Maladi: Part 2
There’s always that one kid who is too good at video games. Way back when in our group of friends that was Sopes. I remember one time we went to our local Microplay for a Mortal Kombat 2 tournament. We only had one bike so he and his cousin doubled and I ran the whole way alongside them. Sopes’s cousin and I were defeated fairly quickly, but Sopes massacred the rest of the Junior division. At the end of it they pitted the Junior division champ (Sopes) against the Senior division champ just for fun. Sopes beat him easily.
These gifted gamers never lose their abilities. I heard a legend of how, about a year ago, Sopes attended a party where they played Halo 3 among a few other 360 titles. There were some skilled players there, namely a man named “JJ” whose Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 high score is QUADRUPLE mine. I heard Sopes was a one man team. That, if his teammates were spawning he would just run to the other side and take out the team by himself. By the end I heard people would run away if they saw him.
Every gamer dreams of standing victorious amongst his/her opponents. But only a few of us get to live that dream.
There’s nothing worse than stumbling onto the field and realizing that you’re up against one of these wonder-players. You can curse and accuse him of hacking all you want, but the fact of the matter is: He’s just better than you.
The part that sucks is when you get to the end and realize that your 20-30-something self just got pwnd by a 10 year old. Then you’re left shouting things like, “Oh yeah, well, I would destroy you in Goldeneye! Or Kings of the Beach! Bring it on, kid!”
But even then, there’s a sense that you would probably still lose.
i went online for the first time with halo reach recently, thinking “i’m going to clean this shit up. i’ve got experience.” it didn’t help me. little fuckers beat the shit out of me, but then had to leave cuz their mommy wanted them to have nap time. so sad.
It’s merely a case of finding the right game. An FPS might not be it for some of us aging folks, as we find our senses going into a downward slope. Experience can only help so much when your body has a delayed response to everything. For us OG’s, the ideal game might be something that requires more strategy versus reflexes, and you may rejoice as there are many (Civilization V comes to mind… and there’s always chess). The ideal solution, however, is to create separate matchmaking for different brackets based on age and other criteria. Let the dads play against only other dads, and their kids can go at it in a separate queue. Wouldn’t that be so much more fun?
Just went through the comics. I like the style. Also, the Gabe/Tycho-esque reference.
thanks! the gabe/tycho reference was sly.
Thank you. Gabe/Tycho… where?? I thought they were random kids cosplaying as Sam and Oz from this comic actually… ~_o
What is Jesus holding in his left hand?
Btw love the comics so far. (favorite one is the Initial D one)
A dick.
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How cruel, to bless someone with such an endowment, then to take it away in such a manner. Friends, don’t take for granted what has been given to you.