{"id":11547,"date":"2023-09-14T08:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/14\/pushing-buttons-nour-is-more-food-art-than-video-game-and-its-a-deliciously-surreal-treat\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T08:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:37:37","slug":"pushing-buttons-nour-is-more-food-art-than-video-game-and-its-a-deliciously-surreal-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/14\/pushing-buttons-nour-is-more-food-art-than-video-game-and-its-a-deliciously-surreal-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Nour is more food art than video game \u2013 and it\u2019s a deliciously surreal treat"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Unconcerned with things like enemies or objectives, this experimental food game is chaotic yet oddly soothing<\/p>\n

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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 \u2026 an entire raw steak, which flops off the table. Then everything begins to levitate and pulse with multicoloured light.<\/p>\n

Everyone I know is playing either Baldur\u2019s Gate<\/a> or Starfield<\/a>, and here I am playing with my food. Nour: Play With Your Food is a strange wee game that I first played years <\/em>ago at a video game convention, and it\u2019s finally been released. The game presents you with delicious little scenes \u2013 a burger tray, a sushi set, a bath full of ice-cream with a shower that sprays colourful sprinkles \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

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\nA 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 \u2026 an entire raw steak, which flops off the table. Then everything begins to levitate and pulse with multicoloured light.
\nEveryone I know is playing either Baldur\u2019s 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\u2019s finally been released. The game presents you with delicious little scenes \u2013 a burger tray, a sushi set, a bath full of ice-cream with a shower that sprays colourful sprinkles \u2013 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…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Unconcerned with things like enemies or objectives, this experimental food game is chaotic yet oddly soothing \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A shower of chopped onions fall into a bowl of broth, making little plinks on its surface. They are joined by thick ribbons …<\/p>\n

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