Joe's Diner

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  • Summary: Keep things calm to not incur the angry chieftains' wrath in this very special Arcade-Adventure. Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe's Diner. As an employee working the graveyard shift for the next month, your primary task is to keep the tablesKeep things calm to not incur the angry chieftains' wrath in this very special Arcade-Adventure. Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe's Diner. As an employee working the graveyard shift for the next month, your primary task is to keep the tables clean no tough challenge at all. Unfortunately, there is a rub to it. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains lay to rest; while alive, each could not stand the other. One chieftain endeavors only to rest in peace. The other, a prankster both in life and the afterlife, is prone to ruffle the feathers of his fellow chief. Besides your tasks as a waiter, it is up to you to keep things calm and not incur the angry chieftains' wrath. To lay them both to everlasting rest just do your duty. Sounds easy but it is not promised.

    -Work over 30 night shifts as a holiday replacement
    -Keep things calm to not incur the angry chieftains' wrath
    -Atmospheric graphics
    -Premium sound scenery and effects    … Expand

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  3. Negative: 3 out of 3
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 30, 2017
    20
    Joe’s Diner could have been a good game. It has a lot of the pieces for a heart-attack inducing horror game, with its eerie setting and mechanics that force you to make your sense vulnerable. If it did something – anything – with its burial ground plot, it could have told a noteworthy story, or at least an interesting one. Instead, all it does is exploit stereotypes to deliver the weakest Twitch scares I’ve ever seen.
  2. PlayStation Country
    Oct 1, 2016
    20
    Joe’s Diner is about as dull in gameplay as its dimly lit environment. It’s about as by the numbers as a game about a haunted eatery can get. There are no thrills here, no scares and no reason to spend money on this game, let alone for the insulting price tag it currently has. Avoid or the grumpy spirit of native American Chieftain will get you.
  3. COGconnected
    Feb 13, 2017
    15
    Nothing is redeeming about Joe’s Diner, though, as it’s a poor execution of a dull idea. It’s one of the worst games released on PlayStation 4, but even then it’s not an interesting enough of a disaster to check out.

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  1. 0Bennyman
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    What can I say that hasn't been said, absolute Masterpiece. The developers while working on this game nearly stopped production because theyWhat can I say that hasn't been said, absolute Masterpiece. The developers while working on this game nearly stopped production because they said to themselves "How can we deliver a quality experience like Knack?" and that's when they got in touch with none other than Mark Cerny and he said to them "We are making Knack 2 but we need something in between" and that's when they knew they had to make the greatest game possible and so they did. Joe's diner takes all the core ideals of Knack but transforms them into a thrill ride of horror and intense moments unseen in video games since, the only game to reach it's quality was none other than Knack 2 however Mark knew he couldn't beat Joes Diner 2 so he settled with making the PS5 instead so that he could hopefully one day implement the features required for Joe's Diner 2.

    Hideo Kojima is quoted to saying "When I was working on P.T my main inspiration was Joe's Diner, I knew I couldn't make a game of that quality even though it was so early in production however I tried my best, this is why I never finished Silent Hills because Konami was ashamed of my work after seeing a prototype of Joe's Diner and they immediatley cancelled my game and fired me, I have to say it was deserved, they are genius's."

    Phil Spencer also said in an interview with IGN "When creating the Series X we wanted to have Joes Diner remastered as a launch title however we just couldn't afford the trillions of dollars the company is worth and so we settled with buying Bethesda instead, a large downgrade but we have to make do, I wish them the best.".

    Geoff Keighly also wanted to have Joe's Diner on a new award called "Greatest Game of All Time" however the Joe's Diner developers declined stating "We think all games deserve an equal chance but are humbled by your offer, perhaps you can be a side character in Joe's Diner 2 one day."

    There is nothing else to state, this game is a masterpiece and if you haven't played it yet you have wasted your entire existance up until this very moment, so here's your chance to redeem yourself and buy this legendary game.

    10/10    … Expand
  2. GoldenAkari
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    Incredible. Great experience, touching, moving etc. game of the millenium.
  4. MyScorpoisgae
    Oct 12, 2020
    10
    Joe's Diner has been a life changing game, When i heard it was coming to the PS4, i was ecstatic that this Game of the Eon. A game myJoe's Diner has been a life changing game, When i heard it was coming to the PS4, i was ecstatic that this Game of the Eon. A game my Grandfather has enjoyed would be on PS4. Now its 2020 and Sony has announced, it wont be compatible with the PS5, my heart stopped and now i'm longing for the day of my death and Joe's Diner coming out to the PS5 as a Joe's Diner HD Remaster 1.5 368/2 Remake.… Expand
  5. LieRenThePope
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    game of the millennia. hands down the scariest game i've ever played, and i've played some scary stuff. absolutely love it. sad that it won'tgame of the millennia. hands down the scariest game i've ever played, and i've played some scary stuff. absolutely love it. sad that it won't be on ps5, though. wish i could get scared on the ps5 with it's new loading times and everything.… Expand
  6. Matic_B
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    People debate if videogames are art. I think... No, I know and believe that this is the best artwork of all time. Better than anything else. APeople debate if videogames are art. I think... No, I know and believe that this is the best artwork of all time. Better than anything else. A masterpiece if you will. It represents a lot of things. This means a lot and everyone relates to it. It is perfect. The duality of life, fear, and death. No game, movie, book, picture, painting, joke, anime, cartoon, or show will ever top this creation. Graphics are the best thing I have ever witnessed. I sometimes confuse pictures of real life, for the game. I even believe that the game is, ore realistic than real life. A gift from the gods. It moved everyone, changed everyone, and made everyone perfect. The controls feel so good. I am going to play it right now. And I cannot wait for the remake and sequel on the PS5. Praise the game.… Expand
  7. GretchenGrinch4
    Nov 22, 2020
    1
    this is possibly the worst game i have ever played. i only gave it a 1 because the intro was cool. pick up garbage, throw away garbage,this is possibly the worst game i have ever played. i only gave it a 1 because the intro was cool. pick up garbage, throw away garbage, identify sound, eliminate sound. repeat. i was trying to give it a chance and at least get to the day 5 trophy. NOPE. couldn't stomach the repetition. a waste of 2 hours of my time and 5$ of my money. after slogging through this off and on for a week, I'm at day 24, and my opinion hasn't changed if anything it's gotten worse. Seems now I'm at the mercy of getting a good load out in order to advance. anybody else find it HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS that the all three of the 10 user reviews were on the same day and all by accounts that have 1 review in their history ?… Expand
  8. eagle-f
    Oct 11, 2020
    0
    It's a really bad game, there is nothing more. Go away and do something better with your time! Just play anything else. (like Life of black Tiger...)

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