Thirsty Suitors Preview: Surreal Relationship Repair, Kickflips, & Cooking

The last main mechanic of the Thirsty Suitors is cooking, which is a way for Jala to work on repairing her relationship with her parents. These cooking sequences keep the same undercurrent of surrealism and humor as the rest of the title, with Jala performing acrobatic moves around the kitchen as players attempt to create the best meals possible. Sometimes Jala will even be visited by her ancestors while cooking family recipes, harkening back to the game’s overall theme of complex family dynamics and expectations.
The artistic vision behind Thirsty Suitors shines through in every element of the game. Each character has their own unique style, with every ex having a specific color palette chosen based upon their personality and how they fit into the story. Impressively, the game has been developed using a single animator who’s managed to expertly blend a grounded, emotional story with out-of-this-world visuals. Composer Marskye, who previously worked on the dungeon-crawling dating game Boyfriend Dungeon, has brought their talents to Thirsty Suitors and created a soundtrack influenced by 90s hip hop and pop that’s a delight to listen to.

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Although healing after a breakup is a story that has been told many times before, the surreal vision of Thirsty Suitors‘ creators and their unique cultural perspective puts a spin on the trope that hasn’t been seen before. The developer’s goal of portraying South Asian culture and experiences looks like it has been pulled off brilliantly and comes through organically. Using special mechanics and dialogue that seamlessly alternates between witty and devastating, Thirsty Suitors portrays relationship dynamics and familial expectations that are not often shown in video games.
A combination of turn-based fighting, skateboarding, and cooking simulation doesn’t sound like a trifecta that would easily mesh together, but Thirsty Suitors seems to have achieved the perfect balance. Although it’s unknown at this point how the rest of the game will play out after the footage featured in the demo, Thirsty Suitors will undoubtedly be a one of a kind gameplay experience when it releases.

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Thirsty Suitors will be released soon on PC. Screen Rant attended a presentation for the purpose of this preview.

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