Tokyo Coffee: Grinding in the Pandemic

There're only three game mechanics in the game. The game is more focus on the conversation between the barista and the customers during the covid pandemic. The stories are nice and you can get views from people during the pandemic. tbh its like the devs want to vent about what happened in Japan. I do recommend it if you like a chill reading stories with small amount of gameplay.

[b]Summary[/b] Overall, I liked the game, although it's not without its flaws. For as short and ultimately repetitive as it is, the price feels a bit high when compared to how much more you get with other "bar/cafe simulator / visual novel" titles. With that said, I do appreciate that the devs tried to make a relatively realistic portrayal of brewing pour over coffee, and I enjoyed the time I spent with the game. [b]Positives:[/b] [list] [*] Great vibe - this is a coffee shop I'd like to visit in real life! [*] You make pour over coffee by hand - unique and cool! [*] Different coffee attributes are plausible and match expectations from reality [*] Will cause you to want to make and/or drink a pour over coffee IRL [/list] [b]Neutral:[/b] [list] [*] Story felt sort of middling. Not amazing, not bad [*] Relatively unchallenging, no need to remember customer orders, etc. [*] Quite a lot of typos / inconsistent spelling in the English translation [*] Repetitive - the same 3 minigames over and over (though to be fair, this is to be expected for a "cafe simulator" game) [*] User interface does not support mouse, it's keyboard only - a bold choice, but it works fine [/list] [b]Negatives…

Hello i came to make a review after many years, when i first encounter this game it was not finished, and so i waited for it to be finished so i can buy it. And after buying the game i did not regret the experience i had it was just how i liked it. It might not be a game for you but it sure is for me.

As someone who lived in Japan throughout the pandemic, and spent most of their social time in cafes, this game is highly relatable to me. I was worried that the perspective would go a bit off the rails but despite some characters early on who seem to be more of semi-caricatures it was actually very relatable and even characters who had views that I personally don’t hold, I can remember talking to people in Japan who did think like that. So for the most part the characters feel very real and the things they complain about sometimes hit on a level I think anyone who lived in Japan during the pandemic can relate to. Any time either of the Go To campaigns were mentioned, I groaned in agreement because I remember seeing those messes in real time. How this relates to someone with no experience in Japan during that time, I don’t know. The coffee mechanics are also pretty good, the idea of grinding intensity changing the flavor of the coffee (as opposed to grind size here in the real world) was a really novel way to gamify coffee making, and brewing the Chemex was really intuitive and the best representation of coffee brewing I’ve seen in a video game yet. I feel it would’ve been cool to …