Posted on: July 11, 2024
Playbella
Verified ownerGames: 18 Reviews: 2
Cute concept, needs some work
First thing to know: there is no separate tutorial; you can only learn by playing Campaign mode. No quick overview; instructions are spread out very slowly while playing in Campaign mode. Instructions are vague and leave out key information. Maybe if you've played other games in this series it's not needed, but if you're starting with Game 3, this becomes a real pain. I don't find the layout very intuitive compared to other sim/strategy/management games. The actual gameplay is fun and leaves lots of room for creativity. I'll probably love the sandbox mode once I get through all the Campaign mode. I nearly asked for a refund on this since it's so frustrating to learn and so inconsistent about what makes customers happy. My biggest complaint (aside from a really weird ingredient list to work with and metric system measurements) is that the customers are absurdly obsessed with the pizza's weight. They can love the price, combination of ingredients, and amount of ingredients used, but then they will be unhappy with the pizza's weight?! It wouldn't matter to me, except that you have to make each type of customer 100% happy with at least one of your pizzas (they don't all have to like the same one though). And you can't advance to the next level of the Campaign (meaning you can't finish the tutorial) until you make everyone happy. If you're finding it impossible to please some types of customers, you should know a few things. First, you need to spread out your ingredients MUCH more than you would in real life; go very light on each kind of topping. Most important: on the Cell Phone, you need to keep clicking on the arrow, using the drop-down menu to switch between customer types. For example, if you're trying to make Big Shots happy, click away (select Teen), then click back as you build the pizza. Reactions change when you click away and then back. Final thoughts: I'm really glad I got it when it was 90% off. I wouldn't advise paying full price.
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