We thought we had seen the best of the most realistic food in gaming, but CAPCOM recently entered the mix with its upcoming title Kunitsu Gami: Path of the Goddess.
CAPCOM has partnered with traditional Japanese confectionary company Tsuruya Yoshinobu to create seasonal confectionary, or wagashi, according to the game’s theme and period. The wagashi was 3D scanned and included in Kunitsu Gami as the favoured snack of the divine Maiden Yoshiro, who players must protect in the game as the protagonist and Maiden’s guardian, Soh.
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The particular dish is known as Minazuki: a dish made by steaming rice flour sheets and adding red beans on top – a sign of good fortune. Tsuruya Yoshinobu sold the same Minazuki which was featured in-game during Japan’s summer in Kyoto.
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Historically, the dish was created by commoners as an imitation of the shaved ice blocks that were transported to Kyoto from the wintry Hokuriku to be made into shaved ice for Kyoto court nobles, which made them incredibly expensive.
According to its website, “Tsuruya Noshinobu has served the Kyoto Imperial Palace and grand tea masters since our founding in 1803 in Kyoto.”
Kunitsu Gami is a third-person action adventure game with RTS and tower defense elements. It’s launching on PC via Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Xbox Game Pass on July 19th, a demo is also available now.
Watch the demo trailer below:
