If I May…

So yeah, its May now. Woo. A non-video game related event (my 21st) is drawing nearer rather rapidly… should probably look into organising something.

So you may be wondering why I’m blogging today. Well having overcome severe frustration I finally unlocked the last two characters on Mario Kart Wii! Huzzah!! However, that doesn’t mean I’m done, there are star rankings to get on cups and more expert staff times to unlock if I want all the karts and bikes. But does that really concern me at the moment? No… not really. But truth be told, I’ve found myself bored of Mario Kart, even of its online. So for the first time in a week, Brawl graced my Wii once again and its found its home there.

Sorry Mario Kart, having better online doesn’t beat out a game that is just plain more fun (plus it can actually be fair) in the long run.

Seriously, it is almost like Nintendo were setting out to eliminate skill needed in video gaming with this installment. Items have been bad in previous games but in this one they are just plain shocking!

Coming first on the final lap, about to cross the finish line. Brace yourself as you are likely to be hit by several blue/red shells or some other annoying item that will knock you down. Its even worse if its a close race as you can easily fall from 1st way back to 8th. A such example was I’d just been hit by a blue shell, knocked me down a couple of ranks. Then as I was recovering I was hit by a Red Shell, knocked me down another couple. And then to top it off someone with a Star drove straight through me.

To Hell with items!

Yahtzee hated Brawl. Well I’d hate to see what he’d say about this game. My God, about twenty times worse in lack of skill needed AND in annoyance of obtaining unlockables.

But still, a fun game to have out when a party is happening.

Brawl is better though.

Wii Fit is nearing release down under, ads are popping up everywhere and its getting a lot of marketing time over here. I’m actually interested to see what will sell better down under. GTA4 or Wii Fit. Both have different audiences, both are guaranteed big sales.

It’s going to be an interesting race. I like neither games, but in the end I’m supporting GTA4. Real games are too good to resist, however I do not detest Wii Fit’s target crowd. I just think it’d be better in the long term to just get a gym membership.

Adios.

3,000 Hits And Counting

Thank you viewers for knocking up to the 3,000 hits mark. I certainly am not worthy as this blog really isn’t anything special. But regardless I am thankful.

Mario Kart is still dominating me, although I finally unlocked the Mirror 150cc class. Is it just me or does it feel easier? I easily 2-starred the first two Retro cups. I found it strange after remembering how hard I struggled to get over the challenge of ANNOYING ITEMS that the CPU players always got in the regular 150cc.

Also, Expert Staff times can go to Hell! They are incredibly annoying to unlock, and thus placing unlockables there for getting certain amounts of them is cruel and unfair.

The WiiLoaded Open is now underway over at WiiLoaded, so here’s hoping that whole damn thing runs smoothly. Haha… seriously… HOPE!

I’ll post the results when its over, I’m in the process of organising my match with the mighty NinjaRooster.

A Cause To Celebrate

Well, WiiLoaded’s next birthday is fast approaching and celebrations will be in order as we welcome in our 2nd birthday. Good work to everyone over at WL, its been great being a part of your staff team and I look forward to many more years to come (hey, can’t hurt to be wishful)

Do we have something in store? Allow me to channel some Nintendo here *ahem* “LMX does not respond to rumours and/or speculation.”

Anyway, more to the point of this blog. I sadly missed both Ranbat 2.2 AND RAMBO. And am very depressed about it, sadly money wasn’t really being my friend this week so it played hard to get.

I am getting further into Mario Kart and enjoying it more, FINALLY the Americans have got their grubby hands on it so I can hopefully start playing them soon. Its rather fun, but nothing serious. But then again that is what Kart has always been.

Also: STUPID FLIPPING EXPERT GHOST TIMES! Nintendo’s Expert Staff times can go to Hell!

PS. Enjoy the new theme! The Digg 3-column was getting old.

Brawl Fights On, Mario Kart Starts The Engine.

So, it has been nearly a month since I got Brawl.

Am I still playing? Yes. Do I enjoy it more than Melee? No. In that area I’m still unsure, but at the same time its far too early to tell. I had at least 3 or 4 years to grow to love Melee, and Brawl’s time is only just beginning. I’ll get back to you on that in a year or two’s time.

What else has been happening you ask? Mario Kart Wii. That’s what.

I picked it up on the AU launch and I have to admit, its pretty fun. It has the usual depth of gameplay that the other Kart games feature, with items which feel far more broken than ever.

Online is awesome. Seriously, I’d buy this game just for the online. It runs smoothly and is very easy to navigate around. Pick this game up if you adore online madness.

I’ll be posting the review next week or maybe in a few days. See how I go.

Currently I’m trying to beat the frustration of 150cc with CPU’s getting Blue Shells, Red Shells and the sort constantly. Kinda hinders my winning.

Europe Getting Wii Fit Before US, and Possibly Mario Kart Too.

Wow, Nintendo of Europe is DOING something for once. This comes as a shock to me (and no doubt many other PAL gamers) because if this ends up being true:

A) Wii Fit is coming nearly a month ahead of the US date (Who cares really though? Its a casual piece of garbage anyway)

and

B) Mario Kart Wii would be releasing the day after the Japanese date, which would be amazing.

But you may be wondering why I’m still annoyed? If they can get Wii Fit out in Europe before America then why the HELL can’t they get Brawl out here asap? You’d probably be responding by saying “Wii Fit doesn’t have a massive amount of text or expansive online mode like Brawl” which I would be fair enough in understanding. But then this Mario Kart Wii stuff appears, the DAY AFTER JAPAN… what the Hell? What’s their excuse there then? That game, like Brawl, has a lot of text as well as a massive online mode to maintain.

So what the fuck Nintendo. Where is our Brawl date? You recently dismissed the rumours of the June 6th date as “speculation” well you know what STOPS speculation. An actual release date. So maybe you should try giving one to us so we can get over the hate asap.

You guys seriously annoy me. You can’t do backflips like this, it really isn’t fair on us gamers. And I don’t want to hear anyone lecture me about how I should be happy to be getting Kart early. I don’t want Kart, I want Brawl… the reason I bothered buying a Wii at launch.

*sigh*

Frustrating.

F*** You Impatient Fans.

We are like a day and a half away from Brawl’s release. And I’m quite frankly getting sick of impatient fans. It was bought to our attention that there was the possibility of Hong Kong getting a shipment of games and that one of the games may be Brawl. Now obviously we have no idea if this is true. But the threads are just getting spammed to Hell and it makes me hope that it is in fact false. Because posting more isn’t going to make the time come faster. Just sit down, and shut the Hell up. You’re making us patient Smash fans look bad. (examples: BrawlCentral forums and Smashboards… mostly BrawlCentral)

New news on Mario Kart Wii: Snaking confirmed from MKDS. Rofl. And to think people think its cheating. Now embraced by Nintendo. Win. Baby Peach and Boo will be playable, argh. Lameness. Boy am I glad Smash Bros. hasn’t sold out like Mario Kart.

Anyway, anger confirmed for Brawl.

See you next mission.

A New Year. A New War.

2008 has come in with a bang, and I must say I look forward to seeing what this year holds. We get a lot of potentially good games this year, as well as a lot of guaranteed great games.

With Smash in Feb, Mario Kart somewhere mid-08 and MGS4 in late-08 this is shaping up to be even better than last year… and we got some pretty cool games last year, oh… and Halo (that’s right, it’s not great.)

Anyway, I recently completed FF-XII and I must say that it is by far superior to Twilight Princess on the Wii. Not only was its story better, but its gameplay and music were, its characters were and its lifespan was. I mean, I played TP for about 60 hours doing all the sidequests and such. Not bad, hey? Well so far I’ve spent 100 hours on FF-XII, and I *still* have a few things left to do. Including a 6 hour boss fight to complete. Only thing that TP has over FF-XII is the fact that Ganondorf is an awesome villain, Vayne in FF-XII was not. Plus its ending built to nothing, clearly showing they WANTED that damned sequel. Which I think is wrong.

My mod chip goes in my Wii soon and I start saving to import SSBB from America and then I start my PS3 fund so that I may buy MGS4.

Also, Raiden is a girl. RUFL!

See you all on WiiLoaded.

This is the beginning of SSBM Season 2008. I look forward to it, I am assuming it’ll start Feb/March.