While 1 was a fairly simple "idle clicker" game, Moonlit Memories takes things up a notch for a more bold approach to presentation and story.
Visuals have been updated with each character having their own portraits and the new diner looking more visually pleasing (and refreshing to boot). Instead of having to increase customers' satisfaction to unlock more conversations, this time the game has an "episode" system and an overarching narrative instead.
The gameplay is the same as in the 1st game, although this time cleaning dishes is now done manually. It seems annoying at first, but it quickly becomes apparent that the game has a faster pace to it, with customers coming in more frequently; cleaning dishes as such can act as a breather since leaving them as is stops customers from entering. It's small things, but there's thought put into it as far as I can tell, and that's neat.
The change in the approach to story-telling I find interesting. Characters' stories intertwine and each has some form of character development by the end of the game (there's even bonus episodes too, which is neat), and it overall leads to a better sense of familiarity with each of them than with those of the first game. It's executed well overall, and while it loses some of the calmness the original had, it has an enthusiastic and optimistic side to it instead (if that makes any sense, haha).
Overall, if you liked 1, then you'll definitely enjoy Moonlit Memories a lot more. They really improved on the concept as a whole and it shows.
Visuals have been updated with each character having their own portraits and the new diner looking more visually pleasing (and refreshing to boot). Instead of having to increase customers' satisfaction to unlock more conversations, this time the game has an "episode" system and an overarching narrative instead.
The gameplay is the same as in the 1st game, although this time cleaning dishes is now done manually. It seems annoying at first, but it quickly becomes apparent that the game has a faster pace to it, with customers coming in more frequently; cleaning dishes as such can act as a breather since leaving them as is stops customers from entering. It's small things, but there's thought put into it as far as I can tell, and that's neat.
The change in the approach to story-telling I find interesting. Characters' stories intertwine and each has some form of character development by the end of the game (there's even bonus episodes too, which is neat), and it overall leads to a better sense of familiarity with each of them than with those of the first game. It's executed well overall, and while it loses some of the calmness the original had, it has an enthusiastic and optimistic side to it instead (if that makes any sense, haha).
Overall, if you liked 1, then you'll definitely enjoy Moonlit Memories a lot more. They really improved on the concept as a whole and it shows.