Venba Brought Up Far Too Many Memories For Me

I started writing this article shortly after finishing this game. I just had to write about it, I was thinking about it too much. I love this game. Venba is a game based on the Tamil culture originating in India. It’s a game about a mother born in India who has moved to Canada in the 80s for a better life and the struggles she and her family faced there due to the cultural shock they experience when they want to be both proud of their heritage but respectful of the new culture they are exposed to. Interspersed between these story pieces are gameplay segments that involve Venba cooking food for her family whilst trying to remember her mother’s recipes so she can cook authentic, traditional food because the recipe book she was given was damaged. I am Pakistani so aspects of our culture overlap with Tamil but there are differences with India being a neighbouring country to Pakistan. For example, some of the food is different to what I am used to and the religion is different too but many things are similar as well and it is these similarities that hit home for me. I think this game has the perfect length but I did want to play a little more. <a href="https://pixelparables.medium.com/venba-brought-up-far-too-many-memories-for-me-7620327cb38a">Learn More</a>