Since only raw ingredients can be thrown, final preparations of dishes still require a fair amount of scrambling. In mid-June of this year, the long-awaited sequel to the title, Overcooked 2, was announced that promised to improve and extend the experience of the first installment. We are talking about Overcooked, the first work of Ghost Town Games (together with the support of Team17 ) that reaped considerable success, being one of the most awarded indies in the catalog of the then very young Nintendo Switch. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Switch NSPĪlmost a year ago, a groundbreaking game came to Nintendo Switch and won numerous awards (including 2 BAFTAs), for its innovative approach to multiplayer. Don’t worry, though you still have to run around like you’re on fire (well, sometimes you kind of are literally on fire). It’s still more fun to play with friends, but solo play feels natural this time around. While it’s just as clumsy as in the original, throwing eliminates some of the idle time, making it feel closer to the experience of playing co-op. Like the original, when playing alone you have to switch back and forth between two chefs, assigning tasks like cutting meat and veggies to one while freely moving around with the other. Throwing also makes solo play much better. One of Overcooked 2’s biggest overhauls is the throw button, and it’s truly a game-changer. Throwing adds a new and welcome layer of strategy and quickly becomes an invaluable technique to shave off time and complete more orders. For instance, with pasta recipes I’d start off by chucking two helpings into pots, freeing me up to move on to the next ingredient almost immediately. Food can be thrown directly onto burners, cutting boards, or into the hands of teammates, which removes some of the tedious back-and-forth of the first game.

Overcooked 2 is a ridiculously entertaining party game and a challenging extension of the original.

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