CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~

The art style could use more work, but other than that the voice acting and story were nice. I loved the tragic and bittersweet endings and the real [spoiler]evil[/spoiler] personalities of the 3 characters you get to engage with. After collecting all the routes, you get to play the true route and learn about what those 3 really think and get revenge :3 ❤ I'd recommend this game cuz I'm all about that revenge life and secretly sh-tty people You should definitely get the Cafe 0 game that comes after this one, it's definitely an upgrade from this game

Not my cup of tea. The game started off with a pretty cool idea, but then ended very quickly. Reading one route takes like 20-30 minutes tops, so it is a very short game overall. A lot of the dialogue keeps repeating itself and it is pretty obvious which answers you have to give to get a specific ending. Though the stories themselves were very short, we did learn quite a bit about the characters and they are [spoiler] all equally crappy, personality-wise.[/spoiler] The only two things I liked were the waiter and the "revenge" ending, which was somewhat satisfying at least. I bought the game on discount and I would not recommend buying it at full price. So unless you're into very short, very straight-forward otome games, I would suggest looking for a different VN to play. 3/10, can't recommend.

This VN gives me a dilemma; it seemingly DOES have what I should enjoy, however it felt as if the actual story just got completely excluded from the game lol. I was excited for this due to the intriguing premise and prologue, but then once the story was supposed to begin (or so I thought), I was under the impression that the actual plot just got skipped until the sudden ending XD. The idea is very nice, I love the story concept and the "system" of getting the endings, the mystery itself is quite decent too. I've seen plenty of critism on the art, but honestly that didn't bother me, I actually liked that "silly old manga artstyle", the music is great too. I'm just not a fan of how elements of the plot that interested me the most barely got any screentime (which was seeing how the protagonist adapts to the circumstances and deals with the mystery in detail), additionally everything was too rushed for my preferences. On top of that, the cliche characters and awkward writing rather didn't make it better, despite nice potential. I certainly still did enjoy parts of it and feel bad for giving it a bad review but the game's way of presenting the story unfortunately didn't impress me, especially for that price :( I still plan on giving the second game a chance though!

Em 7 dias Deus contruiu o mundo, construímos pela poupança 0,15% de rendimento por nosso dinheiro, fazemos queijo caseiro, fazemos 2 treinos ABC na academia e descansamos e 7 dias rola a história desse jogo.......................................??? 30 Minutos mais o menos dura a campanha, o game se constrói em volta de uma garota que esqueceu de sua memória e em 7 dias irá morrer e pronto é isso, fácil né? A infeliz perde a memória, mais lembra que vai morrer; uma sorte danada. Melhor que isso, só se o capeta viesse levar ela pro inferno pessoalmente e fizesse ela reencarna pra levar de novo. O que acontece, é que isso poderia ser super mais interessante, e muito mais intimidador; se vai uma grande chance de fazer um grande romance visual por falta de detalhes na história e em imagens; aqui não temos mais que 10 imagem diferente ( muda algo que se meche e tals, mais cenário e tudo é igual) e a escrita é pobre, diálogos rasos que lembram crianças conversando. Para que encher de namoricos e romances em tudo? por que tudo tem que girar em volta de romance e drama cafona ? Por ser curto, o game te obriga a jogar várias vezes pelos finais dele, mais a questão que os finais mudam detalhes e os que mudaram um pouco mais, não convencem. Para vocês se situar vou dar um exemplo de como a narrativa do game se constrói, escrevendo uma história minha: "_ Maria e joão andam pela floresta, lindamente e fofamente traçam uma rota encantada; do nada vira lagoa azul e joão e maria tão namorando, agora eles tão brigando por que não sabem tamanho pecado que fizeram, vejam só um mato o outro e o vivo se lamenta a morta, e pooowww trouxe a vida o que morreu e viveram felizes enterrados com os netos contando a história. " Baseado nisso, fica bem difícil mesmo lembrar desse game e recomendar como algo bom ou inacreditável; ainda irei jogar os outros games do bundle, na esperança de virem games melhor !

[h1]Русалочка, утонувшая в унынии[/h1] Боже, давненько я не играла в настолько низкокачественную новеллу. Признаюсь, меня подкупили аннотация игры и невысокая цена. Но, пожалуйста, не попадайтесь на ту же удочку, что и я. The Drowned Mermaid не стоит ни Ваших денег, ни Вашего времени. [b]Плюсы:[/b] +Завязка. Пролог — это единственная (!) хорошая вещь во всей новелле. Загадочное кафе в мире мёртвых определённо интригует и вызывает вопросы. Но это всё! [b]Нейтрально:[/b] +/-Музыка и звук. Ничего особенного, но сойдёт. Правда, некоторые фоновые звуки имеют низкое качество. [b]Минусы:[/b] -Стиль повествования и сюжет. На протяжении всей новеллы у меня было стойкое ощущение, что я читаю фанфик 12-летней девочки. Это просто лютая графомания, лютейшая! -Персонажи. Единственный персонаж, который не вызывает отвращения, это официант. Все остальные герои — это конченные мрази, которым хочется плюнуть в лицо. Я даже главной героине не могу сопереживать, настолько её персонаж "искусственный". -Графика. Я хотела закрыть глаза на ужасный стиль рисунка. Думала, что история всё окупит. Но нет. Теперь я могу с чистой совестью сказать, что нарисована игра отвратительно. Художник новеллы видимо никогда не слышал об анатомии и перспективе. [b]Вывод:[/b] Это не игра, это настоящая катастрофа по всем фронтам. Крайне не рекомендую к покупке.

카페 제로 ~익사한 인어~ 기억을 잃은 주인공이 죽음을 맞이하는 7일간을 반복하며 진상을 찾아가는 인디 비주얼 노벨. 분량은 짧은 편이며, 초반 3일만 선택지 고르면 루트가 정해지는 심플한 구성입니다. 4:3 화면비, 곤란한 캐릭터 디자인, 아마추어 성우, 비한국어.. 근데 내용이 막장 드라마 같아서 읽을 만 했습니다. [code] 스팀 큐레이터 : [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/44849820/]INSTALLING NOTHING[/url] [/code]

I've played a lot of indie visual novels and otome games. To me this was storywise one of the more interesting ones I've played. It differs from a lot of the usual high school romance plots, it has a bit more depth, depicts certain topics that are sometimes stigmatized and has a bit of a creepy vibe. I wish they could've added a bit more dialog, especially since you have to replay it multiple times to get the true ending.The fact that you have to replay the game multiple times for the the true ending might cause some people to lose interest in the game. To me it was was worth it though, as the true ending was deeper and a bit more variety in dialog. When I first started this game, I thought the art style could've been a bit better. Now I personally think the art style adds to the somewhat creepy vibe of the game. Overall it's a short game that's worth playing, especially if you try to get all the endings.

CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~ is a Japanese supernatural mystery visual novel where you follow events leading up to the death of the protagonist. The writing and artwork are somewhat mediocre, but the biggest problem is that the game crashes on launch on the latest Win 10 builds and will be unplayable (readable?) for many players. Besides, why pay money for a mediocre VN when there's free books online, libraries, etc? Certainly not worth $10 for a "game" that doesn't work.

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