![]() Tricks to mimic smoke or blood, a Treatise What else lies here? Some Gyves that feign to lock,Ī Blade that cannot wound, a Hat, a Mask, Now to take up arms and go,īut where among these cakes and bills for rudeĮntertainments could they be? In this drawer?īoy: No arms. I’ll be “John Egbert”, a name for saints and The name “Zoosmell, Lord of Dung”? Fie on this,įie! A shallow jest - better be the namesīoy: More words appear, these pleasing to the eye. Some fiery hand - and now I ken they spell Now Let him learn his name, and learn his doom.īoy: Letters are appearing! As if drawn by He stands now at the door of childhood’s room, This youth may choose his Heavens, or his Hells. Where others, who did Fate give name at birthĬan have no say in what their fortune tells He will take up this morn, and so in thisīy taking on the name that’s rightfully his. Limns a youth upon which no name did weigh Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, No publishing details are available, provenance is unknown. 1625 exists in fragments in the Bodelian Library (MS. Horror games have to walk the line between real scares and some ridiculous B-level scenarios (less jumpscares, thanks).The only known copy of the Hussie “First Folio” of c. Others, however, lean into the ridiculous while building up a more gradual horror. They manage to toe the line by making you laugh while pondering the more horrific implications. Cooking Companions does that not even bothering to pretend to be a cutesy harem visual romance novel. I’m watching a "let’s play" of Cooking Companions from my friend Melody Young because I sure as heck won’t play two horror games in one month. With that said, the visual novel is grabbing my attention, with the promise of no jump scares, just a hint of how human nature can break down when facing dire circumstances. Note: After I wrote this article, Game Theory came up with an alternative analysis of the game, where they believe Cooking Companions is set in the 1930s and that Baba Yaga is involved. The theory is legit, but I am keeping my original analysis up. Trapped In the Rain Floods Source: Deer Dream Studios.įour friends gather in a cabin located in the Tatras Mountains, which the player character owns: sweet Mariah, prickly Karin, shy Anatoly, and friendly Gregor. It seems that they are on vacation in the mountains, preparing to rough it out. The player character hosts them, cooking every night. He or she can make a mean cabbage roll with tomato sauce, as well as a vegetable stew. In the kitchen, talking vegetables called the Chompettes gather to cheer on the player character. ![]() They soon call out how badly the player character stinks.Īll should be fine, except that heavy rains flood the area. The path leading to the cabin is covered in water that one cannot definitely wade through to reach the main roads. No one can leave unless they are willing to risk drowning to make it to the nearest grocery store. No one has the tools to make a temporary raft and risk the waters. Fancy cabbage rolls one night, moldy bread with homemade jam the next. Everyone discusses what to do, and who could possibly make it outside and brave the floods to either get help or fetch supplies. Mariah nominates herself when it seems the others will send Anatoly outside.Īfter Mariah leaves, meat appears in the cabin, in little cuts. Vegetarian Anatoly throws up his breakfast, while Karin and Gregor ask for seconds. Karin asks where the source of meat came from, but the player character insists it’s a secret. Everyone suspects the truth, but no one wants to address the elephant in the room. Karin, however, seems to figure it out and she’s not grossed out. No, she wants to show off her prowess with a knife. And she is still hungry… Spoilers ahead for Cooking Companions. ![]() Source: Deer Dream Studios.Ĭooking Companions will make you both laugh and wince. You may also lose your appetite after the implications become clearer. The meat is coming from anyone who leaves the cabin. ![]()
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