Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@Kidfried what pizza did you get. Ive just had a Chinese with massive onion rings.

@kyleforrester87 It's at this point I tend to buy a new one. I have a dead long promenade (10 miles) nearby so may ride a couple of times a Week starting next month.

@themcnoisy nice get on it - I’m at 430 miles on my 3k 2019 target lol

I ate a lot of beers.

I got up at 7:00 and then went back to sleep at 15:00 for a mid-day nap. I did go jogging in the middle there. I think I overdid it and that’s why I was wiped out all afternoon. So I made up for over-exercising by eating a bowl of ice cream and a bag of M&M’s. Balance, dudes, balance.

Sounds like all my weekends ever.

@themcnoisy I played the demo of Megaman 11 (assuming that is the latest one) on the Switch. I didn't like it as wasn't keen on have to restart the level every time i died.

This morning during a walk with my dogs I see this man opening a 66 cl bottle of beer and finishing it in 2 sips. It was 10 am and since then I'm deadly thirsty!

Man I haven’t had a drink since new year, it hasn’t even been intentional I just haven’t fancied it. I dunno what’s going on coz I love a brew.

So been playing Kingdoms of Amalur again (it's actually been several years since I played it so it's almost new to me) and I know @Elodin was asking what I thought of it.

Being that the game is 8 years old I still think it holds up pretty well. Graphics look good, music gameplay etc. The only complaint I have is the camera especially when in combat. I wish there was away to lock it behind you like in WoW for example but that's ok. Mind you I am still in the beginning I am only like level 3 and 6 hours into the game but I have been doing alot of exploring. That is another gripe too is leveling seems a bit slower then what I am use too.

As far as crafting goes, it's simple but not to simple. I have mainly only been able to craft potions but again it's early for me.

So far the world and story is intriguing and I am enjoying it very ambitious for a small time studio and I am looking forward to seeing more of it.

I haven't ran into bugs or anything but I am playing it on my Xbox One not sure if that makes a difference.

Overall I will be playing this game for quite some time. As it is a beautiful a d well made game. Just a shame we won't see another one.

@Tasuki KoA really is really an under appreciated gem from last generation. I think it suffered from poor marketing and an unfortunate release date right after Skyrim and right before Dragon’s Dogma. Even though the gameplay is not like Skyrim or DD, they are all fantasy style rpg games and there was probably a touch of genre fatigue at the time also with all the Dragon Age’s too. But in actuality I think KoA plays more like the old God of War, as far as combat. So it’s a great mixture of a fantasy setting, rpg mechanics, unique visual and art style, and fluid action combat. At least that’s how I remember it. It’s been a while since I played it.

@Kidfried Yeah. Out of all the last gen remasters and ports we got this gen this was one I was really really hoping we'd get. Still it does look good

@Th3solution Right even Curt Schilling has gone on record saying combat was God of War mixed with Skyrim. And yes I agree to it just came out at a bad time that's all especially with a juggernaut like Skyrim leading the way.

The French Fencing Federation officially recognized Star War's lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport.XD

@Th3solution @Rudy_Manchego
Those are great points. I was wondering...if Sony started embracing it, would we got more Uncharted TLL & Horizon Frozen Wilds style games, rather then full blown games.
Apparently Crackdown 3 did ~4000 units in the UK during its launch week.
I have to imagine Gamepass is eating a lot of sales.

I can’t envision a game like God of War & Spider-Man going on PSNow with no further monetisation.
It’ll be interesting how it all shakes out.
I really hope we still get our Sony blockbusters, once they full on embrace the Gamepass model.

Also sorry for the late reply.
I got engaged last weekend & life has been crazy ever since😂.
I’ve still not beaten Kingdom Hearts 3 yet for one!

@Fight_Sora_Fight Wow! Congrats on the engagement dude! Hopefully he/she is a gamer. 😄

@Fight_Sora_Fight That's the weird thing about Game Pass. Same happened to Sea of Thieves. Game wasn't ''great''; so they didn't recommend it, but ''Hey, it's only $10 for a month on Game Pass.'' It seems like MS is going that route. Quantity over quality. They bought a bunch of small developers (not necessarily lacking in quality), but they seem to want to push out more smaller games to justify Game Pass, or at least, games with shorter development cycles. I could be wrong of course, but I fear that game streaming may affect game development in ways we didn't anticipate.

It's like Netflix; it's either rubbish, or B-tier; and generally made with a low budget. Definitely quantity over quality. They're not making the big Hollywood films. And that's fine in ways, but I hope that's not becoming a thing of the past.

@Octane That’s pretty much my assessment of it as well.
As shallow as it sounds I really need my big single player blockbusters.

@Th3solution Thanks! Unfortunately she isn’t.
I was actually thinking about making a thread about it😂. Maybe later.

@Fight_Sora_Fight Lol, yeah I’d like to see the discussion that thread would produce.

Well, variety is the spice of life, so it’s okay to have different interests. Make sure part of the prenuptial agreement is your allotted video game time though. 😜

@Fight_Sora_Fight @Th3solution Most of my gaming is done 2230 to midnight, after my fiancée has gone to bed.

@Fight_Sora_Fight Congratulations!

Having a gamer for a partner does pose its own unique problems sometimes too. At the moment, my wife is way behind on Red Dead. She's halfway through chapter 4, while I'm at the epilogue. So if I'm playing it and she walks in, I have to dive for the remote like I'm watching porn or something, otherwise she's getting major spoilers. She's got two weeks off at the minute, so my Red Dead playthrough has ground to a halt!

I was watching her play the other day and Lenny wandered onto the screen. I nearly cried

@Fight_Sora_Fight congrats on getting engaged

While playing a game we don't give so much attention to it perhaps, but in real, to look around the corner in third person is just hilarious