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Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Cook, Serve, Delicious! Steam art
Developer(s)Vertigo Gaming
Publisher(s)Vertigo Gaming
Director(s)David Galindo
Artist(s)Sarah Gross
Composer(s)Johnathan Geer
EngineGameMaker Studio
Platform(s)Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
ReleasePC
  • WW: October 5, 2012
Android
  • WW: July 29, 2013
iOS
  • WW: December 16, 2012
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Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a restaurant simulation game released in 2012, developed and published by Vertigo Gaming for Windows. The game was released on October 5, 2012 for PC, and for Steam after a period on Steam Greenlight on October 8, 2013. The game was later ported to Mac, iOS and Android. A sequel to the game, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2, was released on the September 13, 2017.[2]

Development

Cook, Serve Delicious! was designed and produced by Vertigo Gaming in October 2012. It was developed by David Galindo, with art from Sara Gross and music from Johnathan Geer.[3]

Cook, Serve, Delicious! was inspired by the PlayStation game Ore no Ryouri, which was released in Japan in 1999; Galindo had obtained a demo for the game through a gaming magazine and was intrigued by the approach and rush of the game, and inspired him to create a free fan-made game in 2004, using hand-drawn graphics.[3] While the game was popular, and he wanted to make a sequel, he had not sufficient funds to put into its development for it until after he had some success in releasing The Oil Blue, his first attempt at a full game.[3]

Work started on Cook, Serve Delicious! around March 2012, with plan to release in mid-2012 as to hit during the mid-year lull of major released. As Galindo was not a programmer, he used GameMaker Studio 8.1, which at the time was in beta development for creating Microsoft Windows releases and later would be expanded to include macOS and iOS support later; he wanted to get the game released for Windows first and then release other versions once the full GameMaker Studio version was out.[3]

Downloadable content was released for the game, with the name: Cook, Serve, Delicious: Extra Crispy Edition,[4] which added ten new foods to be placed on the menu, new music tracks, controller support and support for local Cooperative gameplay.

Gameplay

During a game of Cook, Serve, Delicious! With customers waiting for eight meals being created simultaneously.

Cook, Serve, Delicious! centers on an old, worn down restaurant in need of repair. The tower building in which the restaurant is included has had its business drop, but has tasked the player with changing that fortune. The player is given money, and a choice of twenty foods to place on the menu, but the player can increase this amount by purchasing new equipment for the kitchen with profit made from selling food to customers. Customers will ask for a variety of food and drink, as well as sauces, additions and toppings.[5]

The player will also have to contend with menial tasks in game, whilst making sure customers are correctly fed, tasks such as washing dishes, throwing out the garbage, and flushing the lavatory. Serving too many fattening or boring foods at the same time will turn customers away, while serving the same foods day-in and day-out will cause them to become stale and less attractive to customers.[6][7] The player has up to 8 cooking stations to cook food simultaneously; known in game as "holding stations".

Reception

Reception of the game has been mixed to high. Hooked games gave the game a 7.4/10 rating, commenting that the game is 'surprisingly difficult at times', and that it 'has a lot of charm', but also called the game 'repetitive'.[8] Touch Arcade gave the game 4.5 stars,[9] when rating the iPad version, but did not think the simplified controls made the game better. The Stereogram was very positive about the game, saying it was "much, much more than the sum of its parts."[10]

148 apps reviewed the app version saying that the game took "the best elements of every restaurant simulation game" and was "one of the most enjoyable and addictive games [they've] ever played."[11] They also praised the game's soundtrack and gameplay "The ultra-smooth touch controls make Cook, Serve, Delicious a joy to play."[11]

Sequel

Vertigo Gaming announced that a sequel to the game, entitled Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! was to be released on August 24, 2017.[2] The game has also been announced for release on Mac, Linux, and for PlayStation 4. The game was delayed, and eventually released on September 13, 2017. Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! boasted over 180 food types, in comparison to the original's 30, with food being split into Entrees, Side Dishes and Drinks. It has also added improved graphics, as well as the ability to customise the restaurant, including such things as chairs, or artwork on walls.

References

  1. ^ "Cook, Serve, Delicious! Releases". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "The Mouth Watering Cook Serve Delicious 2 Gets a release date". Euro Gamer. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Galindo, David (March 6, 2013). "How much do indie PC devs make, anyways? (Part IV)". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Bundletars - Cook, Serve, Delicious!". Bundlestars. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cook, Serve, Delicious! Yoyo Games". YoYo Games. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Game Review - Cook, Serve, Delicious!". Game Maker Blog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Impressions: Cook, Serve, Delicious!". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Cook, Serve, Delicious! review". Hooked Gamers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Cook, Serve, Delicious for iPad review". Touch Arcade. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Cook, Serve, Delicious! Review". The Stereogram. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b "Cook, Serve Delicious! Review". 148apps. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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