I made a rare Black Friday purchase this week – sort of. We don’t actually go out for Black Friday, the American-post-Thanksgiving day of shopping and mayhem. It can be summed up simply – we don’t like people that much. Individually, sure, you all are awesome. I cherish my friends, every one of you, because you passed this gauntlet and were separated from the crowd. But put them together in a mass and the chaos of it all can be a bit overwhelming. This particular Black Friday sale was online and delivered digitally, which worked just fine.
Last year, Injustice came out for the X-box. Based on DC heroes and villains, it had eye-appeal. Where it lacked was that ultimately it was a fighter game (i.e., player vs computer, player vs player fights with no real story line or action). At $50 new, and with me the only gamer in the house, it wasn’t worth the expense.
Fast forward a year. The older two girls are keenly into all things superhero, and the youngest isn’t opposed. On top of that, in the last six months all three of the girls have developed an interest in playing on the X-box. We now have 3 controllers and a dwindling supply of AA batteries to match. And Injustice, a game about superheros? On sale for $4.99, and me with a $5 credit.
In the last two days, the girls haven’t left the living room much. They’ve been too busy battling it out as Raven vs Aquaman, and Catwoman vs Cyborg, and every other combination you can think of.
And as an old comic book reading gaming geek, that’s pretty cool to me. You can argue that they should get out more, they should be doing something more constructive with their days off. I’d counter that by pointing out that they aren’t fighting each other. They are spending hours, whole stretches of time, playing together. Well worth the $5 investment.