Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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@Tyranexx Yeah it’s an oldie; Advance Wars. As old as Famicom Detective Club actually, just a bit more maintained. Ironic how we’re complaining about Nintendo’s poor management of legacy content, because in 2021 we’ve had some really amazing surprises. I hadn’t even heard of Famicom Detective Club before the remakes were announced, so to see this series brought from the dead, and then Advance Wars… good time to be a millennial indeed! All the series people grew up with are now being remade!

Oh dear God, sorry to hear that…. wait, where’ve I heard that before? I don’t remember ever hearing that you’ve had to buy a game and stash it away for months and months! Fair enough though, one more for the backlog. I checked on Amazon UK to see that a physical copy of Ys VIII costs about the same as it does on the eShop (full price, that is). So it’s a very tough choice to make, do I get it on discount, but digitally, or do I wait? Another game’s come up recently on significant discount though; Project CARS 2, for the PS4. A racing sim that has over 160 tracks, including tracks F1’ve been to, that I haven’t driven yet. It costs just ten dollars. Capitalism can go on and take over the world, it suits me nicely. Apparently the instalments are not connected so if you want to play Ys IX first by all means go for it. Just like the Fire Emblem games in that respect.

This one, Metroid Dread, it’s a matter of time, not if. First, it’s a first party game, or very close to it. Second, it looks and runs so well. Third… it’s such a new genre of game, getting chased. I’d take a shot in the dark and guess there’d be some psychological horror aspect, at least partly because of the EMMI robot hunters. Reminds me of the Mechon, except… much colder and clinical.

While I’m glad to be of “help” I do wonder if some stuff was better experienced without warning. Either way you’re in for a blast. Makes the original game feel unfairly easy after even just an hour or two. Fascinating theory, tying it to the Blood Moon. Thinking on it a bit more I realise that’s likely the best explanation possible for enemies regenerating health. Just do what you’d do in a Hyrule Warrior’s game; hack, slash and shoot till they can’t move no more.

I Googled Scriptwelder and he looks really talented. His work looks like it’d be really great on Switch, though I can’t imagine that hasn’t been considered already. I completely forgot Adobe Flash isn’t supported anymore… I think that does show how little I play web browser games! Speaking of indies I also Googled A Hat in Time since I’ve heard some great stuff about it… oh my… it’s an indie game in 3D?! Where’d that come from?! That’s probably the second indie game I’ve seen that’s in full 3D… after No Man’s Sky. And I have that game. Since launch actually…

Hope you manage to see these two films at some point, fingers crossed. Sonic is not groundbreaking but a very enjoyable surprise nonetheless. Jim Carrey, as ever, steals the show. His acting is absolutely on point this time. Reminds me of his performance in Bruce Almighty, one of my favourite comedy movies. If you don’t know, he plays a reporter who after blaming God for all his misfortune, is invited to be God for a week, to see just how much responsibility he has. He starts using God’s powers for his own agenda and… things get crazy. And Steve Carell has a solid performance too.

Having lived in and travelled to many major cities I can agree; cities suck. The main reason I’d appreciate a city is convenience, being able to walk anywhere and finding stuff to do. We only took the New York subway once or twice, and that was to get to Harlem, from our hotel. The noise is strangely comforting for me, but then again I’ve found as much enjoyment sleeping in a tent in the middle of the African wilderness, so it’s not as definitive. When we lived in Paris we had a car, but we didn’t use it much because parking the damn thing was a nightmare.

You don’t have cable? You don’t watch the ‘ol telly?! Eh, neither do I. I only use it to watch motorsport on the weekends, and I’m glued to the screen even for the practice sessions. Otherwise though, that’s it. I watched the news this morning for the first time this month (ironic since it’s the last day) and that didn’t last more than two minutes. British news is straight to the point, and the ads are significantly better and much less intrusive, but the way they find a topic and latch onto it like a parasite is boring. Yes, I know we’re in a pandemic, now give me actual news!

Side note; I looked at my “travel history” over the last year and a half… Jesus it is terrifying that Google Maps has tracked me (through my phone and computer when signed into a Google account) through my entire trip to India including details so specific I would have otherwise forgotten, a pandemic evacuation, my trip across the UK, and moving. All the red dots for me to see… On one hand it’s awesome to see my travel history but on the other…. this is really bad!

Hyundai’s Korean so the word “hyun” is to me pronounced “h-yoon”, and then “dai” is said as “die”. I’ve said it “ha-yoon-die” as well. There’s some words I pronounce in American and British English all the same. Not your “tomato” or “potato”, but more “Schumacher” to your “shoo-mucker”, and your “Renault” to your “ru-nult”. Not that last one though, how can you mess up that bad?! I’ve found that I’ve picked up the Arabic way of saying “Bahrain”. Foreigners say “Ba-rain”, without any “h” sound, but locals really emphasise the “h” without “crunching” it, if you know what I mean. A soft “h”, like “ba-h-rein”. The “h” is almost like an exhale…

I got my green shield yesterday... Nothing to write home about (since a. I’m at home and b. not the biggest news) but it’s nice to see it when I open my coronavirus app. I can now show it to the shops that ARE open, and they’re now obliged to let me in! UNLIMITED POWER!! I went to a juice shop this afternoon and grabbed a drink. Not as good a feeling as flying by… flapping… your arms… yeah that’s one for the lucid dreams pile. But great to hear your grandmother’s in good health, here’s hoping she remains in good health for years to come. I sympathise with dealing with the inevitable illness, with my own grandfather, but treasure your time! Also encouraging to hear how everything's seemingly under control! We’ve found a great balance in how we go about, so I’m feeling great about a summer inside! We do have a trip to Egypt booked at the end of the month thanks to the vaccine though… A nice week off by the beach. Can’t get much better than that!