What Are You Currently Playing? 6.65: Neighbor of the Beast

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet that Nioh-esque versions of other NG2 weapons will be in Nioh 2 (I'm hoping for a Windmill Shuriken, myself). That said, I'd additionally like some form of jumping to be in the sequel. Just because the game is inspired by Souls doesn't mean that it has to abide by all if its limitations as well.

[Mustang]

A good ole fashion jump button. I'm not against it at all, although, I haven't found myself in need of one just yet, but then again I can certainly see where it'd be useful.

Nioh
Trying to go with Kusagari and Tonfa, and no doubt I'm having fun with it, but I feel so unsafe without the trusty katana. The Tonfa's got me killed using them in the low stance (found myself mashing) against a yokai.

I'm thinking about giving my nephew my old DS or buying him a 3DS, but running into some similar issues the last time. He's clearly smarter than I'm thinking he is, but I don't want to get him games that're deep. When we were playing Super Mario Bros on the Wii I found out that he'll keep repeating the same level mainly because he's scared of going to the castle (the music creeps him out). So hopefully nothing scary either on either handhelds. Other than that, free range. I know for sure he's into cars.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

The tonfas are best against human enemies that block a lot since their quick, successive attacks cause lots of cumulative Ki-damage, which guard-breaks those opponents relatively quickly since it depletes their stamina rapidly. It's not nearly as effective against Yokai, though, especially those of the larger variety, and in those instances it's better if you're just trying to be stylish and show off like XHL Gladiator, but generally you won't any weapon with powerful overhead attacks or that can be rapid quick attacks from behind when dealing with the Yokai.

[Mustang]

You won't judge men if I said I was trying to style would you? 

[Mustang]

Ultra Street Fighter 4
Just ran a long set with my nephew. Turns out my Ken is probably my strongest character even though I use Dudley more. My nephew on the other hand is attached to Juri, and it's going to take a while before he can beat me in a match he did manage to take a round off me. I finally understand what people say when it comes to fighting a person that plays randomly. It can definitely be a struggle at times if you're trying to use fundamentals.

Edit:

Expanding upon this a little bit. I will say this about USF4. Going back to USF4 after playing SF5 is on the difficult side because there are no 1-frame links, and going back to that reminds me of the flaws of USF4. I've said it countless times now that with the way the game plays, Street Fighter 5 is a great and fun game, perhaps the best once you get past the little nuances that you miss in previous games. Once you get past that hurdle of not finding a character (it's hard as hell too, especially if you're a loyalist) everything else is a blast.

I'd probably stay away from the online community because it's so toxic. It's probably the most toxic community since it's so divided.

Getting back into Street Fighter 5 soon. Just wanted to get my nephew into USF4 before we move onto 5. (I'm not going to introduce him to 3rd Strike at all)

Edit 2:

Street Fighter 5
Back in a character crisis. Found myself bouncing all over the place. I thought I was going to settle on Ken and Zeku, and no doubt Zeku looks like a lot of fun and you can probably differentiate yourself with him. My problem is that he requires a lot of work. I should probably not let that deter me, but at the moment I'm not in the mood to put that much work into a character for little reward, but I'll probably end up coming back to him in the long run.

Ken on the other hand, while I'm not going to drop him, I'm not looking to main him either. Which brings me to Laura and Juri. Laura is just a straight up blast with her burst damage that can you in a blink and I like that (like Makoto). Juri I just saw replay videos of the #1 Juri player and the way he plays her is refreshing. Just a straight up mauling rush down style. Now I'm usually swayed by the tier list because I'm no low tier hero or anything and both characters are on the lower end of the tier list, but right now I just want to have fun with the characters I play and both are doing that for me (both got a good dosage of costumes despite being on the skimpy side and both fulfill certain roles)

[Mustang]

Street Fighter 5
I'm really taking a liking to Juri. Outside of her "storing" which can be on the tricky side (not nearly as crazy as it was in USF4) she's still a  straight forward character. Execution speaking, she's on the easy side, but the tricky part of her is managing her "storage" because you still have to watch out for your opponent while looking for opportunities to store. What's really selling me on her is the combos (her costumes is a different matter "coughs").

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

It's been a while since I played any SFV (most likely I'll pick it back up when I go home for Christmas and undoubtedly play a few rounds against my brother), but I remember finding it hard to get a feeling for Juri's playstyle in that game. Juri was a favorite of mine in USF4, so I was somewhat disappointed when she didn't jive the same way with me in SFV, but perhaps I just need to practice much more before I can truly get a feel for her.

[Mustang]

A lot of people didn't/don't jive with Juri's style in SF5 and I don't blame them. If you were to look at Infiltration (don't get me started on this guy) video's playing her you'll see her being used in a "hit and run" type of style and personally I hate that. Makes her look boring. Then I saw vids of Justakid's Juri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM14hkSoo9k . I love that "in your face" rushdown.

I'm also starting to look at Ibuki again because she's another one of those characters that play be played differently. I just hope that Capcom don't nerf her too badly.

[Mustang]

Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition
So pretty much as soon as I saw that Juri didn't get anything from the patch that was noteworthy I dropped her and went onto Kage. And my goodness this guy is fun and hits hard. Minus his fireballs, Evil Ryu is still there, but his mixup game and gimmicks are insane and I love it. In a sense, he's Dudley with Dan's moveset (somewhat). Decided to give Ryu another try as well. Zeku, the guy has swag. Every time I play as him I like him even more.

Tekken 7
I've had my issue's with Tekken 7 in the past. Nothing dealing with how the game plays mind you nor the roster. Like Capcom, I hated the half assed way it was released. It was pretty much barebones much like Street Fighter 5, but there was no backlash (but all hell, lets rag on Capcom, right? Get that ish outta here). That being said, the game is still as fun and deep as ever (holy hell is it deep). There was a new patch that came out and well, Capcom need to take notes. Mostly all buffs on everyone and slight nerfs, but the game is very balanced. I'm thinking about dropping Jin, but man that guy is too cool to drop him. I don't want to drop Kazuya because he hit hard as hell. Hwoarang (like Jin) has always been my favorite in the series. Steve is too cool. The problem is is that every one of those characters is hard to play and requires time to learn, but I think I might go with Kazuya for the time being considering his style fits me the most.

[Mustang]

Happy New Years everyone.

Originally I started playing Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep in preparation for Kingdom Hearts 3 but I couldn't stick with it. Something about the whole "drop" thing don't sit well with me. Almost making me feel like I'm being rushed when I want to explore and find treasure. I may go back to it if I ever feel up to it, but it the mean time I'll watch some walkthroughs or something.

I fired up Final Fantasy 7 earlier today. Playing on the PS4 has its benefits. Being able to cheese my way through the game is something I can get behind. While not having to due with it being on the ps4 there are tidbits in the game that I don't care for and because I haven't reached those moments yet I'm almost tempting to drop it lol.

Of course I'm still playing my typical fighters although I've begun focusing more on 3rd Strike again.

[Peanutbutter]

Just beat Red Dead Redemption 2 yesterday. Great game, slow beginning but when you start to get to the middle it's amazing.


Picked up a Nintendo Switch with my mom, so will probably be playing Pokemon on it along with Zelda: Breath of the Wild. From I've heard, it sounds like Zelda will have a similar layout to RD2. Can't wait to check it out!

[Mustang]

I just ordered God of War. Never cared for norse mythology but I was never interested in greek either but the story is fascinating to me.

I still need to play Zelda Breath of the Wild.

[Mustang]

Quite a few games to keep me going for the next couple of months until Devil May Cry 5.

God of War
Nioh
Street Fighter 3rd Strike (switch between this and Tekken 7)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Kingdom Hearts 3 (when it comes out)

I may end up getting Horizon Zero Dawn and play a bit of that as well, but at the moment these are the only games that're holding my interest in games. I think once DMC5 comes out all other games won't exist outside of 3rd Strike and Nioh.

One game took a turn for the worst that I was looking forward to; Sekiro, I was looking forward to this quite a bit but with the way combat is being described, I'm out. Hopefully my opinion will change upon its release or I see some vids that change my opinion.

[Mustang]

Nioh
Got me humbled real fast lol. I'm only on the, I guess you would call it the 2nd main mission and just progressing to get to the boss alone got me peeking around every corner before I run wherever. I did almost end up starting over because I still couldn't decide on kusagari or dual swords and I had already pumped a little bit into kusagari, but eventually I just stuck it out went with dual swords without starting over. Xlh Gladiator is getting me into all sorts of trouble lol. If it were just humans only I'd be okay, but the fact that most yokai are giants I have no confidence whatsoever lol. Right now I'm taking a break looking at this shrine before I get wrecked by Hino. Speaking of breaks, putting the game down for 2 months and then coming back to it is a no no.

Edit:

Hino Enma has been beaten. Took about 4 tries and while I did notice her pattern a little early she didn't give me the trouble I thought I'd get. I guess perhaps this first run I might be overthinking things a little too much. In any case, got some nice armor that goes well with my ninja look.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Dual swords are actually really good against most Yokai, provided that you unlock the right skills for them. Absolutely must-haves include:

Sign of the Cross (upgrade to level 2 as soon as you reach Adept class)

Water Sword (also level 2 ASAP)

Cherry Blossom (Very useful high-stance maneuver that is powerful enough on it's own and can also critical damage the horned Oni on impact)

God of Wind (get it to level 3 to unlock the full combo; it requires frame-perfect timing, but is very powerful against human opponents, including bosses)