Mixed Spirits: Bartender

平时上班在酒吧调酒，下班了再来游戏里调酒……

Очень милая игра, поставила бы 8 из 10. Расслабляешься на ней максимально, однако не думаю, что в нее возможно будет долго играть, но пока что - стоит потраченных денег.

Honestly I wanted to give a good review but to me this game it's very AI-ed..? Like I can get based on the games this company published shares the same style (always the character drew with outlines... the vibrant colors.. the settings...) I wish there's more playability at least to date the characters, or decorate the bar and house interior with furniture store etc The game is indeed chill, but the expection didn't meet what I want.

妈妈级别的

Çizim tarzı, müzikleri, chill olma tarzı falan gayet tatlı. Keyifli ve sakin fakat çok hoşuma gitmedi biraz meh hisettiriyor. İçkilerde kullanılan alkoller gerçek değil baharat spirit, şeftali iksiri v.b gibi yer alıyor. kokteyl isteklerinde genel bir uyum yok, gelen siparişteki kuralı tamamladıktan sonra ne koyarsanız koyun fark etmiyor. Kısaca teknik bağlam ve verdiği vibe çok iyi ama işleyiş mantığı bana pek uymadı

Hours of my life have been dedicated to this game without regret. The art style is bright & fresh. Its gameplay loop is easy to learn, and in time, not too difficult to master. I was eager to see each and every character to grace the counter & introduce themselves: and even more eager to learn their stories as they made repeat visits. The developers worked fast to alleviate the bugs I, and other players, had experienced. They had done due diligence to adjust the brewing feature to make the turnout a lot more worthwhile for the time & financial cost. My only complaint is a nitpick at worst, and I don't ultimately believe it detracts from the overall experience of the game. In fact, I feel like some of it is intentional, but it still remains on my mind as I attempt to 100% the game to get the full narrative experience. Pacing. I chalk this up to the theming of the game, however, I met what I would call the main characters within an hour or so. I found myself confused and surprised by the hoisting of emotional responsibilities upon the player character right until the conclusion of the main plot. The narrative gets heavily emotional and abstract in a way I felt I'd missed something entirely despite reading all of the provided dialogue. Speaking of dialogue, I wish that there were descriptions of what characters were physically doing. We get implications in our bartender's notes & subtle hints in the dialog options during "heart events". As the bartender is an extremely vigilant vessel for those around them - I feel it would be nice if we could get a bit of their inner monologue as they observe their clientele during a conversation. Without getting into the thick of it and risking spoilers, I understand the superficial nature of the dialog the bartender has with others, but I find myself wanting more as their relationships progress & it's implied that they come into their own. I'm not sure if others feel the same, and I would hate to discourage anyone from playing the game, but I find myself wanting more from the visual novel aspect that the minigames don't fill. TL;DR: It's a good game! It's pretty, the things you can do are fresh and interesting, and the attention to detail keeps things fresh. The dialog and pacing is a bit awkward, but that doesn't detract from the experience as a whole.