Valentine Panic Reviews

This is a cute little game written by the same author/group as the Seduce Me! Otome games... and there are a few easter eggs, since it shares at least a character or two... Most of the gameplay is a matching game, but the paths are relatively simple to figure out. Once through a romance path (successfully), you unlock Endless Mode which allows you to get the rest of the achievements by doing an endless round of matching games. Once you fail a game in that mode, you get a paycheck. Note: one of the achievements requires you to get $1000 as a paycheck, and since it appears to be about $10 per game... Still, it is fun for a little time whiling away... and cheap too.

[h1]It impresses as much as it disappoints.[/h1] "If you’re looking for some form of a decent story or some fun gameplay, then I really can’t recommend Valentine Panic. As much as I would have loved to enjoy Valentine Panic, it’s a shame that it wasn’t a bigger visual novel with more put into developing a story and actual romance paths. Even if a bigger game wasn’t possible, focusing on only one or two characters with a significant story plot could have made it a much more satisfying experience, as I feel it stretched itself more than it needed to be with multiple “romance” options that add very little to the game experience." [i][url=https://bethaniaarts.com/2018/09/vn-reviews-seduce-me-the-otome-and-valentine-picnic-michaela-laws/]To read the full review, you can click here to read it on my website[/url][/i] (♡˙︶˙♡) [b]Rating: 2/5[b]

A fun short visual novel with 4 "romanceable" characters. Romanceable in quotation marks as it's more of like a friendship with them. This doesn't take away from the quality of the game. These characters are all unique in their own way and are voiced brilliantly. Indeed, this game has voice acting and it is top notch. Also I will say briefly, that I love the main menu music, it is truly beautiful to listen to. A unique aspect about this game is the match element. Every so often you'll be required to play a minigame which will task you with matching two of the same type of ingredient or menu item. This can be fun but it may get somewhat repetitive. Especially if you're going for a certain achievement, [i] cough cough [/i] workaholic [i] cough cough[/i]. Only a true masochist would be able to complete such a feat. Highly recommend this game as it's cheap, has a nice story and a lovable cast of characters!

It's a cute, relatively short game that you can finish in less than an hour. The matching game is fun (if not occasionally stressful) and the relationships are cute, though they aren't exactly 'romantic,' though feelings are implied by the end of the game. So it's a sweet game, certainly worth it's price. (Though I got it on sale for 49 cents haha.) It's also voice acted, which is always a plus!

TL;DR- Story & Characters: 7/10 Gameplay: 5/10 Dialogue & Writing: 8/10 Graphics: 9/10 Music & Sound: 7/10 Length: 3/10 Replayability: 8/10 A game that, despite it's title, is NOT about trying to find a last minute gift: "Half Baked"/10(I'm not apologizing for that pun.) -REVIEW- Happy Valentine's day, everyone! What better way to celebrate a day about love, love, and more love by playing a solitary match game about helping out in a bakery? *sigh* I need to get a date. Anyway, Panic! At The Valentine is a very short and sweet game/visual novel about a genderless, formless, nameable protagonist(you) who is in a bit of a pickle; (s)he is struggling to get a job and needs one back so life won't suck. In a moment of convenience that screams Phone Ex Machina, the protag gets a call from the manager of a cafe known as the Pink Lady. Apparently after your last interview attempt, someone else got a hold of this manager and referred you, and in good time: Valentine's Day is coming up, and the cafe, known for tasty treats and such, is looking for some help. Provided you accept(you can actually refuse for a very quick ending that is rather hilarious), you'll arrive at the Pink Lady and get a hands-on test to see if you have what it takes to add your skills to the ensemble and hopefully make the Valentine rush a successful one. This is of course, where the gameplay comes in, and if you know how a typical card matching game works, congratulations! You know how to play the ENTIRE GAME! Okay, so there's not much to the interactivity: flip over cards, matching pictures of delectables or baking ingredients, depending on whether you choose to help in the cafe proper or in the kitchen respectively. The only real challenge is that you have a time limit to get it done. In addition, there's also an endless mode if you really like match games. Considering the slew of other games Steam has available, I wouldn't be surprised if such a feature didn't exactly fly off the shelves for people, but it's nice to have. The bulk of the, erm, game is actually a visual novel, in which the majority of the story revolves around the co-workers you choose to help. As I said, upon landing the job, you can choose to either work in the cafe as a waiter, with Joey and Leah, or hang in the kitchen with Quinn and Trinity. While these are technically romance stories, the relationships you can develop are low-key and wholesome, which is honestly a nice change from the typical hentai scene that Steam is known for. The characters themselves aren't anything special, not much different from, say, people you'd likely work with in real life, but I find that to be their biggest strength: relatability. Leah is an immensely kind-hearted girl that puts her soul into keeping the cafe running, and has an impression of the world that borders on rose-tinted glasses. Joey is a more relaxed guy who more often than not takes breaks in the alley listening to music and telling stories about how he and his brothers used to work at a strip club. Quinn and Trinity, meanwhile, are siblings who have some family history in the culinary arts. All of them are well-written and fun to get to know, and definitely feel realistic as well. Nothing super amazing, mind you, but it gets the job done, and I enjoyed feeling all the feel-good moments. In terms of music and sound, everything was well done, if not spectacular. The voice acting was where all the good stuff was; plenty of talent was in this game, and everyone did a great job. The fact that the game's very creator, Michaela Laws, threw her voice in as well was a nice touch. Music-wise, not so much. The music that was there was enjoyable to listen to and fit the setting well, but there's very few tracks overall, and it can get a bit tiring to listen to the same tunes again. Happily, the game looks great. The background, the anime sprites, even the little pictures in the match game were beautifully designed, which was awesome considering how cheap the title is price-wise. In the end, Valentine Panic! isn't too much: a simple hybrid game/VN that's there to just make your Valentine's Day that much sweeter. For me, at least, it succeeded. Thanks for reading.

Very short memory game. To say you have "romance options" is quite the overstatement - you get friendlier with one of them, but nothing really romantic tbh. But it's cute. You also have an "endless mode" where you can play the memory game to your heart's content if you're into that (or for the achievement of doing 100 of those in a row - you can save anytime btw).

this really wasn't fun for me to play, but the voice acting was kinda nice. the font was really hard to read though and for some reason some of the characters just had gray skin? and the memory games were a bit much

If you want a cute spin-off in the seduce me universe it's worth the play for the cheap price definitely. Mini games to get through a story that you can't skip just aren't my personal cup of tea. If you don't mind going through those though it is a good and cute game

The game is soo cute! The character and the storyline is just adorable.It was a short gameplay but I'm satisfied with it! For a dollar,this game has a really great art style,a really great voice acting and many more. There is only one achievement that I still haven't unlock yet which is 'workaholic',can't seem to figure out how. But overall,I will give 5/5.

[b]Played Character Route Order: Joey ◈ Quinn ◈ Trinity ◈ Leia[/b] [i][b]Valentine Panic[/b][/i], developed and published by [b]Michaela Laws[/b], known as the creator of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/367120/Seduce_Me_the_Otome/]Seduce Me the Otome[/url] among other titles, is a cute and fully voiced Memory/Visual Novel hybrid, which is worth a look if you want to pass time. Although the game includes Visual Novel as well as romance elements, the romance and storyline are so paper-thin that I suppose this should not be your main reason to buy it. Keep in mind that you'll spend 90% of the time playing memory. I'm not particularly looking for memory games per se, but I felt entertained for the one hour it took me to collect every achievement. Additionally, and in case you are a memory enthusiast ([i]Is that even a thing?[/i]), you can also give the endless mode a try. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1213481378 Here is a brief summary of the story: our nameless and genderless protagonist is, [i]without much success[/i], looking for a job when they suddenly get a call with the offer to work in a cafe. Once working there, we can pursue two male and two female characters. The conversations between the main character and the romance interests are more of a friendly than flirtatious nature, though. I was expecting a romantic and fluffy story but that is not really what [i][b]Valentine Panic[/b][/i] offers to the player. It's fluffy for sure but romance is only vaguely hinted at when reaching an ending. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1213481309 Overall, it's a pretty good deal in my opinion for just $0.99, taking into consideration that it is also fully voiced. The story is, even if there isn't much of it in the first place, well written and quite enjoyable. You can totally go for it if you can picture yourself liking a memory game in combination with a short and rather uneventful storyline. [h3][quote]𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33853800/]𝐎𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐢'𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞[/url] 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐑𝐏𝐆 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬[/quote][/h3]