Players initially start with just a few simple recipes to choose from, with additional recipes unlocked as the earlier ones are mastered. The main game mode where players cook dishes. The highest medal earned for each dish is recorded and displayed next to each item on the selection screen. Depending on the final score, the game may award the player a bronze, silver or gold medal. The player's performance is rated when each dish is finished, based on the average result of each minigame, depending on the user's performance. When this happens, a graphic of an angry "Mama" with flames erupting from her eyes is displayed, along with the caption "Don't worry, Mama will fix it!".Ĭompleting a dish can require playing one minigame, or as many as a dozen. If the player makes a serious blunder or time expires without sufficient progress being made, that step in the cooking process is considered a failure. In many cases, players must look at the top screen of the DS for guidance on what to do next and then perform the task on the bottom screen. The minigame mechanics themselves range from quickly drawing parallel lines in order to chop items, to a rhythm game where ingredients are added to a skillet or the heat is adjusted at precisely the right time. Most of them being official dishes while others are dishes made by mixing recipes in the Combine feature.Įach minigame represents a different activity in the meal preparation, such as mixing, frying, or chopping the provided ingredients. The game features a total of 96 different dishes.
The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames. The version of the game for the iPhone and iPod Touch also takes advantage of the accelerometer in the device with some similar gameplay to Cooking Mama: Cook Off.Įach of these tasks is performed by completing a mini-game which usually lasts less than 10 seconds. Following the instructions of the titular " Mama", the player uses the stylus or finger to chop vegetables, slice meat, flip food in pans, and arrange the final items on the plate. The game doesn’t have an exact release date just yet, but will be on Xbox Game Pass from Day One.In Cooking Mama, the player is tasked with cooking various meals using the device's touch screen. Thirsty Suitors is now confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. That means Jala has to strap on a pair of skates and carve up the park to beat Soundie the Bear.īlimey! It’s quite the mix of styles, but the gameplay overview video below shows how these will all fit together. Finally, she’ll explore Timber Hills and save the nearby Bearfoot Park which has been taken over by skate punks. Meanwhile, reconciling with her exes will take place via turn-based RPG battles that start off in the real world, before transporting into fantastical lands based on each Ex’s personality. To impress and satisfy her family, she’ll have to whip up some South Asian inspired dishes in cooking segments. To do this, the game is divided into three major segments.
If that wasn’t enough, she needs to handle her demanding parents and the family’s judgmental matriarch, Paati. She’s back in town after a nasty break-up, and is hoping to rebuild some fences with her exes whom she did not leave on good terms with. The story follows a young woman named Jala, who’s returning to her childhood home in Washington after some time away. However, last night’s 2022 show offered up the first deep dive into gameplay. The game was first teased during a look behind the scenes of developer Outerloop during last year’s Annapurna Showcase. Annapurna Interactive & Outlerloop Games have revealed the first gameplay from Thirsty Suitors, an adventure RPG coming to consoles and PC.