Today I bought an Eau De Toilette called "Luna Rossa", and later I was told that today is a Strawberry Moon day. It is a nice coincidence. Maybe I should harvest a few strawberries in the garden to make it a real harvest moon and maybe then the moon will use its magic powers to turn me into a strawberry prince. Hopefully people will not start to howl at me, when I use this Eau De Toilette.
@Pastellioli Yeah. My local Gamestop is nice in that regard.
Yup. Phones in general are like, they become obsolete quickly. You can't expect to have the same phone for some 7 years or so. (Guessing a number there)
Smash is like, Nintendo's ultimate advertising. You get to play as the characters, and see some of them. Shame I've had this feeling the games have gone downhill lately..
Yup. Real world topics have that effect...no matter where you are. Twitter in particular was egregious though. Constant of groups posting whatever they want, with Twitter itself pruning out anyone making a decent case in favor of the other side. Ultimately, things are genuinely just that bad these days, and have been for quite some time, no matter how much finger pointing ppl do.
Gaming, I'm not too sure of.
Echo fighters have more or less been in since the beginning with Luigi. It's more like ppl are concerned that the FE roster is taking up other viable slots. Since Smash 4 though, they've gotten more diverse.
There's an extension you can add to a Twitter link to make it embed. I've used this, and seen it used.
These business practices have been around a while, and Nintendo has sabotaged themselves to avoid having their games pirated before (N64 and Gamecube). I think it's a real mess. The other companies have been greedy for a while. Nintendo commands a brand ppl respect, so when they hop on, ppl finally notice. At least imo.
Yup. One of them finally got to interacting. The other? Bluesky blocked now. Almost immediately after finally finding out what had upset him after a year and a half of being kept in the dark.
Turns out, I was complaining too much. Funny. I know nobody owes me explanations or words, but it genuinely sucks that something so incredibly simple ballooned up to this extreme with no communication at all. Doubt I'll be friends with him again.
Haha, yesterday I stayed up until 23:00 just to see the strawberry moon, but I was not able to see it. Still, thanks to this experience, the scent of "Luna Rossa" reminds me of the scent of strawberries. I think it is okay to be a little weird from time to time.
I have a board game project that I still working on it.
It will use something like hexagon to play and I have test my board game once I made quite a lot of hexagon shapes.
@Mariotag Yeah, I’m also noticing more signs of age with my phone, I realize when I shut it off it takes a long time to turn on. I’m still glad it’s usable and can play newer games, but the performance is becoming slower. I noticed in videos that when people play rhythm games, they use tablets instead of phones, and gosh the performance looks way better on top of having more space to tap. Actually, when I was playing my rhythm game today, it kept slowing down when I was selecting a song, and taking a long time to load when I opened it or when I quit out of a song.
It definitely is, and I can understand why you do feel the way you do about Smash’s quality. I liked Ultimate quite a lot but it’s just now I realize it in my opinion, isn’t the greatest, but it mainly comes from a lackluster story mode, the execution of Spirits and their battles, RNG, plus the awful online play, but that’s really it. Speaking of Smash, I am wondering what they’ll do next for it, and when the next game will come out, but I don’t expect to hear anything until a few more years given Ultimate’s long development cycle.
I don’t get why some Twitter users act so rude. I found a lot of them try sounding like they’re the best, on top of being rude and snarky in an attempt to get a bunch of likes, and the way being run doesn’t help either. I came across a meme post online that had a caption that was something along the lines of “Look, this person is showing off their Switch 2 on Twitter! I wonder what the replies sa-“ and the replies to the original post were full of absolute snark and people being vile toward this person who was happy they bought a Switch 2, I’m sure nearly all the console accessories, and multiple games, including Switch 2 editions. It’s insane how angry some users online get toward others doing nothing, and I saw a comment describe Twitter as just being “a competition on who can be the snarkiest” at this point. I get people getting disappointed and frustrated with the Switch 2 being a high price alongside some of the games being pricey too, but I don’t get why they have to be so angry and vile toward people who treated themselves to one. I assume jealousy is one, but also possibly from people wanting Nintendo to drop the prices of the Switch 2, because I saw so many people wanting to boycott them after seeing the $500 price tag and $70-$80 games, but people don’t have to be so rude to others that bought the console, let alone straight up insulting them and being snarky.
Yeah, I think if maybe the FE roster had more diversity with their weapons, like maybe adding in an axe user or something, people wouldn’t be too upset, because the main criticism I see for FE characters in Smash is the fact all of them (sans Robin) all wield swords as their primary weapon, but I think certain character picks or franchises already in Smash still not having new fighters for a while is also why. I am still a bit surprised that some franchises, like Sonic, still only have a single representative in Smash.
I see, I think that extension you’re talking about is what I maybe saw used when I checked the sources for some Wikipedia articles. I think that explains why I’ve been able to view tweets sometimes.
Oh, that’s disappointing, and the reason was because you were complaining too much? That’s a very strange reason, and I’m sorry that you and that other friend aren’t on good terms anymore Really sorry that happened.
Anyone else had problems with the site yesterday? (Thursday if you're reading this on Saturday) I got a few Cloudflare errors yesterday. Not today, so I'm assuming it's fixed now.
@MarioVillager92 I'm not too worried about it since the Switch is in a different boat than the Wii U was. Switch was successful so I see it being around for some time. Cool, I have the Wii U version of the game, I haven't bothered with the Switch one. I did enjoy playing it while I waited to get my Switch. Make that three now, I tried Discounty (side note, I'm surprise there's no mention of it on Nintendo Life, it was shown during Wholesome Direct and it is coming out on Switch) during Steam's Next Fest, and liked what I played, so looking forward to it now.
Nice, it's always cool when they give out bonuses. IIRC, I saw on social media Walmart was giving out free Coca-Cola and Pringles to people who pre-ordered a Switch 2. I would actually say Christmas was the last time I got a digital game too. Bought Smurfs: Mission Vileaf for like $4. I have it on PC already, but it's nice to have it on Switch too (yes, I'm excited for the upcoming Smurfs movie too).
The resident Trolls superfan! Saw Trolls Band Together via early access and absolutely loved it!
@Pastellioli Ahh. Yours slowing down? I swear, mobile devices like that really don't last.
I've had Gameboy, DS, 3DS, and they've all lasted longer. I'm still learning to cope with the smaller screen.
No clue about the next smash. I found that it had fewer significant single player modes as well. The ones it did have were generally executed poorly.
The thing about online is, you can act however in general, under the veil of anonymity, and face no offline consequences. And of course, you sometimes lose sight of who others, and yourself, even are. Too many times, I've seen someone post their age, yet been unable to correlate the number with the meaning and reality.
As for Switch 2, the price is technically $450. The bundle with Mario Kart is $500. Jealousy is one probable reason. I remember being jealous over OG switch. Another would be the concepts of "voting with your wallet", and, "enabling them". Which tbh, barely matter with Nintendo rn. They'll likely get their dues eventually, but for now, they're spending reputation as a currency.
Robin has a sword as his main too.... Yeah though. Similarities between the FE cast, plus "are you seriously adding another anime swordfighter/Mario character/Pokemon instead of representing something that needs it??"
Yeah. A year and a half trying to find out, and what he never bothered expressing was that I complained too much. All I knew was that he was silent a while, and then I "creeped him out". Expression is important! Even if it is uncomfortable...
We went from decent friends, to no communication allowed so quickly!
@Mariotag Yeah, it’s getting pretty bad. It’s a miracle some games on my phone still run, even with some small issues. I did have a few more issues with my rhythm game yesterday when playing a song. The game has an option where you can play a music video in the background simultaneously while playing a song, and depending on the song, it can be either it’s original MV, a 2DMV or 3DMV, and the game performs terribly when I use a 3DMV. Tried to play a favorite song with 3DMV on, and it kept lagging and I had to stop. Though I never use music videos at all when playing, because it’s distracting and affects game performance. It’s crazy how increasingly terrible the game’s performance is getting on my phone now, and it’s making me worried about future updates for the game potentially ruining it even more since there’s three songs I want to play that won’t be added to the English version until next year.
I’m wondering what they’ll do, though now it’s a matter of just waiting till they say anything on it. Already seeing pretty fake 4chan “leaks” for a Smash 6 when I think they won’t say anything on it for a while.
Yeah, and it’s pretty easy for some people to get away with it and say what they want freely, even if it’s awful and cruel, which definitely would explain why some people on Twitter tend to act the way they do, but it also just seems like that with some snarky responses, that they are also just saying it to see if they can get a lot of likes and go viral, because a lot of people and videos I’ve watched say that some accounts on Twitter tend to post nonsense or rude stuff for attention or engagement.
Yeah, I think it’s jealousy as a factor, given that some people couldn’t get their hands on one and had their pre-orders cancelled, but also that “vote with your wallet” thing. But, it’s crazy how many people I saw shaming others on social media for getting a Switch 2 when Nintendo announced it had sold 3.5 units a few days ago. Besides that terrible Twitter post, I saw people on other sites saying stuff like “your part of the problem if you bought one” or “your the reason the Switch 2’s price is never dropping” or something like that, but I kind of don’t expect a possible price drop to maybe happen until a while, or if the sales are consistently low, which I don’t think will be the case. I already expect the console to have passed the 3.5 million milestone already.
Whoops, made a mistake…Yeah, I think if the FE cast had less similarities then I don’t think people would be upset too much, but I kind of didn’t know people had an issue with Mario characters in Smash too? I already knew people didn’t want another Pokémon character because it has multiple of them in Smash like FE, but I rarely saw anyone complaining about Mario’s characters. There was actually a lot of people who wanted some other Mario characters in Smash, I’m pretty sure Paper Mario was one of them. I know Mario has a decent amount of representatives in Smash, but I think a lot of them are mostly unique from each other, besides Daisy and Dr. Mario being an echo fighters of Peach and Mario, and a lot of Luigi’s moves being taken from Mario.
Expression is definitely important, because I find that if there isn’t any, it can lead to misinformation, or lots of confusion, worry, and wondering about what’s going on. It must have been worrying not knowing what was going on with your friend until now, and I’m pretty sorry that it happened and you aren’t in contact with each other anymore.
I found this on the Nintendo website. These two games in the news section that are next to each other have almost the same king of lighting and enviorment vibe lol.
Warning: Spicy opinions like "M&Ms are overrated." may leak from this unit!
Yeah. Leaks both real and fake happen regardless. I'm curious how they'll go about a sequel.
Clickbait, huh? Yet because of that kind of activity online, the idea of "toxic" ppl online is a thing. Ppl don't usually give me the time of day, leading to me not learning, or in some cases, being able to salvage connections I think I otherwise could have.
"You're part of the problem" is something I absolutely hate. In a world where good information is hard to separate from bad at times, and ppl manipulate others freely with information, and takes on such, I find it abhorrent that someone would blame the average individual for getting the wrong idea.
Let alone buying the successor to one of the most massively successful gaming devices of all time.
In my case with Switch 1, I saw a bunch of the same behavior and attitude from Nintendo, and was peeved. But at the same time, I was broke and wanted to keep up.
Mistakes happen. Yeah. The FE cast is too similar. Mario was just an example. It's like, hey, your franchise already has all these characters. Why you gonna put more of them in instead of fresh blood?
Oh yes. Agreed absolutely. I never want another early April 2024 riot again. Because, y'know, no matter how much I requested to know if I was doing something wrong, everyone decided to hold grudges instead....
I'm upset with said friend. I get it can be uncomfy to speak up, and that nobody owes me words, but if you want to avoid discomfort bordering on agony, sometimes you need to be upfront. I still consider him a friend btw, just upset with him, and the fact he doesn't consider me one. Maybe acquaintance is a better term now? I rarely stay angry with others when they bother to finally speak up.
@Mariotag I’m surprised my rhythm game doesn’t just lag like crazy on my phone despite the performance issues it already gives me, with the occasional slow-downs when selecting a song and ugly lagging and frame rate drops when I use a 3DMV while playing.
Yeah, the “leaks” sound fake and I honestly wouldn’t expect them to have already been working on one, or if they are, I don’t expect it to release anytime soon. I still wonder what they’ll do with the next game when the time comes though.
That very toxic activity just makes certain social media sites unbearable to use. While I’m sure all social media sites have a toxic side to them, I find it weird how Twitter looks and sounds like the one that has consistently had a toxicity issue for a while and it only got worse. Conversations escalating, people making snarky comments toward others to get views, some users even saying they feel like they don’t need to be nice and arguments all around, even over trivial matters or topics, on top of the apparently bad advertising and moderation, though IG can be bad too, mainly with the comments I sometimes come across on Reels.
Yeah, I actually really don’t like that saying. I don’t know but to me, it comes off as kind of trying to shame and guilt people that haven’t done anything wrong. I saw a plethora of it when Nintendo announced the Switch 2 hit the 3.5 million mark, and a handful of the people were starting to say that a ton to people who bought it and enjoyed the console, and it just comes off as rude and also manipulative since it sounds like an attempt at guilt-tripping someone…just for buying a game console and actually liking it instead of being angry like them. It honestly feels like that online, or modern internet culture in general just doesn’t like allowing different opinions at all, and if you don’t have the same opinion, you just get insulted, harassed, or made fun of, or in this case with some people that have the Switch 2 and like it, being guilt-tripped for buying one.
The FE cast has a bit of similarities with each other, so I can kind of get how people sort of would prefer newer characters. If there was more differentiation between them then I’m sure people wouldn’t have really minded Byleth getting a spot on the roster, but at least his/her moveset is extremely different from the characters that came before.
It’s just frustrating to want to simply know if something is up, if something is wrong, or if I maybe said or did something that bothered somebody and I don’t get a proper answer. It just lingers around in my head and bothers me a ton, but with some friend groups it seems like a lot of misinformation and trouble can spread if someone in the group is bothered by someone or something but there isn’t any clear expression about it, and possibly leading to people having grudges or burning bridges with each other. I think in this case with your friend, he should have been more upfront about it and it could have led to no grudges being held. It sounds like the grudge he’s holding started from misinformation and confusion over something that got misinterpreted.
“Woah-shi! It’s a double Yoshi explo-shi!” - Yoshi’s Woolly World ad, 2015
If you’re curious, the character in my PFP is Flippy from Happy Tree Friends.
@Pastellioli
Oh, what other Rhythm games you have played so far?
Have you ever played any Rhythm Arcade games at your local Arcade if they are available?
I played MaiMai Arcade by SEGA and it has a lot of SEGA Vocaloid songs as well.
And until what level you can play so far from your Rhythm games currently?
@Anti-Matter Sorry for the late reply! Was busy all day yesterday.
I mostly just play Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! on the phone. I only started playing it nearly three years ago, but it’s pretty fun and has a nice selection of Vocaloid songs, though I play the English version, the Japanese version has way more songs available since the English version is behind in content. Something I do like about the song selection is that it has a bit of variety. It has a few instrumental songs from another SEGA rhythm game called Gekichumai, and a few songs from the Touhou Project games, and the instrumental songs sound pretty good and are fun to play as well!
When it comes to rhythm games that I play, I usually prefer to play ones that require me to tap the screen since I find the buttons and controls are easier and simpler. I suck when it comes to console rhythm games that require using a controller, as it’s hard for me to get used to. I remember trying to play a rhythm games on the Xbox, I think it was called DJMAX? Couldn’t get into it because of the controls and immediately failed the songs I played. I have tried out other rhythm games on the phone, but I didn’t make much progress on them and I just stick to Colorful Stage.
I haven’t really played any rhythm games at arcades, mainly since I don’t have any near me.
In terms of level, Colorful Stage has 6 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert, Master, and Append. I can only really play songs until Expert difficulty, usually, I prefer to play Expert level songs that are at a high difficulty, usually level 27-28 songs since I like a bit of challenge. I am getting a bit used to playing Master difficulty, so far I’ve full combo’d around maybe 70 of them, but I wouldn’t say I can play all of them well on that difficulty. I absolutely can’t do Append though. Unlike the easier difficulties that require either one or two fingers to complete, Append is an extra mode that’s intended for extremely skilled players since it requires players to use more than two fingers to play, and has way more going on in its charts.
“Woah-shi! It’s a double Yoshi explo-shi!” - Yoshi’s Woolly World ad, 2015
If you’re curious, the character in my PFP is Flippy from Happy Tree Friends.
@Princess_Lilly
It was only for the user with same region in UK.
I couldn't even post comment on articles who only provided for UK user since i'm from Indonesia and that's fine for me.
They usually do that for posts like contests and the such, where most of the contributions by people from other regions usually amounted to “and why not (insert country) 😡” when they allowed anyone to post.
So like yeah it’s sad that you can’t even wish them good luck or anything, but totally understandable, as otherwise the comment section would be 90% people complaining they can’t participate.
@Anti-Matter oh yeah it was for the contest. Well, understandable, although it is always a bit of a shock. Or maybe I'm paranoid.
On a complete sidenote, before I forget, have you heard of Starsand Island? I thought it could be right up your alley. The developers' idea is pretty grand - "With a focus on ultra-realistic simulation, deep emotional connections, and limitless interaction, Starsand Island aims to become a “The Sims of the farming genre”, breaking new ground in how players build relationships with NPCs in a rural life sim."
@Eel That's true, I seem to grossly overestimate the comments sections, I keep forgetting that most sites would be better off without them. Not NL nor any sites where people genuinely want to share their passion, but yeah, they get toxic very quickly.
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