Overcooked 2 world-premiere hands-on: Crazier levels, more speed, finally online

A new game-changing mechanic, more dynamic levels, and—finally—online play.

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[Out_swinging]

Any word on some kind of "Easy" mode? I love this game, and really the only people I can reliably play with is my 5 and 8 year old.

Don't get me wrong, watching them or their friends run around frantically, screaming, as the entire kitchen is on fire is fun. But I kinda wish I could set an easy mode so we can just get through it and have a lot of fun, even if I know we didn't experience the full challenge in doing so.

Yeah, this right here. I have been really enjoying Nintendo's take on making games playable by younger kids / unskilled players. I have a 4 year old and being able to turn on lane bumpers on Mario Kart and help by taking control of Cappy in Mario Odyssey have been great "on-ramps" to getting her familiar with console controls and I really wish more games had those kind of well thought out difficulty options.

My kid adores Overcooked, but she is terrible at it. I end up doing about 80% of the work and she runs around the map frantically. It's fun to watch sometimes, but I can't play that game with her for more than 10 mins. Which, actually, makes it a great game.

Can't wait for the sequel.