Would you like to come to my house for dinner?
I’ve got lots of different things I can cook for you.
Look, here are some of my favourites.
I like to have burgers on Tuesdays but it can get a bit messy!
On Wednesday’s it’s ramen and oh boy do I love to stuff everything in!
And then on Sundays it’s pancakes and no one can ever finish them!
Which day do you want to come?
Nour is a game about being silly.
It’s a game that, quite literally, wants you to play with your food.
Throw the food around.
I suppose it’s more like a technical demo if you want to be picky, or a toy.
A fidget spinner of a game.
Nour works like this.
You choose a new level from a cloche-bedecked table, and find it themed around a dish.
In fact, it feels like you’re encouraged to.
So you’re free to cook, it’s just that you probably shouldn’t do it seriously.
That’s how ridiculous this game is.
Pancakes don’t usually get that big.
Conversely, you’re free to make things go very small, which also looks silly.
And you’ve got the option to make things dance, which looks silly too.
Do you sense a theme?
There are tools, too, like blowtorches, because why not?
Gordon Ramsay uses them, and he’s not here to tell us otherwise, so light it up!
Or smash everything with a tenderising hammer, and discover the strange things it does to pieces of bread.
Or… shake some salt?
That might sound simple but the controls are such that it’s not.
My only gripe with Nour is that it often comes off feeling more annoying than amusing.
I find not being able to pull the camera around as I want to very aggravating.
But otherwise, I love Nour.
I love that a game or a toy like this exists at all.
Something to keep the mind occupied and bring you a bit of silliness and joy.
And who doesn’t want a bit of that.
