Once they're done rambling about coffees and biscuits, it's up to the player to pick one out of the three presented answers. None of them could decide on what to order and continued to ramble among themselves about what to get while talking to us, the player, making it as confusing as possible to memorize the order. Don't worry I nearly forgot as well.Īfter wrestling with that for a bit and finally managing to get two orders out the door, a third customer-or rather, a group of friends to be exact. Yeah, I'm describing a horror game right now. At the end, I was more annoyed by this mechanic alone than actually frightened or anxious about the game, which is definitely not what someone should strive for in any horror game. While the ingredients are presented to the player at all times, and even a video tutorial is available to the player, actually brewing the latte mentioned is far too finicky and confusing to figure out in any reasonable amount of time. Take making a coffee latte as an example. Your job involves taking orders, brewing coffee, and probably some other miscellaneous tasks, but holy hell, I have never seen such a confusing and convoluted system for doing something in a video game before. You got assigned the closing shift of a small trendy cafe. That's sadly all the praise I got for The Closing Shift with my limited amount of time I could spent in it, up until I got fed up with its poor core gameplay loop. I loved that vending machine in the beginning. It makes the world seem believable with its odd amount of detail in some places. The environmental set pieces are also on point. While that whole VHS filter thing was already old when this game was made, it still managed to look great without overdoing it. Starting with the praise, The Closing Shift has some seriously stunning atmosphere.
I'm well aware that I'm not the majority here, but criticism is something that is as important as praise. I want to let people like me know why The Closing Shift certainly isn't for everyone. Doing lots of things right despite being rough around the edges. Having played their "The Caregiver" and "Night Delivery" games before, out of their by now, massive game library, they both provide a fun and spine chilling experience. I'm a fan of Chilla's Art and horror games in general.
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