There really is something to that "play a game in your tl" language learning tip. I've been replaying breath of the wild in spanish and its honestly so.....fascinating that I literally interact with content in and about the game differently than I do in english. Every time I see a korok puzzle in a video someone else posted I'm literally jumpscared by it speaking in English instead of Spanish. I absolutely love how the game has worked my reading comprehension skills and my ability to just understand the Spanish even if im skimming due to repeat word frequency.
Also to see how another part of the world sees the game. To know the different names of things regionally. Bouncing back and forth with if I use the english name or Spanish name for an NPC, weapon, or other item in my head. Navigating the map in a different language when I'm looking at all the different places I've been. Having the language just kind of spawn into my head with understanding on some parts. Im taking a more lax approach to Spanish right now, no direct studying, but this is really great to keep me retaining by use instead of degrading because I started to ignore my studies.
Damn it I love languages. I just wish there were more communities around ASL that didn't dry up quickly. I miss it.
