Which you do-except, you’re corralled into the parameters of quests. Players familiar with management games will expect at this point to dive into building their bed and breakfast empire. After some humour pointed at Fin being a business shark to boot, Hank is convinced to bring humans back to the Valley, starting with a dinky shed in Timber Crossing and decor from Took, a raccoon who’s an obvious reference to Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook. A mysterious shark, Fin, rolls into Timber Crossing with a Pawn Voyage van. Then, when on an errand for his mother, Hank and friends hear a strange sound and decide to investigate. Within the first few introductory quests, Bear And Breakfast is set up like a narrative-driven game with mechanics reminiscent of Animal Crossing first and a management game second. ![]() Hank catches sleep briefly enough to dream of a dark figure with glowing eyes piercing the dark, but is soon woken by his mother and tasked to wake his friends. You find yourself greeted not with empty land, dire straits, or a character on a mission, but with the mumblings of an insomniac brown bear, Hank. READ MORE: No More Robots’ Mike Rose is giving games publishing the human touchīear And Breakfast distinguishes itself from other management games as soon as you hit play.But, as with the Valley’s returning human population, be aware that as exciting as a bed and breakfast run by a bear seems, it might not live up to your tastes. ![]() Now, rise and shine to Bear And Breakfast, newcomer Gummy Cat’s blend of the management and life-sim genres with a side of narrative, inviting you to a new adventure in the Valley. The defining feature of management games can be as mundanely monotonous as everyday life. Despite its flaws, Bear and Breakfast is no doubt a better game on PC, so play it there if you're smarter than the average bear.Build, manage, grow. Opening up new areas and completing specific goals to move forward in the game is rewarding, but trying to navigate menus with the clumsy control scheme isn't worth getting out of bed for. The most glaring problem for Bear and Breakfast is that controlling the game is an immense chore on Switch, which means it ends up being a chore to help a bear complete his own chores. You can eventually turn in for the night to start the next day, but this option only shows up late at night, and I still found myself waiting for it to come up a fair bit. Unfortunately, there's no option to speed up time in any way, which seems an obvious feature for simulation games like this. When you need money to build new rooms or acquire specific items from nearby shops, you generally just have to wait for guests to finish their stays at your various motels. Some of these structures allow more people to queue up for potential reservations at your properties bus stops specifically function as fast travel points. You can also use the materials you've scrounged or purchased to repair outhouses, bus stops, and even gain access to shortcuts. Planks of wood, stones, nails, and other scraps are used at the nearby crafting table to build beds and other furniture for your budding property, and once you have a few basic rooms you can start inviting paying customers who will even leave a review after they check out.Īs you look around each area map, you'll come across NPCs offering quests and tasks, such as fetching a specific item or restoring a derelict building back to usable condition. This requires that you scavenge for material near the building site and enlist the aid of a beaver named Tony. ![]() A few other missing quality of life options also make Bear and Breakfast hard to recommend, especially on Switch.Īfter leaving your mother's den, the titular bear Hank sets out with his friends on an errand, but ends up running into a robotic shark with a speaker box that entices him to set up his own motel and slowly start to bring Humans back to the area. It's a shame, too, since the premise of a bear running his own bed and breakfasts and other accommodations and being aided by an assortment of animal friends is a remarkably charming and humorous one. It's immediately apparent that the controls are meant to be done with a mouse, and how the game feels on Switch is both cumbersome and frustrating. About 15 minutes into Bear and Breakfast, after a somewhat jarring and moody opening scene, you gain the ability to start crafting for and furnishing your own motel.
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