#jan 8th

[shysheeperz]

[quiettime3]

Island Saver

I have no idea who proposed that NatWest should create a video game, but I want to give them a crisp high five. Taking inspiration from Slime Rancher with a touch of Viva Piñata’s adorable spirit, Island Saver is a mystifyingly good farming simulator that just so happens to be sponsored by a London-based banking company. Why not, right?

Players are tasked with cleaning up the environment on a set of islands conveniently shaped like the NatWest logo, fighting off Litterbugs and completing short tasks to make animals - ahem, I mean Bankimals - happy. It’s surprisingly deep, with multiple currencies at differing exchange rates, plant growth and harvesting, and a bartering system. It’s clearly an educational title, made to teach kids about finance matters, but players of all ages can have fun here thanks to the wealth of content and genuinely satisfying gameplay. You might even learn something!

If you really enjoy your time on the Savvy Islands, there are two paid DLC packs that add dinosaurs and fantasy creatures to the mix, as well as two more sets of achievements. Fans of farming sims and oddball concepts will definitely appreciate this one, and as a bonus, it’s a pretty good one to play with the kids too. Just remember to pay your taxes!

Pros:

• Pleasantly cartoonish artstyle

• A good amount of content - at least 6 hours worth for most players

• Genuinely educational on matters of finance

Cons:

• If anything, it has a few too many systems to fully develop them all

• Some frustrating platforming sections shoehorned in

[alllofmylove]

Finally kicked the lingering sickness that was floating around here making my littles get thrown off for quite a bit too! ☺☺ Happy to say hello to better and healthier days. I kept the boy up a few minutes longer that usual and he's just now waking up at 7:30 so, hopefully that helps him feel nice and refreshed too, about 12 hours of sleep. My poor girl is still feeling a little runny but aside from that she's been mostly herself.

[celebsssss]

Today would of been Elvis Presley's 85th Birthday 🎉🙏

[moonr0ses]

I've been on tumblr 6 years today. Fuck I really should just get off

[onlylonelystar]

today is my birthday so i’m gonna post these funky lil guys and celebrate myself

[shoverse]

Whatever you say. Still feel bad tho :(

Just tell me when you'll be back, so I can ship it back accordingly. You WILL get your package

IM GETTING BACK IN A MONTH HAHA

[missymarysthings]

Reverent Snow

Everything seemed still, silent, and peaceful. Cold and crisp too, not that Crystal could feel it, however. The silvery moon was casting it’s gentle light over the land, and big, fluffy snowflakes drifted and danced downward from the sky. The Vosmus heir was sitting on roof of one of the towers of the castle. Her arm was outstretched and her hand was open. Offering a welcoming landing place for the snowflakes. 

It felt like the North was still welcoming her home.

Even though she had been back for a couple of months now, she supposed that returning to her homeland after being away for a year was still something to be happy for. Crystal had missed her home too, after all. She missed her family and her connection with the North. Llewella had been a wonderful traveling companion, and the ice princess had learned many things, done a lot of good on her travels. 

And yet...

Nivalia, the Northern Lands, the Mother North...it was where she belonged. 

A solemn sigh came from Crystal and she lowered her arm. Her hand rested on the coat that was beside her, and she lightly curled her fingers into it. In a swift motion she tossed it into the upcoming breeze and watched it dance with the snowflakes. 

It was her replica of Aldous’s coat that she had recreated in one of her favorite shades of blue. She still remembers the night that inspired her to create it. How she had even duplicated the scents of it. 

Now, however, it was time to let it go.

It would not feel right to her to keep it, despite how she still admires him. 

“Oh Silver Moon, please guide it to someone worthy and bless them. And please bless the one who inspired it’s creation. May he know happiness and prosperity, and may his dutifulness and dedication be rewarded. Dear Moon, help him be with the one he wishes to have in his life,” she prayed softly as she turned her gaze back to the moon. She then outstretched her arm and opened her hand once more. “Silver Moon, Lord Vasant, Mother North...please watch over me, lend me guidance and clarity as I begin my path in this new year of life...“