This was quite an exciting app to test out for me, because I immediately recognised that the game was made using RPG Maker XP. I was curious how the 'bar' was involved, and was up for creative use of tiles, interesting characters and possibly some nice little boss fights. But did the app meet my expectations?
Yes and no. AdventureBar Story is defiantly a refreshing story-focused RPG, with light-hearted (if not damn cheesy) dialogue and a clear aim. To create an exceedingly good and profitable restaurant or 'bar', to prevent some blond dude in a purple suit stealing your home.
Sounds fair enough to me.
The maps are small which makes them good for tablet uses, yet they are pretty, creative and during towns leave little empty space. Overall, the game is astatically pleasing to the eye.
The game runs almost like a typical romance rpg - you can do a limited number actions each day. In this game, every time you open your bar, the day is over and you receive the profit (if you manage to make any!) from the sales you make. For the bar to make profit you need to sell food. To sell food, you need to make it, but first you need to find it.
In short, you go out in the morning, slay the monsters, and bring their flesh to the kitchen to boil into stew.
You with me?
Fighting is not too tiresome but repetitive - though most rpg fans will be willing to settle for the varied skills characters can learn from fighting monsters. Levelling takes place only when party members eat food - so one needs to be strategic about levelling up and keeping their bar profitable.
AdventureBar Story is the kind of game that you should feel guilty for playing, but you're too addicted to care.
The Lite version ends shortly after the tenth day which is quite the disappointment. It is not an overly complicated game, yet it is fun for what it is - a light hearted, adventure bar story indeed. For a one off £2.32, it seems good value for money in the app world. If I have a long journey ahead, I will consider unlocking the full game.
That's it for now, expect more app reviews in the future.
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