#oneaday Day 22: Christmas Day

Hello! This is being published late because I wrote it in a note on my phone and then forgot to actually copy it into this 'ere blog. Whoops.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you've all had an excellent day. Mine was quiet and relatively uneventful, but fun enough. I had some nice presents (including Zelda for Switch, which I've had my eye on for ages but never got around to getting) and we ate good food in good company.

A Switch proved to be a popular Christmas present, as Andie bought herself one with some combined Christmas-birthday money a little while ago, and Andie's sister Michelle also got one for Christmas, too. That meant while we were at my mother-in-law's place for Christmas Day, there were four Switches in attendance, which was nice to see. What was even nicer to see was how easy it is to pair up Joy-Cons with another console — simply slide them on to the side of the console you want to pair them with, and it's all done. Wonderful stuff.

We played a bit of Jackbox Party Pack 2 on Switch, which is a perfect fit for the little machine — though I was a little disappointed it's not possible to use additional Switches as your "answer terminals". For the unfamiliar, the Jackbox Party Pack games display various quizzes and challenges on the TV (or Switch display) and everyone playing makes use of a phone or tablet to play the game by connecting to a special website and entering a short code the game generates. It's a really easy to set up and extremely effective means of getting a party game rolling, and certainly a damn sight preferable to Cards Against fucking Humanity.

I haven't tried Zelda yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Andie has indicated it's a game she'd be interested in watching, which is always a bonus as it means we can spend some time together — and now she has a Switch too she can still play some more substantial affairs while sitting on the sofa with me while I play on the TV. That's pretty cool. She picked up Valthirian Arc, which is a game I've been curious about; she seems to be enjoying it so far, which I'm pleased about.

Anyway, it's been a long day and [editor's note: at the time of writing] we have a long drive home ahead of us. Once again, I hope you had a lovely day, and that your festivities continue into the new year.