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It’s little reviews for video games they have played! All I did was narrow down the scope to games I still have lying around, for whatever generations the Playstation, Playstation 2 and XBox 360 are. I forget. oh and the DS!
Bloganuary writing prompt: What are your favorite sports to watch and play?
People Speedrunning Video Games.
No, seriously.
It’s very awesome to see people become so good at the game that they beat it in record time. They have an intimate knowledge of not only how the game itself works, but the quirks and nuances of not only the format the game is in, but also the system the game is played on. It can get pretty technical when you think beyond speed, though that alone is still pretty impressive. I personally enjoy the runs where glitches are exploited and the game is utterly broken– that takes time and dedication.
When a speedrun tournament is happening, I block off my evenings and not move from the couch. The outside world ceases to exist. I’d have a spread of finger food, hookah, drinks, and other friends that enjoy video game content (but if it’s just me, the spread is much smaller). I cheer on my favorites, jump up when a hard trick is pulled off, and you know I’m shouting when someone breaks a world record! I laugh, I cry, I wish I wasn’t hand-eye-coordination impaired.
These events are my Super Bowl.
Disclaimer, folx. My first Pokemon game was Pokemon Pearl for the DS (one of my college friends at the time played the Diamond version). So, if you were expecting opinions from an ol’ head or diehard fan… sorry. My credentials only include watching the anime when it first hopped over to the USA and collecting anything Pikachu themed.
I’m also part of the problem. Unlike Sword/Shield I was excited for this installment and actually preordered.
While I am also pretty easy to please, I’m not gonna sit here and pretend Pokemon ScarJo and Violent didn’t have issues. Like everyone else I hated the glitches and wished GameFreak didn’t rush this game out. There’s a lot of good game in there but unfortunately… those damn bugs can really ruin your session if you’re unlucky. But it’s fucking POKEMON, the biggest franchise in the world! They could ship out a cartridge with a lone MIDI file and it would sell a bajillion copies.
But enough talk, let’s talk about the shit I liked! Oh, and there will be unmarked SPOILERS, so be careful if you haven’t completed the main storylines yet.
