
Better still, have them learn to step up and actively open the door for someone, especially a parent with young children or the elderly (which, to children, is nearly everyone). You’re right behind someone entering a store and WHAM.None for you, Gretchen Weiners!Teach your kids to take note of people behind them and make sure they hold the door. Score an out-of-the-park home run if you teach your child before kindergarten to meet someone, shake hands, look them in the eye AND say the words “how do you do.”. As an added bonus, a handshake is the safer alternative to the social hug or cheek kissboth of which are often uncomfortable and can be perceived as invasive.Add eye contact to your handshake for bonus points. Why do we teach this to our dogs and neglect to teach it to our children, or worse, forget to do it ourselves?Learning to shake hands at a young age is like preparing for a test when you know what the questions will be.In any given day you may have to meet people, run into someone you haven’t seen in while, offer congratulations, say goodbye a firm, warm handshake is the answer to any of those situations. It becomes a game while teaching a life skill at the same time. (And before you get offended and call me judgmental don’t blame me, I’m just the messenger.)How to teach this to your kids? After you meet with someone, ask your child to tell you the color of the person’s eyes. We can only hope that with the success of Conan: Exiles, somebody out there will make another game from the genre.However any internet search on “eye contact” will yield dozens of sites that discuss how vital it is to create positive interactions.Show this courtesy to the person with whom you are speaking and you will be perceived as being more personable, likable and competent. Like finishing off an enemy, opening a door and more.Ĭonan 2007 is so far the last single-player hack and slash from the Conan franchise. Similar to God of War, the game does include QTE in which players have to press certain buttons to complete actions. Conan is capable of taking enemies of any size, whether a human, monster, creature or anything, Conan knows no fear. While it may not add anything new, its hack-and-slash gameplay is nothing short but fun. Unlike its predecessor, the 2007 adaptation’s gameplay is heavily similar to God of War. While many may regard Conan: The Dark Axe as the better story of our barbarian hero, the 2007 game isn’t a bad one at all.Īs the barbarian hero, you sail through the high seas to recover your lost armour and execute the evil wizard. And as years have passed, Conan enjoyed a handful of adaptations on various platforms. As you go down through hell, screams of the damned fill the place, making for an unforgettable experience.Ĭonan: the Barbarian’s early video game adaptation was a humble start on the Atari-8-bit family computers back in 1984. Full of bone-chilling scenes, a hair-raising atmosphere and grotesque creatures to slay your scythe through, Dante’s Inferno is a masterpiece. Too angry to let go of love, Dante jumps to the nine circles of hell to save her.ĭante’s Inferno features the best depiction of hell so far. Further events lead him to discover that his loved Beatrice was murdered and she’s sent to hell alongside Lucifer. Unable to accept death, he slaughters Death himself. Amid a battle, he ends up being stabbed, revealing the Grim Reaper in front of his eyes. The game’s plot sees you controlling a Templar knight from the crusade named Dante. However, one could argue that Dante’s Inferno can be described as the grotesque version of Santa Monica’s masterpiece. Upon its release, the game was frowned on because of the striking similarities to God of War at the time. Dante’s Inferno is a perfect depiction of hell, and a game many were waiting to see come to life.
