Here, we were able to cruise past the first world and despite not earning all three stars in each level thereafter, we were able to reach the sixth and final world before we had to turn around and go redo an old level for a better score. In fact interestingly, the scaling up of difficulty in Overcooked 2 is more gradual and less challenging than in the previous one, which was a lot more unforgiving. But that's far from the only way the game ratchets up the difficulty, with the more frequently demanding tasks involving battling the environment you're cooking in, be it navigating kitchen layout and design, avoiding potential pitfalls that kill you off for five seconds, or figuring out mini-puzzles that stand in your way.įor those who played Overcooked, most of that will sound similar. What starts off with simple chopping and a tinge of cooking – think sushi, fries or nuggets – slowly evolves as the game brings in more elements such as frying, mixing, blending, steaming, baking in future levels and worlds, tasking you to whip up burgers, pasta, and pancakes. The dishes you make keep changing with the recipes getting more complex as you progress in Overcooked 2. Before that, you have to play through six differently-themed worlds – hot air balloon and wood rafts among them – containing as many levels, in which you can earn between zero and three stars, which accumulate to unlock future levels. But they don't make an appearance after the opening cinematic, with their presence reserved for Overcooked 2's swansong. The main villains in Overcooked 2 are based on a wordplay: ‘Unbread', you know because they're undead bread slices.
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But honestly, it's more like a series of levels merely pasted together with a thin layer of plot that has no bearing on what you're doing in the kitchen. Like the original, Overcooked 2 has a story mode. Problematically, Overcooked 2 doesn't have a built-in voice chat option, so you'll need to rely on external solutions for your platform of choice. It works well and gave us no trouble, save getting stuck once during loading.) And that's because being able to communicate with your gaming partner(s) is a crucial part of the game, with your communication efficiency having a direct and equal effect on your performance in the game, as much as your dexterity with a controller. (In fact, Overcooked didn't even have online multiplayer, a glaring omission that's been thankfully fixed with the sequel. Moreover, Overcooked 2 is one of those rare titles in today's gaming landscape that's better for couch co-op. And though you can play it in single-player, Overcooked 2 is essentially designed as a co-op experience for 2-4 players, with the most fun you will have with the original and the new sequel coming when you've a friend or more in tow.
Even though it has ‘2' in its title, Overcooked 2 is built in a way that players can jump directly into the new one without having to bother with its predecessor. Two years after impressing critics and winning hearts with its challenging yet fun (and oft-hilarious) cooking sim game, the creators of Overcooked are back with a sequel in Overcooked 2, out now on PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One after being announced at E3 2018.
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