In this week’s newsletter: Unconcerned with things like enemies or objectives, this experimental food game is chaotic yet oddly soothing
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A shower of chopped onions fall into a bowl of broth, making little plinks on its surface. They are joined by thick ribbons of noodle, and then … an entire raw steak, which flops off the table. Then everything begins to levitate and pulse with multicoloured light.
Everyone I know is playing either Baldur’s Gate or Starfield, and here I am playing with my food. Nour: Play With Your Food is a strange wee game that I first played years ago at a video game convention, and it’s finally been released. The game presents you with delicious little scenes – a burger tray, a sushi set, a bath full of ice-cream with a shower that sprays colourful sprinkles – and then you press buttons to make delectable objects fall from the sky. Do it in time to the music, and weird stuff begins to happen. The lettuce will start dancing, or a jellyfish will show up. Continue reading...
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