Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale
Hey hey, people.
I was not expecting a Sseth review on this. Welcome, Argentinians!
I’ve played it for a long time.
This is intended to be a spoiler free review.
Let me lay down some stuff, you will be able to tell if you’ll like it or not.
Your first playthrough is going to take a while and it will be fun. You’ll figure out the mechanics, make mistakes, reload some saves, make some profit, then eventually come out on top. Everything feels great, the ending is wonderful, it’s a complete experience all its own.
– Real player with 103.8 hrs in game
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Finally a game where I can live out my fantasies of becoming a merchant who crushes hearts and dreams under the weight of his fat profit margin. Y’all can keep your Poorly-Lit Life Forces 2 or whatever the f♥ck it’s called, Recettear blows that all out of the water.
Ok first of all you play as a loli. Don’t be deceived–beneath her cute, naive exterior lies a heart as black as coal and a mind as shrewd and cunning as they come. This little sh♥t will bleed you for all you’re worth with mark-ups that would make Best Buy blush. And she will love every minute of it as she watches you carry your broke ♥ss out the door with a ham sandwich. Thank you and come again mother f♥cker.
– Real player with 26.3 hrs in game
AL･FINE
In Short:
An improvement of the business mechanics seen from Recettear.
Long Ver:
Recettear, a Japanese indie darling that focuses on being a merchant, years later we now find a very similar game inspired by Recettear.
In Al Fine, you play as Loius, a young man swindled by a Sprite named Alice to pay back for breaking a supposingly precious ‘gem’.
But there is no giant debt hanging over our heads but in place are the guild taxes which occurs a few times per month and when there is a challenge, you have a few days to upped over your opponent’s profits.
– Real player with 29.6 hrs in game
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AL･FINE is a mix between Visual Novel / Shop Management. It is a nice game but it’s not quite like Recettear. The VN story is about a boy that destroy a Pixie’s jewel and to pay it back he reopens his parents shop. There is other NPCs present in the story but this game doesn’t have any romance or NPC route.
The main purpose of the Shop is to sell a lot of items and compete with others shops in commerce battles. You have 100 days until the end of the game and 4 commerce battles to win.
Difference between Recettear:
– Real player with 22.5 hrs in game
Epic Dumpster Bear: Dumpster Fire Redux
Don’t judge this game by its cobbled together graphical assets; they actually end up adding to the charm once you realize how good the game is! Epic Dumpster Bear is a very enjoyable platformer with a good deal of content. It’s got a lot of levels, 3 hidden collectible coins in each, some secret exits for optional harder levels, and speedrun challenge medals. It’s also pretty challenging in generally fair ways (harder than Mario, easier than Meat Boy), even for experienced platforming game players. Also the soundtrack is super good. $5 is a very fair price for the amount that you get with this game.
– Real player with 50.6 hrs in game
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Epic Dumpster Bear: Dumpster Fire Redux is a funny and challenging platformer that is fun to play. You play as a bear whose natural habitat has been destroyed by “an evil corporation” and you are out for revenge. The simple story coupled with the actual gameplay really reminds me of the classic 8-16-bit games such as Mario and Sonic titles.
– Real player with 14.2 hrs in game
Miracle Snack Shop
This is the first time I’ve played a Korean VN. What a breath of fresh air! Absolutely lovely artwork, engaging story, & character detail. I spent a good 20+ hours playing & replaying it (I can see someone finishing it casually in 6-8 hours) & is definitely worth the time for those who are interested in soft core visual novels with a casual light touch of gameplay mechanics. I would personally love to see more to this VN in the form of DLCs about all the characters.
I didn’t see as much detail in the other characters that Philia’s route had & would love for that to be explored upon. It would also have been nice to see Steam Achievements. But that doesn’t take away from the enjoyment you can get out of this VN. I will definitely replay it again.
– Real player with 25.4 hrs in game
“Miracle snack shop = Visual Novel + Tycoon + Dating Sim” (by Nyanco Curator )
*Review
Miracle Snack Shop is a visual novel type tycoon game. It’s a new game from TalesShop with fresh attempts. But tycoon parts in this game are not enough compared to other simulation games. Moreover, the UI is somewhat complicated and not intuitive. Nevertheless, the visual novel aspect of this game is quite good. Basically, the characters voice is supported, and the translation quality is also decent. In addition, the story plot is very interesting and humorous. Especially, the heroine, Queen Salt is so lovely!
– Real player with 21.6 hrs in game
Vengeful Heart
Great cyberpunk VN with a heavy, HEAVY emphasis on the ‘punk’, Vengeful Heart was a brisk, thrilling read! The aesthetic was great, the music is great, the whole novel is criminally underrated. The plot is exactly what I was hoping for and even more pulse-pounding than I expected. It’s not perfect - a couple of the plot beats fell a little flat, like Little Jimmy and the two romantic options' jealousy - but overall it was a worthwhile read.
Don’t pass this one up!
– Real player with 40.0 hrs in game
What Am I in For?
Vengeful Heart (VH) is a visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian world. The game is purely a reading experience, with only one choice players make close to the very end of the game. Outside of megacities, life is very difficult due in large part to the lack of water and heavily polluted desert sands. Players follow the story of a hydraulics engineer turned activist leader by the name of Josephine Lace, formerly employed by Nepthys, the largest water company in an unnamed city. She ends up losing both her home and job, then soon after begins her crusade against the many injustices her former boss slowly enacted over the course of the story.
– Real player with 35.5 hrs in game
The Company Man
One apple a day, keeps an interesting story away
Don’t expect the story to keep you glued to your RGB gamer chair. The theme is corruption in “big-bad” corporations. Sadly the game adds nothing original to the conversation, nor is the delivery in some way unique. The exposition is delivered through single lines of monologue every time you stop for a coffee break, with an occasional boss one-liner before you duke it out. And they are just so basic and uninteresting, that I can’t even remember a single line of dialogue.
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
The Company Man is an alright game, the animation and art style is is funny and cute. It also showcases a lot of the local flair of the development team’s locality and culture. However, I encounter a lopping bug which loops me back to the start of the level in Chapter 2. Wouldn’t recommend it yet until maybe after a few months for the development team fixes most of the early launch issues.
Edit: The bug has been fixed! Mere few hours after this review was posted. Thanks Forust Studio!
– Real player with 7.5 hrs in game
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
A simulator of a businessman on the Japanese stock market in the 80s and 90s. Chill, catch a retro vibe, and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
Features:
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Buy stocks, get dividends, monitor the stock price;
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Your actions affect the market;
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Keep an eye on your health and do not overwork, lest you end up in the hospital;
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Take care of a lot of problems;
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Buy your own real estate and cars, increasing your level of comfort;
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Manage the company, having a controlling interest;
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The opportunity to earn not only the legal way;
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Mini-games: pachinko and betting on horse races;
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Many other features and unexpected situations await you in STONKS-9800.
Free background music from MusMus https://musmus.main.jp/
The Emerald Tablet
If you’re looking for a alchemy game that brings the fun of trial and error from combining stuff, be aware that this game does NOT provide you the adequate tools to do so.
The gaming mechanism is made quite shabby and lack depth. Combination comes either with npc telling you the complete recipe or you get nothing. Several specific mats appear only once in the entire game, but you still need it repetitively for other recipes.
The foe becomes unreasonably strong in late game (from 3rd year) and balance become completely broken.
– Real player with 16.2 hrs in game
As a huge fan of the Atelier series, I really wanted to like this game, but it really needs a manual or in-game database. There doesn’t seem to be any way to discover recipes outside of trial-and-error in free mixing mode.
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
Moonlight In Garland
Moonlight in Garland is a cozy, open-ended, life-sim that sees you making a life in the bustling metropolis of Garland. Find an apartment and make it perfectly yours, befriend your neighbours, grow your garden, solve community problems and experience all the weirdly wonderful stuff that city living offers.
Of course, city life isn’t all farmers markets and fancy coffee. Will you step in to stop the heritage building from being torn down and preserve a piece of history? Build a sense of community so more residents will stick around? Figure out which Jerk is stealing packages from the mail room? Be swept up in a whirlwind romance along the way?
Find your feet, make a positive impact and live your best life in Garland!
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Move in! - Each apartment has unique challenges and community projects. (1/4 buildings currently available)
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Explore the city! - Complete 6 mini welcome quests over 5 suburbs.
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Daily tasks - Run errands, recycle trash and clean up graffiti.
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Find friends or romance - 22 NPCs with 2 full friendship levels of dialogue.
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Friendship events - Deepen your relationships with narrative cutscenes and mini quests. (2 currently available)
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Building Upgrades - Cedar Court Lobby upgrade currently available.
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Gardening - Get your green thumb ready!
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Animal Photos - Take photos of local wildlife for your diary, that seagull is just walking around like he owns the place.
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Manage your time and energy - Keep an eye on your physical and mental energy to make sure you can hit your goals.
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Character customization - Be yourself or someone else!
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Also… - Shop, clean up the city, and lots more.
And coming soon… Part time jobs, mini games, marriage, crafting, calendar events, more apartment and garden upgrades, mysteries, and more!
A solo dev project by Violet.
Mageo
WHY DOES THIS GAME WANT YOU TO LOG INTO FACEBOOK CAW CAW
FACEBOOK IS CRINGE CAW CAW
THERE ARE NO FEMBOYS IN LINGERIE ON FACEBOOK CAW CAW
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game