In Order Up!!, players get to experience the dizzying life of a top-notch chef and restaurateur as they prepare all types of food, serve hordes of demanding patrons, and build their own restaurant empire from the ground up. Beginning in the world of fast food, new cooks must prove themselves by serving up quality dishes in the time allotted. As they master the basic skills and serve up tasty dishes using precision and time management skills, they will earn more money and move from fast food to five-star!
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I only got to the first restaurant but its fun as shit
Still think about this shameless Cooking Mama clone a lot for some reason. Eh.
One of the best 3DS e-shop games. It is fun to cook and teaches balance and time management. I played through the whole thing and now just sometimes cook for fun. The only problem is that there isn't anything to do after completing all of the restaurants. Also once you nail down the timing, the game is too easy and you can breeze through it.
When I was younger, the only other way for me to have new experiences on my 3DS aside from spending birthday/Christmas money was by sampling an assortment of free demos on the eShop. This game was one of them, and it faded away into an obscure memory by the time I had a way to get more games.
...That is until the eShop's closure, which then led me to hack my 3DS and get all the digital stuff I missed out on. And after 10+ long years, I can finally tell you on this monumental day of monumental proportion that this game....Was pretty good! A bit basic and repetitive, but good!
...That is until the eShop's closure, which then led me to hack my 3DS and get all the digital stuff I missed out on. And after 10+ long years, I can finally tell you on this monumental day of monumental proportion that this game....Was pretty good! A bit basic and repetitive, but good!
Order Up!! Is a charming little hidden gem game that released on multiple platforms. Its basically a cooking game with a few management elements sprinkled in. It barely has a story, you start from the bottom working in a crappy fast food chain restaurant and start climbing your way until you reach a prestigious Michelin type restaurant to cook in and to manage.
The game itself is a lot of fun, it simulates how cooking in a restaurant feels like in real life. You are cooking and doing a bunch of things, all at the same time. Theres a bit of logic to it as well, you need to figure out the order to cook everything for your dishes to not get cold. All of the mini games feel good and work well, they are very satisfying to do. Each level also feels like it lasts as much as it should, right before the cooking gets too repetitive. Theres random extra events that can hapen too, like having to sharpen your blades or cleaning dishes for the health inspector.
The game runs well, except when you are cooking too many things at the same time, the game can lag a tiny bit in thse moments, but it isnt a huge problem and its in very specific moments that ive noticed this.
Annother thing you can do is hire extra help via the newspaper. These characters can help you do part of the cooking if it gets too overwhelming for you, and they also add a bit of fun with their commentary. The game is filled with charming goofy characters, which are very funny and helps add to the experience. The physical game even brought an apron, how adorable is that?
You need to keep track of your money, expand recipes, buy spices for food and keep your restaurant clean. Theres upgrades to make cooking faster too. For the simple game that is Order Up!! I feel like it had a lot going on for it, while maintaining its simplicity. The game holds up great even for 2023. The only bad thing is that the game feels a bit short in terms of story telling. That still didnt stop me from putting 16 hours and 30 minutes into it as the gameplay is very fun and addicting. I truly recommend this game to everyone. Its quite a shame we didnt get a Switch port or a new entry that expands on the original. Well, never say never! Maybe one day we will see it happen.
The game itself is a lot of fun, it simulates how cooking in a restaurant feels like in real life. You are cooking and doing a bunch of things, all at the same time. Theres a bit of logic to it as well, you need to figure out the order to cook everything for your dishes to not get cold. All of the mini games feel good and work well, they are very satisfying to do. Each level also feels like it lasts as much as it should, right before the cooking gets too repetitive. Theres random extra events that can hapen too, like having to sharpen your blades or cleaning dishes for the health inspector.
The game runs well, except when you are cooking too many things at the same time, the game can lag a tiny bit in thse moments, but it isnt a huge problem and its in very specific moments that ive noticed this.
Annother thing you can do is hire extra help via the newspaper. These characters can help you do part of the cooking if it gets too overwhelming for you, and they also add a bit of fun with their commentary. The game is filled with charming goofy characters, which are very funny and helps add to the experience. The physical game even brought an apron, how adorable is that?
You need to keep track of your money, expand recipes, buy spices for food and keep your restaurant clean. Theres upgrades to make cooking faster too. For the simple game that is Order Up!! I feel like it had a lot going on for it, while maintaining its simplicity. The game holds up great even for 2023. The only bad thing is that the game feels a bit short in terms of story telling. That still didnt stop me from putting 16 hours and 30 minutes into it as the gameplay is very fun and addicting. I truly recommend this game to everyone. Its quite a shame we didnt get a Switch port or a new entry that expands on the original. Well, never say never! Maybe one day we will see it happen.
extremely fun fever dream with charming visuals
i miss this game
i miss this game