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Affogato
Affogato combines RPG and 'reversed tower defense' elements. You'll play as the titular Affogato, a sorceress managing a cafe in a new town. Meet all kinds of customers, hear their stories—and travel into their minds to defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life both everyday, and magical.
Details
- Released
- August 16, 2023
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Spiral Up Games
- Platforms
- PC
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Affogato Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Affogato is an Anime Reverse Tower Defense" game, and it was the entire description of the game that got me interested in it. An "Anime Reverse Tower Defense" game"? What does that entail? How do you pull a whole game out of that and still have a reason for it?…
It’s not often that you find a JRPG that combines comedy, life perspectives, time management, and strategy. Affogato takes those aspects and mixes them together like a fine cup of coffee, taking several cues from the Persona series but having enough unique elements to stand on its own. The characters, visuals, and combat have enough charm to immerse you for hours.
Affogato combines elements of visual novels, popular Japanese RPGs, and anime to create a compelling title. The beautifully drawn illustrations and superb Japanese voice cast make Affogato feel like a high-quality anime or visual novel production. Affogato's Persona-inspired life management systems also allow players to dive deeper into the game's colorful cast of characters as well.
In the city of eternal twilight, the most important person is the coffee-slinging barista. Whether it's the magic of cards or the chemistry of caffeination, Affogato's out to save the city, one latte at a time.
Fans of tower defense games and JRPGs should give this game a look, because it’s at once inventive and satisfying. It’s not flawless, but I’ve played big-budget games this year that didn’t have half the heart or originality that this little game has.
Affogato manages to create a rich and flavorful blend of visual novel, tower defense, and social RPG. It may be lacking in side-activities, but what's there is special, and definitely worth digging into if you're looking for something new.
An intriguing blend of Persona, coffee brewing and reverse tower defence dungeons that doesn't quite cohere into a tasty whole.