Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Talking about early Christmas gifts. My brother just bought himself the animal crossing themed switch out of nowhere.

And I’m like, but why. (He already has a switch!)

Sigh well. Guess that makes Christmas gift ideas easier this year, I’ll just get him some accessories for that!

Just now i watched Xenoblade Chronicles X mechas from Youtube.
But when i saw the names, i saw Skell in USA version but Doll in Japan version.
Doll in Japan version remind me of this Beatmania IIDX / DDR song with same title Doll by TERRA.
Coincidentally, it has Gundam like mechas with IIDX characters as fictional mecha pilots.

Anyway, recently i found a dirt cheap Xenoblade X Wii U on local online shop, just for Rp 250,000 or around USD$ 17.70
I wasn't sure to consider that game as i found i (almost) have no desire to continue my Xenoblade 2 Switch.
Peoples can keep telling it was really great games but i felt different way, not really matched with my personality and gameplay habits.
Indeed, Xenoblade X has character customization like The Sims for my main character but to continue the game with very long battle like Monster Hunter and very hard to understand some English conversations (much like FF XII dialogues style), i wonder it will make me get hyped as i have never played before games like that. Should i pick Xenoblade X ?

I know, right? For that price, it's an Abzu-lute steal...

Sorry, couldn't help myself there...

But yeah, it definitely is a relaxing game. Be sure to let me know the verdict, once you've been able to dive into it. Okay, I'll stop now...

As for stopping to smell the roses in videogames, I think we're on the same page there. I actually have done this in the same type of games that you have, where you actually have the time to admire the environment.

For example: I remember back in the day with Halflife 2, I couldn't believe how much of an improvement those textures and physics/destruction mechanics were, compared to other games of the time.

But racing games? Okay, I do have admit that when I first played it, I did have to stop and admire the water and its physics in Wave Race Blue Storm on the GameCube, but only in free run mode and other than that, no 'stop and stare' shenanigans.

Then again, obviously, it's up to every individual to do whatever he or she wants to do in their video game, so I guess I shouldn't be judging, but I am always wondering.

@Anti-Matter If you didn't get into Xenoblade Chronicles 2, probably not. Out of the three games in the series, I feel that XC2 is the easiest to get into, mainly because of its simplified battle system compared to the other games. Xenoblade Chronicles X is quite a complex game, from what I've played.

Found something random from Google image.

Not gonna lie, I used to think it was a bootleg before playing it for the first time in 2009.
It does look like a bootleg and feels like a bootleg title. I call it official bootleg.

@WaveWitch Oh that's cool. What is it for?

@Anti-Matter Not a huge DDR guy, but that's pretty cool. I wonder how it'll work out.

@Vinny Hotel Mario (or Zelda CDI) by the original Company

@HotGoomba___Rebrand
Actually, Doll by TERRA was just only a song, didn't have any other form in anime.
It looks like CGI of Mecha anime opening but actually it wasn't a video of real anime.
Just matter of cool video BG for TERRA songs by using Beatmania IIDX characters.

There is another similar video again.
Other song by TERRA, the title is Rei -ZERO-.
Featured on DDR X, originally from Beatmania IIDX 13 Distorted PS2 / 14 Gold Arcade

I ate a lot of different things today and now i'm not feeling so good

@Vinny
Gosh...
What did you ate just now ?

@Anti-Matter Around the all day:

• A chicken sandwich
• A little bit of ice cream (like just two spoons)
• half of a kitkat
• Two cans of energy drink
• Some cups of iced tea
• Cereal with milk

So...
Sugar and chicken.

Goes together like lamb and tuna fish

@Vinny
Wow, energy drink and chocolate Kit kat ?
Doesn't look a good combination in stomach. Too much caffeine i guess.

Digital work conference this week, so I'm trying to fit the videos in while doing normal work. A lot of informative stuff so far, but it isn't doing much to help my occasional attention span issues. XD Also, I'm almost braindead for today. So much knowledge....

@Anti-Matter Hey, I just now saw your response. Sorry about that; I've been trying to spend less time on the internet in the evenings and trying to reserve more of that time for hobbies and/or things I need to do. Looks like @Eel and @HotGoomba___Rebrand took care of you.

And yeah, in Xenoblade Chronicles X, the mechs were called Dolls until the name was changed to Skells to better appeal to a Western audience. I suppose it sounds more masculine or acceptable or something. /shrug I don't care either way, I would have been fine with just robots or mechs or some generic name like that. 😜

@Heavyarms55 Yep! I was out for about an hour and caught five Electabuzz total. None of them were great. The best was a 1-star with 0 attack/14 defense/7 or 8 HP. Ah well. At least I found a few! Hopefully I'll have better luck with Magmar on Saturday.

@ThanosReXXX Heh, no worries, I can appreciate a couple of good puns.

Yep, we're in agreement with stopping to smell the roses in games. I do spend arguably way too much time doing that sometimes (I recently did this in Super Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, to name a couple), but if does depend on the genre. Though yes, in a racing game I'd do some staring too, but only in a freeform or sandbox mode of sorts.

@Vinny like poison and kitkats, got it.

@Tyranexx There is no such thing as a good pun.

There are

• Bad Puns &
• The death of society.
  The only types of puns.

@Tyranexx Eh, unless you're doing the battles PVP in Go, I really don't think the stats matter much. Glad you got a few.

@WaveWitch oof man that sucks. I didn't even immediately realize that your package went sayonara.

Added salami to the fried rice.

Sounds weird but it was really good.