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is this a chance to show off my poor taste in music?

underline the black - metric
don't be so serious - low roar
your best american girl - mitski
am i a girl? - poppy
doubt my legs - oh land

name five things that happened today that made you happy

no strings

i wish i weren't so cold all the time

no teeth

i wish i had an endless stream of coffee that i could prepare without any effort or creating any waste 

I like pancakes because they're easier for me to make at home (no need for specialty equipment). Plus you can add blueberries or chocolate chips super easily and it's almost like an entirely different food. Pancakes are also much more freeform than making waffles in a waffle iron. You really get to flex your creative muscles when you shape the pancake!*

It's also easier for me to adjust the size of pancakes if I'm cooking for different people, like my youngest sister for example.

In conclusion, pancake better.

*This is where I would put heppy if I could

the problem with unist is that its system mechanics require a doctorate to understand. combos can get a bit messy too. i don't think i would necessarily suggest it to someone who isn't already into anime fighters.

it's true that it's a bit slower and more deliberate; i think the most important difference from other anime games is that most of your fighting takes place on the ground because aerial options are so limited. still, there's a lot going on with the game and it's a bit much to take in even for me, so i definitely would be careful about it if you haven't seriously played any anime games before.

it's true that single player content and good tutorials or teaching tools are a thing that a lot of fighting games lack. it can be really hard to learn how to play or what to focus on if you aren't playing with a group. i think that's another reason i enjoy fighters much more when i have a friend to play with.

this is only somewhat related to what you're asking, but i think a lot of people put an unfair emphasis on spending hours in training mode to become a god at the game before you ever set foot in a real pvp match. like anything, you kinda just have to learn by doing. as odd as this advice may sound, i think the best thing is to disregard the meta or any of the super crazy strategies completely. at least while you're starting out with a game, it's nice to just pick a character and go at it.

even still, it can definitely be intimidating. anime fighters are especially bad with some of their basic system mechanics. of the games you listed, Natalie, i would assume street fighter is the easiest to pick up because it's the most straightforward and has the fewest moving parts.

if you want something a bit more hip and weeby, bbtag can be annoying as hell but there's no better game for easing into anime style fighters. I've played it with my nine year old sister a few times (she loves the rwby characters) and she was able to pick it up and have fun within maybe fifteen or twenty minutes. obviously she wasn't doing any crazy combos or option selects or godlike tech, but it's simple enough at its core that almost anyone can pick it up and have some fun. i actually think it's better for casual or first time fg players than super intense competitive players because of how everything comes together.

Or maybe you just wanna meme about how big Wagner's stomps are in UNIST!

i thought this was a post about fighting games, not my callout post.

this seems like a good idea because playing fighting games with random people online is a form of torture reserved only for those in the depths of hell. they're infinitely more fun with people you know.

also, you didn't mention any games! I've tried a bunch but the one that's sticking right now seems to be unist. i have my eyes on guilty gear 2020 too. gg rev 2 is fun but i have no one to play it with and i suck super bad.

i play everything on steam btw

part of me wants to play an mmo but i have a short attention span and i haven't found any that i'm really interested in. maybe it would be better if i had someone to play with because most of my friends basically quit video games at this point

hey, I'm hannah. I'm a writer who doesn't write and a teacher-to-be who doesn't go to class. I like music and video games and stuff, but who doesn't. talk to me about poetry if you dare.

the last time i used a forum was when i was like 14 so this should be interesting. they/them or she/her by the way.