Ok, i guess almost everyone who is interested in this game know its issues, so let´s start with the few good things it has... - Good History and some amazing sidequests overall, but the main story arc is very rushed and harms the game general pacing and flow. - Fluid and engaging gamplay. - Great music, which is only played in the radio and is very absent in the rest of the game. - Beautiful graphics The bad and flawed - The excessive and misleading marketing campaign of this game and its very troubled development cicle and PR. - Otimization problems, balancing problems, lacking or broken game systems/features and looots of bugs. No keyboard or controller remap. - Lack of proper and legit LGBTQ+ representation, making a exception for Judy and Claire. It can be said that the game even have some bigoted views, - A very simple and lacking character creator with gender locked options. - Bad open world design and architecture, it feels like a ubisoft game with a lot of repetitive and uninteresting side content. - Barebones rpg systems, this game behaves much more like a looter shooter gta. - Railroaded main story, you will miss a lot of opportunities and some endings by skipping the major sidequest, even with that, some decisions you make don´t matter and don´t chnage nothing at all.
Let me just say that the art direction, music and dialogues are top notch but the storytelling and overall presentation is nothing unique. The devs tried to make something new and more stylish of the genre, in someways it works, the design and scenario is refreshing compared to other games who use this medium yet the lack of motion and impact makes things a little bland witch harms its slow pacing who leans heavily on character dialog and relationship. Is that type of game who excels in some aspects and is a bit underwhelming in others. Nonetheless, Necrobarista still is a good experience, if you like the genre, find some time to play it and enjoy the chill and relaxing vibe of the game maybe with a coffee, tea or a drink.
