Cosy Cafe [v0.11] [Cosy Creator]

Having now played through to the end of the current update, a few points:

– If the main character’s grandfather was one of the five family heads; how is the MC quite that broke? For that matter how is Catherine working at a pizza parlor (rather, when I first saw it the assumption was maybe her family was “Old Money” in the vein of really only holding the title and the prestige by the skin of their teeth but not actually as Wealthy as they were purported to be – which could have been interesting)

– If so many of the first families know what happened to MC’s grandfather; and Allison is the headmistress of a school, should she not maybe be smart enough to SHARE what the hell happened to put him out of town. If she actually wants MC’s trust for real. Rather than trying to crowbar him into marrying her little sister = which since they don’t know or at that point even factually like each other at all, really ISN’T a better option for either party than her marrying Brian. Or sex kittening it up, when he outright says that’s not going to be a tactic that works on him. Play stupid games; win stupid prizes counts for more than just one person. [This is tied to letting THE PLAYER choose who the “main girls” are. There should not be “Side Girls = and while we’re on it, I really would have figured Anabelle to be a main. Not a side. There’s the fact you introduced Elizabeth Russell; and it seems like she COULD be a main girl] In Hannah’s case MC is not wrong that she should have the balls to just stand up to Daddy and say fuck off. He’s a prick and I don’t want to marry him. It’s NOT really a situation that MC needed to be involved in.

– I get that Pet Catgirl was a double agent; and I get why it’d be hard to divide loyalties and all but you left her off so long I legitimately thought you were taking her out of the game. There’s also the point that somehow her sister and her cousin also count as mains. So I’d posit instead of “Main & Side” it should boil down to “Trusted/Kept” and Not Trusted. The points I made above in response and agreement with Tester’s comment still apply. If you’re going to go ham on the marry me issue, birth control is a little bit stupid. It’s called Entrapment. It was actually a common and viable (though dishonorable) means to make a male marry you not that many centuries ago. It’s still used to this day. If they’re all that het up to become MC’s wives because he is the “head of the fifth” as it were [Adding that one male who got real bitter when you know the MC has fuck all for finances and connections in general was also a DICK move bud. You could have written = Hey, wait. I can’t help just yet as I’m barely situated in town myself; but give me some time and I’ll see what I can do. There’s NO point in burning bridges like that, just to make the other guy seem impatient or dickish. Though I appreciate the humanizing touch of the exchange. It doesn’t always just have to be hot girls (even if they’re massive bitches) that MC goes bent over backward out of his way to help.

– I’m also thinking it’ll be interesting to see the teacher’s reaction when she realizes she’s been boning her student. I expect you might just make her head explode… and again: Bag of cats he doesn’t really need. Allison was already a harder sell – and somehow more likeable than Hannah at the moment; but you might have fixed that by adding her in trying to make up with Lucy and Victoria more often after her bitchboy intended buggered off with Mika for the day – BUT at least she actually has an understandable motive. I don’t mind the fuck me teacher bit, but it’s a lot more complicated than you really seem to want to make this whole restaurant based harem game. You kept insisting he doesn’t want drama and political BS, but you make him grope teacher on the train… why? She has nothing realistically presented thus far that would help him with the five, and if he wants stress relief he has two hot girlfriends at home. Near three, and very soon four to count [Though I’ll caution you to fuck off with the Tsundere bit soon. The point of that archtype is they do MELT. She’s done endearing enough for now, but damn dude… you’re on a fine line with her as far as I’m concerned. Yes, she has small tits and body image issues. We get it. So do most of us. If she doesn’t stop calling him an idiot, or pushing him away within the next maybe 2 updates whenever he wants to be sexual, it’s gonna get a LOT less endearing. The exact reason Tsundere does NOT work in reality is because they say and do the total opposite of what they actually want. Most people have a finite limit for that kind of bullshit. She can be the Tsundere with EVERYONE ELSE but you need to fully melt her with the MC. Soon. Stubborn as fuck does NOT mean stupid]

– Considering how toxic Rachael is as a character I actually would appreciate a complete reversal. Since Vicky wants us to break her so much = Do it. By the end of her induction into the Harem proper Rachael should become a brainless, sex craving nymph who only wants to fuck the MC. I’d make her for the sheer irony, the most eager to breed as well. Being exactly, or even more so Submissive than Victoria has become. In the vein of The Student Has Surpassed The Master so to speak. Come on, you know you wanna make her the super freak between the sheets. Or anywhere MC wants, for that matter. She really, REALLY needs to get some. To understand what Rape is, and more properly is NOT. : / I’m not going to say she can’t be a main girl. I am reiterating that the choice in this genre should always belong to the player how involved we get with ANY girl. Especially if they’re not that integral to the story, and if they are there should be a work around.

Beyond that, other than a slightly rough start with Vicky and the rest: You’ve actually crafted an engaging, compelling story I played pretty much straight through. The story makes sense (mostly) and the girls are by and large either endearing from the start, and attractively rendered, or they grow to be as time goes on. That’s character development. I will laud the hell out of you for actually giving a flying fuck about story arcs and character growth. Actual personality traits and even different body types. Thankfully without the massive cow tit troupe, and curves galour. I am extremely looking forward to more out of this game and very much want to see where you go with it.