Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Snatcher Just saw you’re about to get the PS5, and that’s awesome. Can’t wait to hear what kind of experiences you have on that thing, because I’ve played some truly amazing games on there. I’m no expert but if you have any questions I’ll do my best to answer! Is your PS5 a physical or digital model?

It may be worth buying an M.2 solid state drive to go with it though, the console’s base storage isn’t enough to get you by. They’re a little expensive but IMO very worth it. I’ve set it up so far that it installs PS4 games (I still buy tons of those) on the SSD and PS5 on the console.

Also, I recommend playing Spider-Man Remastered first. It’s such an amazing game, I felt like an idiot for not playing it for three whole years. Runs like a dream, has some criminally amazing combat and gameplay, the web slinging is so fun, and the writing and acting is movie quality. You could love it to pieces.

The story’s good enough to hold off Miles Morales, plus the DLC’s huge. Have fun!

@Zuljaras Controversial but I didn’t mind the face change. I don’t like Tom Holland’s face much, but it suited the facial capture much better. 2018 Peter looks really appropriate for the setting, being eight years into being Spider-Man, but the model resolution wasn’t great. I dunno. I’m probably biased because I only played it on PS5…

@TheJGG Physical, And I'm so going to get a drive, still have no idea if I should use the one from the ps4 or get a whole new one.

Thanks I will indeed Enjoy it.

(Sack boy should also be fun)

@TheJGG Yes the difference between PS5 and PS4 in terms resolution are big.

Maybe I like older Pete for the nostalgia

But even if they faceswap MJ with Jameson Spider-Man 2 would still be my most anticipated game

@Tyranexx I did start FFVII a few days ago, yeah. It's a really good, but quite noticeably dated game, as you'd expect. I like the speed-up feature, plus the "cheat/easy mode" where if you press the right stick you'll restore all your health and fill up the LIMIT gauge automatically. I used both when grinding but for the sake of challenge turned it off during boss fights.

The biggest gripe I have, though, is how muddled the game can get, at least so far. The backgrounds are blurry and sometimes the camera angles make traversing areas nigh-on impossible, and add that to the sketchy progression indicators (I'm in Wall Market and it's not easy knowing what to do next), and it gets confusing and frustrating at times. The music's great at best, and noise at worst, something that Remake obviously fixed.

Referring to XC2: I really like that area too. The best part about it is the music, which has a really grounded but ethereal feel to it. Vandham himself is a really likeable character, I loooove his accent. Yes, it's not that unique but his attitude and outlook, plus the mentor-ly perspective he takes on with Rex is nice. Roc's quite boring though.

@Snatcher Nah, I recommend buying an M.2 drive. The requirements are very specific, because of how demanding the custom-made SSD in the actual console is, and you'll be able to run PS5 games on it. Using a normal hard drive that is good on PS4 won't work. It actually broke my 1TB drive when I put a game on it. Plus you can't install games directly to a drive like that, you'd have to put them on the console first.

@Zuljaras Precisely. It is what it is but in the end it didn't really change much for me, in terms of detracting or adding to easily one of the best games I've played in the last five years. Such a masterfully crafted game. Can't wait for the sequel, especially with the new scale and scope that comes with a villain like Venom.

@TheJGG Yes 2 will be awesome! And do not forget who narrates the trailer for Spider-Man 2 ... at least I think it is Kraven the Hunter (that accent)

And by the looks of the last game Venom will be Harry Osborn and the Green Goblin will be Norman, because of how they showed him illuminated by the green light from the tank So many Easter eggs thrown in the ending!

Aaaand Holland is my favorite Spider-Man ... especially after No Way Home The ending of the movie when the goes to his new apartment and jumps out of the window with the iconic suit is like the beginning of Marvel's Spider-Man game

@Zuljaras Eek! I haven’t actually seen No Way Home yet! I’m doing so on Friday though.

I’ve been avoiding spoilers like the plague though, so I’ve given myself the best chance of going in with a genuine blind encounter.

@TheJGG you will love it Friday is just soo far away

Woohoo...!
I got a lot of games this evening.
Since they are different games each other, i posted 3 different photos based on their machines.

PS3 & PS4

NDS

3DS

I bet all of you have never heard nor even know what the heck is Gaist Crusher 3DS.
I have never knew too about Gaist Crusher but when i saw CAPCOM logo and it has series anime as well, i quickly understood the basic gameplay after watching some videos from Youtube.

Anime

Game

Yes, dude.
I still enjoy Imagine games by Ubisoft (as publisher) despite of their mediocre quality. 😁

And for Team Sonic Racing, my first impression was quite good. I changed the control scheme into Type 2 for similar Mario Kart control scheme type with X button for accelerate, R1 / R2 to drift, L1 to use the item. So far looks good.
And yeah...
Actually i wanted to get Team Sonic Racing last year but i keep delaying until one year and i found quite cheap price option from my local online shopping website last week. I picked a right decision to get the game late.

Well, i don't play Zelda games, Metroid games, Smash Bros games, but i played these unusual games instead.

@Sunsy I should play more of NiGHTS into Dreams at some point, I played a little bit of it on Steam and from what I played I liked it. I want to get to playing Jet Set Radio, too. The other Saturn game I remember my uncle playing was Galactic Attack, which is a shmup. I played that for a good while too, and I really like it. Hopefully, that'll come out for Switch as well.

That's cool you use Christmas lights. I actually had a spare string of colored lights, which I was going to use on the tree, but it looked like there weren't enough. So I used them as a decoration for around those two wooden columns instead. Goes to show that it helps to have creative thinking.

@MarioLover92 I should give it a try again since last time I played it was on my old PC. Jet Set Radio is a lot of fun, I got the Steam version years ago. Sega was doing a Valentine's event called "Make War, Not Love" to celebrate their strategy games on PC, and gave away a Steam copy of Jet Set Radio and Golden Axe during the event.

Sounds like an awesome plan. If I had any columns, I would have decorated them. In my old house, I remember we had lights on the stair banister when I was a kid.

Am i really boring here like nobody want to talk with me even i have posted something ?

@Anti-Matter Apologies for not responding, glad to hear your first impressions of Team Sonic Racing is good, and I'm glad you got a good deal on it. Also, your post reminds me, I picked up a copy of Pokemon X over a year ago and haven't opened it yet.

I have to ask, the DS game in the lower right corner, is that a Pretty Cure game? I remember seeing the original anime a couple years ago, as well as the Netflix dub of one of the series renamed Glitter Force. Really liked them.

The problem I have is that you clearly post things for the attention, not about genuine conversation or interest. You even brag about views on your drawings.

Not many people like this.

The irony is that you are turning out to be like the games you love to others ... a niche

@Sunsy
I was thinking i will get Pokemon Y with previous owner's Save data so i can exchange Pokemons with my Pokemon X before i started to play Pokemon Y since i have two 3DS USA machines but alas, the previous owner have erased the save data so i got an used Pokemon Y with no save data. 😅
Well... That's fine.
It was long time i haven't played Pokemon X after i finished the storyline so i can start new again on Pokemon Y but Froakie is still the only better option i choose since i wasn't the fan of Gen 6 starter Pokemons based on their looking and their final evolution looking.

Oh, yes. I got Pretty Cure on NDS with very cheap price (200,000 IDR).
The game looks pretty with fancy stuff but i couldn't skip their dialogues quickly and i must design my first clothes before proceed to next story. My first impression was like can i save the game now as the characters keep lalala with their dialogues and i was unable to save the game at the moment.
Oh, i also have Pretty Rhythm game on 3DS last month. I thought it was similar franchise as Pretty Cure despite it created by different company.

And i was so lucky to get Rockman Star Force Pegasus version as i like the Blue interface from Pegasus version, despite the language was Japanese but i can always follow the guidance from Youtube.
Megaman Star Force games are extremely expensive on Ebay, even more expensive than Pokemon NDS games. I was so lucky to get the Japanese version with very cheap price (300,000 IDR) from local online shopping website in my country. 😁

I dare myself to pick Gaist Crusher 3DS (look at the 3DS games photo) after i found from local online shopping website, the game was tagged with very cheap price (150,000 IDR). I have no idea about Gaist Crusher but once i typed the name on Youtube, i realized it was a CAPCOM game and it has series anime as well (i posted the anime link from Youtube).
Gaist Crusher was like Megaman + Kamen Rider with Saint Seiya armor style from my first impression. The heroes are teenager boys who got hi tech gadget that can transform them into powerful fighter with gigantic weapons. The monsters over there called Gaist.
I quickly grasped the basic gameplay as the explanation was in Hiragana and Katakana words with Furigana letters for Kanji words. So far so good even i didn't really understand with their dialogues as i found the game was heavily in visual novel style during delivering the storyline and only experiencing in 3D exploration during missions.

@Zuljaras
Well, i have different interest to talk and discuss.
I want to have some conversations from the stuffs i posted but it seems everybody have different interest. It wasn't i'm looking for attention but i really want to talk and discuss from my stuffs even they are very unusual for everybody here. Just like you posted your drawings and your hedgehog pet here, some peoples got interested with your hedgehog pet.

I'm trying to get into soldering and electronics and stuff like that. I got a little kit on amazon so I can put together an FM radio. It seems like a really interesting hobby.

@Anti-Matter Cool, I guessed correctly on Pretty Cure. I remember being introduced to the anime via the Netflix dub Glitter Force, which feels like a 90's styled dub of Smile! PreCure. Sometime after watching it, I found a subbed version of the original PreCure from 2004 on Crunchyroll and watched it.

Have fun with the game, we never got anything related to this anime series, even with Netflix marketing their dub of it. At least the dub got me curious about the series.

That is all ok but if people do not respond to my stuff (that happened several times) I do not ask them if I am boring. I just assumed my stuff is of no interest to them

Some of my drawings got me many responses others got me none and I am ok with that.

Do you think many people here want to talk with you about half naked policemen or boxers?

Okay, i made my game purchase summary during year 2021 in numbers. I will start from the biggest number to the smallest number.

Wii = 24
PS3 = 20
PS4 = 11
PS2 = 10
Gamecube = 8
Wii U = 8
3DS = 6
NDS = 4
Switch = 4
XBOX = 3
PS1 = 1
Total = 99 games purchased in 1 year
Average = 8 or 9 games purchased every month

But, i sold 3 Switch games on 2 October 2021 (Botw, Xenoblade 2, Super Bomberman R).

@Anti-Matter what GameCube games did you buy ? where did you buy them ? And the big question how much did you pay for them ? Paid 1000 dollars id say...😵😵😵😵😵