PS 5 still out of stock 
Still tons of content i havenāt played on the switch. 
I paid an extra 300 (ebay) for my spouse to have it already. Theyāve repeatedly mentioned how much faster it is in terms of loading. They were slightly dismayed at my having paid the extra because āI could have waited, you didnāt have to do thatā, but we missed two vacations last year, and will be missing another one in a couple months, so waiting for this seemed like unnecessarily adding yet another thing to the list of āsomedayā.
The miser in me is pained to hear that.
But I can see it being worth it having it over the holidays.
I caught a post delete!
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Been playing āAmazing Cultivation Simulatorā, a Chinese knockoff of Rim World. It really is amazing, though I donāt know if Iād recommend it. I guess I would say, try it if you already love Rim World, which I do, and you like weird experimental games, which I also do.
Rim World was, itself a knockoff of the cult-classic Dwarf Fortress. Dwarf Fortress was great for having everything encapsulated into one game: survival, logistics, city building, diplomacy, automation, crafting, tactical warfare, animals, traps, monsters, weather, machinery and individuals with skills, emotions, desires, and relationships. It was a beautiful anthill, that sprawled across 5 genres and made its own storiesā¦ Onlyā¦ the interface was so terrible and unintuitive, that nobody wanted to play it.
Rim World took all of that -junk- and placed it into an perfectly intuitive interface, added a couple bits here and there, balanced things, and made the meaningless systems more meaningfulā¦ and suddenly it was the best game ever.
Then ā¦ thisā¦ this āCultivation Simulatorā came along, and said, āhold my beerā, and layered on top of all thatā¦ Feng Shui architecture and Qi mysticism. Morality, levels of Enlightenment, and skills to craft talismans, artifacts, potions. 6 initial skill trees for my enlightened people (along with more individual skills and more skill-trees that I need to uncover). Tons of stats and more systems. Thereās places to go in the world, with complicated quests, sub plots, in depth diplomacy, and a main plot. I even have a magic dog that flies around my town, which I need to train (by encouraging him to work on his meditation and discourage from pooping on peopleās beds) and set his diet so it has the right amount of fat. And all of this is ON TOP of the already existing complicated Rim World systems that includes things like people having so many thoughts and feelings and needs.
The problem, of course, is that itās so big and so sprawling, that the all the help menus and tutorials and tool tips and game-balance canāt really keep up with the insanity of the game. In other words, itās almost like playing Dwarf Fortress again. Iām never 100% sure what things I need to build (and of what material) in order to optimize Feng Shui. Or whether a skills are worth investing in (ādo I need more max Qi or higher Charisma or more āstamina efficiencyā in order to make it to the next level? Also this says it steals someoneās soul?ā). Or what some rare weird items I found even do. Weirdly, the game crowd-sources itās help-menu with an in-game online-comment system where people can leave some notes on how to tame a cat or maximize the qi in a room (or leave lots of snarky and inappropriate jokes).
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I donāt why the new Mario 3D is entirely cat themed, but I suspect it had something to do with me and the wanting of all the money I have.
I usually love Mario games, but Iām not into this one.
We got 9 to do 4-player with us for approximately 1 world before she perma-bubbled herself - quality family time imo.
Can you play with her online? Iāve been playing video games with friends online, itās some of my best social time these days.
These two are a bit flaky when it comes to checking messages and/or making appointments when they are at home. We do have Switchās at both locations, and I think Dad & 12 successfully did Smash a couple of times online, but their account is currently lapsed.
I hear you though - I tried some online Words with Friends 2 (Scrabble) for a while with them, and theyāre both (including mum) in my Hay Day community. So, so flaky though.
How long should I wait before introducing my daughter to Marioā¦
Sheās 2. Iām eager. Wife says no. Sheās right. But I wanna be right.
you are an interesting character. I canāt really picture adult women suddenly getting into gaming with the amount of passion that you have. Heck, I was a gamer growing up and I barely play any games now, and Iām a guy.
Whatās your wifeās resistance to it?
Our kids were introduced to Mario games around 3. They werenāt really able to play until 4.5 or 5. But they loved watching us play before then.
Probably how angry I get at online multiplayer things currently and she doesnāt want to turn our kid into a monsterā¦but only probably.
I feel this is less likely with some classic single-player mario though. Really canāt wait for Zelda but thatās certainly too advanced.
Checking into this thread.
My 9, 6, 6 year olds play Mario Kart 64, Smash Bros, Dr. Mario, Zelda (barely), Minecraft, Rocket League, Fortnite. Itās fun with them finally being able to play some of these games semi-competently.
I still primarily play Rocket League and Fortnite. and now online Settlers of Catan, chess and bridge.
A lot of my friends are men aged 20-40. Does that help explain it?
But tonight I look forward to āgatheringā with people via Oculus, and that group is mixed-sex and many are ~ my age.
(Yes, I just bought an Oculus. Fun toy. Tell me if you recommend any games in it.)
I have an oculus quest
Obviously Beat Saber is a must.
I Expect You to Die is a good puzzle game.
Red Matter is a good game too.
Most of the games are puzzle games. Theyāre not too long, since I imagine the games are hard to make.
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I want one of these, but I have āmust completeā issues and Iām not done with BOTWā¦ so many koroks still to find.
Itās good that BOTW is beautiful, I like exploring all the nooks and crannies.