Great High Concept Games You Haven't Played - Battle Chef Brigade ~ Design Doc 

This is what reviews should be more often like. Something like this really nails it at pointing out the what doesn't work, and how it could be improved. Doing so, it basically educates game makers/gamers who are watching it.

This game has some amazing character design, I was tempted to buy it based on that factor alone

I wish this game had local multiplayer. It would make it so much better.

I feel like it would be cool to split the matches into 2 separate phases. At the start they'd introduce the focus ingredient/s for the match and the contestants. Then the hunting phase starts with both contestants in the same hunting area, you wouldn't be able to attack them but ingredient drops would be available to both of you allowing you to swipe that key Dragon Steak before your opponent can despite them having killed it. Then when time's up on that phase you come back in and they introduce the judges before the cooking phase begins.

This game was so much fun to play. Wish it went more with the other characters or more stages but still, was amazing

Recently discovered this channel and I am loving it.

Really happy to have found this channel some time ago. It's exactly what I want for this type of content.

As someone that was drawn to Battle Chef for its high concept, the simplicity of the mechanics were actually a good thing. And they don't get in the way of the experience (I think) the developers were trying to make: a run against time. I'm already a casual gamer, and one that doesn't play many platformers, and barely any match-3 games. If the gameplay was more complex (aka. harder) I wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much.

Closest I can get to a shokugeki no souma game.

Damn....your reviews are so good. :o The game seems so cute and refreshing. Right away i loved how they used the anime artstyle without exaggerating and making it tiring to look at repeatedly. The little animations make me want it to play as soo- *match 3 gameplay* NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As an avid player of the local multiplayer mode, I can happily say that playing with friends fixes many of the issues you put in this video. Instead of having two places to hunt, now both players hunt from the same grounds, and you can steal ingredients from them while they're hunting. In addition, you can set time limit or judges for each match, and we like to set it to ensure that you can't just make the optimal dish, and you're constantly pushing the time clock. The single player campaign is awesome, but the multiplayer is what truly makes this package complete.

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Rather than elements, flavour profiles would have made more sense. Sweet, Bitter, Salty, Sour, Umami. Then you can throw in modifiers such as spices, temperature and scoville scale rating.

This is great, I felt that something was off about the gameplay when I played BCB but you articulated exactly what I was feeling! Got me subscribed

Great video! I look forward to seeing more from you

Man, I remember way back before the kickstarter was up, and seeing the lineart animation. It was so smooth! Pity they didn't keep that style, but I can see that zooming out the camera was very needed to help with seeing your environment and enemies, and the more limited animation was probably due to the huge number of assets they needed to complete and doing them all with the smoother animation would have been incredibly expensive.

Totally agree, while the game was rough in some sopts, it still works well and I can easily see a second game picking up where this one left off gameplay wise and just making something truly amazing

That intro jingle tho ^_^ Really great presentation in your vids Doc :)

Imagine if they made a sequel that developed everything to a point of being able to be played as a esport.

Quality Review. Impressive.

1:34 - 1:52 Welp, you've sold me on the game.

Couldn't have worded it better myself. Out of all the up and coming smaller titles, this one really had the ambition and creativity to steal the show. A little longer in the oven, and the sequel could very well be a show stopper.

I was hopeful for this game, but my issues ended up being more in the lack of options overall. Like I love the idea of having to hunt and get specific ingrediants to make specific dishes, but here they're just a random combination of elements and you're going to do the same things with everything. Also i was hoping it'd be built with a player RPG esque character where you build your stats and style and develop your character as both a fighter and a chef. Like maybe you're really great at barbeque, but suck with soups, and then you're suddenly in a soup challenge and have to really try harder or use some strange strategies.

Great video!! =D

I really liked this game. Was definitely a great early purchase for me on Switch. I really wish that the other chefs were playable in multi-player though. Like Mina, Thrash, and Ziggy are cool, but the other chefs being playable would be amazing.

i really like this game and i'm going for the wr speedrun

woooooooooo, Design Doc

Holy shit im nor even kidding when I say that when the video started and he told the main topic. I instantly remembered my video game concept about chefs that battle and now hes talking about exactly that.

Great review! Tbh beside the unpolished combat it feels like the match 3 cooking was kinda tucked on cause they couldn't come up with a better system. Like you quoted in the video they took a year and couldn't make anything work. The concept is something I've been thinking about for years and was honestly excited that someone gave it a shot but was extremely disappointed by the systems. As a game about cooking I feel like they should've had a solid cooking system that was fun to play with in the very beginning while this feels like the byproduct of a story/setting first game with gameplay as an afterthought

Man, I hope this gets a sequel. If the stuff from deluxe edition is anything to go by these devs know how to make a good idea better

I get what you're saying about the lack of different strategies and all your other complaints. Honestly none of it bothers me at all and I can't think of a way they could have improved on it. Course I'd love it they did. Give me DLC, sequels, I'll take anything more the developers want to toss at us. I'd addicted to this game

Now you made me sad that it didn't had a sequel

Would not mind seeing a sequel. I really liked this game (Just wished it had local multiplayer or something).

Really good review, you did a great job analysing all the different aspects of the game. I stopped playing just after ***SPOILERS*** your character switches to Thrash, mainly due to the story suddenly rewinding and the built-up fatigue of the increasingly difficult timed battles. I really hope they make a sequel with improved elements like you suggested though, it's definitely a game that deserves one. Also, it's pretty cool hearing two of my favourite games, Odin Sphere and Dust, being mentioned within five seconds of each other. In my opinion, they have some of the most satisfying 2D combat around.

I fell into a similar trap with my last game idea. I wasted too much time on a tagged-on side-thingie that didn't really fit with the rest of the game. It's tough to cut something you personally liked and spent so much time on.

If we do get a sequel, I only have one request: Multiple characters. I loved the concepts of the characters, but it was a shame we only got two in the end. Even the undead cook did sound like an awesome idea, but it was a shame that didn't happen either.

My problem with the game was that I wanted to know more about the characters and the world. I'd much rather watch a series about these battle chefs than to play as one. Still a nice game, tho

I wish the story was Longer or we get to know or do more. I was disappointed when I realized that once she became the top chef that was all. I wish there was more development or area to go to as it was repetitive to do the same stuff every day (game time) I wish to play the other characters, learn more about them, their back story How about the host and judges? How about they have mentoring classes, scrimmage, or just see them have a conversation and secretly insert some helpful hints At it state and age I say the game is rated 3 and a half stars. It has its good moments but nearly as much downs as goods. I could rant on and on but that’s my opinion. They have a pc and switch version. I used pc with a switch pro controller (after 3 hours of struggling and extra 2 for configs)

Such a damn shame that youtube doesn't reward good creators like yourself. Please do more final fantasy videos.

I love this game, but I do agree with your criticisms on some level. Particularly, fighting dragons late in the game is ridiculously hard. If you mess up even a little, you can lose a huge chunk of time off the clock! Thankfully, the game gives you tools to make yourself more durable and get that dragon steak in the oven!

Cook Serve Delicious was awesome though.

Do a critique on Digimon games please.

I ended up really enjoying this game despite the flaws, but it ended up being just 'make all vegetarian meals' due to the substantial bonus from veg meals.

I rather enjoyed the game, but I do admit that I'd like to run through it as just Thrash instead of being forced to play as Mina to get to the Thrash section. Basically, make them 2 different storylines, so you don't have to play both characters if you don't want to.

should have borrow the cooking mechanic from cooking mama

*DO YA GET IT!!!*

Agree, loved the game, but on the end I was just "make a vegetarian dish", "use slow-cooker" or "slay the dragon", hope for the best. I think that "make vegetarian" actually was breaking my game, because it was too overpowered and too easy to use + limiting me in my exploration of ingredients, which is supposed to be main game theme. As said, still loved it.

whats the game at 0:41 called again?

What was that puzzle game that looks like an adventure game at 0:30?

do you think it would have made more sense if the item hunting mechanic was a match 3 and the cooking battle was -somehow- a 2d brawler

What MAKES something high concept though? Is this the same running definition with something 'high fantasy' or 'high sci-fi'?

SOMEONE MAKE FANTASY ANIME JULIA CHILD INTO A REAL ANIME

My problem with the game was that I wanted to know more about the characters and the world. I'd much rather watch a series about these battle chiefs than to play as one. Still a nice game, tho'

Damn, even pom pom party, which is a friggen mini game in the trails games, looks more fun than this, and this is supposed to he a main mechanic. Obviously, the studios can't be judged 1 to 1, they're on different dev levels, but still...

i saw this game on steam and i thought the artstyle looked great. didn't buy it since it looked unpolished. imo they should have dropped the combat section completely and improved on the puzzle cooking mechanics.

Not bad, but I think I prefer SoberDwarf's Design Documentaries series more.

Play Dave the Diver

k im gonna stick to shantae lol

Duplicating pot way too op.

Why do keep talking about puyo and puzzle league?

this looks nothing like ghibli, buddy

I'm sorry, but what? The games artstyle isn't even close to that of Studio Ghiblis works. It literally looks like a flash animation made by someone who liked the anime-artstyle but can't realy draw it because he or she wants some realistic flair in it.