I liked it. I couldn't find good substitutions in any recipe (so I'd argue there's some difficulty that can be fixed with hints maybe), but overall, this was a really interesting idea. I think it could have been polished a little more. Oh, I did think the default music level was too strong for the default voice level. I really liked how you did the voice over effect, so I'd suggest toning down the music level even more by default. (I know I can change it, but I could barely hear the voice on normal level).
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Thanks for the review! I agree, it could use a little more polish. If I could have, I would have cut out some content (fewer recipes and/or fewer ingredients) so I had more time to polish.
The game does give hints for several of the combinations if you provide at least one of the correct components, but given the sheer number of ingredients I can see how you might not encounter that.
If I had time, I would add achievements and you could get hints from the achievement names. I'll post the achievement names here, and then maybe if you feel like giving it another go you can find some of the substitutions. Feel free to disregard when rating if you feel that sharing this information is too much like reuploading the game. But at least you can experience more of the game with this. And if there are any you're still lost on, I can give more hints.
SPOILERS after this point, obviously. They might be too obvious, but that might be worth it if you're really stuck.
Pizza
- It's almost Alfredo
- Part of the sauce
- Burning pizza
- Dessert pizza
- Roast pizza
- Chinese pizza
- Molten pizza
- Looks like sauce, tastes kind of like sauce
Soup
- Saucy soup
- Saucy soup, part II
- Dairy soup
- Energy soup
- Sweet soup
- Hyper soup
- Sour and spice
- Sticky soup
- I swear there's something good in this
Sandwich
- Baked sandwich
- Breakfast sandwich
- Tater sandwich
- Tater sandwich, part II
- I can't believe it's bread
- Idiot sandwich is where your head goes
- Clean bread
Spaghetti
- Green noodles
- Orange noodles
- Green leaf noodles
- Shoestring noodles
- Junk noodles
- Coated grains
- Cat's noodles
- Horse's noodles
Omelette
- Vegan omelette
- Bready omelette?
- Bean omelette
- Fruity omelette
- Mushy starch
- Halloween omelette
- Wet grains
- Popped omelette
- Sour egg-shape
Sushi
- Veggie sushi
- Green veggie sushi
- Brown sushi
- Grated sushi
- White paste sushi
- Cinema sushi
- Moving sushi
- Slippery and secretive
Mac and Cheese
- Thin liquid
- Give me more!
- Macaronade
- It goes with some kinds of pasta
- Maybe if you want a meaty meal
- Spicy mac and cheese
- Saucy pasta
- Environmental hazard
- Minty liquid?