Battle Chef Brigade

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Battle Chef Brigade
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Developer(s) Trinket Studios
Publisher(s) Adult Swim Games (original, Microsoft Store)
Trinket Studios (current)
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Release20 November 2017
Genre(s) Brawler, puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

Battle Chef Brigade is a brawler and puzzle video game developed by Trinket Studios and published by Adult Swim Games. The game was originally released for Windows and Nintendo Switch in November 2017.

Contents

Premise

Battle Chef Brigade takes place in the fantasy world of Victusia where the populace has discovered a way to safely hunt and cook the dangerous monsters that roam the world. This has resulted in the establishment of the Battle Chef Brigade, a group of elite warrior-chefs who protect the residents from the monsters and turn their remains into haute cuisine.

The game follows two amateur cooks, Mina and Thrash, as they try to gain membership to the Brigade by entering a cooking contest against other hopefuls.

Gameplay

Battle Chef Brigade combines gameplay from tile-matching puzzle video games and side-scrolling brawler games. [1]

The main mode of the game involves players competing in an Iron Chef -style cooking contest against an opponent, with up to three judges who award points based on the quality of a player's dishes and if they had met any requirements. Players are given a time limit and an ingredient that should be included in their dishes, while each judge may prefer a certain flavor profile.

Cooking contests typically start with a combat phase in which players set out to gather ingredients from plants and hunt monsters in a small area using physical or magical attacks. After defeat, the monsters drop body parts which the player collects as ingredients for their dishes, after which the player returns to their kitchen. The cooking phase is performed by dropping gathered ingredients into cookware, which are represented as differently colored "flavor gems". [2] With the ingredients in the 4x4 cooking zone, the player can rotate them like Puyo Puyo . [3] When flavor gems of the same colour are aligned, they combine to increase their rank and the quality of the dish. [1] As ingredients are matched and gems rank up, the player's dish increases its quality. Once finished cooking, the player has to deliver the dish to the judges before time runs out. [2]

The cooking gameplay with tile-matching. There is different cookware and a match timer. Battle Chef Brigade Cooking Gameplay Screenshot.png
The cooking gameplay with tile-matching. There is different cookware and a match timer.

Development and release

Battle Chef Brigade was developed by Trinket Studios, which was founded by former employees of Wideload Games. [4] In 2014, the developers crowdfunded over US$100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. [4]

Battle Chef Brigade was published by Adult Swim Games and released for Windows via Steam, GOG.com, and the Microsoft Store and for Nintendo Switch on 20 November 2017. It is currently self-published by Trinket Studios except on the Microsoft Store, where it remains published by Adult Swim Games. [1] [5]

Reception

Battle Chef Brigade received "generally favorable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [6] [7] GamesRadar+ ranked it 24th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. [13]

The game was nominated for "Game, Puzzle" and "Performance in a Comedy, Lead" with Erica Mendez as the character Mina at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards. [14] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Porreca, Ray (21 November 2017). "Review: Battle Chef Brigade". Destructoid . Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Prell, Sam (20 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade review for Nintendo Switch". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 Williams, Mike (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". USgamer . Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 LeRay, Lena (18 October 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade captures the pace and feel of cooking shows". Gamasutra . Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. Valdez, Nick (11 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade cooking up on Switch and PC November 20". Destructoid . Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Battle Chef Brigade for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Battle Chef Brigade for Switch Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. Reiner, Andrew (20 November 2017). "A Tasty Treat For Puzzle Fans - Battle Chef Brigade". Game Informer . Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. Ryan, Zachary (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". IGN . Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. Bowley, Steve (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". Nintendo Life . Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. Ronaghan, Neal (19 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. Rosner, Helen (20 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade review". Polygon . Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. GamesRadar staff (22 December 2017). "The best games of 2017". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.