'Nour' Food Sim Preview: A Game Designed To Make Gamers Hungry
Games about food have been around for years bringing the fun of cooking and running restaurants to gamers who may or may not have adequate kitchen training. However, "interactive food sim" "Nour" takes the idea of "food games" in a more literal sense.
The game is currently on Kickstarter with solo developer Tj Hughes asking for $25,000 to bring it to life. So far, the campaign has surpassed that goal with $29,011 already pledged at the time of writing.
According to Hughes, the game is an interactive exploration of the aesthetics of food. It doesn't have any goals or objectives, players are free to have open-ended fun while they play with their food, without the mess to clean up afterward.
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According to the game's Kickstarter page reads, players are presented with scenes full of ramen noodles, boba tea, popcorn. Simply mash buttons at will to interact with the food in curious and unconventional ways.
"Nour" started out as a way for Hughes to experiment with 3D modeling. However as time went on, the tinkering eventually grew into a fun, and appetizing, ramen simulator leading Hughes to consider what about the way food looks makes people hungry.
Now aside from ramen noodles, the game ice cream with a sprinkle shower, a meat grinder mini-game, an army of toasters, and other delicious oddities. And it doesn't stop there as Hughes also has future plans for the game including boneless pizza, "very dramatic" donuts, sushi, and, obviously, avocado toast.
Part physics toy, part interactive pop art gallery, the game focuses on the beauty of the food itself, not its preparations. It's definitely a mindless way to have fun pandering to players' childhood memories of parents always telling them not to play with their food.
Want to take part in the appetizing project that is "Nour"? Visit the game's Kickstarter page to pitch in and rewards along with a copy of the game.
