posted by Paul
04.26.11 @ 6:38 PM
He’s the best at what he does, and what he does isn’t very smart.
Let’s talk about how Mortal Kombat is not as good as Street Fighter. Wait. I guess I already did.
Here’s the thing. Once the gore novelty wears off, Mortal Kombat is just a fighting game with a pace that I do not prefer over Super Street Fighter 4 or Marvel vs Capcom 3. There are several reasons for this.
1. I don’t like having a block button. I like holding back. It’s quick. It makes sense.
2. After a grab is reversed, there’s like, a “one-Mississipi”. Both fighters just standing there, looking at each other, wondering what the other had for lunch. Maybe I’m too ADD, but GO! FOR THE LOVE OF ASS! Is this a fight or what?!
3. The Hup-Hup-Hup flow of combos actually starts to annoy me. It’s like the pacing of a fight in a Jackie Chan movie. If you don’t know what I mean, well… sorry.
4. This has nothing to do with pace, actually, but the art style, while beautiful in places, is nothing like the classic stuff you get from Capcom. This is subjective, for sure, but the art in Capcom games is just way better. Since you are looking at the same stuff over and over when playing these types of games, I find myself disliking Mortal Kombat’s art more and more.
It’s fun to rip someone’s skin off. It’s fun to puke acid into their gaping mouths. It’s fun to turn them into babies. For a while, at least.
Portal 2, however? That game. Mmmm. Probably the best ending to a video game that I’ve ever personally experienced.
April 26th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
I totally want an Elrond action figure with a removable left hand.
Also I really need to stop reading what people say about Portal 2 @_@ It's hard enough to wait until finals are over to play it, and every time someone gushes about it it gets that much more difficult. Education before video games… I just need to keep telling myself that.
April 26th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
I guess we know which hand he uses for self pleasuring.
April 27th, 2011 at 2:46 am
Man, I wish I could get a vagina attachment for my hand.
April 27th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Agreed, Portal 2 is awesome.
April 27th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Yeaaaah, just think. A vagina on one hand, and an asshole on the other. Unless of course you ARE an asshole and then you can just fuck yourself. Although, chances are, you're already doing a lot of that if you wish you had a vagina on your hand.
April 27th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Isn't that called a Fleshlight?
April 28th, 2011 at 11:50 am
YYYeeaaahhh, and then there's Blazblue, which just annihilates every other fighting game on the planet. Seriously, go try it. You'll never want to play SSFIV ever again.
April 29th, 2011 at 8:29 am
I've been playing some Blazblue as well and, while I do enjoy most of it, there's some cheesy japanese stuff I do not. See: Opening Cinematic, Storytelling, Butt Rock.
It also bothers me that a dude has to yell something every time he jumps, making the training/challenge modes a grating affair. Just… just shut up dude and let me punch you!
It's also a super combo-heavy game (not that Street Fighter can't be) but it is a little daunting. I'll go back to it soon.
Smash? No Smash.
April 29th, 2011 at 8:30 am
It will be there when you get to it. Just avoid the spoilers if you can.
Duh.
May 1st, 2011 at 8:24 am
Yep, there's a lot of Japan in there. But if you can get past that, it's the most involving and deep fighting game you could hope for. And of course, there's always the mute button :D !
May 2nd, 2011 at 8:20 am
*spoiler alert*
SPACE
that is all