I'm pretty good at RPGs and very good at Guitar Hero (though I haven't beaten Jordan T_T) but that's about it.
Are you actualy good at games / Are you bad at them
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If you plan correctly in Hitman and carry it out right you can have lots of time because no one will suspect a thing.
COD4 i can get 7 kills before a death if i am very lucky. I can only do this if it is a map where teams tend to fight in the middle and i just flank. Bog can be very goof for this.
COD4 i can get 7 kills before a death if i am very lucky. I can only do this if it is a map where teams tend to fight in the middle and i just flank. Bog can be very goof for this.
See, to thebobmaster. Jordan is damn hard!!! But i see you have a Trigun avatar. Trigun is YET ANOTHER ANIME that the voice actor of Nero did. He was Vash The Stampede (main character) I've seen every episode in Japanese so that doesn't really mean much to me.
I'm never at the top, but I'm not (usually) at the bottom either. I'll settle for mediocre, with the occasional flash of briliance and the occasional brain-dump.
-- Steve
-- Steve
Overall, I range from average to very good, it depends on the game (and my mood at the time), but...
-In most single player shooters, I'm pretty good. That is to say, as long as it's not absurdly difficult due to bad design, I can usually complete a game on hardest difficulty without tearing any hair out. I just can't do crazy stuff like this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75-ihdOVc0].
-In the few multiplayer shooters I play, I'm just okay 60% of the time, maybe slightly above average, but when I get in the right mood I start to do really well and top the score list. I also tend to do better in tactical shooters, overall.
-I'm above average in most racing games, but still not great.
-In most single player shooters, I'm pretty good. That is to say, as long as it's not absurdly difficult due to bad design, I can usually complete a game on hardest difficulty without tearing any hair out. I just can't do crazy stuff like this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75-ihdOVc0].
-In the few multiplayer shooters I play, I'm just okay 60% of the time, maybe slightly above average, but when I get in the right mood I start to do really well and top the score list. I also tend to do better in tactical shooters, overall.
-I'm above average in most racing games, but still not great.
I want to say I have a quick reaction time, due to playing guitar for 8 years and video games for roughly 14. But in no way do I have the Zen like concentration and reaction times of most online gamers, like some of those kids that can use sniper rifles without zooming in on any fucking system they play on. They're just anomalies, or radioactive spawns of middle America. What I try to capitalize on is my ability to conceptualize and make assessments of any situation at blinding speeds; or in layman's terms, puzzle solving ability. I usually just think of every game as a point and click adventure; where, in Yahtzee's terms, all the choices are "use gun on man."
But I believe my biggest downfall in games is my habit of being overly aggressive and my tendency to over-think. This happens to manifest prevalently in CoD4. I look at the mini-map and judge where my teammates are, then judge where the enemy would be based on the before-mentioned assumption, and then circuitously make my way to where they are. What usually happens is when I try to flank the region where the enemy would be and there is always one prick hiding in the corner on the way waiting for me to walk into their trap. Now, I don't just run in guns blazing - I just would think that it's a fucking retarded idea for someone to hide in a corner facing the opposite side of the map - and walk by the area completely clueless to any danger. If my team is on the north side of the map, these schmucks would be facing the south, waiting for me to walk past them and shoot me in the back, like the little house in downpour. But no matter who you are, the "shoot fish in a barrel" strategy always makes you it's prison *****.
So basically, I'm only good at a game if I can use a strategy (or a superb knowledge of grenade physics) to outfox my opponents. However, I haven't played a strategy game since I played Warcraft II at a friend's house and got demolished. Seriously, it was like the Mayans fighting Cortez's army.
But I believe my biggest downfall in games is my habit of being overly aggressive and my tendency to over-think. This happens to manifest prevalently in CoD4. I look at the mini-map and judge where my teammates are, then judge where the enemy would be based on the before-mentioned assumption, and then circuitously make my way to where they are. What usually happens is when I try to flank the region where the enemy would be and there is always one prick hiding in the corner on the way waiting for me to walk into their trap. Now, I don't just run in guns blazing - I just would think that it's a fucking retarded idea for someone to hide in a corner facing the opposite side of the map - and walk by the area completely clueless to any danger. If my team is on the north side of the map, these schmucks would be facing the south, waiting for me to walk past them and shoot me in the back, like the little house in downpour. But no matter who you are, the "shoot fish in a barrel" strategy always makes you it's prison *****.
So basically, I'm only good at a game if I can use a strategy (or a superb knowledge of grenade physics) to outfox my opponents. However, I haven't played a strategy game since I played Warcraft II at a friend's house and got demolished. Seriously, it was like the Mayans fighting Cortez's army.
Yeah, I prefer shooters in which there is actually planning involved, in which the gameplay consists of much more than simply running around until you spot an enemy, then pointing and clicking. Games in which the skills of navigation and communication are almost as important as that of shooting. Operation Flashpoint is a good old example; there's nothing more satisfying than approaching an unawares enemy platoon, easing your squad into position and setting up a firing line, designating targets, then watching the enemy drop like flies as you all open up at once.
I cant say im amazing, but i can say my computer is.
I find that most of my success in VGs is due to my sick nasty computer. However I can pretty much get a hang of a game in 30 min or less and do average at it at least. The only game where ive "PWNED" at was Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough. and that was due to months of non stop playing which I almost extremely regret.
I am not going to lie. I am a FPS fanatic. Especially Unreal Tournament and the main steam FPS games (CS:S, DOD:S, TF2 etc). and im not going to lie im pretty crappy most of the time but i have my rounds and my moments. Ive been in several clans but never really stayed. I prefer to be my own entity. But the fun part is trying to make strategies and putting them into action and coming up from behind or the side. or getting a fast character and running past before any1 notices. Its all the fun in how u play the game.
Certain games I seem to get a hang of easier than others. like COD4 was easier to grasp than Crysis. and Im not a fan of either, but I played online COD4 at my school only twice and i still am undefeated. I also have Halo 2 for the comp, and same thing. I dont play them much cause im not a huge fan.
Also....i suck balls at all RTS games. The only two i can give my friend a run for his money in is Company of Heroes and Dawn of War, and even then its me fortifying my base and spamming minefields. i love starcraft and I beat it (several times) but then again who hasnt.
So it all depends. I do better at team games where u have to capture points or kill the other team, but do worse in one on one depending. the only thing is i never let up, Im always trying to hinder the progress of the other team with any tools in my grasp even if that means chargung in there with nuttin but an active grenade and 1 second left on the fuse.
But no matter what u do dont play VGs too seriously...after all they are for fun
and i think as long as ur having fun thats all the really matters and ur getting ur money's worth. No matter what Yahtzee says (im sorry im sorry dont kill me!)
I find that most of my success in VGs is due to my sick nasty computer. However I can pretty much get a hang of a game in 30 min or less and do average at it at least. The only game where ive "PWNED" at was Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough. and that was due to months of non stop playing which I almost extremely regret.
I am not going to lie. I am a FPS fanatic. Especially Unreal Tournament and the main steam FPS games (CS:S, DOD:S, TF2 etc). and im not going to lie im pretty crappy most of the time but i have my rounds and my moments. Ive been in several clans but never really stayed. I prefer to be my own entity. But the fun part is trying to make strategies and putting them into action and coming up from behind or the side. or getting a fast character and running past before any1 notices. Its all the fun in how u play the game.
Certain games I seem to get a hang of easier than others. like COD4 was easier to grasp than Crysis. and Im not a fan of either, but I played online COD4 at my school only twice and i still am undefeated. I also have Halo 2 for the comp, and same thing. I dont play them much cause im not a huge fan.
Also....i suck balls at all RTS games. The only two i can give my friend a run for his money in is Company of Heroes and Dawn of War, and even then its me fortifying my base and spamming minefields. i love starcraft and I beat it (several times) but then again who hasnt.
So it all depends. I do better at team games where u have to capture points or kill the other team, but do worse in one on one depending. the only thing is i never let up, Im always trying to hinder the progress of the other team with any tools in my grasp even if that means chargung in there with nuttin but an active grenade and 1 second left on the fuse.
But no matter what u do dont play VGs too seriously...after all they are for fun
and i think as long as ur having fun thats all the really matters and ur getting ur money's worth. No matter what Yahtzee says (im sorry im sorry dont kill me!)Jack of All Trades, King at None.
As we speak, I have installed on my laptop:
Need for Speed: Carbon (hrm, think I'll uninstall this borrowed piece of crap)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Hell yes)
F.E.A.R. Combat (WTB more guns)
Guitar Hero III
Oblivion
Guild Wars
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood
The Settlers II 10th Anniversary
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Devil May Cry 3 SE
Constructor: Street Wars Underworld
UltraStar Deluxe (basically a free SingStar for PC)
Theme Hospital
Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Final Fantasy VII
Trackmania Nations
That, and a bunch of games on my DS, ranging from Advance Wars Days of Ruin, to Pokémon Pearl, to Apollo Justice.
Thing is, I'm pretty good at all of those games from the start. I just hardly get any better.
I may play craploads of different genres (and I enjoy it A LOT), but I never take my time to master something. This basically condemns me to always ending up with the better players at a tournament. But I never win from the people who constantly play that one game and nothing else. It's fun though, beating level 55 clan-buddies at a lan-party when you're teamed up with a level 30-ish partner, and you've never played CoD4 before. Completely dominated them, even. Of course, we lost in the damn finals to another bunch of even more hardcore players who knew all the maps and guns by heart, and they've got all upgrades, whereas I only just got level 6 and didn't know how to mod my guns
As we speak, I have installed on my laptop:
Need for Speed: Carbon (hrm, think I'll uninstall this borrowed piece of crap)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Hell yes)
F.E.A.R. Combat (WTB more guns)
Guitar Hero III
Oblivion
Guild Wars
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood
The Settlers II 10th Anniversary
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Devil May Cry 3 SE
Constructor: Street Wars Underworld
UltraStar Deluxe (basically a free SingStar for PC)
Theme Hospital
Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Final Fantasy VII
Trackmania Nations
That, and a bunch of games on my DS, ranging from Advance Wars Days of Ruin, to Pokémon Pearl, to Apollo Justice.
Thing is, I'm pretty good at all of those games from the start. I just hardly get any better.
I may play craploads of different genres (and I enjoy it A LOT), but I never take my time to master something. This basically condemns me to always ending up with the better players at a tournament. But I never win from the people who constantly play that one game and nothing else. It's fun though, beating level 55 clan-buddies at a lan-party when you're teamed up with a level 30-ish partner, and you've never played CoD4 before. Completely dominated them, even. Of course, we lost in the damn finals to another bunch of even more hardcore players who knew all the maps and guns by heart, and they've got all upgrades, whereas I only just got level 6 and didn't know how to mod my guns
Depends on the game. I'm fair to middling on some, bloody good at others. Can't play sports games for the life of me, bar racing, but can post top-2000 times for some races in Forza 2. Not generally very good at high APM micromanagement in RTS games, but I can usually thrash the AI. Very good at long range high precision stuff in shooters, not so good at the messy up close stuff.
I'm at an average level of skill I guess, but better than I was not long ago. I used to start a game on easy just to get through and experience the story, but now I'll start on normal or medium or whatever. I do suck quite badly at multiplayer though, I'm just not competitive enough I guess. I'm quite good at single-player RPG's and pretty good at FPS's.
Well, seems Im not the only one who sucks at FPS'. I prerfer a good Action/Adventure. Or just action. I'm very good at Devil May Cry, because it's pure combat, but Ninja Giaden, which is timing, more then combat, I'm only decent (normal difficulty, nothing else, ever). Platformers I'm usually good at, fighters I'm okay, but the Smash series I'm actually good at (not great, good). I'm horrible at puzzle games, to the point that asking me to play them annoys me. RPG's that are turn based, well, I'm grind obsessed, so I don't usually have too much trouble playing them. Non-truned based RPG's, not quite as good, but still good enough to get through them, albeit, not nearly as quickly (need to grind even more).
