i remember playing the predecessor to this game on yoyogames when i was a kid, and i remember really liking it despite being extremely clunky. so when i found out that it became a standalone game i was super psyched. the gameplay loop is great and the presentation is miles ahead of its predecessor. the only major downside though is that it's pretty grindy and the foods are kind of expensive. if it weren't for that this would probably be one of my favorite games, but it's kind of a big turn-off for me. ah well, at least the visuals are charming enough.

This game was a slow start for me. Some of this is because the game is almost a typing simulator, though such a description does the game a disservice. Nevertheless, figuring out all of the input patterns has an initial learning curve. Additionally, the game begins with a strange blend of low and high intensity. It's high intensity because I was struggling hitting all the correct keys in the right sequence while juggling multiple orders. It's low intensity because the volume of orders is actually relatively small, except for brief snippets of time.

Once I got in the swing of things, this game got pretty fun. I ended up getting distracted from playing it though, so I only got to the first storefront upgrade. I want to play it more, especially since there are two more entries in the series. The game has a good amount of promise for when (if) I pick it back up again.