[project1dev] Re: Street Fighter 4 finals right now!

  • From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:45:05 -0400

its funny you say that because i think thats the way a lot of the great
artists and writers develop their skills as well... emulating the people
they admire until they master the skills and then sort of go off into their
own style.  like picasso for instance is an accomplished realistic painter
who did renaissance style art until he broke off and started doing
abstract... definitely nothing wrong with learning and studying the greats
of ANY SKILL, including gamers!

yeah i really like competition in general as a way to challenge yourself and
get better but i stick w/ stuff i can do ok at like counterstrike and nba 2k
hehe... definitely wish i was good enough to branch out :P

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> heh, way to stroke my ego there Eric, thank you :D  But yeah, I love
> fighting games, especially when I can find someone that is really
> skilled to learn from.  There is a dynamic there, where you see
> someone play at a high level, and then realize how you can do that,
> and then you think "what can I add to that, that I already know how to
> do?"
>
> but yeah it does take time and practice.  When I was younger, like
> 10-13 yrs old, I spent a lot of time at the arcade and didn't have
> many quarters so I had to make them last somehow.
>
> I am 45 mins away from an arcade in socal where really great players
> gather and just watching them for an hour will give you so much
> insight.  Some people are like, I don't want to copy their play style,
> but then what if you add what they have to what you know?  I think
> that's where the best players get their game from.
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:48 AM, eric drewes<figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > chris i am kinda envious of your skills - i've always been intrigued by
> high
> > level competition in videogames but lack either the reflexes, mentality
> or
> > practice to get that good.  its really neat to have a skill that would
> make
> > you in the top 100 of ANYTHING, it must be awesome to walk into an arcade
> > and feel like no matter who is playing, you can probably beat them, haha
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> http://evo2k.com/live/
> >>
> >> i am getting so excited over this, just had to share it :)
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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