Little Dragons Cafe

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
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  1. Cubed3
    Jan 16, 2019
    40
    Little Dragons Café is an extremely tedious exercise in repetition. There's kind of an initial thrill to the idea of managing a café and picking out the recipes that it'll use, but eventually you realize that you don't do much to help out other than providing the basic ingredients and occasionally bussing tables. The only real reward for slogging it out day-to-day is a handful of character focused cutscenes that don't really feel like a meaningful accomplishment. Add in some truly awful field controls and a constantly skipping framerate, and you've got a true recipe for disaster.

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. BenjaRPG
    Sep 23, 2019
    7
    Little Dragon's Café es un juego bello. Bello en todo el ámbito de la palabra. Es un juego bello en términos estéticos, con gráficos un tantoLittle Dragon's Café es un juego bello. Bello en todo el ámbito de la palabra. Es un juego bello en términos estéticos, con gráficos un tanto poligonales y colores fuertes, pero da la impresión de ser un juego de 3ds más que de Switch.
    La historia se sustenta en resolver problemas cotidianos de distintos visitantes que tendremos en nuestro café, a través de nuestra especialidad que será la comida. No esperen historias épicas o de salvar el mundo, si no más bien dificultades emocionales o relacionales de los personajes que dejan lindas moralejas, en especial a los niños. Lamentablemente el juego solo está en inglés, lo cual será un inconveniente para quienes no manejen el idioma.
    El otro eje de la jugabilidad estará en la exploración de distintas zonas de la isla en la que vivimos, las cuales se irán desbloqueando en la medida que avancemos en la historia, la recolección de ingredientes para cocinar y la crianza de tu dragón a través de las distintas etapas de su crecimiento, el cual también viene dado por el avance de la historia.
    El juego podría haber sido una gran experiencia en términos de exploración, simulación e incluso algo de RPG, sin embargo, luego de unas horas se torna repetitivo. Ya que el rol de administrar el café no es realmente eso, puesto que la mayoría de las acciones tus ayudantes las hacen de manera automática. El protagonista solo debe preocuparse de crear nuevas recetas y que no se agoten los ingredientes para éstas, lo que le resta muchas acciones en las que podríamos estar involucrados.
    En general, LDC es un juego entretenido, muy emocional y estéticamente bello y agradable. Hay varias zonas, ingredientes y personajes por descubrir. Así como también la idea de criar y eventualmente montar a tu dragón para transportarte es realmente genial. Lamentablemente, el sentido de progresión es bajo. Las acciones que podemos hacer están limitadas a recorrer zonas nuevas, recolectar ingredientes y descubrir recetas, lo cual no resulta suficiente para mantenernos enganchados por mucho tiempo. De todas formas, es un juego recomendable para quienes les gustan los juegos lindos o de simulación tipo Harvest Moon.    … Full Review »
  2. julevi
    Nov 7, 2021
    5
    This game feels cheap, which is very disappointing considering that it´s almost as expensive as the biggest and best executed titles onThis game feels cheap, which is very disappointing considering that it´s almost as expensive as the biggest and best executed titles on switch.
    The mechanics do not feel smooth, and I personally am not a fan of the game´s visuals. There are a lot of different art styles mixed in a strange way, from a beautiful drawn style of the background of the inner café to cheap feeling bright colors outside and bad textures.
    The story is told in such a short and plain way in the beginning that it felt like a bad joke. It´s literally: Your mom falls asleep, a strange man appears from nowhere, tells you she´s half dragon, gives you a dragon´s egg and tells you to raise the dragon to ask it for help, all within what feels like one minute.
    Beneath that, the game is pretty repetitive, you´re basically farming ingredients all the time.
    Moreover, farming means going outside and pressing A on bushes which always look the same, strange flowers and butterflies on them, and they randomly drop carrots or onions or whatever else. Also, your dragon finds ham in little caves. (?)

    I´m very disappointed because I thought the idea of the game was so cute.
    Not a big fan of the execution. Glad to at least have bought it on sale.    … Full Review »
  3. Nicolicious
    Aug 29, 2021
    7
    I will say from the start, I did enjoy this game. But it doesn't take too long to realise how repetitive it is. And that's ok if you're allI will say from the start, I did enjoy this game. But it doesn't take too long to realise how repetitive it is. And that's ok if you're all about the farming, collecting, cooking process . . . over and over and over again. But it does try to progress you through a story, and over time your dragon grows up. This is the hook, but it's not strong enough to outweigh the grinding away you feel at the last few chapters (80% of the way through) which induces cheating the game with acts like going to bed at 7 am just to force through the next event or chapter. That saying, it's a beautiful game, and the exploring is enjoyable. Discovering recipes, going on missions to find someone, making your way up the mountain etc are all things that keep you coming back and wanting more. It's just that it's a little too long to sustain the game format. If this is your type of game (and there are plenty of video reviews to show you if it is) then wait for a sale and get it. It's not bad. It's just long, repetitive and tedious.… Full Review »
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