Cafe Little Wish Explained

Cafe Little Wish
Developer:Patissier
Publisher:Digital Works (Windows)
Princess Soft (DC, PS2)
Platforms:Windows
Dreamcast
PlayStation 2
Released:Windows
DreamcastPlayStation 2
Genre:Eroge, Visual novel
Modes:Single-player

is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Patissier and released on February 14, 2003 for Windows. It was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 consoles by Princess Soft. The story follows Leon, an amnesiac who has to work off his debt to Cafe Little Wish, after he engulfs everything in the cafe without paying any money.

Cafe Little Wish charted twice in the national top 50 for best-selling bishōjo games. The gameplay of Cafe Little Wish follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character. In 2004, a sequel called Magical Tale was released. An art book and original soundtrack have also been released.

Gameplay

Cafe Little Wish is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Leon. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue.[1] The text is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Leon is talking to, over background art. Cafe Little Wish follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.

There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction.

Plot

Story

Cafe Little Wish takes place in a rural kingdom, with a small town along the highway. Fantasy elements such as magic and fictional species are included the visual novel. Its prologue shows a starving young man enter a small cafe named "Cafe Little Wish". Without knowing that he has no money, he engulfs all the food in the cafe. Before the man is able to commit a dine and dash, he is attacked by the waitresses. They realize that he has amnesia and is suffering a fatal case of memory loss, causing him to not remember anything about himself. Ceres, the owner of Cafe Little Wish, generously allows him to pay off his debt by working at her cafe.[2] As he can no longer remember his own name, he is furthermore referred to as by everyone. The story mostly revolves around Leon interacting with the five heroines and eventually forming a romantic relationship with one.

Heroines

One of the waitresses in Cafe Little Wish. Merun has an energetic, and quirky personality.[3] She has a classic tsundere personality, and constantly quarrels with the protagonist. As she is always trying to compete with Leon, Merun finds it difficult to be nice to him. Merun is generally outspoken, but whenever she notices one of Leon's good qualities, she doesn't like to admit it.
A waitress in Cafe Little Wish. Lily is a shy and timid dojikko who is close with the cafe staff, thinking of them as the family she never had. Because Lily has always wanted a brother, this earns Leon the nickname "onii-chan" from her. She unknowingly has terrible-tasting cooking. One of Lily's hobbies include writing romantic poetry.
Mina is a waitress in Cafe Little Wish, and a nekomimi with superhuman strength, albeit her small size. She has a positive outlook on life, and has a polite personality. However, she is able to insult Leon maintaining her sweet tone. Mina has a very big fear of bugs, despite how strong she is. Mina came first in the character popularity poll for Cafe Little Wish.
Ceres is the laid-back and selfless owner of Cafe Little Wish. She inherited the cafe when her brother died, including a recipe book that causes magical things to happen. When it is revealed that Leon has amnesia, she sympathizes with him and allows him to work at her cafe. When Ceres drinks alcohol, she becomes a lot less responsible.
A girl who is searching for someone, that someone is Leon, according to her. Karen starts working at Cafe Little Wish in order to jog Leon's memory, as she apparently knows him. She is rather domineering, and protective of Leon. Karen is revolted by the way he is treated in the cafe by other workers, Merun in particular; this causes fights between Karen and Merun.

Development and release

Cafe Little Wish is Patissier's first visual novel to produce.[4] After the development of Cafe Little Wish, they went on to make a sequel of sorts called Magical Tale, which shares the same setting. The company went defunct shortly afterwards. The game's scenario was written by Kaze,[5] and the music arranged by Hideshi Saito. Cafe Little Wishs original character designs were by Tinkle, who is known for her illustrations in the Ro-Kyu-Bu! light novels. Digital Works, currently better known as Digital Works Entertainment, assisted in the development and launch of Cafe Little Wish. A fully voiced trial version was made available through internet download on November 28, 2012.[6]

Digital Works released a first press edition of the game for Windows PCs as a CD-ROM on February 14, 2003.[7] Cafe Little Wish for PC is compatible up to Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. A 44-page art book containing Cafe Little Wish character illustrations comes bundled with the first press release as a bonus.[8] In the original version of the game, there are scenes with sexual CGs depicting Leon and a given heroine having sex.[9] Later, Princess Soft ported Cafe Little Wish to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 consoles without the adult content;[10] [11] both ports were released on May 29, 2003.[12] The PS2 port which is titled was released in both limited and regular editions.[13] [14]

Soundtrack

Digital Works released an original soundtrack called on March 16, 2003.[15] The CD has twenty tracks, including a mini audio drama. Cafe Little Wishs opening song is "Cafe LittleWish" sung by Maki Yuzuki; the ending song is sung by Nobuko Miura.

Reception

According to a national sales ranking of bishōjo games sold in Japan, the PC release of Cafe Little Wish premiered at No. 12.[16] Cafe Little Wish charted further in mid-February 2003 and ranked No. 28.[17] The Japanese video game magazine Famitsu reviewed the PlayStation 2 port of the game Cafe Little Wish: Mahou no Recipe, and gave it a total review score of 18/40 (out of the four individual review scores of 4, 5, 4, and 5).[18] On the Cafe Little Wish official website, a character popularity poll was held, with a total of 2003 votes (Merun: 260 votes, Lily: 452 votes, Mina: 815 votes, Ceres: 125 votes, Karen: 351 votes).[19] Mina won the contest with 815 votes, Lily came second place having gathered 452 votes; as a reward, they were featured on the regular PS2 game package art together.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Cafe Little Wish. Patissier. Digital Works. Windows. Japanese.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030622162909/http://www.dw-soft.co.jp/patissier/cafe/cafe.html. http://www.dw-soft.co.jp/patissier/cafe/cafe.html. ja:『小さな願い』が叶う、ちょっぴり不思議なカフェでのラブコメディー。さあ、貴方は何を注文しますか？. The "small wish" has come true, a love comedy in a slightly strange cafe. Now, what do you want to order?. Digital Works. June 22, 2003. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  3. Web site: DC版「Cafe・LittleWish」 - キャラクタープロフィール. DC Edition "Cafe・LittleWish" - Character Profiles. Princess Soft. March 30, 2015. Japanese. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054050/http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/cafe/chara/dcchara.html. dead.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150531031531/http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/brand.php?brand=898. May 31, 2015. List of works by Patissier brand. ErogameScape. June 22, 2015. Japanese.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150421160635/http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=2575. April 21, 2015. Cafe Little Wish staff. ErogameScape. June 22, 2015. Japanese.
  6. Web site: Cafe Little Wish downloads. XgameElectronicStation. March 30, 2015. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120515222153/http://www.xgamedata.com/demo1/g0236/. May 15, 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: CAFE LITTLE WISH. Amazon.co.jp. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030622163322/http://www.dw-soft.co.jp/patissier/settei/settei.html. Cafe LittleWish ★初回特典 設定資料集★. Cafe LittleWish ★First Press Edition Privilege Book★. Digital Works. June 22, 2003. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030627060102/http://dw-soft.co.jp/patissier/gift/gift.html. 「Cafe・LittleWish」 おみやげ - ベント画像. "Cafe・LittleWish" Gifts - Event Image. Digital Works. June 27, 2003. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040725040133/http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/cafe/dccafe.html. DC official site. Princess Soft. July 25, 2004 . March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040718020837/http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/cafe/index.html. PS2 official site. Princess Soft. July 18, 2004. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  12. Web site: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00008R8KQ. ja:カフェ ・ リトルウィッシュ. Cafe ・ Little Wish. Amazon.co.jp. April 29, 2015. Japanese.
  13. Web site: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00008R8KS. ja:カフェ ・ リトルウィッシュ ~ 魔法のレシピ ~ (初回限定版). Cafe ・ Little Wish ~ Mahou no Recipe ~ (First Press Limited Edition). Amazon.co.jp. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  14. Web site: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00008R8KT. ja:カフェ ・ リトルウィッシュ ~ 魔法のレシピ ~ (通常版). Cafe ・ Little Wish ~ Mahou no Recipe ~ (Regular Edition). Amazon.co.jp. March 30, 2015. Japanese.
  15. Web site: Cafe Little Wish Sound Collection - Parfait Little Wish. VGMdb. March 30, 2015.
  16. Web site: TOP50 PC NEWS No.117 (2 / 1~2 / 15). Peakspub. March 30, 2015. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227191801/http://www.peakspub.co.jp/ranking/rank117.html. December 27, 2005.
  17. Web site: TOP50 PC NEWS No.118 (2 / 16~2 / 28). Peakspub. March 30, 2015. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227191700/http://www.peakspub.co.jp/ranking/rank118.html. December 27, 2005.
  18. none. Weekly Famitsu. Enterbrain. May 23, 2003. Japanese.
  19. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030630012611/http://dw-soft.co.jp/patissier/ninki/kekka.html. 「Cafe・LittleWish」キャラ人気投票、結果発表!!. "Cafe・LittleWish" character popularity vote, the results announced!!. Digital Works. June 30, 2003. March 30, 2015. Japanese.

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