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Like a Hadoken to the face: The Big Leap
shinryu108 \| 3:17 AM on 03.02.2009	9 comments

It happened.

I'd been preparing for this for a while, saving up and planning exactly how it would go. I still have a crapload of older titles that I really want to play, but I figured at this rate I'd still be playing 16-bit Zelda in my 40's. Which is a good thing and is still gonna happen regardless, so I decided to just get on with it.

So I went for a drive, brought a pal along to stop me from chickening out at the last second, and by the time I got back home I was carrying a big-ass slab of Bravia, a shiny new PS3 and a copy of the Collector's Edition of Street Fighter IV (somewhat related note: not worth it).

I hooked everything up and gave it a spin. My initial reaction was something like this:

Guess that backlog will have to wait. If games are digital highs, I am OD'ing right now. I still suck at fighting Ken, err, playing online, mostly because I need to get used to lag and the fresh blisters on my thumbs - but if you want to engage in a good ol' fashioned high-def fisticuffs, I'm your man (PSN: Shinryu108). Oh, and I'm on HD Remix too.

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9 comments | showing # 1 to 9

Jack Kelly

Get yourself a stick mate, or at the very least a pad with a one piece d pad. the individual ps3 d pad sections will kill your thumbs as you drag across them for srk's.

Altair78

The guy above me is right. Granted, I can do dragon punches fine with the PS3 controller, it's sonic booms and the like that is my kryptonite on the controller (funny, I'm trying to step up my Chun Li skills nowdays). But I hate the 1 piece dpads worse, so it's only a joystick for me. Now, to find one nowdays that isn't inflated on eBay...

I'll mod one if I have too.

By the way, I accept your challange (just made a BLOG yesterday just to get some frech challangers!).

PSN: AoBRA

Diverse

Nice! What model Bravia did you buy?

shinryu108

the 46-inch z4500. like I said, my face exploded.

I�m thinking of getting a stick (you know, if I can find one that costs more than a new PS3), the thing is that with the exception of SFII I pretty much only played SF with Playstation gamepads. Guess I�d have to go through a serious adjustment period if I switched. And I don�t think I can cope with the 1-piece d-pad, but I might give it a try if I find one lying around somewhere�

thefil

Sony thanks you deeply today. And Capcom does so a little.

RonBurgandy2010

Now go get yourself some of the exclusives and have some fun with us online. Everyone is playing Killzone 2 right now (it's good), come and join us next FNF!

PSN: RonBurgandy2010

TheToiletDuck

Holy crap, that's quite a haul. Jealous....

Haxan

Sounds like a wicked weekend to me. I'm adding you right now. I'm always up for a match should you ever see me online.

Creamsnake

That is a nice haul... sorry about the collector's edition though (it's pretty lame).

I built up a callus on my thumb in anticipation for this game so I'm good to go.

For what it's worth, I make a point to use ALL of the characters. If you get tired of fighting Ken just challenge me.

PSN: creamsnake

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about me

There was a HOLE here.
It's gone now.

Random gaming facts about Shinryu108:

Learned to play Street Fighter II on a PC keyboard.

Can recite the walkthrough to classic LucasArts adventures such as The Secret of Monkey Island and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis by heart.

Lost a PS2 due to laser issues. As a result, he is obsessively wary of optical media, which is a mild problem in this day and age. Passing of beloved console also made him pathologically mistrustful of allegedly poor hardware, e.g. XBox 360.

Spent way too many hours in Vagrant Story, partly due to mourning aforementioned PS2. During those hours, he forged ten perfect damascus weapons (one for each category), a full set of ultimate damascus Dread Armour, and an ultimate damascus Dread Shield. Experience taught him to never whine about drop rates in other games.

Most wanted games as a kid (and therefore, all-time) were Monkey Island 2 and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Eventually obtained both, still plays them to this day.

Never owned a SNES, or any other 16-bit console for that matter.

Enjoys cold beer with his games.

Is eagerly waiting for a Legacy of Kain sequel.

Occasionally misses the days when a game could be played with two buttons, no tutorials, no manual and most of all, no loading times.

Used to think MMORPGs would be the Holy Grail of games, until he played one.

Managed to land that damn plane in Top Gun. Once.

Thinks Ocarina of Time and Metroid Prime are great games that get way too much praise.

Dislikes racing games, possibly because he sucks at them.

Used to beat Bionic Commando weekly as a kid.

Is a compulsive completist.

Will take good writing over good graphics any time.

Favourite games, in no particular order:
� Metal Gear Solid
� FFV-VI-VII-X-XII
� Street Fighter anything
� Resident Evil 2-4
� Legacy of Kain series
� Anything by LucasArts from last century
� Vagrant Story
� Portal
� Zelda series
� Devil May Cry 3
� God of War I-II
� Silent Hill 1-2
� ISS/PES series
� Shadow of the Colossus
� Super Metroid
� Bionic Commando
� GTA series