You could also try playing Far Cry 3 or Tropico 4 if you prefer your interaction with tropical islands to be more hands-on.

I was just about to comment a variation on this theme. I was like you—a gifted kid who ended up becoming a troublemaker just because idle hands do the devil’s work.

“Taste” of summer isn’t the right word. Summer food is a complete sensory experience. It’s the smell of the fresh air, the warmth on the skin from the sun and the sight of the sun after the rainy season finally ends, the bustling sound of the tourists coming back to the Seattle waterfront with the volume and…

And I admire the shit out of them for it. The entire industry sometimes looks like a bunch of complete fucking idiots trying to stonks-meme their way through life, and there’s Nintendo, actually running their business like a competent business and making money hand over fist.

“Even if you pay the collection account before the seven-year period is up, it will remain on your credit report.”

Oh, absolutely, and double especially when compared to Sims 3, which Medieval was spun off from on the same engine. Keeping the focus super-tight on one or two hero sims per quest makes everything so much easier to manage than trying to keep track of a family in a regular Sims game.

“but if the idea of eating less meat still makes you uncomfortable, you owe it to yourself to ask why.”

Makes sense about trust, and it’s a good rule to have...I guess I’ve just got worse trust issues than most. Probably at least partially explains why I’m single.

Someone who isn’t me can. I can’t draw well enough to rip off xkcd.

“Takayuki”

I’ve said it before, but at some point, a service will come along that “you can subscribe to all the streaming services for one price!” and the headline the next day will be “Congratulations Millennials, You Just Invented Cable TV.”

I’ve never had to invoke any kind of “don’t beat on me” rule...since as a dude, I’d just file that under “this chick is fucking psycho” and dump her for that reason.

Between timed exclusives and 50 million streaming services, I kind of miss monopolies. It was simpler then.

I don’t even like getting those confirmation emails when I’m the one who paid for the thing (looking at you, Steam.)

I think Nintendo has the right idea. They could probably just give everyone a Switch for free and still turn a profit as long as a Zelda or Mario or Animal Crossing game came out often enough.

Oh great, it’s this Turkey again. I’ve got half a mind to side with the radical socialists just so all the rich people can be taxed into an economic state where they’re too poor to afford to support Salt Bae’s stupid antics.

“containing the sneaky almonds”

You know the old saying “what if they threw a war and nobody came?”

Step 1: Don’t be dating me.

“meaning I would suddenly find myself just...firing my weapon randomly.”