Espresso For The Demon

[h2] новеллы этой разработчицы меня всегда удивляют в хорошем смысле слова [/h2] браво! лучи респекта и ламповости вашей обители, знаю как вы «мучили кофейню» по вашему тг-каналу и обнадёживаю: мучили не зря, сотворили шедевр. теперь моя личная триада выглядит так: «let's not stay friends», «espresso for the demon» и «sounds of verity». [h2] плюсы [/h2] ▪️ анкеты персонажей ▪️ 12 различных концовок ▪️ от некоторых твистов, откровенно говоря, кровь стынет в жилах ▪️ сюжет держит в напряжении и не отпускает, а после финала не оставляет смазанного впечатления, лишь приятное чувство завершённости и удовлетворения увиденным и испытанным ▪️ красочные арты, весьма занятно рассматривать детали ▪️ расслабляющий, ненавязчивый саундтрек ▪️ бодрая манера повествования: нет перегруженности ▪️ во всех отношениях горячие 2D-красавцы [h2] минусы [/h2] (технические — актуальны на 20.12.23, так как скорее всего после обзора их пофиксят, но это неточно) ▪️ насчитала три некритичные помарки в тексте ▪️ при использовании быстрой перемотки спрайты начинают светиться и / или размываются на грани исчезновения ▪️ логическая ошибка в одном из рутов на плохую концовку: [spoiler] даже если не побывать в кабинете мисс ленц — скрипт всё равно напишет о браслете [/spoiler] ▪️ отсутствует 18+, одними поцелуями сыта не будешь по традиции, скриншот. самый сексуальный мужчина на свете: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3118534324

I've published a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3117116961]guide [/url]with all the endings, hope this helps in your journey! Have you ever wondered what the mixing of “Café Enchanté’s” setup and “Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly’s” dark theme would feel like if it were to be born? Well, this will surely be a satisfying result. [h1]Everyone has their secrets, so make sure the devil doesn’t catch wind of them, for your own good[/h1] Don’t let appearances fool you. If you like Otome games with an underlying dark theme, intertwined with intrigue and funny party banter here and there, this one is worth trying out if you are up for the aforementioned mixing! You take the role of Wisa, a smart and hard-working teenager, with little social skills but quite witty I should say… She takes over a job in a newly opened coffee shop called La Liberté, alongside two of her classmates. Frank, the popular guy who is friends with practically everyone he crosses paths with, and the introverted Estr. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3117162599 A coffee shop with an enigmatic mirror continuously plaguing your mind… Some may say the less you know, the better you’ll sleep. But will you be able to, for real? I wanted to scream “I came here to work as a waitress, anything else is the job of a witcher” When you start filling in Wisa’s shifts, the proximity between her and those two will start to close in, taking Wisa on a journey of self discovery to some degree. As time passed, Wisa started feeling that weird things were happening around her. Which unsettled her, and the logical side of her brain started to work overtime, trying to make sense of the experiences she was encountering… In a desperate way of explaining them, with the little terrifying thought of losing her mind as a possibility. And that will keep you glued to the screen, trying to discern what’s real and what’s not. Trying to connect the dots together while your gut is screaming here and there with some ideas about where the plot is directing you. Espresso for the Demon has a well scripted story and more than commendable dialogue. I've found the party banter between those three quite hilarious most of the time. You will be presented with plenty of choices to choose from more often than not. And with the sweet prize of 12 endings to unlock and three romantic options at your disposal! One of them being the hidden route that is not a very well-kept secret. I usually don’t go for guys like Frank, and after finishing Estr’s route as my first choice, I ended up mentally apologizing to Frank over and over. Now I want to adopt them both, since it's not that easy to choose for me anymore! [spoiler]The scene in the cinema was so funny with Estr's comments about Wisa suddenly touching him due to her being scared and him saying: SO, this actually works. Bringing a girl to watch horror movies for this… Thought it was a silly cliché… Hahahahaha!![/spoiler] [h1]The usual tips and tricks:[/h1] [list] [*]If choices are presented to you, and you want to save the game just in case you regret the decision you've made, remember, by clicking the right button on the mouse you can make a quick save in the slots available for safety purposes ;) [*]To hide the hud and take screenshots of the CGS, just press H! [/list] If doubt is still plaguing you about trying this game, I hope the last thing I have to say regarding the topic will help you decide. *WINK* https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3117161836 Otome Lovers wishes to thank Vorobushek for providing a free review copy for this game! [quote]Check out Otome Lovers [url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198018894642/recommended/1268200/] other review of this game! Written by Amjara[/url][/quote] [quote] Please follow our curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url], if you'd like to see more reviews like this one! [/quote]

[i]Espresso for the Demon[/i] is a well written story that serves up romance, mystery, evil secrets and the occasional espresso. [h3]The Story[/h3] You're a 17 year old girl that gets a job in a coffee shop alongside two companions, the outgoing, charismatic Frank and the quiet, observant Estr. The game is well written between the main three characters and as you get further into the game the characters seem to converse more freely together. The humor at times is great between Frank & Estr. The game has three potential love interests to pursue. There is a dark undertone to the game, something evil and mysterious is going on. There are multiple endings (upon writing this review I have experienced 2 of them). And yes in one of the routes I experienced I believe I died (not entirely clear but it did end my game so a safe assumption). The character developments are handled well. There is actual fleshing out to Frank and Estr and to some degree your character as the story progresses. The romance is light, and this is not an otome that is sexually graphic in nature. Some romantic scenes but nothing too spicy. The narrative focuses more on the relationship developing between the characters and not so much the physical. At least in the two endings I encountered. [h3]Game-play & Features[/h3] The game has some good humour and I like the banter between the three main characters, Wisa, Frank & Estr. The humour between Frank and Estr at times is priceless. Overall the writing is well done. Some small spelling mistakes but nothing immersion breaking. The game provides lots of save slots and you can hide the hud pressing H for taking screen-caps. Save often, but there is a rewind button or history button but in this game it is labelled as “return”. I was late to notice this, thinking it would return me to the main menu (but in game the command acts as a rewind button). The game is polished, no bugs or crashes. [h3]Graphics & Sound[/h3] The game has beautiful artwork overall. I love the backgrounds, character art and the chibi’s. The chibi’s are really adorable! There is a gallery that collects the “special moments” artwork that you achieve as you play-though the game. And the special moments art is gorgeous. Find them under the Bonus section on the main menu! There is no voice acting (which is either positive or negative depending on what you like in an otome). There are some ambient noises but mainly music. The music is well done for the majority of the game, a few spots l cranked the volume down to focus more on the narrative. Some of the tunes are really upbeat, almost like the tunes you hear in some western anime. [h3]Overall Experience[/h3] This is the second game in a few months I have played from Vorobushek (the first was the early access title Bride of Darkness). Both of these games have surprisingly good writing and the first play through took me about two hours to get through. My second play-though was quicker due to being able to skip dialogue I had previously encountered in my first play-though. Both games I have really enjoyed. I plan on continuing this one to see the various endings. That is what an otome with good writing accomplishes, the desire to want to keep playing to see how the story plays out in multiple ways. I enjoy all the characters and want to know more about our mysterious third romance option Dwayne. All I know is he is the “bad boy” of the crowd, literally. Call me curious. I mean I love the sensitive, soft types but finding out what makes the bad boy, bad, is always interesting. The price point on Vorobushek’s games are really a treat. Great writing and art and it is affordable for an otome. It has great replay-ability, good characters and the experience is equal to that of sitting down with a great novel to pass some time away. 💖 Otome Lovers wishes to thank [i]Vorobushek[/i] for providing a free review copy for this game. [quote]Please follow our curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url], if you'd like to see more reviews like this one! [/quote] [quote]Be sure to check out Otome Lovers other excellent review of this game by [url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198310043798/recommended/1268200/]Dreadwolf [/url][/quote]

The game is currently listed as "unsupported" for Steam Deck compatibility, so I just wanted to throw it out there that the game runs just fine on the Deck. I have mine docked & I play this with a mouse & keyboard, I didn't have to tweak any settings whatsoever to get this game to run, just install & go. That being said, I've only gotten one ending so far. I'm really liking this game. It's very cute & very funny. ♡

Очень ждала эту новеллу. Интересная, читается легко, как раз приятно провести время и отдохнуть вечером))) Качество, как всегда, на высоте. Автор остается одним из любимых разработчиков еще с незапамятных времен))

不考虑隐藏线的话我想点不推荐的，但隐藏线拉回了分数，还是推荐了。 [h3]隐藏线好结局>Frank线>Estr线[/h3] 英语翻译质量不行，语法和拼写错误太多了，用词也很离谱，虽然能看懂但完全无法沉浸，甚至数次出现he/she不分和主语混乱，导致阅读过程中经常“啊？哦……啊？？“ 注：题材微恐，注意每次有镜子的时候做好准备，会有CG切换时的小小jump scare，其余倒还好。 [h1]主线剧情 [/h1] 编剧估计生活经历不是很充分，剧情掺水太多了，而且东一榔头西一棒槌的，特别是Estr在游戏厅那段让我脚趾抠地，如果想要塑造Estr游戏天才的反差人设大可用别的方式，游戏厅真人PK=小学生放学别走既视感。 主线感觉是先写的隐藏线剧情，然后为了触发关键剧情和选项强行在个人线掰成一样的走向，却没有给出合理的解释。 感情线也写得很莫名，上一秒Frank还像是个花心大萝卜双插头（下文详述），下一秒就在吃饭的时候对女主开玩笑说你都不接受我的爱，你这个狠心的女人，我和女主都：啊？？？大哥你有任何一秒表示过你的喜欢吗？？？女主都尴尬地转移话题了，我只能扶额。 上一秒Frank和女主连对方家里几口人都不知道，下一秒Frank就开始撅嘴撒娇说你都不管管你最好的朋友我！虽然知道Frank是喜欢口嗨的人设，但还是“啊？？？” 上一秒Estr还在说我更喜欢单身，女主还在暗暗失望他们没戏了，下一秒女主又在担心Estr毕业后他俩就得分手了，我：大姐你俩都没表白过哪来的分手？？？ 我真不知道是编剧写着写着忘了，还是偷懒没有单独给个人线和共通线写符合人物关系的台词，还是翻译用词不准确导致与原本的意思相差甚远，总之看得好累。 [h1]角色 [/h1] [h2]Estr[/h2] 刚进入游戏第一眼就很喜欢Estr人设，冰山帅哥好好好，结果两位攻略对象Frank和Estr之间暧昧和调情比跟女主多：Estr会被Frank调戏得害羞，而且跟他有秘密瞒着女主，Estr还让Frank发裸体围裙照片，Frank经常对他比爱心么么哒，甚至对女主说我和Estr今天要去约会，顺便叫女主一起去，让我以为我是被一对gay叫来吃狗粮的。他俩的人设甚至都是很火的阳光健气x外冷内热。 Estr的剧情很土，[spoiler]有钱人家的小少爷，被拜金老妈家暴，老爹不管不问只给钱。曾经有暴力倾向但是改邪归正了，但是被引导着情绪又在女主面前展现了暴力的一面，接着开始倾诉，[/spoiler]我内心毫无波澜orz感觉还是文笔功力不够，戏剧化的场面非常生硬。 Estr的[spoiler]猫耳宅男[/spoiler]人设总让我感觉在[spoiler]跟vtuber[/spoiler]网恋，就很难代，而且他敞开心扉后话也很多，跟Frank人设就有点重叠了，还经常会发生他和Frank小情侣拌嘴，女主在旁边一言不发的诡异三人行剧情。 甚至在Estr隐晦地向女主表示喜欢女主撩头发的样子，所以想画下来的时候，Frank全程在旁边插嘴破坏气氛，还说你为什么画她不画我呢？Estr脸红说我之前对你没有那方面的想法，但仔细想想你的肌肉，打开了新世界的大门，我还没有准备好。这段……真的……你们仨把日子过好比什么都重要是吧(lll￢_￢) 总之Estr给我感觉是一个大锅炖的人设，啥都往里加，啥都没写好，是不是原本有四个男主但是为了降低成本就二合一了？ 而且Estr的好结局结束得很仓促，感觉作者不知道该怎么收尾了，表面充满希望，其实前路困难重重，女主和Estr的个人悲惨故事叠debuff实在太多了，让我觉得他俩以后肯定会分手orz [h2]Frank[/h2] 热爱健身的阳光开朗大男孩，嘴一刻都闲不下来的交际花。小时候也有创伤，但我是最后打的他个人线，当时已经没有耐心看了所以是略过谈心只嗑CG糖的。Frank好结局线虽然挺甜的，但是有种做任务的感觉，因为按照我本人的性格喜好来做选择的话，是会降他好感的，所以代不进去，但起码比Estr那个网恋感要好一点。 Frank有个女性好友Amita，在女主面前他俩举止很亲密，而且Estr也认识她，他们仨才是一个小团体，女主也感觉到自己是外人，无法融入，让我这个社恐更尴尬了。后面揭秘Amita确实跟Frank没什么，还莫名其妙成了女主闺蜜，女主认识她才一天，就在情绪低落的时候选择打电话给她而不是关系更好的Frank或者Estr，就让我很懵，反正也是工具人一个，强行演戏。 玩了十几年乙游了，也不是没见过离谱狗血的，然而现在的状态只想吃一点没什么弯弯绕绕的甜饼，希望攻略对象对主控很明显的专一+稍微的占有欲，所以上述这些让我觉得扫兴的小细节会导致我失去耐心。但如果你能接受的话，说不定会觉得本作很有意思。 [h2]Dwayne[/h2] 隐藏男嘉宾！DWAYNE THE BEST BOI!!!!!! 真的，看到他的CG，没有人会不喜欢Dwayne，没！有！人！（捶桌）请各位坚持到女主回更衣室找钥匙那段剧情，之后就能遇到他了！ 感觉编剧对角色的用心程度确实不一样，Dwayne线嗑得非常上头(✿◡///◡) 不过要先提示一点：[spoiler]咖啡店女老板和Dwayne是合作伙伴关系，但为了久驻，Dwayne需要一个女友来做身份，所以女老板是他名义上的女友，这点在隐藏线的坏结局（结局12）和女主单人存活线（结局11）提到了。隐藏线好结局里女主接任了女老板，女老板自愿被Dwayne杀了以求解脱。[/spoiler]如果很在意的话就还是谨慎入坑。 [h1]其他[/h1] 总体CG数量虽然不少，但好多张都不是我们想看的重点，一些和女主互动的地方没有CG反倒是无关剧情有CG就感觉没吃饱。女主和Dwayne抱抱那里都没有CG，大费周章描述的[spoiler]Estr猫耳装和Frank肌肉照[/spoiler]也没有CG和立绘。 UI该有的功能都有，S/L空间很多，跳过文字也没有bug，选择的时候右上角会出现人物头像提示你增加了谁的好感度，唯一缺点是没有log。 [i]P.S. 如果你在“打扫咖啡厅”和“观察客人”之间选了后者，会看到一个时泪美剧的彩蛋XD。[/i]

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the english translation is a bit messy but its absolutely worth it. the story and art leave me wanting more constantly. I love everything by this person <3

It's a really good game. It is simple, with beautiful drawing and excellent humor. I enjoyed it. I'm a very proud developer. Developing a good game alone is difficult, but you did it

Sigh. I died. Yes. That's all to say. It has many endings, but... it is one of these games you need to do EXACTLY what the walkthrough says, you can't guess or know what answer leads to which ending. And no matter what qualities this game has, that is a NO GO for me. I do not like games which give you no clue, even if you get 99% of answers right, for the 1 wrong answer you get DEAD GAME OVER. If you like such games you only have sad and bitterness or you need to play walkthrough, fine. I do not. I want my money back! >:(