Battle Chef Brigade

This is a very "thumb in the middle" type game for me, but I am using a thumb down because of how positive the rest of the ratings are. The art, animation, characters, and world building are all really good. However, I found the gameplay loop to be very, very mediocre. You go out and kill a buncha monsters, gather the ingredients they drop when they die, then throw it all in a pot and play a match-3 style game to rack up points. All of this is timed, and idk, I think I was expecting more of a strategy game. [b]There is clearly a ton of love put into this game[/b], and I expected a more interesting gameplay loop. In reality, you just need to go fast and make sure you kill the right monsters (you have limited inventory space, so you just focus on the ingredients you need). If you want Candy Crush with a bit of (very simple) hack-n-slash and a plot, you'll probably like this. If you want to have something with more interesting gameplay loops and strategy, go elsewhere. [spoiler][i]That said, if the devs made a VN or manga adaptation of the game, I'd 100% be down to check that out. Or, hell, an indie trpg based off BCB would be dope af.[/i][/spoiler]