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5 min read"This Really Is a Game for Girls"
In the opening moments of Tales of the Shire, Asmongold discovers he cannot select a male character. The body type slider offers only variations on a single frame. "This is the skinniest version of a character you can have," he says, staring at a hobbit who is, by any measure, round. "Oh my fucking God." He clicks through hairstyles looking for something masculine. "I think this is a male hairstyle, right? This is it." He settles on bald. The face still reads female. "I can't make a male," he concludes. "It's just different versions of being a fat woman." He randomizes. The result is, in his words, "the monstrosity that I've created." He randomizes seven more times until he lands on something that "looks kind of like Link." He names his character Falco Hog. The game is Tales of the Shire, a life-sim set in Tolkien's Shire, and Asmongold is not enjoying it.
A World Without Jumping, Water, or Men
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:31) **Opening the Game** - Asmongold boots up "Tales of the Shire" and immediately begins the character creator, setting the tone for the entire playthrough.
- 2 (13:37) **The Tutorial Begins** - The game's opening cutscene plays, introducing a Gandalf-like figure and the basic premise of moving to the Shire.
- 3 (18:47) **First Interactions and a "Stripper" Joke** - Asmongold meets his first NPC, Orlo, and tries to engage with the world, leading to his first major joke about the setting.
- 4 (21:21) **The Cooking Mechanic** - The core gameplay of cooking is introduced, which Asmongold finds tedious and overly simplistic.
- 5 (24:13) **The "Shared Meal" Social Loop** - Asmongold discovers the primary social mechanic: inviting NPCs over for meals to build relationships.
- 6 (27:26) **Following the Birds and Exploring** - Asmongold follows the bird-based navigation system to explore Bywater, finding the game's world restrictive.
- 7 (33:29) **The "Is Bywater a Village?" Quest** - The main quest is revealed: proving that Bywater is a village by finding a rulebook.
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