Star Craft. I played the hell out of that game when I was younger, but I could never handle a serious match. I'm just bad at managing that many things at once. I still love it and am going to get SC2 eventually (just finally built a gaming pc)
Games that make you ask yourself "Why can't i get better?"
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Right now it's Mario Party 9 and, Fortune Street. The problem with MP9 is that my general means of winning was taken away since no matter how poorly I did on the board I always aced the mini-games which would net me at least one star at the end. Not so much in MP9 where you get some random mini-stars at the end. Also the board hazards can screw you over in a pretty big way: earlier today I was clearly and, undeniably in first until I got hit by 2 Boo at once which cemented me in dead freaking last (with no helpful stars at the end to save my ass).
Fortune Street is a board-game style game without mini-games: like Monopoly only with a stock market mechanic. I love the game but it's almost completely luck based (based on my playthroughs anyway).
Fortune Street is a board-game style game without mini-games: like Monopoly only with a stock market mechanic. I love the game but it's almost completely luck based (based on my playthroughs anyway).
Fighting games. I do much much better when I just spastically hit random buttons then when I try to execute actual techniques. If you're just a casual fan of fighting games, you better not be too competitive. People get way too good way too fast in them. I remember buying Marvel vs Capcom 3 last year just about a week after it came out. I played through the story/arcade/whatever they call it mode with three or four characters before trying some online matches. And I got destroyed. I started off with an online win-loss record of like 0 and 30. People would do some crazy shit, and then I'd later flip through the manual or try the tutorial mode. People were doing moves that weren't even in the manual. A week after the game came out.
Also, Bayonetta. I'm pretty awful at it. I didn't get over a Stone Trophy once...
Also, Bayonetta. I'm pretty awful at it. I didn't get over a Stone Trophy once...
Happened to me all the time on MW2 until I decided to do the campaign on veteran. After that I routinely got top of the scoreboard in the lobby. I wasn't getting nukes or anything but I Harriers were pretty common.
I took a semi-long break from UMvC3 and was still able to win online, so that game's not really a case of "why do I suck so much"...
However, every other fighting game is like this for me. Third Strike Online Edition, SSF4AE, KoFXIII, doesn't matter. I can't beat anyone who knows how to play the game half-decently. KoF is definitely looking better though, while Street Fighter is a lost cause. I just can't do link combos in AE or Third Strike for shit, but they feel a little easier in KoF.
However, every other fighting game is like this for me. Third Strike Online Edition, SSF4AE, KoFXIII, doesn't matter. I can't beat anyone who knows how to play the game half-decently. KoF is definitely looking better though, while Street Fighter is a lost cause. I just can't do link combos in AE or Third Strike for shit, but they feel a little easier in KoF.
Racing Games.
I played Gran Turismo 3 to death and was actually pretty decent at it (according to my own mind). I've tried every other racing game out there and I seem to suck giant hairy monkey balls at them.
The only one i've ever managed to finish a course in first place was Gran Turismo 3.
I don't know why.
I can barely drive any better in Grand Theft Auto games, i'm always crashing into shit.
I played Gran Turismo 3 to death and was actually pretty decent at it (according to my own mind). I've tried every other racing game out there and I seem to suck giant hairy monkey balls at them.
The only one i've ever managed to finish a course in first place was Gran Turismo 3.
I don't know why.
I can barely drive any better in Grand Theft Auto games, i'm always crashing into shit.
Oh man i know how that feels . It took me 800 online matches to hit a win/lose ratio of 1 ( 50% matches won). Right now i'm at about 4000 matches and 63% of games won . I guess i put myself at a disadvantage by not wanting to use overused characters .DustyDrB said:
Also that bayonetta man .Speaking of witch ( see what i did there?) is 't bayonetta a capcom character? Why isn't she in umvc3?
TF2 and Toribash.
But the one that really marked me was Battlefield 2.
There was a time I hit a slump and all I could do was sniping or be a medic. Any kind of truly offensive role would get me killed, so I went into combat with the L85A1 - the medic rifle had a nice SUSAT scope.
Only 2 years later I understood. To line up the sights with a target, you have to make sure that the sight makes an invisible line you want to hit.
Number 2 is the correct use of an iron sight. I was using the number 3.
But the one that really marked me was Battlefield 2.
There was a time I hit a slump and all I could do was sniping or be a medic. Any kind of truly offensive role would get me killed, so I went into combat with the L85A1 - the medic rifle had a nice SUSAT scope.
Only 2 years later I understood. To line up the sights with a target, you have to make sure that the sight makes an invisible line you want to hit.
Number 2 is the correct use of an iron sight. I was using the number 3.
I think i'll go for UMVC3 as well, I don't "suck" per se. I'll just never be as good as I would like to be... Probably due to Team 0.1% Synergy. Phoenix Wright, X-23 and Vergil. The only thing that has synergy is X-23's Rage Trigger into PW's Maya hyper for an easy Objection!Dansen said:
That is truly the extent of their synergy. Well, if you're stingy on using assists like me anyway.
Oh hey, I heard you say "some of the worst normals in the game"
***** please, when you main this guy his initial normals are the worst in the game
And yeah Strange is easily punishable in almost everything he does, that upwards kick? I suppose it's his launcher, it's worse than Vergil's Stinger in terms of unsafeness. That's saying something.
Though his projectiles are so good it's the only thing keeping him balanced. That and the fact they disappear when he gets hit, thank god. Good luck learning him XD
Also Bayonetta and the DMC games. Bayonetta I can at least do kinda well in since the dodge button is 100% certain to dodge absolutely everything whereas DMC is just a little sideways roll that I can't do jack with.
Plus Bayonetta has two attack buttons so I can experiment with combos, DMC has one so you have like 3 combos. Unless you play on Automatic, then the game goes "hey you suck too much to pull this off properly, so have this epic combo by spamming the attack button like an idiot.
I hate when Easy = Automatic. Automatic should be an additional setting dammit!
*grabs the Bayonetta box*krazykidd said:
Nope, Published by SEGA and developed by Platinum Games. Who i've never heard of before Bayonetta. She would be so awesome in a Capcom fighting game nonetheless...
She'd push the rating to like a 15/16 all on her own though XD
Pretty much all racing games.
Also the halo multiplayer. Maybe it's just that I'm used to CoD and TF2 but I just can't get good at it.
Also the halo multiplayer. Maybe it's just that I'm used to CoD and TF2 but I just can't get good at it.
I'm literally playing this right now with my little brother but
GOOMBAH FUCKING BOWLING!!!!
I want to love this game and a part of me does (the part of me who loves being abused) I love the premise and I like bowling but I've never ever been good at bowling to begin with.
Speaking of; Mario Party 9 and Fortune Street which are heavily influenced by the luck of a dice roll...
GOOMBAH FUCKING BOWLING!!!!
I want to love this game and a part of me does (the part of me who loves being abused) I love the premise and I like bowling but I've never ever been good at bowling to begin with.
Speaking of; Mario Party 9 and Fortune Street which are heavily influenced by the luck of a dice roll...
Starcraft 1 and 2. Without practicing 8 hours a day, there's just too much to memorize, too much to keep track of, and too many builds to counter along with massive amounts of unit micro and skill usage. Mostly in sc1, because the micro in 2 is reduced to "pull hurt units back."
SC2 is definitely more casual than BW.
SC2 is definitely more casual than BW.
I really like the strategy aspect of starcraft, but the amount of micro-management required just feels like a boring job to me.SirBryghtside said:
Also, i remember struggling with Ecco the dolphin and Zool on the Sega Mega Drive quite a bit due to quirky controls, not due to my gifted skills, of course.