Animal Crossing and the Joy of Simple Games

As I’ve got older, I’ve become acutely aware of how quickly the sands of time are running out. I started my gaming journey with a Sinclair Spectrum +2, way back in the mid-80s, but games have been a fairly constant part of my life. Lately something has shifted. Fun, not a second job... Gaming in the mid 2020s is pretty bleak. The push towards derivative ‘live services’ that want to occupy all of…