Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tyranexx
About New Pokemon Snap, i have never played Pokemon Snap N64 version as i didn't grow up with N64 games when i was kid but i have played Hakuna Matata PS3 (Hakuna Matata = Asia version, Afrika = Japan & USA version).
Hakuna Matata is a photography game by Sony with featuring Sony camera models and the lenses to capture the photos of African wild animals. You played as male or female photographer, you given by some tasks to take photos of specific animals from no specific criterias until the specific conditons (yawning hippo, running cheetah, etc). After you take photos, you must upload them to your laptop then send the photos that being asked from request and you will get money from them. You can use the money to upgrade your camera.

One thing that i noticed from Hakuna Matata was about the photographer (your character) behaviour when you play them.
I played as male photographer and whenever i rotate the camera angle to see his face, he will automatically refuse to see you like he didn't want someone looking at his face even you try to rotate from every angle, he will keep turn his face to different direction and never allowed someone to see his face from front. Can you imagine how snobbish he was ?? 😒

Back to New Pokemon Snap, i think my little experience from Hakuna Matata PS3 made me understand how to play New Pokemon Snap. It's not just take any photo you like by pressing square button on Left Joycon. The photo has some specific condition from what subject, their actions, their quantity, their directions, other activities they did, the specific place, etc.
I wonder if we can upgrade the camera and the other tools to upgrade the taking photo quality.

I received the tape cassette player and it's been fun!

Found an old recording of people having a karaoke party. It starts normally, with my dad hogging the microphone and other people singing quietly and awkwardly every now and then, and slowly progresses into drunken ridiculous singing. So it's quite amusing. It also has a short clip of my older brother as a small child being a pest, which was a great way to start it.

Of all the DS/3DS Pokémon games, which one is the best in your opinion? There’s a lot of games on there, including ports.

My personal favorite would probably be White 2. Though I honestly like them all.

@BabyYoda71
I think i prefer Pokemon X / Y.
ORAS was okay but no character customization.
Sun / Moon and the Ultra version are quite boring despite i have Sun and Ultra Moon (still not finished yet).

@BabyYoda71 To be honest, I don't have much of an opinion on them. Ultra Sun and X are the only 3DS entries I have, the latter is still sealed up. I picked up Pokemon X as it was the only copy the store had left months ago, and been wanting X or Y for some time. I did like what I played of Ultra Sun, again, I'm more of a casual fan. I play Pokemon when I'm in the mood for it.

@Heavyarms55 On the Platinum content: I did read about the NPC that gives the player the Gracidea Flower making an appearance and had forgotten that Porygon-Z only made a post-game appearance in D/P. That does give me hope that we'll see Giratina and the Distortion World (fingers crossed!), and hopefully-maybe the Battle Frontier?

I too am also wondering about how many of the series mechanics and more recent QoL changes will be returning. Time will tell I suppose. I've never been into the competitive scene of the games, but I agree that including those aspects you mentioned will certainly add to the games' longevity. I'm also curious on whether Megas make an appearance again; they're one of my favorite more recent series changes, and I do hope they gradually expand the pool of Pokemon who can Mega evolve. I wonder if they'll add it for the three starters?

I suspect we'll get more details on Legends over the year as its release creeps closer. I'm not very concerned yet, though I'll likewise be disappointed if it just turns into a collectathon. I have no problem with open world games as long as said world has plenty to do and just isn't a big, open sandbox of nothingness. I do hope there are other goals besides "complete the Pokedex" and that there's a decent, cohesive plot.

@BabyYoda71 On the regular DS? Hands down, my favorite games are HeartGold/SoulSilver. These were excellent remakes of the Gen 2 games with a ton of QoL improvements and other great extras. Plus, the DS games in general are home to my favorite art style in the entire Pokemon series to date. All the DS Pokemon games range from decent to amazing in my book.

On 3DS?...I'd have to tentatively say Sun/Moon. The Ultra games felt like what S/M should have been at times (more challenge, more to do, more fleshed out in general), but S/M's plot was better overall. Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are decent remakes overall. As for X/Y...Well...mechanically they're sound games, but the plot dragged so much at one point that I nearly put down Y. And Team Flare is by far the worst team in the main series games.

@Anti-Matter If you have a Wii U and wish to try the original Pokemon Snap, it's available via the eShop! It's a fun game overall. You earned points in the game based on the Pokemon's pose, how close it is to the player in the photo and whether it's in the center, whether there are other Pokemon of the same species in the picture, and any special actions it may be doing. You can use items to help produce different effects and trigger the Pokemon to do things.

Hakuna Matata sounds like a pretty decent game in the same sort of style. Sounds like it has some similarities to what it'd be like to work for National Geographic.

@Tyranexx I'm personally a fan of single-player games, more than games with an emphasis on multiplayer. Granted there are one or two exceptions, like Gran Turismo Sport (which really pushes its online Sport mode, and locks three gold trophies behind it. On that note I might get into some online races to get them...) and to some extent Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?! I played online a lot back on Wii U, and just before NSO launched. I had a really high score, so I wasn't a pushover online.

Online racing games are difficult to enjoy, mainly because of how easy it is to get into a race where every single driver is a talentless casual who likes taking other people out. I've managed to work on my cleanliness in races (in GT Sport you get 50% extra experience points if you don't go off track, or make contact with any other car. Considering a normal race gives you about 4,000 EXP, and you'll need tens of thousands to level up, it's good.) so it'll be a nice experience if I can enter them.

Considering when you got your Switch I can't feel entirely surprised you don't have Super Smash Bros Ultimate. It's an acquired taste. I got it less for the thrill of fighting but more the staggering amount of fighters, stages, and music that's in. I've only played online once, and it was against someone I know. It's not for me, especially considering just how good pros are.

@Tyranexx My brother used to have FE: Shadow Dragon as well. I had no idea it was a remake of the first game until fairly recently.

I played a good amount of Pokemon Sun thus far. I really, REALLY want to get HG/SS. Problem is, it's insanely expensive now and I'd rather have a real copy of the game, not a bootleg. I may have to settle with getting the Crystal version on the eShop to at least be on the safe side, lol. I have my eyes set on Omega Ruby as well, though I'll get that on the eShop as well.

Even worse than Team Yell? Team Yell isn’t even evil.

You you ever wondered what SHOULD happen if Ash's Pikachu goes Against angry Lucario?

Here is the answer:

I just need to color it and add the "liquid" effects

Just try to put it in spoiler tags when you color it, since we don't want gore or disturbing content out in the open.

@Eel Ok I will. Did it get reported and that is why you are warning me or just from curtesy?

Because last time I posted gory image there were no such warnings.

Courtesy.

Mixing cute well liked characters with gore is far more likely to make other users feel uncomfortable.

I, at least, look forward to seeing that coloured in, @Zuljaras .....

@Eel Ok as long as I can put gory images with spoiler tags I will be grateful.

Because I have the feeling that certain people have a saying in this.

Haha well yeah as long as you don't go putting actual gore around the site 😅

Also, no need to be like that. I haven't even checked the alerts today.

@Eel What do you mean by actual gore? Photos right? I hope art is not in that category?

Yeah, pictures of real stuff. Or overly graphic realistic art, I suppose.

@Eel Well isn't Pikachu torn in half with guts hanging too graphic?

I mean if there is going to be censorship I better not post it at all.