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I'm still bouncing between fandoms - a lot of anime fandoms, admittedly. I haven't got much to say about that 😂

What I do want to talk about is a new obsession for me: a video game.

My brother was the gamer, growing up. I like games, but I'm not very good at them. I like games with a story, I don't like fighting games or shooting games (and I'm terrible at aiming anyway). I usually get super into a game for about a month, and then go a year without playing, get obsessed again (maybe with a different game), rinse and repeat.

I really wanted a Switch a couple years ago, and I spent hours completing surveys for points, which I could then redeem as gift cards. I got my Switch, bought a ton of games, and so it went untouched for a year (possibly even two, I don't remember). A friend of mine mentioned playing and enjoying The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Which I'd already bought because it's a highly regarded game and seemed kinda fun, even though I've never seriously played a Zelda game before.

But this game has grabbed me and won't let me go. I have spent 100+ hours working on it. The open world is HUGE, there's so much to see and do. There are so many different biomes to explore, all of which are rendered really well. It's a beautiful game! And there's so many people to talk to. You don't have to be a good gamer to play this game, which helps a lot. If I get stuck, there are tons of guides to help me out, so I rarely get frustrated to the point of quitting.

I love Link so much ;__;

Here's the trailer, if you want to see.

Watch on YouTube

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Ooooh you're making me want a Switch and the new Zelda game.

I can't be reasonable when it comes to Zelda right now 😂 I'm deep in the obsession lol. So while I want to encourage you - and have someone to scream about the game with - I recognize that it's a lot of money. I haven't even gotten Tears of the Kingdom (the new game) yet - I plan to get it for my bday. It's the sequel to Breath of the Wild, which is the game I'm playing now (and the video up above is for).

But it's REALLY good.

Eeeeeee. It's exciting to think about getting a new toy, tho omg the Zelda games are expensive.

Yeah, they are 😬 But I do think it's worth the money spent. I've played 100+ hours of BoTW and I'm nowhere near finished. If I paid a $1 an hour for this game, it'd have paid itself off and then some. I can't speak to ToTK yet given I haven't played it, but I hear it's very similar to BoTW so!

Let me know if you DO decide to play. I'd love to know your thoughts!

I'll stick with The Sims. I have a hard enough time keeping up with that and I bought the Hogwarts Legacy game and the Disney Dreamlight Valley too. Haven't played either yet.

Fair enough :)

"HUGS"

*HUUUUGS*

:-D