Mage: The Ascension; Street Fighter IV, Worms, Mega Man 9
Today was RPG day, in which we were back in New Orleans, and I realized that my character is absolutely useless. Oh, he’s an intriguing character, with enough resources in the background to move the story forward, but he can’t fight, he can’t magic very well, and while he has some big ideas, he’s got no capabilities in the actual game. This turn, he spent some time dicking around, waiting for his contact to show up while he compatriot stole stuff, and said, “Hey, how about we use magic to find out who that creepy kid was?” So, instead of casting the spell himself, the other guy did, and I was there to watch. We went to the zoo, and the other guy snuck up and learned an important name, while my character watched. Then we went back to the club that I apparently owned, and then…I sat and watched as the my buddy got drunk (on my dime!) and chatted up some girl. Then, after much waiting and watching, some psycho walked into the club using his magic to get past the bodyguards that I had posted. Being a reasonable mage, I made sure the fight happened not in the middle of crowded club and got my friend, who actually had fighting skills, to help me take care of this guy. The fight was quick and terrible, and I contributed nothing to it. I swung a chair at him…which missed, I disarmed him…after he was already useless, and then I tried to get him to stop fighting…which failed. Then my friend stabbed him in the brain. So…my guy was super-cautious and got a room in a random hotel so that the crazies wouldn’t be able to kill him in his sleep, and we called the game. I really want to play again, but I hope more people start showing up so that my guy’s worthlessness isn’t so evident.
But, before that, I showed up to the place like an hour early, and the host and I played some video games to kill some time. We played some Street Fighter IV, and man, I still do not get fighting games. When I pushed as many buttons as possible, I win. When I tried to specific moves that are pretty famous, I lose. I’m sure if I had time to practice, it would be better, but as it was, I just flailed endlessly and then I either won or lost based on entirely non-specific terms.
Then we moved to Worms, which is the same game that it’s always been. The CPU is always awful, the game is inherently random and unfair, and I’ve got nothing else to say about it. It was a time killer.
And…because I’m a completionist, I spent about five minutes playing Mega Man 9. Because I don’t have a reason. I figured out that one point in the Splash Woman level that perplexed me (you can stand on the small bubbles for about a second), but other than that, I ran into a rough “Do it perfect or you die” patch later on and gave up. I don’t think I’ll ever pass that game.
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