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I fail at Dissidia… and just fighting games in general.
Sep 12th
So, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything new. I’d write a first impressions on Dissidia right now as well but I’m a bit… “preoccupied” let’s say. So, without further ado, let’s talk about my lack of gaming skill in fighting games, using Dissidia: Final Fantasy as an example:
Yes, this is real footage of me playing Dissidia. I haven’t played it much since Zidane is only level 1 here (I recorded this for a friend, actually) but you can see just how I fail so far.
I like fighting games more nowadays, but I’m always shy around them. I’m a fairly average gamer in skill as it is, but it’s fighting games especially that I don’t do well in. All the unique button combinations and techniques were always difficult to grasp. After constant beatdowns at the hands of my friends in Street Fighter II I thought I’d never bother with it again… until many years later (around 5 or so years ago) when I borrowed my friend’s copy of Soul Calibur II. I think I held onto it for months until I finally got my own copy of the game and gave it back to him, but still… Although I got quite decent playing, I’m still stuck in the realm of fighting mediocrity.
Indie Gaming: Fidgeting with M.U.G.E.N
Feb 6th
Running around with your head cut off for a week leaves me little time to write a blog post, so today I will be trying my best to do a double update.
Fighting games are quite the genre of its own. One on one fights in which you try to bust out absolutely insane combos and memorize complex button combinations make it one of the more difficult and more competitive types of games out there. I remember back in the days; I was so bad with Street Fighter II that I couldn’t even throw a Hadouken. The game when it initially made its way to the SNES was a hit with all the boys at school. They would go home and that’s all they’d play.
