I did previously stream the first 30 of Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! and interviewed creator David Galindo about Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!.
After months of playing co-op Let's Cook Together (which is the gold standard for us now), relearning this game - newly ported to consoles - proved tricky and the co-op mode was a non-starter. That said, the skills are slowly coming back to me and I am enjoying revisiting this amazing (albeit a little dated) cooking-themed action game:
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]]>Turns out, getting to the new DLC isn't very easy, nor does CD Projekt Red seem to understand the idea that some players may be returning after a long absence. The first thing I had to do was completely re-spec my character's perks and implants, which alone almost led me to quit. Then I had to wait for the call to go to the entrance to Dogtown. When I arrived, there were a large number of enemies who instantly took me down. I thought I was just going to a new district, no muss no fuss.
Next I started a new game and asked it to fast forward to Phantom Liberty. I created a new character quickly (nudity warning!) and got a recap of the main story from Johnny, which doesn't appear if you just play through the main game. I then grabbed a nearby motorcycle, drove to Dogtown - and got gunned down again.
Around that point, the game actually crashed so I cut the feed, reloaded my original character, and then took about an hour offline to reteach myself how to play and eliminate the very tough set of enemies guarding the area.
Here's the first part of my experience, which shows two different ways to get near the Phantom Liberty kickoff point as well as the re-spec process:
After beating down most of the baddies (again, it took AN HOUR), I reloaded only to run into a massive glitch. When you load a game, nearby straggler enemies are dormant (as you can only save when not in active combat) - but when I found the Songbird and started talking to her, they went ballistic. The first eight minutes are very funny as shots blast through and around us while she explains the DLC's premise. As soon as the game resumed to give me a new perk ability tree, I was toast.
I reloaded, took out the enemies, and then played through this interaction again as well as much of the intro to Phantom Liberty leading to the main title appearing:
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]]>This is one of my shorter streams as I didn't want to burn through too much of the content. I show the first few puzzles in Chapter 1 of the main set, take a run at the Daily Tidy (maybe you can see where I went wrong?!), and sample a Halloween-themed bat puzzle from the archive. You will see the first appearance of the cat, who occasionally tries to interfere with your progress (just like real life!):
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]]>I used the toggle feature to show the differences between the originals and the remaster, so if things get fuzzy that's not the game - that's me switching between the modes. The cutscenes are the same graphics but with higher resolution (so you'll see old-school jaggies vs the smooth modern look). Gameplay is where the remaster really shines as there are new models and better lighting. In the video, you'll see how to save and exit a game and access the additional titles in the collection:
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]]>The really funny part is the quiz they give you if you say you're more than old enough to play - it took me several tries to pass the test:
Wet Dreams Dry Twice sounds like a spy-themed comedy but it's actually more of the same looney sexist comedy that permeates the Leisure Suit Larry series. In this one, Larry is preparing for nuptials on a tropical island and he's accompanied by an AI that greatly resembles Cortana from Halo. There's no opening quiz this time, but a lengthy optional recap of Wet Dreams Don't Dry for those who didn't finish it or don't recall the outcome. Also, some bad mariachi-style music including an ode to alpacas:
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]]>The game dynamic is that you repeatedly rob the same mob-controlled bank, using the proceeds to buy tools and powerups and the knowledge gained during previous attempts to guide you to richer rewards. I found I grasped the dynamics much faster (for example, swapping between melee and projectile weapons better suited to different enemies).
This runthrough is a little on the short side but covers all of the core elements of gameplay pretty well. Also, it's fun:
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]]>This reminds me enough of Ark that I'm tempted to skip it. But I may try again to see if I can get a weapon and start exploring the main story - if I can survive the tutorial, which I failed here on the easiest difficulty:
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]]>Timing is everything, and this is way more fun than we expected:
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]]>The voice acting alone is worth a look/listen:
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]]>It takes awhile to get started and the brief combat interaction is generously described as cursory, though the exploration at the end seemed promising. I did buy the Deluxe edition with all five chapters and a bonus episode, so I'll probably stick with it:
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]]>Overall, despite my sucky timing and lack of mad skillz, I had a lot of fun and might grab the full collection if it ever goes on sale:
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]]>Check it out and see if a trip to Bikini Bottom might be in your future:
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]]>The only thing missing so far is the Sunken City from the title, but I have no doubt it's coming - and I can't wait:
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]]>After that, I tore through a few more levels. Honestly, I do not love the idea of moving blocks around a hard-to-navigate 3D environment to guide the soldiers to the exit. I think I'd rather have a port of good ol' 2D Lemmings. But judge for yourself:
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