Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

I would like to say, Amazon may be your best friend for pre-ordering games other than GameStop, even though they don't have the GameStop exclusives. But that's my opinion about that.

My Tetris machine came in a rough state. The packaging is a all squashed and bent, and even one of the buttons is kinda damaged, plus there's a small scratch on the screen...

The only thing that really irks me about LE consoles and games is that they tend to go on sale when I'm at work. Due to the nature of my job, I unfortunately can't monitor the internet every second of the day and often can only do it when I'm on break. I don't know how scalpers do it; do they take the day off of their own normal jobs just waiting for the moment the item drops, or is that how they make a living?

The only store for miles that specializes in games and related merchandise is GameStop unfortunately. There was a resale store that sold retro games for someone else as part of their inventory for a little while, but they moved locations and downsized to only their stuff. Besides GameStop, there's also....Walmart. If I want anything else, I have to either order it online or drive about an hour and a half to the nearest city that has other retail stores like Target.

That said, I don't dislike the employees at the local GameStop by any means; most of them are long-time regulars and are pretty nice/chill. I just dislike some of (well, a lot of) the company's policies and methods. As I don't like dealing with online selling however, that's usually where my game trade-ins end up.

@Blitzenexx
yeah, when it comes to bad corporate stores, it's not the employees' fault that the stores suck

Just now, i revived my "eliminated PS4 games" (FF X/X-2 HD, FF XII the Zodiac Age, World of Final Fantasy) back on my gaming shelf after several months i "removed" them from my gaming shelf. 🤓
Now, there are 6 PS4 games on my PlayStation corner.

Well...
While waiting the Switch version, i can play the PS4 version first.

Don't worry.
I still LOVE Nintendo.
I just want to treat my PS4 nicely like there was nothing really hurt my feeling.

Ouch. Just ouch.

Can we get an F in the chat?
@subpopz Probably a few years. The difference is Blockbuster was too deep in to go back from its outdated business model, GameStop has been adapting over the years. Not all of the efforts have been successful, but they would have died a decade ago if they had made only bad decisions.

Next time there's a live chat.

not soon enough.

@Delibheel I got Tetris Effect. I recommend it, no scratched screen.

@ReaderRagfihs That’s one of the worse examples, but it would have been great if they just had a two store ThinkGeek & GameStop combo, like Pizza Hut & Wing Street. GameStop sells download codes now, so you can at least say they tried to adapt.

Absolutely gutted about Metroid Prime 4, I was really hoping we’d get it this year ☹️. That said I’d rather have a good game later than a bad one now, plus there’s plenty of games to be getting on with.

i hope it taste like phone booth mouthpieces. thats a variety of flavors.

thats not manly at all

@ogo79 Well, if being manly is eating yourself into a sugar coma and creating a fat gut and premature cardiac arrests and what not, then I guess I must be mistaken on what constitutes being a manly man.

@ThanosReXXX
yes. you had it all wrong from the start! im glad i was able to guide the way

@ogo79 Nah, you didn't. My way is better. And besides being healthy, I actually like being in a good enough physical condition to be useful in a fight or help someone out with some heavy lifting or other chores, and looking good for the ladies as well. Nobody likes a tub of lard, unless they're a feeder.

And living longer because of living healthier also isn't too shabby...

Is this thread gluten free?

@ReaderRagfihs First off, I was of course only partially serious, seeing as the comment I responded to, didn't seem to serious either. Secondly, I'm neither of those you mentioned. I drink alcohol, eat steak, enjoy life, but I'm also fit and I exercise, and in general take good care of myself.

And of course I eat the occasional snack, but that doesn't mean that I think that processed foods and/or high sugar products should be a regular part of one's diet, because they shouldn't. No if's, and's or but's about it.

oh my ogo look what you started you piece of crap!

Don't you mean you tub of lard.