Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Huh, I would have just assumed ReaderRagfish was such a common handle, there would be hundreds, if not thousands, of you on the internet.

Just got back from a two year old’s birthday party. Everyone in attendance lives within 20 minutes of my house, and yet... the birthday party was held over an hour away. Over two hours of driving, the second half of which my kids were over tired and all jacked up on cake and ice cream. I need liquor.

@Lucarianzx I'm definitely a lapsed fan. Last game I played properly was gen 4. But I've been keeping up with all the new changes, and I've played a bit of gen 6 and 7.

I don't really care they're not all in the game. ''Catching them all'' was never possible without transferring a good chunk of them from Pokemon Bank, and that kinda feels like cheating anyway. And filling in a 300-400 dex is already hard enough I think.

Anyway, I do think that there are some legitimate complaints though. I've seen footage of Wingull roaming the field, but their wings aren't animated so it looks like they're just levitating. Stuff like that makes it look very low budget. So I think people have a point when they say that if they're not adding all the Pokemon in the game, they should at least make sure that those that are in the game have proper animations for everything they do in the overworld. It seems that there is no interaction between the Pokemon and their environment either.

But I pre-ordered it anyway, so yeah...

@Octane Yeah, I do think Game Freak rushed this out. I saw comparisons with the tree textures to BOTW, and BOTW easily was the better of the two. Not to mention in all of the trailers I've seen, the battles are laggy and the shadows are weird. I think this will get fixed by release, but as a fan of the games, I'll still buy it.

@Lucarianzx I personally prefer them to take a year off between releases. But you know, money and all... That won't ever happen.

Yes that's true.

@RedderRugfish Reader? Is that you?

I've no idea what you're talking about, though. There was no fighting going on, on my end.

@Ninfan Haha, no worries about the spelling mistakes, I think it's not too hard to figure out which game names you actually tried to type. I also own all these games, and there's indeed little, or nothing wrong with them. I don't exactly know what you were expecting, though. New as in a completely different experience as on other consoles? I think it's fair to say that you'll only get a different experience on Nintendo hardware.

After all: there's a reason that they call the Xbox and the PlayStation the HD twins. Besides a different library of games, they offer you pretty much the same range of experiences, but obviously, the difference is in the bigger titles and the services, which in my opinion are still best on Xbox, where it concerns online play, available free games, and the NetFlix-like GamePass service. But of course, that's just my opinion...

As for your list: it's smaller than I thought. You mentioned 20 games before, or was that also a typo?

Either way, I don't know what kinds of games you like, but far as I'm concerned, there's some titles and/or series that every Xbox owner should at least try (unless they REALLY don't like the type):

Gears of War
Halo
Halo Wars
Blue Dragon
FlatOut 2
Split/Second Velocity
Burnout Revenge
Burnout Paradise
Dead or Alive
Bullet Storm
Dragon Age
Dead Space
Pure
Ace Combat
Hydro Thunder Hurricane (digital game)
Blur
Rise of the Argonauts
Darksiders
Darkness
Forza Horizon

@bimmy-lee Glad we are on the same page concerning hooligans at a live sports event.
And let's not forget the WAY too commercial abomination that is the obligatory "kiss cam"...

@Ninfan Forgot all about the GameCube games...

A really cool Japanese racing games that you should try to get your hands on, is called "Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Road to the Evolution". It's a mix between F-Zero and Formula One racing, so instead of ships floating in the air and racing, you're racing on wheels, but at break-neck speeds. And as I mentioned before, games of this type are often really arcade-like and not text heavy, so you'll have no problem navigating the menus, which by the way are mostly in English. Here's a video of the intro and some gameplay, courtesy of our fellow NLife member and retro game article writer @Shiryu:

And if you like wrestling games, then you might want to give Ultimate Muscle: Legends vs New Generation a try.
I didn't want to spam this entire post with videos, so to see some footage of i-Ninja and Ultimate Muscle, just click on their highlighted titles to go to a YouTube video of the games...

All I see is a bunch of incorrect ways to spell Mass Effect for 360 and Eternal Darkness for GCN

Finally pulled the trigger on a string trimmer. DeWalt 60v/flexvolt brushless trimmer. Home Depot didn’t have an extra battery, so I’ll have to see if Bezos stocks one. Bet he does. Haven’t used it yet, but it felt like a bad little machine swinging it around in the store. Something Leatherface could use in a pinch if he had some hacking to do, but didn’t have his trusty, one pull chainsaw handy.

@bimmy-lee it's always nice having some new toys. Did tons of yard work today. My body hurts bad..

Hola ! 😀
I have watched Toy Story 4 this afternoon at my local cinema.

Well, i was quite impressed by Toy Story 4, not as much as Aladdin 2019. I didn't drop any tears since the storyline was not really focusing on melancholic moments. I was a bit sad to see Woody's decision at the end of story but i thought it was his right decision.

Before i continue, this will probably have some spoiler alerts. But i will not explain all the details.

Well, Toy Story 4 was about Bonnie's (Andy's cousin) as Kindergarten girl, no more Andy's role (Andy's part was about his flashback 9 years ago at the beginning of movie). The concept of storyline of Toy Story 4 was about lost things, garbage, antique shop and second chance to be loved. No villains like on Toy Story 1, 2, 3 but the Ventriloquist dolls and Girlie doll at antique shop were kinda like bad guys at the beginning but it was not proven. The story was focusing on Woody, Bo Beep, Buzz Lightyear and some new toys.

Oopsie, too much spoiler.
Better watch it by yourself. 😁

Still waiting on the epic cross over The Land Before Toy Story XIV: Littlefoot’s Western Adventure.

@Anti-Matter glad you watched something different and enjoyed it not watching alladin for the 5th time 😉

@NintendoByNature - I enjoy a bout of well earned exhaustion. Makes relaxation time so much better. Sounds like you have a good Switch session in your near future. There’s a wrestling PPV tonight, so I’m currently undecided on my evening plans. It’s a pretty decent card tonight, but The Messenger has its rope dart stuck all the way in me, and it demands, “Get over here.”

@bimmy-lee man wrestling ppv are always the best. I had wwe tv member ship thing you had to pay $10 a month for and it was pretty cool. But i canceled it last year. What event is it tonight?

As for relaxing, oh yea! Doing it now. Made some home made meatball subs and and sausage and pepper sandwiches. Watching some Bill dance bloopers on YouTube for some laughs lol. Ready for a nap to be all ready for some mana later tonight on switch 😊.

As for the messenger. It's one of the best Indies isnt it?

@NintendoByNature I hear that, dood. Did my side lawn jobs early this morning before it got too hot out, got groceries, cleaned the pantry, then fell asleep watching a cheesy zombie flick. They’re a guilty pleasure, love that Amazon Prime is full of them. Now I’m ready for game time.

@HobbitGamer I WAS watching Night of the living dead 3d with sid haig but then my parents stopped by and I got side tracked. It was on hulu but yea i agree prime vid has tons of great stuff to watch. Watching a little hard target with van damme now. Might head down to the lake though do a little casting. Haven't decided

@NintendoByNature - Man, every time you talk about food, it just makes my stomach start to eat itself. Maybe you can adopt me into your family. I’d drive a few hours north just for a good meatball sub.

Yeah, I watch on the WWE Network. I signed up when it launched. $120 a year was an easy investment as I was paying for cable to watch the weekly shows, and buying four to six PPVs a year, which reached a staggering $60 a show for HD. To me, NXT is worth the full price of the network all on its own. Tonight is Stomping Grounds. It’s not a major show, but it’s a pretty good card. Daniel Bryan is wrestling, so it’s time we’ll invested.

To me, The Messenger is the Shovel Knight of this generation. They don’t play the same, but they’re outstanding in similar ways. The look, the sounds, the joy in playing, free new content. I absolutely love it, just like I loved Shovel Knight. To me, both games transcend any sort of label and exist solely within the pantheon of great games, right alongside any major or minor publisher’s finest efforts. I’m doing one level a night to extend and savor.

@bimmy-lee anytime, swing by. I'm always concocting some sort of good grub. My door is always open 😁. Next time You do a Chicago trip let me know!

Yea I just stopped watching wwe network for some reason so eventually i canceled it. Didn't realize Daniel Bryan is back.. so it's been a while for me i take it.

100% messenger is on par with shovel knight. Still waiting on king of cards dlc. I was really banking on it shadow dropping during e3 but oh well..

@NintendoByNature ....I just watched that version last night 😂. Watched Range 15 while I finished folding laundry. It’s like Shaun of the Dead meets Seal Team Six. And it’s laughably awful.