Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Direct Opinion

Was a bit surprised to see a new Nintendo Direct this morning.  I really wasn't going to watch it because Nintendo has been a bit disappointing lately.  I'm pumped for Mario Kart 8 and all, and will buy it regardless of my current opinion on Nintendo.  As a matter of fact I have had it pre-ordered for a long time now.  Also Kirby and Mario Golf on Friday!  Thumbs up for a weekend of gaming!

Anyways Mario Kart is gaining just enough new features to keep it fresh.  Here's a list of the new things worth noting..

Powerups:

Super Horn- You'll now be able to block blue shells with the Super horn or spin out all nearby opponents.  I can't wait to use it honestly, but I really don't want it to be used on me...  Spinning out is too frustrating.  

The "Crazy" 8-  Similar to the 7 in Mario Kart 7.. You get 8 random items to use.

Piranha Plant-  It attaches to the front of your car and snags bananas or other obstacles in your way including other racers.  

The boomerang-  It's the boomerang suit from the recent Mario games.  It gives you 3 chances to boomerang an opponent and knock them out.   Pretty useful but once again not something I'm looking forward to being hit with!  But that's the game!  It's so much fun!

Gameplay:

In anti gravity mode, knocking into players will spin boost you.  You can keep spin boosting off of other Karts in anti gravity giving you tons of boosts.  It's like infinite drift boosting.  Pretty cool!

Players:

Baby Rosalina, 7 of the evil koopalings, and Pink Gold Peach.  

There are also a lot of new Karts they show.  I really like the Peach "carousel" horse Kart.  I'm really into carnival things though.

And now, for my favorite part of the ND... A FREE WII U GAME WITH PURCHASE......  YES FREE.

Well you register your game on Club Nintendo and get a code for a free Digital download of Windwaker, Pikmin 3, Super Mario U, or Wii Party U.  About time Nintendo rewards you for all of the suck.

But other than that, it looks as if you can finally play with your friends online!  Will make it nice when we have our Mario Kart parties.  Also Tournaments seem interesting.  And if you can beat certain developer times around the track, they reward you with special stickers to use on Miiverse.. If you actually use it.. Which I don't.  I'm just not really in to social features so much when it comes to gaming.

The only thing that bothered me is that they are releasing yet another freaking bundle of awesome that I don't get to have because I have been a devoted fan and buy the first edition of everything and get screwed out of fancy special editions.  I just need to stop.  Buying the Wii U on launch day was the worst decision I've ever made.  Luckily the dust layer is becoming thinner..  Finally getting some content.

  

And.. 40 levels into RCT 4 Mobile..

I tried to give this game a chance in my LAST POST when everyone else refused... but.. Looks like this game is entirely pay to play..

My 3 dollars has obviously run out.  They want more money from me.  But No.  I will not pay more money for a game that is an endless money pit.  I'm better than that and have more self control than some people obviously.  Who really spends those ridiculous amounts of money for IAPS??  What happened to one time pay only.  Ughh.. IAPS killed mobile gaming.

I don't get it obviously! :/

So after level 33 I started struggling.  Everything starts costing a bunch of tickets and coins and the building takes like 36 hours now or costs a million tickets/coins.  I also noticed now at level 40, my XP doesn't move.  It's either broken, maxed out, or you need a lot of xp to level to 41.. Plus you only still get like 400xp per goal which doesn't budge the xp bar...  You also have to have a lot of other friends to gift to and hope they gift back to you.  Goals start to require you to have friends.  Side note.. I have no friends.. That's why I mobile game and cry to the internet.  Duh.  Anyways my friend code is h2xddx.  Please feel free to add me.  I'll gift you.  I had to sell a few coasters just to get coins.  But here's a little hint.  Tycoon people love Pizza and Ice Cream.  They seem to be my 2 biggest incomes.  Also I have a goal that I feel is completed, but no.. It isn't apparently.  3 loops after a steep hill.  It says I have 3/4 complete.  I have a steep hill, and 3 loops.  Why is that only 3/4?  I also don't feel like spending more tickets/money on re-constructing it if it's going to be wrong still.  Oh plus I'd have to wait another hour for it to be complete.  And no changing the clock ahead doesn't speed anything up.  As much as I want to play this game, I don't see me playing for long because I refuse to spend more money on a game I already paid for.  I guess I'll hang on to the hope that RCT 4 for the PC will be the same old RCT we all love.  If not, there is always Theme Park Studio to watch out for.

Need Coins?? ***Sell stuff you have upgraded to give yourself a lot of coins.  But I think it makes your park value decrease into the negative billions.  Because that makes sense.  This game gets better everyday.  <--- Sarcasm.  Anyways.. I've come across yet another goal that doesn't work too... Build restrooms next to the centrifuge.  I upgraded my Centrifuge so I'm currently waiting for just a normal centrifuge to complete..  So many broken elements is making this game really easy to hate on.

  

24 levels worth of Roller Coaster Tycoon 4 Mobile Review!

RCT 4 Mobile $2.99 iOS only for now.

IN APP PURCHASE PRICES

It was a pleasant surprise when RCT's Facebook page announced a mobile version of RCT4 would be launching soon.  And not even a month later, it arrives!  iOS only for now.. Booo.  Now the mobile game norm anymore is to have a bunch of expensive in app purchases.  RCT4 Mobile is no different.  HOWEVER...  In 24 levels, I have not had to pay a single cent extra to proceed in the game.  I haven't even been close.  

COIN TRUCK OF AWESOME!

   

Food Rush Mini-Game

There is a cool little thing under specials in build called Food Rush.  It's a food truck that holds inside a super amazing burger making mini-game which will level you up super quick, giving you lots and lots of coins and tickets in the process.  (It becomes less useful the more you level because you need a stupid amount of xp to level!)  

EXAMPLE OF GOALS AND THEIR REWARDS

Now how the game works...  It's kind of like Simpson's Tapped out.  Not nearly as awesome or customizable as the other RCT games, but rest assured, a PC one is due out soon!  CHILL OUT PEOPLE!  Anyways.  You start off with around 45 tickets.  Tickets are the things you use to speed up the build times on your attractions and build certain rides with.  For instance say I build a swinging chairs ride.  It will take about 2 real time hours to complete OR I can pay 2 tickets to get it now.  But in spending those 2 tickets and completing any "goals" I am rewarded with more tickets than what I spent a lot of the times.  What I'm trying to say is that I get a lot of tickets rewarded to me so I don't see having to buy any through IAPS.  At least so far.  I'm up to like 86 tickets now and I speed up everything over a 5 minute wait.  Yes, I'm very impatient! The most tickets I've run in to having to "pay" for so far has been 8.  

DON'T HIT THE RED X TO DELETE A TRACK PIECE!

AND BECAUSE I WANT TO COMPLAIN TODAY.. THE CONS..

The coaster builder is super annoying.  In the middle of building the coaster, if you accidentally hit the giant red X instead of the tiny garbage can delete, you cancel out all of your progress of building the coaster.  No warning, no nothing.  I've done it like 5 times by accident and had to start all over rebuilding.  :/  I also can't get my haunted house gift code to work.  The one they emailed me for subbing to their emails.  It says invalid code.  Come on guys!  I'm at the point now where I can just buy it..   I also don't like having to "collect" coins from every shop I have.  "I ain't got time for that." You also can't change the view. 

Overall I like the game as a mobile game.  It's no substitute to RCT for the PC for sure.  It's worth 3 bucks.  I really hope they include more mini game things though.  Or ways to make some extra coins and gain a lot of XP.