Play First is known for their excellent casual games. While I may not be a huge gamer when it comes to console games, I have always been fond of casual games that could be played on the computer. So naturally when I got the chance to review something for Play First I jumped at the chance. I was offered one of their newer games, “Chocolatier”.
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As soon as I was able to download the game I went over to their website and proceeded to do so. The download itself only took me 30 seconds or so and the install was incredibly smooth. In fact, from the moment of download until I was playing the game, not even 5 minutes had passed.
You can choose between two settings, but to start I recommend going with story mode as this will tell you everything you need to know about the game you are playing. Evangeline Baumeister comes from a long line of chocolate makers. However, due to unfortunate management of her family business the various recipes for the Baumeister family have been swept across the globe. Evangeline is hoping to teach you everything she knows about the chocolate business in order to see the family business thrive once again.
It is Evangeline who will get you started in the business. She will give you a little bit of money and see that you know how to make your first chocolate recipe. Once you make your first batch of basic chocolate bars you will take them back to Evangeline and soon you’ll be on your way to traveling the globe and creating new and delicious chocolate recipes.
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Of course, there is plenty to do besides make chocolate. Once you have acquired new recipes and are setting things up to ensure that the new chocolate is being made you have to make sure that you have enough supplies on hand in order to keep a steady flow of chocolate made. This means that you have to spend some time shopping and bargain hunting to make sure that you have the items you need at the prices you can afford.
You have the option of haggling with the shopkeeper though this is not always recommended as sometimes it upsets them and will end up costing you more. If you do not have enough money to continue making chocolate’s, but you have chocolates already made in storage you can visit any chocolate shop and sell your inventory in order to gain more money for the products that you need.
After you have a few recipes you’ll begin to realize which chocolates you want to make and which recipes you can store in case they are needed. If you switch the recipes you are making in various factories you might find your money will increase dramatically. As you begin to make money you will find that the possibility to buy new factories will open up and you will have a chance to go to different countries. Obviously, the more places you go, the better chance you will have. Otherwise, you may have trouble winning the game.
As you travel you will meet many people that offer you ways to make money. Some of these ways are going to be legitimate, like making and delivering chocolate bars and other way is will be shadier like gambling by rolling the dice. The nice thing about Chocolatier is that the excitement does not die down from beginning to end of the game. In fact, I was addicted to the game from start to finish.
The fact that there are various types of games within the game makes it even more interesting. For example, the main game has you going on the goose chase looking for all of these various chocolate recipes. You need to make enough money to become a master chocolatier and to save the Burmeister family recipes. Meanwhile, when you go to make chocolate bars the first time at any plant you’ll have to set the flow of how many chocolate bars are produced per week.
This is done in puzzle game fashion. All the ingredients that you need are shot out of a canon and you need to line them up and match them in one cylinder as the cylinders spin around. However many cases you make in one minute will equal how many cases are made in one week. If you feel you did not do as well as you could have you can always try to make the chocolates again. In the end, you should end up with at least six factories that are pumping out a mix of chocolate bars, infusions, truffles, and squares.
Once you have played story mode from start to finish there is a free play mode that you might want to check out. If you find the game is addicting as I did this will allow you to play for fun whenever you feel like it without following the basic story.
There are not too many bad things I can say about this game. I normally play my game with the sound off, but I have to say that even the sound of this game was rather pleasant. The music he hinged on a dramatic classical piece which was quite enjoyable and suited the game. All in all, “Chocolatier” makes for an excellent way to waste your day.
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Ashtyn Evans is a writer, advocate, free thinker, and all around cynical person. Always quick to find the negative in anything pop culture, she loves being a part of that which she despises.
Ashtyn and Dominick own numerous blogs together, as well as a full-time writing business. In her spare time she is a full-time college student studying History and Psychology. She plans to one day give up her freelance career and be a full-time blogger, novelist, and domestic goddess.
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