I can't get over how silly Naughty Dog's latest game looks. It features a black lesbian shaving her already shaved head, because why not belabor the message, along with other "girl boss" characters with as much charm as bags of rocks. To be clear, Naughty Dog haven't released a game I've been interested in since "Crash Team Racing" on the PSX-- but even by that low bar, what lessons have they and Sony learned from "Concord"? Apparently nothing.
On top of that you've got the latest example of a virtual sex swap with "The Witcher 4". As was the case above, I tried all three of the titles and couldn't get into any of them-- but for fans of the series, isn't playing with Geralt, or some equally-cool protagonist, the whole point? I mean, they are character action games, correct? How many white males, which probably make up ninety-plus percent of the game's audience, are going to want to play with this ugly boss woman character?
On the positive side, the 3DO is in the process of receiving an arcade perfect port of "Mortal Kombat II", out of nowhere! I was always more of a "Street Fighter" guy, but have been wanting to give Midway's famous series a shot over the past few years-- this port will be where I jump in I think. Or, maybe I'll start with the original on the Mega Drive? Haven't decided yet.
I've been playing quite a bit of the "Flight Simulator 2024" career mode. Unfortunately, I hit a point where I seemingly can't progress: I spent all of my money buying a helicopter, since I'm seriously interested in getting good at flying those-- only for the game to not have even a single mission I can perform with my new company. I even ground out some employee missions to get cash to relocate to one of the noted "hot spots" for winter, and still the map is empty. I think it's simply a bug.
Speaking of helicopters, I always wanted to go on a ride in one-- but not anymore now that I understand how they work. Airplanes are intrinsically stable-- in tune with the laws of physics. You set your aileron plus elevator trims, and away you go, plane practically flies itself. But helicopters need constant fussing: anti-torque pedal pushing to prevent the thing from spinning in circles, there is a huge delay between cyclic activity and the chopper gaining and losing altitude, the aircraft wants to constantly drift all over the place... they are extraordinarily dangerous!
Finally, I'm planning to write my "Killing Time: Resurrected" review today. I also ordered one of those "better-than-the-original" long box repros for Saturn, this time of "Saturn Bomberman", should be a blast once it comes in. And on a non-gaming note, Lotito made his long-awaited "Stadio Flaminio" presentation, it looks like it's going to move full steam ahead from here. I'm thrilled beyond belief at the extraordinary season Lazio is having, this is one of my favorite squads in the whole twenty years I've been following the club-- what a team!