Thread: Combos: A Historic Evaluation
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Old 04-12-2009, 01:39 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by .44 Magdalene View Post
Yeah, it's certainly "covering my ass" to point out that I'm not being literal. It's certainly not your fault for ignoring an entire section of the statement in favor of the juicy parts. Clarification? The rest of the argument? Why, the only relevant part of the argument is the one you can argue with, not the parts you can't! Pretend those aren't there! It's the only logical route, am I right? Just take out a tiny segment, throw it out of context, and congratulations! I mean, I even went so far as to tell you what my argument wasn't before you proceeded to plow on through the door.

Also, did you even fucking watch those videos, or do you just not understand what those guys are doing? Except for the Tekken vids--which were from the same tournament, if I'm not mistaken--the majority of those fights were won with fake outs, throws, and in the KoF case, tactical switchups. I mean, for a guy that can't take me seriously, you're awfully... I don't know... incapable of defending your stance.

Oh, wait. Your stance is just you pissing and crying about shit everybody else got used to years ago. Sorry, I forgot how hard it is to defend driving the wrong way down a one way street.
Oh yeah, the concept was beyond me.

Let's review for your sake:
  • I don't dislike combo, I think they have become a stale constant in games that have glorified them beyond other offensive options.
  • I don't want certain games to suddenly not be combo-based. Talking about how weird Marvel Vs Capcom would be without combos in retaliation, for instance (which some jackass in the other forum did).
  • Let's not pretend it's something I just never came to grips with. I don't question conventions because they overcome me. Yeah fucking right.
  • The mind games that take place before the fact can be done in any fighting game ever made. Eating massive damage cause you caught a launcher? Fine in certain games. But there's a lot of games where you can put down your controller and get a drink before the fight resumes after a juggle.

But it looks like you're okay with the landscape (or am I being pretentious in saying so?). But the fact remains that in most fighting games, most fights are decided by combos. Mind games and set-ups are romantic and all, but dial-a-combos save the day. Forgive me for wanting more fighting games evolve past this. And no, Tekken 6 extending the life bar doesn't count.
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