Battle Chef Brigade

It was OKAY. I didn't find myself running home from work to finish it, but I did enjoy matching up the gems to get as many ultimate gems as I could. I found battle to be the weakest part. I didn't ever need any upgrades or extra spells or anything. Just hack and slash, gather material, repeat. Maybe it's more useful in multi-player? The story was also Okay. It just kind of fizzled out at the end. A certain character with a wild secret was never explored. That said, I love the art style and I still had fun, so I'd recommend this game!

[b] Cooking monsters is a nice surprise. [/b] A simple but enjoyable game. The core gameplay is hunting monsters and then cooking them in a way that the judges will like. The hunting part is a rather simple combat section, but you have to hunt those monsters that drop the ingredients you want to use in your dishes. Cooking part is also simple at first, but it can become challenging when you're competing against other characters. It's like [u] Tetris + Candy Crush[/u], and it doesn't get boring because the game keeps adding new elements. The story is again rather simple, but the characters are likeable and the dialogues are quite interesting. The game is also fully voiced, the music is pleasant, and the graphics are pretty nice too. [i] * This review only covers the single-player mode, which is surprisingly good. I didn't expect that from this type of game. [/i]