VA-11 HALL-A
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VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is an indie video game combining visual novel storytelling with cyberpunk and anime visuals. In the game, the player plays as a bartender in the futuristic city VA11-Hall:a and the only means with which the player can interact with the story is by mixing various drinks for the characters. The game was very well-received by fans and was ported to the Playstation Vita.
History
VA:11 HALL-A was developed by Subekan Games and designed by Christopher Ortiz.[1] The A prologue of the game was shown at Cyberpunk Game Jam of 2014. A trailer for the prologue was uploaded to YouTube by SUBEKAN GAMES on August 22nd, 2014 (shown below). The full game was announced in August of 2014 with an initial release date of December, but was significantly delayed.
The game was first demoed at PAX Prime 2015, and the game's debut trailer was released at PAX East 2015 (shown below).
The game was released on June 21st, 2016 for Windows, OSX, and Linux. A Playstation Vita port developed by Wolfgame is due to release on November 14th, 2017.
Reception
The game was very well received by critics and fans. On Steam,[2] the game has an overwhelmingly positive fan rating with over 1,000 fans rating the game. On Metacritic,[3] the game has a 77/100 rating. Critics praised the game's artistry in both storytelling and visual style, though some criticized it for its simple gameplay.
Online Presence.
The game has seen some online fandom as well. A dedicated subreddit for the game, /r/waifubartending,[4] has over 1,200 readers. The game's soundtrack has been popular as well; on YouTube, an upload of the game's entire soundtrack released ahead of the game has over 310,000 views (shown below).
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – VA11-HALL-A
[2] Steam – VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
[3] Metacritic – VA-11 HALL-A: CYBERPUNK BARTENDER ACTION
[4] Reddit – /r/waifubartending
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