BBRoundtable

I have no idea as I'm nowhere near completion I spent most of my time at the start off-mission just exploring Chicago... hitting all the check ins, getting every area of the city hacked into.... completing challenges of all sorts. There's LOADS to do in this game.... more than I'll probably get through. Another interesting and fun thing is the online aspect that seamlessly integrates into the game as you play. Out of nowhere while playing, someone online can target you to hack and you have so much time to find them and kill 'em before they're successful... of course you can also target others. Definitely an interesting game... only thing I don't like is the driving. Like all open worlders like this, Saint's Row and GTA is the driving mechanics suck horribly.

And actually you'd be surprised to know I don't really buy much for games anymore. I don't even know what the next one I get will be or when. So I'm having fun with what I got.

Maybe some reviewers think that there should have been more character variety in Mario Kart 8. Really from what I can tell everyone in a specific weight class is the same stat wise, and the real customization is in the vehicle body and wheels you use.

Street Fighter is alright, usually I seem to do the best among the usual group of friends I play with (though some characters I simply can't play), but tonight I had a public lobby and usually the random players were the ones winning :P

Roemello doesn't buy games much anymore??? Say it ain't so?!?!?
Laughs! It's understandable when you have other hobbies,
interests or commitments that take up more time in
your life. I didn't realize that there was so muc-
h to do in Watchdogs. Vehicular controls ca-
n't be too easy in games like this since i-
t would make playing games like thi-
s too easy (laughs). At least with
GTA V, it was an improveme-
nt over IV... big time! I s-
ee what you mean, P-
elord. I guess that
explains why t-
he charact-
er selec-
tion
is as it
is since the
real focus isn't
the characters the-
mselves. I'm glad to he-
ar that you're enjoying Stre-
et Fighter! With friends, it's mor-
e fun, at least I'd think, because som-
e people online right now have been playi-
ng the game for a while and are heavily skilled
or good at cheating (laughs). Hopefully, you can re-
ach them in the times that you're available to play though.



I'm still making
small levelin-
g up progr-
ess with
Borde-
rlan-
ds.

(2... on the Vita)

Nope! Nothing out there that really interests me enough to buy. Finished Watch Dogs and did most of the side missions... toyed with Mario Kart after that until the 100cc circuit got a bit too aggravating, so now I may backtrack to the 360 and catch up on some old titles on that. My next game probably won't be until the end of October with WWE 2k15.

Speaking of WWE 2K15, have you seen
the confirmed roster at all? It s-
eems to be rather HUGE, a-
nd that not considering
the characters who
can be created.
I'll leave a p-
ost on th-
is in a-
noth-
er:

(post...)




F-
or no-
w, I'm ma-
king more pro-
gress in Borderlan-
ds 2 on the Vita and fi-
nally got to try out Muram-
asa Rebirth on the Vita as well.
I've also downloaded the DLC storie-
s as well, though I haven't tried them out.

(yet...)

Oh yeah! I saw the roster reveal around SummerSlam time. First time I've ever actually did a pre-order on a game, but Sting was my favorite wrestler of the 90s, so had to do it to get him in the game right away. They revamped the graphics, too so it finally has the realistic looks it should've had with the last title!

Between my last post and this, I actually did get one other game and finished it... Lego Marvel Super Heroes. Had to do it as a fan of all those movies. So now next will definitely be WWE 2k15... then whenever Destiny gets a price drop in the $30-40 range, I'll grab that

Roemello pre-ordered??? Now THAT'S a promotion if it could get YOU
to pre-order a game (laughs)! Just kidding! With the right extra's
advertised, I do the same... but there's rarely bonuses offere-
d that warrant my pre-investment, especially now that I'm
not as frequent a spender of games as of late. I'll prob-
ably be getting it for the holiday and for last gener-
ation consoles (specifically, Xbox 360). It's a sha-
me that there's been no attempt to recreate
WWE2K15 on the Vita. I know the system
can handle it if the PSP was able to b-
ack then (laughs). Congratulations
on acquiring LEGO Marvel Supe-
rheroes! I told you that gam-
e was fun. Did you manag-
e to unlock all of the c-
haracters? Did you h-
ave any favorites?
I enjoyed the f-
lying charac-
ters more,
though
tear-
ing up t-
he place as
the hulking big-
figs was a blast too.
I wasn't really following
Destiny much since it seem-
ed kind of unfinished when I he-
ard about it... like there were too
many ideas being thrown around, and
after reading many reviews that didn't co-
me from major gaming networks since they w-
ere released first and noticing IGN and Gamespot
releasing "reviews in progress" videos, my view of the
game was tainted. As it stands, I wouldn't mind owning it
for a discounted price, but I'm not getting it otherwise. The s-
ame with Titanfall. I'll get the 360 version at one point, but not at
full price. Destiny got way too much hype behind it and a lot of money
will be lost on that game with the advertising budget alone (since I saw pro-
motions for Destiny just about everywhere I traveled). Right now, I'm hooked on
Muramasa Rebirth on the Vita and it's DLC. For now, just leveling up the characters.

Yeah, I haven't pre-ordered a game since Majora's Mask on N64, so super rare for me! Though I've kinda regretted not doing so in the past with a few titles.

As for Lego Marvel.... lots of fun in that one! While I was never into comics much, I have become quite the Marvel fan from all the movies that have come out... I have 'em all in my blu ray collection (minus the latest Captain America, but I'll pick that up soon enough). So quite enjoyed playing through the lego adventure. Only thing I didn't like was the difficult to control flying, but I did manage to unlock everything... finished the game and got 100% trophy completion

After seeing video, I'm not gonna bother with Destiny... what I read about it and thought it was... and what it actually is, are nowhere near eachother, so I think I'll pass on that one completely.

Now I'm back on Mario Kart 8 again... with a cooler head, I breezed right through the 100cc class... unlocked all characters and now in the insane road wars that is the 150cc class

Wow!!! I didn't realize it was THAT long (LOL)! Then again, if the bonus
for pre-purchasing is worth owning, that's enough of an incentive t-
o warrant the early investing (well, that and knowing about it
ahead of time, LOL). For me, it was the opposite because
I was really into comics and at one point tried to wat-
ch all of the movies associated with them, but lo-
st interest in that idea, so there's a LOT of co-
mic movies I haven't seen... well, yet sinc-
e I'm trying to watch a few of them no-
w. I can relate to your decision on
Destiny. Alternatively, I could
invest in a Wii U which I k-
now I'll enjoy with the
titles already out t-
hat I like, or ev-
en a PS4 to p-
lay GTA V
and G-
ala-
k-Z to
name a f-
ew (and No M-
an's Sky next year
to mention another).
Congratulations on getti-
ng 100% completion on LEGO
Marvel Superheroes! Yes, flying
wasn't as smooth as it could have b-
een, but I wonder if that was intention-
ally done to make it more challenging for t-
hose characters since they'd have a huge adva-
ntage against no-flying characters for completing
certain missions (and no, I'm not defending them, LOL).
Good luck with the 150CC class in Mario Kart. Have you dow-
nloaded the Mercedes-Benz DLC and the Zelda pack (both should
be out now)? Right now, I'm leveling up in Muramasa Rebirth as the tw-
o main protagonists (both at 51 now). I'll probably start working on the DLC
characters next. Also I have to get back to Borderlands 2 on the Vita as well. Bu-
t right now, I'm having a LOT of fun with Super Smash Bros. 3DS (demo). I already ha-
ve the game paid off, so I can't wait to get it this coming Friday.... well, after work (LOL).

I dl'd the free stuff, but not the new characters and such. Now I did end up finding something I wanted to play and had a $20 best buy cert to use up, so grabbed Hyrule Warriors for Wii U. Definitely not your average Zelda game, but a fun spin off! Fun slicing off armies of enemies across Hyrule!

Congratulations on your acquisition of Hyrule Warriors!
Originally, it was supposed to be more Zelda than
Dynasty Warriors, but I can't picture the rever-
sed being evident (laughs). I thought you'd
be interested in the characters since t-
hey come with additional tracks in
Mario Kart 8 from my understa-
nding. I was able to get Sup-
er Smash Bros for the 3DS
and unlocked all of the
characters. Now I'm
attempting to ge-
t all of the tro-
phies. I have
416, but I
heard t-
here
are ov-
er 600 of
them, so I'm
using coins ear-
ned from playing t-
he game to use in a m-
ode called Trophy Rush w-
hich is the best way to earn t-
rophies, though I'm getting a lot o-
f repeats right now (laughs). Fun game!

The Link character was tempting, but not enough to jump at it. I am however seriously considering getting the Hero of Hyrule pack for Hyrule Warriors... by far the most fun I've had on the Wii U thus far. Definitely helping hold me over til the now delayed WWE 2K15 comes out Another game I've been helplessly addicted to and forget to mention as it's not on console is Marvel Puzzle Quest... I play that on the ipad and iphone depending where I am... pretty much every chance I get I always loved the original Puzzle Quest, so slap Marvel onto it and it's even better for me!

So how's SSB on 3DS? Easy to control and as good as past titles in the series? I'll definitely be getting the Wii U incarnation, but curious how the 3DS one holds up.

I figured you'd enjoy Hyrule Warriors! Have you played any of the Dynasty Warriors games
at all? If not, that is what you were missing all of this time, because the DW series
plays the same way... and with much more weapons and upgrades available a-
s well as characters (up to 82 playable in the latest incarnation on the Vi-
ta!). Speaking of which, that's another title I wanted to invest in, es-
pecially since now, the pre-owned version sells for $26.99 at Ga-
mestop. Since you enjoy the game so much, I thought that t-
he DLC would be a no-brainer (LOL). Something else wh-
ich may help to convince you to invest in the DLC fo-
r both Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors is what I
am reading by way of responses from those w-
ho have gotten them. From what I've read,
gamers have mentioned that THIS is ho-
w DLC should be released since they
are getting more quality content
for the prices... for those two
games anyway. I also hear-
d from a friend who is
a die-hard fan of t-
he Puzzle Quest
series who he-
avily promo-
tes Marve-
l PQ! H-
e me-
nti-
oned
the man-
y ways that
you can adjust
your characters a-
nd the many charact-
ers available. He also me-
ntioned how in-depth you ca-
n get with the character's skills o-
r how simplified you can have it if yo-
u wish not to invest so much time into su-
ch attributes but also how knowing which ski-
lls work best against certain enemies as well as c-
haining attacks. It's another game that is recommend-
ed for anyone who enjoyed previous PQ games. And no, I'm
not going gaming PR now (laughs). Super Smash Bros 3DS is fun
and I'm addicted right now, but the controls are not the best in my
opinion. I'd rather find some way to connect the Gamecube controller
to in and play that way. I'm not sure if it's the positioning of the buttons o-
r my lack of Smash Bros skills that's the problem but I tend to have difficulty p-
erforming the smash attacks (heavy attacks) when I want to compared to the ease
in previous iterations. A fun game with TONS to unlock and MANY characters available
(the most in the series), but the controls aren't easy for me and online depends on the co-
nnection. I've tried a few times and for the most part, it works as long as everyone has a dec-
ent connection and no one jumps out just before losing a match (laughs). I haven't experience th-
e latter as of yet since I've only played 3 matches just to try it out. I doubt I'll try that again though.

Yeah, there does seem to be a good bit of content in all the packs. Another cool thing is they just updated Hyrule Warriors to a new version and added 3 new characters for free! And while I like the play style, the whole allure to me with this game is that it's set in the Zelda universe... that's what really draws me in about it. Kinda like Puzzle Quest where I did like the original, I love the Marvel version I play now. It's absolutely everything you heard from your friend. I just recently got into the tournaments where you play against other people's squads... blows my mind how high leveled some people are. It's fun to chase the rare "covers" that allow you to upgrade your characters powers. It's a hellish rat race, though when the tournaments are close to closing.... people get frantic and beat the shite out of ya jockeying for the top spots

Three new characters for FREE??? Wow! Who would have thought
that Nintendo, a company that was late to get involved in a-
nything online related and HD related would show Micro-
soft and Sony how to do DLC right (laughs). It seems
as though a LOT was done to make sure that Hyr-
ule Warriors was set in the Zelda universe to
make sure that the combat was the only
what really was taken from the Dyna-
sty Warriors games and this almo-
st makes it a Zelda game, righ-
t? Those tournaments from
Marvel PQ sounds like a
nice addition to the
game. And yes, s-
ince this game
has been ou-
t for some
time no-
w, th-
e s-
qauds
they've m-
anaged to asse-
mble must be inten-
se!!! How does that tou-
rnament system work? Is ther-
e a set time where specified tour-
neys are available per player and afte-
r such time expires a new player's squad is
revealed? This is a cool incentive to keep playe-
rs into this title to enhance the replay factor I'd think.



I'm still with Smash Bros on the
3DS. Right now, I'm still in
search of more troph-
ies. For now, I'm j-
ust getting eno-
ugh gold so t-
hat I could
afford t-
o pla-
y:

(trophy rush and acquire more trophies...)