#natwest

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[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

[feminismisstillahatemovement]

Been following the horrific news of the British banking giant NatWest closing down thousands of people's bank accounts because of their political beliefs, and keeping dossiers on them. This has all come to light and become mainstream news because of it being done to Nigel Farage, the main proponent of Brexit, which the majority of the country voted for, so does not represent any particularly radical fringe politics or terrorist organizations or whatever.

Very heartening to see the progression of these three videos all put out in the course of one day, today:

[subantaria]

Save lives London April 2020

[forestpines]

Local history: the coat of arms of Stuckey's Bank on the corner of Stapleton Road and Robertson Road. Stuckey's was the major regional bank in Bristol through the later 19th century, and through various corporate mergers ended up part of the NatWest Group. This building was still a NatWest branch until the early 2010s. #england #bristol #bank #natwest #stuckeysbank #coatofarms #localhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CEerhHsntnH/?igshid=waazobo4rxeh

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[ukftm]

re-changing title at bank: I changed my name with my bank last year (Natwest) and staff were happy to change the title too without anything but the deedpoll however there was an issue with the system which doesn't seem to allow someone to change their title from the 'female' title list to the 'male' title list. for me they ended up putting gender neutral 'professor' and wrote down on paper it should be Mr. but this lead to letters being addressed to 'Professor Oliver' (which is hilarious tbh xD)

This is odd, as they should definitely be able to change the gender/title on your account, and I’ve heard of plenty of people who’ve managed to do so via Natwest. It might be that they’ve set your account up wrong, so if it bothers you it might be worth going back and trying to get them to sort it... in any case though, it’s good that the staff you dealt with were supportive!

~ James