Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@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...😵😵😵😵😵

Meh Monday is meh. The weather also decided to finally start behaving like it's winter here. Not sure how I feel about that. One point for normal seasonal temps/weather I suppose. Dang do I hate being cold though!

@MarioLover92 Heh, they're certainly trying, but I don't know how effective it'll be now that my sister moved out. She would work with him somewhat when she had the time. My brother does when he can, but he's very busy between his job and also trying to farm, so he often doesn't have a lot of time on his hands. Overall he's a decent dog, though recently he's developed stranger danger with anyone he doesn't know or like. Not a bad thing really, though the problem is calling him off after the fact. My mom legit thought he was going to attack me on Christmas.

Looking forward to that Peach drawing! No rush.

@Sunsy I MIGHT cave for a small popcorn or a bit of candy. I don't usually dive into theater food much. Practically all on offer isn't healthy, and that's how they get you in the wallet lol.

@TheJGG From what little experience I have with (or have seen) with PS1 titles, many of them haven't aged well graphically. Your complaints about environment traversal and progression indicatorsare something I've certainly come across in my online wanderings. Mechanically, I believe FFVII is still solid, but I won't deny the QoL features you describe will be quite useful when I finally grab and play the game. Like you, I'll turn off the easy street stuff during boss fights (unless I'm REALLY struggling lol).

On XC2: If there's one thing that I feel is (almost) up to par with the series so far, it's the music. Not only this area, but I enjoyed the Torigoth tracks too. Can't wait to get to Cliffs of Morytha whenever that is; that's a track I've come across in my online wanderings that I love. I like the teacher/student type relationship that Vandham and Rex have so far, though I do agree that Roc is rather one-note; I honestly thought Roc might be female until his VA finally chimed in.

@Anti-Matter Kudos for finding a Mega Man Star Force title for a decent price! I have the Leo version (NA). Those first games were the easiest of the bunch, and I still prefer the Battle Network series, but I found the Star Force titles to be really enjoyable (if a bit out there). Gaist Crusher looks interesting too, though I've never heard of it. As for Ni No Kuni, I received it on Switch for my birthday this past fall but haven't played it yet.

@Ninfan
I got most of the Gamecube games from Tokopedia, local online shopping website in Indonesia.
7 Gamecube games i got from Tokopedia and 1 Gamecube game i got from playasia.
And here are the Gamecube games i bought with the price in Indonesian currency.

1. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3 = 300,000 IDR
2. Starfox Adventures = 310,000 IDR
3. Rocket Power: Beach Bandits = 200,000 IDR
4. Mario Power Tennis = 350,000 IDR
5. Robots (bought from playasia) = 790,000 IDR
6. Finding Nemo = 196,000 IDR
7. Megaman Network Transmission = 775,000 IDR
8. Spyro: Enter of the Dragonfly = 302,000 IDR

Total purchase = 3,223,000 IDR or approximate US$ 225

@Tyranexx
I have never expected i will ended up by purchasing Gaist Crusher 3DS as i have never heard or even know that franchise before but when i found that game from Tokopedia, i was surprised to see a cheap Japanese 3DS game including with its accesory like jewel stones on sale.
I quickly gathering information about Gaist Crusher and i found the similarity as Megaman type anime (teenagers turned into superheroes) and from 30 minutes watching the gameplay video from Youtube was convincing enough for me to pick the game quickly as it tagged by 150,000 IDR or around US$ 10.50
Really cheap price. 😀

I picked Ni no Kuni PS3 for certain reasons:
1. I have to keep my eyes on my PS4 storage as i have to not really consider games with too big installation GB size (bigger than 20 GB) as i have 176 GB left after i have inserted Team Sonic Racing disc with 15 GB size + 1 GB update onto my PS4 Slim. Despite of Ni no Kuni PS4 version have some upgraded performance like 60 fps, but it took 25 GB for installation from disc, compared with PS3 version with just only 4 GB for installation.
My PS3 Slim still have quite a lot storage (200+ GB remaining from 290 GB for 320 GB model) for 41 PS3 games i have.

2. I have ever bought Ni no Kuni PS3 Greatest Hits version long time ago, maybe late 2013 or early 2014 but i sold the game in year 2015 due to financial crisis and i was lost my job on early year 2015.
I haven't played the game as i didn't have PS3 machine in year 2014.
So i think it will be fair to pick the PS3 version again after i have sold the game long time ago.

3. Even there is Switch version but its performance was like PS3 version so i picked the PS3 version as i can find the PS3 version from Tokopedia with way cheaper price than Switch version.

And for Rockman Star Force Pegasus, it was my lucky day i could find a seller from Tokopedia who provided quite a lot of Japanese NDS games with affordable prices. If you look at the price of Megaman NDS games on Ebay, the price was very inflated even the Japanese version. And since i have never played Megaman Star Force games before, i tried from one game i got first to see if i will getting along well with the game.

@Tyranexx Fair enough, I don't really eat theater food either. Usually at movies I just get a soda just to sip on. The only thing I don't like about theaters, since the room isn't aired out, it makes me cough a tiny bit, so soda usually just keeps it under control.

Never understood why, it just happens in theaters. I'm never sick when I go, so it just happens.

@Sunsy Oh that's cool they did that, kinda like how Nintendo gave away a free game when they released Mario Kart 8 back in the Wii U days. I got Wii Party U though, only because I have the other three games already, lol. I played it for a bit, it was all right but it ain't no Mario Party, that's for sure. XD

Thanks, and that's cool. My grandmother would have those swirling tree branches around her stair banisters during Christmastime, as well, they looked quite nice.

@Tyranexx Ah goodness - the dog must be excited to see you then, lol. Totally understandable that he's been having stranger danger. I've always been more of a cat person, but I do get along with dogs just as well. On my future Peach drawing - thanks! We'll see how busy I'll get before I get to the drawing process. lol

Ok the ps5 is amazing! The triggers were something I was not ready for at all, It was, something else, (For multiplayer shooters its a no) Its so fun, Just to feel the pull.

But I'm really here to talk a little about astros play room, Damn, that thing is so good and creative, The way they show off (Flex) all the ps5 controller features are amazing!

The graphics are just, mind blowing, and the RTX, Chiefs kiss.

But it was so fun to play with family and look at all the nods to other games, just figuring them out was fun!

But I'm not the only one that thinks that astros play room is a heavy mix of mario galaxy and Sunshine? or is that just me?

(yep, this is a pretty bad collection of thoughts but I really wanted to type about it!)