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Here is the thing, nobody buys an early access game expecting it to be flawless. We expect things like bugs and missing features, but your first impression is still important. At the very least your game has to feel fun and has to provide a smooth and enjoyable experience, because if after a few minutes all that the ppl playing can feel is frustration, they will just refund your game and never look back, early access or not.
It unfortunately wasn't playable for me. I couldn't learn recipes. Sometimes I could right click and learn but the rest of the time no. I got stuck in the tutorial because it kept saying menu not ready but I couldn't learn more than one of the recipes I had in my inventory.
I think this might be one of the most beautiful cozy pixel art game I’ve ever seen! I was blown away ever since the starting scene on the train! The bug doesn’t really bother me BUT I do agree with you about the gameplay loop, it lacks something but idk what, it’s not satisfying enough to make me want to keep playing… Usually with games like this i keep saying “one more day” and after that “just one more day” and then 8 hours have passed lol, this one not really
Yeah. I'm trying to place exactly where it's going wrong. The font is HORRIBLE for me to try and read so that's not helping. At first, I was very annoyed I couldn't figure out what were ingredients. They kind of fixed that by having a magnifying glass appear when your mouse hovers over a harvestable plant. The other problem is harvesting is just slow and annoying. I wish I had auto pickup and I didn't have to go behind bushes in just the right spot to harvest them. I don't understand why it's like that. I think part of it is just the slow walking speed. Apparently you can buy some kind of food to make yourself faster temporarily but then you're spending all your money on coffee. Supposedly, you can get a greenhouse so maybe that'll help you not need to do a bunch of boring gathering. But then you have the restaurant and I guess the goal is to get it to be automated. But it's not like you can leave while it's running so you're just standing there doing nothing. So most of your days will be slowly gathering followed by standing around for a while. Yay....?
I have watched the developer on UA-cam for over a year. I knew it would be a first day buy for me. I’m enjoying it a lot. I’m burnt out on farming sims right now so it is a welcome change. Can’t wait for more!!
the bugs with foraging really annoyed me and there are times that the furnitures inside my restaurant would just disappear and end up on my inventory without me moving them 😅 have also experienced not being able to walk after exiting a part of the map after the transition screen. the lack of instructions also kinda bothered me because they never told me i am not allowed to stay up until 12 am so i've passed out few times already. i would still keep on playing it though because ive spent money on it and i believe that the devs will be able to work on all of the bugs. the game is still fun personally and i admire the hard work theyve put into it ❤
I experienced very few bugs while playing this game, there's definitely room for improvement, but i think is worth it to get you hyped while awaiting for future development.
I was planning on waiting for a sale. I never buy games full price I have saved a ton of money. I am a “patient gamer” and can wait 6 months or so for new games. I have a huge backlog. Right now playing graveyard keeper on my rog ally and gleaner heights on switch.
Yay new setup! The music in the video was a bit too loud for your mic audio, but the mic quality is good! Thanks for giving a critical review of the game. I've had my eye on it, but those are definitely things that would bother me too. I will wait to see how the game develops over time! It's hard to get rid of a game's first impressions for me 😅
I can understand the bugs being frustrating, but the fact you haven't even unlocked the ability to mine or use the greenhouse shows me you haven't experienced enough of the game to give it a fair review.
That new setup really shines :) I was really looking forward to this one so I'm probably gonna hold off until the developers iron out the issues. I'll be keeping an eye on it but gonna be a pass from me for now, at least.
I love this game being different but cozy games need to step up. Cozy shouldn't be boring and nothing to do. I'm kind of tired of farming and I think farming now should be a oh and you can ALSO farm and cook and craft, I want a story, an adventure, a world/lots of different civilizations to explore, or a very large game. I want all the life sim/crafting attributes, but lots to do but lots of events and story content. Sandrock probably did it best ngl. Excited for my time at evershine. Everyones doing these type of games now too. People need to give us more unique things to do and add more content. With a game with a repetitive loop you need to have constant story and events happening at a good pace throughout the game while you have the life sim stuff happening and crafting. it's how you keep it fresh, and not boring.
I was skeptical because the title name "chef rpg" just felt kinda lazy. But the game looks way better than I imagined. I will wait to see if those bugs are fixed before jumping in. Great video!
I've skeptically kept my eye on this for some time now, so I'm grateful to see you spitting truth for better or worse. The world looks fascinating with tinges of sci-fi to it and the art's enthralling, but the main takeaway from what I've witnessed so far isn't even the repetitiveness so much as the lack of a...spark. That distinct *something* that makes a game whole. Ironically, it's like a recipe with all the right ingredients but lacking that little zing of garnish or unexpected seasoning that makes it stand out in your memory and go back for seconds. That said, it's Early Access! There's pleeeenty of time for them to find that perfect combination and I wouldn't be surprised if we revisit this come launch and find ourselves pleasantly surprised by how they've overhauled it.
There is definitely no spark. I did not feel like I wanted to play one more day like other games in this genre make me feel, so that was telling enough for me
Keep in mind, games are put in early access so smaller studios can afford to finish them. A good example is "My time at Portia/Sandrock". Plus, once the game is finished, you don't have to pay extra.
I think my favorite part is that you can pass out after exhausting your stamina and end up in a clinic! ^_^ Maybe they should team up with a game like "Two Point Hospital", where, in another twist, you have to feed the clinic in order to pay for your hospital bill! ;)
Was really excited for the early access, but I decided to put a hold on playing it when I got stuck on the first day because I couldn’t open the restaurant due to the UI bugging out and not showing 😂 Really excited to see where this can go in the future though because cooking games are a breath of fresh air
Glad to see you back and I'm glad I watched this review before buying it, I'm going to wait a little until they fix things. Also, the new setup looks amazing :D
I appreciate your honesty. I haven't bought it yet because I dislike playing with keyboard and mouse so I was waiting for controller support. It looks beautiful, so I will probably wait a little while to play it, and in the meantime just watch and see what happens.
Great Review Bubbles! I personally do think the art is very pretty in this game, the scenic environments, the buildings, the sprites. Etc. They are what initially made me want to play the game. But I do find it lacking in interesting enough NPCs. Both in terms of story and art design choices, Most of the time, I play solely to romance and get to know the characters. And if one or more NPC has me hooked enough to romance them. Its usually a good game in my book! But I personally don't find any of the romanceable NPCs interesting nor attractive in this game. The character designs are whacky but not enough to hook me in. Not to mention the women are comparitively better designed the men in the game imo. I know the dev is further improving the romance option of the game. And that's good, I hope the characters get fleshed out so I can get attached. But overall, I personally could play this without needing to romance any of the NPCs at the moment. 😅
Yeah, I was like, "What is up with all these edgy NPC's? lol. It was definitely a choice. I feel like they spent too much time making the game look amazing and forgot it needs gameplay to go with it.
@@suicune2001 No for real! Design wise all the cookies were put in the environment designs of the game. I think the NPC portraits are good. But not conventionally attractive. And I didn't want to compare it to other cozy games with romance options, since it might've just been an art style preference of mine. But it's really easy to find someone to like and romance in Stardew, fields of mistria, Roots of Pacha and Portia. Which all have varying art styles and that didn't stop me from romancing almost all of the NPCs. I figured Chef RPG could make it up via character interactions, but it wasn't something I enjoyed.
@@opia6597 I think it's their expressions. Most of them seem to be looking at you like >_> Like, they are so over whatever is going on right now. One guy looked stoned out of his mind with weird stuff in his hair. It's just....yikes. Unless they have some amazing cutscenes, I don't see myself wanting to speak to any of these people.
I think it's because the NPC dialogues don't sound like something real people would say. Like who responds to a stranger greeting you with "I know more than you"?? It's not even because it's rude, it's just that it's a weird non sequitur. The only characters i can sort of vaguely see behaving like a human are Prisca, cos she at least explains why she acts the way she does, then Bowie, Uriel, and Aloys, cos they're kinda boring yes but they're at least not up in your face with their whole deal. The rest are kinda just checking off a list of tropes. It's not helped by the fact that the character portraits don't really change expressions much, they just kinda move their lips and blink.
Great video! Helped me decide this is definitely a let this "cook", probably gonna refund it and keep an eye on it for major improvements. New setup is 🔥
Starting from 12 am the stamina starts decreasing evry 30 in game mins. Which is annoying considering you are already exhausted with your hunting, foraging and restaurant serving work. And I had a bug where my coffee consuming section was stuck in loading. So neither did I get to consume coffee nor did I get to leave the restaurant while it was open. I was just getting stamina damage continuously. So I had to "force stop" the restaurant so I could get out and reload my coffee consuming section to get stamina while the time is running out. I went to bed at 1:55 am!!!
@@MissBubbles There are so many bugs in this game as of now. Sometimes in building mode I can't put another item after putting one. So I had to cancel build mode and reopen. Getting stuck in a place while walking is a common bug. I had to go to settings everytime this happened. Sometimes whenever I click to open purchase option in a shop the nearby minor npc starts speaking cuz they were really close to the shop like bruh!! The forage item collecting magnet system is super slow and you have to walk all around to collect everything. It should be faster than the other farming games considering this game heavily depends on the forage system. It should be quicker!! You can only accept one quest a day...which is very underwhelming and the fishing system sucks. Absolutely hate fishing. It's even more difficult when you don't buy or get the better fishing rod.
I'm gonna keep it in the wishlist and revisit it after a few months maybe. The lack of controller support gave me pause so I'll let it cook for a bit longer.
I didn't have any bugs besides small ones like needing to put you equipped item away over again. I wouldn't consider the decor mechanics bugged just not fleshed out enough. The real problem I have with the game is the seasons. They don't have an identity to them. I was expecting to get new foragables to make me change up my recipes but without that and not holidays yet it is kinda bland.
Love the new setup, the mic makes your voice shine! I watched a couple vids on Chef RPG, it looks fun, but I think I will wait a little longer and let it bake a little more, before I buy it (and yes pun intended lol)
nice review bubbz and i like the new setup! yes those bugs are not encouraging to put it nicely. i think i'm going to wait to see if it gets better as time goes on. it looks fun but i don't want to deal with a lot of the problems you mentioned.
I’m so glad I’m watching this before getting the game. I was excited for this one and I feel it has a ton of potential. Thank goodness it’s in early access so I can be more gentle about it having issues. Maybe I’ll get it on sale.
I was soo excited for this game, but was left so sad and disappointed. It took me about an hour to figure out the most basic controls and fishing was also awful and felt like a chore. The restaurant management wasn’t even exciting, challenging and fun. Big flop
I just REALLY dislike the fishing mini game and almost rage quit because it actually hurts to play and push the keys that fast. I still have a lot of hope for it though.
This game is on my radar as soon as I heard that romance is a thing (that's ALWAYS a requirement for me now when it comes to farming/life sims). I can't get it now anyway since I'd rather get a few other games first like Ova Magica (out Steam games at least). Thanks for the talking about the bug issues, hopefully that'll be a priority for the devs. Question, do you have to be good at multi-tasking when it comes to the restaurant management part? Like is time still moving when you do those mini-games? I've always been wary of management games because I am not a good multi-tasker.
I don't think the time was moving when I was cooking but I am not sure cause I was so focused on the mini games and not missing any keys that I did not look!
I felt a great lack of objectives, it's not like Stardew Valley, where you aim to reach the end of the mine or build the Community Center, it was limited to just going to collect/buy ingredients and cook. Besides, the hunting system didn't appeal to me. I was waiting for the game for almost 2 years and the disappointment was huge, I know it's early access, but I believe that games with early access are getting "very early", they have basic functions, a tiny map and are already putting them up for sale, being We all know that it will take about 5 years to finish the game, so we can think about DLC or a sequel to the game. I translated it via Google, if it's bad, I apologize.
Thank you for your review. I don't understand how I've watched so many reviews yet they don't bring up these bugs 😂 I cant get into Early access games because sometimes by the time it's a full.release, I would've moved on or wanted.to.try something new. I miss the old.days of just a released game. Granted, I understand why they go down this.route and look forward to a more polished chef rpg
Problem is, now, even a full access game is not complete and we are flooded by updates from years to come. It is so difficult to find to have a full game to play
@MissBubbles I'm 5050, I don't mind updates when it's like DLC so effectively a new game I can sink hours into. What I found though are these full releases are in effect still early access, riddled with bugs, missing content and were supposed to be understanding 😂 just keep the game in early access until ready
Personally, I'm just not into these types of cooking minigames. In a life-sim focused on cooking, I'd much rather have something more like Kynseed or Immortal life's version rather than rhythm based minigames.
I bought this game on release day and I do agree with the gameplay loop lacking elements to keep you hooked. I think it might be because not all of the features are unlocked yet. I get the feeling this game is very slow paced. That being said, I have seen the devs have already put out a few patches to fix bugs. I haven’t really encountered many bugs while playing so far. There was one where my kitchen counter disappeared off the face of the earth and I had to buy a new one 😂 keyboard and mouse controls are very uncomfortable for me though so I can only play for a short while at a time. I’m just trying to give it a chance, but I do feel disappointed in it as well.
Well, I'm not a huge fan of early access in general so it wont be a problem for me .However , I hope they fix the bugs by the time of the full release 😕
I have a bug where I cant see the inside of the pet store. I just get to see the hotel hallway and I think in the furniture store as well, where I cant see the rooms in the corners from the inside (I dont mind that too much tho, but the pet store ahhh) But like only there...anywhere else where a wall is supposed to disappear it does. I really enjoy the game, but it feels a bit repetitive after a couple of hours (I also hate that I cant leave the restaurant with like a manager or smth..) if they remove the bugs and add some quality of life features plus fix some annoying stuff it will definetely become a huge hit
Been waiting for reviews for this game! I like the art style and gameplay mechanics but it's smarter to wait to buy after fixed bugs and a bit more content. I've been really wanting to play a cooking/management game like this and have been looking at Traveller's Rest for a while now too, but some of the recent Steam reviews have been more negative towards their newest update so I'm still on the fence about it. Great video (and new setup)!
It comes with a culprit has to be one of the funniest word choices I've heard in a vid like this. What crime was commited? The cost, however, seems like a waste of game potential (you most likely would choose it because of accessibility reason if the mini games are fun enough). I watched people play this on stream and the mini games actually didn't seem that fun to me so now I'm considering dropping this from my wishlist and sink hours into Travellers Rest when I get to it. There gameplay vids/streams convinced me the game is most likely gonna be fun. This video is great because I was wondering if I missed things. I wouldn't buy or try before controller support anyway. My body complains about mouse and keyboard play after maybe 1 hour (faster is I do it more often).
also if we go about tedious gameplay, I'd rather have fun with Sun Haven on Steam Deck (they mostly fixed the font size issue). It sucks power, so the play sessions are short as I usually don't play with it plugged into the socket but it's fun. It took like 10 hours to get used to the slightly less practical pars like the controls not being like many other farm sims, but I can live with it (or maybe just rekey the buttons, lol). I got more back for it. Even while I was watching people play this one, I didn't get that sense of fun or satisfaction that can usually give me. Until now that has only landed in me not liking a game while playing it either. And some games are still entertaining to watch depending on who's playing (like A Short Hike, Mail Time, or Little Kitty, Big City) but I'd still be bored playing it. Anyway, thanks for this. I'll keep the game on my wishlist for a bit longer, but I'm getting more conviced by the day it isn't for me. And it's not the restaurant management. Pixel Café was one of my fave games that I finished tihs year. Definitely give that one a shot if you haven't yet. The gameplay is just locked to the kitchen, but it's so much fun (and hard at times, even in easy mode).
@@MissBubbles not mine either. I think it's funny that you confused the words culprit and cost. I reminds me of the time in school I confused siege with topping (in my defense, it's the same word in Dutch) when I was writing something about sandwiches. It's ridiculous I made that mistake in hindsight, but also just hilarious. Just imagine if chocolate sprinkles or cheese were laying siege upon a slice of bread. It comes with learning a language and learning never stops :D
Honestly I'm just tired of buying Early Access games where you basically are the playtesters. I get that's how it works but I'm just over it. I am only buying fully released games now because I Don't want to pay the developer to be a playtesters for free. I just to enjoy.
I was about to go for this, but then i saw that controller support isnt coming until later. Thats a bit of a deal breaker for me atm since i play on my steam deck
I WANT to like this game. I get to run a little vegan restaurant. But like you said, the gathering is annoying and the cooking mini games will get very old very fast. There's also no save scumming. Even if you end task on the game, it still saves. I spent all my money on something, expecting to save scum if I didn't like it, and....... nope. x_x;;; I've restarted my game several times already. One of the original complaints I had, which they fixed, is not being able to identify harvestable plants. But harvesting them is still a pain. And I feel there just isn't enough time to gather AND run the restaurant AND talk to NPCs all on the same day. So if you get your restaurant up and running automatically, what's the point of the game? You'll just stand there watching it and then go out and gather some more. So yeah, I think the gameplay is already getting boring and I've played roughly 10 hours with a couple hours in there of just restarting my game. EDIT: Oh yeah, and the FONT! D: It's so hard for me to read.
Hello. Thank you for your video. You won't believe it, I was just looking for a cooking game recently. But it looks like Chef RPG is not the game I need. Despite the fact that it looks quite interesting, I don't like complicated mini-games. I want to find a game with interesting cooking mechanics that would be useful for something. It seems that the dream game doesn't exist for me yet.
If you want a farming and cooking game that's a bit on the intermediate side, try Epic Chef, here's my review for it ua-cam.com/video/2aioW17oVqw/v-deo.htmlsi=-a8gwvrk27abh2DP
Fields of mistria also early access wat cheaper way better, i was dissapointed with chef rpg since i was waiting so long and its still shitty for big price 😂 there are better games in the same stylehope its get better tho
Yes. I have been playing 100% vegan just fine. ^_^ One of the most lucrative dishes I've seen in the game so far is a vegan dish. I just did a super long 13.5 hour day and got $60k with only two vegan dishes. 🤑😎
@@MissBubbles I actively dislike this new "bare minimum click to attack" trend we have been getting in indie games, especially indie games with farming and "combat" so Chef RPG has the same thing with the bow an arrow for hunting and I find it extremely boring. Shepherd's crossing has done it the best to have a hunting mechanic in a farming sim and no farming sim since has done it like that, just this boring lazy minimalistic point and click "combat" They have the ability to put in effort for somethin so much better.
Sadly i bought it and damn i cant survive the boringness of this game. Theybe giving excuses like its early access. Early access is supposed to mean unfinished gme not completely boring games. The game rn felt completely empty. I just cant survive the boringness of it. The characters are just pure boringness. I refunded and will never look back unless the game got update thats do overhaul of revision about everything cuz again everything in this game rn is pure boring stuffs. It felt like im just doing the unpaid job playing this game. And what worse is, im the one who is paying not getting paid.
I really want to love this title. I will be following it, to see if they add any quality of life improvements (in addition to fixing the many things you mentioned), but I won't be buying it yet, or likely anytime soon. I love restaurant running sims like this. Coffee Caravan is an amazing example. But the whole skill points on character creation thing, alongside talent trees and the like, has never been my idea of 'cozy' since I don't like to replay games/do multiple playthroughs, and don't like the idea of having to restart because I chose something I didn't like, or suffer due to poor choices if I go in blind. Browsing tutorials and wikis before or during playing a game is not my idea of cozy. Playing DDR to cook a dinner is not my idea of cozy (you have to do it once to unlock auto cook, no idea how auto cook works or not from the few plays through I've watched on UA-cam so far). Trying-too-hard-to-be-unique fishing minigames that require lightning reflexes and bobbers that disappear for milliseconds (which you'll miss the cue for if you so much as blink) is not my idea of cozy. Days that go by too quickly with no options to adjust that is not my idea of cozy (hated it in SDV, hate it in any others that make me feel like I have to ruuunnnnnn like hell like a chicken with my head cut off all day - that's stressful). No rebinding keys, no ultrawide support, no nothing. The concept, the story focused gameplay, the restaurant handling, the art style of more detailed pixel art, I love it all. But it seems they're going not for cozy but trying to toe the line between standard rpg/challenging gameplay and cozy, trying to grab all the markets instead of picking a lane. And I just don't think it works.
New setup... new mic... new camera... WHO DAT??
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what mic is that? your voice so relaxing and cozy
Here is the thing, nobody buys an early access game expecting it to be flawless. We expect things like bugs and missing features, but your first impression is still important. At the very least your game has to feel fun and has to provide a smooth and enjoyable experience, because if after a few minutes all that the ppl playing can feel is frustration, they will just refund your game and never look back, early access or not.
1000%
Facts, that's common sense, the game is not finished. The game is great overall
Facts
It unfortunately wasn't playable for me. I couldn't learn recipes. Sometimes I could right click and learn but the rest of the time no. I got stuck in the tutorial because it kept saying menu not ready but I couldn't learn more than one of the recipes I had in my inventory.
I think this might be one of the most beautiful cozy pixel art game I’ve ever seen! I was blown away ever since the starting scene on the train!
The bug doesn’t really bother me BUT I do agree with you about the gameplay loop, it lacks something but idk what, it’s not satisfying enough to make me want to keep playing… Usually with games like this i keep saying “one more day” and after that “just one more day” and then 8 hours have passed lol, this one not really
1000% I just wanted to stop playing and nothing made me excited to play more after 10 in-game days (and first 5 days were SO slow)
Yeah. I'm trying to place exactly where it's going wrong. The font is HORRIBLE for me to try and read so that's not helping. At first, I was very annoyed I couldn't figure out what were ingredients. They kind of fixed that by having a magnifying glass appear when your mouse hovers over a harvestable plant. The other problem is harvesting is just slow and annoying. I wish I had auto pickup and I didn't have to go behind bushes in just the right spot to harvest them. I don't understand why it's like that. I think part of it is just the slow walking speed. Apparently you can buy some kind of food to make yourself faster temporarily but then you're spending all your money on coffee.
Supposedly, you can get a greenhouse so maybe that'll help you not need to do a bunch of boring gathering. But then you have the restaurant and I guess the goal is to get it to be automated. But it's not like you can leave while it's running so you're just standing there doing nothing. So most of your days will be slowly gathering followed by standing around for a while. Yay....?
I have watched the developer on UA-cam for over a year. I knew it would be a first day buy for me. I’m enjoying it a lot. I’m burnt out on farming sims right now so it is a welcome change. Can’t wait for more!!
I’m dying at the animal sound effects in the forest 🤣 Very fair review and I love your new setup Miss Bubs!! Your audio sounds amazing too ☺️😊
The elk and boar sound sooooo badddd
the bugs with foraging really annoyed me and there are times that the furnitures inside my restaurant would just disappear and end up on my inventory without me moving them 😅 have also experienced not being able to walk after exiting a part of the map after the transition screen. the lack of instructions also kinda bothered me because they never told me i am not allowed to stay up until 12 am so i've passed out few times already.
i would still keep on playing it though because ive spent money on it and i believe that the devs will be able to work on all of the bugs. the game is still fun personally and i admire the hard work theyve put into it ❤
I experienced very few bugs while playing this game, there's definitely room for improvement, but i think is worth it to get you hyped while awaiting for future development.
I was planning on waiting for a sale. I never buy games full price I have saved a ton of money. I am a “patient gamer” and can wait 6 months or so for new games. I have a huge backlog. Right now playing graveyard keeper on my rog ally and gleaner heights on switch.
I loveee Graveyard Keeper! Are you enjoying it?
Yay new setup! The music in the video was a bit too loud for your mic audio, but the mic quality is good! Thanks for giving a critical review of the game. I've had my eye on it, but those are definitely things that would bother me too. I will wait to see how the game develops over time! It's hard to get rid of a game's first impressions for me 😅
Your review made up my mind of not purchasing the game. Thank you. :)
I can understand the bugs being frustrating, but the fact you haven't even unlocked the ability to mine or use the greenhouse shows me you haven't experienced enough of the game to give it a fair review.
As I mentioned I played 10 hours. That was enough for me to decide if I want to continue or stop
agreed there is more to do and story to unlock and it works great on steam deck with community controls
Loved the new setup❤, also your voice sounds extra cozy!
I'm sooo happy to know the mic sounds good 😍😍😍
Your set up is so cute! I can’t play Chef RPG right now because I’m stuck on the Switch but I feel like I will have so much with it once I do! ❤
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Love the review, Bubbles! I'll probably skip this one myself, there's just too much on my plate (pun totally intended, haha).
That new setup really shines :) I was really looking forward to this one so I'm probably gonna hold off until the developers iron out the issues. I'll be keeping an eye on it but gonna be a pass from me for now, at least.
thank youuuuuuu
I love this game being different but cozy games need to step up. Cozy shouldn't be boring and nothing to do. I'm kind of tired of farming and I think farming now should be a oh and you can ALSO farm and cook and craft, I want a story, an adventure, a world/lots of different civilizations to explore, or a very large game. I want all the life sim/crafting attributes, but lots to do but lots of events and story content. Sandrock probably did it best ngl. Excited for my time at evershine.
Everyones doing these type of games now too. People need to give us more unique things to do and add more content. With a game with a repetitive loop you need to have constant story and events happening at a good pace throughout the game while you have the life sim stuff happening and crafting. it's how you keep it fresh, and not boring.
I haven’t had too many bugs sure a few things here and there but not enough to stop me enjoying the game
Glad to hear that!
I was skeptical because the title name "chef rpg" just felt kinda lazy. But the game looks way better than I imagined. I will wait to see if those bugs are fixed before jumping in. Great video!
Hey! Watch Noah's (Pixel architect) videos to understand why it's called Chef RPG. It's not a lazy name! And he onced planned to change it
I've skeptically kept my eye on this for some time now, so I'm grateful to see you spitting truth for better or worse. The world looks fascinating with tinges of sci-fi to it and the art's enthralling, but the main takeaway from what I've witnessed so far isn't even the repetitiveness so much as the lack of a...spark. That distinct *something* that makes a game whole. Ironically, it's like a recipe with all the right ingredients but lacking that little zing of garnish or unexpected seasoning that makes it stand out in your memory and go back for seconds. That said, it's Early Access! There's pleeeenty of time for them to find that perfect combination and I wouldn't be surprised if we revisit this come launch and find ourselves pleasantly surprised by how they've overhauled it.
There is definitely no spark. I did not feel like I wanted to play one more day like other games in this genre make me feel, so that was telling enough for me
Keep in mind, games are put in early access so smaller studios can afford to finish them. A good example is "My time at Portia/Sandrock". Plus, once the game is finished, you don't have to pay extra.
100% but considering I have played many EA games that had a lot more content to offer than this... I had to bring it up
I think my favorite part is that you can pass out after exhausting your stamina and end up in a clinic! ^_^ Maybe they should team up with a game like "Two Point Hospital", where, in another twist, you have to feed the clinic in order to pay for your hospital bill! ;)
Was really excited for the early access, but I decided to put a hold on playing it when I got stuck on the first day because I couldn’t open the restaurant due to the UI bugging out and not showing 😂 Really excited to see where this can go in the future though because cooking games are a breath of fresh air
I've stopped going for early access titles. I'll wishlist them, but I wait for full releases before buying.
Glad to see you back and I'm glad I watched this review before buying it, I'm going to wait a little until they fix things.
Also, the new setup looks amazing :D
Thank youuuu💜
Sounds like it needs loads more time baking in the oven, then we can see if it's turnin out any better then.
It's an early access 💀 ofcourse it will improve overtime
@@Cibbic That's what i'm hopin for, but we can only wait and see.
Great review! Thanks for sharing. Not typically a huge fan of the cozy genre, but a lot of your reviewed ones seem pretty interesting!
I appreciate your honesty. I haven't bought it yet because I dislike playing with keyboard and mouse so I was waiting for controller support. It looks beautiful, so I will probably wait a little while to play it, and in the meantime just watch and see what happens.
do you have a steam deck it works great on steam deck
really like the set up miss bubbles
Great Review Bubbles! I personally do think the art is very pretty in this game, the scenic environments, the buildings, the sprites. Etc. They are what initially made me want to play the game. But I do find it lacking in interesting enough NPCs. Both in terms of story and art design choices, Most of the time, I play solely to romance and get to know the characters. And if one or more NPC has me hooked enough to romance them. Its usually a good game in my book!
But I personally don't find any of the romanceable NPCs interesting nor attractive in this game. The character designs are whacky but not enough to hook me in. Not to mention the women are comparitively better designed the men in the game imo. I know the dev is further improving the romance option of the game. And that's good, I hope the characters get fleshed out so I can get attached. But overall, I personally could play this without needing to romance any of the NPCs at the moment. 😅
Yeah, I was like, "What is up with all these edgy NPC's? lol. It was definitely a choice. I feel like they spent too much time making the game look amazing and forgot it needs gameplay to go with it.
@@suicune2001 No for real! Design wise all the cookies were put in the environment designs of the game. I think the NPC portraits are good. But not conventionally attractive. And I didn't want to compare it to other cozy games with romance options, since it might've just been an art style preference of mine. But it's really easy to find someone to like and romance in Stardew, fields of mistria, Roots of Pacha and Portia. Which all have varying art styles and that didn't stop me from romancing almost all of the NPCs. I figured Chef RPG could make it up via character interactions, but it wasn't something I enjoyed.
@@opia6597 I think it's their expressions. Most of them seem to be looking at you like >_> Like, they are so over whatever is going on right now. One guy looked stoned out of his mind with weird stuff in his hair. It's just....yikes. Unless they have some amazing cutscenes, I don't see myself wanting to speak to any of these people.
I think it's because the NPC dialogues don't sound like something real people would say. Like who responds to a stranger greeting you with "I know more than you"?? It's not even because it's rude, it's just that it's a weird non sequitur. The only characters i can sort of vaguely see behaving like a human are Prisca, cos she at least explains why she acts the way she does, then Bowie, Uriel, and Aloys, cos they're kinda boring yes but they're at least not up in your face with their whole deal. The rest are kinda just checking off a list of tropes. It's not helped by the fact that the character portraits don't really change expressions much, they just kinda move their lips and blink.
Great video! Helped me decide this is definitely a let this "cook", probably gonna refund it and keep an eye on it for major improvements. New setup is 🔥
Starting from 12 am the stamina starts decreasing evry 30 in game mins. Which is annoying considering you are already exhausted with your hunting, foraging and restaurant serving work. And I had a bug where my coffee consuming section was stuck in loading. So neither did I get to consume coffee nor did I get to leave the restaurant while it was open. I was just getting stamina damage continuously. So I had to "force stop" the restaurant so I could get out and reload my coffee consuming section to get stamina while the time is running out. I went to bed at 1:55 am!!!
I even tried force stopping the restaurant and it wouldn't let me
@@MissBubbles There are so many bugs in this game as of now. Sometimes in building mode I can't put another item after putting one. So I had to cancel build mode and reopen. Getting stuck in a place while walking is a common bug. I had to go to settings everytime this happened. Sometimes whenever I click to open purchase option in a shop the nearby minor npc starts speaking cuz they were really close to the shop like bruh!! The forage item collecting magnet system is super slow and you have to walk all around to collect everything. It should be faster than the other farming games considering this game heavily depends on the forage system. It should be quicker!! You can only accept one quest a day...which is very underwhelming and the fishing system sucks. Absolutely hate fishing. It's even more difficult when you don't buy or get the better fishing rod.
I'm gonna keep it in the wishlist and revisit it after a few months maybe. The lack of controller support gave me pause so I'll let it cook for a bit longer.
I didn't have any bugs besides small ones like needing to put you equipped item away over again. I wouldn't consider the decor mechanics bugged just not fleshed out enough.
The real problem I have with the game is the seasons. They don't have an identity to them. I was expecting to get new foragables to make me change up my recipes but without that and not holidays yet it is kinda bland.
I like RPG’s. I’d never play anything early access though. I’d have to get paid to be a game tester. That’s essentially what they want us to be.
Love the new setup, the mic makes your voice shine!
I watched a couple vids on Chef RPG, it looks fun, but I think I will wait a little longer and let it bake a little more, before I buy it (and yes pun intended lol)
Thank youuuuu
thank you for the warning. i will wait a little longer or till it's out of ea before buying.
nice review bubbz and i like the new setup! yes those bugs are not encouraging to put it nicely. i think i'm going to wait to see if it gets better as time goes on. it looks fun but i don't want to deal with a lot of the problems you mentioned.
Love the new set up!! ❤ Thanks for sharing the positives and negatives of the game! Super helpful video!
Appreciate youuu
I’m so glad I’m watching this before getting the game. I was excited for this one and I feel it has a ton of potential. Thank goodness it’s in early access so I can be more gentle about it having issues. Maybe I’ll get it on sale.
Also. I love the new setup! The mic sounds fantastic! 💜
It has potential but is still too early to buy I believe!
@@LochVaness Thank you sooo much!
I was soo excited for this game, but was left so sad and disappointed. It took me about an hour to figure out the most basic controls and fishing was also awful and felt like a chore. The restaurant management wasn’t even exciting, challenging and fun. Big flop
I just REALLY dislike the fishing mini game and almost rage quit because it actually hurts to play and push the keys that fast. I still have a lot of hope for it though.
Glad it's not just me 😂
This game is on my radar as soon as I heard that romance is a thing (that's ALWAYS a requirement for me now when it comes to farming/life sims). I can't get it now anyway since I'd rather get a few other games first like Ova Magica (out Steam games at least).
Thanks for the talking about the bug issues, hopefully that'll be a priority for the devs. Question, do you have to be good at multi-tasking when it comes to the restaurant management part? Like is time still moving when you do those mini-games? I've always been wary of management games because I am not a good multi-tasker.
I don't think the time was moving when I was cooking but I am not sure cause I was so focused on the mini games and not missing any keys that I did not look!
I felt a great lack of objectives, it's not like Stardew Valley, where you aim to reach the end of the mine or build the Community Center, it was limited to just going to collect/buy ingredients and cook. Besides, the hunting system didn't appeal to me. I was waiting for the game for almost 2 years and the disappointment was huge, I know it's early access, but I believe that games with early access are getting "very early", they have basic functions, a tiny map and are already putting them up for sale, being We all know that it will take about 5 years to finish the game, so we can think about DLC or a sequel to the game. I translated it via Google, if it's bad, I apologize.
The new setup looks great! 🎉
Thank you for your review. I don't understand how I've watched so many reviews yet they don't bring up these bugs 😂
I cant get into Early access games because sometimes by the time it's a full.release, I would've moved on or wanted.to.try something new. I miss the old.days of just a released game. Granted, I understand why they go down this.route and look forward to a more polished chef rpg
Problem is, now, even a full access game is not complete and we are flooded by updates from years to come. It is so difficult to find to have a full game to play
@MissBubbles I'm 5050, I don't mind updates when it's like DLC so effectively a new game I can sink hours into. What I found though are these full releases are in effect still early access, riddled with bugs, missing content and were supposed to be understanding 😂 just keep the game in early access until ready
Personally, I'm just not into these types of cooking minigames. In a life-sim focused on cooking, I'd much rather have something more like Kynseed or Immortal life's version rather than rhythm based minigames.
I bought this game on release day and I do agree with the gameplay loop lacking elements to keep you hooked. I think it might be because not all of the features are unlocked yet. I get the feeling this game is very slow paced. That being said, I have seen the devs have already put out a few patches to fix bugs. I haven’t really encountered many bugs while playing so far. There was one where my kitchen counter disappeared off the face of the earth and I had to buy a new one 😂 keyboard and mouse controls are very uncomfortable for me though so I can only play for a short while at a time. I’m just trying to give it a chance, but I do feel disappointed in it as well.
Well, I'm not a huge fan of early access in general so it wont be a problem for me .However , I hope they fix the bugs by the time of the full release 😕
I usually love checking them out and then coming back to the game to compare all the changes 🥹
I have a bug where I cant see the inside of the pet store. I just get to see the hotel hallway and I think in the furniture store as well, where I cant see the rooms in the corners from the inside (I dont mind that too much tho, but the pet store ahhh) But like only there...anywhere else where a wall is supposed to disappear it does.
I really enjoy the game, but it feels a bit repetitive after a couple of hours (I also hate that I cant leave the restaurant with like a manager or smth..)
if they remove the bugs and add some quality of life features plus fix some annoying stuff it will definetely become a huge hit
100% there's so much potential, but for the price right now, you can find many other complete and polished games
i love the new mic!
That was from the game!
Been waiting for reviews for this game! I like the art style and gameplay mechanics but it's smarter to wait to buy after fixed bugs and a bit more content. I've been really wanting to play a cooking/management game like this and have been looking at Traveller's Rest for a while now too, but some of the recent Steam reviews have been more negative towards their newest update so I'm still on the fence about it. Great video (and new setup)!
I think I'll wait until it's out of Early access to see how it all shakes out before comiting to buying it.
Miss girl, the flowers by the PS controllers in the background moved at 4:18.
There's a ghost in my room
It comes with a culprit has to be one of the funniest word choices I've heard in a vid like this. What crime was commited?
The cost, however, seems like a waste of game potential (you most likely would choose it because of accessibility reason if the mini games are fun enough).
I watched people play this on stream and the mini games actually didn't seem that fun to me so now I'm considering dropping this from my wishlist and sink hours into Travellers Rest when I get to it. There gameplay vids/streams convinced me the game is most likely gonna be fun.
This video is great because I was wondering if I missed things. I wouldn't buy or try before controller support anyway. My body complains about mouse and keyboard play after maybe 1 hour (faster is I do it more often).
Lmaooo English is not my first language 😭
also if we go about tedious gameplay, I'd rather have fun with Sun Haven on Steam Deck (they mostly fixed the font size issue). It sucks power, so the play sessions are short as I usually don't play with it plugged into the socket but it's fun. It took like 10 hours to get used to the slightly less practical pars like the controls not being like many other farm sims, but I can live with it (or maybe just rekey the buttons, lol). I got more back for it.
Even while I was watching people play this one, I didn't get that sense of fun or satisfaction that can usually give me. Until now that has only landed in me not liking a game while playing it either. And some games are still entertaining to watch depending on who's playing (like A Short Hike, Mail Time, or Little Kitty, Big City) but I'd still be bored playing it.
Anyway, thanks for this. I'll keep the game on my wishlist for a bit longer, but I'm getting more conviced by the day it isn't for me. And it's not the restaurant management. Pixel Café was one of my fave games that I finished tihs year. Definitely give that one a shot if you haven't yet. The gameplay is just locked to the kitchen, but it's so much fun (and hard at times, even in easy mode).
@@MissBubbles not mine either. I think it's funny that you confused the words culprit and cost. I reminds me of the time in school I confused siege with topping (in my defense, it's the same word in Dutch) when I was writing something about sandwiches. It's ridiculous I made that mistake in hindsight, but also just hilarious. Just imagine if chocolate sprinkles or cheese were laying siege upon a slice of bread.
It comes with learning a language and learning never stops :D
Honestly I'm just tired of buying Early Access games where you basically are the playtesters. I get that's how it works but I'm just over it. I am only buying fully released games now because I Don't want to pay the developer to be a playtesters for free. I just to enjoy.
where can I buy furniture ??
At a shop called La Gallerie
@@MissBubbles Thank you very much ☺
I want to play this so bad! Is it on Nintendo yet? Bc I can’t find it 😭😭
Not yet. I’m getting burned out with Early Access as a gamer with very limited gaming time.
I feel that too
I see npcs on the map after friending them. Just from talking to them daily. Upper left corner toggles the different map features.
100% as mentioned in the video, they appear when you're close
I was about to go for this, but then i saw that controller support isnt coming until later. Thats a bit of a deal breaker for me atm since i play on my steam deck
I WANT to like this game. I get to run a little vegan restaurant. But like you said, the gathering is annoying and the cooking mini games will get very old very fast. There's also no save scumming. Even if you end task on the game, it still saves. I spent all my money on something, expecting to save scum if I didn't like it, and....... nope. x_x;;; I've restarted my game several times already.
One of the original complaints I had, which they fixed, is not being able to identify harvestable plants. But harvesting them is still a pain. And I feel there just isn't enough time to gather AND run the restaurant AND talk to NPCs all on the same day. So if you get your restaurant up and running automatically, what's the point of the game? You'll just stand there watching it and then go out and gather some more. So yeah, I think the gameplay is already getting boring and I've played roughly 10 hours with a couple hours in there of just restarting my game.
EDIT: Oh yeah, and the FONT! D: It's so hard for me to read.
I think you can identify them using an ability which will let you use the magnifying glass
Hello. Thank you for your video. You won't believe it, I was just looking for a cooking game recently. But it looks like Chef RPG is not the game I need. Despite the fact that it looks quite interesting, I don't like complicated mini-games. I want to find a game with interesting cooking mechanics that would be useful for something. It seems that the dream game doesn't exist for me yet.
If you want a farming and cooking game that's a bit on the intermediate side, try Epic Chef, here's my review for it ua-cam.com/video/2aioW17oVqw/v-deo.htmlsi=-a8gwvrk27abh2DP
ive been waiting for this one!
The new mic is such an upgrade!
Controller does work just can't pull up map or change weapon. Good review. Also walking sound is annoying
Appreciate your honesty!
Since I play mostly on my Steam Deck these days, that's a definite pass for me, but just for now.
buy or nye? ....Itried to do something with yay or nay?
lmaooo
loving this game so far
looks incredibly, but well, gonna have to sit and wit for this one
The game is good period! Go buy everyone.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What do you think about Core Keeper?
I played it a bit with Josh from Josh's Gaming Garden. It was fun but I wasn't attached to it in a way where I wanted to play more
Will this be available on Nintendo switch?
Not sure!
I like the graphic just the game play feels off
Fields of mistria also early access wat cheaper way better, i was dissapointed with chef rpg since i was waiting so long and its still shitty for big price 😂 there are better games in the same stylehope its get better tho
I gave up on the game as well! thankfully steam gave me a refund :)
Can the game be played without hunting? Even in a game I hate killing animals 😢
Yes. I have been playing 100% vegan just fine. ^_^ One of the most lucrative dishes I've seen in the game so far is a vegan dish. I just did a super long 13.5 hour day and got $60k with only two vegan dishes. 🤑😎
@@suicune2001 thank you so much 😊
You can if you want to have only vegan dishes I believe, but not sure if you will need to hunt later on
I love this game so much ❤
I bought this game but got a refund since I can’t play on steamdeck
New Setup whos dis
Hiiiii🙈
I'm waiting for controller support
the combat was a massive let down for me.
@@gamerbeast3616 nice comment on a post about why the game isnt recommended
What did you dislike about combat?
Also that person got blocked from the channel.
@@MissBubbles I actively dislike this new "bare minimum click to attack" trend we have been getting in indie games, especially indie games with farming and "combat" so Chef RPG has the same thing with the bow an arrow for hunting and I find it extremely boring. Shepherd's crossing has done it the best to have a hunting mechanic in a farming sim and no farming sim since has done it like that, just this boring lazy minimalistic point and click "combat" They have the ability to put in effort for somethin so much better.
Sadly i bought it and damn i cant survive the boringness of this game. Theybe giving excuses like its early access. Early access is supposed to mean unfinished gme not completely boring games. The game rn felt completely empty. I just cant survive the boringness of it. The characters are just pure boringness. I refunded and will never look back unless the game got update thats do overhaul of revision about everything cuz again everything in this game rn is pure boring stuffs. It felt like im just doing the unpaid job playing this game. And what worse is, im the one who is paying not getting paid.
just refunded this game. it sucks right now
The game looks super nice ,but characters are scary and ugly af :D
I really want to love this title. I will be following it, to see if they add any quality of life improvements (in addition to fixing the many things you mentioned), but I won't be buying it yet, or likely anytime soon. I love restaurant running sims like this. Coffee Caravan is an amazing example. But the whole skill points on character creation thing, alongside talent trees and the like, has never been my idea of 'cozy' since I don't like to replay games/do multiple playthroughs, and don't like the idea of having to restart because I chose something I didn't like, or suffer due to poor choices if I go in blind. Browsing tutorials and wikis before or during playing a game is not my idea of cozy. Playing DDR to cook a dinner is not my idea of cozy (you have to do it once to unlock auto cook, no idea how auto cook works or not from the few plays through I've watched on UA-cam so far). Trying-too-hard-to-be-unique fishing minigames that require lightning reflexes and bobbers that disappear for milliseconds (which you'll miss the cue for if you so much as blink) is not my idea of cozy. Days that go by too quickly with no options to adjust that is not my idea of cozy (hated it in SDV, hate it in any others that make me feel like I have to ruuunnnnnn like hell like a chicken with my head cut off all day - that's stressful). No rebinding keys, no ultrawide support, no nothing. The concept, the story focused gameplay, the restaurant handling, the art style of more detailed pixel art, I love it all. But it seems they're going not for cozy but trying to toe the line between standard rpg/challenging gameplay and cozy, trying to grab all the markets instead of picking a lane. And I just don't think it works.
I need console control