Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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@TheJGG Hope that shot is treating you well. It is very wise to get it in your non-dominant arm, in my case my right. I usually sleep on my left side anyway. I was prepared for the worst after the side effects my mother dealt with, but I needn't have worried. It's strange, because my immune system is usually pretty hyperactive. Especially around now/allergy season. I've heard the average recovery time is 12-48 hours for the most part if there are any side effects, but those vary by person. I'd argue the arm soreness was worse the first time, in fact.

As for why I want to post in the Skyward Sword article, before thinking better of it; I wanted to put how I felt out there, but I realized pretty early that it wouldn't be worth the headache. It's a shame that I need to tiptoe around some articles; the Pokemon and Zelda series especially as they're two of my absolute favorites. And yes, those rotten beetles come back every year. They're an invasive species here with few effective control methods. Unfortunately they aren't picky about what they eat, and they're attracted to an American Elm in my backyard. There's no way to keep them off of my roses besides manually knocking them into a bucket of suds. Their smell attracts more of their fellows, so unfortunately that method is...well, I don't know about the most effective, but it is environmentally friendly. They aren't the only pests I contend with, but a large amount of them can completely skeletonize a tree or plant.

I don't know about reincarnation, but I 100% agree! I certainly have friends I like going out with, but I'm certainly not one of those people who needs human interaction every weekend night. Different people can definitely change the dynamics of an excursion, what you do, one's own feelings, etc. Friends are certainly unique, awesome, dynamic, and precious.

I'm still listening to those tracks when browsing the forums. In some cases, I daresay I like them better than the originals! It's fun listening to different takes on a song, especially if it's one I'm very familiar with. I'm really curious about what else you'll put out in relation to the Final Fantasy series. While I've only played VI to date, I am familiar with a couple other tracks from the series in my online wanderings, such as One Winged Angel.

On Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: I think I've decided to pass it up for now. Underwhelming changes you lightly touched upon aside, my backlog is still stuffed full of RPGs. If I were to wade into the series, it would probably be with a more recent entry. At least...if the games work anything like most Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest entries where there's little to no relationship between them. How reliant some series like the Trails games are on the player playing through previous entries can be a big part as to whether or not I dive into them.

As for the Final Fantasy series, I'm looking forward to learning more about XVI, though I highly suspect it won't make the Switch anytime soon...or at all. The game is in part why I'm looking forward to what Square Enix shows off at E3. I do certainly look forward to the time when we can trade notes on more FF games! Alas, my experience only extends to VI for now.

Honestly, I used to think I was strictly into RPGs with fantasy settings. However, playing classics like Chrono Trigger and Earthbound, and then more modern takes on sci-fi/fantasy showed me that, yes, RPGs in settings outside of swords and magic can be quite fun! To be fair, I didn't really get into RPGs outside of the Pokemon series until high school; I didn't have a lot of exposure to them when I was younger. At least around here, if not in general, RPGs used to be pretty niche. I wouldn't advise getting Eos injected into your bloodstream until sometime after your Covid shots are over; I'm not sure your immune system could take it! As for FF VII and VIII....I was considering grabbing the physical dual pack that released in Japan, but I'm on the fence about even playing VIII. I think I'll stick to digital releases where VII-IX* are concerned.

I've read the BotW DLC adds, at least, another 20 hours to the game. Which suits me quite nicely. I'm sure there's more to Revali than what I witnessed in the game. He just seemed...full of himself. He did seem to grudgingly accept Link's prowess after freeing Vah Medoh, but that didn't stop him coming off as a bit of a jerk lol. Granted, he isn't the only champion who I'd like to see more character development for. All four of them are awesome characters in their own ways. Very well written, wonderful personalities, and more than deserving of their titles in my book.