Alex

srsly, yo.
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OH NO THEY DIDN"T!

haha, that is the best PR statement i've ever seen.
whoever wrote that must've had one long day.

never even considered using the PS3 browser to actually surf the web.
dun have a USB keyboard... it's kinda cumbersome without one, pressing away on the controller.

the revolutionary feature of the PSP-4000
may in fact a un-Sony like revolutionary low price.

now gimme!

i remember clamoring for this thing to be localized.
(partly due to the drought of PS3 games).

then i realized how broke i'm going to be...
darn...
i've left my RPG love for the fighting game genre.
and i dun see myself coming back.
there's just not enough money to go around. =[

i am thoroughly disappointed in the lack of ANY SFIII characters.

people have commented that the drastic change of new characters in SFIII with minimal throwback to SFII was a reason for the alienation of old SFII players. i feel just as alienated for not giving my an SFIII family in SFIV. x]

i'll still buy and play the game, of course.
but seriously, when Street Fighter IV "Double Trouble," is released, i hope to see some SFIII love.
even Sean... go ahead and put Sean... but the beastly Sean of 2nd Impact. lol

isn't that the improper way to tow a vehicle anyway?
if it's a front wheel drive vehicle, shouldn't the driving wheels be raised?

regardless... the improper towing method made for some proper comedy. x]

hmm... i contest the PS3 version being superior as i would much rather have a crimson viper figurine.

but i'm getting this game for PS3 first... collector's edition.
i thought about it... and even though i feel the collector's edition for the PS3 isn't the best of the two, i'ma get this one.

however, if i find out that Evolution 2009 will hold SFIV on the XBox 360... i'ma have to buy the 360 version. unless i can get confirmation from other players that the 360, PS3, and arcade versions run in perfect sync. but that can take a few months for people to be totally sure.

the S2000 is on the list...

but i've been paranoid about my S2K LONG before any list like this came out.
i'm always paranoid to bring it somewhere. that's why, when i take it out, i usually just do so for a spirited drive. =]

i guess that's the only way to enjoy the car... the only true way.

it doesn't help that my S2K is a Gran Prix White / Tan Interior combination.
(i personally think tan is eww... but apparently is pretty rare in S2Ks)

a point i've saw in the article mentioned high level play bascially (paraphrasing) "thinking too much and being too rigid."

i myself have slammed right into this wall. i'm definitely not a high level player, but i've dedicated way too much time playing and thinking about Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike to be a bad player. i am fairly good... tournament good? we'll see at next year's Evolution.

the point is, playing people a half step up above "n00b" status, i saw myself losing and falling for "stupid" stuff. very frustrating. and it didn't make any sense... it was obvious that i knew more about the game and have dedicated more time than my opponent, but they were catching me. other high level players among the 3rd Strike community have noticed it as well and have called upon other players to not be so rigid over how the game should be played. EVERYTHING is fair game... wake-up super... random super, guess parries... it's all there.

for some reason, there's a point where you reach a level and say that wake-up super, random super, etc. are SO ridiculously unsafe that there's no possibility your opponent will do it. that kind of thinking, i have found to be a pitfall. x[

when i hung out with the Dead or Alive community... i noticed that a good amount of them were frame data spitting nerds. one of their members actually posted and talked about the player who plays by feel rather than analysis and frame data memorization. sort of like Takumi from Initial_D 1st Stage; didn't know jack about cars and how they worked, but knew how to drive them like hell.

and as for now, that's the goal i have set for myself.
being knowledgeable about a game and its inner workings is VERY important. but i want to focus less on that aspect and return to those first days with a game, where you play by feel.

i'll know how successful i am based on how far i get in Evo. x]
(probably not that far, but i'd consider winning my first match good.)