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Youngster Joey

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  1. I've read people saying Discord has replaced message boards, but what you explained is why I feel that's incorrect. It's difficult to keep track of messages and topics in it's format. I'm only 28, but most people I know who are just a few years younger than me look at me like I'm an old man for still using message boards. It's weird to think this year will mark 10 years since I graduated highschool and started college. I can at least still say college was infinitely better than my HS experience. My first year of college comprised of hour and a half long bus rides, spending 12 hours on campus each day, playing a lot of Pokemon White between classes, and meeting new people.
  2. Started playing Gotta Protectors on the 3DS since yesterday. This game is super fun and now I'm excited for the Switch game coming this year. I love the parodied western art in the game's manual that you would find for NES/SNES games. I kind of unironically enjoy the old tradition of turning an anime character into some He-Man Hannah-Barbera look-a-like.
  3. I remember joining Nsider in late 2005, just when I started middle school. I was 12 at the time, and really digging JRPGs with Final Fantasy I&II and Kingdom Hearts: CoM on the GBA. I used the name "HUBO". To this day, I don't know what compelled me to make that name, but I imagined it was a cute robot, and that's why I always used a ROB avatar. I remember posting reviews for games I liked. I aspired to write for Nintendo Power at the time, and even years later. I think I had finally reached Koopa rank just in time for the forums to shut down. Nsider stands as a very interesting point in my internet history, and still shapes how I use the internet (mainly browsing forums like Resetera or dedicated reddit boards.) I miss the wild west days of the internet, before everything became corporate and curated for your interests. Sure, it may make business sense, but that sense of discovery and community is lost.
  4. This reminds me I was surprised to see the word "simp" used in Pokemon Ruby, when you first meet the leader of Team Magma in Slateport City. This also reminds that while recently replaying Pokemon White, an artist trainer says, "Looks like I've been white-washed!" upon defeat. On a completely different topic, I recently acquired a PS5 (disc version). It's rekindled my interest in playing PS games. After I finally finish FF7R, I was thinking on playing Nier:automata. I also thought of recently trying to play Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, but I try ignoring that voice.
  5. I'm in favor of the style they chose for the DP remakes. Sword and Shield are an ugly set of games. And I think the chibi-esque style is part of DP's charm. Legends looks really cool. It'll hopefully make the people who've been crying for a Pokemon of the Wild game finally shut up. Everything here looked great. None of these games are developed by GameFreak, so hopefully GF is receiving the time they need to make a quality product. But with Pokemon Company reaching to other developers, that gives hope to new and interesting titles. Also I laughed out loud when they completely skipped Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness. Even Pokemon Box was shown for half a second. Those poor games are destined to vanish into obscurity.
  6. Not much going on these days, it feels like. I've been playing Monster Hunter Stories, and I was thinking on dropping the game, but once I pushed past the snow stage, things are a little more interesting. What hurts more is the fact that Monster Hunter feels terrible to play on the 3DS. The deadzone on the circle pad is so big. I'm basically pushing as far as physically possible before my character moves. I want to replay the Zenithian Dragon Quest games, mainly VI. Great games, but I want to see how fast I can finish them now than in my previous playthroughs. I remember VI took me like 65 hours.
  7. I dug out an old Sansa Sandisk MP3 player. It looks like this: I know it's nostalgia, but this tiny lil device was and is still really cool. I remember my brother buying this as a birthday gift back in 2008, when iPods were all the rage. I remember wanting this instead because I really hated using itunes. It only has 2GB of storage, which seemed adequate at the time. I remember converting most of my library into .wma format because I couldn't discern the difference on my super cheap earbuds. I would eventually come to regret that decision, but for a beautiful moment in time, I was able to fit the entire Super Smash Bros. Brawl soundtrack on my tiny MP3 player and carry it with me anywhere.
  8. I was gifted $50 in eShop credit for my birthday, and the only thing that's interesting me is trying one of the Atelier games. Their cost usually deters me, but I have money to blow in this case. Can anyone recommend Atelier Ryza? Is the performance really bad on Switch? Graphical downgrades are acceptable, but load times would be more concerning. Update: learned that the game doesn't have an English dub. That's a little discouraging.
  9. Nope. I'd recommend it for if you're playing single-player. 3DS version benefits greatly from the load time reduction. I'm currently playing the PS2 version with my girlfriend and roommate, and the load times add around 12-15 hours to your playthrough.
  10. Tales of the Abyss desperately needs a port on modern consoles. Better yet, it should include an additional 8-10 hour campaign following the events of Asch, and have him team up with the Dark Wings.
  11. I lock the door all the time. I check the front and back doors every night. I often get out of bed to check the doors. I've been living like this for 20 years now.
  12. I recently bought RF4 for the Switch for my roommate to play. I've invested so much on the 3DS version, though... And the Switch's battery is poop in comparison.
  13. Last RPG I finished was SMT4: Apocalypse. Great game, had a blast playing it. I'm eager to play all the other SMT games on the 3DS. I also recently finished Rune Factory 4 on the 3DS, and now I'm in RNG Hell. I'm desperately trying to activate Dolce's marriage sub event.
  14. Three Houses has the better story, settings, and characters over Fates. Which isn't much, as Fates has some of the worst writing in modern history. Literally 95% of support conversations are "man, I sure do like training with you! Let's keep training!" Revisiting Fates is always weird, because the only reason I dug these games so much at the time was because we were all really drunk over the hype and memes. I've tried getting into Three Houses in the past year and half, but the progression of the story is so slow. And the monastery is a chore. Animal Crossing gameplay doesn't belong in Fire Emblem. I haven't even reached the "turning point" of 3H after 25 hours. On another note, I guess there's a remix of the Mother vocal album. It's available on Spotify and Apple Music, but I'm not at all familiar with modern music streaming/hosting services. Do any of them let you buy an album and download the MP3s anymore? Google Play was my go to for that, but it's been discontinued.
  15. I'll be getting the second dose of the vaccine at the end of this month. From what I've seen from others, the second dose will knock you off your feet. Lately, I've been on a big Tales kick. I'm currently half-way through playing Abyss with my girlfriend and roommate. I've also been playing Innocence (DS). I have a nice setup on the Raspberry Pi to play it on TV... With a little more power, I could probably play the game outside of the native resolution.
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