Look, I love Astarion too; he’s my favorite of the companions. But he’s got WAY more than enough official content in the game and one of the biggest fanbases. He doesn’t need any more official stuff. Wyll, on the other hand, is someone I’d enjoy seeing official stuff added for.
I love how absolutely bold the references in “Heroes of Envell” are. Like, I haven’t seen any shows where characters could outright mention Harry Potter and “Gravity Falls” and get away with it. More than that, S2E1 has LITERAL GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE of “Overcooked!”. The creator of the show just asked the developers “Hey, uh, can I feature some gameplay footage in my show?” and they went “Yeah, okay, sure”, so now we’re here. Incredible.
Known for chaotic cooperative gameplay and creative levels, Overcooked sees you and your pals taking on the role of chef in a number of kitchens more hazardous than the back of the shared fridge in student flats. It’s got loads of cute cooks for you to pick from, and whilst it thrives in coop settings, offering support for online and local groups, it’s also totally playable single player, which is a nice touch.
Cheekily, starting the game in the original Overcooked rewards the player with the 1g achievement “Lettuce Begin”, leaving your gamerscore uneven until you earn the 199g “All the Trimmings” for completing every level with 3 stars. It’s a challenge for sure, but with speedy reactions or a competent coop partner, it’s remarkably doable. Even your failures feel pretty fun so long as you don’t take it too seriously, and there’ll be plenty of good natured yelling between friends to keep them on task if your buddies are anything like ours.
The remastered version (“Overcooked! All You Can Eat”) features no odd achievements, so if you’d like to avoid the dreaded uneven gamerscore and bundle Overcooked 2 in there as well, that’s a pretty good pick, but we found it kind of clever that the original game used achievements to encourage perfecting every level. Even if you just want to play casually, Overcooked is great fun, and definitely worth checking out when you get a chance.
Pros:
• Fantastic pick for playing with friends
• Adorable characters are all unlocked in game without any microtransactions
• Punny achievement names and cooperative hijinks will have you laughing for ages
Cons:
• Quite difficult to master when playing solo
• Certain levels are definitely harder than others to fully complete, and don’t follow a standard difficulty curve
