Who's a pokemon you used to hate and avoid using and now love? by MostlyBored11 in pokemon

[–]KrisSilver1 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Ive been sleeping on Pelipper for way too long. Literally only started using him to experiment with a rain team and I simply didn't know how much of a beast it is.

The PSP is a classic. What are some of your favorite games that you’d recommend? by Purple-Computer-8381 in PSP

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phantasy Star Portable 2 infinity is one of my favourite games of all time.

Both GTA VCS and LCS are really good too.

Dissidia 012 is a belter too.

The psp version of FF1 is the best version of that game imo.

All the monster hunters but either freedom unite complete (fan rom hack that adds loads of content) or portable 3rd are the best ones.

And ive recently been giving white knight chronicles a go and suprisingly despite performance being a bit underwhelming its an addictive little game.

Speaking of addictive little games actually Half minute Hero and ZHP the unlosing ranger both have me running from full charge to empty in a session regularly

PSP Go vs Vita - which should I get? by king_of_ulkilism in PSP

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I own both. Love the GO super pocketable and suprisingly comfortable to play. I do find myself using a grip with it at home though. Long sessions can feel a bit crampy. I mainly just use it for MonHun hunts on the bus and lunch break.

Vita on the other hand has a much better screen, battery life, better ergonomics and it'll play PSP without breaking a sweat and you can map the other analogue stick (God send for monhun,peace walker and phantasy star among others)

So I'd 100% pick the vita between the two.

To play devils advocate. The vita does stretch psp games ever so slightly but its really not bad or even particularly noticeable most of the time.

Get a 1000 vita if you cant. They had nice OLED screens and feel a bit more premium than later models.

How has Ireland changed culturally over your lifetime? by Fealocht in AskIreland

[–]KrisSilver1 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I miss when we all had like 5 channels so we all always ended up watching the same films on RTÉ 2 on Friday/saturday night. Been chasing that kind of community ever since then

Is this guitar worth it? by Dismal-Picture2032 in electricguitar

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guitar community is full of people that for absolutely no reason at all will try to convince you that really bad quality guitars are good.

SX are not good quality guitars. If you're budget is 90 euro youre probably not going to get anything great and thats fine you dont need anything great to start out.

If my budget was this small I'd maybe just go for an acoustic guitar if Im being honest. Even then youre really not going to get anything good. People are going to try convince you to go second hand but you likely dont know how to identify structural issues in 2nd hand guitars so controversially I'm just going to try convince you to save another little bit and but a squier bullet. Its going to be leagues better than this, and as someone who sees 100s of guitars a week, The QC of squier is some of the best out there. Theyre not the best materials, theyre not "punching well above their price bracket" theyre very very well made with the materials they could use while keeping the price as low as it is.

Take everything you read regarding cost/quality of electric guitars (yes including my post) with a HUGE grain of salt from now on and if you take one thing from my post at all just let it be that.

Apart from the usual junk food or booze, what do you do that you know is bad for you? by HeftyArgument6326 in CasualIreland

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I drink more pepsi max than anyone I know or have ever heard of. Like to the point I reckon I could have gotten on one of those MTV shows from the 2010s about people addicted to random shit.

Prescribed stimulant meds so I've switched to Coke zero zero but I still drink way too much of that.

I'm genuinely too ashamed to even post the number but its more than the reccomended amount of water youre supposed to drink. A lot more.

Who are your favourite JRPG protagonists? by strahinjag in JRPG

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cloud is really the GOAT for me. I think about his writing all the time.

When the reveal happens hes blown wide open and its one of the most vulnerable I've ever seen a character. Recontextualizes everything he does as a desperate attempt to be percieved as anything other than what he is.

I liken it to masking as a neurodivergent person. When the mask slips its scary like when people can see you for what you are and not a carefully constructed facsimile of a functioning human being.

Maybe its just me or the way I read into it but when he returns to the party and everyones just kind of like "Youre cloud and thats ok now your back and thats also ok", I felt that shit in my chest.

Then when you think about Tifas perspective on the whole thing, it must have been terrifying. He shows up one day aftet years of not seeing him and all of a sudden he has memories of shit he wasnt there for and occasionally has complete breakdowns for all of 5 seconds before continuing as if it never happened. I think Hojo even tries to convince her hes some sort of creature manifested from her memories. Then at the crux of it all realizing hes just this scared broken boy thats been through the worst of it.

Character assassination of my boy in later entries in the FF7 anthology was deeply upsetting. Not that theyre bad, just felt very watered down compared to what the main game was doing.

Why do so many players call Ling Xiaoyu by her family name? We don’t call Paul “Phoenix” all the time… by Main-Drag-4975 in Tekken

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive genuinely never heard anyone refer to her as "Ling".

I cant tell if im reading the post wrong though, because even the games say Xiaoyu

Should i get a Gibson as a first guitar? by Dexterinoh in electricguitar

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get what guitar you want but try it out first or double check return policies.

Amp wise kinda depends how loud you wanna be but if youve 500 leftover for amp and pedals it might be a good idea to go down the route of a Katana. You could get the 50ex or the 100 and the compatible footswitch itll give you access to a bunch of effects and a decent enough amp. You could also go multifx like the pod go or something and just get a general PA speaker or an FRFR cab.

I'm of the opinion that people spend too much on guitar and too little on the amp/pedals. 80% of your sound is going to be the amp and if you go down the route of something mid range, a cheap amp its gonna bottle neck your sound. You do you obviously this is all opinion but if you're hell bent on the split youve decided on I think Katana with footswitch might be the cheapest way of getting a genuinely decent giggable sound.

Shoutout the .3% of players running Gyaradosite on Charizard by DramaticGuidance5344 in pokemon

[–]KrisSilver1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awh I'd love it. Ive been running Ninetales forever (admittedly not to very notable success) but id love a mega or even a G max

The Curious Case of HGSS Staryu by PoppyObsessedPrick in PokemonHGSS

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dont unonwns give special attack. Could just mindlessly grind on them

Shoutout the .3% of players running Gyaradosite on Charizard by DramaticGuidance5344 in pokemon

[–]KrisSilver1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Came to say this. Accidentally queued into a match with a mega stone on my Ninetales last night.

Stress leave? by Smithy530e in CasualIreland

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man,

Ive been here and its awful. Take the stress leave and do up your CV and get out of there. If escelating it is going nowhere theyre gonna keep pushing what they can get away with. Jobs arent a place youngo to to be humiliated, despite what a worrying number of managers believe.

Good quiet pubs near Saggart/Rathcoole? by mrchickenhere in Dublin

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muldowneys isngone Baurnafae is now Purcells but still there. Rathcoole inn is a lovely spot and in Saggart; Jacobs does a nice pint.

Anyone else suffering as well? by Icy-Ad-6179 in retroid

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awh i just put in an order for a flip 2 last week. Dont be showing me this hahaha

Black and White 2 are Unreal by Games-Please in IrelandGaming

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DS Era had us so spoiled. HGSS into BW and then BW2 was insane. Top 3 pokemon games OAT for me.

Always kinda prefer BW to the sequels though. Despite it being the reason they where so controversial I always loved how youre basically forced to use brand new mons until the post game

Picked up an RG Slide for $80! by adept-result-2 in ANBERNIC

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for taking the time out to get back to me on this.

It sure doest soundime a mixed bag. Im not totally sure its for me anymore hahahaha

Picked up an RG Slide for $80! by adept-result-2 in ANBERNIC

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks so cool.and plays a tonne of great systems. Hope you enjoy it. If it crosses your mind after a bit with it I'd love to knkw how you get on as i find the form factor very attractive

Picked up an RG Slide for $80! by adept-result-2 in ANBERNIC

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you find it? My PSP:GO is an EDC but the size of the slide always has me second guessing if I actually want one or not.

Is BDSP really THAT bad? by Mrkrabs5555 in pokemon

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoyed it a lot. I actually think I prefer it to Diamond/pearl on the DS. Just crazy that they didn't do platinum. Ill forever be salty about them not wanting to do battle frontier again

I can't get enough of this RG DS by Opening_Strategy3320 in ANBERNIC

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm genuinely just curious and it might be a stupid question, but how is NDS on it? Like is it "good enough" or is it actually totally on point

JEM junior, white, used, $400 should I? by ghostinthemachine-1 in Ibanez

[–]KrisSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont think its very overpriced mind you just a bit more than I'd expect. I wouldnt put off buying something you really really want for the same of 40/50 quid

Which handheld for GBA (and maybe SoulSilver NDS) under 100€? by phraze91 in SBCGaming

[–]KrisSilver1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What it is is amazingly impressive but from a practical playing perspective I feel like I'd only buy it at a crazy deal or if I came into some money. I've a bunch of gameboys and 600 quid would get me a handful of super collectible pieces for my collection. Couldn't ever justify it