Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Still doing the math...

In addition to I-War, I also snagged complete copies of Iron Soldier 2 CD (the '97 black disc) and Zero 5, and I'm pretty stoked about it even if it did cost me a few hundred bucks.... It was my birthday and I treated myself :p Also found a complete copy of Atari Karts (I only have a loose copy), but they wanted $150 just for the box... Couldn't do it. Did a little more searching, and I could complete my copy of Ultra Vortek and add new copies of Phase Zero, Protector SE, and Skyhammer... But they'd all be coming from the US, so shipping, currency, exchange, and duties would put the total up around $550 and that's just not gonna happen.

Otherwise, Quake II on N64 with an Expansion Pak, Rumble Pak, and Controller Pak is pretty sweet, Street Fighter V's Fight Money system is kind of annoying, and Severed on Vita is fantastic.

Thursday, August 03, 2017

Meh-cksell? Sorry, that was bad... I tried :(

Wrapping-up my time with Mortal Kombat XL, and I just don't really care. Solid fighter, countless ways to play, very satisfying, totally pretty, and I'm walking away feeling kinda... Meh. Mortal Kombat (2011) was fantastic - especially the way it updated the classic with a novel single-player experience - and XL comes from the same mold; it's just too bad that nobody seems to have gotten it right since... Injustice, Mortal Kombat XL, and Street Fighter V have all had ridiculously convoluted and overwrought single-player experiences that are nowhere near the revelation that was 2011's Mortal Kombat title. Myabe Injustice 2 is as good as I've heard, but I'm not hopeful.

Anyway, Hyper Light Drifter was awesome.

The True Pacifist ending of Undertale was incredible, and the Neutral ending was pretty cool, too.

...And I bought Quake 2 for N64 'cause it's not so much a port as a re-imagining, and has sweet multiplayer.

Also bought a sealed copy of I-War for Jaguar because it's an interesting game, I wanted it for my collection, and I've yet to come across an opened or loose copy. Yes, I'm totally gonna open it.