Pokémon Café Mix

I was really excited for this game when it was announced, we haven’t had a good Pokémon puzzle game in a long time and this seemed promising. The actual gameplay isn’t really original, however getting new Pokémon as staff, which will help you depending on what dish the customer is recommending adds a new strategy to it. This game can be payed to win, however it still offers a great experience to players who don’t spend money. All in all, this game is a basic but fun puzzle game, and it’s collecting aspects make you want to come back and get some new staff and cafe items. I would recommend this game to those who like puzzle games (duh) and those who like the Pokémon series, I feel like those fans will appreciate the game a lot more. So yeah, good game, you should try it, it’s free anyways.

This game has style, aesthetics, and charm; and I was really enjoying it at first but what bothers me from fully enjoying it: is how insanely hard the puzzles get later on! This game quickly adds new mechanics about every 5-10 orders and I’ve been dreading every new one that comes for the sheer amount of difficulty they bring. I wanted to get as far as I could in the game to get my favorite Pokémon as soon as I could, but the puzzles get so tough I worry playing for free won’t be enough. What I mean is, the only way to get new Pokémon is to complete as many puzzles as the game throws at you. And the game encourages you to get good in order to keep playing: At first I liked how the stamina system only goes down per every loss and not attempt, but that means the more you struggle, the less you get to play; and if you want to CONTINUE playing is where the literal “Pay to Win” strategy comes into play. I had hoped this game would be as chill and relaxing like the cafe environment was leading up to be, but the difficult puzzles that prevent you from advancing or getting your favorite Pokémon make this game a kitchen nightmare, at least for casual players like me. I’m getting more frustration than fun the more I play this game, and now I dread tomatoes, and this game just make you as well!

Pokémon Company has yet again made mundane actions into satisfying habits. Pokémon Café delivers a savory bite of cooking combos to satisfy your favorite customers. The game controls similarly to Disney’s Tsum Tsum game that was released a while back via LINE, but with a tangy twist!! You’re able to fulfill orders and befriend Pokémon who will then offer to join your restaurant and serve up dishes using brand new exclusive skills. Overall a very laid back, simple puzzle/strategy story game that is thoroughly enjoyable. Giving it 4 out of 5 stars because of the movement when linking matches that makes it difficult to maneuver the game. Note: when linking matches, the whole board moves and this can make or break a game (on the one hand, you can use your combo to move other pieces around in order to complete the mission and collecting a gimmick or overcoming an obstacle on the board... but, if you’re not careful, you could end up moving your objectives out of the way making it really hard to complete the level).

Yes, the game is adorable. Yes, it’s supposed to be challenging. But given the amount of moves on certain levels, you don’t have enough. As with level 24, you have to clear the whipped cream as well as get the tomatoes all the way across the board within 10 moves. You can say I’m upset because I can’t complete the level, but I’ve tried multiple times to no avail. I think at least 15-20 moves for the tougher levels would be better instead of 10. The amount of golden acorns that you spend to get more moves is, in my opinion, pricey. Maybe instead of getting 3 moves, we get 5 moves? Complaints aside, I really do love this game. I appreciate the time that was taken to put every little detail into it. The Pokémon are cute and so is the art style. It makes the game so “warm and fuzzy”, if you will. Another note: It keeps crashing when I try to open it. It stays open for 1 second. I’m not sure what to do. - A Pokémon fan stuck on level 24

Overall, the game is really great! 2 minutes into the game, and I already found a bug. It seems that pressing the skip button on the tutorial crashes the app. Actually, I can't even make it past the tutorial, the app crashes before I even get the chance to link Eevee orbs. And it turns out that I'm not the only one who's come across this issue. I've seen reports of players not being able to get past the tutorial, or even get the chance to link the Eevee orbs together because of this app crash. I'm sure the crash can easily be mended. Besides that, I still like this game. I'm a Pokémon fan, and I found the game interesting at first glance. 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'll rate it 5 stars when the crash glitch is removed.