Underplayed Gems

Ramenbashi (1999)

Ramenbashi cover
Developer
Media Entertainment
Publisher
Tomy Corporation
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Adventure

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How it feels

A gentle, unhurried slice-of-life adventure about quietly serving ramen and witnessing the small dramas of ordinary customers across decades of post-war Tokyo.

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About

Kotobuki Hidezo, a soldier returning to Tokyo learns that his father has passed away, and he carries on his legacy by running the family ramen shop. Play as Hidezo over the course of half a century as he serves ramen to his many and often troubled customers in the heart of post-war Tokyo.

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