Game idea that bluesky liked

[shy_magpie]

I made a thread on Bluesky about a game idea a thread on Bluesky about a game idea that seems to be reasonably well liked and I want to play with it a bit more even if it's just an idea that would take a whole studio to actually pull off. I don't have the time or brain power to do this in a sensible manner so let's see how well dreamwidth handles me making a thread I edit throughout the day.

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[shy_magpie]

Game idea, free to a good home: cooking game with all actual recipes & you do all the steps. You start out as a kid in a fancy cooking class, all the ingredients prepped in little bowls; final level is a dorm w/half the measuring cups unlabeled & the oven heats unevenly, you need to sub ingredients.

Tutorial is at home: you learn basic mechanics by using condiments, making sandwiches & chocolate milk. When your parents see you've gotten to the point of adding things to canned soup they get you in the cooking class I described in the first post.

There's a whole cooking for friends & family line where you pick the recipes but have to fit a theme and get approval for matching their likes & dislikes. As they go from "humoring the kid" to trusting your ability actual requirements start showing up like vegetarian, celiac, allergies.

Possibly even a social dynamic in who you choose to invite together but its getting complex enough. Your vegetarian friend goes from insisting its fine just have some no meat sides to the sides to inviting you to his house to learn the art of substituting vegan ingredients for his stricter friends.

Maybe get taught about the theory behind flavor pairings under the guidance of Aunt Lynda if you serve her 3 good wine & cheese pairings. Various friends of the family ask you to help them prepare for various events from religious holidays to a tailgate where you learn about avoiding food poisoning.

Not sure how to bring it to a close, maybe close the loop with a training the next generation arc. You start getting assistants of your own, then you get asked to coach your cousin through spaghetti & garlic bread, finally you get 6 kids through making cookies without setting the rec center on fire.

A place that could add some interesting but probably hard to program (esp w/out forums breaking into knife fights) bit could be a precision element. Monsieur Orange will have hysterics over the slightest error or variance in pastry making. Others will praise you for trying out new things if edible