Nabuwhat?!

I started this blog about a month ago, at the height of my obsession with FFXII. A few weeks later, I lost it all. All my data, that is. Almost 80 hours into playing the game, it was gone in a matter of seconds. Life is fleeting, and so is data. I won't go into detail about how this tragedy happened, but I will just say that I was crushed.

Since then I have attempted to download a gamesave and load that onto PS2, but it was way too complicated for my mind to comprehend. I am beginning to consider starting the whole thing over again, but can't bring myself to do it. It took so much time and dedication to get to where I was, and knowing how obsessed I will become once again, I feel like I should be doing something else that is more productive instead.

So I am practicing Tekken Dark Resurrection.

I started out by attempting to learn Christie, the Capoeira girl. I have been intrigued by Capoeira, and have even taken a class once. ONCE. It required so much strength to do it (especially your legs) that I decided it was not the right time for me. I was unfit for muscle challenging activity. (Maybe I will try it again sometime when I am feeling a little more adept.) I played Christie for a while, and managed to learn one combo. Then PS3 came along, and I was onto trying out a different character. I chose Baek. I liked his kicks. He seemed like a good character for beginners. (Maybe not. I wouldn't know, I'm a beginner.) After I went through that phase, I somehow ended up with Asuka. Ok, she is Japanese and I am too, AND a girl, but that is the very reason I had avoided her. It was too obvious of a choice. I had this "Humph. Asuka my ass," attitude towards her. But for some reason which I can't recall, I decided to attempt learning her. I have learned a couple of combos, and am slowly trying to move away from button mashing. It's hard. I lose my cool real easily and panic, which leads to major button mashing and tight gripping of the controller, which then results in fatigue and a sore thumb. I can see a small improvement though, and it is encouraging me to keep practicing. Unlike data, skills will not be lost as long as I keep practicing.