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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on July 22, 2020 as well as for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 12, 2021. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM. The ''Final Pour'' update was released in September 30, 2021, adding a new side story and extras such as a [[PhotoMode Studio Mode]].

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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on July 22, 2020 as well as for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Platform/NintendoSwitch on August 12, 2021. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM. The ''Final Pour'' update was released in September 30, 2021, adding a new side story and extras such as a [[PhotoMode Studio Mode]].
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Feels more appropriate to refer to the character by name than by "The Protagonist" here. Seems like it was written before the game came out.


* ScaryShinyGlasses: How the protagonist appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOVbTtuTsw at the end of this trailer]].

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* ScaryShinyGlasses: How the protagonist Maddy appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOVbTtuTsw at the end of this trailer]].
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* {{Necromancy}}: Explicitly practiced by The Terminal, and the moral implications are discussed. [[spoiler:Maddy has been trying to use necromancy to steal life force from a tree to give to Chay and fix her time debt, but ultimately fails.]]

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* {{Necromancy}}: Explicitly practiced by The Terminal, and the moral implications are discussed. [[spoiler:Maddy has been trying to use necromancy to steal revive Chay with a massive amount of life force from stored in a tree to give to Chay and fix her time debt, but ultimately fails.tree.]]
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* ShoutOut: Chay mentions Maddy briefly got into wrestling after the [[VisualNovel/Va11HallA Red Comet]] visited the cafe one time.

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* ShoutOut: Chay mentions Maddy briefly got into wrestling after the [[VisualNovel/Va11HallA Red Comet]] visited the cafe one time.time.
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* HaHaHaNo: Maddy has this reaction when Tuan and Hannah, both underage, ask for a sip of the spiritually enhanced bottle they tried to steal.

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* HaHaHaNo: Maddy has this reaction when Tuan and Hannah, both underage, ask for a sip of the spiritually enhanced bottle alcohol they tried to steal.

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* HaHaHaNo: Maddy has this reaction when Tuan and Hannah, both underage, ask for a sip of the spiritually enhanced bottle they tried to steal.



* ShoutOut:
** Shay mentions Maddy briefly got into wrestling after the [[VisualNovel/Va11HallA Red Comet]] visited the cafe one time.

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* ShoutOut:
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ShoutOut: Chay mentions Maddy briefly got into wrestling after the [[VisualNovel/Va11HallA Red Comet]] visited the cafe one time.
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* ScaryShinyGlasses: How the protagonist appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOVbTtuTsw at the end of this trailer]].

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* ScaryShinyGlasses: How the protagonist appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOVbTtuTsw at the end of this trailer]].trailer]].
* ShoutOut:
** Shay mentions Maddy briefly got into wrestling after the [[VisualNovel/Va11HallA Red Comet]] visited the cafe one time.

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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on July 22, 2020 as well as for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 12, 2021. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM.

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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on July 22, 2020 as well as for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 12, 2021. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM.
PLAYISM. The ''Final Pour'' update was released in September 30, 2021, adding a new side story and extras such as a [[PhotoMode Studio Mode]].



* {{Animesque}}: The official description states that the visual style is "drawn from anime aesthetics".

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* AfterlifeExpress: The Terminal is located on what looks like an abandoned train station, and people leave it by transporting through the gate outside. [[spoiler:In the final chapter, there's a train car that takes Chay to his grave so he can finally go to the afterlife]].
* {{Animesque}}: The game was developed in Australia, and official description states that the visual style is "drawn from anime aesthetics".



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* FiveFingerFillet: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8fPRfRQ6w As seen 29 seconds into this trailer]].

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* DropInCharacter:
** Ashley is a 13-year old GadgeteerGenius who's always hanging about at the cafe and is practically a junior employee there. She uses the cafe as a testing ground for her latest murder machines.
** Ned works for the Council of Death and it's his job to check on Maddy and the Terminal, and fills the role of obnoxious landlord to her. Though Maddy hates the Council and therefore isn't too kind to him, he comes by often to hang out with the old owner, Chay.
* FightClubbing: The Terminal has one in the basement. For the safety of the living, they're only allowed to use prop weapons.
* FiveFingerFillet: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8fPRfRQ6w As seen 29 seconds into this trailer]].Turns out Maddy is ''really'' good at Five-Finger Fillet, and she uses it to take bets with spirits to gamble for time for her debt problem, but Chay shuts her down since he feels she's tricking them out of time.
* GargleBlaster: Supposedly, a bottled soul is as strong as 400-proof alcohol.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Australian folk hero Ned Kelly works as Maddy's contact for the Council of Death.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: The Terminal is a place where both the living and the recently dead can interact with each other, and acts as the [[AfterlifeAntechamber last stop]] before the afterlife.



* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The Terminal grants the recently-deceased 24 final hours of time to interact with the world of the living, whether it be to talk about last regrets or just enjoy one last meal. Any longer than that, and their soul starts to dissipate.
* {{Necromancy}}: Explicitly practiced by The Terminal, and the moral implications are discussed.

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* LifeDrinker: Discussed. The Council frowns upon stealing life force from other humans for obvious reasons, but also the reason people don't try taking life force from plants or animals is that their life force is "tainted" and feels unnatural. [[spoiler:Maddy has been trying to use necromancy to steal life force from a tree.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The Terminal grants the recently-deceased 24 final hours of time to interact with the world of the living, whether it be to talk about last regrets or just enjoy one last meal. drink. Any longer than that, and their soul starts to dissipate.
dissipate. However, time in the mortal coil can be given or taken, and the Council of Death demands equal exchange for the sake of balance. As a matter of fact, Maddy's cafe is deep in time debt from letting people stay longer one too many times.
* {{Necromancy}}: Explicitly practiced by The Terminal, and the moral implications are discussed. [[spoiler:Maddy has been trying to use necromancy to steal life force from a tree to give to Chay and fix her time debt, but ultimately fails.]]
* NonHumanHead: Ned looks like [[VideoGame/BitTrip Commander Video]]'s head stuck on a human body. It's supposed to resemble [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour_of_the_Kelly_gang his iconic helmet]].
* PsychoKnifeNut: Ashley like to throw knives. Sharp kitchen knives. And she'll reflexively throw it at ''people'' when frightened.
* ReformedCriminal: The dozens of years Ned spent working for the Council of Death straightened him out and he's put his past as an outlaw behind him. Though he brushes off Maddy's antagonism towards him all the time, the one time she mocks him about his killer career [[DudeNotFunny hits a sour spot on him]].
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* ArcSymbol: Clocks.

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* {{Meganekko}}: Maddy always wears red-rimmed glasses.
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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on 22 Jul, 2020. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM.

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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on 22 Jul, 2020.July 22, 2020 as well as for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 12, 2021. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM.
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In a back-alley cafe known as The Terminal, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

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In a back-alley cafe known as The Terminal, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's {{UsefulNotes/Melbourne}}'s hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.
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In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

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In a back-alley cafe, cafe known as The Terminal, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.



* {{Animesque}}: The official description states that the visual style is "drawn from anime aesthetics".
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Upon completing the story, the game will automatically give you enough symbols to unlock all unread side stories, saving you the trouble of scouring every scene for the appropriate keywords.



* BrickJoke: In an early scene, Chay suggests to Maddy that they put more plants around the cafe. She follows through on this in the epilogue.



* KeywordsConversation: Some of the words that characters say are highlighted, such as "Bureaucracy" and "Icarus", and will be defined and remembered by the protagonist when clicked on. Collecting them also unlocks various features in the cafe, such as a bookshelf.
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The Terminal, the bar you work at, grands the recently-deceased 24 final hours of time to interact with the world of the living, whether it be to talk about last regrets or just enjoy one last meal.
* {{Meganekko}}: The main protagonist always wears red-rimmed glasses.

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* KeywordsConversation: Some of the words that characters say are highlighted, highlighted and can be clicked on, such as "Bureaucracy" and "Icarus", and will be defined and remembered by "Icarus". At the protagonist when clicked on. Collecting end of the chapter, the player can select a handful of them, turning them also unlocks into symbols that can be used to unlock various features in the cafe, such as a bookshelf.
side stories.
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The Terminal, the bar you work at, grands Terminal grants the recently-deceased 24 final hours of time to interact with the world of the living, whether it be to talk about last regrets or just enjoy one last meal.
meal. Any longer than that, and their soul starts to dissipate.
* {{Meganekko}}: The main protagonist Maddy always wears red-rimmed glasses.
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''Necrobarista'' is a stylized 3D visual novel for PC, released on 22 Jul, 2020. It was developed by Route 59, and co-published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games, and PLAYISM.

In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

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* ArcSymbol: Clocks.
* FiveFingerFillet: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8fPRfRQ6w As seen 29 seconds into this trailer]].
* KeywordsConversation: Some of the words that characters say are highlighted, such as "Bureaucracy" and "Icarus", and will be defined and remembered by the protagonist when clicked on. Collecting them also unlocks various features in the cafe, such as a bookshelf.
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The Terminal, the bar you work at, grands the recently-deceased 24 final hours of time to interact with the world of the living, whether it be to talk about last regrets or just enjoy one last meal.
* {{Meganekko}}: The main protagonist always wears red-rimmed glasses.
* {{Necromancy}}: Explicitly practiced by The Terminal, and the moral implications are discussed.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: How the protagonist appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOVbTtuTsw at the end of this trailer]].

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