Developers really don't trust gamers to figure out how to play their games. It's extremely natural to see a message about obtaining a new map *and then open the map* -- I don't need to be told to do that.

Spy Family, vol. 13 + 14, Tatsuya Endo

This is still a super fun manga! Consistently goofy but with very poignant moments. Volume 14 features a fun murder mystery side plot that had me laughing the whole way through.

Daemons of the Shadow Realm vol 6, Hiromu Arakawa

Fun to return to this after a break. It still feels like it's building up to some more clear, big conflict at this point. There are a LOT of characters to keep track of. But the action is still good!

The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams (reread)

My wife got the Broken Binding edition of this series - she didn't like it lol, but I did! Fun to reread after ~15 years😅 VERY slow burn story, a lot of mystery, major cliffhangers for the rest of the series. I'm surprised I remembered as much as I did!

7th Son: Descent, by J. C. Hutchins

Took a long time to get through this one, started it during a beach vacation and just got super stuck. It's fine, 3.5/5, very slow. The main characters are all clones of the villain, all with similar names. I kept losing track of them. Interesting ideas 🤷

I, for one, love Mario's iconic bolo tie

I never finished it as a kid because I can't stand the gameplay feel. We SMB3, so we just played that instead haha