Five of the Best: Mounts
Stirrup the discourse.
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No, Mount Doom is not allowed, nor is Mount Chiliad from Grand Theft Auto or Mason Mount from FIFA. All of these were helpfully suggested by my colleagues. Such a helpful bunch. I'm talking about mounts you mount, as in the verb, as in things that carry you around. Horses are a great example of them of course; they've long been humankind's animal transport of choice. But games aren't limited to reality. We can ride around on a dragon in a game if we want - tangent: have you been watching House of the Dragon? I can't help but think of video games whenever they show a first-person or over-the-shoulder dragon-riding sequence. I can't work out if I think it looks cool or terrible.
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