VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

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  1. TomAtlus
    Jul 29, 2016
    10
    A game about workin' a job and dealing with life in a **** city with horrible living conditions, but making the most of what you've got. Making friends where you can, dealing with tragedies, experiencing both the best and worst parts that life has to offer, all while trying to pay off your damn bills before your power gets cut or your landlord evicts you. With a great soundtrack, strongA game about workin' a job and dealing with life in a **** city with horrible living conditions, but making the most of what you've got. Making friends where you can, dealing with tragedies, experiencing both the best and worst parts that life has to offer, all while trying to pay off your damn bills before your power gets cut or your landlord evicts you. With a great soundtrack, strong characters, a really appealing artstyle, a nailed cyberpunk style, and great tone, this game has a lot to offer.

    It's also one of the few to nail an online message board depiction without being overly forced or cringey, so, that's a plus too.

    I'd recommend at the very least picking up and playing the demo and maybe seeing a clip of the first day or two if you're not sure if you wanna buy it yet, but this is a game that I want to see more of.    … Expand
  2. deadfox
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    I absolutely adore this game and it's characters, it's cozy, and has a great atmosphere with an incredible soundtrack to go with it.

    If you're looking for something laid back to distract you for a while, this is it. One of my favorites of all time for sure.
  3. goatpounder89
    Jun 2, 2019
    5
    Played to completion in one night.

    REMARKABLY simple "game". I struggle to call this a "game" when your interactivity doesn't stretch beyond hitting different colored buttons when given certain prompts. This is a "visual novel" in the sense that listening to your parents read you picture books as a kid was "an engrossing and engaging story". There is nothing this "game" offers that a    Played to completion in one night.

    REMARKABLY simple "game". I struggle to call this a "game" when your interactivity doesn't stretch beyond hitting different colored buttons when given certain prompts.

    This is a "visual novel" in the sense that listening to your parents read you picture books as a kid was "an engrossing and engaging story". There is nothing this "game" offers that a book or anime adaptation could not have offered.

    The pixel art was nice, admittedly, and the music reminded me of my days spent playing Phantasy Star: Online. The setting was intriguing, and the way the game assumes you know as much of it as the denizens do was a refreshing take on something so outlandish. Beyond that, you could simply read a text dump of everything that happens in VA-11 HALL-A and come away with an identical experience. There are *NO* meaningful choices to be made *ANYWHERE* in this 6 - 10 hour experience. You are along for a ride, akin to a novel, TV show, or movie. Get NO impressions of having ANY player agency whatsoever, and you'll probably enjoy this much more than I did.

    This isn't YOUR story to enjoy. This is Jill's story.    … Expand
  4. jubonga
    Jun 22, 2016
    10
    I didn't think I would like this game. The soundtrack is enjoyable. The mini games aren't tedious or forced. The story is well written. The characters aren't bland or boring. The artwork and artstyle is cute and neat. The game is actually pretty fun and doesn't take itself too serious.
  5. foy
    Jun 22, 2016
    10
    Comfycyberpunk bartending cocktail with anime as the lemon thing people put on their cocktails. I honestly have no idea what those things are even called.
  6. TitaniumDragon
    Apr 29, 2017
    3
    Set in the titular VA-11 Hall-A, AKA Valhalla, in the futuristic dystopian cyberpunk Glitch City, you play as Jill, a poor bartender who works in a run-down bar.

    You know that NPC bartender you wander in and talk to in games? Yeah, that’s who you’re playing as. Valhalla is less of a game and more of a visual novel; the only “gamish” aspect of it is mixing drinks for patrons. This    Set in the titular VA-11 Hall-A, AKA Valhalla, in the futuristic dystopian cyberpunk Glitch City, you play as Jill, a poor bartender who works in a run-down bar.

    You know that NPC bartender you wander in and talk to in games?

    Yeah, that’s who you’re playing as.

    Valhalla is less of a game and more of a visual novel; the only “gamish” aspect of it is mixing drinks for patrons. This is really nothing more than following directions 90%+ of the time; rarely, they will give you something you need to think about (usually “the usual”, requiring you to remember what your patrons liked the last time, but sometimes they’ll try to be tricky and ask you for something specific – cold and sweet (so some sweet-tasting drink with ice in it), or even for something more obscure based off of something someone said previously).

    Alas, this is the limit of the game’s interactivity. While there are a handful of times you can give someone another drink and get a different reaction out of them, mostly you are just following orders and clicking through what amounts to a visual novel.

    And this would be fine if it was actually a good visual novel. Unfortunately, it isn’t.

    The game has a cast of characters, and the characters actually do have character. Gil, Jill’s coworker, is a man with a mysterious past which is played for laughs, as your boss Dana is constantly trying to figure out what the deal with him is, while simultaneously Jill worries over him a bit. Dana herself is a boisterous bit of comedy relief herself, but she has a good head on her shoulders and is a good person, albeit one who also relies on the “mysterious past” gag a bit. Jill herself is a kind of sad girl at times, but she has a particular sense of humor (she finds the Bad Touch drink amusing, and she enjoys puns) and she certainly plays off of and teases other people a bit, even while she is grumpy at other times – and a bit more troubled than she lets on by her own past (which takes a bit to come up). Jill also definitely has a crush on her boss, which lends a slight tilt towards some of their interactions.

    The patrons also have character – there’s Dorothy, the Lilim (android – or I suppose gynoid, seeing as she’s female) sex worker. She is a complete pervert, but is just so cheerful about it that she really is the high point of the game, grossing out Jill with her stories while simultaneously amusing her and showing just how much she cares. Dorothy genuinely cares about Jill, and Jill cares about Dorothy as well. Alma is another patron who shows up a lot, a female hacker who just got out of a bad relationship and who is another friend of Jill’s. As the game goes on, you meet a lot of other people, some of them fairly forgettable, others who stick out just for their weirdness (and rely too much on it for their characterization), others who just show up and leave without leaving much of an impact on the player, and one, a kindly White Knight (basically a paramedic/rescue worker) named Sei who you end up worrying about after some bad stuff goes down, along with her catgirl friend Stella.

    The biggest problem with this is that while some of the characters actually do build up some emotional bonds with the player, it ultimately doesn’t feel like it goes much of anywhere. Around a third of the way through the game, something bad happens to Sei, and the characters worry about them… but ultimately, while the plot seems like it is going to be some big thing, it doesn’t go anywhere. There’s a hacker called White_Rabbit who is involved with that whole thing, but they seem to just kind of fade out of the plot, and you never actually interact with them in person, just read news stories about them in the paper. Alma complains about White_Rabbit towards the beginning, and then as it fades from prominence she starts talking about other things. A plot about Jill’s ex-girlfriend comes up, leaves, comes back, then leaves again before returning at the very end of the game, and is the closest thing there is to a main plot – but it only really involves a couple characters.

    And this is really where the game fails. There just isn’t a point to it. There’s no overarching plot tying it all together. A glitch girl who keeps showing up seems like she might be related to the whole thing, but the subplot doesn’t ultimately go anywhere interesting, and I never really ended up caring about her beyond “Why is she important?” There’s no real payoff with Jill’s feelings towards her boss, nor Dorothy’s feelings towards Jill. You never find out what the real deal was with Gil or Jill’s boss.

    In the end, there’s nothing that ties the lives of the characters together beyond brief interactions, and in the end, there’s not some way that this all gets tied together into any sort of coherent story. Even the plot that the bar is going to shut down at some point in the indefinite future gets no payoff.    … Expand
  7. Cookieman45
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    the guys behind Vallhalla bring us an interesting combination of settings. Art style is pleasant and good looking and music is on point with the cyberpunk feel. Bartender mechanic is simple but with the occasional puzzles. Characters are easy to digest and most of them, personally, are well written. specially those that have an interaction with the cyberpunk setting, mentioning about thethe guys behind Vallhalla bring us an interesting combination of settings. Art style is pleasant and good looking and music is on point with the cyberpunk feel. Bartender mechanic is simple but with the occasional puzzles. Characters are easy to digest and most of them, personally, are well written. specially those that have an interaction with the cyberpunk setting, mentioning about the world they live in. A visual novel with really great details that I'd recommend.… Expand
  8. angryjedi
    Jun 22, 2016
    10
    I’ve been waiting to play the full version of this for quite some time now, ever since the very early demo enraptured me with its snappy writing, strong characterisation and wonderfully distinctive take on the dystopian future setting. And I’m delighted that the full version has, so far, surpassed all my expectations and hopes.

    VA-11 Hall-A is kind of hard to pin down. At heart, it’s    I’ve been waiting to play the full version of this for quite some time now, ever since the very early demo enraptured me with its snappy writing, strong characterisation and wonderfully distinctive take on the dystopian future setting. And I’m delighted that the full version has, so far, surpassed all my expectations and hopes.

    VA-11 Hall-A is kind of hard to pin down. At heart, it’s basically a visual novel, but rather than making binary choices that filter you off down one of several discrete routes, the choices you make as protagonist Jill when going about her daily life at home and at work affect what happens next in the story, including the characters you encounter, how Jill gets along with her clients and co-workers and how everyone reacts to the events unfolding in the backdrop.

    Interestingly, VA-11 Hall-A presents its overarching narrative almost entirely from the perspective of Jill behind the bar and in her apartment. Significant things happen in the world, but you don’t see them directly; instead, you tend to see the people involved immediately before and/or after the events, or read about them on the news web pages and forums the morning after. Sometimes whether or not you dosed them up with alcohol before the event in which they were involved has an effect, too; prepare to feel guilty if that happens!

    To give too many examples would be to spoil the experience, so I’ll leave it at this: VA-11 Hall-A does a much better job of almost any visual novel I can name at making its world feel “alive” and like the actions you take actually matter, rather than simply picking a route through the story. There’s nothing wrong with the latter approach, of course, but this way of doing things helps keep the people who expect a bit more in the way of traditional “gameplay” happy as well as those of us who are along for the ride primarily from a narrative perspective.

    To sum up: great writing, wonderful characterisation, superb music and a glorious, beautiful PC-88 style aesthetic (with perfect pixel aspect ratio even scaled up to 1920×1080) makes for an absolutely lovely, unconventional and entirely memorable game.

    I adore VA-11 Hall-A and pray with all my heart that it sees the success it deserves.    … Expand
  9. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    3
    Tumblr-esque dialogue and minimal gameplay interaction makes this an uninteresting title.
  10. mnko
    Mar 13, 2017
    8
    VA-11- HALL-A is an indie game that is genuinely funny, full of charm and wit. With enough (well-written!) dialogue and gameplay to keep you compelled. Memorable, unique characters and an ultimately heart-warming ending* had me wishing for a sequel!

    *I believe there are multiple endings for the game, at the time of writing this review I've only seen one of them, so my rating is based on    VA-11- HALL-A is an indie game that is genuinely funny, full of charm and wit. With enough (well-written!) dialogue and gameplay to keep you compelled. Memorable, unique characters and an ultimately heart-warming ending* had me wishing for a sequel!

    *I believe there are multiple endings for the game, at the time of writing this review I've only seen one of them, so my rating is based on that.

    Good job Sukeban games!    … Expand
  11. I_dont_care
    Mar 17, 2018
    10
    Overview for Russian speakers:
    Итак, VA-11 Hall-A, новелла, где всё крутится вокруг вас и больше, чем в двух местах (не считая концовок), вы не побываете. Игра придерживается идеального концепта: в ней есть интересные персонажи, диалоги (пусть и шутки в них, порой бывают ужасными, но свое "хи-хи" они отрабатывают на славу), ГГ символизирует любого среднестатистического человека, но    Overview for Russian speakers:
    Итак, VA-11 Hall-A, новелла, где всё крутится вокруг вас и больше, чем в двух местах (не считая концовок), вы не побываете. Игра придерживается идеального концепта: в ней есть интересные персонажи, диалоги (пусть и шутки в них, порой бывают ужасными, но свое "хи-хи" они отрабатывают на славу), ГГ символизирует любого среднестатистического человека, но подобное есть почти в любой новелле, ведь игроку надо почувствовать себя на месте ГГ. Вместо выбора варианта тут напитки, да, интересная задумка. Ты можешь, например, помочь напряженному человеку двумя способами: 1 - дать ему расслабляющий напиток, чтобы нервы не шалили. 2 - нажрать его в нюни, почему бы и нет. Правда, подобные выборы выпадают редко, ведь чаще всего клиенту нужно что-то конкретное, но когда шанс есть - грех не поэкспериментировать. Игра сама намекает на то, что ее нужно пройти больше , чем 1 раз(в ней есть даже новая игра+, дабы облегчить игроку сбор достижении за покупку различной периферии), ибо чтобы получить особые достижения, надо напортачить, всучив какому-либо из персонажей (зависит от достижения) напиток, отличный от того, что он заказывал (Это приведет к потере как минимум 1 достижения, поэтому тут придется выбирать). К слову, все доп. концовки можно получить сразу вместе, не считая плохой, ибо она идет наперекор хорошей, так что тут или/или.
    Итог: перед нами очень интересный продукт. В последнее время я все чаще замечаю за собой, что все новеллы, которые придерживаются постоянного клише, не привнося ничего нового, меня интересуют куда меньше, чем дикие эксперименты вроде "VA-11 Hall-A" или "DDLC".
    Эта одна из тех игр, которую я могу порекомендовать всей своей душой, но при этом я не уверен, зайдет ли она другому человеку так же, как мне, а цена в 350₽ для этого продукта кому-то может показаться слишком кусачей(признаюсь, я тоже думал, что данный продукт не стоит своих денег, но, я как минимум ошибался, а о степени своей ошибки я, вроде как, уже сказал).
    Итоговая оценка: "Кармотрин по вкусу"    … Expand
  12. SicofViralVidya
    May 22, 2020
    6
    Western indie games have an obsession with the 4th wall. They really like to drill glory holes on the 4th wall and stick their dicks in them. Undertale did it, this game did it, Oneshot did it, DDLC did it, Baldi's **** Basics did it, and so on. The shock value got old ages ago, and doing it in the first place does not make your game good. This game in particular really likes to jerkWestern indie games have an obsession with the 4th wall. They really like to drill glory holes on the 4th wall and stick their dicks in them. Undertale did it, this game did it, Oneshot did it, DDLC did it, Baldi's **** Basics did it, and so on. The shock value got old ages ago, and doing it in the first place does not make your game good. This game in particular really likes to jerk itself off with its POP KHULCHUR REFERENCES lubricant. Hey, do you know this LE EPIC or that !!!???

    Aside from that, the game is alright, but of course with it being a visual novel you must play it multiple times to see everything in its entirety. Had there been a more interesting gameplay, maybe I would've been more motivated to do so.    … Expand
  13. style
    Nov 7, 2016
    10
    The best I've played recently

    I am not very much this type of game, but this one transmits its own vibrates.
    I do not have much to say, but if you are looking for something to entertain yourself this is your game
  14. gunman91
    Jul 25, 2016
    9
    VA-11 Hall-A - Cyberpunk Bartender Action, es un excelente juego, que a pesar de no tener unas mecánicas de juego complejas, o un gameplay emocionante o activo, este cuenta con un excelente diseño de personajes, una historia bastante buena que toma su tiempo tanto para tener momentos de bastante risa como para tomarse las cosas en serio, un soundtrack de maravilla, con un estilo de 16 bitsVA-11 Hall-A - Cyberpunk Bartender Action, es un excelente juego, que a pesar de no tener unas mecánicas de juego complejas, o un gameplay emocionante o activo, este cuenta con un excelente diseño de personajes, una historia bastante buena que toma su tiempo tanto para tener momentos de bastante risa como para tomarse las cosas en serio, un soundtrack de maravilla, con un estilo de 16 bits que recuerda a la época de supernintendo que le queda de maravilla.
    Altamente recomendado si gustas de las novelas gráficas o si buscas un juego diferente con una historia que no olvidaras.    … Expand
  15. weirdcryo
    Jun 25, 2016
    0
    Great quality in the art, sound and writing but I'm not sure you can call this a "game", your interactions are minimal and there are not risk at all.
    I feel bad because there is a lot of quality for a indi game but this is more of a story than a game and there are better options if you are looking for a story more complex, quality, etc.
    If you like sitting there reading and clicking    Great quality in the art, sound and writing but I'm not sure you can call this a "game", your interactions are minimal and there are not risk at all.
    I feel bad because there is a lot of quality for a indi game but this is more of a story than a game and there are better options if you are looking for a story more complex, quality, etc.

    If you like sitting there reading and clicking now and then for story that develops on its own you are going to love this, if you are looking for a real game look somewhere else.    … Expand
  16. Kenmei
    May 14, 2018
    9
    Taken at face value, Va-11 is a game meant for a certain group of people. If you're expecting great gameplay or riveting action, look elsewhere. For all others this visual novel is an outstanding one filled with very well developed characters. It's all about the journey here because the main "story" that follows the very-NPC like main protagonist Jill is prob the weakest part of theTaken at face value, Va-11 is a game meant for a certain group of people. If you're expecting great gameplay or riveting action, look elsewhere. For all others this visual novel is an outstanding one filled with very well developed characters. It's all about the journey here because the main "story" that follows the very-NPC like main protagonist Jill is prob the weakest part of the narrative, even if elements of it are beautifully done. The people Jill meets throughout at expertly crafted here and I loved how they really exuded this realism that's hardly ever seen in other games. Some people might argue the ending losses a bit of its luster but I'd argue it's perfectly well done in how it was presented. That's not to say there aren't issues as there are a few typos and grammatical errors that threw me off a bit at times. But this is a wonderfully done project with a great cast of characters that I can't recommend enough. It makes me want to check out a few of the other games by the developer since they seem to care enough about their games to make it as enjoyable as possible for the player.… Expand
  17. brips
    Jul 2, 2016
    8
    If you aren't immediately turned off by the idea of a visual novel with a bit of simple gameplay on the side than you're just the type of person that will get a good bit of enjoyment out of this game for it's relatively low price-point.
  18. DinoBeam
    Jul 30, 2022
    4
    This is a visual novel that has a strong deviant-art—anime-conventioner—somber vibe, and no choice of what your depressed character says. The choice of what drink you make effects dialogue and story slightly, though you never notice that payoff when you play, you have to look up what would happen with different drinks to feel like you had any effect. One character will only open up toThis is a visual novel that has a strong deviant-art—anime-conventioner—somber vibe, and no choice of what your depressed character says. The choice of what drink you make effects dialogue and story slightly, though you never notice that payoff when you play, you have to look up what would happen with different drinks to feel like you had any effect. One character will only open up to you if you serve this one type of drink he doesn’t order, and there’s no knowing that without a guide. I stalled out. The art style is nice though.… Expand
  19. jacksondawg25
    Jul 23, 2022
    9
    The visual novel genre has certainly given itself a bad name, there's no denying that. It's gotten to the point where I think most visual novels can't even be considered games any more. What with how few choices newer visual novels actually give you, you might as well go read an actual book instead. Even story is often thrown out the window in modern visual novels as it's easier to justThe visual novel genre has certainly given itself a bad name, there's no denying that. It's gotten to the point where I think most visual novels can't even be considered games any more. What with how few choices newer visual novels actually give you, you might as well go read an actual book instead. Even story is often thrown out the window in modern visual novels as it's easier to just make a fanservice showcase that caters to a bunch of fetishes using generic character archetypes. Needless to say, the genre has gone downhill.

    However, for every trend that exists, there will always be exceptions. This game is one such exception. VA-11 Hall-A (or Vallhalla) isn't a perpetrator of any of the tropes I've previously mentioned. It allows player choice, but not in the blatant "option 1 or option 2" way that visual novels usually do. In Vallhalla, as you probably know, you are a bartender. Thus, the difference in events in the game depends on the drinks you serve. Most of the time, it literally depends on how drunk or sober each given person is when they leave the bar. Certain events also differ based on the amount of money you make each day.

    As for the story; it's very... real. Well, as real as a cyberpunk dystopian setting can be. By "real" I mean each character (even the minor ones) has their own story, goals, motivations, etc. Some of these stories are uplifting and funny, while others are quite gritty and depressing, and some are vague and mysterious, leaving some to the imagination. And you may be thinking "Of course they all have stories. That's a given!" While this IS true, the depth of these stories comes from the fact that even if 2 characters are never in the bar at the same time as each other (therefore, they never have screentime together) you can piece together events they are both involved in using info from conversations had with each of them individually. For example, X character makes an offhanded remark about somebody he hired to work for him, a couple days later; Y character tells you about some guy who hired them to do some strange work for them. You can also affect these events yourself. Example: X character passes out drunk, preventing them from going to work tomorrow, and the next day, their boss comes into the bar and complains about a certain employee not coming to work. The connections between characters do get much deeper than this however, these are just a couple basic examples.

    The gameplay isn't really deserving of too much praise. After all, you're just mixing drinks. But this IS still a visual novel so compared to the rest of the genre, the gameplay in Vallhalla isn't that bad.

    The soundtrack is hit or miss, it really depends on what kind of music you're into. Personally I really like the music. It's not something I would listen to just for the sake of it, but I'm definitely going to be listening to this while doing things like homework from now on.

    I got this game on sale, but honestly, it's worth the full price.    … Expand
  20. Glacialangel
    Feb 11, 2018
    10
    I hate visual novels. This game is PERFECT.
    The greatest characters of any game I have ever played, EVER, bar none, end of story. Until I see it happen, I don't think the masterful story this game tells will ever be topped. I was more invested than I have ever been before, including games, movies, books, and any other forms of media that purport to be immersive and/or emotional.
  21. R4D-SH1B4
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    I love this game! The characters are interesting. The art is phenomenal, but this style of game isn't for everyone, if you don't enjoy a lot of reading try something else but I still highly recommend this title.
  22. Samnity
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Lo más importante de este juego es que no te tiene que gustar el género de novela visual para que te encante.

    La jugabilidad de servir bebidas será monótona pero se perdona ya que el ambiente logra sumergirte en un futuro distópico de 207X en el que el humor está mezclado con temas muy serios (existencialismo, solipsismo, AI's conectadas, leyes de la robótica, el perdón y    Lo más importante de este juego es que no te tiene que gustar el género de novela visual para que te encante.

    La jugabilidad de servir bebidas será monótona pero se perdona ya que el ambiente logra sumergirte en un futuro distópico de 207X en el que el humor está mezclado con temas muy serios (existencialismo, solipsismo, AI's conectadas, leyes de la robótica, el perdón y arrepentimiento, la muerte, corrupción estatal, monopolios empresariales megalómanos de innovación tecnológica). La música es espectacular. Lamentablemente hay algunos (como las AI's conectadas) que es solo un punteo superficial y no se termina de desarrollar, probablemente por falta de tiempo.

    Cosas buenas:
    - Gran ambiente.
    - Excelentísima música.
    - Varios personajes entrañables.
    - Temas muy maduros.
    - Buen humor.

    Cosas malas:
    - No tener opciones de respuestas que cambien completamente el rumbo de la conversación y la trama (hay en base a la bebida que hagas, pero es un cambio mínimo). Es bastante lineal todo salvo por cómo te hayas manejado en alguna situación para tener un final. Lamentablemente el juego hubiese dado muchísimo más de sí al tener opciones de respuesta (parece que en su nuevo juego van a mejorar un poco este aspecto).
    - Se nota que los desarrolladores hicieron los distintos finales apurados. Son casi anecdóticos.
    - Si bien lo jugué en inglés y no tuve problema, hace mucho tiempo que algunos fans hicieron una traducción en español y los desarrolladores no lo aplicaron. A mi me da igual pero hay mucha gente que le molesta y lo entiendo.
    - Jugabilidad (crear bebidas) un poquitín monótona. Pero no veo otras maneras de solucionarlo. Por eso considero importante el hecho de poder elegir respuestas ya que sino la jugabilidad se limita mucho.    … Expand
  23. Binglei
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    beautiful stories. I feel like every character is a real human being to me. I am so touched.
  24. kezzyhko
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
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  25. wokenoodle
    Jan 9, 2021
    9
    Rarely does a game or a piece of media leave a mark of me. This one did. Occasionally, once a week or so, I recall something about VA-11 Hall-A: be it deeply human characters, involving dialog, compelling art and character design or magical synthwave soundtrack.

    For what it is - more of a comic with a mini game attached than a conventional video game - Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a    Rarely does a game or a piece of media leave a mark of me. This one did. Occasionally, once a week or so, I recall something about VA-11 Hall-A: be it deeply human characters, involving dialog, compelling art and character design or magical synthwave soundtrack.

    For what it is - more of a comic with a mini game attached than a conventional video game - Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a moving and soothing story with an abrupt and anticlimactic ending - just like in real life.    … Expand
  26. Hot_Smurf
    Apr 25, 2021
    9
    Va-11 Hall-A is a cyberpunk anime pixelated visual novel with a captivating story. It's an amazing, but underrated game. The patrons that you talk to are extremely well written, but some are underdeveloped. The many stories that you hear from the patrons is what drives the game experience, with many of those stories being hilarious, detailed or emotional. The only bad thing about the gameVa-11 Hall-A is a cyberpunk anime pixelated visual novel with a captivating story. It's an amazing, but underrated game. The patrons that you talk to are extremely well written, but some are underdeveloped. The many stories that you hear from the patrons is what drives the game experience, with many of those stories being hilarious, detailed or emotional. The only bad thing about the game is the lack of choice between endings. Unless you are using a guide, then you have a pretty low chance of getting some of the endings. This game would have been revolutionary if it had dialogue choices, but it is still one of the most captivating visual novels that I have experienced.

    9/10    … Expand
  27. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    8
    Эта Джилл не сэндвич но пивка плеснуть может так что меня в принципе больше мало что интересует
  28. levoxyl
    Mar 9, 2023
    8
    It's great but there's too much talking. I would play it if i wanted to read more
  29. lanp
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    但有些人认为答案就沉在酒杯底部。这部游戏让我想成为一名调酒师。
  30. Laek45
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Es sin duda un juegazo que me a enganchado, el mantenerme atento a lo que hablan los personajes que van apareciendo me a encantando.

Awards & Rankings

99
#99 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    May 15, 2021
    65
    To prepare an excellent Visual Novel cocktail, we particularly need a very good writing quality, varied narrative paths and the ability to transport ourselves to a world with a unique atmosphere. On these points VA-11 Hall-A is very convincing. But where the recipe turns sour, it is in the inability of the game to renew its gameplay and its sequences.
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  2. 4P.de
    Jun 4, 2019
    83
    Listening to well written dialogue and mixing drinks while meeting interesting characters - this is a little storytelling gem.
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  3. RPG Site
    Jan 2, 2018
    70
    VA-11 HALL-A is inherently flawed yet it's still a wonderful personal cyberpunk tale. Even with the writing being lackluster at times, I find its cast to be pleasantly unforgettable. I often think about them, Glitch City, and my dreams of the future living through its soundtrack as I listen to it outside of the game. It was worth diving in and have a fascinating peek into that view. And I'd love to return to it anytime.
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