Chapter 69: Kitchen Argument? Kitchen Argument!
At the same time, on Twitch.
Although it was winter vacation, there were still many streamers, big and small, live streaming various games.
In Jay's live stream room, he was showing his thighs to the audience.
"Idiot! You want to see thighs yourself, but you insist on saying you want to see them!"
"Brother, did I leave you unsatisfied?"
"Only this? It's average!"
"Streamer, let's stream a new game this holiday. Alex's new work, Overcooked, is online and looks pretty good." "I've seen it too, and Overcooked looks very fun."
In the live stream room, Jay, who was looking at the white legs, also noticed the barrage of people at that moment.
"Ah, it's not winter vacation. I'm going to show you something you might like and perhaps even strengthen our bond. I'm not really into those kinds of things!"
"Let's see, a multiplayer cooperative game! Perfect, I'll go see what Sam is doing to see if he's free."
Jay opened the game platform, searched for Overcooked, and took a quick look. Then he remembered it was the game Alex had created. He still remembered Alex, the game designer. After all, he had had a touching experience with To the Moon and then been scared by Outlast. It was quite a drastic turn.
After learning about the games, he visited another streamer's room in the Twitch gaming section. After all, many streamers knew each other and played multiplayer games together.
He opened the other streamer's room and saw a man with a baseball cap, black-rimmed glasses, a small mustache, and a black shirt, telling a story.
"Society is great now! It's not like before, when school gates were full of hooligans! What do they do? They're money lenders! They recognize you as their younger brother, come up to you, touch your head and say: 'Brothers, let me lend you some money. Tell me if you have any problems at school.' Do you have money? Take it out now. If I find a ten-cent coin, I'll slap you. Did you pay it yourself or did I?"
"Sam, you sound very familiar. Did you often steal as a child?"
"Hehe... hehehe... If I stole often, my performance wouldn't be so vivid. The victim's perspective and the aggressor's are always different."
Just as Sam was recounting his childhood memories, Jay also sent him a message, and the audience following both live streams was filled with comments.
"Strange visitor, long time no see! Jay, do you want to play a game with me? No problem, let's go to voice chat."
The two met in voice chat.
"How are you, Sam?"
"Very good, very good!"
They exchanged compliments to add a touch of distinction.
"Just the two of us? I see this game can be played by up to four people," Sam said.
"It seems we can even play two-on-two. How about I see if I can get two more? It seems Lily and Ethan also play. How about I ask them?" Jay said.
"Okay, ask them then," Sam said.
Soon after, two more people joined the voice chat. With the four-person team formed, the viewers of their respective live streams were also somewhat excited, with comments and reactions pouring in. After all, in normal live streams, everyone plays their own way, and they rarely interact like this.
This time, taking advantage of the winter holidays and Overcooked offering multiplayer, a similar situation arose.
"Should we go straight to PvP? We don't know it yet," Sam asked.
"No need. Anyway, we don't know how to play, so let's try it first," Jay suggested.
"How do we split up?" Lily asked in the voice chat.
"I'll be on one with Sam and you on another with Ethan. Ready," Jay said.
After a few conversations, the group quickly reached an agreement. Entering PvP mode for the first time also provided prompts and guidance. Creating a private room, selecting a map, and setting the rules was very simple. They simply chose the default mode.
Then they entered the game.
However, to first familiarize themselves with the controls, several tried the tutorial level. Overcooked's tutorial levels are not complex, even simple. They progress step by step, starting with chopping vegetables, moving on to cooking, washing dishes, and experimenting with environmental distractions, all separated by layers. So Jay and the others had only one impression: that it was simple and easy.
But once they actually entered battle mode, the experience was completely different. The constant flow of orders, coupled with the background music, created an inexplicable sense of tension. It felt like being in a crowded restaurant kitchen, with customers queuing outside. And unlike the previous tutorial levels, this battle mode was a mix of things. Cooking, cooking, chopping vegetables, and washing dishes were all included.
And most importantly, the two players were separated. This meant that, as two independent individuals, they couldn't agree on anything. Suddenly, everything became chaotic.
"Ethan, chop the meat! Chop the meat!" Lily, playing with the controller, shouted at Ethan, who was sitting beside her.
"Lily, stop rushing me! The dishes flew everywhere! Look, you haven't even washed them. Why ask me to chop the meat? Besides, can't you chop the meat from there too?" Ethan, who was using the keyboard, replied with a barrage of complaints.
"What did you say?" Lily, sitting beside him, glared at him.
"Nothing... nothing. Lily, I'm serving the food, serving the food!" Ethan shrank his neck in fear, remembering that, although he was communicating through the voice channel with headphones, the streamer was right next to him. He was already a little nervous, and after being startled by his own sister, Ethan was a little confused. He took the food and handed it to the delivery port.
"Ethan, wake up! Wake up! This food isn't finished yet, why are you serving it here! And this isn't our delivery point, it's across the street!" Lily, sitting beside him, watched Ethan deliver the unfinished food, completely confused.
Jay and Sam weren't much better.
"Jay, we're selling these vegetables. Could you stop throwing them on the floor? This isn't an Indian kitchen!"
"Forget the vegetables! Sam! Hurry up! Hell is on fire, and you're still picking up vegetables! Put out the fire!"
"No! The fire came from next door! And didn't you throw the vegetables on the floor?"
"Then who told you not to catch them?"
"Can you blame me? You have a table, but you keep throwing them on the floor!"
And so, the two began to argue over a trivial matter. They argued while cooking, and the chaos only grew. With the constant torrent of orders, the entire kitchen was a complete mess.
The commentators, watching the chaotic live stream, burst into laughter.
"Haha, the streamers went from incredibly close to on the verge of collapse!"
"The kitchen chaos has begun!"
"233333, this is hilarious."
"Does this game really aim to foster a closer relationship?" "Why do I feel like a fight is about to break out?"
"Isn't this meant to liven up the relationship? Look at the old man's face, it's all red."
"This isn't just a messy kitchen, it's a fighting kitchen!"
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