I wanted to make a quick post, since I won't have time for a full one for a little while. This is a short piece of what's on my mind.
There is a two-day tournament occurring tomorrow and Saturday. I will be attending this tournament, ready as I can be. Though, I'm not treating this tournament the same as most tournaments I've attended. For once, I'm not playing to win.
Well... that's a little untrue. I AM playing to win, but not with 101% concentration on any particular game. I'm planning to enter three, maybe four, games this tournament. Those games are: King of Fighters, Persona 4 Arena, Skullgirls, and maybe Virtua Fighter 5. My goal is top 3 in every game I enter.
I've mentioned in a previous post that I've experienced difficulty in switching between games and learning multiple games. I don't know how characters like Chris G and Justin Wong do it with such finesse! I decided I will use this tournament to test my personal ability, and not my ability in a particular game.
My last couple weeks I've tried to balance heavy focus on P4A and small solo practices of KoF. I did say I do not have a main game focus, but a majority of my time has gone into P4A because I need to be able to keep up with everyone else if I want to get top 3. I need to warm up on Skullgirls more. That game can go downhill fast if I don't remember what I'm doing. VF5 has been on the back burner for longer than these last couple weeks. I meant to get a decent session in this week, but with school as my number one priority, I didn't get the chance to. It's why I hesitate to enter the VF5 tournament. The tournament as a whole is already expensive as fuck and attempts to wring as much money from each attendee as possible, player or not.
...But that's a story for another time.
Four games... this is ridiculous. I'm shaking my head at the thought. Regardless, I feel my goal is reasonable...
Maybe...
It's rare that I doubt myself this much. Hell, the many use of ellipsis (...'s) shows that lack of confidence and great amount self-doubt. I don't want to set my bar unreasonably to "I'm gonna fucking win all these games!" In turn, I don't feel my drive, or my confidence, is as high when I'm not gunning to be THE BEST.
Wish me luck. I might need luck more than anything...
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