Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@ThanosReXXX In regards to violence in particular, I agree that context is important. What that context is can be debated, but I’ll keep that can of worms sealed. 😁

@NotTelevision Good idea.

@ThanosReXXX Oh boy. I'm somewhat familiar with the debates that rose up in the 80s-90s and like analyzing them from a historical perspective. Some of that gave rise to ratings to begin with, but some of it is/was a product of context and fear-mongering.

@ThanosReXXX I tried to do the full page but it didnt work for the reason youve mentioned I guess. Thanks for reposting.

@Tyranexx And Mortal Kombat has been a part of that particular agenda since day one. That fact alone should make you stop and wonder about the movable goalposts of these idiots. It was never about realistic depictions of violence, because those first debatable games were anything but realistic.

But that IS the agenda now, and seeing as part of the army and/or certain divisions also train with these types of real life sims, these short-sighted individuals and agencies have almost no other choice than to connect the dots in the only way that makes sense to them: artificial violence is a breeding ground for the real life version...

But as @NotTelevision already so rightfully noted, we better leave the rest of this topic behind and talk about more uplifting stuff.

@NintendoByNature That was actually pretty easy: open the short link in a new tab or window, and it redirects to the full link, which I posted here. (you do have to leave out everything including and after the '&' sign, though, otherwise it still won't work)

EDIT:
And I never use the built-in "copy url" that YouTube videos have. That's what creates these nonsensical short links in the first place. If you right click a YouTube video and select "copy embed code" instead, it'll give you a command line that also includes the full source link to the video:

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nkk0B-7IqxI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

So, if you remove all the unnecessary crap around it, you're left with the actual video link, which will show up immediately, if you post it on here.

Belay that order: that last bit actually doesn't work, because it's not a direct link...

@ThanosReXXX got it. Thanks. After all the work I put you through, i assume you at least watched the trailer?

@NintendoByNature I had already seen it before. It's okayish, and it does indeed have all the Resident Evil mechanics down pat, but because of the cartoonish characters, this just doesn't work for me personally, as a valid replacement for the actual Resident Evil games. I don't get jump scares from cute, chibi-like zombies...

@ThanosReXXX for sure. It'll be a nice time filler on a rainy day. I'm sure it'll be under alot of people's radar and will get a price drop before we know it. So I'll probabaly wait until that point to pull the trigger (pun intended 😉)

@bimmy-lee
I have thought about the ring model
The ring is circle with 2 side (Red and Blue side) the size is really huge.
With diameter around 20 metre, the ring surrounded by invisible shield like Blitzball arena to prevent the fighters knocked out of the arena. The invisible shield is like invisible tower with height = 20 m, thus the surface of the ring made of something soft and safe for the birds when they fell down from the height. The invisible shield created from the high tech machine and because of that, the ticket to watch started from US$ 40 (get Economic seat) until US$ 70 (get VIP seat) (i used US$ to show how expensive to get inside and watch the Avian Kickboxing. Actually i will my own currency that i will think about later). The stadium can hold until 30,000 peoples. Since i want to keep the image of my sport safe, there will be NO ring girl to show the Rounds. Instead, it replaced by a flying small robo which display holographic number of Round to keep the sport image Neutral. Also, i don't want my sport become a blood bath sport so during the fight, the birds are not allowed to harm the opponent with their claw / beak / spurs.

Well, i still have to think another regulation from my sport.

@NintendoByNature hm 🤔 I'm not quite feeling it judging from that trailer.

It looks a bit too much like My Sims, and at least from the trailer it seems a tad slow. Kinda like, a 3DS Story of Seasons but with more guns.

But who knows. It could be good.

I remember My Sims since that was the game where you built furniture out of fruits and vegetables since nobody wanted to eat them.

@Eel for sure. It does seem slow, but I think it's intentional. I'll wait to see how it reviews.

MySims was the reason i bought Wii due to cuteness of Chibi The Sims. 🤓
MySims Wii was somewhat like Animal Crossing but only given by two objectives: collect the essences and crafting the furnitures. Too bad, EA screwed the franchise with mediocre gameplay features that have potential to be great as Animal Crossing New Leaf.

Is it bad when you're REALLY invested in a game and it keeps intruding on half of your thoughts throughout the day until you play it again? I've been that way lately with Dragon Quest VIII. There was a really decent piece of story last night, and now a few pieces of the world are more open to exploration. I should also add my last party member (on 3DS) soon.

@ThanosReXXX Fair enough. It's a topic I find interesting, but it's one that I know also turns a few heads with the right (or wrong) audience.

@Tyranexx I have quite a few games that do that to me. Usually a zelda game even if ive played it to death. I know what's coming next, but I just can't wait to see it. So sometimes( usually on the 3ds), I'd find my self playing for a quick 5 minutes just to progress a little further into a dungeon, and flip the sleep mode on until 30 minutes later and do it again.

@NintendoByNature The Zelda series is definitely another frequent thought contender when I'm playing through a game. XD It's usually a pretty good indicator that I'm enjoying myself! My 3DS has been the reason I haven't been on my Switch as much lately.

Unfortunately on weekdays, it's rare that I can play games unless I'm on my lunch break. I typically reserve the latter for adulting and exercise; it's frequently the only time of day I play Pokemon Go when I'm out and about. I'm primarily an evening gamer. Weekend mileage depends on what I have going on.

@Tyranexx Game music infects my daily tasks. I went through 17 tunes today. Sometimes while I’m on the phone with coworkers.

@Tyranexx yea I hear you. I bring my switch or 2ds with me to work depending on what im playing. But i haven't brought my 2ds in a while. Usually I'll game on my lunch which gets in an extra hour a day, and helps me save money from going out during lunch since im occupied.

I try to at least get an hour in most work nights and on the weekends it might be a 2-3 hour session. Like you, it all depends on our schedule usually.

@HobbitGamer About 1/4 of my entire music library is game music at this point. lol.

@Tyranexx Bad? I don't know. But it happens to me all the time. I've never had any problems setting it aside when I need to focus on working, but when I can, I often do think about games. Team building in Pokemon, how I want to level my party for Fire Emblem, what planet I want to attack next in Star Wars: Empire at War Expanded. That sort of thing.