Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Anti-Matter Thank is very interesting. Thank you. I guess it is the same as the Asia version just the cover art is in Japanese only so I could easily change that!

@Heavyarms55 Perhaps "time" wasn't quite the right description to use. Changes in the mechanics, buffs, nerfs, etc. all seem to be contributors on whether any Pokemon is "good" or "bad" or somewhere in between in terms of competitive play. I'd think tiers like UU and NU would be more interesting as the Pokemon variety would seem less set in stone compared to higher tiers (from what I've read) where certain teams/'Mon are more common.

Ah, so Metagross was one of the Pokemon not included in Sw/Sh? That's a shame. It's one of my better-used Pokemon in Go as well. I haven't played the Gen 8 games yet but do plan to pick up one of the two (leaning towards Sword) before too long. That was a controversy in the community I understood, but I still think it was blown way out of proportion.

I completely forgot Steel types lost their resistance to Ghost/Dark. Sounds like it wasn't only Fairy that messed up Bronzong's chances a bit then.

@BruceCM Well, that WAS the plan....Gonna have to wait until next week now. I suppose that's one of the positives to having mandatory work leave thrust into my hands.

@Anti-Matter Chin up, man. I'd love to play TTYD too, but I'm holding out for a future port or remaster. Not only do I not currently have a way to play GameCube games, but the game itself is also ridiculously expensive here.

@ThanosReXXX I certainly see the value of planning on vacation, I think it's having TOO strict of an itinerary that bothers me. I'm one who likes to take in the sights and (in terms of museums, historic sites, reading markers, and so on) try to absorb all possible information. I can easily stay in most museums for double the "average visit time". My dad is the same way, though I'd argue he's even worse lol.

The "What else is there to do around here?" fireside chit-chat will partially depend on where said BBQ happens, as well as your interests. XD For example, my immediate area is better for those who like a more natural setting, maybe some boating, hiking, outdoor recreation. I wouldn't call where I am remote - I'm not too far off the interstate road system - but I'm sure it would seem that way by the perspectives of those (mainly city dwellers) who are used to having access to a lot more within a short distance.

Enjoy Animal Crossing!

@ThanosReXXX what what WHAT!?! Thanos has purchased A.C.? Sorry if you mentioned it, but I saw you online playing it. Let me know if you need any fruits.. i can always hop on at some point during the weekend

@ThanosReXXX welcome to your deserted island gateway package. Beware of scorpions.

Also that's got to be the cutest little pizza I've seen in a while.

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In other news, I got a set of Huawei freebuds as a birthday gift the other day. I had never had fully wireless earphones, it’s so neat. I was afraid they would be like, locked to huawei products or android or something like that (since it’s implied you need an specific app to configure them), but gladly they’re perfectly compatible with my iPad (which is where I keep all my music).

I also got the Breath of the Wild Making a Champion book and wow it’s way bigger than I imagined. It’s lovely.

My USA people, can anybody recommend a good service for getting a VHS digitized? I know this is a 10+ year old question, but I found a very valuable vhs tape. Valuable = friends at I at bike camp 7th grade (camp woodward). And I want a good quality conversion. Granted, vhs to digital isnt great.

@ThanosReXXX Enjoy New Horizons...and your pizza.

thank god theres no pineapple on that.

@Tyranexx Naw if anything Fairy makes steel better offensively. Previously it was only good attacking ice and rock types, which have a bunch of other, more common, weaknesses.

Yeah Metagross isn't in gen 8 right now, but he might be back in the DLC. And I know how controversial my opinion is on this site but I stand by my opinion that the limited Pokedex is a good thing for the game. After several hundred hours playing SWSH I would say about the only real issue I have with it is the time limit in online battles. 20 minutes is perfect for 4v4 VGC doubles. But it's just too short for 6v6 singles and dynamax is super fun in doubles, but too strong for singles.

I'm looking forward to the DLC bringing some new Pokemon in to shake up the metagame. But I do not want the national dex to come back.

@WoomyNNYes They were for the last week and a half, but the plan is to resume class as normal next week. However we are not resuming extra circular activities of almost any sort until fall. And of course mandatory masks, open windows, disinfectant spray everywhere.

@Heavyarms55 Ah, yeah, I was gonna ask about the windows, for air circulation. Not sure how that works when it's summer, or hot out - Meaning, not sure how tolerable the heat is indoors.

@WoomyNNYes It's gonna be hot. Mostly, it's gonna be humid. Summer in Japan is more humid than hot in my opinion. Some days feel like you can swim in the air. Very tropical.

@WoomyNNYes Only service I know of is Legacy Box. But iirc, they can be pricey.

@Tyranexx Completely agreed on not adhering too strictly to holiday itineraries, because that usually backfires, actually becoming a potential trip ruiner...

As for the outdoors: I may live in the city, but I just LOVE everything nature, so I'd be all for traipsing around the woods, or whatever it is that you people do over there. As long as there's something nice to see, or some nice photo opportunities (I mean: you could have guessed, seeing as you've already seen my local nature pictures, and perhaps you've also seen the ones with the sun coming up in the morning. If not, I'll re-post the album later on), then I'm good. And besides: if I come over to visit you guys in your natural habitats, then I would obviously also want to have the tour of the area, of course.

@NintendoByNature Yes I did, and yes I did mention it as well, several times over the last couple of weeks, ever since a couple of you started talking about your islands and stuff. I just had to wait a bit for my final work-related bonus to arrive, and now that it finally arrived, I was able to order a bunch of stuff, among which two Switch games. The other one is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, which I was also supposed to give a go yesterday evening, but I got swept up in the Animal Crossing vibe, and I wanted to play until I got rid of my first debt to Tom Nook, only to plunge into another debt by buying a house.

And then after that, I just kept on fishing, and cutting trees and hammering rocks and so on, and so on, telling myself every time "just one more, and then I'll call it a night", but that thought got stretched out for yet another hour. And because I was first playing in handheld mode, I "obviously" also had to check how it looked on the big screen...

Oh, well. So, suffice to say, I still have to try out the other game. And today, I didn't have much time to play, perhaps later on, but I'm not sure, we'll see. Thanks for the fruit offer, I'll keep it in mind, because I'm all out of oranges. Have to get my house up and running, that museum guy in gear, and seeing as I only played the first bit, I still have to get access to the airport as well.

@Eel Thanks! I've certainly enjoyed it so far. As for that pizza: cutest and little? That specific brand is called "Big Americans", and it's about 12 inches in diameter:

(I only know the size because of the size of the plate, which is about another 1.2 inches wider)

But it's also the angle at which I took that photo. Makes it look smaller than it actually is. Even the plate looks small, and it definitely isn't. Anyway, it was big enough for me. I like my dinner to be fulfilling, but not overly so.
I like my coffee and cakes or pastries afterwards, so I need room left in my stomach, something a wagon wheel-sized pizza definitely wouldn't be helping with...

@MarioLover92 Thanks! I certainly have enjoyed both so far.

@ogo79 I like to switch it up every now and then, so I eat various kinds of pizza. But have no fear: pineapple pizza is still firmly locked onto the menu...

Well that was a nice forced perspective trick then. Because it looks small and chubby in your photo.

Maybe it's the pepperoni.

@Eel Yeah, it's kinda weird and annoying how that always curls up in the oven. When you order a pizza from a restaurant or pizza place, they usually use bigger slices of pepperoni, and this is also one of those thick-crusted pizzas, almost more akin to bread than to pizza dough, so that also makes it look a bit chubby.

@ThanosReXXX I knew you had your eye on it, but didnt know you pulled the trigger. MuA3 Was one of my favorite 2019 games. You're going to love it just because i know how much of a marvel fan you are. Evedytime i found a main 4 character set, I would say "ok I'm riding them out til the end." Then I'd get a couple more cast members and drop 1 to put them in. There are so many good characters. It was cool playing as xmen. Black panther, even ghost rider. You'll love it.

@NintendoByNature Well, there's a reason I bought it: I own all the other games in the series as well, and also the side-series with just the X-Men (X-Men Legends) made by the same developers, back in the GameCube days, so I've no doubt whatsoever that I'll enjoy it.

@Heavyarms55 Heaven forbid if people have opinions that go against the majority of a fandom. They'll live lol. Anyone stressing out too much over this stuff has too much time on their hands.

Honestly, from a dev perspective, the limited Pokedex makes a lot of sense. That's a TON of rendering and data, not to mention all the palette swaps for shiny forms and special Pokemon forms floating around. As the Pokedex keeps growing, I don't see HOW temporarily trimming out some of the 'Mon can be avoided going forward. Many games don't have to deal with that problem. As much as I and many others would like to have all their favorites in that game, it just really isn't feasible anymore.

(Disclaimer: I'm not a game dev, but I do know some game design basics and would like to delve into it again at some point. I haven't done much with it since college. I'll need a better personal home machine first...)

There's a time limit for online battles, eh? I can kind of understand why that exists, but you'd think they'd have different limits for different formats....

On the DLC: I'm sure it'll be one of the few times I delve into buying DLC, but it'll be in my own time. I'll likely play through the initial game, take a bit of a break, then head back to do the DLC.

Summer in Japan sounds a lot like where I live, actually....The heat normally isn't as bad as, say, somewhere in the southern part of the US, but our summer humidity...blah. I think I'd rather live somewhere hot and dry. XD

@ThanosReXXX Traipsing around the woods on a nice day is a great pastime. I do recommend keeping to trails and paths around here though; I don't know how sensitive your skin is to certain plants, but some of our native undergrowth cause skin irritation. In my area, you have to watch for poison ivy, Virginia creeper (this looks similar to poison ivy, but there are five leaves instead of three, and the skin irritant is different), and itchweed. There's plenty of wildlife too, if you know where to look. White-tailed deer, legions of squirrels, raccoons, birds (including birds of prey), turtles, snakes, lizards, foxes, coyotes, the ever elusive bobcat....

Part of the outdoors is indeed the natural environment of Gnerdius Tyranexxus, but they quite enjoy their indoor cave dwelling environment that comes with plumbing, air conditioning, and certain electronic devices....

What are you guys favorite Super Mario Sunshine level and why is it Noki Bay?