Love Cafe

Man, Love Café is a pretty decent lewd, I guess I would have to say, management game. However, it is the kind of game where I feel that with just a little bit of extra work, this could actually go from being decent to being pretty damn good! The game has a really solid premise, and I found parts of the game to be pretty addictive. I will say that the game does use AI art in some places…. Actually, quite a lot of places, but for the most part, it is not bad at all, and some of the CGs are pretty hot.

The Big Boss… The Final Boss

The story of the game is that we are the owners of a maid café, and we have decided that our Love Café is going to be the best around, but that is easier said than done, and we need to really roll up our sleeves to make this happen. The story unfolds in a few different ways; the big overarching story is that you are the boss and want to make your café a success. However, there are many characters that you will hire and meet in the game, and you have different and more personal interactions with these characters as well.

The Gist Of What Is Going On

The thing is, while the premise of Love Café is easy to figure out, this game has a pretty rough translation, and that can make a great deal of the story hard to follow. It is like for every part that I understood, there were two or three that I had a hard time getting my head around. Unfortunately, the rather less than great translation does also hinders the gameplay, as there were a few sections where I straight up had no idea what the game wanted me to do or what I was required to do in order to progress. This resulted in me just clicking around to see if I could make something happen.

Making It All Work

There are several aspects to the gameplay in Love Café. You are pretty much free to walk around as you like, and this allows you to interact with the people and also the café in general. You need to hire maids and upgrade your food to make your café grow, and this does require a little bit of grinding. The more food you sell, the more money you make, and the better your relationship is with your maids, the better services they can provide, and the more money you can make. To be fair, the gameplay here is pretty solid, but as I said, the poor translation makes progressing through the game more challenging than it should be, as there were a few times when I had no idea what I needed to do.

A Helping AI Hand

While the translation is the main issue that I had with Love Café, there are some who are not fans of the use of AI for the art, and to be honest, I get that. It is worrying to think that all of the talented artists who have been making lewd games over the last few decades are going to be cast aside for AI. However, with that being said, this is a pretty decent-looking game; the higher-end visuals for the sex scenes are very well done, and I do not necessarily think you can tell that these are done with AI. The actual game, though, there is a bit of an AI look about this if you get what I am saying, as it has a rather odd look to it, some of the writing in particular, due to the resolution and the background, is very hard to read.

Pros:

• I liked the idea of running a maid café
• Some of the girls are super cute
• The game has a lot to keep you busy
• With a bit of extra work, this could be a great game

Cons:

• Some of the translation is very rough, making it hard to progress
• The use of AI for the art will not sit well with everyone