Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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!)

@Tyranexx Do you bring your own candy? Popcorn is a must for me always but other then that, not much else.

@Anti-Matter Your not boring, I just didn't have anything useful to say, so I didn't, But I heard you got into team sonic racing, how is it?

@TheJGG I'm just going to wait for Disney plus to have it, It wont be to long, wish me luck LMAO.

@Snatcher
About Team Sonic Racing PS4, so far so good. I used Type 2 style controller for more like Mario Kart style control scheme with X button to accelerate, R1 / R2 for drifting, L1 to use the item.
The game was running on 60 fps on PS4 as i heard the Switch version was running on 30 fps, the reason i picked PS4 version.
But following my team on the yellow line was quite hard as i used to play Mario Kart games individually so to work togerher in team like stay on the yellow line, using Ultimate Team skill was something that i have never done naturally when playing racing games individually.

Other thing, i like to share something about my stuffs such as my drawings or the games i purchased with some comments on it. But i think my stuffs were not really interesting enough to be discussed about since i oftenly posted unusual games or trivial things.

Btw, i wish i can have PS5 machine as i want to play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Planet Coaster. I will try to get at least 3 PS5 games during year 2022 for future investment when i can buy PS5 Slim someday.

I got Darksouls on Steam, since it was only 19 dollars, and it's honestly pretty good. It took me a while to get my controller set up, but I've been enjoying it so far. It's not completely hard, but moreso just a game that you really need to learn the controls and patterns of in order to succeed. I don't even really mind dying all that much, as each time I keep getting better and better, learning from my mistakes. I also like how you can employ tactics, and sometimes it actually works, like in one instance where I diverted a strong enemy away from a dead end, then snuck back around to get a ring, only to die again to the strong enemy who cornered me.

@Anti-Matter The team part is what I think, breaks it apart from other racers! Its really fun once you get the hang of it.

Well I don't want to talk about a topic I don't know to much about, I don't want to come off as rude, so I just don't talk about it if I don't have anything useful to say.

Its sooo worth going through the hell for a ps5, for me at least, Its just such a mind blower!

Can't believe I forgot to make a video of it after having it finished for two weeks! Guess that's what going on holiday does, I suppose. @Vortexeo and @tekoii you'll love this one. It loses a little steam near the end but I'm going to remaster this one in a few weeks with Logic. My birthday's in two weeks, so that's the earliest I plan to do so!

@Snatcher So glad you're that madly in love with the PS5! First thing I did when I got it was boot up Astro's Playroom and as a tech demo it's sublime but even as a standalone game it would have been worth paying for. Personally, the adaptive triggers are very specific in terms of when they shine most (I don't like them too much on F1 2021 for example) because of the constant locking and unlocking of the motors. This one is one of the best though, I'd also recommend No Man's Sky's free PS5 upgrade if you have it.

The level design, though, and the PS callbacks of course, easily put a smile on my face, even though I haven't so much as touched almost all of the stuff out there. I sure hope Team ASOBI are working on another one because they already have millions of new admirers. Us two included!

@Tyranexx Yeah... I've had to look up some stuff twice already, including the crossdressing quest. Instead of doing a tournament like in Remake, you need to go around gathering pieces of Cloud's guise, such as lingerie, dress, makeup and a wig. Once I got past that the rest was easy. So far I'm about to infiltrate Shinra's headquarters however, and it really puts into perspective just how big this game is; if Remake's 35-hour adventure is contained in the first five hours of this one... I literally can't wait to see how many games this Remake project takes up. Seven?

Either way that's a nice game for the side, as I tackle Metroid Dread, even though it's the opposite now. God, that game has so much polish and detail. The puzzles are really smart, and for once I'm happy I figured it out myself instead of just... looking at a guide. The EMMI chase sequences dread me though. Hopefully you get that one soon!

Your comments on the music are spot-on. I feel like they're slightly below the original but that's more a compliment than a criticism of 2's soundtrack. Mitsuda apparently loves Celtic music so hearing Torigoth, it must have been a personal favourite to listen to (since ACE did that one, not him). As I imagined ACE's music is my personal favourite, they generally do the area themes. If you like Gormott, you're in for a lot more fun. As for the Cliffs of Morytha, in terms of where it is in the story, you get there around mid-to-late game, to put it vaguely. How far have you gotten now?

Well, supposedly, part one of remake might be relatively longer than the rest, @TheJGG .... I don't think people would want to buy more than 4 parts at absolute maximum, especially with how long it's going to be at the current rate! If you get stuck with the game, let us know, I'm sure we can help

I asked for a quesadilla and they gave me a taco. All meat, no cheese at all.

It’s one of those days.

@Eel Hmmm, I'm thinking of starting an American-run Mexican food restaurant in Mexico, where we don't know what the hell things are called, or what we're doing.🤔 Sounds like someone beat me to it.

@BruceCM My thoughts exactly. I hope we get a teaser for the next game at some point this decade, it’ll no doubt cause uproar whenever or if it drops. The later the better though, I’d appreciate playing through the original so I can be more experienced with the characters.

Still haven’t gotten the INTERmission, admittedly. Saving that for when-if I warm up to Yuffie. If I even get her into my party.

@MarioLover92 Yeah, plus the theme fit Valentine's Day. Sad they don't do it anymore. It was always fun to see what games would come, or which strategy games people would choose (for the record, I chose Dawn of War, I have it), and the sales Sega had on their strategy stuff.

That's exactly what we had on the banister. I remember being the one who plugged in the lights for it every night, since the plug was in my bedroom.

@Snatcher Sounds like you're having a good time with the PS5. It's refreshing to read someone's experience with it, instead of wondering if they really exist, or it being a news story about scalpers, lol.

This is me too, if I don't have anything more to say, I won't post.

Worth noting, sometimes I see responses, but wait to respond just to get multiple replies in one post rather than do post after post. I find it easier to keep track of discussions this way and it isn't filling up the thread.

Heh, well, I wasn't much of a fan of Yuffie in the original version, @TheJGG .... She's very useful for awhile but she's annoying Still, she certainly looked better in the trailer for Intermission
Obviously, I'm waiting for Remake to come to Steam & to be on a good sale, as there's 2 or 3 more parts to come

@TheJGG Indeed, It would have totally been worth the money, and there were a few times where I was like "This is a tech demo?" Because damn, its fun, its looks amazing, and the collections, oh, the console collections, I just can't get enough of see the little dudes get enough of that stuff! I sure do hope we get more of them, and more games from them, I think we will be seeing a lot more from them from now own, they would make for a cool mii like thing as well!
(Free upgrade? as in if I have a physical copy I can still upgrade it?)
@Sunsy Well I can indeed tell you, there real, the myth, the legend, Its in the room, right now.
Thank you, glad to see someone agrees with my posting habits, its not like I want to not respond, but I just don't have anything to say, so why should I?

Buh i've been so busy lately, it's madness! I haven't even had time to game! [audible gasps, cries, weaker individuals faint, etc etc]. But it's okay 'cause tomorrow is my day off (woo hoo). Hope everyone has been doing well.

@VoidofLight glad to hear you're enjoying Dark Souls 😁 how far have you gotten?

@Snatcher congrats on getting your PS5! The trigger feedback is pretty wild eh? It sounds silly but I really love the way it feels lol.

@TheJGG Astro's Playroom was really enjoyable surprise as a tech demo/pack-in game. I don't know if there's enough ideas for a sequel but I'd be exited if it happened. In case I forget for later - happy early birthday! Any plans?

@Eel I hate when stuff like that happens. I ordered a pizza awhile back and it was so bad you would've thought the person that made it had never seen a pizza before in their life. Hopefully the offending taco wasnt an omen for how the rest of your day was.

@Sunsy i don't have much to say topic-wise, but nonetheless I wanted to say "haaaaaay Sunsaaaay" 😁 hope you've been well.

@BruceCM how long is the Yuffie DLC? I've been on the fence about buying it. I love the Remake for the characters, setting, and music....but I gotta say I didn't like playing it as much I'd hoped.

Finished Cobra Kai tonight, another great season to one of the few live action shows I like. Again, my mother and I are fans of the Karate Kid movies too, so we like this series.

@Snatcher The console, the myth, the legend!

You're welcome. If I don't have anything to say, I don't have anything to say then. At least I do read responses I get, so I'm not ignoring any replies. I may sometimes miss a post, I'm not perfect.

@Losermagnet Hi there! I'm doing well, been playing some games, just doing some household chores, and enjoying Christmas music a bit more before I put it away for the year. BTW, I got SMT V as one of my Christmas gifts, Steelbook edition too. Hope you've been well too.