Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@WoomyNNYes Always! Sorry I'm sorta semi lurking and I turned off notifications. I left a few months ago but all the new system bickering keeps tugging at me.

Anyway, I tend to focus more on research than missions due to needing to focus my time. Mostly been reading up on a paper using machine learning to classify Gamma Ray Bursts (I love them and the supermassive stars that spawn them). I did attend a lightning talk for the High Energy Astrophysics Division recently... all fascinating topics. Still catching up on reading the ApJ though, super busy right now. New job, JLPT class, starting my own business, tax class, IT certs and prepping for gradschool next year. I'd complain but honestly I'm happy to work so yeah. Yawn...just really sleepy.

@Heavyarms55 Don't let my vague impressions of the epilogue dampen your outlook in any way. It is worth playing IMO. I look forward to discussing what I liked/disliked about it when you've played it!

Love that Gundam prototype.

@Ryu_Niiyama Welcome back(ish)! Hang in there!

@Tyranexx Oh I was gonna play it regardless. It's just a matter of when.

@WoomyNNYes Isn't it? I love Japan so much!

I seriously need to slow down with my BOTW playthrough, I played until 4 A.M without noticing it. I'm an insomniac either way, but I should try sleeping more. I was scared that the hype might have given me unfair expectations to accomplish but this is the only Zelda game that clicked with me since Windwaker and I'm having a blast. I even preordered Age of Calamity which I rarely do. I know it's a musou, I just fell in love with this entry and I want to know more.

@roy130390 I used to be able to stay up that long. Nowadays I can't get past Midnight and I already feel like a zombie.

@Apportal I would definitely prefer to have a normal sleep schedule and habits, haha. I may have more time to do stuff, but some days I really feel like crap.

@Tyranexx Howdy! Thank you! I'll likely mostly float around the forums for a bit so I'll see you around. How's that backlog of switch games coming? (I just hit 340 switch games...send an intervention, please!)

@Ryu_Niiyama Glad you'll be sticking around for a bit! I've made a bit of headway on the Switch backlog, but that's mainly because I've throttled my purchases for a bit. Mainly due to rebudgeting and the upcoming holidays. Switch games (retail and eShop) are about 2/3 of my backlog right now. Besides all the cool Nintendo exclusives, there are games (Ex. Bioshock Trilogy, Skyrim) that I previously missed entirely since I didn't own the platforms they were on.

Nintendo's standards have really dropped with the switch. Joycon drift is a problem. Nintendo don't care about quality. All they are interested in is getting out a product that is half functioning. I don't know about the console itself, that seems ok, but I wouldn't be surprised if problems did show up at some point. The plastic is cheap on the switch, and the battery seems to like expanding. get it together nintendo.

@DannyBoi The quality is not top tier yes but if you handle it with little care it could last.

But the drift is the worst ... I mean I could just change my joycons with new ones and it is fixed but the poor souls that are stuck with the Lite? I pity them if they have a drifting issue

On the other hand I already changed a joycon stick myself and it was super easy! (not because of drifting but because i dropped it and it broke instantly - "glass" joycon quality).

@Zuljaras I haven't had the drift problem in over a year. I sent it in, got it fixed for free, and that was that. If I still had the drift I probably would've given up on the switch already tbh

So while I have been babysitting, I have been shiny hunting a Sandygast, and now I finally got it! 2.5 weeks later. Well over 600 eggs. But that just makes it so much more satisfying!

@Snatcher you can ask NL here:
https://www.nintendolife.com/contact

Or scroll down to the contact link in the red banner at bottom of page

@Heavyarms55 ah congrats on the shiny! Palossand looks quite cool shiny.

@WoomyNNYes thanks

@Eel It really does! My fave from gen 7. Looks great next to my shiny Gorgeist, Haxorus and Charizard. #teamblackshiny

@Tyranexx I've tried Skyrim 3 times and I just can't seem to enjoy it. I might give it one last chance on Switch someday... Maybe.

By the way, each time I look at your profile picture I remember that I have been wanting to replay Okami and Okamiden. I've seen it on sale many times but I have been prioritizing new games. It's still one of my favorite games and I still remember that I got in on PS2 on day one but none pf my friends knew about it. It happened the same when I got Demon's Souls haha.

What's the deal with the rash of threads asking the value of things lately? I'd never seen them before this summer. Or maybe there's always someone asking and I didn't notice?

My first grayscale painting.

Within the Halloween month I wanted to draw some spooky scenery.

I will try to point is with some new technique.

Ok, @Zuljaras! So did you paint on a dark canvas or light? There's no right or wrong answer. I've been watching painting shows lately, so it has me wondering

Anyone in the US, I've watched a few Wyland's Art Studio shows (25 min) on PBS Create. While the mermaid may seem kind of corny, I've liked watching what Wyland paints. It's interesting to see how painters make a night scene or create the illusion of light. I like this guy. (obviously, he's no Bob Ross 🤪)