Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

This is my sibling's dog, her name is Sweety but we usually called her TT.
She is 6 years old now, this is her looking laying down on a pillow when I took photo yesterday.
I wasn't sure what kind of this dog, my brother said she was half mutt half Golden Retriever. She is very unique as she is obsessed with mouse / rats so when she heard a noise of mice squeak, she will rush to find the squeak source. She is really good at hunting mouse / rats but sometimes she hunted other innocent small animals such as lizard, sparrow. She didn't eat the prey, she just killed the prey then bring the dead body to random place (usually around backyard). She is not really getting along well with strangers, cats and other dogs. She was a bully for other dogs like she didn't hesitate to scratch or pound other dogs with her paw when she was getting really close. She is also very spoilt with her owner, my brother as he adopted her when she was around 4 months on year 2015. When my brothers are still working in our shop, she always felt lonely and if I was in the house before my brothers go home after working time, sometimes she tends to getting closer to me, wants some attention and getting petted. She could hear the sound of our car getting closer to our house even from far away and she will getting anxious and running around. When my brother want to sleep at night, she will follow him and she will lay down next to his bed. She is literally sleeping in our bedroom.
Well, that's all about our dog.

Just watched the trailer for Sing 2 and it will be awesome! I loved the first movie!

People here liked the first one?

@TheJGG You're buying Ys VIII too?

@Zuljaras Actually, Ya. they had some pretty good songs and it wasn't just ones that was popular at the time, they took all kinds of songs and put them into this movie, The voice acting was also nothing to sneeze at bc these guys can Sing. Just one thing worry's me about this movie, and its the plot, the plot so far for this movie looks good but it can go wrong so fast, They can't overwrite what came before and just throw out character development we got from the first film.

I do like the first Sing. The trailer for the second one looks like it already revealed too much, but who knows.

@Zuljaras I just meant expose as an option. The obvious goal would be to shut them down. Even though I may not understand or agree with certain minority groups, long as they're not Nazis or any other kind of fascists or criminals, I don't mind them living their own lives as they want to, and people that feel that they should force their way of life or their ideas upon others, or that think it's okay to bully people into submission, those are the exact kinds of people that I personally like to beat into a pulp, because it brings out the old, pre-anger management controlled me, and that's NOT a nice person to be around.

I've worked hard for many years to bury that part of myself, but for low-life trash like that, I'll gladly let the monster out again for a little while...

As for the "just ignore them" part: that was impossible in this case. If people are actively hunting you down, to a point where every move you make online is followed, and subsequently negatively commented on, then there will be a point for every one of us where it is enough. And it's not for us to judge whether or not we should just be able to shrug that off and go on living. Maybe you and I would be able to, but all people are different, so we can't ever compare 1:1.

@Tyranexx Haha, I think you misunderstood: I already know and have played the Golden Sun games. What I meant with "I need to check them out" is that I already have them installed on my modded Wii, I just haven't had the time to try, aka check all the games out, so I'll need to do that at some point. Perhaps my wording could have been a bit more clear, but I hope I've rectified that mistake now.

As for Other M and the popular internet crowd: yeah... I think we've already established long since that the internet can be pretty darn toxic with it's judgmental, anonymous keyboard warriors and basement dwelling amoebas...

P.S.

Famicom Wars, even though called that, was not released on the regular Famicom: it was a so-called Satellaview exclusive. The Satellaview BS-X was the satellite modem add-on for the Famicom, aka the Famicom disk system:

This never released in the West, as you may know, although nowadays, it can either be imported or emulated, and some titles are definitely worth it, Famicom Wars most certainly being one of them.
@Snatcher You're welcome.

@Eel That was one heck of a weird video, and the end completely flew over my head. No, scratch that: ALL of it went over my head...

@TheJGG I think I may have worded that incorrectly then: I've mentioned quite a few pages back that Disney movies are indeed both for kids AND adults, and obviously so, because of the hidden jokes and/or references that only adults will get, and if you believe the tin foil brigade, all the subliminal messaging, especially in the older Disney movies.

So, that wasn't the point I was making. What I meant by that previous comment is that you can't expect a 100 percent correct visualization, much less realization of human relationships to appear in an animated movie that only lasts for 1,5 hours at most, so they have to fast-forward a lot of stuff and so they kiss and make up a gazillion times faster than in real life. Holding a grudge in Disney movies will therefore at most last about 1 hour and 20 minutes...

As for my "interpretation" of Luca: that's not my interpretation, it's the official message of the movie according to its own makers...

And concerning your comment on true next gen titles on Xbox Series X/S vs PS5: Sony is doing far, FAR worse in that regard, because they're choosing the backward path, whereas a lot of cross-gen titles on Xbox have extensive extras, in the form of additional texture packs and so on, so those titles will feature an "optimized for Xbox Series X/S" logo on the cover, meaning that it will look considerably better on the newer console.

No holding back generations shenanigans for Microsoft, then. They've definitely learned from their mistakes, and are making huge strides towards improvement, in several areas. Meanwhile, I see Sony going from bad to worse. They grew complacent, being at the top, and are now slowly but surely being overtaken and replaced, unless they take action to remedy it.

Much like your boy Lewis Hamilton, who'll pretty soon be crushed by our boy Max Verstappen...

@BruceCM Yeah, I know, but I've already got too much of a back log as it is, so no need to add even more to it. Although I probably will add a few more titles across both Xbox One and Switch, and perhaps I'll also pad out my modest Wii U collection a little bit more, before the year is over. Unfortunately, I do know myself and if here's any discounts to be had, I'll probably cave...

@ThanosReXXX Maybe you are right but I also can't trust sites like ResetEra. They are too political and I do not know if there is actual proof that some group of vile people are trying to ruin your life (actively, like stalking you IRL etc. mean words online is still not illegal). Couple of posts from some forum users is not enough for me. How are they doing this? Do they follow you in real life etc.? I just can't believe this is happening and nobody knows ... and all of the sudden it is a fact.

People actually get in trouble for less these days so there is something wrong in the whole picture!

The best way to approach this is to make people take their mental health seriously instead of knowingly digging their graves deeper and deeper.

Phrases like "I am unhappy/depressed for years" should not even exists if a person is actually seeking help. Also having friends and family is the BEST medicine! If a person is running away from those ... well it only ends one way

Heh, I'm sure we all have a similar problem, @ThanosReXXX .... But there's bound to be some games in particular you hope will go on good sales?

@Zuljaras I don't know enough about that Kiwi forum to comment on that, but I can tell you from several occurrences over here, one due to the whole COVID thing, where situations escalated from threatening Tweets to both ministers and people from the various health services involved, to stalking people at their homes and even going so far as setting fire to vaccination locations and another that turned from online stalking of an ex to actually stalking her and ultimately taking her life.

So yeah, if left unchecked, online bullying might very well turn into something far, far worse.

As for how you view mental health issues: no offense, my friend, but that is WAY too short-sighted of you. There isn't a cure-all for everything, and it also doesn't have to do with being stronger or weaker than another person, as I also tried to make clear in my previous comment. It's SO much more complicated than that. Take post-traumatic stress syndrome for example, such as soldiers have. You can treat it and sometimes take away most of the pain, but parts of it always stays with them, and even the weirdest event or a simple word at the wrong time in the wrong place could set them off, causing all kinds of mayhem.

So, in short, you cannot say that phrases like "I am unhappy/depressed for years" should not exist. Maybe not in theory, but real life is something altogether different, and FAR more complicated and diverse than any theoretical solution we might be able to come up with...

@BruceCM I'm not really looking into it right now, so no titles come to mind. I'm YEARS behind on Xbox One titles, so I'm not even focusing on the current generation.

@ThanosReXXX That sounds like there is no hope for those people. Do you personally know people like that?

It might be short-sighted but it is all I've got and no offence taken as always

That sounds like a battle that can't be won ... but in one thing I am certain that "sending thoughts and prayers" is not the answer.

@ThanosReXXX I when to check it out, its full of evil people. That place feels like the devil's playground, I had such a sad feeling when I when't, don't do it to yourself, plus they aim at autistic people, bc there easy targets, Sick ******.

@Eel I thought that too.

@ThanosReXXX
I still choose PS5 over than XBOX Series X/S because there is a Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on it + PS5 game box looks as beautiful as PS4.
Well, I have 2 or 3 PS5 games written on my purchase list.

Oh, gosh...
Just now my sibling's dog hunt for a mouse inside our living room.
The mouse was hiding behind some cardboard boxes. She has managed to catch the mouse, bitten it then she bring the mouse dead body onto her pillow couch. She didn't hunt the mouse for eating, she just like to hunt the rodents, killed them then bring the dead body to random place.
Oh, actually it wasn't a mouse after I took a closer view.
It was a shrews inside our living room.

Monday after a long weekend...oy. Seemed to drag on a bit work-wise. Onto the (many) mentions!

@Snatcher Yep! It's a shot of Giratina's Altered Form; while its Origin Form is better IMO, I found the image to be quite wonderfully haunting. It IS a partial Ghost type, after all. It helps that it's also a Dragon type, one of my favorite types in the series.

@roy130390 Glad to read that A Hat In Time isn't a huge collectathon! I don't mind 3D platformers in general, but I've been put off in the past with the sheer amount of collecting that occurred in many platforming games when they first emerged in the late 90s. I've heard good things about the title, but I've always been on the fence. I'll keep an eye out for future sales and might jump for it then. Thanks!

@Link-Hero Will do, when I have the time and am in the mood for some animated darkness.

@Anti-Matter You seem to be pretty creative with nicknames! I liked reading about the relationships between the names and the various languages, mythologies, and games you borrowed them from. I did recognize some of those Final Fantasy names, though to date I've only played Final Fantasy VI. Nicknames can be fun. I don't always use them in games. Only if I think up something clever to use.

@Zuljaras I think why MoF flew under the radars of many was the lukewarm reception many (At least on the internet at the time) had to the Lords of Shadow series in general. I haven't played any of the games outside of the 3DS demo, so I can't really comment. But on paper at least, I found the plotlines pretty intriguing. Could be because I haven't played a lot of classic Castlevania titles either, outside of Super Castlevania IV (Which I did enjoy).

I really liked what I did play of the demo back then. I think I even exhausted most of its total uses (Still a weird requirement, but eh). It reminded me of what I'd seen of the classic games from YT footage, so I think part of the goal with MoF was to rope in fans of the more traditional titles.

On Sing 2: I really enjoyed the first movie. The main problem is that some people wrote it off as capitalizing on Zootopia's success when they're completely different. The first movie wouldn't win movie of the year or anything, and it didn't really do much new in the grand scheme of things. But it was an enjoyable watch, a film I'd certainly view again.

I did watch the new trailer a day after it dropped. While I wonder if the trailer didn't show a little too much, I do like a lot of the songs they profiled. I'm pretty much sold with the inclusion of System of a Down's Chop Suey alone lol. Also with a certain Eminem song, at least if I suspected they'd feature more of it lol.

Still trying to figure out what animal the thing is at the very beginning of the trailer. The one singing Billie Eilish.

@ThanosReXXX Ah, my bad. I took your wording to mean that you hadn't played the Golden Sun titles at all! XD Makes sense that you want to check them out in that certain format.

Psh. The internet? Toxic? Nobody is ever toxic on the internet! Federation Force is the worst Metroid game ever, Undertale can only be played a certain way, and everyone knows the cake is a lie! Everything is true on the internet, after all.

Ah, thanks for the correction on Famicom Wars; I admittedly didn't know it was exclusively for the Satellaview! Somehow I thought it was available on the normal Famicom as well. I did know the Satellaview was (unfortunately) Japan-only, however. I recall reading something awhile back about a preservation project regarding some of its exclusives.

@Tyranexx I'm a ghost type and fire type freak.

Ok so I just Saw luca and I have to say. The movie was great, It was amazing actually, Waay better then I first thought, First I want to say, I did find the first part of the movie very rushed, But After that it was paced pretty well, I love the characters, There different and that what they wanted them to be. the villain was actually funny, He wasn't too annoying like I thought he'd be, And I have to say I just loved how (I can't remember his name) was like a farther to alberto.

This is without me going into super detail bc i'm still forming my thoughts so My opinions on this now can change later.

And one more thing, were the hell did the Gay thing come from???? People made that out of the middle of no were bc there was no gay parts in this movie, I just felt friendship and nothing else, so they really need to stop forcing a idea thats not there, bc it was no were in this film.

@Tyranexx
I have Metroid Prime Federation Force but I almost didn't touch it for long time.
I was in the mission 11 , 12 , 13 if I remembered last time playing.
The reason i picked Federation Force because it has Chibi looking pilot, Gameplay with 1st person view almost like Armored Core since I have seen my siblings played Armored Core games on PS2. It wasn't a bad game in my opinion but it made me thinking twice everytime I have to continue the next mission. The mission was not very long but already intimidated me.

Oh, you did mention about Golden Sun.
I have the NDS version (Dark Dawn) since August 2015 but still have never continued the progress when I was in the city like Thailand. Not a bad game but when you play RPG games, you need some engagement to continue the progress. If you are not in the serious mood to play RPG games at the moment, to continue the game progress was like doing tedious chores or intimidating tasks. I might continue my Dark Dawn someday when I'm already in the mood to play it.

Oh, gosh.
This morning was quite hilarious.
My sibling's dog caught a mouse in our living room this morning, she chased after it, killed it and drop the dead body on her pillow couch. But after a closer view it was a shrews, not a mouse.

@Snatcher it’s human nature to attribute meaning to things. People like to find a little bit of themselves in the media they enjoy. Wether it was intended or not, it’s possible to anyone to come up with a conclusion that means something to them.

This movie in particular was very careful to avoid direct references to anything more than platonic companionship between the kids. Even between Giulietta and Luca, it’s ultimately clear that his interest is entirely intelectual. But that won’t stop some people from pairing them together in their heads.