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When comparing Practical Vim vs Vim Adventures, the Slant community recommends Vim Adventures for most people. In the question“What are the best resources for learning vim?” Vim Adventures is ranked 2nd while Practical Vim is ranked 4th.
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Pros
Pro Well written
Neil writes in an easy-to-read style that never gets too heavy.
Pro Well organised
You can read this end-to-end, casually flip through, randomly open it - it's up to you.
Pro Cute and entertaining
Pro Very funny
Cons
Con Not for absolute beginners
You already need to know the very basics of navigation in Vim, and it would help if you can touch type.
Con Easily bores some users
For those who never played Zelda, it becomes boring soon. No blood splitting is a shame too.