I visited Pat (a Bearcade buddy from Berkeley) on Saturday. We played games. We played lots of games. I like playing lots of games. Games make LK write English ungood.
My new MAS stick got a good workout from this gaming session (more on that later). We played Guilty Gear XX #Reload and Marvel for about 6 hours. As expected, he killed me in #Reload and I maintained my utter dominance in Marvel. Here’s a brief recap of the night.
Guilty Gear XX #Reload
Pat actually played a lot of XX before and I’m some scrub who’s only played it like 5 times. Needless to say, I didn’t put up much of a fight. The most important lesson I learned was to attack low once in a while. Seeing as how I’m an I-No player, the potential for high/low mindgames is right there in front of me. It’s not my fault that all of her dash attacks are overheads! I’m a really slow learner, so yeah whatever, I’ll do that next time.
I hate Axl, and Eddie can go to hell too… Oh wait…
Dinner
Claremont sure doesn’t feel like a college town, but maybe that’s 4 years of Berkeley talking for me. I like Burger King chicken tenders. Too bad the motherfuckers there didn’t give me any sauce.
Marvel
We both suck at this game. Thankfully, I suck less (I hope so, seeing as how I dedicated 2 years of my life to this game) so I redeemed myself for my poor showing at #Reload. Here are some thoughts on Marvel.
1. I still don’t fully understand the dynamics and fundamentals behind Team Row (Mag/Sent-A/Cable), but that team is sure as hell fun to play with. Sentinel really benefits from having a fast projectile assist behind him. I’m still not completely sold on the rocket punch assist though. What can I say? I’m a coward! I’d rather hide behind drones than some dumb RP.
2. How do people win with MSP? The patience and careful planning involved when going up against a team that’s packing an AAA (almost everyone) is very deceiving, considering that this team supposedly lives by the motto of RTSD.
3. I’ve been spoiled by drones and the corridor. I realized how much I really depend on the two best assists in the game.
4. I own Pat in Marvel. In all honesty, that’s all that really matters in the end… Right? o_0
Side story – Buying a MAS stick
I bought a MAS stick last week. It was a definite impulse-buy because I don’t really play fighting games anymore. Now when I go over to play games at other people’s places, I don’t have to be bashful about asking if I can play on a pad. I carry my own stick now, beeyotch! I’m still getting used to it though.
Anyways, my MAS stick is worth every penny. If you live in socal and are looking to buy a stick, go there and order it in person. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.