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Disclaimer: This article( I guess) is written in only my perspective and so I guess its to mention its only my opinion though i'm open for discussion
Any views stated in the bottom article are purely for interesting entertainment and shouldn't be taken too serious but feel free to take it serious if you want... have fun with it.
Do we psychologically pick our characters based on preferences in our lives? Decision making can be identified as choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker. " Every decision produces a final choice"-James Reason (1990).Human Error Ashgate. That is not to say that we do not choose characters outside of our personality, just we stick to the characters that relate to us. Choosing a character is a process so intricate yet overlooked, that we often don't notice there was a process to begin with. This process is formed through Research, Testing, and Assessment or simply 20th century RTA and 21 Century RTA.
20th Century RTA
Research: We hear of a fighting game, we either went on line (briefly...you know...dial up) and read the character's backstory or playstyle or read the booklet( what are those?)
Testing:/Tryouts: WE play said character usually 3-5 times
Assessment: We determine if the character suits who we are personally, we evaluate if this character is comfortable enough for us to play as in we deem this character worthy of our time
21st Century RTA
Sadly with the amazing patch to the internet, the old ways of establishing the "you" character are slowly creeping away. Nowadays we see a video of said fighting game, and just look at character videos. Not a bad thing at all, but here's the problem.
Research: Watch character video, read character guides, watch combo video
Tournament Tier: Is this character good for tournaments? After a couple tourny appearances, where do they rank? After the patch, where do they stand?
Assesment: Can I use this character in tournament?
While I have no beef with the tourny scene ( I plan to be apart of it), people have stopped playing the characters that compliment who they are in favor for strategies that win and characters with exploits and uber useful moves (yeah i'm talking about vergil/doom). Now don't get me wrong there are those who actually just like these characters and they just happen to be good, but it seems the tourny scene eliminates personality in our character selection being we have to practice with the team that works.
Still, one must ask, what makes us select who we select? Using myself as an example, growing up in the 90s I had noticed there were a lack of female lead roles in the games and shows I played/watched. I also had a female friend who shaped many of the ideals I hold today. Psychologically and subconsciously, these events would lie dormant in my psyche till around the time I turned 13. It was through constant failure and lack of emotion with the characters that I realized playing the female characters were more impactful on me. It all started with Nanase of Street Fighter that noticed I was playing females more than males.
I am a man who likes to put on a show while I play(using supers, taunts, and all types of ill sh!% ect) I found thata the female characters did that better. I also found that females were usually faster and that suited my impatient ways. Of course I traded vitality for speed, but I was never one who cared about the win, just the fight satisfied me. Weird or odd characters were a thing for me aswell (shuma, arakune ect) but there's no super long backstory for that reasoning, I just like odd characters(this applies to Ammy which i classify as odd).
So All in all, the next time the character select screen appears, take the time to evaluate why the character(s) is(are) being selected. And remember, these characters define one's self
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? feel free to discuss.
tl;dr: Read the damn article i'm not shortening it
Any views stated in the bottom article are purely for interesting entertainment and shouldn't be taken too serious but feel free to take it serious if you want... have fun with it.
Do we psychologically pick our characters based on preferences in our lives? Decision making can be identified as choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker. " Every decision produces a final choice"-James Reason (1990).Human Error Ashgate. That is not to say that we do not choose characters outside of our personality, just we stick to the characters that relate to us. Choosing a character is a process so intricate yet overlooked, that we often don't notice there was a process to begin with. This process is formed through Research, Testing, and Assessment or simply 20th century RTA and 21 Century RTA.
20th Century RTA
Research: We hear of a fighting game, we either went on line (briefly...you know...dial up) and read the character's backstory or playstyle or read the booklet( what are those?)
Testing:/Tryouts: WE play said character usually 3-5 times
Assessment: We determine if the character suits who we are personally, we evaluate if this character is comfortable enough for us to play as in we deem this character worthy of our time
21st Century RTA
Sadly with the amazing patch to the internet, the old ways of establishing the "you" character are slowly creeping away. Nowadays we see a video of said fighting game, and just look at character videos. Not a bad thing at all, but here's the problem.
Research: Watch character video, read character guides, watch combo video
Tournament Tier: Is this character good for tournaments? After a couple tourny appearances, where do they rank? After the patch, where do they stand?
Assesment: Can I use this character in tournament?
While I have no beef with the tourny scene ( I plan to be apart of it), people have stopped playing the characters that compliment who they are in favor for strategies that win and characters with exploits and uber useful moves (yeah i'm talking about vergil/doom). Now don't get me wrong there are those who actually just like these characters and they just happen to be good, but it seems the tourny scene eliminates personality in our character selection being we have to practice with the team that works.
Still, one must ask, what makes us select who we select? Using myself as an example, growing up in the 90s I had noticed there were a lack of female lead roles in the games and shows I played/watched. I also had a female friend who shaped many of the ideals I hold today. Psychologically and subconsciously, these events would lie dormant in my psyche till around the time I turned 13. It was through constant failure and lack of emotion with the characters that I realized playing the female characters were more impactful on me. It all started with Nanase of Street Fighter that noticed I was playing females more than males.
I am a man who likes to put on a show while I play(using supers, taunts, and all types of ill sh!% ect) I found thata the female characters did that better. I also found that females were usually faster and that suited my impatient ways. Of course I traded vitality for speed, but I was never one who cared about the win, just the fight satisfied me. Weird or odd characters were a thing for me aswell (shuma, arakune ect) but there's no super long backstory for that reasoning, I just like odd characters(this applies to Ammy which i classify as odd).
So All in all, the next time the character select screen appears, take the time to evaluate why the character(s) is(are) being selected. And remember, these characters define one's self
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? feel free to discuss.
tl;dr: Read the damn article i'm not shortening it