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* IncrediblyLamePun: The name of the drink you come up with for Gala to calm him down during his Fury is called the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galahad Gala Had.]]" [[spoiler: The name of the Steam achievement you receive for serving him the correct drink during his Fury-induced FreakOut is "Gala had a fit!"]]
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The protagonist's hands is noticeably dark skinned, but no comment is actually made about them in the demo.
* AmbiguousGender: During the Demo, the barista is never referred in a gendered manner.



* BilingualBonus: The social media the game uses, "Tomodachi!!" is Japanese for "Friend".

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* BilingualBonus: The social media the game uses, app "Tomodachi!!" is Japanese for "Friend"."friend".
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The game released on January 29, 2020 for the [[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/coffee-talk-switch/Nintendo Switch,]] PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with PC versions available through [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://togeproductions.itch.io/coffee-talk Itch.io.]] It also has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].

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The game released on January 29, 2020 for the [[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/coffee-talk-switch/Nintendo com/games/detail/coffee-talk-switch/ Nintendo Switch,]] PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with PC versions available through [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://togeproductions.itch.io/coffee-talk Itch.io.]] It also has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].
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The game released on January 29, 2020 for the NintendoSwitch, with PC versions available through [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://togeproductions.itch.io/coffee-talk Itch.io.]] It also has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].

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The game released on January 29, 2020 for the NintendoSwitch, [[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/coffee-talk-switch/Nintendo Switch,]] PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with PC versions available through [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://togeproductions.itch.io/coffee-talk Itch.io.]] It also has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].
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The year is 2020, the city is Seattle. [[GreatOffscreenWar The great war]] is almost nothing but a distant memory, and [[FantasyKitchenSink each of the different races]] coexist among one another in [[FantasyRacism relative]] peace. On a certain street corner stands a certain coffee shop that only opens when the sun goes down. You are the owner and lone barista of that shop, and your job is to serve a hot drink and lend a listening ear to each of the customers that visit.

''Coffee Talk'' is an indie game developed by [[https://www.togeproductions.com/ Toge Productions,]] a game studio based in Indonesia. The game mixes elements of {{Visual Novel}}s with visual aesthetics inspired by 90s anime, classic pixel art adventure games, and the imagery associated with lo-fi chillhop music. Being a game about a coffee shop, the main game mechanic in ''Coffee Talk'' is naturally the drink-making feature, in which you try to fulfill each customer's order with a drink made of three of the ingredients you have available. Over the course of two weeks you see several storylines play out among the shop. and whether you can fulfill each customer's order or not may affect what direction those stories take.

The game released in January 29, 2020, and has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].

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The year is 2020, the city is Seattle. [[GreatOffscreenWar The great war]] is almost nothing but a distant memory, and [[FantasyKitchenSink each of the different races]] coexist among one another in [[FantasyRacism [[FantasticRacism relative]] peace. On a certain street corner stands a certain coffee shop that only opens when the sun goes down. down- the titular Coffee Talk. You are the owner and lone barista of that shop, and your job is to serve a hot drink and lend a listening ear to each of the customers that who visit.

''Coffee Talk'' is an indie game developed by [[https://www.togeproductions.com/ Toge Productions,]] a game studio based in Indonesia. The game mixes elements of {{Visual Novel}}s with visual aesthetics inspired by 90s anime, classic pixel art adventure games, and the imagery associated with lo-fi chillhop music. Being a game about a coffee shop, the main game mechanic in ''Coffee Talk'' is naturally the drink-making feature, in which you try to fulfill serve each customer's order with customer a drink made of three of the ingredients you have available. Over the course of two weeks you see several storylines play out among through the shop. conversations that take place within Coffee Talk, and whether you can fulfill each customer's order or not may affect what direction those stories take.

The game released in on January 29, 2020, 2020 for the NintendoSwitch, with PC versions available through [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://togeproductions.itch.io/coffee-talk Itch.io.]] It also has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].
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''Coffee Talk'' is an indie game which mixes elements of Visual Novels, adventure games and simulators.

The game takes place in a fantastical Seattle in 2020, in a world full of fantastic creatures living with each other in relative peace. The protagonist is the barista of a Coffee shop called Coffee Talk, where they listen to the story of each of their customers.

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The year is 2020, the city is Seattle. [[GreatOffscreenWar The great war]] is almost nothing but a distant memory, and [[FantasyKitchenSink each of the different races]] coexist among one another in [[FantasyRacism relative]] peace. On a certain street corner stands a certain coffee shop that only opens when the sun goes down. You are the owner and lone barista of that shop, and your job is to serve a hot drink and lend a listening ear to each of the customers that visit.

''Coffee Talk'' is an indie game which developed by [[https://www.togeproductions.com/ Toge Productions,]] a game studio based in Indonesia. The game mixes elements of Visual Novels, {{Visual Novel}}s with visual aesthetics inspired by 90s anime, classic pixel art adventure games games, and simulators.

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the imagery associated with lo-fi chillhop music. Being a game takes place about a coffee shop, the main game mechanic in a fantastical Seattle ''Coffee Talk'' is naturally the drink-making feature, in 2020, in a world full of fantastic creatures living which you try to fulfill each customer's order with a drink made of three of the ingredients you have available. Over the course of two weeks you see several storylines play out among the shop. and whether you can fulfill each other in relative peace. The protagonist is the barista of a Coffee shop called Coffee Talk, where they listen to the story of each of their customers.
customer's order or not may affect what direction those stories take.

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* {{UsefulNotes/Seattle}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.



* {{UsefulNotes/Seattle}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.
* VegetarianVampire: Hyde, a vampire that says he is trying vegan lifestyle, by which he is trying to drink a newly invented synthetic blood.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Rachel and Hendry, and by extension all ''nekomimi,'' can shift into cats. Apparently it's most usually done to make commuting easier, [[spoiler: but towards the end of the game Hendry transforms to hid his identity while taking on some thugs badmouthing Rachel.]]

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* {{UsefulNotes/Seattle}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.
* VegetarianVampire: According to Hyde, a vampire that says he is trying vegan lifestyle, by which he is trying to drink a newly invented an experimental synthetic blood.
blood substitute was developed not too long before the start of the game. He mentions that he's one of the vampires trying a "vegan diet."
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Rachel and Hendry, and by extension all ''nekomimi,'' can shift into cats. Apparently it's most usually done to make commuting easier, [[spoiler: but towards the end of the game Hendry transforms to hid hide his identity while taking on some thugs badmouthing Rachel.]]
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* {{UsefulNotes/Seattle]}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.

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* {{UsefulNotes/Seattle]}}: {{UsefulNotes/Seattle}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.
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* UsefulNotes/Seattle: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.

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* UsefulNotes/Seattle: {{UsefulNotes/Seattle]}}: The game takes place in a UrbanFantasy version of Seattle. Myrtle and Aqua's storyline is a nod to the real Seattle's reputation as a major hub for video game development, and the convention Aqua prepares for is a pretty obvious parody of PAX West.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: The game takes place in an average Seattle-based coffee shop in a world that's inhabited by werewolves, vampires, merfolk, orcs, dwarves, elves, succubi, ''[[{{LittleBitBeastly nekomimi]],'' and aliens. Almost every race is represented by at least one of your customers.

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* FantasyKitchenSink: The game takes place in an average Seattle-based coffee shop in a world that's inhabited by werewolves, vampires, merfolk, orcs, dwarves, elves, succubi, ''[[{{LittleBitBeastly ''[[LittleBitBeastly nekomimi]],'' and aliens. Almost every race is represented by at least one of your customers.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: The game takes place in an average Seattle-based coffee shop in a world that's inhabited by werewolves, vampires, merfolk, orcs, dwarves, elves, succubi, ''[[{{LittleBitBeastly nekomimi]],'' and aliens. Almost every race is represented by at least one of your customers.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Rachel and Hendry, and by extension all ''nekomimi,'' can shift into cats. Apparently it's most usually done to make commuting easier, [[spoiler: but towards the end of the game Hendry transforms to hid his identity while taking on some thugs badmouthing Rachel.]]
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* HornedHumanoid: Lua, and by extension succubi, all have horns. Lua's in particular have marks on them that glow.

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* HornedHumanoid: Lua, and by extension all succubi, all have horns. Lua's in particular have marks on them that glow.
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* FantasticRacism: There are still tensions between the different magical races of Seattle. Lua and Bailey, a couple of a demon and an elf, have a hard time as her parents won't accepting their daughter dating an elf, nor will his accept their son dating a demon.

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* FantasticRacism: There are still tensions between the different magical races of Seattle. Lua and Bailey, a couple of a demon succubus and an elf, have a hard time as her parents won't accepting their daughter dating an elf, nor will his accept their son dating a demon.succubus.



* HornedHumanoid: Lua, and by extension demons, all have horns. Lua's in particular have marks on them that glow.

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* HornedHumanoid: Lua, and by extension demons, succubi, all have horns. Lua's in particular have marks on them that glow.
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** When giving Aqua advice for MAX East, Myrtle suggests ending her demo on a {{Cliffhanger}}. The original ''Coffee Talk'' demo did something similar.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At one point, Freya describes her novel to Baileys as being similar to a [[{{Gamebooks}} Choose Your Own Adventure story]], but with each choice being given a score that determines which route the reader takes... in short, like a video game or VisualNovel.
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* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Towards the end of Lua and Hyde's argument, he drops this:
-->'''Hyde:''' You can't have it all, lady. This is not a fairy tale. This is not a story where some fairy godmother will suddenly appear and grant your wishes. This is how things go in real life. You have to take chances and make sacrifices. And you choose which one is the best for you. Pretty simple.
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* BakenekoAndNekomata: The ''nekomimi'' seem to be based on ''bakeneko'' youkai.

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* BakenekoAndNekomata: The ''nekomimi'' ''nekomimi-'' a race that can shift between average looking cats and [[{{LittleBitBeastly}} people with cat ears]]- seem to be based on ''bakeneko'' youkai.
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* BakenekoAndNekomata: The ''nekomimi'' seem to be based on ''bakeneko'' youkai.
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* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Played with. When Freya talks with the Barista about Hyde and Gala, she says looking at them reminded of a video, the Barista assumes that she is talking about something perverted and tells her to not start fantasizing. Freya though says its about a video of a wolf pup playing with a baby tiger.

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* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Played with. When Freya talks with the Barista about Hyde and Gala, she says looking at them reminded her of a video, the Barista assumes that she is she's talking about something perverted and tells her to not start fantasizing. Freya though says its it's about a video of a wolf pup playing with a baby tiger.
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The game is set to be released in January of 2020, and has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].

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The game is set to be released in January of 29, 2020, and has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].


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* FurAgainstFang: Werewolves and Vampires were in a rivalry for years until a 1865 peace treaty allowed them to befriend each other.
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* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Played with. When Freya talks with the Barista about Hyde and Gala, she says looking at them reminded of a video, the Barista assumes that she is talking about something perverted and tells her to not start fantasizing. Freya though says its about a video of a wolf pup playing with a baby tiger.
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* AmbiguousGender: During the Demo, the barista is never referred in a gendered manner.
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* BilingualBonus: The social media the game uses, "Tomodachi!!" is Japanese for "Friend".


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* RelationshipValues: Meeting each character adds them to your list on the social network site "Tomodachi!!", in which, by interacting more with them, you get more information on their profile.


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* VegetarianVampire: Hyde, a vampire that says he is trying vegan lifestyle, by which he is trying to drink a newly invented synthetic blood.
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* DrownMySorrows: Bailey says he will find somewhere to drink himself under the table after Lua breaks up with him when their families won't accept their relationship.

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* DrownMySorrows: Bailey says he will find somewhere to drink himself under the table after Lua breaks up with him when their families won't accept their relationship.
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->''"But some few find solace in the embrace of bricks and wood and glass. They are told over drinks, then take up residence in some strangers' memories. In one corner of the city stands a coffee shop. A place that is only open when the sun is sleeping. A place where people share their stories. And these are their stories..."''
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''Coffee Talk'' is an indie game which mixes elements of Visual Novels, adventure games and simulators.

The game takes place in a fantastical Seattle in 2020, in a world full of fantastic creatures living with each other in relative peace. The protagonist is the barista of a Coffee shop called Coffee Talk, where they listen to the story of each of their customers.

The game is set to be released in January of 2020, and has an available demo on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk GOG]].

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The protagonist's hands is noticeably dark skinned, but no comment is actually made about them in the demo.
* FantasticRacism: There are still tensions between the different magical races of Seattle. Lua and Bailey, a couple of a demon and an elf, have a hard time as her parents won't accepting their daughter dating an elf, nor will his accept their son dating a demon.
-->'''Bailey:''' You don't know what they said about you.
-->'''Lua:''' What did they said about me? Or about my race, I assume?
* TheGreatOffscreenWar: The opening narration mentions a big war between the races taking place much, much before the game takes place.
* {{Hipster}}: Freya is a writer with green hair, tattoos and that spend her time writing short stories in a local coffee shop.
* HornedHumanoid: Lua, and by extension demons, all have horns. Lua's in particular have marks on them that glow.
* ToBeContinued: The demo ends with Freya telling the barista what are her plans for writing about a cafe. Subsequently, the sound of the door opening plays before cutting to black with the words "To Be Continued" on the screen.
* WritersBlock: Freya, your first customer, is a writer that will talk about her recent block. On the next day, she realizes that she wants to write stories inspired by the lives of the clients in the café.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A number of characters have varied hair colors, Freya has green and is the first character you meet.
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