Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Thanks it was nice of you to share it. Hope you stick around to discuss games here now.

Well, after playing through Rise of the Ronin and most of RE2 REmake I have come to the conclusion, that, like for many others, Miyazaki's work has ruined gaming at large for me. 🤣. It's just a subconscious thing, coming to surface now, I'm realising that I just don't derive the same sense of satisfaction from overcoming tremendous odds that I do from Miyazaki's games, with other games. So, yeah, onto Elden Ring SOTE Edition asap and maybe come back to RE2 and other studio's games after that, possibly. 😉

Edit: Actually, upon reflection and, consulting a guide, 🤣😉I will go back to RE2 REmake as I feel that was a bit of an impulsive decision and I'm actually inclined to stick it out for the duration!

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN if it’s any consolation I believe you will eventually find other creators you will love. I felt the same about Miyazaki and multiple others like Dan Houser of GTA fame or Keiji Inafune of Dead Rising fame but eventually you’ll find new guys to love and also how’s rise? Any better than Wo Long?

@Yousef- I never played Wo Long, but I have heard Rise of the Ronin is like a slightly easier version of the Nioh games, I certainly found most of it manageable but I had to become very efficient with the 'parry' mechanic in order to make it through. And thank you for your words of consolation.😃

@Yousef- Also, you strike me as someone who may be quite well-read? If so, or if you're interested in reading, you may or may not have noticed the dedicated 'Books' thread we have over here on Push Square. Hopefully I'll see you posting in there sometime!
https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/ps_general_discussion/books...

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN actually I’m a little unsure if the stuff I read is recommendable, as I don’t quite read books to learn history, acquaire wisdom or even follow a plot. In fact, all my stuff is not only strictly non-fiction but a lot of them act as auto biographies or means for me to navigate the minds of their writers. Art of War is the only “mainstream” book I’ve read. The rest is either deepcut stuff like The Disaster Artist or things you’d rarely bring up in a book reading discourse like Art of the Deal.

@Yousef- Someone recently mentioned The Disaster Artist in the Books Thread.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN could’ve been me xD.

@Yousef- 🤣

@Yousef- I just checked and you're right - it was you! So sorry for my gross oversight, hopefully we can have some good discussion in that thread at some point!

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN no need to be hard on yourself, it’s all good xD
I look forward to it as well.

Anyone else feel like that Olympics opening ceremony just… wasn’t very good? Quite disjointed with it taking place on the river, completely lacking in atmosphere you’d get in a stadium. The boats with the athletes took the fun away from the parade too, felt like they were stilted and on rails rather than being able to march together as a group, with not even all the athletes turning up. Celine Dion was the highlight!

I think jazz musicians play music just for the pure art of it. Jazz music is not very lucrative nowadays, so they can't be in it for the money. I give them maximum respect for that.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN given how the best jazz hits tend to be from the 70s… fair point. It needs more exploration for sure.

Snoop looks like he is having a good time at the Olympics! 🤣

These just keep getting better

Hope you lot are all staying safe with these riots going on. Scary times.

@nessisonett
But of bother round here yesterday. Protesters on both sides decide to get their point across by attacking police, throwing glass bottles, setting fire to bins and attacking/looting shops including a specsavers. Regardless of individual beliefs and allegiances who has an issue with specsavers?!

Fortunately I didn't need to be anywhere near the city centre so it didn't directly affect me but the increasing tension is a concern. Hope it simmers down and hope it's not affecting anyone else either.

@nessisonett @sorteddan
I hope both of you are safe. I don’t know what’s going on your ends in the countries/areas you live, but I don’t live in a place where those things tend to happen so it’s pretty quiet here.
Best of wishes.

@Falcon94 Yeah, my auntie’s out Coulby Newham way, looks like the fascists have set up a blockade on the roads in the main areas and only letting through those with white skin. Horrifying, totally ridiculous to see the BBC both siding it too, drawing equivalences between the rioters and the ones trying to defend the mosques.