Comments on: A Blissful Pursuit: My Relationship Fighting Games

By: Street Fighter V…Thanks, but No Thanks | United We Game

Street Fighter V…Thanks, but No Thanks | United We Game — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:00:59 +0000

[…] games is me, alone, battling it out with the A. I. I’m not very good with fighting games (though I love them so), and these battles give me the chance to be as terrible as I want to be, as frustrated as I want […]

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By: (Tekken) Tag! You’re It! | United We Game

(Tekken) Tag! You’re It! | United We Game — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:01:53 +0000

[…] yes. Fighting games. I enjoy them immensely despite the fact that I’m not very good at them. But with most fighting games, I feel like I’m able to get into something of a groove after […]

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By: cary

cary — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:04:55 +0000

Haha, well…you have to be a glutton for punishment, at least a little bit. ;) Don’t get me wrong, I get plenty frustrated with fighting get when I *really* want to pull something off but just can’t. But I always come back to the notion that I don’t have any thing at stake with fighting games. It’s not like I’m a tourney gamer or that I have a history full of fighting game victories. It’s a genre with which I only want to have full, even if I mostly suck. Letting go of the “I must do’s” (i.e. I must learn {x} move or I can’t play) when it comes to fighting games helps a lot.

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By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 18 May 2015 17:29:09 +0000

Always really impressed by players that step back, say “I’m not good at this, but I still enjoy it.” I wish I could get into fighting games! Any tips? I got Injustice as one o the free PS Plus games a few months ago and I’ve watched some Mortal Kombat X (looks amazing) but when I can’t get any combos, I just don’t see the point :-\

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By: cary

cary — Mon, 18 May 2015 11:49:50 +0000

Reblogged this on Recollections of Play and commented:

[Unrelated prologue: Before you take a gander at what’s going on below, maybe you’d like to do a little voting? Right above this is a polling post that will decide my next gaming project involving a 1990s JRPG for the SNES. If you’ve voted already, thanks! (And why not vote again? :) If you haven’t, then just click on the post above and scroll down to the poll.]

Of all the games that this angry gamer has taken on, none push aside the gripes, groans, and grrrrrrrs as much as fighting games. They are, quite simply, blissful pursuits. This I recently explored over on United We Game.

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By: cary

cary — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:05:31 +0000

There’s nothing quite like playing as Kitana and decimating your enemies with those fans! Of that trio (with Mileena and jade) she’ll always be my favorite as well.

I think you hit the nail on the head about fighting games and letting off stress — that’s exactly I find them so delightful. You don’t have to be a master at them to enjoy them generally. Sometimes, you really just do need to kick some virtual butt, and that’s okay. :)

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By: simpleek

simpleek — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:00:17 +0000

I’m always bad with fighting games in general, but it still gives me plenty of pleasure to play when you just want to punch stuff and let off some steam. Mortal Kombat will be my number one fondest fighting game in memory, especially during my younger days when I wasn’t really much of a gamer. Kitana will always be the character who has left the most lasting impression on my young mind!

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