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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Impressions

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It was only a matter of time before Mortal Kombat tried follow in the footsteps of Marvel vs. Capcom. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe may not have the same ring to it (or make that much sense), though it didn’t necessarily have to. Even though this game came out before Street Fighter IV revitalized the genre, it managed to sell well in its own right.

Years after NetherRealm evolved their formula twice over with the Mortal Kombat reboot and Injustice: Gods Among Us, now is a really odd time for me to play this for the first time. While it’s not necessarily worth going back to play this now, the game isn’t without merit.

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Jett Plays Skullgirls: Encore

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I try out Squigly for the first time while discussing the franchise’s history and how this game weirdly ties into key moments of my life.


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Girl Fight Demo Impressions

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When fighting games first went mainstream in the 90s, there were a slew of knock-offs that were simply trying to cash in on the craze. I can rhyme off Ballz, Clayfighter and Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi as a few games that fit in this category, though there are dozens – if not hundreds – of other half-baked fighters looking to make a quick buck. While I only played the demo for Girl Fight on Xbox Live Arcade, I’m pretty sure you can add this to the list.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Matches

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With a few minutes to spare, I filmed a few random matches in Injustice: Gods Among Us. I love the little kid in the background screaming, “Batman!” as my Bruce Wayne destroyed the Flash.


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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Matches

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Finally got some matches recorded in HD! My opponent has a pesky Frank West that won’t go down without a fight.


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Gears of War: Judgment Impressions

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I felt like Gears of War 3 was the perfect end for the series on Xbox 360. It further fine-tuned an already great formula while finally providing a narrative that was worth a damn. Had the series taken a hiatus until the next generation of consoles were ready, I would have been perfectly happy with that. Instead, we got Gears of War: Judgment, an unnecessary prequel that let me down in a big way.

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Dishonored Impressions

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Dishonored‘s premise is as simple as it gets. Corvo, the empress’ bodyguard, gets framed as her murderer as part of a plot to take over the throne. In the process, the empress’ daughter gets kidnapped. Now he’s out to save the girl, avenge the empress and clear his name.

The game at first blush was far from that for me. Struggling to grasp the game’s systems early on, I fumbled my way through the first mission; killing everyone in my path. Despite eventually completing the mission, the game’s heavy hand on leading you towards the stealthy route sure made me feel like a failure. Having killed 14 bodies in cold blood and the chaos level on high due to those actions, I feared that this wasn’t going to get any better.

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Jett Plays DuckTales: Remastered

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I take Scrooge McDuck to the moon, which leads to disastrous results. I have since beaten the level, though I didn’t figure out how to use the map until it was too late.


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Using Console Sales to Define Success

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Wii Won“I’m holdin’ all the cards and ****** wanna play chess now” – Drake, Pound Cake

In the annals of history, we as gamers have used console sales as a measure of success. Oftentimes, we use that as the primary factor in terms of who “won”. These home console winners include the Atari 2600, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo, the PlayStation, the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Wii. Gamers always use sales as the primary measuring stick for why the NES or the PlayStation 2 won their respective generations.

Yet when gamers talk about the Wii/Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 era, the fact that the Wii outsold its competitors by a wide margin no longer matters. All you have to do is scour through one of many online threads about the matter to find all sorts of creative ways that people will spin the situation in Sony and Microsoft’s favour. The ways in which people always move the goal posts in this argument sickens me.

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DuckTales Remastered Impressions

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DuckTales Remastered

I remember the cartoon fondly, but my time with the cult classic DuckTales on the NES was limited. I do remember playing it, and I can hum the moon theme on command, but I don’t remember getting very far. Instead, most of my early Disney gaming came from titles like Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers and Aladdin. While my level of nostalgia for the source material was low, I was still excited to play DuckTales: Remastered for a taste of classic gaming with an HD facelift.

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