Hi, Tumblr. It's Oni.
TW: Mild Violence, for the following content showcases physical combat. All movements shown should not be imitated.
I haven't thought of putting actual effort into a real blog compared to the short ones sourced within the site (reposts and screen recording), nor do I have any intention to frequently do such content, so think of this as some sort of biographical experiment. I hope you enjoy the rambling.
So what happened earlier was that I visited the town center mall, and I grabbed my hands on one of the arcade cabinets to play...
Yeah. I played Street Fighter VI.
This isn't my first time though. I played it once a few weeks ago, and it's EXCITING. It felt like a dream come true. It's really surprising how experiencing the game by hand is different from passively appreciating it. It made me very happy cuz' it's an opportunity worth taking to play this game.
The first gameplay I've made is just pure improv - mashing buttons without understanding the fundamentals; Now, revisiting the game, I got the opportunity to practice in Tutorial Mode. I learned about the basic attacks and new gameplay mechanics, which took a little while but got a slight hang of it.
Short comment: Classic controls are hard for a fighting game noobs like me. Glad I selected the tutorial set for the Modern control scheme. Easier to learn and grasp with the controls.
Once I'm done understanding how to practically use and memorize the basics, I've started learning how to play my favorite character. Juri Han.
Short disclaimer: this post is not meant for anybody who likes grippers (ew). Sorry, not having that. Careful, kids.
Playing as Juri is quite different from playing as Luke (the tutorial character), cuz she has a tricky moveset that can seize opening vulnerabilities within close attack range and her moveset is unpredictable (at least from what I can precisely remember during the tutorial). I looked up at her character guide in-game to practice basic attacks and fundamental combos. The attack animations are satisfying to watch because of how fluid and dynamic her moves are, and how there's this splash-like woosh effect that empasizes strong movement. It took me a while to let the unique basic attacks sink in my head until I can independently make up some decent combos.
I have a few clips of live gameplay since I wasn't initially going to stay at the mall for very long, so here's a short clip of me basically experimenting with Juri's moves in practice mode (along with the random button-mashing).
I could also show more, but I just found out that I can only share 1 video per post. Okay, Tumblr.
That's basically about it lol. It overall cheered me up when I felt down earlier this morning due to tons of schoolwork. Hopefully I'll come back to visit and play again next time.
Hm. Maybe I'll actually get the game one day. Heh.
Okay. Bye now.
Edit: I can't play A.K.I waaaaaahhh 😭