Posted on: November 17, 2024
Razar0
Verified ownerGames: 19 Reviews: 1
fun concept and interesting word
sit back, serve drinks, and read
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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Description
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws.
But, this is not about those people.
You are a bartender at VA-11 HALL-A, affectionately nicknamed "Valhalla." Although it is just a small bar downtown, it attracts the most fascinating people this side of dystopia. Keep your clients lubricated and you will be made privy to the most interesting stories.
In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws.
But, this is not about those people.
You are a bartender at VA-11 HALL-A, affectionately nicknamed "Valhalla." Although it is just a small bar downtown, it attracts the most fascinating people this side of dystopia. Keep your clients lubricated and you will be made privy to the most interesting stories.
- Learn about daily life in the cyberpunk dystopia of Glitch City.
- A branching storyline where your decisions do not depend on traditional choices, but through the drinks you prepare.
- Visuals inspired by old Japanese adventure games for the PC-98, with a modern touch for an otherworldly experience.
- Get to know your clients, their tastes, and prepare the drink that will change their lives.
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Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.
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Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.
Time to beat
11 hMain
13.5 h Main + Sides
17.5 h Completionist
13 h All Styles
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Game Informer
8/10
Though light on traditional gameplay, the stories you encounter in this strange world are worth listening to
Read full review »The Escapist
4/5 stars
Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartending Action is precisely what is right about indie development right now. It's a really highly polished experience with a lot of secrets to be found, coupled with a story that pulls you along with strong characters. The drinks just happen to be a neat distraction.
Read full review »We Got This Covered
4.5/5 stars
VA-11 HALL-A is so much more than just chatting up clients and making drinks. It's the kind of game that makes you think, and it can be silly, serious, soul-crushing, and light-hearted, all at the same time. Its cyberpunk/anime flair is just the garnish on top of the cocktail.
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Posted on: November 25, 2024
SrPablitos
Verified ownerGames: 32 Reviews: 2
Totally recommended
Nice cozy game, i feel it was short but icredibly heart touching
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Posted on: December 28, 2016
Obviously
Games: 222 Reviews: 21
Fun characters and very little else.
A visual novel with fun pixelated graphics and some interesting and entertaining characters. If you like cyberpunk settings and 80's sci-fi anime you'll likely get something out of this. However the game doesn't really go much further than that. You play as a bartender in a seedy cyberpunk city with shades of classic films like Blade Runner and Akira and it's exactly what it sounds like. You mix drinks with a simple, somewhat boring interface that makes it impossible to screw up unless you legitimately make the wrong drink and you listen to people's stories, some funny and some sad. Some of these little vignettes are nice but what sucks is the lack of interactivity. Other than getting drinks right or wrong you have no effect on the discussion and can't choose dialog chains like in its sister game Read Only Memories. This is a real problem in a game all about dialogue and it put me off of replaying it even though there are multiple endings. It's all compounded by the fact that despite your character having their own arc, you have little control over the outcome and there really isn't any conflict or resolution to be found. The end of the game felt more as if the game simply stopped and the game itself just felt like several semi-connected roleplaying sessions instead of an actual game with any real purpose. While I found myself enjoying the writing and the characters, many of the discussions were pointless and the ultimate conclusion was unsatisfying. It's worth picking up on sale for the curious but most people interested in this game would be better served joining a cyberpunk roleplaying group online. That would at least be more interactive.
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Posted on: December 13, 2018
Eurthebise
Games: 66 Reviews: 1
I played this game.. Or did it play me ?
This game is wonderful. That's all I can say. It got me at moments of my life where i couldn't think that a "video game" could be so powerful. The writting, the characters, the lore, it's not perfect cause it can't be, but i'll say it's perfect. If you like cyberpunk themed universe, Buy this game ! The visuals are stunning, it's a slow paced visual novel with no "action", only bartending, but i felt so captivated (btw, this review reflects only my thoughts, not unbiased at all !). If you like visual novels, or if you want something to give you love. Buy this game. It's a little perl. Like we say in French : Putain ce jeu est tellement bon j'en mettrais ma baguette à manger (makes no sens, don't tanslate this) ! Buy this game and be happy, or don't buy it and be happy. Just, be happy.
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Posted on: July 10, 2019
Jukse
Verified ownerGames: 146 Reviews: 14
Relaxing Experience
Visual novel presented exceedingly well through some amazing pixel art and music.
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