Bear & Breakfast

Bear & Breakfast

released on Jul 28, 2022

Bear & Breakfast

released on Jul 28, 2022

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.


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The UI on the Switch was bad. It also glitched and crashed a lot. The story ended abruptly and felt unfinished. It was cute and I had fun but the issues made me wish I hadn't bought it on the Switch.

Most of the game was locked behind dialogue interactions. Would have preferred jumping into the economy and management quicker, like Cat Cafe Manager.

The game is cute and cozy and chill, and it's even beautiful at some points. But I've gotten stuck over and over after a while on complex crafting/fetching missions that just feel like too much for a cozy game, and managing the hostels shouldn't be as complicated as it is after some time - I was having serious trouble at it for no reason other than the clients being a bit unbalanced. I've dropped it, and I'm not sure I'll ever get back to it to finish it.

This game is mostly chill, wish it had the ability to skip days though because most of my time towards the end came in waiting for money or for material respawns. But overall really enjoyed it.

I played about half of the content the game has to offer and had every intention of returning to and finishing it. But as the months go by I find myself increasingly less interested in returning to a game that personifies a hollow pastry. All personality without the satisfaction of a fulfilling dish.

With that I mean I love the presentation. Characters are charming, visuals are nice and the music is peaceful. Locations are relatively diverse and it has a good sense of humor. But its gameplay is bogged down by too many tutorials, boring fetch quests and a limited amount of variety when it comes to property management.

Too be honest I would be willing to stick it out until the end if not for the rather abysmal switch port. It runs horribly and the controls are at best questionable, at worst horrific. I won't accept that a game that looks like this couldn't play/run better on Nintendo's hardware even with its age.

Overall I am disappointed. I think the game maybe strives to do too much and got lost along the way. If I ever give it another try it will be on PC. As for the Switch version it's a classic example to make sure you check the reviews before you book your stay.

This review contains spoilers

as a mangement game it's pretty solid, for storytelling - mid, art style is very fun but had many bugs that are still being resolved

played over a few months, spending a few days binge playing before stopping again

yays
Art style
I love management games, this kinda ran itself after a certain point
collecting and exploring things
BUY THINGS WITH TRASH FROM A RACOON
So much data available - great if you enjoy sifting through data
Building your bed and breakfast is fun
I don't have to sleep and can work all night

ehhhh
numerous side characters were introduced and had no story or expansion???
Gets kinda grindy mid to late stage game
Storyline is pretty rocky overall
Hinting at environmental destruction or degradation - but not actually getting to it

yike
-Ending is blahhhh so forgetable
-organizing inventory is a pain - so much time spent sifting through all the things
-throwing away decor is bothersome, wish it could be sold or recycled like furniture
-moving decor is a huge pain and the game doesn't do the best w zooming in to move all the things around or being able to see the room very well
-going through recipes for cooking has the same issues as inventory orgsnizing