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Joseph Gladyshev
Coffee Talk is a visual novel developed by Indonesian indie studio Toge Productions, and released on 29 January 2020 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game was released in Japan for Nintendo Switch a day later on 30 January 2020.[1] The game follows a barista working in a coffee shop in a fantasy version of Seattle as they listen to the concerns of the coffee shop's various patrons and prepare drinks. The game features an aesthetic inspired by 90s anime, pixel art, and the lofi chillhop genre of music.[2]
The game follows a barista who is the owner and sole employee of Coffee Talk, the eponymous coffee shop, which is located in Seattle, Washington, in a fantasy version of the real world populated by a broad variety of fantasy races, such as elves, orcs, mermaids, and others.[3] Various members of these races serve as the shop's patrons. The game's plot is experienced over the course of two weeks, with each day acting as a vignette in which various characters visit the coffee shop and discuss their concerns with the barista and with each other.[4] The game's characters include Freya, a journalist for the fictional newspaper The Evening Whispers, and an aspiring fiction writer; Jorji, a local cop who visits the coffee shop regularly; Rachel, a nekomimi and former member of a girl band who is trying to start a career as a solo musician; Hendry, Rachel's father and former big name in the music industry who wants to protect his daughter; Neil, an alien visiting Earth with the mission of breeding with its inhabitants; Hyde, an immortal vampire who works as a model; Gala, werewolf and veteran who worked as a body guard for Hyde and now tries to heal himself by healing others; Myrtle, a very work-oriented orc working on the fictional game "Full Metal Conflict"; Aqua, a mermaid girl who is very shy and extremely passionate about advancing technology, also an indie game developer and a fan of the "Full Metal Conflict" series; and a young couple consisting of the succubus Lua and the elf Baileys, whose families do not approve of their relationship due to their racial differences. [4][5]
Coffee Talk is a visual novel, and as such, its gameplay consists mostly of reading dialogue. This dialogue is periodically broken up by a minigame in which the player brews various drinks using the ingredients in the coffee shop. Certain drinks give the player the option to create latte art. The drinks made by the player can have an effect on the events of the game's plot, and thus this minigame serves as the chief means of interaction with the game available to the player.[2] The player character can access their smartphone at any time in order to view the social media profiles of the game's characters, reference a list of known drink recipes, read short fiction published in the game's fictional newspaper, and change what song is playing.[4]
Coffee Talk was developed by Toge Productions. According to Lasheli Dwitri, the person in charge of public relations at the indie studio, the goal with Coffee Talk was to create a medium where people can just be comfortable and feel warm, like sitting in a cozy café while sipping a cup of coffee.[6]
Coffee Talk is an interactive novel at heart, with the game presented in expressive pixel art of assorted colorful avatars. Most of it involves reading through text prompts, punctuated by a minigame in which different hot drinks must be mixed. Set in incredibly near-future Seattle, the player takes on the role of a coffee shop owner that stays open late into the night, making chit-chat and delivering delicious drinks upon request. This is a alternate Seattle though, so instead of just humans there are werewolves, orcs, and even entities from outer space gracing the establishment.
I thought that the pixel art style in Coffee Talk was charming. Similar to the drinks, the colorfulness and uniqueness of every character gave flavor to what the game offered. The people were designed to be super bright and saturated, completely the opposite of the style of the coffee shop, which was very warm toned. These colors contrasted well not only in game, but also in the theme of these vastly different creatures in this plain coffee shop. I related the warm tones with the barista that I played as, which I felt was juxtaposed well with the colorfulness of the people I met each day. You also can check out a gallery in the main menu to find additional art assets created around the shop and the characters that get unlocked as you play.
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
After playing through the first Coffee Talk game, I think we all dreamed of visiting that same very coffee shop in the dead of night in Seattle. I know I did. A place that only opens after dark, and where you can meet the weirdest and most wonderful of folks? Sign me up! Now, three years later, the sequel to the extremely chilled visual novel with simulation elements is here.
Comparisons to Valhalla are inevitable, and fair. Coffee Talk is no rehash though, and it's going for a very different mood. You're the owner and only staff member of a late night coffee shop, in a version of Seattle where your usual fantasy races are a normal part of society. Humans, elves, cat people, even werewolves and vampires all mix here. And they're all welcome to roll up and have a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever other vile concoction you can inflict on them by mixing together three of the game's ten ingredients. Most of the small cast of characters will specify a chosen drink, or at least give strong hints, rather than the more cryptic demands of Valhalla's customers.
Mixing the drinks is straightforward and natural enough. Each drink has a primary ingredient like tea or chocolate and then two more from the secondary shelf (a nice touch I just clocked is that the milk takes up two shelves because it's the only element that's both primary and secondary). I can't say it made me want a coffee the way Automachef made me want a burger, but then coffee is horrible anyway.
But I had a nice time with it. It was a strange kind of nice, more than the sum of its narrative parts. Coffee Talk has a warm, cozy ambience. Its inoffensively jazzy soundtrack (I'm not saying "lo-fi chill beats", you can all go to hell) and attractive art co-ordinate to produce a mood that's plain relaxing. I'd reclined almost to the floor by the end of an afternoon's play, with my keyboard across my stomach and a cup of tea in my hand, lazily doling out pretentious coffees and writing insulting messages in the latte art. Silhouettes of cars and pedestrians amble past the windows, the rain drums on the window on some nights, and nobody ever gives you a hard time, even when you're actively trying to antagonise them.
Sure, it's a bit unlikely how all these strangers immediately bond and start talking about their personal lives, before giving each other slightly corny advice. Everyone's remarkably receptive to this advice too, even when devoted regular Freya keeps telling the younger Rachel she's "not an adult", a phrase universally guaranteed to annoy the hell out of any 18 year old. But the days of Coffee Talk are very short indeed, so it's easy to shrug it all off as a condensed time effect.
Like the animations, the camera does a lot of mood work, panning about and zooming somewhat to frame more intimate scenes, or to mark minor transitions. There's one conversation where two characters argue, and the screen is filled with their two portraits, in the centre of which sits the third character they're talking over, whose portrait gets smaller and more overlapped the more she's overlooked. This almost belongs in a game with more raw conflict, and on its own it's not much, but I'm bringing it up in attempt to work out why Coffee Talk works, despite everything in it being fairly inconsequential. There's a disarming sincerity to it, and even its minor tampering with the fourth wall now and then is harmless (although unfortunately not really compelling enough for me to dedicate the time needed to unlock every detail it hints at).
Characters are introduced slowly throughout the game: some just wander into your little coffee shop for a late-night cup of joe while others are there because there is nowhere else to go (I mean, what coffee shop is open so late at night?).
Despite all these stories and the feelings these characters share with us, our barista still remains pretty much a mystery. We know nothing about our barista other than their love for the coffee shop.
One of the main attractions of the game is definitely the soundtrack. Coffee Talk comes with its own soundtrack. The music is mostly lo-fi, giving that chill, cozy, coffee shop feeling as you play through the game.
While I hoped my coffee-making would impact the game more, I understand that this game is more of a visual novel than anything else. The game comes with very colourful and interesting characters. There is not a single character that I hate in the game at all.
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Coffee Talk is our next door neighbor and we could not be more happy about it. The laid-back coffee house is bustling not only with students but, nearby professionals and neighborhood locals. Coffee Talk has been around for 23 years caffeinating Kaimuki. The 2 story building is not hard to miss on Waialae and 12 Ave. It is far from ordinary with their vintage decor, high ceilings, secluded nooks to cozy up in, and even a sunroom.
Schwartz is very community-minded and pays attention to what people want, which has lead Coffee Talk to great success. There are many coffee shops around town to get your daily dose of caffeine but nothing beats the experience. This is something we live by at The Surfing Pig, and we highly suggest visiting our neighbors at Coffee Talk to experience that extra aloha.
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