Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

On the note of Switch 2 editions, will I still be able to play the normal base game on Switch? I am planning to buy the digital upgrade for my physical Kirby and the Forgotten land game. If I upgrade it on my Switch 2, will I still be able to play the base version on the Switch still with the same game card? Also, if I 100% the base game of Kirby on the Switch 2, will the save data transfer over to my Switch 1 game?

Sonic just put out this cutesy trailer thing but I'd instantly buy a new 2D game with this artstyle it's actually really cool. I love sketchy and visible hatchmarks

@ParrakerriRush IIRC, it is not removable. You will have the S2 edition only. However, with the Virtual Game Cards, you might be able to un-download the DLC and play it on your Switch 1....?

@MarioVillager92 Good, you got a Switch 2? Nice! I hope you have fun with it!

My art style changes a lot because I like a lot of art styles. I tend to swap between detailed and not detailed, but I want to have an art style somewhere in-between those two. I want to get better at drawing backgrounds but I don’t know how to incorporate them into my artwork well. After I get enough drawings done I’ll probably practice that.

Crayons are fun but they went unused so I donated them. I also had a lot of paints I donated too. Bought a bunch at a Target for an ambitious painting I had, but when I was coloring the fur and eyes on a character while drawing, I realized paint wasn’t for me, so I donated the tubes and bottles I had since I didn’t have any use for it. I even had oil paint at one point but I sucked at it, and I can’t tell you how much money went down the drain in the end. My issue is that oil paint is slow drying, and it damaged a handful of my brushes, so I never made a finished painting with them. Colored pencils are my favorite too, I also liked oil pastels but they are too messy, though I donated most of them. Water-based markers can kind of be used like watercolor actually, I used to sometimes mark it on watercolor paper and activated it with water and a paintbrush, but it can be messy since the marks from the marker were still on the page, though I found using water markers like watercolor was easier than actual watercolor.

Rhythm games, fighting games, and shooters (especially hero shooters) are my favorite genres alongside platformers. I also used to play PlayStation with Nintendo, but I lost interest in it because I was playing the Switch a lot and sunk more time into the games on there, especially Smash and Splatoon. I think the last time I used a PlayStation was 4-5 years ago, but at that point I was only really using it to play Overwatch. I’m not into serious big budget triple-A games, not saying they are bad, but I’m more into smaller and more sillier games (like double-A games) instead, and that includes Nintendo but also some mobile games too. Yeah, I also think people can like whatever media they like, I don’t get people picking on others for what they like, usually for trivial reasons like “it’s stupid” or “cringey.”

Good that most of your library is unaffected! I would have to assume most of the Switch 1 games with issues got fixed since I saw on here a few days or weeks ago that they updated the backwards compatibility list again. I checked, and it looks like a majority of partner games can be played with no issue, so that’s good.

Again I probably would have still played the game even if it was in its original state, but people think it would’ve been easily forgettable if they didn’t go the overly edgy and crass route. I read a lot about the game when I was really interested in it, and it didn’t do well in terms of sales because it was released too late into the N64’s lifespan, just a year before the console was officially discontinued! Before they changed it, the original version of Conker was supposed to release, I think they said in either 1998 or 1999? I don’t remember well if it had a release date, as that version didn’t get finished, but I’m sure it was supposed to release around those years but got delayed when they changed it. I assume if it had release in either one of those years, it could’ve likely sold enough copies, though they originally planned to make games related to it even though it flopped.

Nice you’re having fun in MKW! I definitely wanna try it out when I eventually get a Switch 2. Thanks, but I have a small feeling I may have already gotten an out of context spoiler from an art account I follow, but I luckily haven’t seen anything else about it…it’s going to be so hard waiting to get Bananza while avoiding all the talk surrounding it! Hearing NL gave it a great review makes me happy, but I was kind of already expecting it to do well.

@ShieldHero Yeah anytime, I'm happy to help. I actually have the NSO expansion pack so they let me play the Zelda Switch 2 editions at no additional cost. I started playing the master mode in BotW.

@CaleBoi25 Oh man. I have to finish 100% Kirby. Haven't finished the Leon's Souls post game. Thank you though!!!

@Fiergala The visuals are neat. They remind me of the ones in Sonic Battle (still need to play that game, I have it and I got a GBA SP earlier this year).

Have you ever played The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog? That free Steam game made for April's Fools? I don't have Steam access, but I've heard it's really good and want to play it one day.

@Fiergala Ok, I am a huge Sonic fan and that looks awesome!!! The little talk when Sonic is one upping Shadow is super cool. I also agree with Sonic that the racer (player) is what gives you the edge. If you have played any Sonic games, which you probably have seeing your profile picture, what is your favourite one?

I just saw that the lego game boy was announced, and it looks great! A 1:1 scale replica for $60! Much better than most other legos, and something I’m considering getting.

@konicstar Random, but nice PFP! I really want to play that Sonic mystery game--I hear it has an Agatha Chritie feel to it! But, I do not have Steam, either.

@CaleBoi25 Thank you! In March, my friend came over for my Birthday and he brought his PS3 and copy of Portal 2 with him. We stayed up late playing the co-op campaign (after I was able to set it up, I had to adjust my TV display settings to even see the PS3 menu) and finished it the afternoon after. It was fun, and it's what got me to play Portal for the first time! I got the Portal Companion Collection later, played the first one, and I still need to play the single player for Portal 2.

I want to play MOSTH too! Console port when😩?

@konicstar youre in for a treat with the portal 2 single player. one of the funniest stories ive encountered in entertainment as a whole, its no wonder it tops best of all time lists. however i havent played the first one, what did you think of it?

@konicstar Oh, nice! My brother and I just started it a few days ago, so we will probably finish it up soon!
@OctolingKing13 I got the Companion Collection about 6 months ago, when it was on sale. That's when I first played the series, and I adored the first one! The second is better, I think, due to it being longer and having more characters--plus a deeper story. But the first is an amazing game still!

@Jhena VC's soundtrack is one of the reasons some people like 80s music. Which was also so full of wonder. One of the things I will miss, apart from people having hope and dreams, was that spark you felt when you found something that was done with care and effort. Nowadays this spark is scarce.

In RDR2, doesn't it show how difficult it is to escape the vicious cycle of hatred and cruelty? I think that would partially be the message. And well, missions are just a way to push the story forward, so it is not really much different than reading a violent book, is it?

Well, in the biological sense we are all animals. Everything we do is to some degree influenced by it. People do not hate otherness for no reason, it is an evolutionary trait that kept the packs of humans alive. It's just that the more we know that, the more we can control it

@OctolingKing13 Sorry for the late reply, but the first one is great. A much shorter experience from what I've heard (it's 4 hours long), but it's still really fun and has a great atmosphere. GLaDOS is great in that game. What also helps is the "still alive" levels added in some version of the game (like Companion Collection), though the lack of GLaDOS dialogue threw me off at first. Still a great addition to that game.

@Princess_Lilly
I usually just listen to videogame music. Thankfully there is still a lot of good music.

Nah, it was all forced misery for the sake of being dark. I know shaking bad habits is not easy but this was just ridiculous. There is a big difference between games and books. In a game, I am the one pressing the buttons and doing the actions, while books are completely passive. This does not mean, that I prefer dark books. I read War and Peace. A great book, but not what I should be reading. I want to enjoy hopeful and inspirational stuff, which motivates me and gives me strength.

We can do what animals do, but no one is forcing us.

Just watched the new Snow White on Disney+. It was fine, aside from the somewhat random new songs, I didn’t hate it.

It did left me with a bit of a big plot hole though… In the original movie, the Evil Queen uses the poison apple fully knowing there was a cure for it- because she was so neglectful and ignorant of Snow White’s life that she assumed nobody could exist that loved her, so it was no biggie.

In this one she is very aware that she has a group of people who care deeply for her, and has a guy who is very much in literal love with her. And she kind of just ignores the fact the curse has a very achievable and easy cure.

She is clearly capable and willing to just shank her, but she still decides to go with the ironic non-lethal option. So the Evil Queen is a bit bad at the whole being evil thing this one.

@Eel
Is that the new Snow White = live action 2025 version?
It was really bad from the storyline structure.
It got changed here and there just for a sake of being changed for no reason.
And after Snow White get revived by the kiss, she returned to the castle with red hood like little red riding Hood and walked like a Boss, followed by the villagers with mission to dismiss the Evil Queen from the castle.
It looked cringey and stupid at the same time.

Oh, also...
The original story of Snow White, the Evil Queen attempted for murder trials for 3 times, not 1 time on Disney version.
First, she disguised as ribbon seller old lady and suffocating Snow White with very tight ribbon on her rib.
Second, she disguised as comb seller old lady and poisoned Snow White with poisonous comb.
Third, she used poisonous apple to kill Snow White.
And it didn't have first love kiss antidote.
The prince didn't even kiss the Snow White, he just offered a help to seven dwarves to bring the glass coffin to the graveyard until suddenly the coffin got shaken accidentally by the seven dwarves trip and it made Snow White spited out a bite of poisonous apple from her mouth and suddenly she back to alive.

@Jhena
I mostly like to listen musics from video games and the remixes by YouTubers that made the original songs sounds way much better in new remix.

I listen to a lot of video game music as well, which is why I've used Nintendo Music so often since it's launch day 😃.