Mothergamer Plays Sopa Tale of the Stolen Potato

*Note: I received the game for free for my honest review of the game. Thank you to Future Friends Gaming and StudioBando for the Xbox game key!

Sopa introduces us in a very cute way to Miho and his Nana. Right away I loved the cute art style for the game as we play as Miho running to the kitchen to talk to his Nana. They're both adorable together and Nana reminded me so much of my Lola (Filipino grandma) and my grandmother which made me smile. Nana wants Miho's help making her soup and needs him to get a potato from the pantry to make the soup extra tasty.

Nana and Miho.

Miho goes to get the potato and that's when things go a bit odd. The pantry seems to magically extend and when Miho finally gets to the sack of potatoes, there's a naughty purple talking frog with a bad attitude stealing the potatoes. A hilarious scene ensues with Miho and this frog playing tug of war with the potatoes and the animation for this is very well done. The frog makes off with the potatoes and Miho discovers Nana's pantry is a portal to another world with lots of talking frogs in a very busy market. 

Miho at the frog market. 

Miho has to solve a few problems here and there as he tries to get back the stolen potatoes. It's an adventure game with a mix of puzzles in the form of find a use for free ant grease to helping a vendor not be attacked by hungry seagulls. The puzzles are simple and encourage you to interact with everything and talk to everyone giving little hints along the way if you're not sure what to do next which is pretty nice. I found myself laughing at some of the humorous dialogue especially at one particular moment where one frog is shocked to discover potatoes are real. 

Frogs aren't the only individuals Miho meets on his adventure and I had fun looking around and talking to everyone. I loved all the references to South American and Latin culture and it made me notice some similarities about my own childhood as a Filipino kid especially in our celebration of family, community, and food bringing people together. 

Miho meets new people.

Sopa isn't a very long adventure, I finished it in about three hours and that's not a bad thing because of its overall charm. I enjoyed every minute of it because of the creative storytelling, the interesting characters, and the fun humor in ever interaction. It was a great short, but sweet adventure and it is absolutely worth your time, so don't miss out on this truly wonderful indie game. 

Miho is a very sweet and kind boy.

*Sopa Tale of the Stolen Potato is available to play on the following platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Playstation 5

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