About Counter Blox:
Have you ever wanted to run your ownkv noodle shop? I know I sure have… except I don’t know the first thing about running a Ramen noodle shop, I hate cooking in real life, and I’m broke after buying the HTC Vive, Video card and all these games. So what’s a guy to do? You buy “Counter Fight” obviously. It’s not a simulation so much as it is a test of your endurance. 頑張って！ So anyway, you can do the tutorial which tells you the bare minimum to get you started running the show yourself (highly advised) and you also get some time to get used to the controls. Why would you need time to get used to the controls? Well because they suck…You have a left hand which you will use to do everything that requires the use of your hand, and if you’re left handed, great! This is one case where you’ll feel at home. Then you have a pair of chopsticks on your right hand which you use to pick up food and transfer it to the plate or bowl. If there was a way to switch from chopsticks to hand, I feel like this would be great… instead I’m playing most of the game with one hand tied behind my back because I only need the chopsticks towards the end of preparing a meal. It’s not really a problem (having the chopsticks in your hand permanently) but it’s not really a pro either…especially when the fridge/cooler is on your right, and you have to turn around to open the door but you can’t use your right hand to put something IN the fridge. You have to use your left hand again which feels awkward and unnatural. If you only have one hand though, then congratulations! you’ll feel right at home and won’t mind. So once the game is really started, people file in and your cheerleader in a cheongsam starts shouting いらっしゃいませ to all the incoming customers, you’re presented with a picture of what they want over the customer’s head. Pretty simple. From the minute they sit down a timer starts counting down and so long as you provide them with their food within the time limit, you get paid. Take too long and they’ll storm off and leave you with an angry face mark. 5 angry faces and it’s game over.
