GetTheTables

Imagine someone asking if you've played Hollow Knight, only to respond saying you're too busy playing a musou game 
 
The Gods weep on this day

Says the Honda main. 😛
 
I think the thing with SFV is that there is kind of a mental attrition factor. The irritating things in this game kinda chip away because they are persistent. Like after so many years of this game I'm kinda over VTCs, meter gain, the normals, etc., etc.
 
That said, the netcode inconsistency is definitely a big factor in overall enjoyment especially right now. Like playing FGs in general can be fun just based on how you approach it. But if the online isn't great, markedly less fun. And SFV is unfortunately lightly cursed due to it being inconsistent: if it was always good or always bad you'd at least know what you're getting when you sit down.
 
Hopefully they can keep iterating on/tweaking it because its frustratingly close but who knows how much effort Capcom is willing to throw at it by this point in the cycle.

Says the Honda main. 😛
 
I think the thing with SFV is that there is kind of a mental attrition factor. The irritating things in this game kinda chip away because they are persistent. Like after so many years of this game I'm kinda over VTCs, meter gain, the normals, etc., etc.
 
That said, the netcode inconsistency is definitely a big factor in overall enjoyment especially right now. Like playing FGs in general can be fun just based on how you approach it. But if the online isn't great, markedly less fun. And SFV is unfortunately lightly cursed due to it being inconsistent: if it was always good or always bad you'd at least know what you're getting when you sit down.
 
Hopefully they can keep iterating on/tweaking it because its frustratingly close but who knows how much effort Capcom is willing to throw at it by this point in the cycle.

Yeah I've played very little of this game outside of lobby sessions. Don't have much interest in it either. I'm still burnt out on the idea of playing randos. And maybe its just a different engine thing but the MK randos can be a little extra obnoxious. 

The thing about characters like Mileena sometimes is that they can be a really good excuse to branch out into a playstyle you wouldn't necessarily engage with. Even if it isn't something that you really click with there are always lessons you can bring back and apply to the playstyle/character you are more comfortable with. For example I learned a lot more about the up close game in SFV playing Laura than I ever would with anyone else I would have picked, and those lessons were really helpful with Poison.
 
So maybe it is less about playing Milenna how you want and more about embracing your inner gorilla and living that life for a bit. 

Always fine by me. If I'm gonna flail around, might as well hopefully entertain someone else while I'm doing it.
 
Probably gonna shoot for tomorrow evening. Tonight is still 50/50 but I'm fucking exhausted so better to just take the day either way and plan for the more sure thing.

I have the same experience. Not to armchair too hard but the reason teams usually work is the dynamic. Matt sorta needs someone to balance out his dick and fart jokes. His heavily produced stuff is usually really nice though - I've watched all the Spider-Man stuff he's put up and I don't GAF about spooderman.
 
If those vids aren't officially sanctioned and sponsored they fucking well should be. Just looking at that first one I can only imagine the mountain of time that went into making that thing.

.....I have some terrible news.
 
 

Samsho was really tempting but the inconsistency of the online (or rather the consistency of how often people had poor experiences with it) led to me not bothering.
 
I have base GBVS and the first DLC pack. I wanted to go hard into that game but delay netcode woes again and general burnout killed it for me. Plus it was another one of those cases where I couldn't really find anyone in the case that really appealed to me.
I've been a fan of Matt and Woolie since the Fighterpedia days. That first lore summary has that same energy, backed up by many more years of production experience, which shows. And he does a damn fine job of tying it all together. I've kinda sorta known GG lore for awhile (I'm technically a really old GG fan as I started with the PS1 game, though I'm in no way hardcore) but nailing down all the fine points is another level entirely.

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I'm really excited actually. The lore is over the top and wacky, but he presented it in a way that was digestible, and Woolie is just a good content creator. 

.....I have some terrible news.
 
 

Yeah similar. KI has already kinda roused me from my slumber but if that game doesn't complete the conversion Strive will.
 
One of the legit very good things I learned from SFV is there is a lot of value to be had from getting in on a FG at a ground level. For as bloated as the cast and everything is, I had a pretty solid grasp on all the chars and mechanics all the way up until I dropped off, just because I was there when it came along. Trying to jump in on a game on the back end can feel a lot more overwhelming.
 
I have zero clue who I'm going to play in Strive. The closest things I have to legacy chars in GG are Slayer, Ram, and Johnny. Out of those 3 only Ram is in the launch roster so I'll probably give her a spin just to see how she plays in this new version. Not expecting Slayer to return - let Nagoriyuki carry the vampire assassin league torch. Johnny is inevitable so I'll surely try him out when he comes out in DLC pack 2 or whatever.

Nice! My b-day is a few weeks before that, so I’m hoping to have a ps5 for then, but money is also super tight so i’m happy it should be a free update if i can’t get one by then.
 
and yeah, like you and @KingTubb said, I’m hoping to take this seriously out of the gate as well. I haven’t really been able to do that with a game yet... Not one that i liked enough at launch to do that with anyway.

Bruh J.Lo can't sing for shit, but I appreciate her continuing to make music 👀
 
I'm spoiler tagging this for obvious reasons. Don't click this spoiler around your girl.
 

Why does she need to get something in the end?  Why does every game need to have a happy ending?  Not getting the ending you wanted for a character doesn't mean something is poorly written.  This is what I'm saying -- people are butthurt because they aren't getting the outcomes THEY wanted, but that doesn't necessarily mean the game or its story is trash.
 
 
I got into DC with new 52 -- and it was pretty great!  I was reading multiple titles and having a good time...and then what happened?  All the boomers bitched that things weren't the same as before and the mess that was Rebirth happened.  They actually DID bring in new readers like me, and then shit on them by returning to the status quo.   The company-wide reboot essentially meant nothing and they rolled it back to the same shit they had before, because hardcore 'fans' were upset.
 
I liked All-New X-Men, I liked lady Thor, and I liked the new Ms. Marvel.  Miles Morales and Ms. Marvel being put in the Avengers for all of 10 minutes was pretty neat.  But guess what?  Over time things just slowly went back to the way things always were.
 
I bailed on both DC and Marvel after getting pretty into them because I could see they would never do anything interesting.  They got me in, and lost me once the old fans got their way again.
 
Both DC and Marvel actually got new readers -- but then they rolled back their shit because the hardcore fans were butthurt, and then they lost those new readers.
 
Western comics suck because it's been the same characters and stories for DECADES.  Can't add anything, can't change anything, can't rehash.  No matter what the writers do their fans hate them.  With 'fans' like that maybe it's just better to dump them all and start over with new readers.
 
People are just too attached to their favorite games/movies/anime and can't accept that sometimes things will go in a direction that they don't like.

I gotchu dawg
 

I also consider Bruce Willis to be C-List these days.

April 9, 2021 for release. From what I remember there is a free upgrade and PS4 <-> PS5 crossplay.
 
I'm likewise excited. Its a different iteration of Gear but gorgeous + rollback + clean slate has me on board to crack into it on release.

I'm planning on trying to "git gud" for real on this shit. Grab the game at launch, seriously dive in, make it my only game for awhile. 
 
Already planning on mains. Either Axl or May as it stands 

April 9, 2021 for release. From what I remember there is a free upgrade and PS4 <-> PS5 crossplay.
 
I'm likewise excited. Its a different iteration of Gear but gorgeous + rollback + clean slate has me on board to crack into it on release.

Also, @GetTheTables i dont think i’ll be able to play tonight anyway. It’ll be a long day at work

I'm up for games sometime this week. Weds (tomorrow) is a bit up in the air but Thurs into the weekend seem open. I'll probably have forgotten whatever I practiced between now and then so hopefully I'll have some time to refresh. But if not I'll just do it live. 🙂

Yeah I've played very little of this game outside of lobby sessions. Don't have much interest in it either. I'm still burnt out on the idea of playing randos. And maybe its just a different engine thing but the MK randos can be a little extra obnoxious. 

Tomorrow is a little up in the air for me but if it ends up being free I'd definitely be down for some games.

Yeah I've played very little of this game outside of lobby sessions. Don't have much interest in it either. I'm still burnt out on the idea of playing randos. And maybe its just a different engine thing but the MK randos can be a little extra obnoxious.