![]() ![]() But Strive is expensive and Granblue was a PS+ freebie. There has been a bunch of Guilty Gear Strive, a bunch of Street Fighter (Third Strike and Alpha III) and Granblue Fantasy Versus. Lately I have returned to watching people play fighting games. I can see myself fighting more with them. When the connection was good though Testament once again proved to be a most fun character. That was followed by a 5 match set against a May player on my level – I got three wins out of it (I left because as good as rollback is – rolling back 7 frames or so has some stutter). I had two sets against high level Sol players – no wins but a lot of fun with zoning and throwing skulls around. I’ve messed around with Testament a little in the arcade mode and always had fun with the character. And for the first time in a while, I tried a new character – Testament. So, I let Baiken have a little rest and headed off to the Park. Going from floor 6 to floor 7 went far quicker than I expected. Even with the ability doubting, I’m having fun. I’m going to press on – see how far I can get. Wherever this journey ends up, I’ve already made it further than I though I would. I reached 50 wins with Baiken (52 or 53 – can’t remember which). The learning never stops, which is a little scary, but also very exciting. As an example, Sol and Ky (roughly, this games Ken and Ryu) – you could play a lot of Sol’s, and a lot of Ky’s who play similarly, but then you can encounter people who play those characters completely differently – Mocchi for Sol and Churara for Ky – and there’s something new to learn all over again. Human beings lack the limits of AI and will do things in different ways – even a character a player is familiar with can be played in an entirely different way by a different player, presenting a new challenge and learning opportunity. With fighting games, that journey never stops. The game will still be fun to play, but the journey of discovery will come to an end. A bosses AI can only do so much, and a tough area will eventually be mapped out. Do them enough times and their secrets will be exhausted. Most other games I play are single player, and as tough as some boss fights and areas can be, they are fixed in terms of AI and design. The fighting game journey though may end up being the most rewarding of all. I’ve played a whole bunch of games before Strive, and some of them have been incredibly rewarding journeys.
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