I have been so excited for this game since development was first announced and it’s finally here! Today we play Venba, a narrative cooking game where we play as an Indian mom who immigrates with her family to Canada in the 1980s. Follow along as we cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations and explore in this story about family, love, loss, and more.
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Although kavin irritated me through the game; I could actually feel my self relate to him. I related to me distancing from my culture. I finally embraced but I failed to do it before my grandfather died. If only I embraced it sooner maybe I could have connected with him more
That hurt
As an Indian, This hurt my soul on a personal level.
I don't mean to be a hater to any of the game developers but Indians can't have beef as it is from the sacred animal (the cow)
As someone who was sent overseas by their parents for the sake of more opportunities and better education, I really connected with this game. Honestly, it made me realise that I probably haven't been reaching out to my parents as much as I should be, and I'm gonna go give my mum a call rn. Also– now I'm craving the things she used to make… damn…
It's nice to see South Indian representation in games!!!
A wonderful and charming story about culture, about family, about belonging and the way we perceive ourselves when contrasted by others.
I came here from an IG reel and I’m excited to watch you play! I’ve never seen this before!
Bro that little detail where Venba said she wouldn't go back to India if both her husband and her son weren't there. And then she ended up going back since her husband was dead and her son barely even contacted her anymore- It's so sad
I cry too much
I enjoyed watching this! I relate to it. My dad is from Zimbabwe and moved to the US. I'm not fluent in his native language, but am trying to learn more now.
My parents both came from bangladesh. My father immigrated to america in the 90s to help with his family, by the early 2000s, he met my mother back when he got to bangladesh and they both decided to immigrate to america because my mother was pregnant at the time to have me. This gameplay has made me feel emotional being the eldest child to immigrant parents who have sacrificed so much for my future. Ive been through periods of poverty and now have times of wealth because of the sacrifices my parents have made. I am greatful for all they have done. Kavin is such a relatable character as being in america, (or cananda in this game!) can place you in a position where you have to embrace 2 cultures and carry that with you in life.
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bro had a Anton Ego moment
Such a lovely story and very emotional
Don't let your culture be erased
I honestly cried a lot. Nice playthrough thank you 🙏
i think the blurry dialog might have been a nod to venba not being able to understand what he was saying. speaking and understanding english was something that was hard for her after all.
I love this!!! So sad but the ending was sweet
As a south indian it makes me so happy to se our culture represented omg :')
A noticeable detail I like is how the son eats the biryani with a spoon while the father is eating it with his hand as it's the more traditional way of eating rice (this is coming from a southeast asian who also eats rice with their hand)
Your voice acting was so good!! I literally cried while watching you play 🥲
Can we please get you making one of the recipes you wanted to try from the game? 🥺
i started crying, im african but ive only been there when i was 3 and i realised that, i dont even know my own language, i wanna go to africa now
IMEDIATE TEARS when kavin said he remembered his appa's stories </3 loved how your reactions sync with mine during the game! one of my favs after that
I just recently found your channel through Instagram and I gotta say- watching the full game play is fun and interesting. I'm glad you chose to play this game since it kind of gives me a bit of insight of south Indian culture which is pretty cool! My most favorite thing about this game is the cooking parts- it really makes me want to try cooking these meals for myself
I wasnt around for it when my great grandfather moved to America from Germany, & I’m now re connecting with those roots bc when he moved here he abandoned all of his roots to become the perfect American family&its just heartbreaking to me, he abandoned his language&food&culture & thats history I’ll never be able to get back no matter how much I am trying to reconnect- but that’s just my personal way of relating 😅😅
I’m crying at work now. 😂 Should’ve waited till I got home to watch this.
seeing all the indian foods being cooked made me so nostalgic for my amma cooking but also really cool cause ive never seen it in games before! i never got made fun of for my indian food cause i lived in a diverce area but rejecting my culture because i never saw it in the media and was never represented hurt. this game made me so emotional oml thankq for playing it!!!!
did anyone notice that paavalan's name tag from work was spelled wrong 'cause that actually broke me