Every month I list five things I'd like to see added, altered or abolished from the game. Because even though my long time of playing Restaurant Story clearly shows I love it, that doesn't mean it's perfect. Some of the ideas I'll air will be significant game changers while others will be low-key and irrelevant in the eyes of many of you readers.
In no particular order, here are this month's entries...
Monday, 29 June 2015
Friday, 26 June 2015
App update: 25/06/15
Late on yesterday there was a new version of Restaurant Story released for iOS devices on the App Store.
Version 1.7.6 is purported to include 'bug fixes' and 'performance improvements', but I can safely say that this is not the case.
The main change is one which I've been expecting for some time. A while back the game's developers rebranded as part of their celebration for reaching one billion downloads. Part of the makeover included bringing all of the Story games under the Storm8 label rather than the TeamLava title. Restaurant Story appears to be one of the last to receive this rebranding.
The main change is one which I've been expecting for some time. A while back the game's developers rebranded as part of their celebration for reaching one billion downloads. Part of the makeover included bringing all of the Story games under the Storm8 label rather than the TeamLava title. Restaurant Story appears to be one of the last to receive this rebranding.
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| Title screen for Restaurant Story |
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Game update: 24/06/15
The latest update is boxed up!
The Rose Crate costs 24 gems and is this week's solitary addition. Upon opening it, you'll receive one of nine possible items, some of which are more difficult to obtain than others.
The Storm8 Blog has a picture which includes some of the box's contents:
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| Notification for Roses Crate |
The Rose Crate costs 24 gems and is this week's solitary addition. Upon opening it, you'll receive one of nine possible items, some of which are more difficult to obtain than others.
The Storm8 Blog has a picture which includes some of the box's contents:
Monday, 22 June 2015
Lemon goals content report
With the fruity update of two weeks ago came a new set of goals, complete with a number of items only attainable by working through them.
Before we get to those items, I'd like to express a couple of thoughts on the goals themselves. Firstly, I noticed that the pricing was a little steeper than may typically be expected for goals. For the Phoebe's Bike and two of the Lemon Trees (as was required in the quest) you were looking at an outlay of 70,000 coins, and that's before we get to the two appliances at 25,000 and 20,000 coins respectively.
With the Yard Sale and Cashier Lee also being costly (even if not part of the goals) this makes for some hard work for newer players. Having been at level 99 for a long time I do generally neglect to think of the difficulties that rookies encounter, but the expensive content this time round did make me look up and take notice.
Before we get to those items, I'd like to express a couple of thoughts on the goals themselves. Firstly, I noticed that the pricing was a little steeper than may typically be expected for goals. For the Phoebe's Bike and two of the Lemon Trees (as was required in the quest) you were looking at an outlay of 70,000 coins, and that's before we get to the two appliances at 25,000 and 20,000 coins respectively.
With the Yard Sale and Cashier Lee also being costly (even if not part of the goals) this makes for some hard work for newer players. Having been at level 99 for a long time I do generally neglect to think of the difficulties that rookies encounter, but the expensive content this time round did make me look up and take notice.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
RS2 News (Jun 2015)
It's been seven weeks since my last Restaurant Story 2 round-up, and in that time there has been a lot of activity in the game. In fact the high volume of things to do has been characteristic of RS2 so far. After the first couple of months we've had all sorts of bits and pieces to work on, meaning that there's very little time during which we're cooking leisurely.
This has its good and bad points. Personally I'm quite enjoying the busyness of the game. A lack of quests is often cited as a criticism of RS1 and I can see why - the monthly goals are generally quite easy and can be completed within a few days if you invest heavily. There's always something fresh to work on in RS2 and keep us on our toes. At the same time that can be tiring, especially if you lead a busy life. For a lot of players accessing the game is something which can only be done at certain points of the day or week, and challenging and time-consuming goals are not a good fit for such users.
This has its good and bad points. Personally I'm quite enjoying the busyness of the game. A lack of quests is often cited as a criticism of RS1 and I can see why - the monthly goals are generally quite easy and can be completed within a few days if you invest heavily. There's always something fresh to work on in RS2 and keep us on our toes. At the same time that can be tiring, especially if you lead a busy life. For a lot of players accessing the game is something which can only be done at certain points of the day or week, and challenging and time-consuming goals are not a good fit for such users.
RS2 News
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Game update: 17/06/15
Yesterday was update day, and it brought a range of fresh content.
The Summer theme is very much continued, with all the additions being bright and cheerful. You can access everything from level 15. Here's the full list:
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| Notification for Summer solstice update |
The Summer theme is very much continued, with all the additions being bright and cheerful. You can access everything from level 15. Here's the full list:
Saturday, 13 June 2015
Lemon goals (in full)
Please note that this set of goals expired on Friday 3rd July 2015.
Earlier this week there was a lemony update and with it same a new set of goals.
There are five items you can only access through this quest, as well as six recipes. So it's well worth devoting some time to it. With 24 days to complete the goals expect them to disappear on Friday 3rd July 2015.
There are no 'sidesteps' in this goal set, so you can just work through them one at a time. Here is the complete list of steps:
Earlier this week there was a lemony update and with it same a new set of goals.
There are five items you can only access through this quest, as well as six recipes. So it's well worth devoting some time to it. With 24 days to complete the goals expect them to disappear on Friday 3rd July 2015.
There are no 'sidesteps' in this goal set, so you can just work through them one at a time. Here is the complete list of steps:
- Step 1: Seeing Lemon
- Step 2: Boom Meringues
- Step 3: Lemony Ride
- Step 4: Sour and Sweet
- Step 5: For A Slice
- Step 6: Lemons With Pop
- Step 7: Cooling Trend
- Step 8: Lemon Aid
- Step 9: Fizz-tastic!
London and lemons
I'm back! After two weeks of doing not much, it's back to reality, and there's plenty to discuss with regards to our favourite game.
On Wednesday 3rd June there was a London themed update. Trust there to be an update focused on my home country while I'm not there! Although I've never been to London I do relate to a lot of the content. London must be one of the easiest places to pull apart in a game like Restaurant Story since it's got so many unique quirks.
The Storm8 Blog has a glimpse of the décor in the update:
On Wednesday 3rd June there was a London themed update. Trust there to be an update focused on my home country while I'm not there! Although I've never been to London I do relate to a lot of the content. London must be one of the easiest places to pull apart in a game like Restaurant Story since it's got so many unique quirks.
The Storm8 Blog has a glimpse of the décor in the update:
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| Items from London update as shown on Storm8 Blog |
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