Recent content by Mcarper

I'd say that grappling arts in general are underrepresented in video games. As for why that I may be, I can't say for sure, but I can speculate: For one, striking arts are much more accessible to a non-martial arts savvy audience than grappling arts. Every person seems to have some...

It's been my experience that the Japanese, Chinese, and Korean styles of martial arts are the most steeped in tradition, which has it's pros and cons. The most clearest con is the on that you pointed out, an unwillingness to evolve, to adapt, to learn and incorporate new things into their style.

And I won't write unless there's a paycheck waiting for me. It's interesting that a writer would turn down pay; I have never ever heard of that. These FAQ writers are a strange breed indeed. Also, I'd like to say that not all Official FAQs are bad. I loved the one for Final Fantasy Tactics.

I have the exact opposite opinion here. I felt like the 3rd person in Deadspace made combat unintuitive and consequently frustrating. I felt like when I died I was dying because I couldn't get the controls to react the way that I wanted them to, rather than a result of my doing something...

At what point does the game stop being a paper and pencil game and become a new type of video game?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu--the Gracie version, not the pure sport version--prepares you for both stand-up armed and unarmed encounters and the very important ground game. This is of course assuming that you're only able to train in one martial art; cross training is always best. Also, know that any...