Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@VoidofLight Oh I don't mind grindy. I just can't wait for the remakes, I want to see what makes them so great, I also can't wait to see open world one.

I to hope legends have cloud save.

@TheFrenchiestFry Duly noted! I know a little about Montreal thanks to an online acquaintance who lived there. Sounds like a lively city indeed. I'll pencil in Ottawa and Toronto as well (cleaner New York sounds nice, though I've never been to that city either). The latter is actually the closest for me, though it's still a heck of a drive. British Columbia (and the NW US as well) is also on my bucket list due to the natural beauty of those areas.

@Snatcher Being in IT, I'm honestly not chuffed about how Nintendo is handling Switch backups in general. But I've went on about that in length before, so I won't dive down that rabbit hole just now.

@bimmy-lee I've read if a hole is about the shape of a dime, mice can get into it. Pretty much anything they can fit their skull into. I try to take care of them as soon as possible if I hear them; there often aren't any visual signs outside. Unfortunately, my attic space isn't easily accessed, so I sometimes have to resort to bait. I was able to get one out of my garage using more humane methods though. Even found where the little squeak was sneaking in and stopped the opening up with steel wool.

Glad I'm not the only one who dislikes green bell peppers. I can tell my mom I'm not crazy now. Funnily enough, I don't mind red bell peppers as much. For some reason though, I tend to prefer peppers with a little bit of heat, like banana peppers or milder jalapenos. Nothing much higher than that on the Scoville scale. I tried cooked chili peppers once, thinking they wouldn't be as bad...I was very wrong. Nearly called the fire department.

@VoidofLight Ah, that's a fair point. I'd forgotten there wasn't any online compatibility with the games. Makes sense from a current gen metagame perspective, though not so much from a historical one since the original D/P/Pt had online capabilities.

@Anti-Matter To be fair, some seasons and designs of Digimon, particularly Season 3 of the anime (Tamers), were geared towards a slightly older audience compared to some other monster taming/capturing franchises. The reason I suggested it was due to some of the similarities between it and Pokemon/Yo-Kai Watch.

I know of Monster Rancher and briefly watched the anime back in the day, but I never really got into the series much. I had a few of the small plastic toys but didn't play any of the games (Didn't have the platforms the games were on mostly). In terms of gameplay, I'd say Pokemon is still king of my castle. In terms of story and side content, the Yo-Kai Watch series blows more recent Pokemon games out of the water. I didn't comment on it earlier, but I did see your reaction to what the Bonies and Fleshies were fighting over in Bony Spirits. XD That was indeed a crazy moment! I have Fleshy Souls. Played through it about a year ago.

I've been a little out of touch with Digimon over the last few years. I want to watch some new anime content that came out for it somewhat recently. It's been years since I've played any of the games, though I picked up Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition for the Switch for $20 USD a little while back.

@Tyranexx Yeah I agree with you on going to Japan. I don't really know Japanese so I'd definitely prefer having someone who's fluent in the language. All those places I wouldn't mind going, either - I haven't traveled that much but I would love to change that someday. That sounds like a pretty cool trail that you've mentioned, sounds like there's quite a bit of variety in where you can walk and stuff.

@TheFrenchiestFry That's cool. I live in the US but the state I live in does border Canada. It's kind of a shame I don't remember much about it though, lol - that was years and years ago, when I was insanely young.

@Tyranexx If they have them anywhere in your vicinity, look for Haribo licorice fish, they're great. They look like this:

Other good ones from Haribo are Salinos:

And half moons, which come in both licorice and fruit flavors:


@bimmy-lee You obviously never had a dish containing green bell peppers in combination with the RIGHT ingredients, in which case their bitterness actually ADDS to the overall flavor range, instead of standing out from it. I use them all the time, in pasta sauces, Asian dishes, and in raw salads. Long as you balance out the flavors and ingredients, it'll work out just fine.

On a side note: how are the plans for the exploded Ms. Pac-Man cabinet coming along?

I'd love to visit Japan, Canada, Hawaii, Australia, and the usual places in Europe as well. The farthest I've ever gone from home is Texas though.

South and Central America, hm... I don't really have places there I would be interested in visiting. Maybe Machu Picchu?

Sigh then again, in the current world and with an expired visa (so I can't even go to the one other country I have visited besides my own), sometimes it feels like I'll leave leave my country again!

@Snatcher There’s a chance that the diamond and pearl remakes remove the stuff that made gen 4 good, since Gamefreak doesn’t really like putting too much content in their games now, but I hope they leave it in-tact.

Then again, gamefreak is not developing the games

@Eel
How was your experience visiting Japan ?
Did you understand some Japanese words ?

@Tyranexx Digimon is pretty good honestly. Didn’t like the season after Tamers, but all the other series are great, and the designs are pretty good as well. I have both the cyber sleuth games on ps4, but I’ve yet to beat them.

@Eel True, but Masuda being involved bothers me a bit, seeing as how his fear of competing with phones is the driving force of them cutting stuff like the battle frontier.

There’s a chance ILLCA could leave stuff in-tact, and even add the platinum content, but all we can do is wait and see.

@Eel I wouldn't worry too much about your travel options. COVID restrictions aren't going to last forever, and you're still young, so eventually, you'll more than likely get to put those stamps in your passport...

P.S.

If Amsterdam is also on your list of the usual places in Europe, and if you may need a travel guide, give me a heads up, and you've got one that'll only charge you a meal and some drinks...

@Anti-Matter The closest I've ever been to Japan is... Touching the Pacific Ocean. (actually it might Isla Santa Margarita, to be specific)

@ThanosReXXX well, now it is!

@VoidofLight
I think Pokemon BDSP looks decent enough for 3D Chibi remake, as long it's not 2D Pixel perfect.

@Anti-Matter I think you need to read Eel's comment again. He said he WANTED to visit Japan, NOT that he has already been there...

@Eel The furthest I went from my home was California, which is where one of my uncles live. We got to go to his wedding the day before we flew back home. I pretty much spent the entire day flying from home to CA and vice versa - by the time I arrived at our CA house it was already nighttime!

@MarioLover92 Yeah the US is almost ridiculously large! Driving from one end to the other, like in movies, would probably be very interesting.

@Tyranexx I just don't like how the games that, well, kinda need it, don't have it, like splatoon.

Also does anyone have like a bond with there pokemon, bc I'm going through sword again I can't use my old team as there to high level'd but, I made this new team and idk, I ended up forming the same bond I did with my last team, now I like them both.

never been called that before!

@ogo79 Thank you good man.

The poor uneducated soul doesn't know the food is an important passenger