Game update: 30/12/15

We've reached the last weekly update of 2015, and we're finishing with a box.

Notification for Snowman Hat

The Snowman Hat is Storm8's final offering of the year. At 24 gems you get a shot at the numerous prizes hidden within, with only the fates deciding how rare an item you obtain.

It's always difficult to judge what we're going to get on the Wednesday between Christmas and New Year. A lot of players (myself included) had hoped for a New Year themed update full of glitz and glamour, but I'm actually okay with what we do have. This box is a sort of halfway house between Christmas and Winter, and provides a good transition from the holiday festivities to the cold and bitter months ahead.

Christmas showcase 2015

I hope that everyone has had a fantastic Christmas! It all seems to come and go so quickly, but it's not completely over just yet - there's still time for a showcase of some of the great scenes my lovely neighbours have magicked up this holiday season.

Remember that you can expand any of the photos in this post just by clicking on them, and I strongly urge you do so or you'll miss much of the brilliance exhibited by these wonderful players!


We'll start the feast with a feast at A Chilly Corner.

A Chilly Corner

The Garlic Tree celebrates Christmas

Season's greetings! As you read this you are probably tucking into an extravagant Christmas dinner or otherwise feeling the effects of having stuffed down too much! Whatever the case, make some more room and come along to my restaurant, The Garlic Tree, where you can relax and enjoy the festive ambience and yet more tasty grub!

When you first enter there's a blinding amount of pink:

Foyer section of The Garlic Tree

Game update: 23/12/15

There are just two sleeps to go before Christmas finally arrives, so this is the last update before the big day.

So many players have been begging for a special sale like we had last year, but alas, there is no such feature. Instead this is your typical update, including a new appliance. Here's the complete list of additions, all of which can be unlocked at level 22:

Wall decorations:

• Festive Spoons - 14,000 coins

Floor decorations:

• Village Display - 44 gems
• Holiday Bouquet - 18 gems
• Christmas Cookie Table - 74,000 coins

Suggestions Box (Dec 2015)

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.

You can share your own suggestions too via the comments. If I like them, I may even include them in the next instalment!

In no particular order, here are this month's entries...

Game update: 16/12/15

We're now nine days out from Christmas, and this week's update provides another opportunity to prepare your restaurant for the most important service of the year.

Notification for Holiday Crate

The solitary addition this week is the Holiday Crate, which costs 24 gems. You know the drill by now - upon opening this box you will receive one of a number of possible prizes. They are of varying quality, with the biggest and best of the decorations the most difficult to obtain.

Christmas 2015 goals content report

It's now six days since the Christmas goals went live with the second update of the festive season, and many players are already done! There are some real Winter Wonderlands on the go, so let's take a look at some of the goal content which is contributing towards the beautiful scenes across the playing community.

The first goal unlocks the Open Fire, which is the first of two new appliances. In terms of appearance this is a really pleasing cooker. It's got a brickwork structure with an open fire (surprisingly enough!) contained within. This is one of those appliances which I'd love to be able to convert into a floor decoration for cosmetic purposes.

To put the Open Fire together you'll need the help of neighbours.

Chocolate Cog and Winter Handle

Christmas 2015 goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Wednesday 6th January 2016.

The bells are ringing in Christmas, and that means goals in Restaurant Story! Along with the second update of the festive season is a new set of goals which celebrate this most wonderful time of the year.

The clock indicates that 29 days are available to complete this quest, meaning that the end date should be Wednesday 6th January 2016. By this time you'll hopefully have gained access to a new table, two floor decorations and two appliances, as well as six recipes.

So without any further ado, here's the complete list of goal steps:

• Step 1: Signs of Snow
• Step 2: Keep Warm
• Step 3: Pile on the Snow
• Step 4: Roast it Right!
• Step 5: The Wishlist
• Step 6: Chocolate Dreams
• Step 7: Cocoa and Mittens
• Step 8: Deck Your Halls
• Step 9: Candy for Christmas

Game update: 09/12/15

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...

Introduction to Christmas 2015 goals

It's goals week in Restaurant Story, and that means a fresh quest. Christmas is of course the theme, and there's a snowy outlook to this goal set. You need to be at level 12 or above to access both the goals and all the content that comes with it. And on that note, here's a list of all the goodies added in this update...

Tables:

• Icicle Table - locked by goal

RS2 News (Dec 2015)

Time for another review of the crazy cooking going on in Restaurant Story 2, and in the last month there's been plenty happening to keep us players hooked.

At the time of my last check-in The Tummy Rumble goals were just getting underway, and little did we know how much anguish they would cause. The quest was very complex in nature, with many different components and requirements for the goals which were deeply interwoven. There were six recipes to consider, with two of these being feeders for other dishes. The Autumn Seeds and Roasted Squash were the two products that fed into the main recipes, but even making them was tricky as both required Nutmeg, an ingredient exclusively dropped by Katryn Evergreen on her visits, and the squash also needed a brand new ingredient in the market.

So we were already on the back foot in the race to complete these goals! And Katryn didn't exactly help with her drops of just two Nutmeg which was the norm. Occasionally she did relent and provide a batch of 10 but these were few and far between. In fact Katyrn's miserly behaviour was eventually eradicated by Storm8 as they realised the difficulty they had created for their players, and Katyrn's drops became larger.

Game update: 02/12/15

Snow is falling, all around me...

We're into December, and that means that Christmas is fast approaching. We're wasting no time in getting groovy with the festive content this year, with this update commencing what will hopefully be a month full of glorious Christmas stuff.

Here's a list from Santa of the items added...

Tables:

• Wreath Table - 4 gems

Chairs:

• Merry Chair - 6,000 coins