P4: Gritty Reboot

My anticipation for the Switch disappeared after that press conference that basically showed they're gonna have Zelda at launch along with a whole lot of nothing. I'll get it eventually. Mario and Splatoon did look cool, but what's the rush in picking it up? I'll just get Zelda for the Wii U and save my $300 or whatever it is.

I have TMNT also and it sure is brilliant. I do wish it were fully co-op 'cause that's easier to get to the table for me. But it's easy enough to solo.

Beat Arkham City on Wii U. Neat game.

Picked these up on a whim at the local comic shop. Both are enjoyable, though DKR is pretty heady and taking me far longer to get through than Winter Soldier, which was a one-night affair. I'm not a comic book geek at all but could see myself reading a decent story arc every couple months. Any more recommendations, folks?

I do my part.

Recent purchases: Lego Marvel Superheroes (Wii U) Metroid Fusion (Wii U) Pacman Ghostly Adventures or something like that (Wii U) Fusion is a blast; my kids are playing the other ones.

P4 makes a surprise late entry into the 2014 beaten games list: Wind Waker HD. I got to the bit after the Tower of the Gods several times on the Gamecube version but never motivated to press on, until now. Woohoo. Pretty good Zelda game albeit skews on the easy side.

Been playing some Space Hulk. It's the classic 1 vs. 1 tactical game from the '80s, with the swarms-of-aliens motif ripped straight out of Aliens. It's still a really good game and has been updated with pretty bits and some new rules recently. There is a Steam version as well that does a decent job capturing the feel.

Is that a hardclaim? Ban him! BAN HIM!

I'm cool with villain appearances and what not. But the first 2 hours or so had Joker, Harley, Penguin, Freeze, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, and probably some I'm forgetting. Got kinda ridiculous.

I am playing through Arkham City on the Wii U. It is okay, but the whole "throw every Batman villain in there" thing makes it lack any real focus. Oh well. I'm Batman.

I try to avoid new games hype in the board game world especially, but I'm very tempted by Dead of Winter.

Call of Duty Ghosts on the Wii U. It was fun. Story was redic.

P4 love Cosmic Encounter. Many hilarious moments. One of the best designs of the '70s, still better than most games today.

Looking for a copy of L4D2 if anyone wants to work out a trade/gift exchange. Of course I have a friend who wants L4D2 just after the summer sale ends...