Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@Th3solution the Dunning-Kruger Effect is a fantastic reference point and ties in incredibly well. I would also like to add people will harden if they think they’re being put on a spot or confronted on something and have to prove themselves when that’s very likely not what’s going on at all.

Some people also unnecessarily confuse ignorance with stubbornness, and think they if you express a view that means it’s not a view you’re willing to change. I also hate it when people put words in your mouth or lump you with the opinions of someone you never interacted with. Group lynching is the WORST.

Now there’s an extremely thin line between negativity and being critical. You can be critical without being negative, and you can be negative without saying anything of value. We obviously can’t police that stuff nor is it our place to dictate who’s being what but even so… some people need to SERIOUSLY take a chill pill man. Seriously.

Oh yeah. One general note I’ll add to everyone is that I’m not really seeing myself tuning in for today’s livestream to be really honest. Believe you me, I’d die to get in with the guys and have a good laugh throughout, but 1 am in Kuwait is NOT a good hour especially if you work a regular 7-2.
That’s right, you heard me, and not that’s not a typo. Our shifts do actually start at 7 am, as opposed to 9 am compared to a few other countries. I’m also already been really harming my body with how little sleep I’ve gotten in the past two days. If I INCIDENTALLY happen to be online, I’ll tune in. Besides that, I’m probably missing remaster show: the remaster.

@Jimmer-jammer preach 😆

My ex often went in around 4 - 6 in the morning. Will never understand how he did it.

@Ralizah both his and Jimmy’s sound completely brutal. XD

@Jimmer-jammer I also read some Lovecraft stuff, and appreciated the referenes in Bloodborne of course, and I was also gonna ask you how the shooting is going?

Well that stream wasn’t so bad

@Jimmer-jammer As a big fan of Lovecraft, I think ,if you haven't read it already, you may enjoy Providence by Alan Moore, imo it's the best graphic novel of all time, heavily inspired by Lovecraft, complete with some - if you can handle them - grotesque visual moments, and somewhat disturbing sex scenes, but the Lovecraftian horror aspect of it is a theme that is thoroughly maintained throughout the novel, and there is even some Jungian-dream-psychology related stuff mixed in, along with some light philosophical moments, there is some straight-up gore in it as well, as you would expect for a horror-themed graphic novel based on Lovecraft's work. It is basically the horror equivalent of Watchmen, if you know that one, also by Moore, almost as good as Providence

On a related-note, I would avoid it's prequel Neonomicon as that is even more disturbing, but not in a good 'artistic' way, and the content is inferior imo, plus I don't think you need to be familiar with it to enjoy Providence .

Good luck with shooting in October!

Getting into electro-jazz now after all the free and fusion related stuff before that. Favourites so far are The Comet Is Coming, Mehliana & Shigeto.

@Shepherd_Tallon Judging by your display picture I'd wager that you're a fellow Souls fan. Nice to meet you. There should be even more of us on here! Which is your favourite in the series and why? Currently playing through Elden Ring for the first time, myself. Recently beat DeS (2020 Version).

General gaming question, what has everyone been playing lately?
I’d like to say that I’ve been marathoning Dead Rising; Deluxe Remaster, but that would be a fat lie, and I hate fat, it’s too greasy. In truth, I’ve been marathoning Gintama again, I hope I stop there and not binge another comedy though. Can safely say it’s an uncontrollable hobby of mine.

I would hope that I can get back into the Metaphor demo and also sneak in an El Paso Elsewhere purchase while I’m at it… in NZ money, that is.
Yeah, I cannot continue gaming in an American account as I’m not a big fan of the disadvantages and setbacks. First of all, I already can’t use many of the streaming apps to begin with so why even better?

And the bigger setback? By using an American acc, I am forcing myself to only access newly released games at…. 6 AM soonest where I live.

My idiocy aside, since I already can’t set my Xbox to Kuwait, the world is my oyster. So why not set it to the nearest timezone and get games a tad earlier? Then brag about it like an arsehole! Win-win!

@Malaise can’t help but relate with the game buying bit. Especially in a year where I don’t want to buy as many full priced games anymore.
Doesn’t help that I have an unhealthy desire to get stuff as early as possible 😂
I might already cancel my plane to buy sparking zero and sonic, curse two full priced games coming out in the same month!

@Malaise our mutual friend @Ravix definitely has a similar tiny tiny silly issue that’s akin to our own tiny tiny silly problem. Basically, Kingdom C**’s release tragically coincides with AC Shadow’s delayed release, thus ending up with two games in one month, a tragic fate indeed ALA my own silly DBZ/Sonic/Metaphor conundrum, which forces me to make a decision because not only are three games in a month brutal, the “deluxe” edition of two would just be too high of a spending. Games are not expensive, but that’s no excuse for me to be foolish with my money.

You mean Yakuza Pirate? That game is actually releasing fairly soon, not even 5 months from now even. February 24 I believe? Gee, I sure hope that won’t collide with a friend’s buying schedule!

@Malaise that’s a really good pick for favorite series of all time : D
My three picks are a lot weirder by comparison, but they’re probably not difficult to guess

Yeah Ubisoft stuff isn’t the best at launch, especially now they’ve introduced a program where you can buy three-games at once. I used that to nab the rpg trilogy in one full sweep! I should honestly get back to playing those, only hindrance I had was with the UI being a genuine nightmare but… it’s probably better now, maybe.

Preach! Yakuza’s consistency is an unsung hero in this age of gaming! When an era agent unreliability is to be expected, it sure is refreshing that one series wouldn’t let us down.

The RPG trilogy being Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla? Honestly, I can't even recall the UI in game. Or do you mean in the menu? I have a vague recollection of it being like a mouse cursor which was rubbish.

Yes! And yeah the menus are not so great. But I’m optimistic about Shadow.

Agreed, it does get tiresome. It is like everyone is a developer and understands how difficult it is to make a game.

@Malaise @Yousef- oh, no no no. My problem, if you can call it that, is that i'm not going to be playing AC Shadows in February if KCDII releases then (and isn't moved because everything else in the known universe is coming out in Feb 😅) because I'll be devoting all of my gaming time to KCDII and none other. And it usually takes about 2/3 months to finish a game like that. But I was really looking forward to AC Shadows in November and it would have filled a nice gaming gap.

So, even though I'm looking forward to AC Shadows, and I think that all the hoo har that has ended up getting it delayed is f***ing stupid, it has kind of fallen off being a priority if there's a clash.

Ubisoft has caved to the internet a few times this year, and they are acting so weak minded as an entity now, which is a shame. No developers should ever have to justify why they are making a game that they want to make. The exact opposite wave of anger tried to hurt the first KCD. Looking back, they were targetted because they didn't have black characters because, erm... it is a medieval, a*se end of nowhere village setting in the middle of Bohemia in the Holy Roman Empire in 1403. The shame. But in AC they have taken a universally accepted as existing in that time period black person and made him a cool playable character that will probably be fun to play in their GAME, and bring a unique perspective to the events of that era. But that isn't allowed either, apparently, because he didn't actually do the things that he will do in the game, like collect shards of shiny sh**e and magic apples...

It's funny, as I imagine AC Shadows was set to be the most interesting in terms of a story. You would have Yasuke, an outsider who has become one with the local traditions, who will bleed for them, and Naoe (but wait, a female? uh oh, an especially hateful decision by the devs there too... 🙄) born of the land but breaking away because of the tyranny that can follow those traditions. With her trying to make Yasuke see that his honor may have been misplaced, and the true enemy is those who hold power without question, and true honor is defending the powerless. Something along those lines, anyway.

Oh well 😂 the world is a sh** show, so it is to be expected that no one is allowed to make the games they want to any more

@JohnnyShoulder toxic negativity makes it absolutely harder to discuss stuff in general. Especially if I wanna say I’m pro-pro, which I’m not but even if I hypothetically was, I can’t hypothetically complain and be anti-pro, itll make you want to be anti-pro-pro out of pure sprite; but see that’s the problem; if pro-pros and anti-pros are immediate anti-pro-pros and anti-anti-pros, it creates an ad homiom driven environment where people are tackled rather than statements. Personally, I am both anti-anti-pro-pro and anti-anti-anti-pro, so I’m not playing either side really.

@Yousef- My main take from that is that you are unsure if you are poo-poo are anti-poo.

Or you are subliminally trying to get me to buy a PS5 Pro.