I realized that in any given day, if a limited quest appears, I spend more time answering questions about video games than actually playing video games. I absolutely HAD to finish the Building Blocks quest.... does anybody else notice this phenomenon? Will getting experience for getting graded for getting awards in video games cause the universe to implode? Just wondering how obsessive the rest of the community is being about quests... also... completing a quest prompted this topic.
I purchased a used copy of Street Fighter IV several months ago. It didn't grab me. It seemed horribly complicated and I only played it for a few hours, snagging only one achievement for completing a challenge room. I was a Mortal Kombat guy, anyway.
However, after reading about the relationship and Japanese name switching between Vega, M. Bison and Balrog, my interest was rekindled. It is a silly reason to experience a rennaisance, but, there you have it. I have now received two more acievements and I am still not any good at the game. Why do I keep playing it?
Probably just for the cutsecnes and rediculous nature of the plot threads. I've beated arcade mode on "medium" with four characters: Ken, Ryu, Vega, and M. Bison. I don't have an interest in being able to pull off the moves at will, much less actually learn frame counts and reconize the need to cancel out of moves. But I keep putting hours and hours into the arcade mode with a feverish "get through with just one more character" mentality. I can only liken this obsession to harvest moon: " I HAVE to get this crop of potatoes in. I just NEED to. "
The truth is I've been charmed. The art style and flat out rediculous nature have me hooked, at least for a few days at least. If you'll excuse me, I have to swear at the screen some more and get back to playing exclusively with the left analog stick and right trigger and bumper.
@Caboose48: You know why Halo did well? Halo did well because it effectively brought the FPS formula to home consoles. At its time, Halo wasn't the most basic fps available, it introduced interesting mechanics, for example throwing grenades on the fly as opposed to selecting them from a list of weapons. Goldeneye of the previous generation was dumbed down for consoles. Red Faction which came out ealier than Halo still had a (retrospectively) annoying auto-aim system. Now, Halo hasn't changed much, I'll give you that. and Half-Life 2 really IS the best FPS of all time, as far as I'm concerned; but that doesn't change the fact that you are being a pretentious dick. Console fps-ing not only can compete with pc fps-ing, it is in many ways superior and at this stage, more financially viable for developers. Stop being a PC elitist, and stop viewing certain types of video games as inferior. It is that shit that will always keep video games from being taken seriously as a medium instead of just as toys.
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