Nintendo simply won't stop with the announcements. After a first Nintendo Direct aired yesterday devoted to 40 years of the Zelda series, the little artisan from Kyoto went back for seconds today with a second showing in the space of just 48 hours. More than an hour and a quarter of show and plenty of new titles to discover. And among the new games unveiled is Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale, the next project from Metronomik, the Malaysian studio behind No Straight Roads. With this new action-adventure, the developers remain faithful to their love of music, while this time heading off in a far more exotic direction. Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale draws directly on the cultures of South-East Asia. The term is mostly associated with Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine. The name 'ondeh' comes from a South-East Asian speciality: a small ball of glutinous rice usually filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut. The title Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale therefore nods to that culinary and cultural world.
Rhythm in the blood
The story of Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale puts us in the shoes of Kaya, a young girl who dreams of becoming an architect like her parents. But to earn her certification, she'll have to go in search of the Giants scattered across the world and carry out the mysterious Ritual of Renewal, said to restore the world's flavours. It's a quest on which she can count on her trusty Spoon and the powers of the Ondeh to explore her surroundings, solve puzzles and take on creatures as strange as they are colourful.
As in No Straight Roads, music will play a major part in the gameplay. The rhythm won't just be a soundtrack, as you'll need to keep to the tempo to make your way through certain environments, open up new paths and upgrade Kaya's abilities. Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale is due in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
