Been a while...

So, been a long time. Did everyone miss us? Sure you did. April ended up being a very busy REAL LIFE month and writing just sort of got away from me. Through the course of the following week, I hope to rectify that. Beyond the following wrap up of April's goals, I'll also be pushing out reviews on Splinter Cell: Conviction, Darksiders, and God of War III. Hell, by the time I get done with that, I might be done with Red Faction: Guerrilla. But enough of what I'm going to do. Let's talk about what I tried to do.

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As I had stated, April was Nut up or Shut Up month. For several months... No, it's even more than that. For several years, the Street Fighter franchise has been an open wound to me. It's been something I've always wanted to partake in, even purchased several volumes of, but never been able to penetrate. For April, I challenged myself to finish the game with, at least, 4 characters. I succeeded in finishing the game with Fei Long, Abel, Crimson Viper, and Zangief. In addition to goal-completion, I also finished it with Ryu, Bison, Vega, and Chun-Li... All on the "easiest" difficulty. It's hard not to feel a bit ashamed of having to rely on a difficulty TWO levels below what is termed "easy", but that is where I find myself. After finding myself much more familiar with the games controls, moves, and mechanics, I got a big cocky and tried a little "Normal". Cammy saw fit to teach me harsh lessons about bravado, unfortunately. I will say that I am very happy with my progress, however. At this point, I no longer "fear" the game, and actually look forward to playing it.

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As far as the ongoing goal of S-classing RE5, well, I'm not sure we got around to playing anything online in April. The struggle marches on, I guess.

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Now, goals for May. We're already more than half done with the month, so I'm not eager to push myself too hard. How about finishing Street Fighter IV with a character on Normal? I guess that's something. Let's run with it.