Halloween 2017 showcase

There's something scraping at the door. Is it a fearsome wind created by an evil spirit? Maybe a grotesque monster that can smell you a mile off? Nope, it's a Halloween showcase threatening to burst its way into the room!

Four of my wonderful neighbours have well and truly made Halloween their own, and so here I shall provide a hairy tour of each establishment which will leave you unable to recall what it was like not to have goosebumps.

The torture begins at cafe lula, where an entire street has been overcome by the Halloween season.

cafe lula

Halloween fun at The Garlic Tree

It's Halloween weekend and everywhere people are dressing up and getting into the spirit of the occasion. And the same can be said at my restaurant, The Garlic Tree, where the staff have been hard at work making the customer experience as creepy as could be.

It all starts with the shaking fist of the Trick or Treat Ghost.

Haunted House and pumpkin patch at The Garlic Tree

Suggestions Box (Oct 2017)

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: 26/10/17

I closed out my post on Wednesday's update by encouraging Storm8 to give us a second sale of Halloween items which includes some of the more 'vintage decorations'. Well, yesterday evening my encouragement paid off...

Notification for second Halloween 2017 sale

A pop-up confirmed that further content had been added to the ongoing sale, which is something of an understatement. There are 31 more items have joined the bonanza which means a total of 73 market entries are currently enjoying the orange frame treatment.

Second Halloween 2017 goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Wednesday 8th November 2017.

Halloween is a time for surprises, and the game's developers have certainly came up with one by providing us with a SECOND set of goals for Halloween!

Just as was the case with the first batch, there are 15 days available to complete them from the release date, and that means that the final nail will be hammered into the coffin on Wednesday 8th November. Until then you have the opportunity to obtain four floor decorations, two appliances and six recipes, so get to it!

Here is the complete list of steps:

• Step 1: Welcome to the Scare-a-thon!
• Step 2: Daylight Comes...
• Step 3: The Water and the Well
• Step 4: The Locked Curiosity Door
• Step 5: I Vant To Suck Your Tomato Juice
• Step 6: I Put A Spell On You
• Step 7: Down The Drain
• Sidestep A: Haunting The Neighbourhood
• Sidestep B: Reel Them In

Bonus goals: 'They're Here!' (unlocks after Step 4):

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3

Game update: 25/10/17

Who'd have thought it?! We have a second set of goals this Halloween season...

Introduction to second Halloween 2017 goals

Last night another wave of creepy content scuttled into the market. In all there are 11 additions, of which six are readily available for purchase and five require unlocking via the quest. Here is the complete list:

Tables:

• Reel Table - 25,000 coins

Halloween 2017 goals content report

It's just under a week since this year's Halloween themed goals expired, and although we've all been consumed by the short but sweet popcorn themed quest in recent days, that doesn't mean we can't look back and reflect on the content which was available exclusively via those Halloween goals.

Things were looking good based upon the stuff released in the related update, with plenty of decorations which could genuinely be seen as disconcerting and creepy. After a couple of pretty mellow Halloweens I was really chuffed to see a return to the edgier content.

So let's get on with it, starting with the Creepy Stove which was unlocked by completing the opening step. This appliance called for 6 Fiery Fuses, 6 Wiring and 10 Creepy Gears to build, with the latter of these a new part.

Popcorn goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Tuesday 24th October 2017.

What an opportunity this is for players who either weren't around or weren't able to complete the carnival themed goals in July 2013. For five days only, a short goal set gives everyone the opportunity to use the Popcorn Maker, unlock three new recipes on board it, and obtain the Ferris Wheel, a 3x3 sized floor decoration.

With only five days available from the release, this quest is expected to expire on Tuesday 24th October 2017. So get popping!

Here is the complete list of steps, which is entitled 'Feelin Poppy!':

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

Game update: 19/10/17

On Thursday evening the Halloween goals expired, but Storm8 didn't wait long to bring back the clipboard.

Notification for popcorn themed update

That very same night a new quest was introduced, with this being a short five day event that will satisfy many a request from the players down the years. This is a goal set designed specifically to give everyone who wasn't able to complete a previous challenge an opportunity to get hold of an appliance that was involved as well as the final prize.

RS2 News (Oct 2017)

It's been a while now since my previous round-up of the activity in Restaurant Story 2, so let the discussion commence.

This is perfectly summarised by a new collection of goals from Lani (the 21st edition) which followed the same structure and procedure as always. I am now set in my ways with Lani and her boring tasks - I complete the gold stamp goal and ignore the two silver stamp goals. Strangely the gold stamp goal is typically the simplest of the three, with the difficulty I suppose attributed to the shorter time-frame. But with the flexibility to choose our own start point this is generally an easy gold stamp.

Something needs to change with stamp accumulation. Lani has very much run her course and with more and more long standing players likely to be mastering all the stamp recipes, I think Storm8 need to be thinking about applying some innovation. Stamps can usually be gained from cruise events, but something more substantial is needed to freshen things up. And preferably not involving dear old Lani.

Sunset goals content report

It's been almost a month since the sunset goals arrived in Restaurant Story and let's be honest - with the Halloween goals now in full swing we've all completely forgotten about them! But since I've been on holiday I've not filled out a goals content report... until now.

Yes, where I am summer is nothing more than a distant memory, especially after a vacation which just didn't last long enough, and I must warn you that this may have an impact on my views with regards to the various decor unlocked in the goals.

Let's start with the two appliances which bring with them two new construction parts.

Sun Knob and Sky Knob

Game update: 11/10/17

Late on yesterday there was a lengthy pop-up in the game which will have brought joy to many a heart!

Notification for Halloween 2017 sale

I was speculating just the other day as to whether we'd get a Halloween sale this year, and now we have the answer in emphatic fashion! There's 21 days on the clock to take us right up to Halloween itself, so plenty of time to decide how you're going to spook your place up this October.

Halloween 2017 goals (in full)

Please note that these goals expired on Thursday 19th October 2017. For details pertaining to the second Halloween goal set in 2017, see here.

The Halloween goals for 2017 were released this past Thursday as part of a larger update. Available for 15 days from release, there are four floor decorations, two appliances and six recipes which can be accessed only through completing the numerous steps of this quest, so get moving!

Here is the complete list of steps:

• Step 1: Creepy Pasta
• Step 2: Season. Cook. Plate.
• Step 3: Tall, Thin, and Faceless
• Step 4: You Have to Go Inside.
• Step 5: Dot JPEG
• Step 6: The Legend of the Mask
• Step 7: At The Window
• Sidestep A: You Are Not Alone
• Sidestep B: Typing...

Bonus Goals: 'Final Arrangements' (unlocks after Step 4):

• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3

Game update: 05/10/17

I'm back! After two weeks spent at the poolside doing much of nothing, it's back to the daily grind. And that includes catching up on what I've missed in Restaurant Story in the past fortnight. We've only had the one update, but it was a significant one as this year's Halloween goals were released on Thursday.

Notification for Halloween 2017 goals

As we approach the end of what has been a turbulent year in the game, I can't help but feel reassured by the presence of a Halloween themed update in the first week of October. I never doubted it would happen, but with so much unpredictability in Restaurant Story these days it's nice to have something which can be relied upon.