Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Anti-Matter

1. The portal should work either way. I bought SuperChargers on Wii before Wii U (they're both different games, Wii one being racing only), and I used the Wii portal on Wii U no problem. The SuperChargers portal also works with Imaginators, as I bought the Portal owner's pack (game and creation crystal only).

2. You should be fine with the starter figures. Other figures do open up new paths and areas, but the base game is playable with starters. I played Swap Force, and only bought two extra figures. I mostly stuck with the starter set figures.

3. IIRC, the portal is pretty much universal. I have the basic one from Swap Force, and the SuperChargers one. I used the SuperChargers one with Imaginators as mentioned before with no issue. I can't speak on Trap Team, Giants, or the original as I never played those.

4. That is correct, the portals connect via the USB port on Wii and Wii U.

The updates with the Skylander games I've tried were mainly patches to fix bugs. All the data for the figures are on the disc, and should work with no problem. You just can't use newer figures with older games.

@Sunsy
Thanks for the answer. 😀
I think i will consider a few Skylander figurines that appeal me the most and as long still compatible with Superchargers.
Btw, what are the different between Trap Team, Swap Force and Giants ?
They looks like Disney Universe game style from what i watched on Youtube.

@Anti-Matter You're welcome. I personally wouldn't know for Trap Team and Giants, I haven't played them. Swap Force's gimmick were figures you could swap parts. Typically a Swap Force figure can come apart and you can mix and match them. They typically stay together with a tiny magnet on the figure.

@TheJGG I actually got Gran Turismo 3 for the PS2 some years ago. Didn't play too much of it, but from what I've played it's pretty good. I do like racing games quite a bit so I do intend to play more of it.

I'm not sure if this is an intended site change or if it's just my dumb luck, but it seems I can now only be logged into NL on one device at a time. Normally this isn't a big deal since I browse the site on mobile 90% of the time, but I do stay logged in on my laptop over the weekends to belt out longer replies easier. I'm usually home then. XD

Also...fingers crossed for work tomorrow now that we've moved forward an hour. I am NOT a morning person, and this time change is by far the worse of the two. I REALLY wish we'd stop switching back and forth like some US states and countries. I feel like the negatives outweigh any positives as to why this is still done. X_X

@TheJGG Midna was certainly a perfect balance between helpful companion and being a fully fleshed out character. She has a personality, motivations, was rarely if ever intrusive, and had a very unique design in my book. I enjoyed watching her change for the better throughout the game. You've nailed why I like her character so much. Twilight Princess was my first Zelda game; heck, it took me two attempts to even properly get sucked in. The handling of the story certainly played a huge part, though in hindsight it does play things a bit safe by overall series standards.

On the other companions: I didn't dislike Fi, she was so-so for me, but like you I expect that she'll be toned down a little in the HD release. Some of her constant talking and slow text really broke the immersion for me, especially "Master, the batteries in your Wii Remote are nearly depleted". I like Navi overall despite getting slightly annoyed at times, and Tatl is a better version of her IMO (I've only played the 3DS entries, so for all I know they were toned down). The King of Red Lions isn't bad either, but I found him a bit stuffy and stoic; granted, that does fit his personality lol. I don't really mind Ezlo as some of his dialogue and mannerisms are, at least, humorous at times. Ciela is my least favorite series companion. I don't feel she added much to Phantom Hourglass and only served as a glorified indicator that could talk. XD

...Wait, the Navi Wii Remote pointer in Twilight Princess counts as a companion? I always thought it was just a glorified indicator and didn't treat it as a character or anything.

@MarioLover92 You've nailed why I don't care for the few Xbox exclusives out there: most of them are shooters. I'm not a big fan of the genre. I find them relatively mindless, plus many of their aesthetics are ultra-realistic these days, which makes a lot of them look the same in my book. I don't mind games with some similar elements, like the Metroid Prime series, but those games also mix up the gameplay in other ways.

Honestly, the only series I'm even mildly interested in is Fable.

Agreed that internet connectivity shouldn't be mandatory outside of online multiplayer scenarios. The internet I have now is fiber internet and is very speedy overall, but once in awhile the connection does drop for a minute. It doesn't occur often enough that I'm concerned though lol. My current ISP is a regional co-op who's gradually working to bring fiber to more areas. Thing is, more people are getting on it, so the speeds don't skate QUITE as much as they used to.

I was just in an among us lobby where all that happened was... uhm... suggestive roleplay. I just stood back watching it all go up in flames lol. Made me think of @Eel ‘s first impressions of the game. Sometimes you get the most idiotic people😂

Those stupid sexy crewmates

@Eel "Its like I'm wearing nothing at all"

@Blooper987 I get those LOL, There was one time were everyone in the lobby hated one another, I didn't like orange, orange didn't like me and so on.

but there are the rear times were you get the nice's people ever were everyone is just Haven, you will have to be in one to know what I'm talking about.

@Snatcher I was in a room with these two people who straight up had master like detective skills for about an hour it was pretty great. There was another time where a girl tried to get my number so that she could talk with me and meet irl lol. Definitely some weird but fun rooms😅

@Tyranexx Twilight Princess was also my first Zelda game, and incidentally was the first one I managed to finish, only when it was remastered for Wii U. When I was younger I was terrified of the Zant Hands you'd encounter in the Palace of Twilight when stealing the Sols so it took me a really long time to finish it when I got the HD release in 2016. It was then that I began to finish video games in general, before that I'd just do a bit and leave, unless it was an easy peasy Mario game.

I honestly didn't hate Fi at all. Anything subjective that the Internet has a general consensus on, I tend to disagree with. Ocarina of Time isn't the best Zelda, neither is Breath of the Wild. Death Stranding was a masterpiece. Navi was all right (I know, I played only on 3DS), and Fi was fine. We'll both hope of course that Fi doesn't start warning us that our Joy-Con batteries are almost depleted (though it'll be funny but also pathetic if Nintendo didn't change the text to Joy-Con in the infamous dialogue).

Navi was alright too. She didn't have too much character other than "peppy companion", and tended to act as a visualisation of the player's thoughts, and in instances, what we're meant to be thinking according to the game. But that doesn't mean she was bad. I do question at times why she left after the end of the game[/story] but game's gotta happen I guess. She was fun while it lasted though and she was a technical marvel because of the L-targeting.

Tatl on the other hand, did have personality and when I think about it, served as the precursor (geddit?) to Midna. She started out hostile, and extremely reluctant to participate in the Hero's Journey, but warmed up to him and began to sympathise with the people around her. She also, of course [spoiler] separated from Link at the end of the game but it was here more on a happy note. And yes, you have two companions in Twilight Princess for Wii; Midna and the fairy pointer. The fairy pointer's just boring, and makes Ciela look pretty competent. At least Ciela has dialogue and... a personality, however bland it may be.

I'm not a fan of Xbox for the very same reasons, and you've pretty much nailed almost my very own thoughts on the matter. Because these hyper-realistic shooters focus on graphics they lack proper diversity and end up having pretty blasé art direction. At least with Nintendo games there's the minimal expectation that the art style will be interesting enough to make up for the graphical power, or lack thereof. If only Fable was powerful enough to sell a console all by itself.

Doesn't apply to shooters much but there's games that just need the power, and just don't need an art direction, such as the Gran Turismo games, @MarioLover92. I've only played Gran Turismo: Sport but one thing that they went above and beyond in, excluding the outstanding graphical performance and the realistic simulation aspects, is the sound design. Apparently the sounds from all the cars weren't all that great until Sport released, and they sound so good now, that at times I can't help but turn up the volume.

The music choice is also really good, and the dozens of original tracks composed by Daiki Kasho... are really motivating, and just bangers in general. Most of them are different kinds of rock. I'm not a music expert but there's so much diversity. Plus the singing (also by Kasho) is sublime.

On Tyranexx's comment on mandatory online connection, GT Sport has this, and it's inconvenient at times. If I don't have a connection I can't save my game. That's why I like offline experiences in general, unless the experience changes the game in a positive way, like in Death Stranding. If you build structures in your world, they'll turn up in another player's world. This also means you'll get a massive amount of player-built structures like zip lines, power generators, and so many goddamn trucks. It's so useful that I haven't built a truck in two months.

Plus, you don't have to meet a single player face to face, which considering the potential for online toxicity, is welcome. There's also a system to give likes (and only likes) to structures that help you. You automatically give one out but you can give out more if you want by mashing the controller Touchpad. It encourages positivity.

When i was broswing about Surf's Up video games gameplay from Youtube, i accidentally found this one.

Yo, look at the games i got this evening. 😀

I bought Starfox Adventures from Tokopedia just for Rp 285,000 or US$ 19.77 (nearly US$ 20).

@Tyranexx Yeah, a lot of shooters blend together with each other. Pretty much all of them go for ultra-realistic graphics, and yes they can get pretty repetitive as well. So I never liked stuff like CoD, and as I've stated earlier, I don't see myself getting an Xbox anytime soon. Always had more fun with Nintendo and Sega games anyway.

I will admit though, I do like Splatoon quite a bit. I like its unique gameplay compared to other shooters, and I love its 90s-esque art style! Love Metroid Prime as well, though I haven't played much of its sequels.

@Wavey84 $11.99 is more than what I've paid on etsy for repro's. But, based on those pics, the boxes seem like a really good quality. Cardboard looks right and the colors seem good (maybe a little bright).

If you do buy some I'd be interested in knowing what you think.

When the wall of text becomes sentient and demands a rewrite, the titan weeps.

@Wavey84 I looked up Super Castlevania IV and you're right - that looks too dark. I compared their Donkey Kong Country to my original, and it seems much more saturated. DK almost looks red in their image. Of course, my copy may be faded a bit. In any case, they seem decent. I can't recall the etsy store i used, but the quality was pretty iffy. Stiff white cardboard stock and glossy covers. I'd be willing to pay a few extra dollars just to have something that blends in with the originals a bit more.

@Eel Well, normally, a Mad Titan certainly wouldn't, but in this case, I certainly almost did. Only on the inside, though. And only ever so little, purely out of frustration...

@ThanosReXXX I'm so sorry. that happend to me one time I just never posted the comment tho.