Saturday, 15 October 2011

The Emotions of Playing a Game - Soul Calibur 2

The tournament starts. The crowd is cheering. With a rousing chorus, the doors open and I step into the arena. Today's chosen battleground is a waterfall. Tranquil for now but soon to be the scene of a titanic clash of technicolour warriors. The referee counts down. 3.. 2.. 1.. and in a whirl of pixels the battle begins. I punch, I kick, I duck, I dodge. I'm a whirling dervish of crazed energy. This opponent shall not beat me. Then, suddenly, disaster! I fall! I hit my bedroom fall with a thump! I curse and scramble to look up. The battle is over... K.O.... I lost. Never mind. I can always challenge him to a rematch. The tournament starts. The crowd is cheering....