Epic Chef

 Switch
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. BuzzyBee
    Dec 5, 2021
    3
    This game could've been a funny light-hearted romp worthy of a much higher score. Unfortunately, however, the buggyness and laziness in the port makes it less than the sum of its parts.

    As much as I loved this title going in, I found myself having to fight against the game itself in order to continue playing, stopping only when I encountered not one, but two game breaking bugs,    This game could've been a funny light-hearted romp worthy of a much higher score. Unfortunately, however, the buggyness and laziness in the port makes it less than the sum of its parts.

    As much as I loved this title going in, I found myself having to fight against the game itself in order to continue playing, stopping only when I encountered not one, but two game breaking bugs, rendering my 8+ hours of gameplay moot. Up until that point the excellent writing had me laugh out loud a couple of times, I had found my rhythm, and I was well on my way past a pivotal moment in the game.

    I guess I can add a small example of just how lazy the port is. Very early in the game, you are given a tool and told how to quickly equip it by dragging it to the shortcut bar. This information is false, since it only applies to the PC version with a mouse. What you actually do is hold the X button until a menu shows up, then you can assign the item to your bar. Again, the game doesn't tell you this, it actively mislead you, and you have to find out how to do it by trial and error. This is the level of competence you should expect going forward.

    As you can see, as much as I wanted to love the title, I cannot, in good conscience recommend it. I even joined metacritic just to put a review out there.    … Expand

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 7, 2022
    80
    This is easily one of the most fun strategy/sim games I've played, and if you like British humor and/or imagining exactly what a Ghostato or Unicorn Bacon would taste like in real life, then add Epic Chef to your grocery list. It's magically delicious! [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 20]
  2. Hey Poor Player
    Dec 8, 2021
    70
    Epic Chef has a lot to offer players who want to inject a charmingly humorous adventure narrative into their farming simulator. With crops to harvest, structures to craft, and cooking battles to win, Epic Chef attempts a diverse range of gameplay, and, to its credit, largely succeeds. If you’re looking for something that isn’t afraid to mix and match mechanics and is unapologetically fun, Epic Chef thinks you should don your metaphorical chef hat and get cookin’.
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  3. Nintendo Life
    Nov 18, 2021
    60
    Epic Chef is heaped with charm and humour that will undoubtedly put a smile on your face as you start your life as Ambrosia’s hottest chef. Unfortunately, while the cooking and farming mechanics are simple enough to grasp, the bloated nature of the game makes every task feel more arduous than it needs to be. Add to this the needlessly lengthy dialogue and bizarre limitations around the save function, and Epic Chef feels like a game that can’t quite match up with the other life sims available on the Switch. It's not unenjoyable, just more Little Chef than MasterChef.
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