Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@CaleBoi25, M&Ms are one of my favorite candies ever 🥰. Specifically the classic and peanut ones. I haven't had any in months though. I do have a large, unopened pack from this year's Easter though. I've been keeping it sealed and unopened because of the news that starting this year, M&Ms are going to be having more natural coloring (which is supposedly healthier) in the United States, which is where I live. Several of the food brands I eat have tried becoming more "natural" and "healthy" over the years, and they always end up never being as yummy, which makes me boycott them. So since I might be boycotting M&Ms in the near future, I'm saving my M&Ms from before they announced the "healthier natural" coloring just in case, since I like my unhealthy M&Ms.

@CaleBoi25 I do love peanut butter and peanut M&M's, but I really don't care normal M&M's. There are so many chocolates with more interesting flavors, (Reese's, Milkyway, Cookies & cream bar, ect.) M&M's to me are so mid. They often don't have the right crunch, and they are so small, it sometimes feels like I'm not eating anything. Again, I don't hate them, I just think they are crazy overated. (But, of course, if M&M's give you joy, more power to you to continue to enjoy them

@ShieldHero Personally, I am all in favor of healthier foods - though M&Ms are the exception, since they obviously aren't healthy at all! I am glad they are trying to reduce the eyes, but I can totally see why you would be worried about the flavor.
@CobaltFan fair enough! I think they deserve thy hype, especially for the Peanut Butter ones... 😋 I love those so much!
Also, this exists and I watched it and now I am forcing you guys to do the same /hj

@Pastellioli ive never heard of buncha crunch before, may i ask what its like? candy’s scrumptious but can definitely be addicting 😿 the other day i discovered this new candy called Squashies that are actually really tasty, and ate the whole bag. but whats wrong with a little treat every once in a bit! 🙂

Don't know where else to say this.

Yesterday's news about Nintendo of America and the Pokémon Company attempting to patent summoning sub characters for battle is a blatant overreach. It would basically make it so almost all JRPG series can no longer exist without massively changing their mechanics (making them no longer the same, and also stifling creativity). I'm sorry, Pokémon is my favorite franchise ever, but I don't want Pokémon to be the only summoning sub characters for battle series! If they actually do get this patent and start using it to bully other game developers, then I am just done with Nintendo. For life. 😡😡😡 Honestly, the only reasons I'm not taking a break from this site right now is because I like chatting with y'all and that upcoming Nintendo Direct live blog chat tomorrow. I wouldn't take a break because I hate this site (I have no issues with this site at all), I would just take a break because I hate Nintendo.

Honestly, this is just another domino in a chain of dominos that has been falling since September 2024 that have been slowly making me dislike Nintendo for the first time in my life, and it's only getting worse. Like a very slow kind of worse, where you try to keep going but it slowly gets even harder to keep going, and you keep getting crushed over and over until you just drop to the ground in pain and misery and give up. And all of this is coming from me, who tries to be as positive as possible.

If I end up quitting Nintendo completely (which is not happening yet, at least for the time being), I'll probably still play some of the Nintendo games that I already have every once in a while. And I'll probably still chat with y'all in the forums and maybe comment in an article every once in a while. And if I ever need to take a break, I'll say I need one in the Vacation Thread. Also, if I'm done with Nintendo, then I'm certainly not getting a Switch 2. And this is coming from me, who just recently decided to get a Switch 2, potentially as soon as next year.

I'm just really upset right now, especially since this patent threatens JRPGs, which are my favorite kind of game. I probably won't be posting much else here for the rest of the day.

Again, I have no problems with any of you, I just have some beef with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company right now. I should still be present for the Nintendo Direct chat though. I'm really excited for that. 🥰

@Pastellioli that sounds absolutely delicious, and i say that as a fan of chocolate rice crispies! ill have to check it out sometime 🙂 its always soo disappointing when expensive candy boxes are halfway filled!
squashies are made by the brand that makes smarties i think, theyre pretty rare to find, but if you do, theyre are amazing. theyre a chewy fruit candy thats perfect in my opinion.
also love your pfp!

@Pastellioli never heard of Buncha Crunch! That's interesting, I'll have to look for those. Maybe I'll find a new fave!
@ShieldHero if you need a break, go for it! We'll still be here!

@PeterTomlan86 I think I played like 10 hours of it back in the day? I don't remember. I only played as the paladin. I actually did start a new game like a year or two ago, but I don't like its slow beginning. I don't remember what I thought of the narrative, but I often don't pay too much attention to the story when I play games. I tend to focus on gameplay, replay value, and music.

I actually have Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and I think it is a pretty good game. Love the exploration aspect of it... especially since I liked Breath of the Wild. Arceus is the one Pokemon game I have on the Switch. I've not played Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Thanks! I actually got a little piece of paper in one of the school hallways that has that saying, and I eventually used that as my signature. I think it's super important to be yourself.

There's a lot coming out. The Galaxy games are no surprise with a Galaxy movie, and the Yoshi game kinda isn't as well as we think about the last teaser from the first Mario Movie. I don't know, im not hyped for the Mario Movie now. Its now on Netflix and I dont think its that spectacular anymore. Hoping to see Wario in a movie about Galaxy isn't something I am thinking about but you never know.

@ShieldHero
I really hope Nintendo stupid patents will not granted as it will ruin almost every 3rd party games with those gameplay mechanic.
It will not make their current Pokemon games become better by patents every general gameplay mechanics.
In this case, I will choose the clones by 3rd party developers instead.

@reporterdavid what funny is I was not really excited for the sequel - not against it, just it didn't make me "feel" anything. But now that I see it's based on Galaxy to some extent? You had better believe I will be treating myself and my siblings (some of them, not all 6 😅) to an opening-night viewing!

@Hapless well you guys got that Mario and Luigi pin set, so I'd say you have it better

@D-Star92 Awesome. Glad to know you have enjoyed it.

So awesome too we have another Legends game coming out next month. That means more Pokemon Legends for us!

Great idea! Passing by a piece of paper with a brief reminder of who you are and what you can be, before heading off for class. You're likely to be that very person in a long session who otherwise might make be stressed whatever problem comes to you.

You go to school? You're a pretty nice person for someone that attends school. I wonder why? Is it because you're at one of the better academies out there?

@Anti-Matter You're from Indonesia, huh? Is that how you're aware of Mayan culture? Like perhaps you studied the culture at school?

@PeterTomlan86
If you take a look at Fantasy Life I past kingdom, from the folks outfits, the building architecture, the throne design, the furnitures, the foods they eat, you can tell it was based on Mayan civilization.
Even the storyline concept and the villain motivation with the cog gear and resetting back to zero, it was referred to Mayan calendar system that we had ever being paranoid with date 20 December 2012 which it said it will be "end of the world", but it was actually the counting in Mayan calendar system back to beginning again after long cycle and nothing bad happened.

I still have to respond to your response here, but just to be aware, I know it's you. I've just been busy enjoying Disney Speedstorm. Treated myself to the Alice in Wonderland season pass for Alice and extra rewards. Making good progress on it, I'm almost done with it (I'm at tier 47 now, the highest is 50). Also really liking Alice as a racer.

@Sunsy
Did you play Disney Dreamlight Valley also?
I have a plan to get PS5 version in physical since the Switch version only available in code in box, not the thing I want to buy.
I also heard the game get updated with new contents oftenly.

@Anti-Matter I don't have it, but I hear good things about the game. I have a friend who plays Dreamlight Valley.

@Anti-Matter Have you heard of Palia? It seems like just the sort of game you would love - very similar to Disney Dreamlight Valley. It's completely free, and you can play it on PS5!
@Sunsy ooh, I haven't played Speedstorms in ages... I think the last season I played was Lilo and Stich. It's pretty fun, though! I remember doodling the little AI character - Arbee, I think his name was? - a lot!

@CaleBoi25
I don't play free-2-play games as I never like free games with micro transaction behind it.
Also, I don't subscribe PS PLUS so I can't play Online from my PS5 machine.
I played Offline by 99.99%.
The 0.01% Online only from ARMS and ACNH.