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Welcome to Part 13 of the Let's Play Some Demos! | LPSD series!
For those who are new, I aim to introduce gamers to, usually, Indie games and to provide commentary and feedback on the games for educational purposes!
For this episode, I used some of the demos I had grabbed from the Cooking Fest and Cozy Quest Steam Events! I think. 

For those who have been here a while, I changed up the format because I wasn't feeling well: I set a timer for 30 minutes for each demo. And I'm going to be doing that from now on. 

For those who are new, "HI!"

Today, I played 4 demos for your enjoyment:

1. Food Truck Simulator – Available
   "Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu."
2. Magical Bakery – Available
   "Experience a life full of magic, challenges, and the joy of creating sweets that will leave a spellbinding impression on your customers. Become the ultimate magical baker and prove yourself worthy to inherit the Magical Bakery!"
3. Magical Delicacy – Available
   "A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders."
4. Seaside Cafe Rush Hour – Available
   "Seaside Cafe Rush Hour is a single-player game about cooking on a beach."

All links above are to the games' Steam pages.

The verdict? Via the "Layered Compliment Sandwich":

Food Truck Simulator eventually grew on me. After adjusting the settings, it was easier for me to get into. I like the idea, but it's not something I can play due to the first-person perspective. I can't remember a first-person game that didn't give me a massive headache. Because I only played this for 30 minutes, it didn't get as bad as it could have. The customization of the truck was entertaining, though I wish they had let me play with it a little more. The driving in third-person was FUN! And helpful, for reasons already stated. The truck continuing to drive while a tutorial box popped up was annoying because I had to get unstuck in a wall when it went away. Other than that, the driving was ACTUALLY my favorite part. Even though I hit people... twice...? The cooking portion was... alright. I liked how the monitors told you what the ingredients were for an order. But the fact I can only grab one thing at a time got old quickly. And food, tomatoes especially, were going to waste and it was getting on my nerves. Great idea, meh execution.

Magical Bakery is cute and I hope to be able to snag it in the future! I was able to quickly get invested in the characters, even Bob, who lives in the trashcan! I wonder if that's due to the influence of Sesame Street... The graphics are adorable! The customization was annoying, however; I should be able to hit "Confirm" on every page. I LOVE the vibes of the bakery! I would visit in real life if I could! My BIGGEST issue, and I complained about it a few times, is when people take time to pick an item when there is only one available on the menu. I get it from a mechanics standpoint; since I can only make one sweet at a time, then taking time to pick gives me time to cook. Ya know what would fix that? Giving us the ability to bake two things at a time from the start.

Magical Delicacy makes me think of a less dystopian version of Dex, which might be part of the reason why I want it, even though they have some of the same navigation issues when stairs are involved. Didn't stop it from being my favorite of the bunch. I LOVE pixel art games! And, even though I didn't get to spend a lot of time with the characters, with it, probably, being the shortest demo I've ever played, I can still think back to them and remember what they look like AND remember where they are in the world. THAT is a feat! Dex had me spinning all the time! I don't know why there are a bunch of spike bushes next to the bakery, but I guess we'll find out...? The art's great, the few characters we met are great, the user interface was easy to pick up on and convenient, even if I kept jumping when I wanted to talk, and I can't wait until I'm able to buy it!

Seaside Cafe Rush Hour was fun once I got into a groove, but it had some of the same issues Food Truck Simulator did. I was getting a headache playing it. And, surprisingly, Seaside gave me the worst one. I don't know if it was the game's fault I got nauseous or if it was because I didn't eat enough before recording the video. Could be both. Still, a game that makes me nauseous I can't play, no matter how much I want to. While I didn't understand why they had things setup the way they did on the dock, the reach I had to grab things made up for it. They could use a different font for the orders, though; it was difficult to read, which made remembering the orders more difficult. Though, I did like the oldtimey-looking paper the orders were on. Fun game, but I can't play it and it makes me sad.

Overall, I want Magical Bakery and Magical Delicacy, and they are on my wishlist.

As a reminder, Food Truck Simulator, Magical Bakery, Magical Delicacy, and Seaside Cafe Rush Hour are all Available.

And that's it for Part 13! Thank you for reading!
If this series of videos is something you're interested in, the videos are available on YouTube, The Titans' Discord, Steam, Rumble, Odysee, and Ko-fi!
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The Monday, December 30th, and 664th, Artist Shout-Out goes to Daelin Strause!
Check them out here!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Welcome Gamers!
1:47 – Artist Shout-Out
5:00 – Just Chatting/Format Change
6:56 – Demos' Intro
8:42 – Food Truck Simulator
39:55 – Magical Bakery
1:14:49 – Magical Delicacy
1:51:59 – Seaside Cafe Rush Hour
2:25:30 – Demos Line Up
2:26:09 – Artist Shout-Out
2:27:41 – Thank You/Links
2:31:10 – Rendezvous Point Bookshop Plug
2:32:04 – Farewell/Up Next

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• Pilot: CrossCode, Dumpy & Bumpy, Ynglet, Zero Ranger
• Part 2: A Dance of Fire and Ice, 2064: Read Only Memories, Death and Taxes, Underhero
• Part 3: TEKKEN 8, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, Secrets of Grindea, Forspoken
• Part 4: Death's Hangover, Fae Farm, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Mini Settlers
• Part 5: All-Star Fruit Racing, Indivisible, SaGa Emerald Beyond, Visions of Mana
• Part 6: Glorious Companions, Tales of Arise, Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge, Cozy Island
• Part 7: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Cursebane, Dex, The Lady Puppet
• Part 8: Detroit: Become Human, Little Goody Two Shoes, Luma Island, Tinkerlands
• Part 9: Backpack Battles, Glaciered, Ratopia, Slime Rancher
• Part 10: Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory, Maid Cafe on Electric Street, Neon Noodles, Tiny Glade
• Part 11: Critter Café, Grimoire Groves, Pixel Cafe, Wizdom Academy
• Part 12: AdventureBarStory, Bone's Cafe, DELTARUNE, Mudborne
• Part 14: Chef's Tail, Espresso Tycoon, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, Tavern Talk
• Part 15: Chicken Journey, FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, Terra Memoria, Until Then
• Part 16: Cornucopia®, Hipster Café, Let's Café, Spells & Secrets
• Part 17: Doloc Town, Feed the Cups, Manitas Kitchen, Mushroom Picnic Party, Rift of the NecroDancer
• Part 18: Meadgard: Beer and Plunder, BOKURA: planet, Teeny Tiny Town, Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
• Part 19: Dungeons of Hinterberg, The Mildew Children, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, Yaoling: Mythical Journey
• Part 20: AI LIMIT, Harmony's Odyssey, Last Time I Saw You, Whiskers & Wizardry
  
• Part 21: Constance, Dragoon Ascension, Kara Fantasy, Welcome to Elderfield
• Part 22: Crowncity, Dungeon Alchemist, Parliament of Hell 1796, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
  
• Part 23: Tuesday, March 11th
• Part 24: Tuesday, March 18th
• Part 25: Tuesday, March 25th

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MORE INFO & TO SUPPORT

- About MonriaTitans | WGS
- Rendezvous Point Bookshop
- Artist Shout-Outs Criteria
- The Titans' Discord
- Throne Wishlist
- #SubOffTwitch
- YouTube
- Rumble
- Odysee
- Twitch
- Steam

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Originally published to https://opinionsandtruth.wordpress.com on December 31, 2024.