Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Pastellioli Heh. Yeah, lag sucks, and I can't usually handle touchscreen controls. The one I tried was Sonic 1. Having said that, I dunno 3d music videos?

Perhaps it's because Twitter isn't gone. But it could also be because I gather Twitter is still more global.

Yeah. I largely just keep an archive... Sometimes, I request pfps.

Information is a major market right now. Google has been successfully sued over it in Cali, and some ppl are trying to get the other states in on it. I truly cannot stand the way these companies do this stuff, and you know it usually isn't gonna be in good faith...

Yeah. I dunno actual legality of the block button. I don't think NL has an app though? I viewed the legal thing as "look, evil person did this thing we have decided to declare as evil!" Understandable though, because stalkers exist. In my case, I just wanna work things out with ppl...but, same deal I guess...

He basically cut my last line of communication Iirc after I sent that.. Kinda frustrated. I technically could be an evil jerk and just walk up to his front door and start knocking tbh. But that'd resolve nothing. And it'd be illegal. I don't actually know what had him so spooked. The timeline to me is, we were arranging a visit, didn't work out so I try to get another arranged. He starts ignoring me for 4 months, during which I flip out recognizing I'm being ignored. He replies elsewhere (Twitter), and on the third interaction, he says he's lonely and wants to go to a convention (which apparently screwed him over...), so I reply by saying maybe we could get together...and get blocked. He was unwilling to discuss anything, and I supposedly "creeped him out".

I am far too compulsive. Even if I think on it, my impression usually doesn't change. Unless it's immediate. I've upset too many ppl. But by that same token, I am also far more tolerant of others.
If you say it's alright, then fine. I can do with less strain.

Btw, I finally finished Halo 5! I put Rare Replay back in, and....now I'm hopelessly lost. I don't see Conker Live and Reloaded on the game list. Was it removed?

Also, it occurs to me, Starfox Adventures...looking back, it feels like it was a beta that they just hurried to swap it to Starfox, make it look like not a beta, then rush it out the door?

@Pastellioli Ahh. That's what you meant by 3d video.
As for touchscreen controls... Imo it doesn't matter how big your fingers are. Some games work with them, others don't.

Yeah. Bsky is just starting.

Oh yikes! Yeah. That's messed up. But I thought Google lost YT?
And yeah. Someone made the bold move. Problem is, they're only losing millions. Feels like a cop out to me.

Ah. Just a site. Okay. And yeah. Block and mute buttons are literally just treated as "does this person annoy you? Block em."

VERY easily resolved, if he'd only bother expressing himself. Note that I don't say "communicate", because to far too many ppl, ignoring others is communication. And yes. It hurts. I want to be sure he at least read my final message though...

I'm sorta similar on how I view myself. Interestingly, when I first started interacting online, I was overly confident, maybe even a little proud, on top of being pushy. But after enough issues... It only took a single forum full of teenagers to drag me to the depths of self loathing. I hate that I'm not doing right by others more. Semi related, but I can slightly relate to the main character of Re:Zero cause of that.

Ahh. Good to know. I seem to have all the RR games then! (Except Goldeneye) I'm struggling to remember what moves I can do in Conker. Haven't been able to talk with any NPCs since resuming...

@Pastellioli Interestingly, Sonic CD was one I had trouble with initially. Something something time travel and special stages. And yeah. I've had awful performance on older devices too.

Well, yikes. Google really is pulling out all the stops, huh? I honestly hate them now. Their origin with search engines might have had merit, but like many other things, there was nothing to keep them from reaching the corrupt, harmful extreme. AI probably became more mainstream with them and YT too. It's scary thinking on how they might ban ppl using AI...Reminds me of current Nintendo..

Yeah. As expected.

Same. I'm hoping that a mutual can get him to at least look at my final message to leave things off slightly lighter. But like, I'm always wondering what I could've done better, and always hoping to adjust. Obviously, I fail frequently. When something is embedded in my mind, I can't rid myself of it, and it's more often a matter of time before I act on it. OCD issues I'm guessing. I consider myself at least partly at fault for this. But I generally consider myself at fault these days.

For me, partly it's to know how they see things, partly wanting consolation, a feeling that I belong, and partly, "am I doing something wrong? What is it? How do I remedy this?"

I don't recall a manual on learning moves?
I got out of the starting area, and while I recall finding a building with a boss fight involving, I think a scarecrow, that was long ago, and I can't find it again. I can use the frying pan on the ground, tail glide, maybe double jump, and some panels that allow a slingshot. No idea where I need to be.

Amusing that after many times putting it off, we've exchanged words what? 3 times in one day?

Google using AI to figure out the age of YouTube users? That... doesn't sound good at all. I thought that YouTube was a place where people could basically watch anything they wanted no matter what age they were? That's why I like YouTube so much. I'll have to do some research into this later.

90 percent done moving. Yep I am done with physical. I’m too old to be lugging all this crap. Ugh and i still have to put it all away.

Making my bi-yearly appearance hello everyone!

@EllaTheQueen6, hello! I took a look at your user profile and it said you really like manga and anime, I do as well! One of my favorites is The Rising of the Shield Hero, which is where I got my username on this website from.

@EllaTheQueen6 welcome back, Her Majesty the Presidential Queen of the Chitchat Thread

@Pastellioli Wait really? I've gotten communication errors before in Splatoon 3, but not once did I get a warning or ban from them. I did get a warning in Splatoon 2 for getting disconnected, but that's really it. No, I didn't rage quit or do anything bad. It was just some strange occurrence.

Oh that's great that lightly drawing has been helping you. I've actually been getting back to drawing recently, and I'm having fun with it. I think I'd need more practice with some things as well, I wanna try drawing backgrounds sometime.

Ah I see... I remember using running water from a sink to rinse off the paintbrushes and it worked OK. Just going off my memory though. Gotcha. I think, to be on the safe side, I'd use watercolor paper for doing watercolor only. Actually, I remember using a drawing sketchbook to try out watercolor... but it didn't turn out too well. Your experience with the printer paper reminded me of that sketchbook thing I just mentioned, lol.

Indeed... I've seen people play DDR on high difficulties, and they're real good! It can be fun to watch too. Yeah definitely, I got into Smash when I was a kid and I used to play the living heck out of Melee. Granted, it's a different kind of fighting game, but it's as close as I'll ever get when it comes to the genre. On Overwatch, that's cool, I don't have a PS4 or an Xbox, so PC was how I tried it out. Ah, it got frustrating huh? That reminds me, I haven't been playing Splatoon 3 online too often lately. Found myself frustrated at it, especially during the recent splatfests. Plus the game has been running out of steam for me in general.

I've not played LittleBigPlanet, but I did hear some good things about it. Doesn't the game let you make your own levels ala Super Mario Maker, or am I mistaken? Glad to hear you liked the LBP games. Yeah, I'm perfectly happy with the Switch 2 in terms of modern consoles, and I also have a PC, so I'm not in a rush to get a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S.

I've played a good chunk of Rare's games when I was a kid, namely the Donkey Kong games, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie, and even Star Fox Adventures (which I think is a pretty underrated game). That sucks that their next game got cancelled like that... I hope the guys who worked at Rare continue to do all right. Yeah, not sure if Sea of Thieves would appeal to me too much either.

Yeah, I have a tendency to not watch too much videos of games I want to play, outside of stuff like hands-on previews and reviews (preferably the spoiler-free ones). More recently, I've been like that for any game... unless it's a game I'm familiar with of course. Yeah, Nintendo loves to be unpredictable when they announce their next Direct, lol. I'd imagine if there is going to be one for September, it would either be Mario-centric (because of Super Mario Bros.' 40th anniversary... I feel old!), or a regular Direct.

@EllaTheQueen6 Hello to you as well. Hope you're doing well.

Just came back from a campout with my Trail Life USA (basically Boy Scouts but explicitly Christian) troup. We camped at a balloon festival in my area for one night and watched the balloons go into the air, and also ate hot dogs and walking tacos (taco meat inside small bags of chips so you can walk around with it, hence its name), but I didn't have meat in my chips like usual since I don't like doing that. Anyway, now that I'm back, it's time to make my "What are you playing this Weekend" comment.

@ShieldHero Ooooh that sounds pretty fun! Hope you had a great time.
I have been playing some Tears of The Kingdom as well as Fortnite so its been pretty chill

@ShieldHero ooh I love walking tacos! They are best with Fritos, specifically IMO
@ThatZeldaNerd I just downloaded Fortnite and on my second time playing I got Victory Royale! Pretty fun game, but I wish it had a tutorial because I still don't know how most of the controls work...!

@CaleBoi25 Whoa nice!! Honestly the controls are tricky at first but you'll get the hang of it for sure! I saw that you were online yesterday we should totally run some duos if your up for it sometime

@CaleBoi25, does Victory Royale mean you won? If so, that's impressive for a 100-player game! My best placement in Tetris 99 is 18th.

@ThatZeldaNerd Yeah we def should!
@ShieldHero Yep! I still can't believe it, especially since the only other free for all I play is Tetris 99 (best is 16th place)

@eel

I'm sorry can you send that email again please?

@JaxonH done. Try to check the junk folder if it doesn’t show up in main.

It does discuss money so your email may think it’s spam.

Just a reminder we all need to practice. Go check on your friends. This life is hard.

js let them know that you appreciate them <3

@ShieldHero moving our conversation here so we stay on topic 😛 arceus is great, i would say the best pokemon adventure on switch! whats all in your forwardlog (love that name) just curious?