[News] Overcooked: All You Can Eat will let you stop orders from expiring with a new option

[Agent47]

 

Out today at launch

It felt like Overcooked: All You Can Eat was going to board the next-gen train late after it was confirmed that the PS5 edition would be arriving this week; but publisher Team17 has announced that the Series X/S versions are indeed making launch. Specifically, today. It's "next-gen" y'all!

In case you missed it, Overcooked: All You Can Eat is basically a definitive compilation. It hosts both games in the series under one umbrella with 4K visuals and 60FPS. It also makes the original Overcooked playable online, with cross-play capabilities "at a later date." As far as content goes, it's getting seven new levels and three new chefs.

Ah, a whole new generation of broken friendships and families...sniff. It really feels like the next generation has arrived when a party game is right there to make people argue about how the console owner should have bought more DualSense remotes. At least you'll be able to jump into a full local session on Series X/S if people already have their Xbox One controllers!
Assist Mode will let players stop recipes from expiring, meaning you'll never fail an order because you were too slow or overwhelmed. You don't have to, but the option's there and it could be useful for practicing trickier stages. Otherwise, by default, Assist Mode raises the "round timer" for each level, it gives out more points, and it increases how much time you have to make and deliver meals.

Beyond that mode, All You Can Eat also has accessibility features for color-blindness, dyslexia, and a text size scaling. You'll be able to pump up the subtitles, level descriptions, and other wordy bits.

Another thing I'm excited about: "seamless navigation between [both] games and [all] DLC."
Well-meaning accidents are all part of the fun of the Overcooked series, but an option to tone down the stressful recipe time limits sure sounds pleasant. In the upcoming Overcooked: All You Can Eat for PS5 and Xbox Series X, there will be an Assist Mode for players who want a more laid-back co-op session.

This trailer runs through the list of accessibility options for the Overcooked + Overcooked 2 remaster.