Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tyranexx Yeah sounds like you had an awesome time! Always liked going on vacations and traveling in general. Would love to go on another vacation, but you know, pandemic.

Ah okay, so the first one was the only one you played. I like the X series overall, but I will admit that it kind of ranges in quality. Mega Man X1, X2, and X4 are awesome (didn't care for X3 that much), but then you've got stuff like MMX7. If you'd like to know how not to make a video game, look no further. Oh, and there's a certain boss in that game that can annihilate our eardrums.

@WoomyNNYes Wow! I never heard what a cicada sounded like!
Sorry for the inactivity, I just buried my final grandparent this past friday.

My second entry for the Castlevania LRG art contest!

Do you guys ever not finish something you really like because finishing it means it will be over and you don't want it to end, so you don't end up playing or reading or watching for a while?

Or am I the only weirdo who does that?

@Heavyarms55 That's why I didn't finish twilight princess. Thats why Kate Gray or some NL writer didn't finish botw. All the cool people are doing it.

@LuigibrineTheGreat What did your username used to be? I forget.

@ogo79 Thanks! No skeleton sightings during my travels unfortunately. Probably the closest thing was that huge recreation of Doomsday.

@Snatcher Typically I use jelly when referring to fruit spreads for rolls and toast, but I sometimes use it in that clipped form as well. Thanks for the compliment! The waterfall path was truly special. It's slightly hilly where I am, but that's nothing compared to the southern confines of my state. Bluffs are rare here, and the ones I do know of aren't nearly that high. The only slight bummer was that there were a ton of elementary age kids (class trip) when I first got to the area. They weren't causing trouble, just being kids. Which means it was noisier than I would've liked. The teachers and chaperones wrangled them all shortly after I arrived since they needed to move on. Honestly, I didn't really mind; it's public land after all, so they had as much right to be there as I did. That's partially why I was careful with the pictures however; as a rule, I don't post pictures online with minors in them unless I have permission from their parent(s) or guardian(s).

As for the Superman Museum, I originally wanted to go there last spring. Covid threw a wrench into those plans, so I postponed the trip to this year. At least it gave me more time to plan! XD

@MarioLover92 I need to hit other areas towards that part of the state too, but some of them were out of the day for a reasonable day trip. I actually skipped going to an old fort, but as some of that was indoors I didn't know how they'd handle the current guidelines. At least with the Superman Museum, they were clear about what was expected on their website. I'd like to do another small trip or two this year, but we'll see. It'll be harder to get away as my sister's wedding gets closer lol.

On the Mega Man X series: I've heard similar things; that 1, 2, and 4 are good, 3 isn't as good, and that the rest are a mixed bag overall. I'll at least avoid X7 in that case. I've never tried the Legends series and think I'd enjoy that! Shame the 3DS entry was canceled.

@ThanosReXXX Comrade! You understand!

@WoomyNNYes I usually do end up finishing these things, but I'll get close to the end and then hold off for a while because if I finish it, it's over.

@ThanosReXXX The only real thing I'm hoping for is BotW 2 news, but even then.. I'm not really expecting it. I'm just gonna go with the flow like you said, and enjoy the presentation for what it is.

@Heavyarms55 Yeah, I have my moments, sometimes.
I found The 100 to be such a good show/series, and I got SO attached to the characters, that I find it hard, annoying, loathsome, and whatever other label we can slap onto it, to commit myself to watching the final episodes and to say goodbye to them forever. Then again: I might just end up buying the entire series on Blu-Ray, so I can rewatch it again from time to time.

I also sometimes do that with certain series, such as The Grimm and Continuum. My old man basically likes the same series that I do, but sometimes, they can't hold his attention for too long, so what I do is that when I visit him in the weekends, we watch an episode or four, five of whatever show I've already seen then some months or even years ago, and then that simultaneously allows me to reminisce/relive my own positive moments with those series.

You could say I'm kind of like my dad's crash test dummy, in that regard. I by now know what he likes and doesn't like, so I usually completely watch a series before recommending it to him or watching it with him. The 100 was actually the only exception: I actually took a Netflix subscription so I could share that with him, and he finished the series long before I ever even reached those final couple of episodes that I'm now infinitely stalling...

Of course, he has FAR more free time on his hands, so he was always going to be able to watch more episodes in a week than me anyways, but considering I was ahead of him by 3 seasons, he did some AMAZING binge-watching for someone his age...

@VoidofLight I'm with you on Breath of the Wild 2, and also hoping for something about Metroid Prime 4. I'll take anything: news, a trailer or teaser, or even a mention. But I'm not expecting it, so even though I'll still be a little disappointed if no mention will be made, at least I won't be mad that they may not show or tell anything about it. I gave up such notions a LONG time ago.

I'm also still hoping for some Pikmin 4 news, by the way...

@ThanosReXXX We are only as old as admit to being. Perhaps your father is actually younger than you!

Time travel ftw

@Heavyarms55 Well, I've long since found that regardless of age, we men all remain boys in some respects. And considering our shared likes and enthusiasm for anything fantasy and/or sci-fi related, me and my dad might just as well have been of the same age. We're definitely of the same mind, for sure.

@Eel Wut?

@ThanosReXXX On the comment sections vs. home videos: Accurate. VERY accurate lol.

Thanks for the compliments on the pictures! I do look forward to your feedback once you have a free moment. No rush though. I'm not one for selfies TBH. Besides, gotta keep my secret identity in check.

I was surprised to read about the use of wigs in those Superman movies as well; I always figured it was Reeve's natural hair. Thanks for the correction on the movie years; I was skimming at that point and must've either misread or misremembered the time period. I've seen at least part of one of those movies, MANY years ago. They were all before my time. There was also a small section dedicated to Superman and the Mole Men. I don't have any decent pictures of that area unfortunately.

@Snatcher
cant knock skeletons wearing chuck tailors carrying double barrel sawed off breakaway shotguns

Lord, I'm off here for a hour and now I have to catch up....Great.

ok...a few days ago i said i was going to have to rebuy an item i had as a kid like 5 times and recently thought i got rid of yet again a few years ago.
that would have made at least 6 times off my memory.
well, for weeks i kept wondering if it was in storage and decided to look.
first box i seen, i opened it and found a jason voorhees, mega man, mother 3 and devil may cry figure.
with my hands trembling in the bottom of the box there he was waiting for my return!


just look at all that sexy bonery, saved me almost 400 dollars. thank you sega and thank you storage.

@ThanosReXXX That's it, I'm getting Sonic Colours. It looks unbelievable, and it will look better in HD!

Sometimes, yes. With games like Xenoblade, Death Stranding and some FF games, Persona 5 for sure, plus Dragon Quest XI, and perhaps Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It's a thing and you're not the only one.

@ogo79 So you really like skeletons?

Last year (I think) I made one for an old colleague of mine.