Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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@TheJGG Hah, to be fair, it was fun to watch Yuji Horii's reactions (as well as the host) to each game as it was revealed! What was funny, unless it was all an act, was the literal whistleblower in the background when the discussion would start veering into what SE considered "Nope" territory. Especially during the Dragon Quest XII discussion! I was cracking up! Whereas you got up early to watch, I had to cut off the very end of the stream as it was starting to creep past my bedtime. I am glad I watched!

Oof, glad you avoided a long vaccine queue! I was very pleased with how the local health department handled everything. Though by the point I was eligible to get the vaccine, they'd certainly had plenty of time and practice to get everything down to a science. In my case, they'd ask how I felt every so often during the observation period, then ask again before I left. I was perfectly fine both times. Needles don't bother me; heck, the needle is only a fraction of the size of what they stick in my arm when I donate blood! I usually took it easy for the rest of the day both days in case my health went south. But I was back to exercising the next day. Stinks that you're stuck at home again, however....

On toxicity: I wouldn't say the site has never been toxic, but it didn't used to be nearly as bad. Most comment sections on the main site used to be pretty tame when I joined back in the Wii U days. The uptick in popularity ever since the Switch reveal has been a double-edged sword for the site. There's more traffic than ever, more staff, and more excellent article pieces. But that popularity has also attracted more salty personalities who just want to cause trouble, complain, and/or troll more than anything else. I don't believe RL is nearly as volatile most of the time as things appear to be on the internet, but sometimes it makes me wonder....

While I'm not sure the port job for Super Mario 3D All-Stars would have taken a week - though I'm not privy to the details - I do agree, from a secondhand perspective, that more effort could've been put into the collection. Especially with the fiasco of those debug lines present in Super Mario Sunshine. Those were patched out, but that definitely wasn't a good look once that came to light. Xenoblade DE was definitely one of the better remasters I've seen and had the privilege to play. While I haven't played the original game, I've definitely seen footage. Before the Switch announcement, I spent a good while trying to track down the New 3DS port in my region to no avail.

I can relate at going back to one's earlier work with a wiser eye, though not on the music front. I deal with the same thing when going back to code I worked on months or even years ago. Some of it isn't bad, but a lot of it...boy have I learned more since. XD I like percussion, so that could be in part why I like your take on the Tal Tal Heights theme so much. I'm looking forward to the FF X songs, though I should probably goad myself to playing through the game so I can relate to the music better...or just hunt it down on YT.

There's something odd, yet satisfying about starting something at the end and working your way backwards, even if that isn't the "correct" way; I used to do that with books on occasion. This is how I've had Kingdom Hearts explained to me (or linked):

I did stumble across some legit summary videos, but this video is what someone sent me once when I was told that the overarching plot is insanely convoluted. XD

On Four Lions: Logged to the Tyranexx Movie List! That'd be something I think my family would also enjoy. Always up for a good laugh or two!

Compared to the main game, XC: Future Connected was a bit barebones. But it certainly had some quality points and decent character development for Melia and Tyrea. Sure, Kino and Nene were basically Nopon versions of Reyn and Sharla, the conniving "villain" was painfully one-note, and I don't feel there was a proper explanation for the Fogbeasts. It was more Xenoblade, so it was hard for me to complain. Though I still can't speak for XC2 or Torna: The Golden Country yet. I'm still kicking myself for not picking up the latter physically when it was available. It won't kill me to get it digital, but it would've been nice for the ol' physical collection!

I really wish Mipha and LInk's relationship had been explored more, especially since it was dropped that they'd known each other since they were children. How did kid Link go through Hyrule? We have a few hints as to his background, but a lot of it is understandably albeit irritatingly vague. In my playthrough, I tackled Urbosa/Vah Neboris last. I'm glad I did, that Divine Beast was the only one that REALLY confused me. I think I spent two hours trying to figure everything out in total. The others clicked for me pretty easily barring a small section on Vah Medoh.

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@Tyranexx Well they had to police info somehow. But I don't think that was necessary considering that the Big Boss (), Yuji Horii, was there himself. He is the first guy you'd go to when it comes to not revealing sensitive info. Glad you were very satisfied with that presentation, and that staying up a bit past midnight was totally worth it. The presentation was at half past six in the morning for me but I didn't have to change my schedule for that.

I'll tell you one thing I didn't watch that happened at midnight my time; the first gameplay for Horizon: Forbidden West. I can safely say that the only things that will make me stay up that late to watch; are Nintendo Directs, anything for E3, The Game Awards, and something from Sony if it entices me enough. Otherwise I can wait 'till morning, which I did for this. If the showcase was over half an hour I would have maybe considered it more, but as much as I loved the gameplay when I saw it, I also love sleep!

But at seven pm, the Sonic 30th Anniversary show was held, and it was a pleasant surprise, despite my having never touched a Sonic game in my life. As you likely now know Sonic Colours is getting remastered, releasing on Switch in Q4 2021. Plus, a five game Sonic Origins collection of vintage Sonic titles. Plus, like Dragon Quest's show, a small teaser of the latest entry. If only Mario's 35th Anniversary Direct did that back in September... we'd be singing a different tune now when thinking back on it. By the way, I just remembered, E3 2021 fan registration opens June 3rd, so next Thursday! Keep your eyes peeled!

I wouldn’t say I’m afraid of needles but I would rather not look at them than look at them. My last blood test didn’t go that well; it was easy inserting the needle because my veins are quite thick, but the doctor did it incorrectly and I’m pretty sure there was a small spurt of blood. I almost wasn’t able to type this because doing so brought back the memory of it, and getting blood tests in general… but it takes bravery and kindness to donate blood, so kudos to you! My sister had it rougher though, she had to have the needle inserted into both arms because the doctor didn’t manage to draw blood the first time.

It’s been so stop-start the last month that I’ve gotten very bored of… well… everything. In April we were open, then we closed for two weeks in May, then opened for two weeks and closed yesterday for two weeks. Eh, more time to brush up on my current battery of games; Dragon Quest XI, Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XII, Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 and more. I’ll resort to posting my experiences in forums instead of comments!

Seeing the Super Mario Sunshine debug cubes was quite hilarious the first time round. One of the moments Nintendo were caught with their pants down. Xenoblade DE was so good that it almost felt like a new game compared to Wii. A few years back I thought about buying it on 3DS, but ultimately I too couldn’t find a copy, which was a blessing in disguise. Believe me, the game on Wii was already good enough, but DE is pretty much perfect. The only gripes I had with the game on Wii were the awkward camera controls (holding down the C button on the Nunchuk and using the D-Pad to swivel the camera) and at times how poor the graphics were, and both were fixed in DE.

Well for me it’s not unknown for me to go back to old projects and either remaster them (adjust instruments and mixing), or just make it again. I think I made three different versions of the Final Fantasy Prelude song just because I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the first few attempts! The three Prelude arrangements in question are from 7, 10 and 12. My fave of those is either 10 or 7 because I nailed the atmosphere 10’s gave off, and because 7’s felt as grand as the original.

I remember seeing the second part of that video; “There’s nobody in this room!” “But wouldn’t that make us Nobody?” “No! We’re somebody!” It gave me Vietnam flashbacks, because it was that good. My thanks! I got a hold of it eventually but my brain’s internal fans had to switch on, it was putting in quite some work!

I’m so glad we got Future Connected even if it was lacking in true closure and story expansion going forward. I steamed through the entire thing in about three and a half hours, to get the general feel of it. I’ll absolutely revisit it again, I’ve gotten quite addicted to the music in that epilogue. It had that much going for it, and it caught my ears when I first heard it back last March. I was disappointed with the story of FC, because it felt like it was building up to something big and then fell down.

Xenoblade 2: Torna has similarly f*cking good music, so I know you’ll appreciate it when you finally get to it! Torna’s not a big game (expansion), sitting at just under 3GB, so while it’s a shame you can’t hold the game it’s not that big a deal. While a majority of Final Fantasy titles aren’t available for the next few months for you, Xenoblade 2’s one of the finest RPGs of all time, but the competition at the top of my list is insane despite this statement. I’d put it behind Xenoblade 1, X, Dragon Quest XI, FF7R, and just ahead of FF15!

Shame of course the Breath of the Wild cast are only shown in adulthood, but I think the game’s message would have been corrupted if it focused too much on the past. The whole point is looking to the future, rebuilding a destroyed civilisation and using the past as a supplement. There’s pieces of the puzzle to come but maybe that’s where the sequel comes in. I find that I mention it one way or another in my posts… it says a lot about how much this game needs to happen at E3.