Line #131 VideoGame/CafeWorld


1	Always wanted to own your own restaurant? Wanted to own one without the financial responsibility? Well, Now you can! Brought to you by Zynga Inc. (Also known for ''VideoGame/MafiaWars'' and, infamously, ''VideoGame/FarmVille'') you can own one and be your own boss!
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3	Cafe World is a [[WebGames Flash-based game]] on Website/{{Facebook}}. This game is like ''[=FarmVille=]'', but more "condensed." The dishes don't take as long to make as seeds do, but don't last as long either. Also, the number of stoves (land plots) is reduced for obvious reasons. The primary currency is coins, but there is a [[BribingYourWayToVictory super]] [[FollowTheLeader currency]] known as [[Website/GaiaOnline Cafe Cash]].
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5	This game promotes social relationships between friends/players, despite the number of your friends who [[LimitedSocialCircle actually play]]. There are three paths a player can take in Cafe World. First is the rich guy by making some serious coin. Second is the experienced super-chef and make dishes based on leveling up. The third is the collector, by buying...stuff. Although, many buildable items are only obtainable in a ''timely'' [[ImpossibleTask manner]] via asking for parts to something, same goes for catering.
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7	Needless to say there are many decoration themes which allow you to individualize your cafe. These include a fancy restaurant, to atlantis, to space, to haunted castle.
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9	Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/RestaurantCity''.
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11	!!This show provides examples of:
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13	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Inverted. You get a medal for owning a certain amount of clothes in the game.
14	* AnEconomyIsYou: The economy ''revolves'' around your little cafe, no matter how big it gets. Apparently, there is no other place to eat in the entire world. Also invokes some [[ArtisticLicenseEconomics mistakes and artistic licence]] too.
15	* AnEntrepreneurIsYou: You own a cafe, duh.
16	* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: It's ''your'' cafe, pimp it out how you please.
17	* AscendedExtra: [[GrannyClassic Grandma]] started as just a short quest for some recipes. Now she has more a recipie quest ''saga'' and secondary pair short quest. Oh she has her own special [[MightyGlacier "slow cooker" stove]]
18	* AwesomeButImpractical: Stoves. The more expensive ones cook no faster than any other (excluding lightning stoves) some even cost cafe cash and no more than aesthetic value. They're for the after party, graduating isn't that difficult. But still.
19	* BenevolentGenie: There used to be an item called "No Spoiled Genie" which prevented your [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin food from spoiling]].
20	* BigEater: You and all of your customers. The animation for eating a turkey-sized chicken is leg, some slices and then the ''rest of the bird''. And with the "In-Flight Meal" you have a roll, cider, boat of mixed veggies, something in a container, and a steak; you reduce/eat them ''all at the same time''
21	** On Eat Missions you "Nom...Nom...Nom...Nom" meals.
22	** Interestingly, on Eat Missions the animation has for "Noms" or bites, but is ate in 3. So, you eat meals in huge gulps and take fourth to chew?
23	* BoringButPractical:
24	** Stoves and Counters. The cheapest stoves work just as well as the most expensive ones.
25	** Especially so for the Cafe World Bloggers who give info on how to have the most efficient cafe possible and how efficient the dishes are.
26	** The Bacon Cheeseburger, the first recipe you get is at a tie for the ''highest cafe points per hour''
27	** The Super Chunk Fruit Salad, yield the highest servings per hour than ''any'' other dish. You get it at ''level one''.
28	* BribingYourWayToVictory:
29	** Cafe Cash cost real world money and is a {{Gamebreaker}}
30	** Also Cafe Cash is the ''only'' way to charge your [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny Captain Super Stove]] and Grand Master Chef recharge.
31	* CartoonCheese: Anytime you deal with cheese in cooking, the picture is literally out of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''.
32	* ChristmasEpisode: Every year they have Christmas themed decorations. This past year, after adding goals]]/[[FetchQuest quests]], there are now recipes added as well.
33	* ClassAndLevelSystem: Although everyone is a chef, drinks, coffee and entrees have their own levels. Such as a level 3 Cappucino, level 2 Belgian Waffles, level 1 Orange Juice. Averted with the Salad Bar.
34	* ComplainingAboutThingsYouHaventPaidFor: With the amount of decor only buyable with Cafe Cash, and [[ImpossibleTask quests/tasks]] with alloted [[NintendoHard time]]. Because you can just [[BribingYourWayToVictory "skip"]] parts of the quest, it leads to angry players.
35	* CoolOldGuy: Cleverly named "Grandpa," has his own catering event for a BBQ. Judging from a pic of his backyard, he seems like a pretty cool guy.
36	** [[http://cafeworld.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa%27s_Lost_BBQ_Ribs He is also a bit forgetfull]].
37	* CrazyEnoughToWork: On May 11, 2011, [=CafeWorld=] announced they'd have a [[http://www.zynga.com/ladygaga/ crossover]] with Music/LadyGaga. Complete with sheep on motorcycles!
38	* CrazyPrepared: You. Where do you store all those ingredients? In your [[BagOfHolding pocket]] of course.
39	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Music/BarryWhite's in-game song, "I don't know why...can't get enough of your FOOD babe!"
40	* DeepFriedWhatever: The game actually says this during the 2010 Thanksgiving event when it's gives you a Turkey Deep Frier.
41	* DistaffCounterpart: Lisa Latte (to Espresso Joe) and Emmy to Peter O'Brian.
42	%%* DigitalAvatar: The player.
43	* EasterBunny: You help him out. At the same time Easter decorations are released, such as an egg chair.
44	* EldritchLocation: minor version of this, theres a wallpaper called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Eldritch Wall]].
45	* ElementalPowers: You [[SubvertedTrope apparently]] have them. [[MindOverMatter Telekinesis]] for doing everything and [[PsychicPowers mind reading]] for knowing EXACLTY if customers want coffee, [[FrothyMugsOfWater drinkage]], or ice cream. More egregiouly in prepping the Sirius Sorbet, you must dust stars, [[GravityMaster gather]] [[PowerOfTheSun plasma]], and refine [[LightEmUp light]]. Then in cooking Sirius Sorbet you [[GravityMaster gather]] [[PowerOfTheSun nebulae]], [[AbsurdlySharpBlade puree]] stardust, and [[AnIcePerson freeze]] [[ThePowerOfTheSun plasma]].
46	** Abiet in the Sirius Sorbet it's really [[WildMassGuessing rice/salt]] butter, and caramel.
47	* EndlessGame: YOU NEVER STOP COOKING.
48	* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Played straight and averted at the same time. Straight with Chef Raquel. And averted in your Sous chef team. The four main chefs: fry, grill, fish and roast chefs are refered to by their English equivalents. In [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench French]] they BilingualBonus are ''friturier'' (frit-tu-ee-ay), ''grillardin'' (grill-ar-deen), ''poissonnier'' (poyzon-eee-ay), and ''rôtisseur'' (row-tea-sir).
49	* ExperiencePoints: You own a cafe, so they're ''Cafe'' points.
50	* ExoticEntree: From the Fantasy cuisine theme, Dino Drumstick, Giant Dino Egg, Rackasaurus Ribs.
51	* FairyCompanion: The [[OurFairiesAreDifferent "No Clean Fairy"]] She [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cleans]] your stoves so you [[NeatFreak don't have to]].
52	* FancyDinner: There's even a catering event called the "Fancy Dinner Party"
53	* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Not exactly, but there are Spices with various effects. Including Instant Thyme instantly making food ready.
54	* FetchQuest:
55	** Any freaking time there's a new buildable item. You need to go ask all your friends to go send you a gift part, for one buildable per day.
56	** Catering Missions. They do at least yield some extra entrees, coins, and cafe points.
57	* FoodChains:
58	** A cuisine and decoration theme is based on fast food.
59	** Subverted: Considering all the people who play ''Cafe World'', that can be a food chain in itself.
60	* ForScience: A goal for the 4x Mega Stove "Make room for science" [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment You must make room for it!]]
61	* FromMyOwnPersonalGarden:
62	** Implied with the [[FruitCart Salad Bar]]. Although you have to do tasks to ''unlock'' more vegetables.
63	** Averted in some of the quests require you to specifically ask neighbors for said vegetable.
64	* FrothyMugsOfWater: Subverted in a way. The drink bar, while explicitly serving cocktails, calls them "Mocktails." Moreover, there is a Virgin Pina Colada.
65	** Averted with the Champagne Tower. You build a literal pyramid made of champagne glasses. And in upgrading the drink bar you collect bar stools. That no one actually sits at.
66	* FruitCart: Not exactly, there is a Salad Bar where people can get vegetables from before sitting down.
67	** Odd that the salad bar has induvidual vegetables, and the game implies that one person can only take ''one'' vegetable. No word on the quanity of vegetable taken.
68	%%* GingerbreadHouse: A decoration in the game.
69	%%* GoingThroughTheMotions: You cook, waiters serve and clean, customers walk.
70	%%* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: [[MustHaveCaffeine Becky]] and [[TheBartender Beverly]] have a serving drinks the fastest competition
71	%%* GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed: Everyone.
72	* GrannyClassic: Aptly named "Grandma," she just looks like she is dying to bake you cookies. [[http://cafeworld.wikia.com/wiki/Grandma%27s_Long_Lost_Apple_Pie Apparently she has a bad memory too]].
73	* HonestCorporateExecutive: Burt the man who owns the company supplying your spices.
74	%%* HalloweenEpisode: Same as the ChristmasEpisode
75	* {{Hammerspace}}:
76	** Subverted and Averted at the same time. Wholesale Dale can fit ''any'' amount of food you sell him, but can never fit it all in his truck.
77	** It's Facebook he wants you to announce to all your friends so they can get some too.
78	* HolidayMode: There's quests and decor for pretty much ''every'' holiday.
79	* HollywoodCuisine: All of the food themes are this to some extent.
80	** Overlaps with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/CuisinesInAmerica Cuisines in America]].
81	** Double overlaps with RegionalSpeciality. Complete with a Philly Cheesesteak dish.
82	%%* HotBar:
83	* HyperactiveSprite: YOU NEVER STOP TENDING STOVES. Even when there's nothing to cook.
84	%%* HyperspaceArsenal: Spice Rack and Collection Cabinent.
85	* IceQueen: A rare benevolent example. She extends your food's life by 24 hours via freezing.
86	%%* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: Why people keep coming back.
87	* ImprobableFoodBudget: Considering your ''entire'' budget can be spent on food and nothing like a real restaurant spends on, like wages. There's even a medal for spending up to ''25,000,000'', that's millions people, on food alone.
88	* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Subverted in the one-click cooking that uses these for representation of what you are doing; accuracy is secondary. Example, a bucket of flour for mixing starches.
89	* IWorkAlone: Probably you in [[NintendoHard Catering Missions]] because you are the last of your [[LimitedSocialCircle friends who play]].
90	* InUniverseGameClock: More or less same as real time. Although WordOfGod says it's 23 hours not 24.
91	* {{Jerkass}}: You, because there's a series of medals for firing ''different'' employees. Not one over and over again you gotta lay off AT LEAST ''50'' people for no reason. Your employees work all the time (unless there's no food to serve), never slack off, never talk back, and receive generous tips.
92	* KarmaMeter: Not karma, per se, but you do have a buzz rating. This goes up when you feed customers and give them coffee/drinks. It goes down if you forget to feed them or make them wait for a seat.
93	* TheLancer: You get a Sous [[TheLancer Chef]] named Remmy. Then you ask your friends to form a [[ThreePlusTwo Four Plus Two]] band to work in your cafe for 7 days.
94	* LockedDoor: Subverted. Don't want people in your cafe, just remove the door!
95	* LevelAte: A decoration theme based on sweets. Such as a cookie table
96	* LevelUpFillUp: Only for your [[ManaMeter Energy Bar]], when you level up a [[FrothyMugsOfWater Mocktail]] or Coffee. Odd also when you collect mixers, bars stools, and garnishes you also level up and refill.
97	%%* {{Mascot}}: Amelia.
98	* MiniGame: They added a Crane Game costing [[BribingYourWayToVictory Cafe Cash]] to win prizes. [[FetchQuest Some assembly required]]
99	%%* LoadingScreen: To start the game.
100	* ManaMeter: Not exactly mana, you have energy for your Coffee machine and drink bar.
101	%%* MartialArtsHeadband: Your sushi chef, Takeshi, wears one.
102	* MatchmakerQuest: You bring together Espresso Joe and Lisa Latte in an eight-part quest series. Interestingly, this only for their ''first date''.
103	* MoreDakka: A goal name. You need [[MoreDakka "More]] [[ControlFreak Controls"]] for your stove. And [[MoreDakka "Needs More Metal"]].
104	%%* MundaneMadeAwesome: Some of the stoves and counters.
105	%%** In the Japanese theme, you can cook on top of a ''samurai helmet!''
106	%%** Halloween theme includes a pumpkin lightning stove, [[AwesomeButImpractical but...]]
107	%%** A counter is a cloud!
108	%%** The Jack-o-Lantern Assembly item brought halloween themed customers into your cafe.
109	* MustHaveCaffeine: People who want coffee will have a thought bubble above their head with a picture of a coffee cup on it. Two characters are even named after their love of coffee: Espresso Joe and Lisa Latte.
110	* NationalStereotypes: Done lightly, but evermore present.
111	** French: Chef Raquel complete with [[GratuitousEnglish accent]], making food, and [[CatchPhrase oui!]] [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench with love]]. Missing something...sounds like puree.
112	** American: Chef Julie. [[Film/LegallyBlonde She looks familiar...]] FeminineWomenCanCook obviously. Likes to use [[EverythingIsBigInTexas LOTS of flavor]]. Probably a {{Housewife}}, as she is a classic [[{{Eagleland}} American]] wife.
113	** Chef Huang: OldMaster type, The Chinese martial arts master meets culinary. TrainingFromHell follows as he uses secret techniques and high standards.
114	** With the introduced St. Patrick's Day goals/theme/recipes they replace the Halloween drinks with Irish ones. They could have gone with an Irish cream thing but no, because all Irish are drunks. He's even named Peter O'Brian.
115	** Chef Piero, the Italian Chef, chubby and makes pizza. Hasn't said [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros "It's a me, Piero!"]]
116	* NeatFreak: Aside from the [[OurFairiesAreDifferent "No Clean Fairy"]], [[DigitalAvatar you]] would make the Health Department proud. Every time you cook, you clean the stove. Whenever you use the salad bar, you tidy up, wipe the counter, and clean the glass before restocking.
117	* NoticeThis: When your food is done, it sparkles.
118	* OldMaster: Subverted, there's a buildable called "Grand Master Chef," he helps you master dishes three times faster.
119	%%* OnionTears: Averted
120	* ProductPlacement: Certain events have real world products in-game.
121	** Coca-Cola
122	** Maxwell's Coffee and Tassimo for Coffee
123	** Literature/TheTwilightSaga
124	** Literature/AliceInWonderland
125	** Poptarts with the new toaster oven.
126	** Subway
127	* {{Pun}}: All of the spices are these. With names like Instant Thyme, Onehour Thyme, Sixhour Thyme, Twelvehour Thyme, Salvage Sage, Super Salt, Power Pepper, Master Mint.
128	* RandomDrops: Stuff for your Collections Cabinet is [[TwentyBearAsses found by cooking]] food, although, you need to cook [[GuideDangIt certain recipes]] to get the items. They later put the recipes you needed to get [[HintSystem certain items]].
129	%%* SavePoint: In the corner of the screen, it's not really needed though.
130	%%* SpearCounterpart: Espresso Joe (to Lisa Latte) and Peter O'Brian to Emmy
131	* SpecialGuest: After you complete Mr. Snowball and the jack-o-Lantern special characters visit your cafe.
132	** Jack-o-Lantern: [[{{Dracula}} Drac Dude]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vamperela]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Wolfie]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie]](he doesn't eat brains), [[CuteWitch Witch]], [[FrankensteinsMonster Frank]], [[LittleGreenMen Alien]][[Film/TheVisitor Visitor]], [[{{Emo}} Goth Kid]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Creature]], [[TheImp Imp]], [[OurGhoulsAreDifferent Skull Ghoul]], [[TheUndead Skelli]], and {{Mummy}}.
133	** Mr.Snowman: SantaClaus, [[MrsClaus Mrs. Claus]], [[ChristmasElves Elder Elf, Red Stripe Boy Elf, Red Stripe Girl Elf, Green Stripe Boy Elf, and Green Stripe Girl Elf]], and [[AnIcePerson Cool Kid]].
134	** And [[{{Oireland}} now]] a [[OohMeAccentsSlipping wee bit]] of de [[{{Leprechaun}} Leprechaun Boy]]
135	** Now SurferDude.
136	* VersusCharacterSplash: In the battle between Italian and French Cuisine. Which one is HarmonyVersusDiscipline or TechnicianVersusPerformer
137	%%** HarmonyVersusDiscipline: Hearty Italian is Harmony(because its hearty) and Classic(rigid old ways) French is Discipline. Classic French is Harmony(GoodOldWays and Raquel makes her food with love) and Hearty Italian is Discipline
138	%%** TechnicianVersusPerformer: Classic French is Technician(old ways again and Raquel is a business woman) and Hearty Italian is Performer(because it's hearty)
139	%%* SimulationGame: Run a monopolized Cafe!
140	%%** Not entirely Lisa Latte mentions that the coffee shop she used to go to is up for sale.
141	* SpoiledBrat: Played through and inverted. There are two medal series of "gifting." On the giving (inverted) end, you must give 200 gifts for the "Bistro BFF" medal. On the receiving end, you must collect ''2000'' gifts for the "Begifted Behemoth."
142	* StockBritishPhrases: A goal name for the 4x Mega Stove, "Grate Scott!"
143	* StockYuck: Averted, in everyone will eat a StockYuck food, and reiterates your gift to make ImpossiblyDeliciousFood.
144	%%* SupremeChef: You.
145	* {{Telekinesis}}: Subverted. Your chef can assemble ingredients from a distance. Also, a glitch in the game lets the waiters serve if you block them off with stoves and counters.
146	%%* TheCakeIsALie: Averted.
147	%%** Unless you forgot and let it spoil.
148	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: [[{{Jerkass}} You]] If you let one of your dishes go bad.
149	* ThreeQuartersView: They really should [[BreakingTheFourthWall fix that giant hole]] in the ceiling, taking out two of the walls.
150	* TokenMinority: Berry White, the Jazz singer [[spoiler:at the end of the Valentine's Day quest line]]. Is the black guy of the game. Also, Chef Huang can be this too.
151	** Also, Berry White in [[GratuitousEnglish Japanese]] could be ''very'' white.
152	* UtilityBelt: Your [[HyperspaceArsenal Collection Cabinent]] holds all the equiptment a chef needs like knives, pans, bowls, dishware, etc. [[HiddenInPlainSight You find it by serving a dish AFTER it's done cooking]].
153	* VersusCharacterSplash: The battle of Hearty Italian with [[NationalStereotypes Chef Piero]] and [[GoodOldWays Classic French]] with [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Chef Raquel]]
154	* VideoGameCaringPotential: This game has a HIGH caring potential. You cater to everyone's need. From children, to holiday parties, random get-togethers. Plus all the typical catering a normal catering business would do. Also, you serve coffee, drinks, and salads.
155	** On the Catering note, you seemingly do it all from the catering truck. Aside from cooking obviously. And offscreen transportation, this truck is [[{{Hammerspace}} HUGE]]! Imaging transporting ''200'' full entrees to a [[FancyDinner Banquet]] in nothing but in a short van.
156	* WeBuyAnything: Wholesale Dale. He buys ''any'' food you give him at 3/4ths price.

Context VideoGame / CafeWorld