Thursday, June 27, 2024

"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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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

"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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Sunday, April 28, 2024

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


Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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

Thursday, October 28, 2021

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)


Sunday, March 8, 2020

"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.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

"Unsung Heroes - The Golden Mask" Walkthough and Tips


"Unsung Heroes - The Golden Mask" is a time management game with gameplay similar to Heart's Medicine or Amber's Airlines, but  with a set up that is somewhat different from other story-based TM games.

Note: The game opens with a long animated story sequence, then the first levels.  You cannot go back to the main menu or the map until you complete this long tutorial.  Once it is over, you can access the map and menu.

There is also a "how to play" section in the main menu which will go through the basics.

There are two parts to the story of the game.  The first part revolves around an archaeological dig taking place in the present, which alternates with the second part, a story about Xi Niu taking place in the past in China.

To unlock Xi Niu's stories, you must first play the preceding archaeological levels, and find the required amount of treasure fragments.  Once you have all the fragments, you'll piece them together into an artifact, which will then unlock a movie and some game levels.