I started out thinking that way, but eventually I had so many expensive projects going on that I went for it. It's not hard to restore your island back to the way it was if you want to in the future.

Personally I think butterflies are a waste of a bug spawn slot and inventory space. Even the least valuable palm tree beetle is 6000 bells.

You can try, but the beaches in your hometown are generally more cramped, making it more likely you'll accidentally scare beetles away, plus many of the bug spawn slots in your town may be taken up by other bugs such as butterflies etc., making it less likely rare bugs will spawn in your town. It's more economical to…

Every time a bug you don't want spawns, you waste time scaring it off and then there's a delay between that bug being scared off and the next bug spawning. It's just more efficient for a valuable bug to spawn there in the first place. Limiting the number of palm trees you have makes your circuit smaller and more…

You wouldn't lose your fruit trees permanently anyway. If you want to replant them you can snag fruit during certain island tours which will stay in your inventory afterwards. Personally, when I chopped the fruit trees down I just left the fruit on the grass in case I wanted to replant, but I can understand some…

I'd say hit it once and move on. I tried hitting each rock multiple times but nothing ever came from it - I got my pill bug and centipede on the first rock hit. Some bugs spawn more frequently in different months or different times or in different weather, so do some google research if you're having a hard time.…

It's a bit of a steep learning curve at first, the Terraria wiki was integral to my early days of playing and often later on too. I'm not sure exactly what kind of land you're referring to. You should be able to mine dirt, stone and various minerals with the earliest pickaxes. Some ores can only be mined with later…

Final Fantasy X-2. Seeing all the hate it gets in Kotaku comments makes me a little sad.

Woops - I just saw it on Gizmodo UK Dealz. It's discounted to £19.99 in the Bethesda sale, then you get an extra £4 off with the code GFDJUL20UK. So, £16 basically. I'm gonna take the plunge :)

I agree it's tempting. I've only played the original game too, though on PS3. Been meaning to pick it up on PC but I won't get round to playing it for months because of a huge unplayed games backlog, so I think I may as well wait till it gets even cheaper.

Gamefly UK has it on sale for £19.99, it seems.

The only one I can think of is my family's old original PS2, which we got at launch. By the time it died the PS2 slim was pretty cheap so we just picked one up, stuck the game disc and the memory card in, and got back to gaming straight away. 'Course, nowadays yoId have the added hassle of redownloading games, save…

I really don't know all that much about it, to be honest, especially since my family mostly just goes with the instant gravy granules... all you do with those is add hot water. You compelled me to look up the ingredients of the Bisto Gravy Granules we use: Potato Starch, Maltodextrin, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Colour…

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's pretty much the same except without any flour or thickening agent. It tends to be pretty runny and it's often served with a roast dinner. My family mostly makes it with store-bought stock cubes or gravy granules, though on special occasions my parents might make some with the pan…

Oh, I thought you were from the UK. There is A LOT of variety in British regional accents. Terms for soda also vary a lot across America.

By all means try one, but don't get your hopes up! The only thing interesting about these things is the shape. They are pretty much at the bottom of my list of Best Things To Do With A Potato, and that is one long, long list. For some reason atm I'm addicted to mashed potatoes and gravy (I think... American gravy is…

There's likely regional differences as well. Dialects really vary a lot over the country.

Used to have these potato waffles quite often as a kid (the ones in the pic, not homemade). They are... pretty boring. For some reason I never considered putting cheese on them and I never thought ketchup went well with them.

No, most female gamers do not have an issue with playing as a male PC. I'd say more men have a problem with playing as a female than women have playing as a male, or at least that seems to be the way a lot of people high up in the gaming industry see it. Sexism is a problem in video games. The people who made Remember…

Yep, my backwards compatible 60GB is still going strong too. Hopefully it'll still be with me in years to come too.