"Delicious 1 Remake - The First Course" Review

Delicious 1 Remake - The First Course
3/5 stars

I played the demo and bought it right away, but after a four restaurants, I'm disappointed.  The gameplay is good, despite the mini-games, but the restaurants are identical.  There is no variation for how food is made between restaurants.  Each has two smoothies, each has two baked goods, two foods on the stove, two drinks . . .  There is no variety with the way food is cooked between restaurants either, so that it becomes boring after a bit.  Also, the lack of a storyline was a disappointment as well.  If this were my first Emily game, I'd probably rate it higher, but having been playing them since 2007 (Delicious 2), I expected more charm, challenge, and fun.

What are your thoughts?

Edit: After six restaurants, I found it too dull to continue and have uninstalled it and am playing Emily's Wonder Wedding instead.

February 2025 - Currently Playing/Replaying:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
Hello Kitty Adventure Island (Switch)
CatTails (Switch)
Delicious: Emily's Wonder Wedding (PC)
House Flipper 2 (Steam)
Planet Zoo (Steam)

"Delicious: Emily's Cooking and Romance" Tips and Mouse Locations

 

When this game was originally released, I played the first restaurant, and half of the second, and quit.  I couldn't get past the cringe-worthy slang by Paige and her friends, quite frankly I didn't like seeing the kids so grown up so quickly, and I found the story to be a bore.  I recently decided to give it another try, and -- once I ignored the plot -- I mostly enjoyed the gameplay.  It's pretty straightforward, so I don't feel it needs a full walkthrough, but I thought I'd post the locations of Carl the Mouse and any tips or screenshots that might also be useful.

If you have any further questions about the game, though, don't hesitate to leave a comment -- I (or another reader) might have an answer for you.  However, I am NOT affiliated with the sellers, developers, or producers of this game, so I can't help with any technical issues.  

Also Note: I only play games on the PC, so I may not be able to help with other platforms.

This game plays like the previous Delicious games.  If you would like help with the basics, please see one of the earlier game walkthroughs, such as Delicious: Emily's Message in a Bottle or Delicious: Emily's Road Trip.  If you need more help, just ask!

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"Delicious: Emily's Mansion Mystery" Tips and Mouse Locations

I originally said that I wasn't going to write a walkthrough for this game, as the gameplay is pretty straightforward, but I thought I'd at least post screenshots of Carl the Mouse's location and any other things that might need an explanation or a tip.  If you have any further questions about the game, though, don't hesitate to leave a comment -- I (or another reader) might have an answer for you.  However, I am NOT affiliated with the sellers, developers, or producers of this game, so I can't help with any technical issues.  

Also Note: I only play games on the PC, so I may not be able to help with other platforms.

This game plays like the previous Delicious games.  If you would like help with the basics, please see one of the earlier game walkthroughs, such as Delicious: Emily's Message in a Bottle or Delicious: Emily's Road Trip.  If you need more help, just ask!

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First Thoughts on Delicious: Emily's Mansion Mystery

 I'm still playing the demo, and have only gotten up to the intro of the mini games.  I'm going to play to the end of the demo before I decide to buy or not.  Like the last one, it's so nice to have the old-style play back.  I'm still undecided as to how intrusive the mini games are, though.  The graphics are great, as always, and I do love that they have kept the same basic music/sounds since the early days.  The storyline is still fun thus far, too.  I'd love to hear what you guys think!

Update: Finished it and really enjoyed it!

June 2024 - Currently Playing/Replaying:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Beach Party Craze
Delicious: Emily's Cooking and Romance
Subnautica

Not a Walkthrough, Just a Review: Delicious: Emily's Cooking and Romance

I've been asked if I would be writing a walkthrough of Delicious: Emily's Cooking and Romance, like I have for all the other Emily games.  I had assumed I would, but as of right now, I won't be.

I've been playing the Delicious games since the beginning, before there was a storyline. At first I was totally in love with this game, especially as the game-interrupting mini-games were not a requirement to win the level. (Gosh how I hate those mini-games!) As the levels progressed, the story stopped holding my attention, the slang by the kids became unbearable, and the gameplay became stale. There has never been an Emily game that I did not finish, but I stopped after the third restaurant and forgot all about it until today.

Edit: While I'm not crazy about it (and maybe I'd be less hard on it if it weren't a Delicious game), I might go back and finish it later.  Who knows!

Another edit, June 2024:  I decided to give it another try, ignoring the story, to see if I liked it better.  The Napoli restaurant is still a bit of a bore, but I'm enjoying the later locations much better.  So, while it's not a perfect game, I'd give it 3.5 stars now.

March 2024 Currently playing/replaying:
Valheim

Enshrouded

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

World End Diner

Delicious: Emily's Wonder Wedding

Not Inactive. . .

April 2023: GameHouse has announced that they are working on a new Delicious game!  Let's hope it will be a good one!

I know this blog seems inactive, but the truth is that there have been no decent time management games in some time. (At least none that are interesting enough to pull me away from other games.)  I still check comments and try to help when I can, so don't hesitate to ask.   

Currently playing/replaying:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Against the Storm

World End Diner

Yummy Drink Factory

Puzzle Vacations: France

(updated September 2023)

"Barbarous - Tavern Of Emyr" Walkthrough and Tips

Barbarous - Tavern Of Emyr is a restaurant time management game that plays like the "Welcome to Primrose Lake", or the early Delicious games (before minigames).  There is a brief tutorial at the beginning of the first level, and a "how to play" section in the menu.

Customers pay for items, and the higher their happiness, the more they pay.  Combo bonus points can be earned by checking out more than one customer at a time, by cleaning more than one table in a row, and by serving more than one customer in a row (without doing anything in between).

You will earn an "all clean" bonus if all the tables are cleaned before the last customer is checked out.

If you pick up an item you don't need, you can delete it from your tray by clicking on it on your tray.

There are three difficulty options, located under setting in the menu.

Challenges occur on each level.  You do not need to complete the challenges to win the story levels, but will gain diamonds if you do.
Tip: If you find you can't achieve three stars (mugs) when doing the challenge, play the level twice.  Once to win the challenge, and a second time ignoring the challenge and just playing to earn three mugs.

A rat appears in every level, and screen shot has been provided for each.  He will make a squeaking sound when he arrives, and only stays for a short period of time.  He will come back if you don't get him the first time.  You will earn extra points each time you find him, and an achievement for finding him on each level.