Affogato

Affogato sounded really cool on the surface, but it has the key problem that it's trying to do three different things in a game that essentially has room for any two of them. This game is: -A coffeeshop simulator mostly focused around a minigame in which the player makes the coffee and experiments with ingredients to get the exact right fit for each customer -A visual novel about a witch bonded with a demon trying to get by in the modern world while helping people solve psychological problems with tarot-inspired magic -A reverse tower-defense game where a customizable team of magical warriors attack a demon possessing a human host by selecting party members and paths through the maze before purging the evil influence through a boss monster of sorts Now I want to be clear, all three of these elements are pretty decent - but at any given point the game disallows the player from choosing which to engage with. So for me, I was hoping to get a reverse-TD game set in the minds of coffeeshop patrons in which a story is told through gameplay. But for about 80% of my playtime as of writing, I was instead mixing coffee and failing relationship sim visual novel interactions. Largely the…

The story is okayish, but the combat part is weird, awkward, and not fun. The ability to control your units in particular is really lacking, they move along a path and you can't tell them what to do, just change the path. There's also apparently no NG+ or endgame free roam, which is a big bummer too. Altogether, an inventive and poorly executed game.

I have played this game up to 10 times and i cant stop replaying it. If there was a request i would like to make it would definitly be PLEASE MAKE A AFFOGATO 2

had a lot of fun with this game! yes it's imperfect and yes there are certainly contrasting elements but it's a cute lil' game that i enjoyed the gameplay, story, and art of. easy recommendation from me :)

cute, silly story. the selling point is the tower offense. although i wish some of the puzzles had more opportunities to grab penta because i kept running out way too fast, even with vangaurd cards on. otherwise, i love the game. Mephista could have been more active, so to speak, somehow, but yeah. solid 7/10.

Game is actually really fun, and actually making some of the coffee recipes IRL is a good idea. The type of gameplay might not be everyone's cup of coffee, but the character design is actually really cool and everything mixes well with the jazzy soundtrack.