Sutku

Got kinda burned on the game in the beginning for not being even close to what Bungies buzz word marketing made it out to be. Had a lot of fun experiencing it for the 1st time with friends but after seeing all the freemium economy BS everywhere I sort of dropped out at lvl 27 (couldnt even run the raid because of no matchmaking). I was thinking of coming back to it with an adjusted attitude but now its impossible to find anyone to play with since all my friends pretty much rage quit the game after a few unfortunate Cryptarch incidents. So i was thinking if there's people here willing to run a few strikes or even a raid every now and then? Im in Finland tho so theres the time difference of course. PSN ID: Sutku

After about 10 hours or so I'm loving this. Decided to go into bounty hunting though of course I'm still flying my Sidewinder which isn't the best for that career. Having said that I actually really love the combat. I had an old Logitech Wingman Force 3D lying around so its easy to utilize all thrusters and use maneuverability to the fullest. I couldn't imagine playing the combat with the traditional X-Wing style circling and in that case I can understand how the combat can get boring. Also when it comes to weapons, I understand that you should take down shields with the lasers and then switch to multicannons to tear down the hull. Also in tougher fights you need to understand the weaknesses of your opponents ships and weapons so that you can stay at an optimal range and safely recharge shields and weapons. Im working to get that Viper for now. Also thinking of working for the Federation at first just to get my Sol system permit. Feel free to add me if you like . CMDR Atoll Tone

3D World? It was an incredible challenge yeah. I did manage to beat it with Peach but I couldn't have done it with the other ones without the Tanooki suit. The adrenaline levels on the last boost platforms while collecting the keys were pretty incredible. To top it all off I always get a terrible nose itch when I concentrate on a difficult game challenge.

Donkey Kong Country - Tropical Freeze (all levels beat, puzzle pieces collected, regular mode KONG letters gathered): Fantastic level design where you can keep a run going from start to finish. Controls felt clunky at first especially after playing Super Mario 3D World, but when you get the weighty feel of the controls down it's all good. There probably isn't that much new here compared to DK Country Returns but I never owned a Wii so this is my first go at a modern DK game. Co-op with this game is problematic. Playing with my wife-to-be, the precision needed for the more difficult levels and the fact that there's a lot of moving platforms makes it quite frustrating to sync movement through levels. So we just ended up taking turns. There's still stuff to do like time attack medals and Hard Mode but that's going to be a project done in the next year i think. Oh one more thing: Hated the boss battles. They're basically very easy for the first 2-3 minutes after which the hard part comes in and it was extremely frustrating just doing the beginning part over and over again. Still, a great game. Super Mario 3D World (every god damn thing done): This was the 1st game I played with my Wii U and boy was it a good one. The sheer simplicity of the game gives the devs so much time to just concentrate on the sublime visual and mechanical polish that I had a stupid grin on my face for the first two hours of the game. The open areas are very good for co-op as well. Not forcing the players on a small space at the same time makes it possible for players to actually work together without descending into chaos. Achieving the "done it all 5 glowing star" status started to feel a bit like work though. Completing every level 5 times was a bit of a cheap decision to prolong the game (I'm a neurotic mess if a collectathons completion meter is anything less that 100%) but luckily my lovely GF had a months vacation from work at the time and she was a brave soldier and pushed through some of the levels over and over again. So far the Wii U is pretty much the best console experience in a long time for me. Currently also playing Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker HD.

A finnish games & new media enthusiast here. Been a "reader" pretty much from the beginning and still loving the cast. Now trying to actually break in to the games industry as a community manager. My two greatest achievements in life are 1) A 2011 Sackie award from Media Molecule for (still!) being the reigning king of Tower Of Whoop with a 1 060 000 score and 2) Moby playing a track written & produced by me at Miami Ultra Fest 2008. Evidence provided here: Oh and also, hi!