I'll start -- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. It felt like I was catapulted into a boss challenge after barely grasping the controls, getting stunted on so hard I thought it was a scripted fail. It was not....
I'll start -- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. It felt like I was catapulted into a boss challenge after barely grasping the controls, getting stunted on so hard I thought it was a scripted fail. It was not. Laughed, closed it, uninstalled, no hard feelings. I've barely played skater games, I had no skill base and I think they expected folks to have already played Jet Set Radio (Future).
Similarly, Absolute Drift. I couldn't even get through the tutorial here I struggled with the drifting so bad -- maybe the instructions could've been better, but I just couldn't execute. Laughed, closed, uninstalled, no hard feelings.
It's funny to me when I'm terrible at a game since I've played a lot and consider myself more being good at an array of genres than great at a particular one.
I also struggled with Absolute Drift, and that was really frustrating for me as I played so much Need for Speed Underground. I personally felt like the controls were off but all the reviews led me...
I also struggled with Absolute Drift, and that was really frustrating for me as I played so much Need for Speed Underground. I personally felt like the controls were off but all the reviews led me to believe it was just a skill issue.
Marathon, the new one. The extraction shooter. I've not loved a game like I've loved Marathon in a long time, the story is interesting, the style points are off the charts, it feels excellent to...
Marathon, the new one. The extraction shooter. I've not loved a game like I've loved Marathon in a long time, the story is interesting, the style points are off the charts, it feels excellent to play, the characters are inspired, the weapons all feel incredible, it's generally well balanced, the movement is fun, and I avoid other players like the plague because I'll get my shit rocked every single time without fail. I'm Season Level 100, have around 90 hours in the game, and my player kills are probably under 10.
Hah, yeah, reminds me of another one I'm terrible at -- Dark and Darker. Would usually get smoked before I knew what was happening. I don't commit enough to one game to really be able to compete...
Hah, yeah, reminds me of another one I'm terrible at -- Dark and Darker. Would usually get smoked before I knew what was happening. I don't commit enough to one game to really be able to compete and I'm getting slower. I'd like to try and engage with the genre in some respect, but I keep getting put off when I do.
Marathon looks neat, but they don't allow Linux players so I'll never know how I'd feel about that one in particular.
Despite my general love of other Smash games, and platform fighters in general, I cannot play Super Smash Bros Melee, much to my chagrin. I think, because I grew up on SSB Brawl and later games, I...
Despite my general love of other Smash games, and platform fighters in general, I cannot play Super Smash Bros Melee, much to my chagrin. I think, because I grew up on SSB Brawl and later games, I am far too accustomed to input buffering systems that are more forgiving compared to the precision required by Melee. I find the lack of an input buffer makes it feel like Melee always misses my inputs, or is somehow ‘sticky’. Add on that you cannot disable the ‘up’ input on the control stick being used for jump, a convention familiar in other fighting games but eschewed in modern platform fighters, I just find it really hard to control the characters in Melee. Naturally this is very dissatisfying to me as I consider myself something of a platform fighting game aficionado - I ought to be able to play the definitive game in the genre. But unfortunately I don’t have the time I once did to really dig my teeth into the game and develop the right muscle memory, so it seems Melee will remain something of a white whale for me.
I can also add on League of Legends, despite logging over 2000 hours in the lifetime of my account, I peaked Silver. Blame this on the general game design that makes growing as a player really tough, plus an off and on relationship with the game over the more than a decade I have been involved with it.
Finally I’ll also mention Valorant and Counter-Strike. I was really bummed out when a few friends of mine got really into these games and got good, as I could never have fun playing with them because I’m basically not very good at shooters.
Sekiro. I've tried many times since it came out but I am a Souls vet and I just can't play it the same way. I have no idea how to not get dogwalked by trash mobs by the time I get to Hirata...
Sekiro. I've tried many times since it came out but I am a Souls vet and I just can't play it the same way.
I have no idea how to not get dogwalked by trash mobs by the time I get to Hirata Estate. I've tried to start over a dozen times, watched YT vids, just can't make it happen.
Furi. I don't jibe with the diablo-y perspective in action games, and the dash has this awkward lead time that makes it feel bad to me. Often when I find a game difficult I am willing to bang my...
Furi. I don't jivejibe with the isodiablo-y perspective in action games, and the dash has this awkward lead time that makes it feel bad to me. Often when I find a game difficult I am willing to bang my head into the wall for a while to beat it (Celeste, Slay the Spire A20, Super Hexagon, etc.), but not so here.
I'll start -- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. It felt like I was catapulted into a boss challenge after barely grasping the controls, getting stunted on so hard I thought it was a scripted fail. It was not. Laughed, closed it, uninstalled, no hard feelings. I've barely played skater games, I had no skill base and I think they expected folks to have already played Jet Set Radio (Future).
Similarly, Absolute Drift. I couldn't even get through the tutorial here I struggled with the drifting so bad -- maybe the instructions could've been better, but I just couldn't execute. Laughed, closed, uninstalled, no hard feelings.
It's funny to me when I'm terrible at a game since I've played a lot and consider myself more being good at an array of genres than great at a particular one.
I also struggled with Absolute Drift, and that was really frustrating for me as I played so much Need for Speed Underground. I personally felt like the controls were off but all the reviews led me to believe it was just a skill issue.
Marathon, the new one. The extraction shooter. I've not loved a game like I've loved Marathon in a long time, the story is interesting, the style points are off the charts, it feels excellent to play, the characters are inspired, the weapons all feel incredible, it's generally well balanced, the movement is fun, and I avoid other players like the plague because I'll get my shit rocked every single time without fail. I'm Season Level 100, have around 90 hours in the game, and my player kills are probably under 10.
Hah, yeah, reminds me of another one I'm terrible at -- Dark and Darker. Would usually get smoked before I knew what was happening. I don't commit enough to one game to really be able to compete and I'm getting slower. I'd like to try and engage with the genre in some respect, but I keep getting put off when I do.
Marathon looks neat, but they don't allow Linux players so I'll never know how I'd feel about that one in particular.
Despite my general love of other Smash games, and platform fighters in general, I cannot play Super Smash Bros Melee, much to my chagrin. I think, because I grew up on SSB Brawl and later games, I am far too accustomed to input buffering systems that are more forgiving compared to the precision required by Melee. I find the lack of an input buffer makes it feel like Melee always misses my inputs, or is somehow ‘sticky’. Add on that you cannot disable the ‘up’ input on the control stick being used for jump, a convention familiar in other fighting games but eschewed in modern platform fighters, I just find it really hard to control the characters in Melee. Naturally this is very dissatisfying to me as I consider myself something of a platform fighting game aficionado - I ought to be able to play the definitive game in the genre. But unfortunately I don’t have the time I once did to really dig my teeth into the game and develop the right muscle memory, so it seems Melee will remain something of a white whale for me.
I can also add on League of Legends, despite logging over 2000 hours in the lifetime of my account, I peaked Silver. Blame this on the general game design that makes growing as a player really tough, plus an off and on relationship with the game over the more than a decade I have been involved with it.
Finally I’ll also mention Valorant and Counter-Strike. I was really bummed out when a few friends of mine got really into these games and got good, as I could never have fun playing with them because I’m basically not very good at shooters.
Sekiro. I've tried many times since it came out but I am a Souls vet and I just can't play it the same way.
I have no idea how to not get dogwalked by trash mobs by the time I get to Hirata Estate. I've tried to start over a dozen times, watched YT vids, just can't make it happen.
Furi. I don't
jivejibe with theisodiablo-y perspective in action games, and the dash has this awkward lead time that makes it feel bad to me. Often when I find a game difficult I am willing to bang my head into the wall for a while to beat it (Celeste, Slay the Spire A20, Super Hexagon, etc.), but not so here.