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Create free accounthello and welcome to pocketgamer.biz YouTube channel I'm John Jordan and the game we're playing today in our first time user experience playlist is Gordon Ramsey's Dash so it's actually Gordon Ramsey meets Cooking Dash Cooking Dash very wellknown casual game um from from way back in the uh in the kind of web games paid web games became a web a paid mobile game and now it's a free play mobile game um the company behind it play first bought by Glue a couple years ago um glue obviously likes celebrity tie-ins so they're tied in Gord Ramsey well known in the UK obviously well known in the states as well so we can um change our look I'm just randomly hitting the change look okay let's stick with that Bonkers one um select go so here we go so they done this show today we're going to make a simple Burger goldon Ramsey going to make simple Burger okay get some ground
chuck ground chuck okay whatever that is now pick it up now Grill it up okay take it off take it off the now customer let's do that one more time do that one time okay so just have to so this is very much the dash thing now get the ser and and collect their payments payments Wonder well Burger simple stunning well do so okay so that's what we want in tutoral we want to be happy and Che to Resturant success okay so we playing up this TV thing we get our rewards done so we're kind of seeing the rewards kind of system um own coins as's an expert mode I'm using up some currency looking looking using up something here we are in beautiful Francisco
okay going to have a minute grab some beef you not do this before yep start gring oh it's a beef this time okay pick it up put it in a bun okay we put in a bun now make more b c get the money the customer that's what she wants oh okay so put that on there we've only got one what do you mean h one anything wrong am I where am I let stop shattering me soon pick one up put it in the bun get on money oh oh there's only one customer that was pretty easy this game is um pretty casual so I'm going to upgrade my grill storage okay
the x button up great let's go to work and six coins now I get a bit more time okay so I've got a storage slot what is it do good grab a Patty put it on the grill put it in the oh it didn't burn okay look it popped in my storage okay so I automatically get my bun right your first customer that's bit confusing where she's saying what she wants and up more customers are coming done put that in there go get the money um she wants a BG as well so it's going to get another one so that will hopefully just pop out put that one in there pick that one up there's another stage of picking something up um guess thing we can see is there the there's the green line on the on the customers which is the timing
after which I start to get annoyed so pick that up absolutely stunning we done that you swearing already um nicely done so what can I upgrade now I the grill I suppose what does that do have I got enough money I this quicker can I upgrade again no no not quite enough okay so we very much getting into the swing of it I can obviously connect to Facebook and see what my friends are doing it's not yet this want some plain turkey sandwich freak grab some turkey not going to grill that are we put it on bread Weir bread deliver okay so now I've got two different things that confus me have I done that he's got it yes well done got okay so what's this one going to watch what you go for that get the
bread deliver someone's going to want a burger soon she's the same woman that's odd isn't it same I think they have different avatars up money he's going to want okay so we do that that that see now start to see how this game starts to get complicated a little bit when they want everything and what she want a burger guess we can see how the free to play bits are going to happen cuz you're going to want to up your kitchen pretty quickly to make the most of everything last imagine I'm in the zone okay rewards star bonus what's that more money turkey what's this thing buying turkey I'm upgrade my f okay so it's better quality turkey that's interesting okay got
SE okay oh got to do one more then so using up using up our vegetables our energy mechanic so who we going to we going be serving this time something else up turkey means more coins more coins Stars want what cola oh I see Cola deliver okay the cola still going she okay so we want how do we do this then she wants that and she wants the bread can I get the col as well got two hands yeah so he want she wants a more customers are coming okay but I'm not going to burn that one want as well okay up customers are coming seriously great job
you see there's an ice cream machine there's vegetables bacon sauces and beans what she want so she wants that that no give her the cola is that make her happy a little bit money that's how it's done okay great um beef beef reward have leveled up as well OB big part of play games now new experience level I can unlock new stuff unlock trophies okay so something got a trophy and okay so we can get to see we can see thing with free to play games is really about what the game play is we've seen that that's the Cooking Dash thing that we've always seen about time management running around fulfilling orders as
quickly as possible and being under pressure for that and then the freet to-play The Meta game stuff is collecting coins leveling up your kitchen leveling up your uh experience and then unlocking new um effectively kind of new new locations which will be linked into unlocking more bits of your kitchen but will be kind of graphically different as well we can see so we've got um start off in the States but we're going to go around the world so there we go I think this all we need to all we need to um look at in terms of this first time music experience with Gordon Ramsey Dash so um thanks for watching thanks for um yeah and don't forget to subscribe sorry to our YouTube channel so we do a lot of this um analysis of uh mobile games freet toplay games um particularly looking at the first time us experiened something that's very important for getting people into game and retained into game so um if you don't want to miss any of those do subscribe and yeah hope to see you again soon bye
Gordon Ramsay Dash serves as a modern, free-to-play iteration of the classic Cooking Dash time-management franchise. Developed by Glu and PlayFirst, the title leverages a high-profile celebrity partnership to revitalize established mechanics for the mobile market. The core gameplay loop centers on rapid-fire order fulfillment, requiring players to manage kitchen stations, prepare ingredients, and serve customers within strict time constraints to maximize efficiency and earnings.
The user experience begins with a streamlined tutorial that introduces basic mechanics, such as grilling patties and assembling orders, before gradually increasing complexity. As players progress, the game introduces additional variables, including diverse menu items like turkey sandwiches and beverages, alongside secondary storage systems that allow for more strategic multitasking. Success is measured through a star-based reward system, which encourages players to maintain high service speeds while managing customer satisfaction levels indicated by visual timers.
The meta-game structure is built around a robust progression system designed to drive long-term retention. Players utilize earned currency to upgrade kitchen equipment, such as grills and storage capacity, which is essential for handling the escalating volume of orders in later stages. The experience is further gamified through level-ups, trophy unlocks, and the promise of global expansion, moving players through various international locations. By blending familiar, high-pressure time management gameplay with standard free-to-play monetization loops—including energy mechanics and incremental kitchen improvements—the game effectively balances immediate accessibility with a deeper, long-term progression path.
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