Adrift and at peace. ‹3

Castle Crashers, and Sparks of Love

 When I first started dating my boyfriend (now husband), we tried playing many games together. I wasn’t very competitive, whereas he loved to compete in tournaments, so it was very difficult to find a game we could play together and have fun with. First person shooters were new to me, so I died a lot and lost many games for us. Even playing games like Super Smash Bros Brawl wasn’t as fun as we thought it’d be, so we continued our search for a game we could both play and enjoy. One day he showed me this awesome XBLA game called “Castle Crashers.” I was immediately in love with it; adorable little knights with magic who were on a quest to save Princesses from their kidnappers. So we started playing; he was the red knight, I was green, and together we beat the game too many times to count. We loved finding the little animal orbs all over the place, and fighting over who would get which animal. In the end, he would always get Giraffey and myself would take Batty. Each time we battled it out for the kiss of the Princess, he would always win, and would receive an extra kiss from me. It was a great way for me to share laughs with a guy I really liked, and we always had so much fun. Sure, we’ve grown to play other games with each other, but Castle Crashers holds very dear memories to us (I’m pretty sure we even played after a school dance). Even now we find a reason to play, whether it’s showing a friend an awesome game, or just to sit next to each other and try to beat “Insane Mode.” Having a game like Castle Crashers really helped us bond, as it gave us another activity we both loved to do with each other. These days I can beat my husband in any duel, and when I do, I get to decide where we go to eat dinner on our next date. It’s the perfect game for couples, whether you’re a new couple or married and are getting old.