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Cook, Serve, Delicious! and Why You Should Play It

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Ghin
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States2391 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-20 12:44:18
October 20 2013 12:37 GMT
#1
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I had no idea how good a game Cook, Serve, Delicious! was when I purchased it. I had never even heard anyone talk about it. I saw the trailer for the game on Steam and then decided I had to try it out. I'm glad I did; this game is simply a masterpiece. The restaurant/food theme helps the game be instantly accessible and recognizable to everyone. The game itself forces you to act quickly and decisively in a way that I can only compare to BW.

This game will splatter your brain all over your keyboard.

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the fileting process

So what do you actually do in this game? You are the proud, new owner of a zero-star restaurant and it is up to you to make that restaurant the best in the world. To do this, you manage your menu and choose what foods are served each day. You need to purchase new foods and improve the quality of your dishes. Once you've done this, you can begin a day in the restaurant. Inside the restaurant, people will come in and order food. You select each order and then perform a series of keyboard strokes to complete it. You have to prepare each dish to the customer's exact specification, while generally cooking several other dishes simultaneously. There are also chores and other events that will pop up, like having to wash the dishes or clean the bathroom.

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the dishes need cleaning...

The difficulty of the game is controlled by a mechanic called Daily Buzz. Buzz is a measure of how popular your restaurant is and directly affects how many people come into the restaurant and thus the speed and frequency of incoming orders.

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sometimes it rains

The foods you choose to serve and your actions influence Buzz positively and negatively. For example, putting healthy foods on your menu increases Buzz by 5% for each, while choosing fatty mcfats decreases your buzz by 5% if you have too many. You can view what attributes each food has between days in the menu. You can also lower the difficulty by putting easy to prepare foods on your menu, like pretzels or corn dogs. This can be useful if you have a challenge you would like to complete. There are also foods that take longer to cook, or have more possible ingredients, or a more involved preparation process.

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some foods are harder to prepare than others

What makes this game so great is the sheer number of things it throws at you. To succeed, you need to decide what needs to be done and do it in a fraction of a second. Managing time and multitasking are essential. If you can't clear your orders fast enough, they will burn or people will get angry or leave, lowering your Buzz and the money you get from orders and tips.

This game has a powerful effect on mental clarity. Playing a round increases my alertness, mental speed, and focus. The sheer variety of foods, upgrades, and events make every day a unique challenge. I can't imagine a better practice tool for a BW player, or for anyone looking to improve their mental ability.

The game is available on Steam for 10$ and you can view the store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/247020. I would recommend viewing the trailer so you can see the game in action, as it is somewhat difficult to describe the game without seeing it directly.

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pour yourself a brewsky and enjoy this game

Seriously. Go try it out. This isn't a game you should skip over.

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shiroiusagi
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
SoCal, USA3955 Posts
October 20 2013 13:17 GMT
#2
Wow this is like one of those dining management service games on a whole new level (with having to prepare the food.) o___o
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Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3624 Posts
October 20 2013 13:44 GMT
#3
^^ Just watched the vods on steam, is that srsly the game experience? If so, next esport?
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Barbarne
Profile Joined August 2007
Sweden458 Posts
October 20 2013 13:59 GMT
#4
Since i've played like 400h of dredmor since you recomended it a year or so ago, I guess I'll try this one out too : )
YouthSC
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom355 Posts
October 20 2013 14:15 GMT
#5
Looks good, I'm going to try it too!
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Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
October 20 2013 15:04 GMT
#6
5/5 for the awesome ascii bear at the top
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50119 Posts
October 20 2013 15:08 GMT
#7
On October 21 2013 00:04 Rollin wrote:
5/5 for the awesome ascii bear at the top


its just a dude waving his big boned arm.
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NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
October 20 2013 17:05 GMT
#8
This review actually makes me want to play the game. Kudos to you!
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NeuroticPsychosis
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States322 Posts
October 20 2013 18:26 GMT
#9
This makes me hungry
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Blackfish
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria309 Posts
October 20 2013 21:55 GMT
#10
Just bought it an hour ago:
Wow, the way it get's really stressful in the rush hours fells so real, gives me some flashbacks to the time I worked in a restaurant xD
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Eben
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States769 Posts
October 20 2013 22:01 GMT
#11
This looks awesome. Going to try it!
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
October 20 2013 22:56 GMT
#12
holy shit that gameplay
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Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
October 20 2013 23:26 GMT
#13
It gets pretty intense during Lunch Rush, oh god if you picked a bunch of hard food, you better have your hotkeys memorized LOL

This game is a ton of fun...definitely a very slow start, once you suffer through the first 10-15 in-game days it picks up quite a bit.

Definitely give it a try if you are looking for a good time-filler
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SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
October 21 2013 02:57 GMT
#14
Bought this game like a week ago. It's the best thing ever.
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
October 21 2013 02:59 GMT
#15
On October 21 2013 08:26 Torenhire wrote:
It gets pretty intense during Lunch Rush, oh god if you picked a bunch of hard food, you better have your hotkeys memorized LOL

This game is a ton of fun...definitely a very slow start, once you suffer through the first 10-15 in-game days it picks up quite a bit.

Definitely give it a try if you are looking for a good time-filler


Yep, rush hour is intense.

I remember the first rush hour with both salad and pasta on my menu. Rough life.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9858 Posts
October 21 2013 03:17 GMT
#16
On October 21 2013 11:59 SnowFantasy wrote:
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On October 21 2013 08:26 Torenhire wrote:
It gets pretty intense during Lunch Rush, oh god if you picked a bunch of hard food, you better have your hotkeys memorized LOL

This game is a ton of fun...definitely a very slow start, once you suffer through the first 10-15 in-game days it picks up quite a bit.

Definitely give it a try if you are looking for a good time-filler


Yep, rush hour is intense.

I remember the first rush hour with both salad and pasta on my menu. Rough life.


I find that fish, salad, and beer are all very easy to make. Then I just add whatever else feels right.

Pizza = bleh, switching through screens, kind of hard to do
Burgers = nice and easy, just need to learn the rhythm for them
Fried foods = not good to have more than 1 since they take time as you have to hold down the button
Lasagna = wtf, really hard to do really quickly, gets harder as you upgrade too.
Ice cream = I like it, not too bad, and doesn't appear during rush hour

I don't have steak, but it seems really easy and good money.


Overall I feel like this game is very slow paced. Not that it's easy, but new things happen very slowly... I thought there would be more of a story.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 21 2013 03:37 GMT
#17
Slow paced game sounds good to me, sounds like a worthy purchase and rather fun. I rarely buy mobile games though but this is tempting... Is it worth the 4$?
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hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
October 21 2013 04:03 GMT
#18
Wow! This is the kind of game I've been waiting for! I used to play Papa's Pizzeria on Kongregate all the time. It's addicting taking orders and making them for the customers. This game looks like it's taking the restaurant service theme to a whole new level.

I admit it's probably not for everybody. But for the people that like this type of game, the depth of gameplay looks so awesome. Buying now.
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Ghin
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States2391 Posts
October 21 2013 04:25 GMT
#19
On October 21 2013 12:37 Disregard wrote:
Slow paced game sounds good to me, sounds like a worthy purchase and rather fun. I rarely buy mobile games though but this is tempting... Is it worth the 4$?


I'm not sure I would buy the mobile version, as it's a bit dumbed down for the casual windowlicking phone people. This game is definitely not "slow paced," I'm not sure where you got that from lol. There are 20ish foods to choose from to start your menu off, and every day or so there is a new upgrade for a food.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 21 2013 04:30 GMT
#20
Bought it on my nexus 4 instead, its more for while playing on commutes or breaks during class =D
Playing such games on PC seems rather lackluster to me.
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