Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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@Pastellioli Yeah, in that respect, it looks like they're figuring it out. Just purely going by my experience.

Oh gotcha, yeah, I'm basically the same way. I want to pick the right poses for whatever character I'm drawing. For the Merry Mountain drawing I mentioned earlier, I had Mario and Peach waving hello. That was me drawing from still life - I have figures for both characters and I'd adjust their arms so it looks like they're waving hi.

Ah I see, I'd have the paints smudge on me as well, lol. Since it was a class I took, I kept chugging along and got my painting projects done. And I did good in them. Sorry you couldn't get yours done though.

Ah OK, that's good the printer paper works for you testing things out. My sketchbook has both finished pieces of mine, and me toying around. I experiment in my sketchbook since I'd deal with the same type of paper, and my sketchbook lasts quite a long time. In other words, I won't have to get another sketchbook anytime soon.

That sounds kind of like how Super Mario Galaxy 2 came to be, where the guys at Nintendo had so much ideas, that they couldn't implement them into a single game. Ouch, sorry to hear on Overwatch. That sounds like my experience with Rocket League, where I'd keep losing. While playing, I'd also get bumped around a lot, I'd keep missing the ball or hitting it at a bad angle, or even get blown up for seemingly no reason. It's cool that people like RL, it just isn't for me. Yeah, I've seen that Splatoon 3 has gotten criticism for its stage design, but surprisingly, the only frustrating stage for me was the previously mentioned Barnacle & Dime.

Yeah, Super Mario Maker is a pretty good game. Some of the user-made levels aren't super great, but I think there are some great ones out there, too. The most recent time I played SMM2 was playing peoples' Super Worlds, but it's been ages since I last played that game. Ah yeah, I did get some decent mileage from SMM1 before the Wii U's online shut down as well. That's cool. I thought Jetpac was a surprisingly good game considering how old it is and it's on a system I've never even heard of before as a kid. I actually have a Retro Gamer magazine that has a whole section on the ZX Spectrum. I did hear it was a popular computer in the UK. (So that's why I've never heard of it as a kid...!)

Oh no... don't you hate when games you're looking forward to get cancelled? Not a Rare game, but I still remember when Mega Man Legends 3 got cancelled... even the prototype demo got cancelled! As somebody who is a Mega Man fan, I was looking forward to playing it... but it just didn't happen. I wonder if Capcom would ever revisit it sometime, but outside of the Legacy Collections and Mega Man 11, they haven't been doing much with Mega Man nowadays.

Yeah... didn't Microsoft shut down the studio that made Hi-Fi Rush? Or am I misremembering? That's a game I want to play sometime. I think I saw there's that Indiana Jones game that was Xbox-exclusive that's making it to Switch 2, so I think there's hope that Hi-Fi Rush will make it as well.

Oh no, that sucks! I'm sorry to hear! Yeah, it is difficult to avoid spoilers for recently-released games, especially on places like YouTube. I'm planning on getting Donkey Kong Bananza this week, but I won't say a word about it when I play it. Because I care. Yeah, I'm also wondering about Metroid Prime 4... I think we'd find out its release date on the next Nintendo Direct, but it's just an educated guess. We now know when Kirby Air Riders is coming out at least, it'll be out on November 20th.

Also, Pastellioli, please don't be too negative. About you saying that any positive thought about yourself being "wrong," it sounds like you've been being hard on yourself - it won't do any good. I've been practicing self-love and it's been helping me a lot mentally... so I'd say it's worth trying to take the time to love yourself. I'm not saying to be overconfident or anything like that, but being overly negative isn't good either. So definitely give yourself time to cheer up. I'm writing this to help you out, because once again, I care. Remember to give yourself the gift of being joyfully you. I hope this advice helps you be on the right track, as well as others who read this and are going through something similar.

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Sorry I haven't been on as much, I've been anxious lately. The whole YouTube AI age verification has me worried. Mostly because of how it works, let's say I want to watch the YouTube Trolls shorts, the AI can determine I'm under 18 based on the fact I like Trolls, even though I'm an adult.

I like YouTube, mostly because of gaming content, gaming retrospectives, plane spotting (I have this on as I type), but I also watch cartoons on YouTube, which universally get marked as "made for kids." Not to mention, I was taught a long time ago to never share personal information online.

Yeah, been worried. The only workaround is watching cartoons logged out of YouTube, I shouldn't have to tip toe around an AI just to enjoy cartoons that I've always enjoyed. I don't have cable TV, so I usually use streaming services and watch stuff on YouTube.

On a brighter side of things, I saw Trolls Scrapbook Stories on YouTube, a series of Trolls shorts I haven't seen in years. So that was fun. Yeah this is one of those things I can only watch on YouTube since DreamWorks uploads them to the Peacock Kids YouTube channel (it was formerly DreamWorks TV).

Also, have done some gaming lately, played Trolls: Remix Rescue recently, and did some turn-based battles in Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Still playing games, even if I haven't done much on Switch lately.

Firstly sorry for the late response. I would say the game feels more like a $50 game too. Wasn't a bad game at all, just don't see it being worth the asking price of $80. Agreed, and I'm not against having digital games either. I like to save space for the games I want to have digitally, and have the game on the cart to have the game there and not on system memory. Plus you have to have the key card inserted into the system to play it. So it's a game you download, but you still need the cart inserted. It's the worst of both worlds, at least with digital, it just starts up. Glad you're happy with it.

Yup I have, I usually get pizza dough from my local supermarket, some sauce, cheese, and pepperoni and bake it in my oven. Comes out delicious too, plus it's fun to make. Sounds like a plan to me, at least that one sounds like it's new DLC rather than just being an "enhanced" version of the game.

It's been cooler than usual lately. Yeah, I love playing classic PC games Saturday evening and drinking chocolate milk with it, did it last night while playing Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Nothing like sipping chocolate milk while playing a turn-based strategy game. Cool, I remember renting F-Zero GX back in the day. That game was hard, but fun.

Edit: love the new profile pic!

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Hope you're all doing well. Still enjoying my Switch 2, and a few days ago I even got to have a nice walk in the park. They even have a merry-go-round there, which I did ride, and it was so much fun!

@Pastellioli Yeah, photo references definitely come in handy for when you're drawing. It's worth picking the best ones for whatever piece you're making as well. I do want to try to draw characters at different angles too... particularly at a diagonal angle.

Thanks, I'm glad I took that painting class, even though it's not exactly my favorite way to make art, lol. I remember the walnut oil I'd use would get sticky as well. I prefer drawing over painting since it's not as messy, haha. Markers are easier to use for sure, I used to love using them as a kid.

Ah, that's understandable... I can relate to that. Similarly, I've made attempts that didn't exactly go my way. It's weird, I'd have a good vision for what I'd make in my head, but when I make it, it can sometimes turn out a little different. I can always try again if I'm not satisfied with how it turns out.

I can relate to that feeling for team-based games. I generally do my best in online games, but if I lose too much, I would sometimes think I'm not doing too great. I'd play worse if I get too frustrated as well, if that happens, I would just stop playing. I didn't play too much in the last Splatfest because of that. Oh, speaking of water, I would sometimes drop into the little water holes by accident in Mahi-Mahi Resort. In general, I'd sometimes get one-shotted by charger players too!

That's cool, I think I remember those music levels too. I do understand what you've described, no worries. Gotcha, not sure if I'd be super into Rare/Ultimate's ZX Spectrum games, but I'd at least try them out for curiosity's sake. I think I've first heard of that system back in 2011 when I got that aforementioned Retro Gamer magazine. That magazine was also from the UK, so being in the US myself, I don't know how I managed to have it.

Agreed. Seeing games get cancelled is sad for sure... plus the developers would essentially have all their hard work be for nothing. Sonic Xtreme is another example I can think of. It was going to be a 3D Sonic game for the Sega Saturn, but the dev team making it (I think it was Sonic Team?) had a brutally difficult time making it. It's a shame it got canned too, since the Saturn never had a mainline Sonic game... and I think it was a big reason why that console did not sell too well outside of Japan. Going back to Microsoft, it makes me wonder what the heck is going on there, lol. I wonder if people are losing interest in Xbox now, besides the Game Pass service.

Oh that's lovely that Tango is around again. Yeah, that decision of Microsoft's makes no sense at all. It's like they tried to shut them down because it wasn't a triple-A game, or something like that. I could be wrong, but it's just a wild guess on my end.

Ah gotcha, that is a bit weird for sure. People love showing spoilers on YouTube when a game comes out, lol. Thanks, I'm playing Bananza now and I'm having a great time with it.

You're welcome. It takes practice to break free from negativity, but I know you can do it. I used to be hard on myself, too... I was an unfortunate victim of being bullied in school years ago and my self-esteem took quite a few hits. But it's gotten better now that I'm doing self-love, by just being myself, enjoying my hobbies, and the like. Self-love is a wonderful thing, and I encourage it to everybody simply by writing about it. Remember that the more positive you are, the more positive things you get back.

@Sunsy Ouch, sorry to hear you've been feeling anxious. I did see that other post of yours about that YouTube AI thing... really don't like that they're doing that. The way it can guess how old you are if you watch family-friendly stuff, and then be like "you can't watch this, you're not old enough," I just don't like that feeling at all. And you have to show your picture or ID when it's wrong? Are these guys for real? No thank you! There's no way I'm doing that! As somebody who also likes family-friendly things, that really upsets me too... it's just really, really bad. I'm gonna have to stop right there... back to positivity.

That's nice you got to see Trolls Scrapbook Stories, as well as playing those two games you've mentioned. I've never played Jagged Alliance, but I did play a few other games like it, like Advance Wars and Shining Force. Though, whenever I play turn-based strategy games, I tend to overthink a ton. Still enjoying my Switch 2 over at my end. Not related to games, but I did take a nice walk in the park recently, and I even got to ride the merry-go-round that they had. It was so much fun!

You're good on the late response, don't worry about it. Yeah, hopefully we'll see it on sale later down the road, or give it a big content update of sorts. Kind of like they did with New Horizons, it had a pretty big free update back in 2021. Yeah, I did see you have to have the game key card inserted to play it after it lets you download the game... that's just silly. May as well just buy the game from the eShop instead.

Oh that's cool you've made that pizza on your own, and that sounds delicious for sure. Yeah, it's essentially DLC. Mario Party Jamboree's Switch 2 edition is sort of like that too, since you'd get a couple new modes and the mouse-controlled minigames. That one does look all right, the team mode for the main game looks fun, and Carnival Coaster does look like a fun side mode (despite my crippling fear of roller coasters...) but I'd rather get that on sale.

It's been getting a bit hot again here recently, but I'm doing all right. You're making me want chocolate milk now, haha. Yeah, F-Zero GX is really hard, but I loved playing it as a kid. Still have my copy of it after all these years and it's cool it's now on the Switch 2's GameCube catalog.

Thank you! I wanted to have Peach as my profile picture for a change. Been playing as her a lot in Mario Kart World and this was actually from when I got 1st in an online race. Me and Peach won that race for you.