whaleross@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I wanted something retro cyberpunk RPG recently and installed VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, only to discover that there is no action and barely no game. It’s just endless nexting through a narrative that smells of teenage bedsheets.
Apparently it’s massively popular.
I don’t get it at all. For me it’s like reading wet fanfic while double tapping the space bar and perform the most tedious implementation of what can barely be considered a puzzle or memory game.
Tkappa@feddit.it 7 months ago
I get your point, but some people do really just want to relax with a choose your own adventure book with some cool art and catchy music, no need to act surprised when people have different tastes than yours!
whaleross@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yep, it’s my mistake. I assumed it would have some gameplay elements as suggested by the “action” in the title, something along what interactive stories used to be in my mind.
As I said, I personally don’t understand the appeal of it. I’d rather read the story as a book or even a graphic novel because for me tapping the spacebar and dragging icons does not add anything for me. It’s plain annoying both as game and distracts for a novel. Oh, and obviously I didn’t expect it to be about horny tech furries. It was simply not for me.
RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 7 months ago
😂😂😂 Sorry, that just made me laugh. “I fully respect the horny, furry fandom. It’s just not for me”. So polite hahaha
JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Was there a trailer?
DreamySweet@ani.social 7 months ago
The action is the drink mixing minigame.
whaleross@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And what wild action it is.