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4 Nintendo Switch games for foodies

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When the lockdown started, I spent hours in my kitchen playing games on my Nintendo Switch. In portable mode, I could pass the time while the soups simmered and the bread dough doubled in size in turns. Mario kart, exploring the world of Skyrim, or in rehearsal Super Smash Bros combos to unleash on my roommates. I’ve always loved video games and cooking as separate hobbies, but enjoying both at the same time left me with a lingering question: why is food in video games almost always rubbish?

To be clear, I’m not saying food mechanics isn’t realistic enough. Like, in an environment where just about anything is possible, I don’t need to spend my time peeling potatoes and chopping garlic for a stew. My problem is that food and its associated pleasures almost always seem like an afterthought. In action games, food is usually the slow, lousy way to heal your character – the last resort when you run out of medkits or potions – and in survival games, eating is usually no longer a problem. resource management is only part of the problem. game intended to surprise and delight. Almost universally, it feels like video game developers regard food as food and nothing more, dooming their characters to exist on pixelated meal replacement bars and nutritional shakes.

Fortunately, while boring food in video games is a pattern, it’s not a rule. Some developers, both indie and triple A’s, have found ways to make in-game dining exciting and interesting, proving that food-centric video games were possible from the start. Just in time for the bigger, brighter OLED version of the Switch due out on October 8, these are some of the titles that bridge the gap between my two favorite hobbies, each in their own way. There’s something for everyone: maybe a gamer in your life will get more involved at dinner time. Maybe they will bring about the same joy that you experienced while playing Cooking mom on your old DS. Maybe you need another game than Animal crossing to justify pre-ordering Nintendo’s latest gadget. Anyway, to quote a famous plumber and Chris Pratt, apparently-Let’s go!

Four player cooperation in Overcooked 2 by Team17 Studio and Ghost Town Games.

When I’m looking for a new co-op game (for non-players it’s a multiplayer game where everyone works together, short for “co-op”) I have a few basic criteria. Communication is above all. Whether my friends and I are strategizing, adding comments, or yelling at each other, I want a game that gets us talking. Second, I like the controls that are easy to learn, so we can spend less time on tutorials and more time having fun. Finally, it must be more fun than just getting started Mario kart, because, let’s be honest, this game is perfect. On this scale, I am happy to report that the three Overcooked the games receive a perfect score.

Overcooked puts you in a series of cartoon kitchens, where you and your friends work together to fill customer orders as quickly as possible. You can choose an avatar from a list of adorable chefs, including anthropomorphic cats, sharks, birds, mice, and more. Like in a real restaurant, one player can be tasked with preparing the meat while another cuts the vegetables, cleans the dishes or plates at the end of each course. (All of these tasks are accomplished by pressing and holding “X” in front of the appropriate station and ingredient – shallow learning curve: To verify). Tickets arrive too quickly for anyone to work on their own, and the game increases the difficulty for each additional player you add, so teamwork and constant communication are essential to success. After about fifteen minutes, you will find yourself using cooking jargon for convenience: “Hot Behind!” I said as I walked past my friend with a saucepan. “You call that a julienne, you fucking ass?” she said, checking my skills with a knife. What a pleasure !

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