One of Grace's presents this year was her own Wi game. It's a princess game, designed for the 3-6 year old crowd. At the start of the game, she needs to set up her character, including what kind of dress, hairstyle, bracelet, shoes, etc., that she'll be wearing. As the game progresses, she needs to wave the remote around. This serves as her wand so that she can help rescue the various princesses through stages. Grace has found that while she's in the middle of a rescue, it's much more important for her to change her dress or bracelet than to continue with the rescue.
Daddy has been extremely patient with helping her navigate back to the start of the game, many times losing any progress that she made, so that she can make the necessary wardrobe adjustments.
Henry has not been so patient. This is a boy whose life primarily revolves around superheroes defeating the villains and rescuing the good guys. He cannot be in the same room with Grace while she's playing, because he loses control when she abandons the rescue. It is beyond his comprehension that she could lose focus on her mission.
I'm sure if Henry were to play this game, it would take him less than an hour to complete all of the levels. It's not a complicated game. For Grace, it's about the prettiness of the game, and interacting with the princesses. The game itself is secondary.
It's interesting to see how the dynamics of a 4 year old girl vs. an 8 year old boy play out with this video game.
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This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Thank you for the good laugh.
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