Id be happily standing alongside them if I wasnt busy playingViva Pinatainstead.

Compared to myPS5andSteam Deck, I simply dont play it.

But what it does have is Viva Pinata, and oh boy is that worth it.

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Within its DNA runs a stream of Banjo-Kazooie, Conkers Bad Fur Day, and Grabbed By The Ghoulies.

Thats it, and despite its simplicity, its still fiendishly addictive all these years later.

Well, not anymore, since all the servers have been switched off.

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But back then, you never cracked open a pinata alone.

Like Stardew Valley, there is no mandatory aim in Viva Pinata.

The experience is rewardingly picturesque as you start from nothing and gradually evolve your garden into something magical.

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Or, as I mentioned earlier, embrace the laws of the jungle and leave well enough alone.

What I wouldnt give for a new Viva Pinata.

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