Do you find that you get worse at a game if you haven't played it in a while? Which ones are more likely to get harder from your absence? And are there any in which your performance won't suffer at all, even if you stay away for a long time?
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Do you find that you get worse at a game if you haven't played it in a while? Which ones are more likely to get harder from your absence? And are there any in which your performance won't suffer at all, even if you stay away for a long time?
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5-25-2008 @ 11:00AM
Josh said...
Back on GBA, this was totally the case for F-Zero. If I were to put it in now, I'd probably lose every race. And it's not handheld, but I remember having the same problem when going back to Metroid Prime.
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5-25-2008 @ 11:15AM
C02M0 said...
well i didnt quite feel it with draglade .
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5-25-2008 @ 11:20AM
Don-Don said...
Does beating it completely once and never looking back count?
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5-25-2008 @ 11:26AM
MarkShark said...
My skill doesn't seem to deter so much with Ouendan as it does with EBA, probably because I like Ouendan's songs better.
With most games though, it's like riding a bike. Certainly from a year off you won't be able to glide down the street at 15 mph with your arms to your sides instantly, but you can still do it well.
That however, is not the case with most fighting games. Smash Bros seems to be the only one with the bike effect, almost everything else is like I never played it before.
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5-25-2008 @ 12:11PM
Mr Khan said...
I never completely lose the skill set i gained, although i may lose a competitive edge, a mastery that i had when i was playing the game constantly
Like when i went back to Mario Kart DS right before Wii came out, i couldn't jump right back into Mirror Mode matches and come out victorious. I had to go back to 100cc for a cup to re-acquire a handle on the game.
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5-25-2008 @ 12:30PM
Char6296 said...
Well, I came back to Mario Kart DS after playing Mario Kart Wii and I found myself steering it like I would the wheel, but I've got my skills back. And this is the opposite, but on Advance Wars Dark Conflict I beat the eighth mission after a week or so of neglect, only to find that mission nine is going to be harder. A lot. And Mario and Sonic, I couldn't do Table Tennis after Sega Superstars Tennis. Both games are behind me.
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5-25-2008 @ 12:56PM
Roto13 said...
I can beat the last stage in EBA on the hardest difficulty without missing a single beat. :D In fact I can do that on every level.
Just thought I'd say that.
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5-25-2008 @ 12:56PM
Crazylink said...
I've never been good at EBA so I don't think my skill level drops much from absence. On the other hand, When not playing Guitar Hero for a while, I notice that I'm a little rusty.
It doesn't really have much to do with losing skill as it does forgetting how to play and what to do, but that happens to me a lot when I put down a game for a large amount of time due to frustration or boredom.
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5-25-2008 @ 1:28PM
GatorSax2010 said...
If I don't play Smash Bros. for a while, it can take me a bit to get back on my A-game, but it usually doesn't take that long.
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5-25-2008 @ 5:14PM
Salty Soil said...
Trauma Center plays both ways :(
I'll pick up the game after a month and find the the so-called difficult mission that previously plagued me is child's play.
Then the game kicks me in the ass in the very next operation.
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5-25-2008 @ 5:44PM
mint08 said...
The World Ends With You. Haha, if I put down the game for a whole day (kind of on purpose, to level up my pins), I lose the rhythm I get from playing two screens at once; but even if I've been playing nonstop, I'd still give up on Neku's partner (esp. Joshua) because I'd rather focus on him. I don't like playing the top character on auto though.
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5-25-2008 @ 11:11PM
Eleniel said...
This game is so tough in that regard. I just started playing (I'm on day 3) and I'm having a hard time getting used to the two-screens thing.
5-29-2008 @ 8:21AM
Char6296 said...
If you have trouble with that, set the DS calendar forward a week, boot up the game, save. Repeat as much as necessary and set it back to the normal date when done. If you don't like to change the date... you're in a bit of trouble.
5-26-2008 @ 4:52AM
Dio said...
Nope, I haven't gotten worse at RSG on Insane.
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5-29-2008 @ 12:54AM
Jenni said...
Daigasso - I was amazing at this game when I first imported it. I recently got it out again (to replay in anticipation of Daigasso DX) and discovered that I now suck. I have trouble getting through Simple and Clean, which I even programmed into the game.
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6-07-2008 @ 2:51PM
Quelso said...
The most hardest game for me is Taiko no Tatsujin. The most difficulties songs are imposible for me, I never reached the 100% in these songs. Oni is very difficult for me... so much difficult
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