Its basically a visual novel game with some mini-games and puzzles scattered in. The story isn't groundbreaking by any means, I don't think I'd enjoy reading it as a book for example, but its absolutely engaging and by the end I was super attached to most of the very well written and characerized cast. It also asked some difficult philisophical questions that I had to think pretty hard about my view on. I've seen some complaining about a political agenda and while I agree that it's clumsy when it does do it's pretty much only really present in a single question you're asked, so I really don't think its as big of a deal as people are making out personally. If anything my only real problem with the story is that I want more! It's very short, and while your choices can lead to different outcomes for some sequences in subsequent playthroughs for the most part you're on rails and don't get to explore the world much yourself. I really hope this game gets a sequel or game set in the same world because I'd love to see more! In terms of the minigames you'll mostly be mixing drinks to induce certain moods in your customers which will make them more or less receptive to certain questions. It's super fun trying to work out what you think will make them give the most information based on their personality and the situation they're in and while I think the mechanics of mixing and pouring drinks can be a little clunky you have as much time as you need to mix the correct drink so its a nice way to break up the walls of text. I adore the pixel art, its super fluid and just looks beautiful imo. I understand pixel art isn't for everyone but I can't see many getting turned off by the look of this game. The music is also nice, it really helps to set the mood. Although I don't really find the music all that memorable personally. Overall I'd absolutely recommend this to people looking for a good narative experience! Although because of its short length maybe wait for a sale.
