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- Curve Digital
- Curve Digital
- Curve Digital
- Curve Digital
Table Manners
Released On: Feb 14, 2020
51
6.6
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
51
18% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
55% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
51
18% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
55% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Table Manners simply is ridiculous and fun, and it knows it. All it asks of you is that you be as lighthearted about the gameplay as it is. And if you can do that, and you don’t mind failing some levels in the process, I think you’ll love every second of it.
Table Manners is a joyful if simplistic, parody of modern dating. To its credit, while I never fell in love with Table Manners, I can’t stop considering places it might go from where it is now. What if other dates like movie theatres or walks in the park were similarly simulated with outrageous physics? What if hookups were simulated in this way? Table Manners is a lovely romp. My main complaint is that I couldn’t leave a tip for the waitstaff who cleaned the tables left in my wake.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
50% Positive
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4 Ratings
25% Mixed
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25% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
50% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
25% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
25% Negative
2 Ratings
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Table Manners is designed to give you indigestion with its OTT gameplay bound to provide a few frustrated laughs, though its lack of polish and longevity mean it's a bit of an empty snack.
Table Manners is disappointing and frustrating at the same time, and feels like a bit of a wasted opportunity to make something fun and different and entertaining.
There’s a fine line between playfully obtuse instructions and infuriatingly vague game design. Being unable to complete a task because it’s challenging is one thing, but not knowing exactly what the task is (and being blocked from doing it by bugs) is another. Table Manners has a brilliant premise and provides incisively funny commentary on modern romance but, just like when a Tinder date doesn’t match their profile and then proceeds to behave inexplicably, sometimes you just want to make your excuses and leave.
I’d have liked to have had more fun with Table Manners, but its purposefully-awkward controls ended up being just too awkward to bear. It’s a balancing act, and sadly I feel like developer Echo Chamber Games has missed the mark. It should be silly and entertaining – and it is, for a few minutes – but it quickly devolves into frustration. Maybe involving some friends might make it a bit more enjoyable. But by yourself, Table Manners just isn’t much fun.
A funny social commentary trapped between frustration and poor game design.
Summary Swipe right for the brand new NON-VR crazy physics-based dating simulator, Table Manners! Tonight's the night, you've secured a date and you're off to the most glamorous restaurant you know, there's only one problem - you're a disembodied hand with a knack for catastrophe!
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 14, 2020
Developer:
- Echo Chamber Games
Publisher: Curve Digital
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