I did have a college professor that explicitly gave dating advice along the lines of "volunteer for Obama even if you're a McCain voter b/c that's where the college women are."

He wasn't wrong, though he probably shouldn't have said that in a classroom.

I love that nearly every one of these maps I've seen correctly believes that "Yeah, NC would be cool to live in" and "SC? Eww, no."

apparently there's no written contract to begin with, so...

it's the mediocre white man legal edition boom and bust speed run - terrible student gets into law school b/c of connections, relies on wife's connections/intellect and lack of shame to achieve legal success, then gets over his skis b/c he's convinced he's smarter than everyone else.

Bravetart's recipe?

PNW, Alaska, and the outer banks? Yeah, easy pick.

If they're not already, they should be active in the DC subreddit. Otherwise, maybe focus on some of the businesses on the MBT, it's busy and those people likely fit into that demographic.

1) Blue Prince - I still think about this game on a weekly basis. It's a masterpiece in design, with mysteries waiting to be uncovered in every single nook and cranny. To think that reaching the ultimate "goal" is only about a 1/3rd of the actual game...I'm still in shock at how meaty this game is.

2) Trails in the Sky 1st - this is the best remake I've ever played, and I encourage everyone who is even remotely interested in JRPGs to play this game. Just an absolute gem of a game. The only reason it's not #1 is b/c I've played the original multiple times.

3) Hades II - Supergiant doesn't miss. The gameplay is tight, the narrative elements are amazing, and though there's a couple of missteps in the ending, the "one more run" addictiveness hits all the same.

4) Chants of Sennaar - just a great little puzzle game based on decoding languages through context clues. Lovely visuals, great puzzle design, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Highly recommended.

5) Trails Through Daybreak II - Trails is an commitment, and Daybreak II is among the weaker entries. I suspect I'll look upon it more favorably once I've played Horizon, b/c I see the foundation it laid for the next game. Anyways, I love all things Trails, and even a weaker entry is great.

6) Suikoden I remaster - classic gameplay that does show its age, need to play II ASAP but just haven't gotten around to it. Not much more to say really.

7) Octopath Traveler II - brilliant sequel that fixed almost everything wrong with the first one, and I would kill for an FFVI remake using this graphics engine -it's just so beautiful. That said, it does drag along during the mid to late game, especially with a couple characters.

8) Silksong - bounced off during Act II (specifically the area where the double jump is), will likely come back but the frustration was too high to overcome being launched right around Hades II and Trails in the Sky remake.