September 2010
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Operation Shoryuken: Round 2
Last week I got reacquainted with the Street Fighter series via Super Street Fighter 4 on the Xbox 360. I managed to gauge my abilities and learn a little bit about the terminology and ideas behind serious play in this franchise. During the sessions in which I sat down to play since that last post, I had a few new goals in mind, including doing my first few special combos.
I’ve basically...
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Operation Shoryuken
I recently decided that I wanted to know what it was like to play a genre of game in a whole new way, breaking down every detail and learning how to gain advantage, reading forums and watching Youtube tutorials, and who knows? Maybe even playing competitively online! I surveyed my options, eliminating things like Starcraft or any RTS, wishing there was a competitive Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! or...
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Samus? I barely know us!
I’ve been playing through the Metroid Prime games in anticipation of Metroid: Other M. I wanted to have a solid basis for comparing Retro’s take on the series with Team Ninja’s, and a chance to solidify in my mind the character of Samus Aran before Other M (apparently) ruins it for me forever.
There’s lots to say about the Metroid Prime games—about how Prime 1 is a...