Let's Play Some Demos! - Part 12

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Welcome to Part 12 of the Let's Play Some Demos! | LPSD series!
For those who are new, I aim to introduce gamers to, usually, Indie games and to provide commentary and feedback on the games for educational purposes!
For this episode, I used some of the demos I had grabbed from the Cooking Fest and Cozy Quest Steam Events! I think.

Today, I, attempted, to play 4 demos for your enjoyment:

1. AdventureBarStory – Available 
   "Adventure through the kingdom, collecting materials! Make food, manage a bar!"
2. Bone's Cafe – Available 
   "Bone’s Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff."
3. DELTARUNE – Coming soon 
   "UNDERTALE’s parallel story, DELTARUNE. Meet new and old characters in a tale that steps closer to its end, chapter by chapter. Dodge bullets in nonviolent RPG battles as you listen to funky, funky music. Try Chapter 1 and 2 for free… now!!! More chapters in development!!!"
4. Mudborne – Planned Release Date: To be announced 
   "Mudborne is a casual nature management sim about discovering & breeding frogs! Awoken from hibernation you find your pond abandoned. Through the genetic keys of new species you must unlock the paths between the waking & dreaming worlds, and embark on a journey to restore lost populations."

All links above are to the games' Steam pages.
DELTARUNE and Mudborne are also on itch.io!

Why was it an "attempt" to play? Because Bone’s Cafe's unclear instructions frustrated me to the point of quitting and a puzzle in DELTARUNE would have made me rage quit if I hadn’t had another demo lined up. Both demos were uninstalled.

However, I will still be able to render a verdict. Mini-review commence!

The first thing I want to say is I LOVE the art style of all the games! They were all unique and memorable! Well done!

AdventureBarStory surprised me! I didn't know what to expect, since I didn't take a look before playing the demos, and I got a Stardew feel. Even though I was having a hard time remembering the ingredients I needed for the bar, I had fun trying to figure out the recipes with hidden ingredients! And the "you don't level up via fighting but via eating" turned out to be a pleasant twist! I was initially dreading it. I was wondering how they were going to make fighting in a dungeon fun if it wasn't going to make us stronger and they pulled it off. Well done!

Bone's Cafe was FUN until it looked like they were trying to force me to do a co-op like the game's description didn't specifically state it can be done with one person. I kept trying to figure out how to continue on my own and couldn't, so I stopped, to my disappointment. The controls took some getting used to, but once I got into a groove it was a great time! My biggest criticism is the sound design. The sound the character makes when they talk is grating. The only way I'll ever play the game is if it's a gift.

DELTARUNE I had high hopes for due to how much I heard about UNDERTALE to find out I probably should have done some research first. Had I known it was going to be so puzzle-heavy, I wouldn't have played it. I did love the little twist in the beginning where they destroyed the character you created to show how your choices don't matter, which was a theme that played out. It had me wondering if doing a pacifist playthrough even mattered.

Mudborne I was looking the most forward to and it started to disappoint until I figured out how the guide they gave me worked, which is my biggest criticism; I shouldn't have had to figure out how the guide worked. The instructions should have been more clear. Afterwards, though, everything began to run smoothly. I am curious as to why, when I had it in full screen, unwindowed, Streamlabs stopped picking up on the game. It's something to look into. That, and zooming in. The text is difficult to read. I was able to start enjoying the game. It's probably one I'll get for myself later. It reminded me a LOT of Tinkerlands!

As a reminder, AdventureBarStory and Bone's Cafe are Available, DELTARUNE is Coming soon, and Mudborne's Planned Release Date: To be announced.

And that's it for Part 12! Thank you for reading!
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Yesterday's, Monday, December 16th's, and the 658th, Artist Shout-Out goes to MAFF!
Check them out here!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Singing Into
0:49 – Welcome Gamers!
2:36 – Artist Shout-Out
5:29 – Demos' Intro
7:47 – AdventureBarStory
1:11:56 – Bone's Cafe
1:29:02 – DELTARUNE
3:11:52 – Mudborne
3:50:29 – Demos Line Up
3:52:30 – Artist Shout-Out
3:53:19 – Thank You/Links
3:54:27 – Rendezvous Point Bookshop Plug
3:55:18 – Coming Up Next/Farewell

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• Pilot: CrossCode, Dumpy & Bumpy, Ynglet, Zero Ranger
• Part 2: A Dance of Fire and Ice, 2064: Read Only Memories, Death and Taxes, Underhero
• Part 3: TEKKEN 8, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, Secrets of Grindea, Forspoken
• Part 4: Death's Hangover, Fae Farm, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Mini Settlers
• Part 5: All-Star Fruit Racing, Indivisible, SaGa Emerald Beyond, Visions of Mana
• Part 6: Glorious Companions, Tales of Arise, Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge, Cozy Island
• Part 7: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Cursebane, Dex, The Lady Puppet
• Part 8: Detroit: Become Human, Little Goody Two Shoes, Luma Island, Tinkerlands
• Part 9: Backpack Battles, Glaciered, Ratopia, Slime Rancher
• Part 10: Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory, Maid Cafe on Electric Street, Neon Noodles, Tiny Glade
• Part 11: Critter Café, Grimoire Groves, Pixel Cafe, Wizdom Academy
• Part 13: Food Truck Simulator, Magical Bakery, Magical Delicacy, Seaside Cafe Rush Hour
• Part 14: Chef's Tail, Espresso Tycoon, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, Tavern Talk
• Part 15: Chicken Journey, FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, Terra Memoria, Until Then
• Part 16: Cornucopia®, Hipster Café, Let's Café, Spells & Secrets
• Part 17: Doloc Town, Feed the Cups, Manitas Kitchen, Mushroom Picnic Party, Rift of the NecroDancer
• Part 18: Meadgard: Beer and Plunder, BOKURA: planet, Teeny Tiny Town, Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
• Part 19: Dungeons of Hinterberg, The Mildew Children, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, Yaoling: Mythical Journey
• Part 20: AI LIMIT, Harmony's Odyssey, Last Time I Saw You, Whiskers & Wizardry
  
• Part 21: Constance, Dragoon Ascension, Kara Fantasy, Welcome to Elderfield
• Part 22: Crowncity, Dungeon Alchemist, Parliament of Hell 1796, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
  
• Part 23: Tuesday, March 11th
  
• Part 24: Tuesday, March 18th
• Part 25: Tuesday, March 25th

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Originally published to https://opinionsandtruth.wordpress.com on December 17, 2024.