Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@CaleBoi25, had to look up what "Spidersona" meant, I won't bother with it since I suck at art, but I'm interested in seeing yours when it's complete!

@MarioVillager92 The best way to describe my answer to you is that for me, I have been playing game after game that I have never played before: There hasn’t been a game lately I have gone back to to replay.

Last year there were two games in a particular Nintendo series I really wanted to become available to play on NSO, and eventually I would get confirmation that one of them would release on the service. Fast forward, we would not only get a trailer giving a release date for that game, but also the other game I was looking to finally play. That series I’m mentioning is Golden Sun! Yes sir, I played Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age and thought they were games that while containing what you treasure in RPGs, takes you through adventures and experiences you have never seen before in the genre.

I would go on to get the third and last game ever made in the series. That game being Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. This game could have been a little less easier - the only one of few flaws I had with it. Despite that though, the game contains what’s to love in the previous entries, and a new cast of characters in a new era that shows their dedication and care for protecting and preserving nature, AKA. the world, like their parents before them.

Next game I would play eventually after that would be Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Though in this game I would also eventually find out there was a mistake or partly mistake of characters referring to you with they/them and some he/him pronouns despite what gender you pick at the beginning of the game. Yes, kind of a flaw I see for me personally, and even contacted Level 5 support on the problem and recommend everyone else does the same who wants to be accurately referred to (the title uses pronouns in regards to you a few times so far, from what 40 something hours I’ve played through). They’re good developers from what I hear, so I think there’s a very good chance they’ll set things right.

Anyway, Fantasy Life i itself so far is an amazing game! It is just how Nintendo Life describes it in their review: Larger than (Fantasy) Life. There are so many different things you can do in this game than just simply adventuring and battling enemies. Basically you can do anything you could dream of doing if you were in a real world of fantasy: However way you want to experience life that’s more extraordinary and a little more fantastic, you name it! - from enjoying the exploration of an open world and its challenges using your favorite class to building a whole new town with your ideas and overall visonary.

I also love Super Mario. I’ve played all of the 3D Mario games and almost all of the 2D games in the series. It is an amazing series with so much creativity, joy and innovation put into it. Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Odyssey, you name it. All of that alongside the music that accompanies the fun or joyous moments in the franchise, and it’s a series to me that has brought me so much happiness and/or thrills at times: A series that makes me thankful for all that it has provided me, and I’m glad it’s still around and releasing new games that follow what appreciate of the series. Yes, it’s true I haven’t played a Mario game in a while, but I would be really excited about a new 3D entry on Switch 2 if there’s ever good news released about it (and not something that’s a mere quick tease with little info given to us).

And then there’s also Pokemon, another franchise I adore, and is one of my favorite video game franchises of all time alongside Mario. You also have Mario Kart, which I haven’t played enough games of said series to be called a fan, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, however, is one of my favorite games of all time! I would talk more about Pokemon and MK8, but I don't want to make my post too long here, haha.

Anyway, to sum up the answer to your question, you could say lately I’m all about always wanting to go on new adventures after new adventures. Ah, huh.

I downloaded Vampire Survivors on my phone today.
No wonder people love it! I am having a ton of fun so far.

There will be Moon Eclipse and Bloody Moon tonight in my country Indonesia and other countries like Asia and Australia.
Here is the map of Moon Eclipse area tonight.

@Hapless Lol, nice meeting you as well!

@D-Star92, I like your new name! And that "AKA MarioVillager92" thing as well, so I don't forget who you are. As I have said before in this thread, when my books start being published, I will change my name. I'll probably do an "AKA ShieldHero" when that time arrives 😃.

@D-Star92 gaaaasp you didn't tell me specifically that you were changing your name?! How dare you?! JK! I'll try to remember!

It's happening now, the Bloody Moon.
Take a look to the sky and I think the moon will start to back to normal after 2AM here.

@ShieldHero Thanks! I wanted to have a username that's more in line with what I go by in Animal Crossing, and it's more personal to me as well. I've built a tendency to use different Mario characters, not just Mario, as my profile picture too, as well as my Animal Crossing character, depending on my mood, so I feel they fit my new username more in a way. I'll still keep my Peach one for now to make it easy to remember it's me. And yes, I did think of putting that AKA bit on my signature as well. Best of luck on publishing your books by the way! I'd imagine they would be inspired by anime?

@CaleBoi25 Whoops sorry... lol! No worries. I put that AKA bit in my signature and I'll still have Peach as my profile picture.

@D-Star92,

"I'd imagine they would be inspired by anime?"

Heck yeah!

@ShieldHero Nice, that's cool. I do like watching anime on occasion, actually. Also I forgot to mention this bit about my new username, I like the stars from Mario as well, haha.

@D-Star92, I like the stars as well... because when I have one, I'm invincible and can just plow through the enemies! 🤣

Also, what anime have you watched? I'm curious.

@ShieldHero Indeed, haha! Plus there's the power stars in the 3D Mario games as well.

As for anime I've watched, I've seen stuff like My Hero Academia, One Piece, Naruto, and Black Clover. I've seen Akira as well, which is an anime movie. It's a good movie for sure, just be aware that it is on the more mature side. Also a more obscure pick, I did like Crest of the Stars as well.

@D-Star92 How much of Fantasy Life on the 3DS did you play?

I recall myself not wanting the game 3DS because my brother played it and thought the storyline wasn't good. I also recall him saying the English dialogue was wacky! (think of the season 1 English dub of Digimon.) Though I've come to realize that I shouldn't rely on people's opinions about something like that. Stories are subjective and I've liked stories that other people did not. Did you like the narrative of Fantasy Life on 3DS?

Have you thought about playing any of the Pokemon games beyond Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl? They have doing new things to the franchise lately while retaining to its roots, like SV, Arceus and Z-A.

I love your saying in your sig: "Give yourself the gift of being joyfully you." It's beautiful.

Perhaps your sig is like what Charles Martinet said about the Mario characters once. 2:48 - 3:50: 😄 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8

@PeterTomlan86
Speaking about Fantasy Life games, I have played both 3DS and PS5 version.
They have completely different narrative and environment.
Fantasy Life on 3DS was at European medieval style world while Fantasy Life I get really strong influence from Mayan civilization and Time Travel. Fantasy Life I felt like botw style after get added with Ginormosia, the open world style with separated area that under supervised by giant eye tower and the shrines that really looks like in botw, even I don't have interest with botw.
The thing I like the most from Fantasy Life I is the terraforming that looks similar as ACNH but better. Since I also have experience from playing The Sims games, I don't have much difficulty to design my own village in Fantasy Life I and the island in ACNH.

@Anti-Matter I see. I didn't know that about Fantasy Life i's inspiration. How did you come to know that anyway?

@PeterTomlan86
You can tell from the design looking.
Fantasy Life I is about Time Travel.
When your main character & Skelegon separated after through the warp portal, they landed on a kingdom which you can see everything from people's outfits, building architecture, building pattern, the king's throne, your Job outfits design is very Mayan civilization style.
Even there are some corn furniture from the stack of corns, dried corns, grilled corn on a plate, etc. Corn was primary food during Mayan civilization.
Also, the timeline in Present after the whole kingdom destroyed thousand years later, you will find a huge hole which lead you the very high tech ancient dungeon like Zelda BOTW style.

@Pastellioli Late again. Been busy.

It's kinda wonky trying to control on a small screen.

Verification is gonna suck. All this AI abuse is gonna suck.

Yup. Things went sideways. I'd think if I'm even remotely a friend, while I might not be owed anything, courtesy would dictate I get some kind of comment...

I hate that feeling. It comes and goes.

Well, my Xbone is going off to be repaired tomorrow. HDD replacement probably, but it's getting too slow. I'm a bit into Banjo again.

My backlogs are primarily on Nintendo and Sony systems.
Right now, Hollow Knight is a big one. 42 consecutive bosses? Why?

@CobaltFan take it back, M&Ms are the greatest candy ever, even better than Milky Ways!