A noticeable detail I like is how the son eats the biryani with a spoon while the father is eating it with his hand as it's the more traditional way of eating rice (this is coming from a southeast asian who also eats rice with their hand)
The stained bubbles are for english they have difficulty understanding but the bubbles thar aren't blurry are Tamil just translated so we can undetstand it.
@@DogVill-inc ikr? i understand the language vocally, but when i hear words i dont know or couldnt translate, its like they started speaking gibberish for the first half of their speech so i ask them again and again to repeat😭
@@haragopal1Breaks my heart when people from north and south fights. As a Tamilian, I'm heartbroken whenever my people only consider south India and never the north. I wish we could just all come together.
Although kavin irritated me through the game; I could actually feel my self relate to him. I related to me distancing from my culture. I finally embraced but I failed to do it before my grandfather died. If only I embraced it sooner maybe I could have connected with him more. My Spanish was crappy he couldn’t understand me either
Omg same, my moms from PR and moved to the states for school but moved back to have me with my dad. But after my brother was born he made us move back to the states and didn’t let us speak Spanish anymore and I lost it for awhile, he didn’t even let us listen to the music. it’s such a lost feeling, like I don’t fully fit in to either American or Puerto Rican culture and it’s frustrating af
@@DogVill-incplease go for it, i was lucky enough to b raised in PR with my mom but after moving to the US u rly lose touch with everything unless family is there for u, you’ll make ur grandpa so proud
awww god i cried like an absolute baby bc of this. as a south indian (to be exact, malayali, so us and tamil are actual neighbours) i really really resonated with their experiences, especially kavin's as someone who wasnt raised in india and surrounded by western culture. i could most relate when he couldnt even speak tamil fluently, because thats what im experiencing-- i know english better than my own mother tongue. cant forget about the food ofc, i love and have eaten everything made here so i felt really connected. also learnt the recipes so thats awesome. this game really opened up the water gates haha this was soso heart warming
So the mask is a ward! From my understanding it operates a little similar to the Evil Eye from the Mediterranean. When I was living in Southern India (was only 3-4 months so not long) I saw them everywhere outside- especially at construction sites! Considering how the eyes followed Kavin at least once? I think it’s protective and familial. I wasn’t in India (Karnataka specifically) long enough to know all the intricacies, history, and meaning behind it but I hope what I shared is somewhat helpful!
Traditionally we keep those masks outside the house. It's supposed to contain a demon that will ward any other demons off from the house. No one keeps it inside the house, idk why it's inside here.
As the dautgher of two hispanics parent in many foreign countries except ours, I always loved to share food or experiences from both of my countries, even if the places where we were we didn't had as much difference as Canada and India, it always hurt me thinking that if I ever cook him any of this foods to my future kids, their will be ashamed of it. I hope all people know how much culture is beautiful and its something we shouldn't be ashamed of
For anyone who wants to know the list of the dishes in 54:20- - Murukku (crunchy, slightly salty fried dough usually eaten as a snack) - paniyaaram (soft steamed dough balls that can be either sweet or salty) - Meen varuval (Fish fried with spices and masala) - Rasam (A thin, tangy, savory soup usually mixed with rice) - Kari Kuzhambu (mutton curry) - Kozhi varuval (Chicken fried with spices and masala) Source: I'm Tamil
Spoilers, finish watching the video before reading Bro that little detail where Venba said she wouldn't go back to India if both her husband and her son weren't there. And then she ended up going back since her husband was dead and her son barely even contacted her anymore- It's so sad Edit: Sorry that this is a spoiler, but you guys shouldn't be looking in the comments before a long video like this 😶 I'll add a spoiler warning anyway
As a Tamil immigrant to the US, I never thought I'd see myself represented in a video game. People talk about diverse representation in media all the time, but this is the first time I've been able to experience that. Maybe I've missed out on other examples of Tamil representation, but this game really touched my soul.
My dad is from south India and a lot of this hit especially the rejecting of culture and internalized racism, for years I was ashamed of culture due to the bullying from others. I accept it now but the impact was already made, I don’t even know Tamil cause of how hard I rejected it.
As I stay in India, I didn’t realise how much the internalised racism can affect us Indians in foreign land. Obviously things are changing now, but I really have deep respect for immigrants out there who preserve and enrich their culture despite all these struggles.
My parents both came from bangladesh. My father immigrated to america in the 90s to help with his family, by the early 2000s, he met my mother back when he got to bangladesh and they both decided to immigrate to america because my mother was pregnant at the time to have me. This gameplay has made me feel emotional being the eldest child to immigrant parents who have sacrificed so much for my future. Ive been through periods of poverty and now have times of wealth because of the sacrifices my parents have made. I am greatful for all they have done. Kavin is such a relatable character as being in america, (or cananda in this game!) can place you in a position where you have to embrace 2 cultures and carry that with you in life.
Wow. Me and you have a very similar story. My parents also came from Bangladesh and moved to the US. My mom was 17 and my dad 24, they met here and got married. My parents tell me stories of every job they've worked, from retail, gas stations, waiters, they have done everything and sacrificed so much for me to get here. My mom got her education here and now has a good job. My dad couldn't afford to go to college here, but he worked his way up and went back to school. Now we have a nice home and a good life, but i wish i was closer to my culture.
Depending on what state youre in, there is always cultural programs bangladeshi people make for their children- especially for pohela boishak! If you have a big university nearby with a significant population of bangladeshi people high chance they throw cultural festivals@@luvie2098
Im damn near in tears watching this let's play. I'm a child of immigrant parents from Haiti and i remember when I was young being ashamed of my culture's food or the way I spoke not knowing certain English words. Ugh. This hits home :(
I’m first gen Cambodian American, and this hits close to home. You get a sense of inheriting a rich culture and customs, but also the conditioning of the environment around you making a point to convey you’re not conforming. Stories like this are very touching and relatable
I’m a second-gen Cambodian Canadian and it hits really close to home for me as well. Being connected with my culture in a vague sense, but still feeling isolated was always a point of contention growing up and till to this day. I understand some of the language, but I don’t speak it fluently and I don’t enjoy some of the food due to texture and smell issues. Part of me wants to reconnect, but I genuinely don’t know where to start because rediscovering it feels overwhelming. Maybe I can someday.
@@kalmeio_17 its never too late to try and reconnect, baby steps all the way !! id say learning small little parts about your history could be the best way, for me ive learned more about my culture after following instagram accounts that post about my country's history and maybe some photographers from there
i cried so hard while watching bc all of it just resonates with me so much and all of the details, the fact that the father writes poetry again after the park incident showing what Venba said about him only writing poetry when he's upset is true, the way Venba and Paavalan don't talk about it at all, Venba leaving Canada because she no longer feels at home since her husband has passed and Kavin has distanced himself I was raised in a very similar situation and what Paavalan said about their child resenting them because of them not being able to provide everything other parents would be able to and how they might resent them for taking away this opportunity, that hits way too hard and I think I'm going to view my parents really differently after this, im going to make an effort to connect more with my culture and family while living and experiencing the culture of where im living
seeing all the indian foods being cooked made me so nostalgic for my amma cooking but also really cool cause ive never seen it in games before! i never got made fun of for my indian food cause i lived in a diverce area but rejecting my culture because i never saw it in the media and was never represented hurt. this game made me so emotional oml thankq for playing it!!!!
I feel so connected to this game. I also left my home of where I grew up, to move somewhere safer. The place I am now has a completely different culture that is difficult to acclimate to and my family is still back where I grew up. I miss them every day, but since moving I began to cook tons of food from my culture to share with my friends here and it has helped me feel connected to home.
That is such a beautful game. Diferently from Kavin, I'm third generation okinawan-brazilian (aka my grandparents came from Okinawa to Brazil and my parent were born and raised here) so this experience may resonate more with my parents. They have gone through the same process as Kavin, but never got to redeem themselves with my grandparents (their parents passed away) and can't speak japanese anymore. Then, with me, at least my ma said she wanted for me to learn japanese, but my father didn't (plus we never were close with the community when I was little). As Venba, we still kept contact with culture through food which still is an important bond for me. In the end, it is true that food is how some families demonstrate affection even with language barrier.
I enjoyed watching this! I relate to it. My dad is from Zimbabwe and moved to the US. I'm not fluent in his native language, but am trying to learn more now.
Ouch man. This game. I'm not Indian but I grew up being danish in the USA and I remember too how people would react to our cultural differences. Some of my classmates really judged us hard because we were "weird whites" who didn't eat pb and j sandwhiches but ryebread and stuff like it. I remember once getting judged so hard over the fact that our little family of four didn't celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey and we would eat rice pudding with almonds and cherry sauce on Xmas with was the 24th, being told I was wrong for doing that. Thankfully my sister and I could embrace our culture without caring so much, but I remember the whispers and comments kids would have to "weird food". I can imagine for Kavin it probably became too much with racist jokes or comments that he became ashamed of his background which is just sad to think about.
I am completely french and honestly I cried, I understand how every character must feel and this seems so real, also the food looks amazing. That was an awsome game
I am part Indian, my grandfather was Indian and my mom really liked him! Sadly he passed away not so long after my mom was just about to grow up into a tween/teen. One time when eating i think it was Chapatti with the yellow beans kind of thing, my mom smiled and told me "you eat just like your grandfather" and said "did you know that this is his favourite food?" I was younger that time and didn't think much of it other than (it's weird.. why is mom talking about grandpa?) I've never seen him before, and my mom didn't get to see him as she grew up. I didn't knew about him passing away early that time all i thought was (strange.. well just gonna continue eating then) i still cant believe i remember that one specific memory! I live in asia, south east to be specific! I love so many asian food! Like Indian food, Malaysian, Chinese, my own county's food, thai..so much more! As a kid back then i wanted to be all kinds of things, and which included to be a master chef! Like a gourmet or whatever you call them, or just a restaurant owner but who also cooks and is a waitress there 😂😂 as a kid i thought i could do everything! But till this day i can't even cook fried rice without getting scared or kind of overcooking it! And since I'm part Indian plus other ethnicities, I really wanted to make cultural food and well.. eat them myself, 🧍idk when i was a kid i didn't like sharing- dont knoe how my "imagery restaurant" would work well if i just eat the food i cook? But anyways- I don't click much eith my culture, tradtions, etc.. it's sad- My native language? I can speak it but I'm bad at reading and writing it, it's funny how i even go to school like this!? I don't pray that often, but i still go to sanctuary/temples if i can or wanted to- idk whatever English people calls them- And my lack of skills of making a friend that's also native in the same country i am?? Hilarious- It's hard to even talk to a 7-9 year old, their grammar and speaking is better than mines! Idk where i was going with this but I loved watching this gameplay Love the art Game You narrating it Love how you went "aww!" And i felt the same when you felt bad for the mother!! This. Is. Amazing! And might i say the game is incredible! Love it.
0:00 It's called a Kural. It's one of 1330 Kurals written at least 2000 years ago in the Tamil language. Those Kurals are collectively called as Tirukkural. Tirukkural is comprised of three sections (Paals): 1. Arram (Virtue), 2. Porul (Wealth & Polity), and 3. Inbam (Love). It teaches us how to be virtuous, manage wealth, run a government, show love, etc. in a short and concise manner. It is one of the most translated books in the world.
As a tamilan I can relate with everything venba and pavalan says .. all those small details from our culture, the food and its emotions are true and iam missing it. And the fact is I was the same as kavin. I left my home for uni, and here sometimes I just prioritize my surroundings and then my parents. Even now, when I visit them, they feel weird about my language and my body language and even mock me for that ( not in a bad way though). And I miss them sometimes and I love them a lot❤. Now I feel like I should say this to them or what if regret doing that just like kavin did......
watching you play this game made me realize how much i relate to this my parents both left their life in eastern europe to raise me and then later my sister in the US because they wanted us to live a better life here, as compared to their childhoods in Europe, where both their families struggled. but as we (me and my sister) began to go to American schools, we started losing our skill in speaking the language that my parents communicate in all the time. we would look back at old videos of when we were maybe 3 and 5 years old, and you can hear my sister speak beautifully in that language. she could easily pronounce everything, and she would speak sentences at 3 years old that she cant even say now at 12 years old. we now tend to struggle with forming regular sentences, we cant even read or write in this language, and even worse we cant say a single word in our real, native tongue, only the secondary one. when we try to have conversations with our parents, we would often have to switch to english because we cannot go a single sentence without having to say atleast one english word since we struggle. nowadays, talking with relatives that are still back in our mother country is challenging because unlike with our aunt and cousin that have been learning more english from visiting us often, our grandparents use strictly that language, and more specifically the more traditional version, where they use more older words that even i cant understand very well. it breaks my heart that i cannot be as close to my culture compared to my friends who are also from the same country as me, even strangers that we hear on the streets. it scares me that later on, when i have kids, i wont be able to teach them about where im from because i wasnt close to it, and like how kavin said, it makes me feel like a fraud talking about my culture. but really, this game was beautiful. ❤
I feel the same as an immigrant from Eastern Europe as well :(( I was born there and grew up here, although I can kinda relate to Kavin in some aspects I was the opposite. Instead of being embarrassed of my culture, I wore it on my sleeve. My embarrassment came from me feeling I didn't know my native culture well enough to even be considered an Eastern European kid. It didn't help that I didn't look Eastern European. Slavic people can often pinpoint other Slavic people by their facial traits, you start noticing those patterns of similar features a lot of us tend to share, and as a Slav yourself it becomes easy to tell. I didn't mind that Americans couldn't tell I was one based off looks, but when most other Slavs couldn't it made me feel insecure :( I talked about it with my mother and she just straight up said I was American, I grew up here and had too many American traits. Can I not say Slavic American? Do I not get even that? Can only people who look the part say that? Only those who can read and write in their native tongue? I know she didn't mean it to, but that conversation hurt me. At the end of the day I realize that there's so many nations and people and mixing and circumstances, and there's so many people like me in this melting pot. The decision of moving to a different country for a better life will have its pros and cons, but I'd rather be here in America. I love my roots but also I love my experiences here. I'm thankful my parents made that decision. Each person brings such a unique experience to the table, and this is part of mine ❤
I felt this but from an Asian background, I try my best to surround myself with other people who speak the language but I can’t help but feel left out sometimes. It sucks but I guess trying to learn my culture again and maybe eventually asking my friends to help me along the way will help me have a grasp of something I lost at a young age
I’m in the same place as you but it’s never too late to try. I hope you never give up or stop trying because no one can ever take your culture from you. You can still teach your kids with you families help or you don’t have to. But you’re not fraud!!!❤️❤️❤️
You can still learn the language. If your language has a lot of speakers like Russian or Polish you can just watch memes or YT channels and also just learn the language traditionally. Its never too late and your parents will feel so amazing to be able to speak to you in their native language, even if you didnt learn it completely from them!
This hits too hard…. It’s almost uncomfortable to confront similar memories actually….. But watching this kinda took me through that journey… don’t know how to feel rn
1:07:06 so your question regarding the blurry bubbles, you can see here where the recipe book is in Tamil whereas us, as the audience, first saw it in English. And when Venba asked Kavin to speak in Tamil, again it was in English. So I suspect when the bubbles are blurry Kavin is speaking English like when he's translating for his mother on the phone with the boss.
I loved this video so much!! Communication is what stands out the most from this game, the way the parents got each other’s backs, the way the mother answers her little son’s questions, also there’s similarities between these two but differently at the same time. See how the mother left her family right after promising her own mom that she’ll be back and yet she lost her, also the son did the same thing when he moved to college. The difference is that mother felt sorry for leaving or for losing her mom, unlike the son who was desperate for moving away a bit. But we can’t blame neither of them tho.
As a Tamilian, this made me cry so bad, and made me appreciate my culture, I wasnt doing that before, i didnt feel the need to be connected with it i dont know why, westernization maybe?....AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, i just realised howw many things that i have missed and forgot in my own culture that i grew up with.....I NEED TO GO SEE MY AAYA(grandmother)😭😭😭😭, things come up and i didnt have the time to visit her and my native place, she take care of these little things too, the thing that venba did, wiping kavin's mouth after feeding him, it reminded me of her....angry love is her love language, whenever i showed her something that i made or like wore a new dress, she'd say "azhaguuu tha po" in a cute angry tone..... there is so many things that i adore of her.... Thank you for this video....
I am a Tamizh girl from south india and this game is incredible in every way. There are Easter eggs hidden in every part of it - from the initial quotes on the black background (they are by a famous ancient literary figure called Thiruvalluvar who was credited with writing many philosophical zingers back in the day! Interestingly, the Thirukkural - the compilation of his poems - is in the venba style ) to the 'sheet calendar' on their wall, the story of how Kavin's parents met during protests and parental opposition to heir marriage, the song title in the end that translates to 'Happiness'....i have never been more in love with a game before. Despite living in India for a large part of my life I have grappled with so many themes here and I can remember many such conversations with my own parents. Thank you for this gameplay. I will now go back and look at my mother's recipes.
Cried buckets... I feel this a lot... being Tamil, growing up in Europe, only difference is, I moved in 5th grade. The way I tried to never take rasam rice for lunch because I felt it "stank". I changed by normal indian accent to an american one because I was mocked by my teachers and wanted to sound "truly fluent". Losing all touch with tamil language. Finally I couldnt take it anymore, I felt I was two different people, like I was putting on too much of an act, and decided to join my parents in moving back to India after my education... while I still miss europe at times I definitely feel at home here :)
IM SO HAPPY IVE STUMBLED UPON THIS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a fellow dev and someone who ate a lot of this food, it was such a wonderful sight to see this project come together!
I hope this doesn't seem inconsiderate but I love games like these ^^ for their simple but meaningful and important stories - and with food involved! After watching this playthrough a couple times I asked my fiancé if we could get some Indian food for dinner as we were wondering what to get. I didn't know if the restaurant would have specifically South Indian food but lo and behold, one of their classic dishes was Tamil Biryani! And I can't get over Parotta! I grew up with more appreciation for Chinese and Japanese food - not to mention my own cultural foods such as Indonesian, traditional English and Irish. South Indian food was not often my choice. But thanks to this game, I've remembered how freaking good it is!!! ^^
that's one party of dishes you had there. Biriyani and Parotta are celebratory foods in Tamil Culture. We make those on special occations and enjoy ourselves
This is a small detail but I like how they put the beef in the biryani, bc a lot of people think that all indians are vegetarian, and that all indians worship cows. While both are true to some extent (20% of Indians are vegetarians and cows are worshipped in Hinduism), there are several indian families (like my own) that can eat meat and beef.
I'm an immigrant from the Middle East (but I'm Malayali) and this game is indeed sad but beautiful at the same time. I can relate to this. My family struggles to fit in at times, despite being in a place filled with Indians and a diverse place. My little brother never embraced his culture or his ethnicity and it breaks my heart seeing him do so because he wanted to become "American". My parents are getting old and it's sad seeing them struggle to give us a good future here. And seeing all of these dishes makes me happy. I always regret not learning Malayalam properly. This game is amazing.
As someone who was sent overseas by their parents for the sake of more opportunities and better education, I really connected with this game. Honestly, it made me realise that I probably haven't been reaching out to my parents as much as I should be, and I'm gonna go give my mum a call rn. Also-- now I'm craving the things she used to make... damn...
i think the blurry dialog might have been a nod to venba not being able to understand what he was saying. speaking and understanding english was something that was hard for her after all.
As someone who's tamil (and NOT tam-brahm), it feels unreal to have my culture represented ehre with ACTUAL meat dishes unlike the brahmin folks who made it look like 99% of south India are pure vegetarians. I feel so touch rn, these are dishes are words we use in my household and a lot of my love for cookiing came from watching my mom, and my grandma cook in the kitchen.
Eyyyy puttu!! In the Philippines, we also have the same thing and we call it puto! (To the detriment of hispanic ears 😂). It's nice to know that our culture got influenced all the way from South India
I just recently found your channel through Instagram and I gotta say- watching the full game play is fun and interesting. I'm glad you chose to play this game since it kind of gives me a bit of insight of south Indian culture which is pretty cool! My most favorite thing about this game is the cooking parts- it really makes me want to try cooking these meals for myself
originally clicked cause the story got me invested but i gotta say, your vibes and commentary throughout the whole video have just been excellent and really calming and just the thing i needed to unwind. so thank you for this!
This is a comfort video for me- whenever I have nothing else to watch I come to this video specifically. It's so entertaining, yet calm! I dunno, thought I'd share that. Venba is such a nice game, and you make very good gameplay.
This was a random video in my feed. I didn't know that there are games like this which is fun at the same time has moral story too. I'm from Tamilnadu, and i could totally relate. I loved the way u gave emotions tot he story by ur voiceover. ❤thanks
I didn’t think much about this game - “Oh cool, a game similar to how me/my parents lived!”. Just cool. Every five minutes in this game I keep crying from my own memories and I haven’t a clue why . It’s too close to home 😂 in a way I’m used to these feelings/situations not being publicized.
28:18 I feel that I live in the South despite being from North India, I just have to fit in. Of course, it's not a very drastic change, But both regions are very different. When my parents told me of so and so in the North, I'd be surprised. But I don't care really, I've lived here my whole life and I love it here, Nobody minds that I'm from the North, Actually my school friends tell me about the things of here. And of course, there are others like myself!
I know other people told you already probably but the white text is Tamil, yellow is english and the spots in the speech bubbles mean Venma has difficulties understanding what's said
Its so nostalgic being a southindian myself being away from amd seeing them bonding over southindian food makes me emotional loved it!! Also her voice is soo comforting!!
just bawling my eyes over here :( this was beautiful. i think it’s gonna hit home for a lot of children that have immigrant parents. it also makes me very hungry & eager to try everything they’ve cooked.
I’ll say this as while I’m Punjabi, Orissa and West Bengal Bengali. I’m trying not ot cry😢! This was the story of how my mom and dad started ! Thought I would say that for us it was a bit different! My father had a job lost everything to the 2000’s internet bust! We move to NJ! The year my sister was born. 3 years later we move to NJ! NJ welcomed us with open arms! And upon moving here I’ve learned that this is the story of many of the people I’ve met at my new school! Thanks for the representation though I’m not South Indian. Our heart beats as one ! Jai Hindustan! Vande Matthram ! A ocean will not separate me from the heritage of my family! Thank you USA , specifically Illinois and New Jersey! For giving my mother and father a chance! Watching this makes me really relive so many memories dispute not being in a Tamil family in Canada 🇨🇦!
I didnt know i would end up crying so much. although I've never had an experience with migration, there was just so much nostalgia of me being in the kitchen with my om, and how much food is a part of our culture and day to day communication, everything is food, festivals, mourning, celebrations, rituals, sickness and health everything has a food attached to it, and love with which it is cooked. it just reminded me of the time i would spend in the kitchen with my mom doing my homework while she cooks, learning so much subconsciously and just so much smells that have filled my heart with joy and bittersweet memories. thank you for this play through and kudos to those who made this game! it was a feast!
As a white Jewish person not only can I relate to feeling outcast or like there wasn't enough representation of my culture but it opened my eyes to a culture I didn't know about and gave myself a new appreciation for it
40:47 THEY COOKED BEEF BIRIYANI!!! Thats some gangsta move by a traditional South Indian Household 1:17:07 okay That answers the previous Beef biriyani... The devs went all in for this. A Periyaar and Ambedkar photo at the start of the opening scene besides the family potrait would have been even more gangsta
Not sure what a 'traditional' South Indian family is. My family is a 'traditional' Thiyya family from Kerala , and we cook beef biryani ocassionaly. Even members of the BJP and RSS eat beef without any qualms. I didn't know beef was such a big taboo in TN.
@@zhozhoe well beef isn't as much of a taboo as we don't worship cows at the same level of zeal as north india but eating beef is just isn't really practiced. the more religious a tamilian is, the worser their attitude towards beef eating would be.
I just googled Tamil Nadu's laws. Apparently only cow slaughter is prohibited. That means bulls and buffaloes are legal. Even in Kerala beef is mostly buffalo cause no one really rears cows for meat. @@lamewater772
1:03:06 I literally had to stop the video to call my parents and grandparents this part made me so upset 😢 please keep in touch with the elders in your life! It's so important, even just a phone call can make someone's day ❤
Well as South Indian i am happy to see my culture getting represented in this game. Gonna buy just to support the devs. Atleast this dev dont follow the path set by North Indians(Battle royale cash cow makers).
A noticeable detail I like is how the son eats the biryani with a spoon while the father is eating it with his hand as it's the more traditional way of eating rice (this is coming from a southeast asian who also eats rice with their hand)
STOP I NOTICED THAT TOO I LITERALLY :((((
I use a spoon too and the rest of my family uses their hands so true omg
True i saw that
soo true
broo im like the only kid eating with my hands at parties while everyone else eats with utensils 💀
The stained bubbles are for english they have difficulty understanding but the bubbles thar aren't blurry are Tamil just translated so we can undetstand it.
they also differentiate between the two languages by the font color, the english is always in yellow while the tamil is in white
It’s so funny because it’s actually kinda accurate, like when u don’t know fluently it’s like there’s just empty spots in the sentence
some of the yellow bubbles weren't stained though
@@DogVill-inc ikr? i understand the language vocally, but when i hear words i dont know or couldnt translate, its like they started speaking gibberish for the first half of their speech so i ask them again and again to repeat😭
@@WEFAbender6 that's bc that's english she could understand, the stains only appear when she has a hard time understanding
did anyone notice that paavalan's name tag from work was spelled wrong 'cause that actually broke me
no :( i didn’t look at his name tag, thats so sad
It’s spelled Pavluhn at 36:26 for anyone’s reference :(
stoop im gonna cry😢
That happens to my dad and me. I grew up in the US. I happens. 😔
Probably had to change his name to get a job.. Poor fella.. ❤
As a south indian it makes me so happy to se our culture represented omg :')
as a person from southern part india ... there's no south india... there's only india
@@haragopal1Breaks my heart when people from north and south fights. As a Tamilian, I'm heartbroken whenever my people only consider south India and never the north. I wish we could just all come together.
ugh ikr!! as someone who's also south indian this makes me so happy fr 😭‼
yeah im so happy as a telugu person 😭😭
Dude. I'm not an indian myself but seeing your guys' culture, all coming together. Was great and I want to try your food lol 😂❤
Although kavin irritated me through the game; I could actually feel my self relate to him. I related to me distancing from my culture. I finally embraced but I failed to do it before my grandfather died. If only I embraced it sooner maybe I could have connected with him more. My Spanish was crappy he couldn’t understand me either
Omg same, my moms from PR and moved to the states for school but moved back to have me with my dad. But after my brother was born he made us move back to the states and didn’t let us speak Spanish anymore and I lost it for awhile, he didn’t even let us listen to the music. it’s such a lost feeling, like I don’t fully fit in to either American or Puerto Rican culture and it’s frustrating af
I wanna learn Spanish again for my grandpa, he’s getting old and I wanna make him proud
@@DogVill-inc do it before it’s to late it’s an experience you won’t be able to have again
@@DogVill-incplease go for it, i was lucky enough to b raised in PR with my mom but after moving to the US u rly lose touch with everything unless family is there for u, you’ll make ur grandpa so proud
@@DogVill-inc With all due respect what the fuck is wrong with your dad?
awww god i cried like an absolute baby bc of this. as a south indian (to be exact, malayali, so us and tamil are actual neighbours) i really really resonated with their experiences, especially kavin's as someone who wasnt raised in india and surrounded by western culture. i could most relate when he couldnt even speak tamil fluently, because thats what im experiencing-- i know english better than my own mother tongue. cant forget about the food ofc, i love and have eaten everything made here so i felt really connected. also learnt the recipes so thats awesome. this game really opened up the water gates haha this was soso heart warming
alliumburs i love your name o(^_^ ) My profile picture is argbur
@@snapbeau thank u!!! ur pfp is sick i love argbur :DD
@@avidnoceur finding wild bursona enjoyers /pos
@@snapbeau absolutely wicked!!!!! :3
@alliumburs absolutely wild that I just find another malayali who is also a bursona fan out in the wild like this :0
I love watching this gameplay. So many emotions and I got a little sad when Kavin said he wanted to be normal that one really hurt.
So the mask is a ward! From my understanding it operates a little similar to the Evil Eye from the Mediterranean. When I was living in Southern India (was only 3-4 months so not long) I saw them everywhere outside- especially at construction sites! Considering how the eyes followed Kavin at least once? I think it’s protective and familial. I wasn’t in India (Karnataka specifically) long enough to know all the intricacies, history, and meaning behind it but I hope what I shared is somewhat helpful!
Traditionally we keep those masks outside the house. It's supposed to contain a demon that will ward any other demons off from the house. No one keeps it inside the house, idk why it's inside here.
I’m from south India (Tamil nadu) and your right! It is a ward .
It's all over India in every Hindu home but it's a part of Indian culture so you might see it with Indians of all faiths having it.
Oh,talking about that huh?
Yeah it is a ward
As the dautgher of two hispanics parent in many foreign countries except ours, I always loved to share food or experiences from both of my countries, even if the places where we were we didn't had as much difference as Canada and India, it always hurt me thinking that if I ever cook him any of this foods to my future kids, their will be ashamed of it.
I hope all people know how much culture is beautiful and its something we shouldn't be ashamed of
As an argentinian same but for Pueblos Originarios
For anyone who wants to know the list of the dishes in 54:20-
- Murukku (crunchy, slightly salty fried dough usually eaten as a snack)
- paniyaaram (soft steamed dough balls that can be either sweet or salty)
- Meen varuval (Fish fried with spices and masala)
- Rasam (A thin, tangy, savory soup usually mixed with rice)
- Kari Kuzhambu (mutton curry)
- Kozhi varuval (Chicken fried with spices and masala)
Source: I'm Tamil
i looooove murukku
Source: ennai nambungal sago 😆
@@pseudoforceyt😂😂
you're a real one for this!
@@liantluangy ty!!! I didn't see any translations in the comments for non-Tamil speakers so I figured I would lol
Who do I gotta pay at the studio who made this game to teach me how to make all of this food. Cus my stomach was growling at the end
You can find lots of recipes for those dish on tiktok, youtube or on the internet
@@yuugosvida I need to start looking cus all this food looks so amazing and I’m running low on recipes
I'm sure u would love it I'm Tamil i assure u they taste amazing 💗
They just released an update that has a cook book section in the game now!
Spoilers, finish watching the video before reading
Bro that little detail where Venba said she wouldn't go back to India if both her husband and her son weren't there. And then she ended up going back since her husband was dead and her son barely even contacted her anymore- It's so sad
Edit: Sorry that this is a spoiler, but you guys shouldn't be looking in the comments before a long video like this 😶 I'll add a spoiler warning anyway
NOOOOO I DIDN’T EVEN PICK THAT UP D: THAT MAKES IT SADDER
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Spoilerrr omg
Everyone knows not to look at the comments if u havent finished the video yet... ofc theres gonna be spoilers
Spoiler 🥲
I'm so happy Kavin was able to reconnect with his culture and mom. Really pulled at my heart on a personal level
Hurts even more when she kinda hesitated cuz, she didn't know if he accepted her or still felt the same the way he did.
As a Tamil immigrant to the US, I never thought I'd see myself represented in a video game. People talk about diverse representation in media all the time, but this is the first time I've been able to experience that. Maybe I've missed out on other examples of Tamil representation, but this game really touched my soul.
My dad is from south India and a lot of this hit especially the rejecting of culture and internalized racism, for years I was ashamed of culture due to the bullying from others. I accept it now but the impact was already made, I don’t even know Tamil cause of how hard I rejected it.
As I stay in India, I didn’t realise how much the internalised racism can affect us Indians in foreign land. Obviously things are changing now, but I really have deep respect for immigrants out there who preserve and enrich their culture despite all these struggles.
Relatable as I'm mallu
My parents both came from bangladesh. My father immigrated to america in the 90s to help with his family, by the early 2000s, he met my mother back when he got to bangladesh and they both decided to immigrate to america because my mother was pregnant at the time to have me. This gameplay has made me feel emotional being the eldest child to immigrant parents who have sacrificed so much for my future. Ive been through periods of poverty and now have times of wealth because of the sacrifices my parents have made. I am greatful for all they have done. Kavin is such a relatable character as being in america, (or cananda in this game!) can place you in a position where you have to embrace 2 cultures and carry that with you in life.
Wow. Me and you have a very similar story. My parents also came from Bangladesh and moved to the US. My mom was 17 and my dad 24, they met here and got married. My parents tell me stories of every job they've worked, from retail, gas stations, waiters, they have done everything and sacrificed so much for me to get here. My mom got her education here and now has a good job. My dad couldn't afford to go to college here, but he worked his way up and went back to school. Now we have a nice home and a good life, but i wish i was closer to my culture.
Depending on what state youre in, there is always cultural programs bangladeshi people make for their children- especially for pohela boishak! If you have a big university nearby with a significant population of bangladeshi people high chance they throw cultural festivals@@luvie2098
Im damn near in tears watching this let's play. I'm a child of immigrant parents from Haiti and i remember when I was young being ashamed of my culture's food or the way I spoke not knowing certain English words. Ugh. This hits home :(
Your culture is the most important thing, little one. Never let it go ❤
Im feeling the same way exactly
as a haitian american.
I’m first gen Cambodian American, and this hits close to home. You get a sense of inheriting a rich culture and customs, but also the conditioning of the environment around you making a point to convey you’re not conforming. Stories like this are very touching and relatable
I’m a second-gen Cambodian Canadian and it hits really close to home for me as well. Being connected with my culture in a vague sense, but still feeling isolated was always a point of contention growing up and till to this day. I understand some of the language, but I don’t speak it fluently and I don’t enjoy some of the food due to texture and smell issues. Part of me wants to reconnect, but I genuinely don’t know where to start because rediscovering it feels overwhelming. Maybe I can someday.
@@kalmeio_17 its never too late to try and reconnect, baby steps all the way !! id say learning small little parts about your history could be the best way, for me ive learned more about my culture after following instagram accounts that post about my country's history and maybe some photographers from there
i cried so hard while watching bc all of it just resonates with me so much and all of the details, the fact that the father writes poetry again after the park incident showing what Venba said about him only writing poetry when he's upset is true, the way Venba and Paavalan don't talk about it at all, Venba leaving Canada because she no longer feels at home since her husband has passed and Kavin has distanced himself
I was raised in a very similar situation and what Paavalan said about their child resenting them because of them not being able to provide everything other parents would be able to and how they might resent them for taking away this opportunity, that hits way too hard and I think I'm going to view my parents really differently after this, im going to make an effort to connect more with my culture and family while living and experiencing the culture of where im living
also the sound design i love how when Venba walks the churi makes noise as well
seeing all the indian foods being cooked made me so nostalgic for my amma cooking but also really cool cause ive never seen it in games before! i never got made fun of for my indian food cause i lived in a diverce area but rejecting my culture because i never saw it in the media and was never represented hurt. this game made me so emotional oml thankq for playing it!!!!
I feel so connected to this game. I also left my home of where I grew up, to move somewhere safer. The place I am now has a completely different culture that is difficult to acclimate to and my family is still back where I grew up. I miss them every day, but since moving I began to cook tons of food from my culture to share with my friends here and it has helped me feel connected to home.
That is such a beautful game. Diferently from Kavin, I'm third generation okinawan-brazilian (aka my grandparents came from Okinawa to Brazil and my parent were born and raised here) so this experience may resonate more with my parents. They have gone through the same process as Kavin, but never got to redeem themselves with my grandparents (their parents passed away) and can't speak japanese anymore. Then, with me, at least my ma said she wanted for me to learn japanese, but my father didn't (plus we never were close with the community when I was little). As Venba, we still kept contact with culture through food which still is an important bond for me. In the end, it is true that food is how some families demonstrate affection even with language barrier.
I enjoyed watching this! I relate to it. My dad is from Zimbabwe and moved to the US. I'm not fluent in his native language, but am trying to learn more now.
im from cameroon and i dont know my native language either, i really wanna learn
Ouch man. This game. I'm not Indian but I grew up being danish in the USA and I remember too how people would react to our cultural differences. Some of my classmates really judged us hard because we were "weird whites" who didn't eat pb and j sandwhiches but ryebread and stuff like it. I remember once getting judged so hard over the fact that our little family of four didn't celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey and we would eat rice pudding with almonds and cherry sauce on Xmas with was the 24th, being told I was wrong for doing that. Thankfully my sister and I could embrace our culture without caring so much, but I remember the whispers and comments kids would have to "weird food". I can imagine for Kavin it probably became too much with racist jokes or comments that he became ashamed of his background which is just sad to think about.
I am completely french and honestly I cried, I understand how every character must feel and this seems so real, also the food looks amazing. That was an awsome game
Just came from your shorts and don’t regret it.
I never felt this emotional and connected to this game, it deserves more attention.
I am part Indian, my grandfather was Indian and my mom really liked him! Sadly he passed away not so long after my mom was just about to grow up into a tween/teen. One time when eating i think it was Chapatti with the yellow beans kind of thing, my mom smiled and told me "you eat just like your grandfather" and said "did you know that this is his favourite food?" I was younger that time and didn't think much of it other than (it's weird.. why is mom talking about grandpa?) I've never seen him before, and my mom didn't get to see him as she grew up. I didn't knew about him passing away early that time all i thought was (strange.. well just gonna continue eating then) i still cant believe i remember that one specific memory!
I live in asia, south east to be specific! I love so many asian food! Like Indian food, Malaysian, Chinese, my own county's food, thai..so much more! As a kid back then i wanted to be all kinds of things, and which included to be a master chef! Like a gourmet or whatever you call them, or just a restaurant owner but who also cooks and is a waitress there 😂😂 as a kid i thought i could do everything! But till this day i can't even cook fried rice without getting scared or kind of overcooking it!
And since I'm part Indian plus other ethnicities, I really wanted to make cultural food and well.. eat them myself, 🧍idk when i was a kid i didn't like sharing- dont knoe how my "imagery restaurant" would work well if i just eat the food i cook? But anyways-
I don't click much eith my culture, tradtions, etc.. it's sad- My native language? I can speak it but I'm bad at reading and writing it, it's funny how i even go to school like this!?
I don't pray that often, but i still go to sanctuary/temples if i can or wanted to- idk whatever English people calls them-
And my lack of skills of making a friend that's also native in the same country i am?? Hilarious- It's hard to even talk to a 7-9 year old, their grammar and speaking is better than mines!
Idk where i was going with this but
I loved watching this gameplay
Love the art
Game
You narrating it
Love how you went "aww!" And i felt the same when you felt bad for the mother!!
This.
Is.
Amazing! And might i say the game is incredible!
Love it.
0:00 It's called a Kural. It's one of 1330 Kurals written at least 2000 years ago in the Tamil language. Those Kurals are collectively called as Tirukkural. Tirukkural is comprised of three sections (Paals): 1. Arram (Virtue), 2. Porul (Wealth & Polity), and 3. Inbam (Love). It teaches us how to be virtuous, manage wealth, run a government, show love, etc. in a short and concise manner. It is one of the most translated books in the world.
1:15:00
THE NOSTALGIA
all my south indians remember our parents feeding us the rice balls as children ;^;
As a tamilan I can relate with everything venba and pavalan says .. all those small details from our culture, the food and its emotions are true and iam missing it. And the fact is I was the same as kavin. I left my home for uni, and here sometimes I just prioritize my surroundings and then my parents. Even now, when I visit them, they feel weird about my language and my body language and even mock me for that ( not in a bad way though). And I miss them sometimes and I love them a lot❤. Now I feel like I should say this to them or what if regret doing that just like kavin did......
watching you play this game made me realize how much i relate to this
my parents both left their life in eastern europe to raise me and then later my sister in the US because they wanted us to live a better life here, as compared to their childhoods in Europe, where both their families struggled. but as we (me and my sister) began to go to American schools, we started losing our skill in speaking the language that my parents communicate in all the time. we would look back at old videos of when we were maybe 3 and 5 years old, and you can hear my sister speak beautifully in that language. she could easily pronounce everything, and she would speak sentences at 3 years old that she cant even say now at 12 years old. we now tend to struggle with forming regular sentences, we cant even read or write in this language, and even worse we cant say a single word in our real, native tongue, only the secondary one. when we try to have conversations with our parents, we would often have to switch to english because we cannot go a single sentence without having to say atleast one english word since we struggle. nowadays, talking with relatives that are still back in our mother country is challenging because unlike with our aunt and cousin that have been learning more english from visiting us often, our grandparents use strictly that language, and more specifically the more traditional version, where they use more older words that even i cant understand very well. it breaks my heart that i cannot be as close to my culture compared to my friends who are also from the same country as me, even strangers that we hear on the streets. it scares me that later on, when i have kids, i wont be able to teach them about where im from because i wasnt close to it, and like how kavin said, it makes me feel like a fraud talking about my culture. but really, this game was beautiful. ❤
I feel the same as an immigrant from Eastern Europe as well :(( I was born there and grew up here, although I can kinda relate to Kavin in some aspects I was the opposite. Instead of being embarrassed of my culture, I wore it on my sleeve. My embarrassment came from me feeling I didn't know my native culture well enough to even be considered an Eastern European kid.
It didn't help that I didn't look Eastern European. Slavic people can often pinpoint other Slavic people by their facial traits, you start noticing those patterns of similar features a lot of us tend to share, and as a Slav yourself it becomes easy to tell. I didn't mind that Americans couldn't tell I was one based off looks, but when most other Slavs couldn't it made me feel insecure :(
I talked about it with my mother and she just straight up said I was American, I grew up here and had too many American traits. Can I not say Slavic American? Do I not get even that? Can only people who look the part say that? Only those who can read and write in their native tongue? I know she didn't mean it to, but that conversation hurt me.
At the end of the day I realize that there's so many nations and people and mixing and circumstances, and there's so many people like me in this melting pot. The decision of moving to a different country for a better life will have its pros and cons, but I'd rather be here in America. I love my roots but also I love my experiences here. I'm thankful my parents made that decision. Each person brings such a unique experience to the table, and this is part of mine ❤
I felt this but from an Asian background, I try my best to surround myself with other people who speak the language but I can’t help but feel left out sometimes. It sucks but I guess trying to learn my culture again and maybe eventually asking my friends to help me along the way will help me have a grasp of something I lost at a young age
I’m in the same place as you but it’s never too late to try. I hope you never give up or stop trying because no one can ever take your culture from you. You can still teach your kids with you families help or you don’t have to. But you’re not fraud!!!❤️❤️❤️
You can still learn the language. If your language has a lot of speakers like Russian or Polish you can just watch memes or YT channels and also just learn the language traditionally. Its never too late and your parents will feel so amazing to be able to speak to you in their native language, even if you didnt learn it completely from them!
This hits too hard…. It’s almost uncomfortable to confront similar memories actually….. But watching this kinda took me through that journey… don’t know how to feel rn
1:07:06 so your question regarding the blurry bubbles, you can see here where the recipe book is in Tamil whereas us, as the audience, first saw it in English. And when Venba asked Kavin to speak in Tamil, again it was in English. So I suspect when the bubbles are blurry Kavin is speaking English like when he's translating for his mother on the phone with the boss.
I loved this video so much!!
Communication is what stands out the most from this game, the way the parents got each other’s backs, the way the mother answers her little son’s questions, also there’s similarities between these two but differently at the same time.
See how the mother left her family right after promising her own mom that she’ll be back and yet she lost her, also the son did the same thing when he moved to college.
The difference is that mother felt sorry for leaving or for losing her mom, unlike the son who was desperate for moving away a bit.
But we can’t blame neither of them tho.
As a Tamilian, this made me cry so bad, and made me appreciate my culture, I wasnt doing that before, i didnt feel the need to be connected with it i dont know why, westernization maybe?....AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, i just realised howw many things that i have missed and forgot in my own culture that i grew up with.....I NEED TO GO SEE MY AAYA(grandmother)😭😭😭😭, things come up and i didnt have the time to visit her and my native place, she take care of these little things too, the thing that venba did, wiping kavin's mouth after feeding him, it reminded me of her....angry love is her love language, whenever i showed her something that i made or like wore a new dress, she'd say "azhaguuu tha po" in a cute angry tone..... there is so many things that i adore of her....
Thank you for this video....
🥺💜
I am a Tamizh girl from south india and this game is incredible in every way. There are Easter eggs hidden in every part of it - from the initial quotes on the black background (they are by a famous ancient literary figure called Thiruvalluvar who was credited with writing many philosophical zingers back in the day! Interestingly, the Thirukkural - the compilation of his poems - is in the venba style ) to the 'sheet calendar' on their wall, the story of how Kavin's parents met during protests and parental opposition to heir marriage, the song title in the end that translates to 'Happiness'....i have never been more in love with a game before. Despite living in India for a large part of my life I have grappled with so many themes here and I can remember many such conversations with my own parents. Thank you for this gameplay. I will now go back and look at my mother's recipes.
Cried buckets... I feel this a lot... being Tamil, growing up in Europe, only difference is, I moved in 5th grade. The way I tried to never take rasam rice for lunch because I felt it "stank". I changed by normal indian accent to an american one because I was mocked by my teachers and wanted to sound "truly fluent". Losing all touch with tamil language. Finally I couldnt take it anymore, I felt I was two different people, like I was putting on too much of an act, and decided to join my parents in moving back to India after my education... while I still miss europe at times I definitely feel at home here :)
IM SO HAPPY IVE STUMBLED UPON THIS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a fellow dev and someone who ate a lot of this food, it was such a wonderful sight to see this project come together!
I hope this doesn't seem inconsiderate but I love games like these ^^ for their simple but meaningful and important stories - and with food involved! After watching this playthrough a couple times I asked my fiancé if we could get some Indian food for dinner as we were wondering what to get. I didn't know if the restaurant would have specifically South Indian food but lo and behold, one of their classic dishes was Tamil Biryani! And I can't get over Parotta! I grew up with more appreciation for Chinese and Japanese food - not to mention my own cultural foods such as Indonesian, traditional English and Irish. South Indian food was not often my choice. But thanks to this game, I've remembered how freaking good it is!!! ^^
Sounds like a lovely evening !!
@@robertodaguiar7514 it is!! ^^ thank you :)
that's one party of dishes you had there. Biriyani and Parotta are celebratory foods in Tamil Culture. We make those on special occations and enjoy ourselves
It's nice to see South Indian representation in games!!!
it was made by south indians xD. no one gave them representation, its their own experience
@@sharzo7728 ohhhh OK OK no wonder they actually got it accurate and correct.
Well North Indians are busy making Battle royale cash cows.@@sobshow9546
@@kuriankeralaIndia you are flexing another mans work to degrade others have some shame mallu
This is a small detail but I like how they put the beef in the biryani, bc a lot of people think that all indians are vegetarian, and that all indians worship cows. While both are true to some extent (20% of Indians are vegetarians and cows are worshipped in Hinduism), there are several indian families (like my own) that can eat meat and beef.
I'm an immigrant from the Middle East (but I'm Malayali) and this game is indeed sad but beautiful at the same time. I can relate to this. My family struggles to fit in at times, despite being in a place filled with Indians and a diverse place. My little brother never embraced his culture or his ethnicity and it breaks my heart seeing him do so because he wanted to become "American". My parents are getting old and it's sad seeing them struggle to give us a good future here. And seeing all of these dishes makes me happy. I always regret not learning Malayalam properly. This game is amazing.
Yo I'm malayali too
아니 오랫동안 기다렸어요~!
항상 재밌게 보고있습니다 ㅋㅋ 이번영상도 기대할게요(아직 보기전에 신나서 댓글부터 달았음)
헉 한국인이 있다니..? 너무 반가워서 소리 지를뻔..
46:46 as a indian i take perosnal offence from this biryani is godly and EVERYONE must taste it
1:04:57 No Indian eats chicken tikka or vindaloo for lunch or even cooks it at home. That’s the stuff you eat in a restaurant very occasionally
As someone who was sent overseas by their parents for the sake of more opportunities and better education, I really connected with this game. Honestly, it made me realise that I probably haven't been reaching out to my parents as much as I should be, and I'm gonna go give my mum a call rn. Also-- now I'm craving the things she used to make... damn...
i think the blurry dialog might have been a nod to venba not being able to understand what he was saying. speaking and understanding english was something that was hard for her after all.
A wonderful and charming story about culture, about family, about belonging and the way we perceive ourselves when contrasted by others.
As someone who's tamil (and NOT tam-brahm), it feels unreal to have my culture represented ehre with ACTUAL meat dishes unlike the brahmin folks who made it look like 99% of south India are pure vegetarians. I feel so touch rn, these are dishes are words we use in my household and a lot of my love for cookiing came from watching my mom, and my grandma cook in the kitchen.
just me but chicken tikka and other stuff seems way more prominent abroad than any veg dishes
Dude I just realized that the blanket venba was sleeping with in the first scene is an airplane blanket 😭😭
im crying omg. This is such a beautiful game. Your game play was lovely.
Him wearing his dads glasses in the end is such a cute and subtle way to show him slowly coming around:)
I actually started tearing up at the end, this story is amazing... :(
Eyyyy puttu!! In the Philippines, we also have the same thing and we call it puto! (To the detriment of hispanic ears 😂). It's nice to know that our culture got influenced all the way from South India
Puttu and kadala curry is the best dynamic duo ever
LOLOLLLLL i have a mexican friend and she does a double take whenever i talk abt puto
I just recently found your channel through Instagram and I gotta say- watching the full game play is fun and interesting. I'm glad you chose to play this game since it kind of gives me a bit of insight of south Indian culture which is pretty cool! My most favorite thing about this game is the cooking parts- it really makes me want to try cooking these meals for myself
IMEDIATE TEARS when kavin said he remembered his appa's stories
originally clicked cause the story got me invested but i gotta say, your vibes and commentary throughout the whole video have just been excellent and really calming and just the thing i needed to unwind. so thank you for this!
I absolutely loved this game, made me sob. You doing the speaking over it made it so much sweeter.
i genuinely bawled watching this im not even exaggerating
Kavin is so HE MAKES ME SO DAMN ANRGU 😭😭😭
54:58 they are called chakli
Chakli in North Indian languages, but Murukku in South India
I came here from an IG reel and I’m excited to watch you play! I’ve never seen this before!
This is a comfort video for me- whenever I have nothing else to watch I come to this video specifically. It's so entertaining, yet calm! I dunno, thought I'd share that. Venba is such a nice game, and you make very good gameplay.
Your voice acting was so good!! I literally cried while watching you play 🥲
This was a random video in my feed. I didn't know that there are games like this which is fun at the same time has moral story too. I'm from Tamilnadu, and i could totally relate. I loved the way u gave emotions tot he story by ur voiceover. ❤thanks
This game is so cool and has many nostalgic events from my childhood (I'm south Indian) love from Africa.
This is amazing. I love the animators and the screenwriter for such an amazing writing and animation. Thank u so much for being authentic ❤❤
the visuals are so peaceful and cozy 💕😭
This was like "The Namesake" (in the best way) all over again. Right in the feels :,,]
how do you only have 5.50k subs?? you deserve wayyyy more. AWESOME GAMEPLAY!!!
You’re so kind
This is a good game and has a good emotional connect.
I didn’t think much about this game - “Oh cool, a game similar to how me/my parents lived!”. Just cool. Every five minutes in this game I keep crying from my own memories and I haven’t a clue why . It’s too close to home 😂 in a way I’m used to these feelings/situations not being publicized.
28:18
I feel that
I live in the South despite being from North India,
I just have to fit in.
Of course, it's not a very drastic change, But both regions are very different.
When my parents told me of so and so in the North, I'd be surprised.
But I don't care really, I've lived here my whole life and I love it here,
Nobody minds that I'm from the North,
Actually my school friends tell me about the things of here.
And of course, there are others like myself!
Oml I’m like you! ❤
Im in the exact opposiite scenario but yeah!
@@Glittered_Nights cool :))
Ps: By "Others like myself" I meant my other North Indian Friends.
Hyderabad has a lot of them 🤠
@@starfoam9467hehe
@@Straws_in_Berries IM FROM HYDERABAD WHATTT
bruh how did i get this on my feed ... great !!
I know other people told you already probably but the white text is Tamil, yellow is english and the spots in the speech bubbles mean Venma has difficulties understanding what's said
Finished the full video!! Glad Kavin came around great ending!!!
Its so nostalgic being a southindian myself being away from amd seeing them bonding over southindian food makes me emotional loved it!! Also her voice is soo comforting!!
The thiruvalluvar calendar is on point 😁
You give such big aunt vibes, like the kind that others say is irresponsible or a disappointment but is actually just the chillest and even wise.
just bawling my eyes over here :( this was beautiful. i think it’s gonna hit home for a lot of children that have immigrant parents. it also makes me very hungry & eager to try everything they’ve cooked.
Yayyyy finally you're back! 😭👏🎉
I'm literally in tears omg
I’ll say this as while I’m Punjabi, Orissa and West Bengal Bengali. I’m trying not ot cry😢! This was the story of how my mom and dad started ! Thought I would say that for us it was a bit different! My father had a job lost everything to the 2000’s internet bust! We move to NJ! The year my sister was born. 3 years later we move to NJ! NJ welcomed us with open arms! And upon moving here I’ve learned that this is the story of many of the people I’ve met at my new school! Thanks for the representation though I’m not South Indian. Our heart beats as one ! Jai Hindustan! Vande Matthram ! A ocean will not separate me from the heritage of my family! Thank you USA , specifically Illinois and New Jersey! For giving my mother and father a chance! Watching this makes me really relive so many memories dispute not being in a Tamil family in Canada 🇨🇦!
The only inaccurate thing about this game is that we don't have fancy strainers to get tamarind out or cute colorful bowls, just cold metal utensils 😂
i started crying, im african but ive only been there when i was 3 and i realised that, i dont even know my own language, i wanna go to africa now
I’m kickin it with the first venba let’s play …. You are killing it keep grinding 😊
Thankful for the lets play at the right time
I didnt know i would end up crying so much. although I've never had an experience with migration, there was just so much nostalgia of me being in the kitchen with my om, and how much food is a part of our culture and day to day communication, everything is food, festivals, mourning, celebrations, rituals, sickness and health everything has a food attached to it, and love with which it is cooked. it just reminded me of the time i would spend in the kitchen with my mom doing my homework while she cooks, learning so much subconsciously and just so much smells that have filled my heart with joy and bittersweet memories. thank you for this play through and kudos to those who made this game! it was a feast!
rewatching this playthrough bc its so wholesome
aw man, I'm Indian so this game reminded me of when I would cook with my mom as a mother and son activity :,0
it’s like you read my mind, i wanna play all the games you play so i can get a little bit of that from watching you :)
As a white Jewish person not only can I relate to feeling outcast or like there wasn't enough representation of my culture but it opened my eyes to a culture I didn't know about and gave myself a new appreciation for it
I'm trying to have what Venba and Paavalan have 🤧🤧🤧 34:50
40:47 THEY COOKED BEEF BIRIYANI!!! Thats some gangsta move by a traditional South Indian Household
1:17:07 okay That answers the previous Beef biriyani... The devs went all in for this. A Periyaar and Ambedkar photo at the start of the opening scene besides the family potrait would have been even more gangsta
Not sure what a 'traditional' South Indian family is. My family is a 'traditional' Thiyya family from Kerala , and we cook beef biryani ocassionaly. Even members of the BJP and RSS eat beef without any qualms. I didn't know beef was such a big taboo in TN.
@@zhozhoe well beef isn't as much of a taboo as we don't worship cows at the same level of zeal as north india but eating beef is just isn't really practiced. the more religious a tamilian is, the worser their attitude towards beef eating would be.
I just googled Tamil Nadu's laws. Apparently only cow slaughter is prohibited. That means bulls and buffaloes are legal.
Even in Kerala beef is mostly buffalo cause no one really rears cows for meat. @@lamewater772
1:03:06 I literally had to stop the video to call my parents and grandparents this part made me so upset 😢 please keep in touch with the elders in your life! It's so important, even just a phone call can make someone's day ❤
you're completely underrated!! i'm gonna start recommending you to my friends
I’m not crying, my eyes are just sweating
I've been seeing so many of your clips for this game on tiktok recently so I finally came to watch the whole video and this was such a beautiful game!
I really enjoyed you narrating the game. Thanks for sharing your emotions with us. It was definitely a rollercoaster.
Well as South Indian i am happy to see my culture getting represented in this game. Gonna buy just to support the devs. Atleast this dev dont follow the path set by North Indians(Battle royale cash cow makers).
AHHH!! ive tasted/made mkst of these food, its really fun! Ive never watched longer in a gameplay than yours! Uts really exciting