3rd strike other random stuff.

I just had a series of gaming sessions in rank and in casual play in Street Fighter III 3rd strike online - God that is such a long winded title, thanks Capcom - on the PS3. I had fun, it felt solid and not frustrating as my sessions normally are with SSFIV. I just hate how easy it is to mash out reversals and the leniency in inputs in SSFIV because it just ruins the awe in execution. It is hard to tell if the player is skillful executioner or a masher, especially online, but in 3rd strike it requires more skill regardless online or not.

I've exchanged emails with the founder of Platform-community - a journalistic gaming website - requesting employment or to be contributor to the site. I think it would be great for me solely to have a wider audience and engage in dialogue with the community. I have no clue how it is going to turn out, and although I shared a link of my blog to them so they can sample my writing - mentioning them in this column isn't a tactic of mine but blogging of gaming ventures. I am trying my best to be consistent with this blogging and I will love to have frequent entries since gaming is a essential part of life. I've made a bold move contacting this company and I may make similar moves in the future. I love the gaming industry with all of its quirks, tech, politics, and nerdy atmosphere it has. It is a bloody shame one has to move to California to experience the full effect of it, so you could imagine my surprise when I found out the founder was from NY, that's bloody cool. I may try to reach out to FingerCramp since that is based locally here in Queens, NYC - I am assuming but at least I know it is in NYC.  I just love the fighting game scene and being a part of FingerCramp is a cool prospect since it is based in NYC as opposed to the many that are based in California.

I have a huge back log of games that I need to buy and play before I forget their names and move on to the next big thing. Just for reference purposes let me list these games, um so we have Uncharted 2 & 3, Dark Souls, King of Fighters XIII, Vanquish, God of War 3, The Elder's Scroll Skyrim ( for the PC at discounted price), Trine 1 & 2, and I think that's about it as far games that already out, oh yes I need to finish Portal 2. I haven't gotten around to these games solely due to Capcom fighters. They are addictive man - the endless online competition, and the endless cycle of improving oneself to get better. I just love fighting games and I think they are more rewarding than shooters. Shooters are my thing and my second love is War Craft 3 the Frozen Throne for the PC. I've been playing that game since 2002 and I haven't stopped since. I don't play solo matches because they aren't fun and maybe I should since the decisive factor of the match solely depends on my skill instead of idiots doing random things to ruin team matches. I love team games. I love the nature of working with as oppose to working against. Yes in I do agree there are factions fighting it out for the win but at last one side of the faction is working together for that price instead of every man for them self.

The last great shooter or team based shooter that actually requires team work was Gears of War. In a skilled match up team work is essential and all aspects of it - communication, cooperation, and strategizing - must come into play. It was not like those other games like Halo or Call of Duty and that's why I love Gears of War so much, I bought it twice even all...:)...Anyway in the next blog hopefully we go deeper on why I bought GOW twice but for now I am hungry and it is time end this.