Not Feelin' It

I logged a lot of time playing the original mobile version of Injustice, but for some reason, I'm just not feeling Injustice 2. When I have a few idle minutes for mobile gaming, I'm instead turning to challenge missions in Space Wolf. Maybe I'll let Injustice 2 sit for a while and jump back into it the next time I'm on a business trip...

Injustice 2

Injustice 2 is out for mobile on both iOS and Android platforms. The screens are very "busy" (i.e., cluttered) in the menus as well as during the fights, and I'm still not sure what a lot of the icons and symbols mean, but overall it seems like a lot of fun and a worthy successor to the original game. My immediate source of frustration, though, is that the blocking control is entirely different from the first Injustice, so sometimes my heroes just  have to stand around and take a beating while I'm fumbling to hit the right spot on the screen!

Worlds of Warhammer

I've been looking around lately for good mobile games (I ain't got one of them fancy-dancy console game systems) to tide me over until the sequel to Injustice comes out later this year, and I've stumbled upon a couple of Games Workshop gems: Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, a turn-based game of Space Marines tactical action, and Blood Bowl: Kerrunch, a game of fantastical football-themed combat and part of GW's long series of Blood Bowl titles. Both are free and highly recommended!

"I Thought You Were a Warrior!"

In Injustice, that's what Wonder Woman sometimes says -- in a tone that sounds like a disappointed schoolmistress --when she lays a savage beatdown on someone. I just finished up the Dawn of Justice Wonder Woman challenge, so I've added this character to my roster. She doesn't look like Gal Gadot to me (my Batman Returns Catwoman, in contrast, is very clearly Michelle Pfeiffer), but she has a lot of cool powers. Her best attack is one that summons a couple of other Amazons to gang up on your foe and pound him into submission. Now that I've completed this one last challenge, perhaps I'll be finished with this game...

Holy Mother Box, Batman!

Batman v Superman kind of kicked me in the nads, and I mean that in the best way possible. This was not a great movie, and by all rights I should feel disappointed, but it was full of amazing ideas and seeds for future storytelling. I mean, the movie had a freakin' mother box, for Granny Goodness' sake!

The movie also reminded me a lot of Injustice (which I'm still playing...oy!). At one point, Superman hurls Doomsday all the way up into space -- I've done that in the game many times!

Batman Bested!

I had been one battle away from winning the iPad version of Injustice: Gods Among Us when the app started crashing every time I tried to open it. Fast-forward a couple of months and I finally figured out how to fix the game without losing my data. Today, at long last, I beat the uber-super-duper Batman at the end of the game. Although Hawkgirl took one for the team, Lex Luthor and Catwoman survived to taste the sweetness of victory. Now I never have to play this stupid game ever again! Eh, who am I kidding? I'll probably load it up again next week to start working on getting the Dawn of Justice challenge characters...

Holiday Game Action

It's going to be a fun holiday vacation. We aren't going anywhere this year (staying home for Christmas for the first time in eight years!), but we'll have plenty to do. We'll have The Cloud Dungeon and Ghostbusters for new tabletop options, an old Lego Heroica game that Matthew desperately wanted for Christmas, some new Imperial ships for X-Wing, Shadowrun: Dragonfall (thanks, Matt!) on the computer, and, if I can muster the fortitude, the last round of battles in the iPad Injustice: Gods Among Us. Can't wait to get started!

I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!

Lex...in Limbo!

I had planned on making my final push in Injustice this weekend. Lex, Hawkgirl, and Catwoman are just one level away from winning! However, Mansions of Madness has arrived at our house a few days ahead of schedule (you rock, Amazon!), so I anticipate spending much of the weekend going through all the Lovecraftian awesomeness. I think it's going to take a while to get up to speed with this game, and in the meantime we also need to continue our Tyranny of Dragons campaign. Perhaps we'll do Tyranny this weekend and then dive into a full game of Mansions the following weekend, after I've had enough time to get familiar with the rules. From what I've seen, though, it looks like it's going to be an amazing game experience!

Last Level!

I've made it to the last level of the iPad Injustice game! Now it's time to beef up my team -- Lex Luthor, Catwoman, and Hawkgirl -- for the final push to victory!

Two More

Just two more levels of iPad Injustice...the grim march to victory continues!

Mace to the Face!

Ah, for Hawkman and Hawkgirl fans, there's nothing like a good-old mace-to-the-face to put a bad guy down for the count. That's Hawkgirl's "finishing" move in the iPad Injustice game, and there aren't many guys who can get up after taking a hit like that. Indeed, the Hawks' over-sized medieval weaponry is as much a staple of their characterization as their wings or their Nth metal belts. So why is the CW's bad-ass new Hawkman wielding such a dinky little mace?

See for yourself here.

I'm getting a live-action Hawkman and Hawkgirl on TV, so I realize that I have no right to complain, but...seriously, bro? Go back to the museum and get yourself a better mace. Otherwise, the costumes are pretty cool. It's not the classic yellow and green from the comics, but the style fits well with the costume design in the Arrow/Flash TV universe. Hawkgirl's helmet, in particular, is spot on. Can't wait to see these heroes in action!

Double Down

Double XP for the next 72 hours?! Damn you, Injustice!

Batgirlin'

Oh Injustice! You've thoroughly monopolized my time! Just when I thought my ultimate team of Luthor, Catwoman, and Hawkgirl was set in stone for a run through the final stage of battles, you now offer a new Batgirl as a special challenge character! So, naturally, I had to get her, and she's totally awesome...not unlike the heroine of the recently revamped Batgirl comic series. But will she replace one of my Big Three? I guess only a few more days (weeks?) of leveling up will tell...

Injustice Indeed!

I've been playing the iPad version of Injustice: Gods Among Us here and there for the past couple of months, and today I finally made it to the last stage of the game. Looking ahead to some of these battles has filled me with dread! It is indeed an act of grievous injustice to pit so many seemingly invincible beefcakes against even my A-Team of Lex Luthor, Hawkgirl, and Catwoman. I have no idea how I'm going to win these final battles, but I've invested so much time in this game that I won't quit until I win! (And yes, I'm very aware of the concept of the sunk cost fallacy, thank you very much!)

It Never Rains in California in July

Holy crap, is it raining! I've never seen such a downpour in California before. We had planned on going to the park today -- our last day of vacation before driving back to Nevada -- but instead we're staying inside, playing Injustice. I'm reminded of something Amy told me, eleven years ago today, on our wedding day: "No need to worry about having an outdoor wedding. It never rains in California in July."

Got Her!

We got Hawkgirl! She's really amazing -- a perfect fit with my "A Team", which also includes the uber-suped-up duo of Lex Luthor and Catwoman.

Hawkgirl!

Hot on the heels of Hawkman's addition to the upcoming CW TV series, now the iPad version of Injustice: Gods Among Us has added Hawkgirl as a challenge character. Matthew and I are already well on our way to acquiring her. Are we entering a new era in which the Hawks once again take their rightful place as prominent DC heroes? Probably not, but I'll take what I can get!