
This was one of my favorite games that year. Here's hoping that the ports come with extra content (preferably more Dorothy stories).
So ready to double dip and pick up the Switch version. Came out of nowhere to be one of my favourite games of 2016.
Thanks. Hmm. Well, I can say I like the music and aesthetic in the trailer above, but the only VN I've played was Doki Doki Literature Club, and I didn't feel very engaged with it because the gameplay was so sparse. I guess I'm probably better off listening to the OST or watching a playthrough on Youtube.
Really good game. Glad it's getting ported.
The basic gameplay loop goes something like: Customer sits down > mix a drink for them > talk about stuff > mix another drink for them > continue conversation > customer leaves. I'm making the game sound more dry than it is, because those conversations are often very interesting. Sometimes the dialog changes depending on the customer's alcohol tolerance, and on the strength of the drinks you gave them.
There's a minor puzzle element to the drink mixing in that sometimes customers ask for something vague like "give me something sweet" instead of an actual drink name, but you have access to a drink mixing book at all times, which gives you plenty of hints as to what counts as "something sweet". But generally the game is mechanically pretty light. It's very much a visual novel first, and everything else second.
You should be fine. The game's meat is in the interesting dialogue with the varied customers that walk into your bar. The drink mixing part is just a driver to that, and isn't terribly complicated.
The basic gameplay loop goes something like: Customer sits down > mix a drink for them > talk about stuff > mix another drink for them > continue conversation > customer leaves. I'm making the game sound more dry than it is, because those conversations are often very interesting. Sometimes the dialog changes depending on the customer's alcohol tolerance, and on the strength of the drinks you gave them.
There's a minor puzzle element to the drink mixing in that sometimes customers ask for something vague like "give me something sweet" instead of an actual drink name, but you have access to a drink mixing book at all times, which gives you plenty of hints as to what counts as "something sweet". But generally the game is mechanically pretty light. It's very much a visual novel first, and everything else second.
It's likely due to the fact that the engine didn't support Switch officially until now, and they didn't want to manually port it again like they did with Vita because it takes so long and they're a small team.
Now, it's easier and more cost efficient.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. Yeah, since (judging by Doki Doki Literature Club, the only VN I've played) I don't feel very engaged with VNs, this probably isn't for me. I do love the style of it, though, as well as the music, so I may watch a playthrough.
This game is awesome and I was more than happy to plunk down the cash to buy the vinyl soundtrack at Pax east this year