Played several more online Ranked matches today, mainly playing as Ken, but (sadly) also mostly lost them. Pah. E. Honda players who just hammer the punch buttons annoy me. That’s not playing, that’s just retarded. Anyway, I have now won/played 17/42 matches, which is better than many of the people I’ve seen online so far. I need 30 wins for an achievement, and 50 games played for another one.
Just one online match of this played today, against someone I’d played previously. I remembered his gamertag, but for some reason it didn’t remember out VS stats. Odd. Anyway, I lost. And it was another Kenneth vs. Kenneth match.
I played this quite a bit more, mainly on Ranked Matches against random people. I didn’t do too badly either, as it turned out – playing 20 matches and winning 14 of them. There was a huge divide between the attitudes of the UK and US players. Generally, UK players will say “Oh, too bad!” if you lose, and “Well played!” if you win. US players will say “WTF? You cheated! You can’t do that move! That isn’t allowed! I’m …
Yes, again. Firstly, some issues I have with the game: The 360 pad is RUBBISH for playing it. The lobby system is crap, although it seems to be mainly because games disappear before you get a chance to join them. They haven’t used the extra frames of animation for the boss characters (like Sagat and Bison) from later games, meaning they look crap in motion. But, it is still Street Fighter II, and so therefore, is ace. Played loads of …
Oh yes. No messing around checking out the demo download here – I just paid for it, downloaded it, and set about having my pants thrashed. Gah. I won two matches in Arcade Mode, and then noticed everyone on my friends list (well, almost) were playing online. I tried to invite and/or join them, but the lobby net code is shot to bits so that didn’t happen. Played Quarter Match Mode instead, where you queue to play in a “winner …
Another game from that Capcom Classics compilation I bought a while ago, although infinitely better than the terrible Exed Exes. But then, most things are. Usually, when I play Street Fighter games, I pick Kenneth. He’s the best, of course, and his blond locks are far more enticing and suggest he’s far more fun than boring Ryu. I mean, Kenneth drives fast cars and loves the odd drink, but Ryu spends his evenings meditating on the floor of his bedroom …
You know, a lot of people say that Streets of Rage 2 is the pinnacle of 16-bit side-scrolling fighting games. Personally, I prefer both the first and the third games over this, but I don’t really know why. So I bought it (for just 400 points) and am now on Level 3, having died just once – on the end of level 2 boss. I very nearly made it without being killed by him too, which is a shame.
After finishing the first game, I thought I’d have a look through the other titles on the disc. I used to play Alpha 2 a bit a uni too, but not as much as the first one for some reason. It’s still great, and yes, it’s technically better than Alpha, but I think maybe it’s just down to what I knew and loved first. Anyway, I played a few rounds, again as Kenneth for the main part. And doesn’t Dan …
Post Length Warning! I’ve become a little hooked on OpenAI’s ChatGTP. It’s a text-based response AI, which converses with you but can also be asked to create things. Like magic, it’s able to conjure up stuff you ask for. So I’ve asked it a lot: “Write an episode of Cheers where Norm is a zombie”, “Explain particle physics to a four year old”, “Tell a story like Three Billy Goats Gruff only the goats are successful women and the troll …
Although I’d heard of this game, I’d always put it down as a poor-man’s Street Fighter II, like so many other 16bit games that turned up around the same time, like Body Blows and Art of Fighting and Eternal Champions and so on. Turns out, it’s actually much better than I’d convinced myself. In fact, it’s almost as playable as Street Fighter II itself. Sure, it has a number of shameless clone characters and backgrounds, not to mention moves, but …
There’s a hell of a lot of content in Yakuza 0. So many side missions, attractions, events and time wasting opportunities. Most of these are introduced as the story plays out, such as the slot car racing, the arcades and the underground female wrestling. Or Kiryu’s real estate empire building or Majima’s Cabaret Club improvements. Or what about blackjack or pachinko? Karaoke? Shogi? So many different things to do. I barely touched any of them. Sure, I played a bit …
Woman on woman violence. And cross-dressing. It was a different time!
