Immersion is a double edged sword. While it comes with great learning potential it can be a little intimidating as you breach newer or more difficult content.
Author Archives: Games & Kanji
Mario Odyssey
When people think “Mario” they may not often think “wordy”, however this entry into the series is full to the brim with conversational, instructional and descriptive language
Tokaido
The benefit to Tokaido’s brevity is that you could genuinely spend an afternoon and learn all of the vocabulary and be able to read along comfortably.
Joy in the Mundane
I personally love the feeling of finding and reading even the most seemingly boring items or reading about a topic that may not even interest me in English simply because it’s in another language
Subnautica
You can easily get addicted to going a little deeper and spending a little longer away from the safe shallows each time. This game is not only fascinating but it is breath taking.
Cooking Mama: Let’s Cook!
surprisingly for a kid that had very little interest in cooking, I became absorbed in the incredible world of pixelated, overly simplified cuisine
It’s okay not to be okay
The constant feeling of not quite being where you need or want to be parallels that of learning language so both hand in hand can be a knock on the senses
Slime Rancher
I could have very easily overlooked Slime Rancher but thanks to the draw of the adorable slimes and dopey chickens my partner had other ideas.
Homescapes
Homescapes is a mould-breaker that throws in an good balance of story and uniqueness in order to make the usual tedium of monotonous puzzles inviting and rewarding
Nioh 2
The points in time and historical figures are accurate to a point but comes interlaced with mythology and folklore abound… I’ve never bought a game so fast in my life.
