Tuna Rice is a silly little VN about warm and fluffy... tuna rice ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿš!


q. Does he put mayo in the tuna rice?
a. No, he hates mayo.


"Mayo-- Are you joking?"

I had fun making this! Thank you for reading!
This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2023, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.

Features

  • 1,000 word (around 10 minutes reading time)
  • Linear visual novel with no choices/branches
  • Original art
  • Warm friendship!

Credits

  • story, art, programming: Konayachi
  • rain sound ambience: freesfx.co.uk
  • proofreading: S.B.Hunter

Translations

  • French: Hugo Lorenzini
  • Portuguรชs BR: Ony
    Portuguรชs BR game description Tuna Rice รฉ uma visual novelzinha boba sobre algo quente e fofinho... Arroz com atum.

    p. Ele bota maionese no arroz com atum?
    r. Nรฃo, ele odeia maionese.

    "Maio-- Vocรช estรก de zueira?"

    Caracterรญsticas
    - 1000 palavras (cerca de 10 minutos de leitura)
    - Visual novel linear sem escolhas ou caminhos
    - Arte original
    - Amizade terna!

    Crรฉditos
    - Histรณria, arte e programaรงรฃo: Konayachi
    - Barulhinho gostoso de chuva: freesfx.co.uk
    - Revisรฃo: S.B.Hunter

    Traduรงรตes
    - Francรชs: Hugo Lorenzini
    - Portuguรชs do Brasil: Ony

    Me diverti fazendo isso! Obrigado por ler! ^^
    Esse jogo foi feito para a O2A2 VN jam de 2023, uma jam de micro visual novels com limitaรงรตes estritas de recursos e um limite de 1000 palavras.

Updates:
new! v1.3.1 - Added Brazilian translation: (by Ony, thank you!) and had Sebby (S.B.Hunter) helped me proof and give me precious feedback!
v1.2.1 - Added French translation (by Hugo Lorenzini, thank you!)
v1.2.2 - Minor bug fix!

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(82 total ratings)
AuthorKonayachi
GenreVisual Novel
Made withKrita, Ren'Py
TagsAnime, Cute, First-Person, Food, Kinetic Novel, Short, Slice Of Life
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish, French, Portuguese (Brazil)

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Tuna Rice v1.3.3 (Windows & Linux) 43 MB
Tuna Rice v1.3.3 (Mac) 38 MB
Tuna Rice v1.3.3 (Android) 49 MB

Development log

Comments

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(+3)

I really admired the art style and the point of view being from a cat! (I thought we played as a literal fish lol ๐Ÿ˜ญ) 

I honestly really wanna see more games from you in the future :3

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I thought it was a dog, so at least there's no cannibalism in my perspective

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That's really interesting! You're the second person who thought it was a dog hahaha :D

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Playing as a fish sound really cute tho haha... Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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just realized you're a cat not an abandoned child who was taken by a stranger

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Real,i thought that too lol

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It's refreshing to have a visual novel with a point of view of an animal. I really liked the story it's really cute and comforting. 10/10 I highly recommend to play it. (I kind of got confused at first and though we were like a merfolk but being a cat was a really good surprise)

Aaa thank you very much for your kind words! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ And haha that's an interesting perspective, thanks for sharing it with me. :D

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I really liked this game! Having the point of view of a cat was a definite change in pace! This is really nicely made, and I really like the art! 10/10!!!

Yes!! I think it's cute to experience unique point of views, I'm glad that you like it!! Thank you very much! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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I thought it was cool how as the pet, you talked. I liked how even though the boy didn't understand what the pet was saying, they still got there in the end!  I loved the background and UI, the colour palette was very pleasing and I liked how neat it looked. Also the tuna icons are just too cute!

(+2)

Yes, yes so true!! Their 'one-way' dialogue was really fun to write. This was such a fun project to make, I'm glad to hear that you liked it! Thank you very much! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+1)

This was super cute! Much love for it! 

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Aaa thank you for playing! I enjoyed your playthrough! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ Meow!

(+3)

At first I thought that we were a tuna fish with legs ._.

(+1)

Wait, that actually sounds quite adorable ;w; ahaha ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+5)

This visual novel is as warm and fluffy as tuna rice! The colour scheme looks very aestetic and the camera work is impressive. I also liked the fish bone cursor and cute tuna image in the menus.

(+3)

Aww thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ The little fish bone and cute tuna button were very fun to do, I'm glad you liked them! ^^

(+4)

This game is so sweet and cute- Now I wanna know what they put in that tuna rice so that i can eat it:P Also someone hurt my human and I don't think I can stand that>:((

(+2)

Hehe! Don't worry, human is fine and happy! Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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this game is so nice, it makes me feel like i should try tuna rice.

(+2)

Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ I hope you get to try it!

(+5)

wow that was more emotional than id ever expected great game

(+3)

Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+2)

Hi, I've really enjoyed your game and I want to ask if you allow me to translate it in french.You can contact me at: lorenzinihugo100@gmail.com

(+1)

Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ If you'd like to offer translation, please send me an email to: mail [at] konayachi [dot] com so we can discuss about it.

(+4)

This is so sweet! I took a little to understand who (or well, what) the MC was at first and it was such a nice surprise! Also, it shows how much dedication you gave to the game!

(+2)

Aw, glad to hear that! I had lots of fun making this. Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+3)

Such a lovely little game. Thanks for making it and for cheering me up on a rough day. :) <3

(+1)

I'm glad to hear that! I had fun making this. Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+3)

The game is very cute and sweet <3 (I don't know what else to say 'cause my english is bad) Also, i love the art, exellent job <3

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+2)

Very sweet, I love that you play a cat! It reminds me of that Pixar short Feast, the one with the dog. There's nothing like a pet to console you after a breakup.

Oh, interesting! I'd love to check that one out. Thank you for sharing! And I agree, pets are precious. <3

Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+3)

Really well done. Meow.

Thank you for playing! Meow ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+5)

omg I WEEP ๐Ÿคง๐Ÿคง what a lovely game ๐ŸฅนI have to admit my brain is a little frazzled so it took me a second I was like "oh no I'm a little kid!?" and then I was like "... I'M A CAT!? ๐Ÿ˜ญ" sooo wholesome, I adored the little convos between them ;w; <3
The UI and art for this is incredible!! so well done omg! you made great use of the O2A2 restrictions as well, the plain bg with just the feet was such a smart move and it still really felt like a fully fleshed out scene!

I really enjoyed playing this, I think I will definitely come back to re-play this from time to time ^^

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Haha aaa glad to hear you loved their convos! ๐Ÿ˜ญ I had lots of fun making them. Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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Seeing your comment, I realized that the player is playing as a cat. I'm so dull.

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this was so cute omg QwQ

Aaa thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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imma just tie this adorable boy up and marry him im simping for bby rn hes adorable asf u did amazing with the game <3

Waha thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+2)

Amazing visual novel! Such amazing use of the just one sprite rule (like showing just the legs in the beginning for example). Heartwarming story! Very cute. And I absoloutly love your artstyle <3

I'm happy to hear that! I had lots of fun making this. Thank you for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+4)

This was so sweet and wholesome, I'm bawling ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’•

The sprite is super cute and I loved their little talks and how they made each other happy ๐Ÿคง

What a lovely game ๐Ÿ’•

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๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’• Very glad to hear that! Yes I loved writing their little talks a lot! Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+3)

ADORABLE! The game's art is sooo pleasing as well and it's such a cute story

It was lots of fun in drawing this, so I'm glad to hear that! Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+4)

10/10 no mayo, i hate mayo as well lol, really cute and adorable game

(+1)

He'd be pleased to hear that haha! Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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This was adorable! I like the color choices a lot! The UI looks really nice as well! The story was wholesome and you did a great job telling it with the limited word count! Great work on this!

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Waah thank you for the playthrough! I enjoyed your commentary haha ^^ I'm glad to hear that, it was really fun making this! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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This was adorable! The art is lovely, and the panning + zooming + positioning of the single sprite works really well. I also love how blue this VN is aesthetically, and the little bone cursor. It's all very cohesive and super cute!

The drizzly rain SFX makes for a very nice atmosphere/ambience too!

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I'm so glad to hear that! It was lots of fun deciding on the visuals; from the limited colour palette, the blue shade to complement the rain ambience to other details like the cursor -- glad that you loved them! Thank you very much! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+1)

Clever use of animation and zoom, and it's so adorable~ Amazing job! ^^

Thank you very much! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ And yay! It was tons of fun doing those!

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This was SO ADORABLE, gonna roll over and die of a heart attack!! It was too cute! I love the concept of a story told from the animal's perspective, and it was so cleverly written, with the cat "talking" like they're having a conversation, even when the boy can't understand the cat! I also adored how it was structured - starting off with the boy picking up the cat and comforting them with a bowl of tuna rice, and ending with the cat comforting the boy with a bowl of a tuna rice! It was funny seeing the difference in the priorities between the animal and the human! Perhaps, at the end of the day, being warm, safe and fed are what matter!

The artstyle is simply adorable, and I loved the use of the limited color palette - the contrast of the blue and yellow was very striking, and it gave the visuals a little melancholic but comforting feel (maybe trying to evoke a "sun amidst the rain" image?) The sprite was cleverly used and I really appreciated all the different animations and framing to make the game dynamic. 

Overall, this was so cute, really great job on this, kona!! Like a warm hug on a cold, rainy day!

First waah I'm glad you enjoyed Tuna Rice, Cap! And yes I loved writing their dialogues a lot, in a form of very simple communication that trancends languages. I also loved making the art and using limited colour palette is my favourite thing; I'm glad that it conveys the emotions with the visuals that it gave!

I really appreciate your insightful comment, and thank you very much for playing! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+1)

Cute and neat!

Thank you Altila! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

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UWAAH This is so cute! ใƒฝ(โœฟ๏พŸโ–ฝ๏พŸ)ใƒŽ I really love that it's from the perspective of an animal and how the thoughts contrasts with the owner's.
Being happy from small things like tuna rice...I feel that (ยดโ–ฝ`สƒโ™กฦช)


This game is just overall AMAZING!

Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ I loved writing their dialogues and the contrasts!

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Oh, this was such a sweet game! I enjoyed how we could have a glimpse of the owner's life from the perspective of an animal and how, in the end, what mattered was to "be warm and dry", and to get warm by small things (as tuna rice). I appreciated the parallel between the beginning and ending situations!

The GUI is magnificent and the art is gorgeous! Also, I appreciated the dynamism of the camera movements in this VN! Congrats on making it!!

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I'm happy that you got the little things that I worked on for the story, given its length limitation for the jam! I'm glad that the message went through.

Glad to hear that! I had fun making the art and movement too! Thank you for your kind insight! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ

(+1)

This was very cute. I love the art so much. Great job!

Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ I had fun drawing this!

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Soooo adorable

Thank you! ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŸ