<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225049.post5738221089425726977..comments</id><updated>2009-02-21T10:16:24.872-08:00</updated><category term='street fighter'/><category term='phone company'/><category term='TV'/><category term='evil'/><category term='testing'/><category term='monopoly'/><category term='cable company'/><category term='video games'/><title type='text'>Comments on QBall's Mental Detritus: I Don't Get It</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.qtotheball.com/feeds/5738221089425726977/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225049/5738221089425726977/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.qtotheball.com/2009/02/i-dont-get-it.html'/><author><name>Q Ball</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16385399254208718547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rCmlsyRckVk/SZzmP_CxuSI/AAAAAAAAAQY/OzNhxBVWBUg/S220/n502689076_72036_5011.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225049.post-2978259723603306433</id><published>2009-02-21T10:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-21T10:16:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, I do get the attraction to fighters. There i...</title><content type='html'>Well, I do get the attraction to fighters. There is a heavy reflex component (clearly), but also an interesting psychological component, where you are trying to outthink your opponent. Particularly in Street Fighter. (Ones like Soul Calibur are really just button mashing. ;) )&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;That said, the whole sequel thing is pretty mind blowing; fans are lauding SF4 for how much it feels like Streer Fighter Two Turbo Alpha or something like that. But, if SF2TA is sooooo good, and SF4 is suuuuuch a perfect remake... then why did they even bother? If they were saying things like, "SF4 takes all the best things of SF2 and then goes further!" then I could possibly understand. But where is the pride in perfect replication?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Someone was writing about this the other day, I don't remember who, and they compared it to music covers. The whole point of covering a song is to take a great tune, or great lyrics, and add your own flavour or style to it. I think it would be really cool if games (even fighters) 'covered' each other, but instead we get games 'copying' each other.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Sequels are what they are, but this is just a little obscene.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225049/5738221089425726977/comments/default/2978259723603306433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225049/5738221089425726977/comments/default/2978259723603306433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.qtotheball.com/2009/02/i-dont-get-it.html?showComment=1235240160000#c2978259723603306433' title=''/><author><name>Graham</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12771517859179737385</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.qtotheball.com/2009/02/i-dont-get-it.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225049.post-5738221089425726977' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225049/posts/default/5738221089425726977' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-891792264'/></entry></feed>
