I Became A Barista

Since Western horror games don't spook me anymore, I've decided to look somewhere else. That's why we're checking out Closing Shift, a Japanese horror game about a girl finishing her shift in a café.
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[@chrisfoley1961]

i saw the title and thought this was a CDawgVA video and he actually became a barista for a day

[@sheriasanchez]

I was thinking the same thing. I get the feeling he might end up drinking all the orders. 😆

[@katazaki]

Lmao same

[@sheriasanchez]

@@katazaki Customer: What happened to my order? Connor: A monkey took it. 🐵☕

[@davidalesia6881]

Me too jaja

[@kay-jay1581]

I thought so too. I’m sure that’s next on his list. Preparing and selling coffee or bubble tea lol

[@laurensather8932]

As a Starbucks employee, this is pretty much exactly what it’s like to be a barista

[@raiaansell]

Including the stalker? Thats a pain

[@mangoste3n]

Is the stalker part a bonus? Or something?

[@laurensather8932]

I mean before I started my store got a restraining order against some guy who was harassing people so…pretty close

[@Corvyyx]

Never been to a Starbucks before what would you recommend?

[@peepopalaber]

starbucks? barista? LOL

[@SilverAmamiya]

"I don't think I really get scared by these games" Connor's famous last words

[@Jack-hp9yw]

Yeah he then got jumpscared so bad his heart rate dropped to 59 and then shot up to 110

[@victoryanez8840]

Nice pfp

[@tomato6102]

i mean his heart rate went above 80 like twice

[@FinalRepublic]

This stream had one of the greatest jump scares ever recorded. Connor actually gets whiter, impossible I know, for a second, doesn't look like he has seen a ghost, but is the ghost.

[@YellowGoblin1111]

8:07

[@atlasnext4144]

The character models being terrible actually adds to the horror lmao

[@badbloodc8058]

ikr? They go into uncanny valley territory or whatever it's called

[@mega_lapras6047]

I thought that was part of it didn't know it wasn't intentional lmao

[@EspeonMistress00]

That's the point of this genre of horror bruh

[@controlcon]

@@mega_lapras6047 it is part of the horror

[@112mirai]

Its the style of chilla's art games

[@camradin]

wake up honey, new chokedawgva video

[@wagiqwq]

Imagine it's not 19:36 where you at

[@frawzt]

"What's a horror game in Japan? Daily life. Work". That hit a little too close to home :c

[@bwubbity]

i know this was supposed to be "haha funny connor gets scared bc of a videogame" kinda video, but all i could think of throughout was how someone actually lived through something like this and thats terrifying.

[@ticklord]

The worst part is this ending is sadly how a lot of preventable stalking killings happen as the authorities don't do anything to stop it from happening.

[@PicassosCat]

@@ticklord the amount of how many streamers deal with it and the cops not doing is crazy. Imagine being just another person with noone else to vent about it

[@ticklord]

@@PicassosCat Happens all the time to normies too. It's actually so depressing

[@thecheesanator7980]

Yeah this is pretty much just female retail employee simulator. Maybe not everything but most women I worked with had at least 1 creepy encounter like in the game.

[@Cae17617]

Womp Womp

[@iron_Will]

Impressive how this game managed to capture the chilling psychological dread known as "being a woman"

[@BigAl2-u7e]

Not as much as the dread know as "working in customer service"

[@sixzer0six606]

@@BigAl2-u7e have you thought about the dread of "being a Woman AND working on costumer service?" Truly horrific

[@CrayonConoisseur]

Chilla's Art made a new genre called woman simulator

[@TheNinjaMobster]

Once you take into account of this, you’ll start to understand that this can apply to anyone. The fear of being stalked and home invasions in the middle of the night without you really knowing it is going to happen right in front of you is paranoiac. It’s not paranormal, it’s realistic, and it can occur at any moment.

[@aethenwulf4757]

unless i'm ugly af.

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

Me living in the middle of bloody knowhere 16 miles away from the neares city: where stalker?

[@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022]

@@friendlycomradeivan5393 That can actually be the opposite of safe because being near to other homes provides a sort of defense. People aren't likely to be attempting to rape one in someone's home if the neighbors are gonna hear it.

[@vt_hikaru]

I feel alot of those situations in the game could've been avoided for example maybe don't leave your house in the middle of the night just cause the cable is out. Also when you throw a break at a potential killer make sure dude is dead cause if you don't 99 percent of the time they do come back. But overall yea I agree situations like this do happen in real life so regardless of age or gender stay strapped

[@epidia1025]

Something about the world not being paranormal and yet being so scary says a lot about the quality of the game.

[@wackywackster114]

There will always be something terrifying if a horror is only based in reality, it'll never fail to make me pee my pants a little

[@Hirahtagi]

I thought you were going to say "says a lot about society"

[@epidia1025]

@@Hirahtagi i thought so too when i was writing it. Weird how trash taste has reprogrammed my brain. Maybe the podcast is a little more sinister than we think.

[@Hirahtagi]

@@epidia1025 would you say that says alot.......... about trash taste?

[@epidia1025]

@@Hirahtagi Maybe trash taste is a reflection of society and its effects on the political and economic state of deez nuts.

[@SamuraiGoth]

What a fantastic concept. Playing a woman in a painfully relatable mundane work situation and being in the depressingly common Japanese stalking issue.

[@NatzoXavier]

and this is why I think everyone working night shifts need a shift buddy.

[@SunriseAlchemist]

It's interesting how this game disarms you and makes the scary parts way more scary

[@nancyhill1566]

Can confirm that this is very much what it’s was like being a barista, right down to the guy dancing at you. I had a houseless guy who would come in and dance and mumble rap for me regularly- totally harmless, he would bow and leave when he was done

[@vt_hikaru]

Did he even order anything?

[@nancyhill1566]

@@vt_hikaru no, he just wanted to dance for a bit I guess

[@jokersgame1380]

I love how the first jumpscare in the game he had an actual heart attack and his heart rate dropped at first

[@hackerme679]

That sound like Connor would do for content especially when he plays this game

[@Nukle0n]

I don't think you know what a heart attack is.

[@jokersgame1380]

@@Nukle0n sorry if I gotta explain this to everyone but umm I was joking, he didn't have a heart attack or he would not have posted a vod/video (due to tos), nor would he be streaming for a long time, it was not really a heart attack, his heart rate dropped and I made a silly I am sorry if I confused people lol but also not really sorry you should already know it wasn't real lol

[@JavaTheCup]

Welcome to the world of being a barista. We're glad to have you ☕

[@VV-ht2pp]

☕☕☕

[@newbie4789]

What do you do here Java? Are you also trying to escape from getting stalked?

[@mpkio]

"Why? What is the point of this? Why am I doing all this shit? Why am I here? Why am I making these drinks for people I don't care about?" As a Starbucks barista, this is the same thing I ask myself everyday I'm at work xD

[@Reinbex]

I really wanted to see Connor be a Barista for a day irl ~.~

[@xtuffcookiex]

I hope his name tag just says Monkey

[@pepethefrog6809]

Maybe he'll do it in one of his adventures instead of stripping and pole dancing. LOL

[@jezusbloodie]

Ngl before i clicked i thought it was gonna be one of irl videos

[@vt_hikaru]

I was hoping kaho had dragged him into it but I guess we just got a video of them so it was probably unlikely

[@Vermilion_Red]

the real horror is being understaffed in a cafe

[@vt_hikaru]

Especially during rush hours

[@Scott-J]

Remember kids, service industry workers are nice to you because it's their job. Don't be a creeper. Don't write sh**y poetry.

[@vt_hikaru]

Also don't dance half naked in front of them. Just order your shit and leave please.

[@arctohru]

Dont try and converse with the poor man dying at the cash register. He just wants to leave.

[@sonyphan3802]

Timestamps for people who don't like jumpscares or scary parts but still wanna watch: 6:38 (slight spook) 8:10 (jumpscare) 9:12 (slight spook) 11:55 (slight spook, uncomfy part) 12:46 (spooky) 15:20 (jumpscare) 15:30 (jumpscare) 15:41 (jumpscare) 18:30 (slight spook, uncomfy part) You've made it to the end, good job :>

[@minatsukidw6473]

Thank you!

[@lazyshinobi2861]

As silly as these games are they do an excellent job of building tension … that is till someone teleports through a wall but still I have to imagine it’s one person making this so we can ignore those parts.

[@nightbringer6066]

i actually thought that was part of the game. Just showing how warped everyone around you is... For me at least, it was a good effect.

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

What I love about the Chillas Arts games I that they're often told from the pov of a lower wage worker, an everyday man/woman who're just trying to survive and who sadly don't have much control over the terrible situations they're trapped in, mostly because they can't afford to leave. Very Junji Ito (without the supernatural...minus the convenience store)

[@charliebun4454]

i actually really love seeing guys play these types of games cause as a girl this shit is mortifying LMAOOOOO like they get scared at ceratin parts but for me the entire premis of a night shift is horrifying (everyone can be stalked of course btw)

[@vt_hikaru]

I don't know why jobs don't require shift buddies for people working nights and closing. When I was manager at...WacDonalds I never let my employees go outside unless it was with 1 or 2 coworkers. We also had a drunk stalking the place. I told everyone to lock the drive-thru windows and I went to the office to monitor the cameras as I called the cops.

[@Kittikee10]

they are so tone deaf it's not even funny

[@someone_laze]

I was just about to go watch the vod for this after hearing Connor and Sean talk about in the trash taste episode they did with him, until I noticed a new upload from this channel with the title of ”I became a barista”, and I thought, ”huh, that sounds similar what closing shift seems to be about”.

[@Dorian_Scott]

Connor: *_"I don't really get scared by horror games."_* Also Connor: *Gets jumpscared by this lady* (8:06)

[@Candy26262]

The horror is having to deal with customers

[@vt_hikaru]

Amen to that

[@emma_nutella58]

“Why am i making these drinks for people I don’t care about” I tell myself that every time I work at my cafe

[@the-tea-collector]

This game is a great example of how a simple concept/plot can make the game scary

[@pogspawn556]

the fact I came back from my cafe shift, opened YT to relax and DECIDED to watch this PURELY to go 'pfft, oh Connor, you silly little man, you have no idea.' the coffee is taking over please help me

[@ClaireandMaxina]

I mean this is just the very real fears of women. Nothing even unbelievable

[@joann-jq4dv]

It's terrifying to think that there's actual people like this in the world that stalk and hurt others. I think that's what makes this game so unsettling

[@moonwalker8391]

This game is pretty good, i have seen some gameplay for this game before, but i love conner's reactions and commentary that i wouldn't mind watching another gameplay of this game

[@HyakuyaFutaba]

As a dunkin employee I relate to his existential crisis when more then 1 customer came in at once

[@Paulytoadzz]

As a barista in a Small coffee shop, this is exactly how 3 am shifts feel!!

[@arnehurnik]

Absolutely insane to make people staff a café in the middle of the night. Or anything except a fire station.

[@vt_hikaru]

Why are you open at 3am?! I'm so sorry you gotta do that. Between 1am-5am nothing should be open especially if you're working the shift alone. Forget the creeper situation it's just dangerous as someone can rob the place, you can slip and get injured and no one would know

[@IunaIia]

While this was cut well, it's unfortunate that the heart rate monitor was lost everytime the screen was zoomed in on Connor's face for reactions but then we lost out on the peak spikes

[@Red-mg4ro]

The scariest thing in the world: customer interactions.

[@EmilyLuciaVlog]

That was a trippy game. The drink-making process looked stressful if you received a ton of orders.

[@loganbritton6737]

Okay but when is Connor going to do a "I become a barista in Japan" IRL video

[@Mitsu92]

I know this is "not that deep, it's just a video game" but this sort of stuff is a real world issue. And while maybe not always this extreme, it's not as uncommon as you'd think. If this made you uncomfortable to watch, you now have an inclination of how a lot of women feel on a daily basis - always paranoid of your surroundings, forced for accept inappropriate comments and harassment because "it's a compliment", compromised privacy, etc. Important to remember however is that stalking happens to men and women alike. Mental illness doesn't have a gender. Regardless, thank you for your content as always, Connor. Though this one made me uncomfortable for personal reasons, you still made it funny. Your videos and streams always make day a bit better.

[@EspeonMistress00]

It is deep lol. That's the point of horror games like this. Too show how scary irl world is.

[@Mitsu92]

@@EspeonMistress00 That's how I feel too! But when you point that out, a lot of people respond with "it's just for fun / stop making a big deal out of it" or suchlike so I thought I'd get ahead of it for once. Thank you affirming the purpose of these sort of games, I appreciate that others feel the same way and have that insight.

[@vt_hikaru]

It's important to learn personal defense and also carry some type of defense weapon with you such as gun, knife, pepper spray. Also jobs that are open between 1am-5am should have 2-3 people on shift. People might think it's overboard but I personally would feel safer with these things implemented. Also if you're a customer don't be a freaking weirdo to employees. We just trying to do our job and go home to our loved ones. I don't want to see you half naked dancing, I don't want to hear your life story. Just buy your shit and leave

[@baby_carrot2071]

Yesssss I’ve been waiting for the edited version of this! I’ve watched the 3 hour vod completely like 4 times and it never failed to entertain. Thank you Connor for being so fun on screen and making your viewers happy with every upload ❤️❤️

[@syedmajidhassan4051]

KZbinr discovers normal workdays. He is horrified

[@amalilconfused]

The senpais neck in itself is scary AF. I don’t know if the developers just have crappy modeling and are meant to look like it was made in the 90s or those are the signs that the characters are ghosts/monsters.

[@liketanyanot]

This video game should just be called “Being a Woman”.

[@xmaslieder]

Thank god I'm not a woman. insert skull emoji

[@Wes_Bluemarine]

POV: you're a woman

[@feiwuxu701]

connor bricked up when he started dancing. no cap.

[@fuzzipink]

This reminds me when I worked in Macy’s store in the home goods department. It was a closing shift I was alone that night. There was a set of knives displayed and they weren’t secured. One strange looking man, the only customer in the entire department, was roaming around for a long time. Closing time was coming up soon, I approached him to see if he needed any assistance. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “if I wanted to, I could pick up any of those knives and kill a pretty young lady like you….” I was terrified. I nervously laughed it off and lied to him telling him the knives are actually glued down and not even sharp. I excused myself quickly and directly went to my managers offices, locked the door and notified security right away. Thankfully I arrived home safe and requested to never be assigned a closing shift again. I was only 16.

[@SwordSaint32]

If you want a more chill version of this I highly recommend Coffee Talk, you run a Café in a modern fantasy setting.

[@MisutahJ]

As a former Caffe Nero employee, I can confirm this game is 100% accurate.

[@julliyette]

Connor finally got to experience the fear of being a lone woman at night

[@vt_hikaru]

Making coffee to weird customers

[@Ramirez_7651]

You know what, it’s 1:17am over here, I have to wake up at 7am…frick it, this is gonna be the one before I go to sleep

[@syedmajidhassan4051]

That's what they always say. See you 3 hours later when you finally decide t sleep

[@Ramirez_7651]

@@syedmajidhassan4051 It still felt like I didn’t sleep at all tbh

[@furuyawn]

8:09 i dont doubt that this was the worst jumpscare he's ever had, just looking at his heart rate LMFAO

[@alexguzman9997]

8:10 and all this time i thought he likes Moms...

[@michaelkn9]

Daily life in japan is a game concept considered horror for everyone else except japan

[@owenko7101]

It’s funny how I can only tell Connor is doing this in game and not irl by the channel name and not the video title lol

[@Stephneechan]

The horror is that the real monsters are always human.

[@IPoopButterflies]

Sad part is that it's just based on what women experience every day, just being a woman... 😞

[@therattusrattus]

mans thumbnail looks like it’s from 2017

[@КатеринаБарановська-н5ф]

This video made my day! I have a shitty work day, but watching this with coffee made me laugh. Feeling sad about the woman, though.

[@kyleb8117]

When I got the dancing guy, I told him he was making me uncomfortable and my game froze up in an infinite loop of him just dancing there. LMAO

[@emma_nutella58]

I’ve worked at coffee shops before at night and I’m so glad I’ve never had shit like this

[@Noah-mq6fg]

this is just women in customer service simulator

[@IsleofJaya]

"I’ll have the Neapolitan cappuccino, More Cappa than Chino. Make sure it's got no more than 4oz of milk, The beans won't have the right texture otherwise. And make sure they spell my name correctly on the cup. They always put Foxy or Roxy. I hate that. If you can't handle that, I'll have a Venti Traditional Misto. Please use soy milk with two blonde shots, Affogato and Ristretto. I'd also love three vanilla pumps at the very bottom. Then add the coffee after." -- Moxxie from "Helluva Boss" episode 6 'Truth Seekers'

[@lucasarnal2321]

Bro the thumbnail looks like a generic youtuber lmao

[@Ellygator57]

You keep asking "Why is this a horror game?" but as someone who worked at Starbucks for several years, this is giving me PTSD. "What is the point of all of this? Why am I going all this shit? Why am I here? Why am I making these drinks for people that I don't care about?" "I am just giving this customer diabetes." You sound like a real barista. LOL!

[@pennyinheaven]

15:36 The sound reminds me of that one scene in devilman crybaby...the donkey sound. I'm guessing it wasn't just murder in this game.

[@Kyrrinx]

don’t you just love being junpscared by karen moms

[@silly.mistake2809]

" well then f*** off then don't f****** order" - connors wise words 🙏

[@pepethefrog6809]

"Let me guess, the guy I gave the keys to is gonna kill me. He looks like the kind of guy that would kill me." You couldn't be more right.

[@benvel3392]

Thumbnail be like: "The man behind the Grande"

[@MollyDollyy774]

Conner great video! 3:07 Chat: Why is this a Horror Game? Conner: Because this is *WORK!* Me: Work is Terrifying, True Horror!

[@martinsoto4696]

Connor please bring back the minecraft server vids with Mouse

[@MadMegs]

Ah yes a new Video from chokedaddyva… sorry chokedaddy…sorry choke…sorry Daddy

[@KenBladehart]

I love horror kusoge. Theyre something else No western horror games can match

[@evanlu1782]

i saw this thumbnail and thought....... "This is a based youtuber thumbnail" sheesh.

[@ideadlift20kg83]

Japanese games for whatever reason puts your GPU at temperatures close to the suns surface temperature.

[@thewolfpack7718]

Jokes on you my dawg, real work is horrifying.

[@SunriseAlchemist]

1:26 I'd love to know what ratio of the audience remembers tutorials like that

[@reizak8966]

Triple half-caff iced venti breve sugar-free caramel macchiato with whip, nonfat quad grande raspberry mocha no foam, tall americano with soy milk and ice on top and one and a half pumps of syrup, and a small hot chocolate for a toddler that's not too hot but not cold and not too sweet but not unsweet. This is one person and there are 5 more people behind her, all getting increasingly impatient, and one repeat customer that always flirts with you and tips you really well is looking like you owe him faster service because he slipped a 5$ bill into your tip jar with "you're beautiful" written on it the previous day. That's true horror.

[@Viroh]

I was expecting Connor doing a real job irl, scammed

[@greeny.official]

dude i screamed so loud

[@EvilCerealBoX]

Turn off all the lights, turn cam to infrared, and play horror game.

[@deconyus3412]

Who knew Connor used his Big Fist quirk for the thumbnail? Don’t know where he got a cup that big however…

[@gabekeepsitreal]

Japanese police in a nutshell :good intentions, none very effective

[@jenessapayan4791]

he should try some puppet combo games there scary and fun

[@Misoandsomesoup]

Bro this was an actual nightmare I had bro ;-;

[@thegaming_noodle794]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo he's starting to make Normal KZbin thumbnails

[@alexandercervantes9361]

4:28 Every day in customer service I make the same questions

[@comkioxd]

*shows entire playthrough of the game* "Haha that was Closing Shift, very fun game check it out" What do I check out, Connor? The credits?

[@coryberends5390]

Play alien isolation and both evil withins

[@karu2460]

damn it. I got Jumpscared by an edit of a police car crashing jesus

[@ogasama6028]

Meilyne and her husband Maki, played this game on stream as well. Was very entertaining

[@succinyerbollz]

Tbh japanese horror games hit way harder than those wanna be jumpscare games, just because those things can happen to everyone so easily

[@vt_hikaru]

That's because the other horror games tend to be of supernatural origin which most believe is more unlikely to happen compared to psychological horror which can happen to anyone at any time

[@succinyerbollz]

@@vt_hikaru yes exactly. But most of the time it's explained very badly

[@CantWords]

Mudan and team! Constructive criticism: the thumbails could be better. A lot of them kinda look low effort and really don't give any indication of the video you're going to watch. The editing is always top-tier it's a shame to see thumbails and sometimes titles that don't live up to the video itself... No hate seriously I want to see you guys succeed these are just my thoughts for a little while best of luck

[@endrollcurtaincall]

even after having watched the streams these videos are still a joy to watch just because of the editing

[@thenerdytiger9306]

8:15 the fact that it says panics in Welsh and I reacted the exact same way as Connor and am also welsh 🤣🤣🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@vplanet_6975]

I don’t know if I’ve ever actually seen Conner scared…except for in this video.

[@priyammascharak8400]

The sheer amount of coffee making in this game is perhaps to invoke the innate fear of a serviceman, giving bad customer service in Japan making this horror game unmistakably Japanese

[@flpandrei]

by this tumbnail, you became MrBeast

[@legoobi-wankenobi3080]

20 seconds woooooooo!