These include how many perfect orders you’d made, but also how many average or bad orders you had. And chastise myself loudly when I messed up something and killed my hard earned Perfect Combo.Īt the end of the your shift you earn a splash screen telling you your stats for the day. Like an overclocked computer, I’d feel the heat coming off my head as I muttered to myself which ingredient needed to go where. I could feel my brain going into override to ensure I got orders out quickly and correctly. This was always my favourite time of the day. However at 12pm and 6pm starts the Rush Hour, where you’ll be swamped with things to do.Ĭhoas but I love it! Keep an eye out for my reviewcoming very soon! #NintendoSwitch /grkSHoaRaF- Switch Indie Fix April 9, 2019
In the morning you don’t get many orders so you’re free to manage your chores and ensure your holding areas are topped up. The days run like clock work and last around about 5 minutes. Later on however, you really need to balance your meal preparation and customer waiting time so they don’t get angry. In the early game this isn’t a problem because recipes are simple and can be dished out quickly. Finally, there’s also the waiting time of the customer.
These are important for food that doesn’t need to be cooked fresh, and is a good way to get other food orders out quicker!Ĥ. Chores include taking out the rubbish, setting rat traps and cleaning the dishes.ģ.
The second is managing your chores, which effect the cleanness of your kitchen. Whilst working you have three main concerns to balance.ġ.The first is cooking the food and ensuring you match the order the customer wants.Ģ. In the early game its usually a fast food joint, but as your chef rating gets higher, you can work in classier establishments. The gameplay is set over a day in a restaurant and you’re free to choose which restaurant you want to work at. I found it interesting to learn a little bit about the origins of pretzels and laugh at some of the obvious jokes! Like juggling knives whilst reading BBC Good Food I think this shows the game was a labour of love for the devs. What I also like is that each dish has its own lore behind it.
The difficulty of the game is ensuring you can quickly process what ingredients need to go where, whilst getting the food to the customer fast! Some will want it with ketchup and mustard, some will want it dry: each order is unique. Some customers will want lots of toppings, some will want none at all. Then when you have an order for a hamburger, each order will be different. Usually you have to prepare something earlier in the day like a hot dog or hamburger patty, and store it in your holding station. Recipes change from dish-to-dish but mechanically all work in the same way.
The sheer volume of recipes also keeps that game feeling fresh, as every restaurant is themed around a different cuisine. From pretzels, to roast beef, to sushi, literally what ever food you fancy, it’s in this game! The varied recipes make the gameplay challenging but satisfying once you get a recipe down to memory. There’s so many recipes to learn and master. The food (and the game in general) is bright and colourful and looks waaaay tastier than anything you’d find at Ronald McDonald’s. Like the anime meals of Dragonball Z and Pokemon from my youth, all of the dishes in CSD2 for some reason look more delicious than real food. From a roach infested slop-pots to fine dining, CSD2 will throw every type of culinary cuisine at you. To do this, you’ll first have to work in other restaurants to learn new recipes and sharpen your cooking skills. Starting anew, your job is to get Cook, Serve, Delicious 2 off the ground. You play as the ill fated chef of Cook, Serve, Delicious! Whose reputation is in the gutter because of some funny legal affairs in their previous building. If you don’t know what the game is, CSD2 is a restaurant management simulator. It looks amazing and will leave you with a taste in your mouth that makes you want to go back for more. Much like an excellent meal in a 5 star restaurant, Cook, Serve, Delicious 2!! (CSD2) will blow your senses. To note, a review copy of the game was supplied by the game’s publisher Vertigo Gaming.