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A pinch of salt.

Some careful chopping to leave everything chunky.

Tales of the Shire hobbit hole

Do your cooking by the book.

A pinch of salt.

Some simmering to double-check the fish is cooked well.

Yet another pinch of salt.

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Do your cooking by the book.

Still, there are a couple of technical issues that need to be seen to before launch.

Here’s my thoughts.

The story setup here is extremely simple.

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Lots and lots of cooking.

to get to cook, you’ll need ingredients.

Despite the centrality of cooking, you will be spending a fair bit of time outside of your fixer-upper.

Tales of the Shire cooking

Do your cooking by the book.

I also noticed some framerate stuttering from time to time, which was surprising to see.

Tales of the Shire dock

A still pond, perfect for fishing.

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