Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@EllaTheQueen6 well, now you know what tree to get this year!

Amazing, but aren't candy canes kinda like, coloured sugar? It's used as decoration mainly

@Moffo nothing like that I'm just not really that knowledgeable in terms of Omega Strikers, never played it

@Princess_Lilly I mean, candy canes are usually mimt falvored. But they can reallybe any falvor and color.
I am not picking up pine needles for the next 5 years again

@EllaTheQueen6 about candy canes - could be more of US thing than Europe thing. I haven't seen many of those in the first place

I certainly am picking them up, every needle is another time I'll remember the cozy Christmas. I'd never give up the scent, the feeling, the looks.

@Moffo Let’s gooo!

@Eagly_lmtd_xmasskin sure it is

@Moffo I hate it when they do that

Them's Fightin' Herds got even worse treatment. There was only the 1st chapter of the story and after nearly 2 years of making DLC characters instead of making the content that was actually paid for, the devs literally said "f u for buying our game" and cut the project. They also cut it right where it was getting good and my favorite character was going to be the protagonist.

@Moffo Yes! I played it a lot! I stopped around when the one two girls where released, but other then that I played it a lot! I’m happy I get one last chance.

Whoever gave me this cough and runny nose…shakes fist angrily

@Eagly_lmtd_xmasskin I'm not an early system adopter for several reasons, so no worries there lol. I will get to Future Redeemed very soon for sure!

@MarioLover92 Earlier programming classes can be easier depending on the instructor and material covered, but not always. Even basic logic classes can be intense. I've always liked what I learned of C languages, though I'm most familiar with C#. C++ is fun but would require a major refresher now. There are plenty of good open source ways to learn programming and game design online thankfully.

I bet that was Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows. I've heard that's fun but even more difficult. So I've steered clear. If I'd really liked the base game, I probably would've invested in the others. As for Fire Emblem Echoes I highly encourage you to keep going with that one. It's one of my favorite FEs to date.

Mario has returned to my profile picture, with Peach still sticking around... and I'm now having a holiday theme for my Nintendo Life profile!

Haha, lol! Ah gotcha, I guess they use bluetooth or something? That's understandable, you definitely don't want the train to go off the tracks by accident... you're totally right, they're delicate ladies for sure! Same applies to real life, we don't want runaway trains now, do we? I've been on train rides in real life as well... in an amusement park and in a railroad museum. They were fun.

All righty, cool. It's that evergreen scent, huh? That's a pretty good scent for sure, so I do understand why you'd want a real tree. We've had those faux branches for a long, long time as well.

Also random question, what kind of Switch games you like playing, if you have a Switch? I've been playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with a few friends on here and it's my favorite game to play online. I saw that you liked Super Mario Bros. Wonder upon seeing your NL profile's game collection. I've finished SMBW and it's such a good game... it's my personal game of the year!

@Tyranexx I've learned C++, but not C# since my school didn't have it IIRC. I remember C++ being mega overwhelming when I was learning it. Good to hear, I think I recall referring to a website that showed everything for C++ if I wasn't looking at the mod notes.

Yep you're right, it was Plague of Shadows. OK sweet, I'll definitely try to find the time to play more of Echoes... I remember liking from what I've played of it. It's been a decent while since I've played my 3DS. Good games from our Mario Kart session, by the way!

(I normally don't double post, my bad.)

@IceDomino I hope you feel better real soon!

I brainstormed a story about how my persona took on Mii Swordfighter’s role in a New Game Plus in “World of Light”.

It's raining here.
I can't play my game consoles as there is a risk of blackout during raining. 😟
I will play my handhelds instead.

@MarioLover92 About the controllers - no, it's not that they're wireless, it's that when you turn the knob on it, you can very smoothly adjust the speed of train. In the normal controller, you have like 1, 2 or 3 preset speeds and when you turn the knob, you just switch that speed.

I sometimes travel by trains, my Japanese exam was held in one city only, so I had to take the early train, it was 1 year ago. I slept almost all the way. Going back was much more tiring as there were lots of people going back from holidays, and they had kids. Noisy kids. My muffling headphones couldn't mitigate that ruckus. People are the only thing I dislike about trains.

Do you like trains, seeing that you have been to railroad museums?

Yeah, the scent is something I would never give up on during holiday season. Scent is one of the most memory - inducing senses, they can evoke feelings you can't even remember existed. It's worth buying a real tree every year.

Yes I do have Switch! As for what games I like, it's a tricky question, I like a lot of them. Remakes of old RPGs, (like Atelier Marie or Rhapsody), new RPGs (like Xenoblade 2 or Octopath Traveler), some one-of-a-kind games like Katamari Damacy, even Visual Novels. As for Nintendo's first party, I got Mario Kart for both Wii U and Switch, Also Smash for Wii U and Smash Ultimate. I also played Splatoon since the first installment, but I grew a bit tired of it. As for my gaming library, the Nintendolife account does not reflect it well since I can't be bothered to enter each and every game I have, they are just auto added from polls.

Yeah I finished Wonder too, it was great. My personal favorites is still Odyssey, though.

@Moffo hi! I'm fine. How are you?

So basically the story goes like this:

At the beginning, Kirby attempts to escape Galeem like canon. However, even he doesn't make it, but right before being consumed, one of the stars from his Warp Star manages to disappear from the world, and it magically summons Luca, a fire-wielding half-kitsune from another dimension.

Upon landing in the new world, Luca is suddenly attacked by what appears to be Mario wearing different colored clothes and having glowing red eyes. Luca attempts to fight back using his fire, only to find that his fire powers don't work in this world (think of Donald Duck at the beginning of "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" when he tried to attack Axel with magic). A mysterious voice tells him to adapt and figure out a new way to defend himself, and Luca sees a samurai sword sticking out of the ground. Upon pulling it out of the ground, the sword magically gifts him knowledge of swordfighting, and even magically replaces his usual T-shirt, shorts and shoes with that of Takamaru's outfit.

With the fight back in his favor, Luca manages to damage the Mario lookalike, who keeps turning into metal every few seconds. After sending the Mario clone to his death, a small wispy spirit with the image of the Smoky Progg from "Pikmin" quickly joining his side. After defeating several more of these false fighters and gaining the power from the spirits who were trapped, Luca eventually faces off against the true Mario.

Upon defeat, Mario regains his senses and explains to Luca the situation, such as where they are and who the fighters are up against. Realizing that he was sent to this world to help, Luca vows to rescue every spirit and fighter, and take down Galeem and take back their worlds.

The Harry Potter advent calendar I ordered online came today and it’s… humongous. expect it to be, like, book-sized, but it’s actually larger than my laptop.

It’s really cute though, with 25 colorful pockets of various sizes.

The first day had four small greeting cards (which I might turn into little notebooks), and the second day had a tiny little sticker. Here’s hoping day three will be more exciting.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself, this is peak fiction you're missing!

@Tyranexx All of the other Shovel Knight campaigns are fantastic and Plague of Shadows has probably the best story of all of them. Difficulty is subjective but, from what I've seen, most people that have completed find it even easier than the main campaign since he's kinda overpowered. When I've seen discussions about it being more difficult, it's usually players in their first hours and it's understandable as he's quite different from Shovel Knight.

If you can, you should definitely check it out.

I felt upset with my recent game purchase just now. 😤
I bought Transformers Dark of the Moon PS3 and it was really unplayable.
Too difficult to play, I got Game Over several times, the control of camera and aiming were rubbish, 15 minutes I got nothing but frustration. 😒
I immediately delisted all Transformers PS3 games from my list except Transformers Devastation as the game have a potential to play.
I got Transformers The Game PS3 last July 2023 and it was rubbish.
I got this Transformers Dark of the Moon and it also rubbish.
I will donate those two Transformers PS3 games to my game shop owner.

Also, when I tried to play FF XIII PS3 again by wandering around Grand Pulse or Orphan Cradle, it still gave anxiety due to tough enemies almost everywhere. And because I still feel I got some anxiety in FF XIII, I changed my mind to not consider FF XIII-2 & Lightning Returns as those games maybe even harder than the first game.