Gapporin
06-08-2008, 04:56 PM
You've probably noticed the fact that the odds are almost evenly stacked against you at all times. You win some, you lose some. This is just as true in real life as it is in video games. Lives are lost, bosses remain unbeaten, you missed a perfect Burning Lap by 1/10th of a second, etc. etc.
But do you ever have days where nothing goes your way? This is the equivalent of running into the first Goomba in Super Mario Bros. You try more than one game, but nothing's working. Easily passed levels seem more difficult. Scores are not as high. Something's wrong and you're just in a "funk" for the whole time. The next day or the next time you play that game, it all comes back and you're doing just as good as you did before.
Alternatively, do you ever have days where everything lines up perfectly? Every game you touch turns to gold. Nothing can stop you. What once was difficult is now passe. Also alternatively, the next day or the next time you play, those difficult parts are once more a struggle to get through.
Here's an example: I kept together a list of about 15 "achievements" I wanted to beat in various games. Just simple score based accomplishments, nothing complex. I would work at these goals on and off, but never really gaining any ground. Maybe I would finally knock off one, but those days were far and few between. Today, I just beat four of those goals before failing once.
What happened? There wasn't anything I did differently. I didn't change the difficulty, change my schedule, what I ate, etc. etc. It just comes and goes.
What say you? Ever been in a similar situation?
But do you ever have days where nothing goes your way? This is the equivalent of running into the first Goomba in Super Mario Bros. You try more than one game, but nothing's working. Easily passed levels seem more difficult. Scores are not as high. Something's wrong and you're just in a "funk" for the whole time. The next day or the next time you play that game, it all comes back and you're doing just as good as you did before.
Alternatively, do you ever have days where everything lines up perfectly? Every game you touch turns to gold. Nothing can stop you. What once was difficult is now passe. Also alternatively, the next day or the next time you play, those difficult parts are once more a struggle to get through.
Here's an example: I kept together a list of about 15 "achievements" I wanted to beat in various games. Just simple score based accomplishments, nothing complex. I would work at these goals on and off, but never really gaining any ground. Maybe I would finally knock off one, but those days were far and few between. Today, I just beat four of those goals before failing once.
What happened? There wasn't anything I did differently. I didn't change the difficulty, change my schedule, what I ate, etc. etc. It just comes and goes.
What say you? Ever been in a similar situation?