Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy

It sounds like you have a lovely family. Here's hoping you eventually convince your partner to open up more to your hobby!

It's also kind of impressive for your casual gamer mother to be decent at fighting games. I'm not a casual gamer, and I still suck at them.

Yeah. The game got a limited physical release in Europe. I've actually considered hacking my Wii U to break the region lock and importing one of those expensive second-hand copies of the European physical. I don't mind digital on my Switch, but, for some reason, the thought of paying $50 for a digital Wii U game just turns my stomach.

Besides being a complete gimmick, the problem with AR games is that you need to be situated in an extremely well-lit room to play them properly. That doesn't really mix well with the whole 'spooky ghost game' thing.

Also, I just want to play a Fatal Frame game, not flip through a manual and play stupid minigames.

You should, if you ever get the chance.

One of the first four, anyway. Konami kept kicking the license off to various random Western developers last gen, and, predictably, they didn't really understand how to make good Silent Hill games (I've actually heard Silent Hill: Shattered Memories on the Wii was an interesting game, but it's very, very different, and not really a survival horror experience). It's also worth keeping in mind that the third game was a direct sequel to the first game, whereas 2 and 4 stand on their own.

There was an HD re-release of the PS2 games on PS3/X360, but the collection was so incompetent that they're vastly inferior versions of the games.

This article. I found Yamauchi's salty take on the failure of the N64 to be quite funny.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/random_the_real_rea...

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I have tried several times to kindle an interest in gaming for my wife but to no avail. She used to love Tetris and Crash Bandicoot so tried that again with her, including getting Insane Trilogy but she just wasn't interested. I tried to force her to play Gone Home but she spent the whole time spinning around and unable to move.

I have to accept that gaming isn't for her in the same way that parenting well just isn't something I am capable of.

@RogerRoge No problem. Both Plan 8 and Crimson Desert are developed by Pearl Abyss, the creator of Black Desert. I thought both trailers looked great but as of right now I have no idea what the gameplays are like.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I’d say it was probably the first ‘proper’ game although she’s played Lego Harry Potter and a lot of simulators like The Sims and Tropico. It’s taken a while for her to get used to the controller, it’s amazing what we take for granted having memorised controllers and training our hand-eye coordination so long ago!

The analog sticks on controllers really throw my brother-in-law off as well. He's great with a mouse and keyboard, but have him try to play something with dual analog and suddenly he's barely able to move and aim at the same time. He hasn't developed the pruned synaptic connections needed to do that stuff effortlessly.

Of course, I'm trash when it comes to trying to use a keyboard to platform in a PC game, so who am I to talk?

I want to be a fly on the wall at the meeting where the corporate suits first came up with the idea of an AR-centered Fatal Frame minigame collection that would require sitting in a bright environment to play. I just can't fathom what anyone was thinking.

It is actually quite Until Dawn-ish, actually, since the game changes certain aspects of the environment and narrative depending on what actions you choose throughout the game. Also, like Until Dawn, there's a session with a psychiatrist.

I've not heard good things about the PS2 version. I believe it was severely gimped in comparison to the more fully-featured Wii release (probably the only time I'll ever be able to say that about a Wii game with a straight face).

There's very little that triggers Silent Hill fans more than seeing films and subsequent games use Pyramid Head. For narrative reasons, he should ONLY ever appear in the context of Silent Hill 2. He's not just a generic monster to be utilized in various media!

Actually, the PS3 version had an unlocked framerate, resulting in a lot of judder, whereas the 360 version generally stayed locked at 30fps. The handling of the FMVs and the aspect ratio change was amateurish. Dramatically reduced fog effects in Silent Hill 2. And yeah, new voices, which the games really didn't need. :/

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Too late - already started divorce proceedings after reading your thread. Enough is enough!

Just kidding, I get she isn't into it and some things can't be forced.

Sad to hear about Kirk Douglas but he did live a long full life. He is truly a legend in the movie industry. May he rest in piece.

@Genrou Oof, it’s sad to see him go since he’s basically the last Old Hollywood actor left other than Olivia de Havilland. They’ve lived almost two lifetimes by now.

@KratosMD Stick it to the Man is ace! It has a very strange sense of humour and some of the puzzles are a bit out there. It has some novel uses of some of the features on the Ds4, like using the pad to tickle someone. Great little game!

@Genrou I’m surprised and ashamed to say that despite his being a cultural icon (and #17 on AFI’s list of “Greatest Male Screen Legends of Classic Cinema”, according to Wikipedia) I haven’t seen a single Kirk Douglas film. I looked up his filmography out of curiosity and the only one I actually tried to watch was Man From Snowy River but I never really got into it and remember next to nothing about it. (All I recall was the iconic scene with someone riding a horse down a steep incline 😄) I also may have seen a few scenes in passing of his role in Spartacus. I love that I see he did appear in an episode of The Simpsons and Xena: Warrior Princess. Honestly, Michael Douglas his son looks so much mike him that it was difficult to keep them distinct in my mind. I had no idea Kirk was 103 when he passed yesterday. That is a long life, for sure.

@JohnnyShoulder @KratosMD Stick it to the Man is a wonderfully bonkers game with some rather left field puzzles and a cool art style. If you like the Monkey Island type of humour, puzzle solving, and wandering around then you'll enjoy it! I played it back on PS3 so didn't know about the "tickling".

The title track is also perfect for the game.

@Th3solution Yeah I remember when I was a kid and even a teenager I would get the two mixed up (much like Donald and Keifer Southerland). I have seen a few of his movies but honestly the only one that sticks out in my mind is Spartacus and its not the reason most people would think.

So for a college course we have to give a presentation, written and oral on a major security breach, and looking through a list of major ones, I remembered the legendary month PSN was down for. Also has some interesting stuff like how Sony said credit card information wasn’t leaked and it’s hard to say if Sony was responsible for any of the leaks it’s 77 million members had or if stuff that normally does that did it. I asked my group about it, and we’re going over that one. I can remember it alright too.

@KratosMD Excellent piece of news! It gives me some interest in getting it.
@get2sammyB Dod you see what @KratosMD said about there being Spyro Collection’s with all three games on the disc? This could be worth an article.

@KratosMD ''Which Version of Kingdom Hearts Should You Buy?'' can be an article on its own

Yeah, that's very possible regarding the data size! If you manage to find a copy, let us know! I'm certain there are plenty of people that got the original version and downloaded everything that are willing to confirm whether it takes up 70GB or not.

I've tried the Japanese demo. I liked some of the original songs from the anime so its nice to hear them in the game. I wanna say gameplay wise (the battle part) it feels a bit like the Dragon Quest Heroes games but with less enemies. Also, I would've liked it more if Kosuke Fujishima was the character design artist instead of Tite Kubo.

I'm going to be heading back in to Elite Dangerous at some point soon and have been looking back in to the esoterica over the past week or so for a general bead on my plans for getting back in the cockpit of my trusty Viper and progressing to get to our solar system.

I found this guy's videos on the ships of ED, he sets up beautiful shots and manages to articulate the majesty of the exploration side of the game really nicely.

This is a great video showcasing one of the ships, and(eventually) Sagittarius A*, which I'll absolutely try to get to at some point.

Kinda random, but @theMCNoisy, I still have those sick Persona 5 car pictures from Gran Turismo you made as my computer background lol.

@Jaz007 That's fantastic mate. I'm glad you have gotten use out of them.

What you up to these days bro?

@themcnoisy College, lots of college. For now I’m just taking online classes and going for a degree in computer science. I’m taking 5 classes and this weeks been extra busy with a few exams. I haven’t really played a game since last Monday, but that’s not the norm for my time.