{"id":8524,"date":"2022-01-14T23:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=8524"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:17:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:17:48","slug":"20220114-8524","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220114-8524\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Sushi or Die! Absurd sushi eating game is capturing the hearts of Japanese gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220114-188766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-01-14 20:44 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A Japanese game developer named Tadasumen released their newest title <em><strong>Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze! <\/strong><\/em>(\u305d\u308d\u305d\u308d\u5bff\u53f8\u3092\u98df\u3079\u306a\u3044\u3068\u6b7b\u306c\u305c\uff01) as a free game on December 29 for PC (Windows) with a download link on their website, <a href=\"https:\/\/kusoi.site\/sushi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kusoi.site<\/a>. The title can be translated to something like, \u201cI\u2019m going to die if I don\u2019t eat sushi soon!\u201d It only supports Japanese at the moment, but English support (machine translation) is coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u305d\u308d\u305d\u308d\u5bff\u53f8\u3092\u98df\u3079\u306a\u3044\u3068\u6b7b\u306c\u305c\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u5b8c\u6210\u3060\u305c\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u3010\u304f\u305d\u30b2\u30fcDirect\uff1aVol.03\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BC6DXyBAwUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>It&#8217;s a 3D action game, and as the title suggests, the protagonist has to eat sushi or else he dies. He must run around the stage and eat all the sushi you can find. While the graphics look cheap, the game is fully voiced and filled with sushi loving lines such as &#8220;Sushi! So good!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gameplay is simple. You must complete objectives such as \u201ceat a certain amount of sushi\u201d or \u201ceat specific kind of sushi certain times\u201d before the sushi gauge display at the top of the screen runs out. Each time you clear a stage, you accumulate Sushi Souls, which unlocks new stages. A variety of sushi in a variety of locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it looks to be a half-baked joke game at first glance, it is capturing the hearts of Japanese gamers with its absurdity, surprisingly well-crafted game system, and well-thought-out difficulty balance. There are also cut scenes that convey the story and motivate you to eat more sushi. Despite the absurd and bizarre concept, you can tell the developer put effort into making the game enjoyable.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220114-188766-header-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze! <\/em>went viral in Japan after a Twitter user named Rods, who also contributes to the Japanese edition of our website AUTOMATON, posted gameplay footage on Twitter on January 8. The tweet garnered over 26,000 retweets as of this writing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3082\u3046\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3068\u304b\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6b21\u5143\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u3066\u308b\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSVIozbuBT\">pic.twitter.com\/XSVIozbuBT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30ed\u30c3\u30ba (@rods_skyfish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rods_skyfish\/status\/1479477503609561090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikaidorenji, a Japanese indie game developer, also praised the game\u2019s quality, mentioning that the gameplay loop is well designed and balanced. The core gameplay concept of \u201ceat sushi or die\u201d is well-realized, and UI is actually superb and well-considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Nikaido\/status\/1481637374584975364\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!<\/em> was developed by Tadasumen. Their previous titles include <em>PIEN-\u3074\u3048\u3093\u2013<\/em> and <em>PAON-\u3071\u304a\u3093\u2013 BEYOND THE PIEN<\/em>, scary but actually not so scary horror games (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210620-1058\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a>), and <em>Nagashi Macho Men<\/em>, a play on words with \u201cmen\u201d meaning \u201cnoodle\u201d in Japanese. Many of their works are unique and often become a topic of conversation on social media in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tadasumen is currently working on a new horror game and we can\u2019t wait to see what kind of bizarre concept they come up with next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u65b0\u4f5c\u304f\u305d\u30db\u30e9\u30b2\u60c5\u5831<br>Coming Soon&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mO35JPbHiy\">pic.twitter.com\/mO35JPbHiy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u305f\u3060\u3059\u3081\u3093 (@tadasumen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tadasumen\/status\/1481553469114781696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kusoi.site\/sushi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!<\/a><\/em> is available as a free download. English support (machine translation) is coming soon.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u304f\u305d\u30b2\u30fc\u306b\u6700\u4f4e\u9650\u306e\u30af\u30bd\u30ed\u30fc\u30ab\u30e9\u30a4\u30ba\u3092\u65bd\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6b21\u56de\u306e\u30a2\u30d7\u30c7\u3067\u5b9f\u88c5\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6b63\u3057\u304f\u7ffb\u8a33\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u304b\u306f\u77e5\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093(\u6a5f\u68b0\u7ffb\u8a33)\ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sBlpOlBuTe\">pic.twitter.com\/sBlpOlBuTe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u305f\u3060\u3059\u3081\u3093 (@tadasumen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tadasumen\/status\/1481420146770006020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eat Sushi or Die! 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