I said it looks like play.
[The user agreement comes up.]
OK, push down on the d-pad. This is the user agreement. There you go. Keep doing that until you get to the bottom.
[My mom zooms past the wall of legal text.]
Are you reading all this?
Mmmhmm. I’m a speed reader. It means I can’t sue if something happens.
OK, push X.
It’s a half hour before you start the game!
[My mom selects the option to start a new game. A screen comes up asking for some preferences.]
Do you want blood on or off?
Off!
Push right on the d-pad.
[I then spend a few minutes explaining the differences between the d-pad and the analog stick. A new page of more detailed preferences shows up.]
Uh, we’ll just push X, because that’s a lot of options right there.
[The opening cutscene starts.]
You have to read and watch?
It’s just subtitles.
I still don’t know what all these buttons do.
I don’t know what they do.
Yes you do.
I haven’t played this game yet!
Well, you know what some buttons do.
Well, that one will make you move. [I point to the analog stick.]
Alright, well, what if I have to jump?
Watch the cutscene. Did you see that person’s face melt?
Mmmhmm.
[The video shows a sparkling tree.]
That tree’s pretty.
Mmmhmm. Like twinkle lights. Oh, they’re bugs.
[Ghostly figures begin to fly around the screen.]
Above: The skeletons from Fantasia.
This is like Fantasia.
No.
Don’t you remember? With the…
I remember, but no.
[A whirlpool appears, and the person in the video jumps.]
Why did he jump into that?
I don’t know.
What’s the object of this game? To get out of the hole?