Aww! You beat me! or: What game(s) are you just really good at?

[Aladuf]

Do you guys have any specific games where if you and anyone else played some multiplayer you would just tear them up?

For me it's Gears for the most part. I've been known to lose some matches to ol' Jim and "Campin' Max" (birdman) but I mostly blame my endless cockiness and the urge to just get a sniper headshot for every kill. For the most part, Gears is my specialty. I'm still decent at other games, but nothing amazing.

So what game out there is your specialty?

[Renwood]

No, no, I really am better than you.

I also pick Gears of War; when I really want to, I can do very well consistently. I can't claim that in other online games.

[Aladuf]

It's true, when you care you can play nasty... but you never care when we play together.

[Renwood]

It's for the best.

[gekko]

Multiplayer games? I am (read: was) really good at MotoGP for Xbox. By really good, I mean I was ranked #8 when the game became glitched and all of the top players, including myself, stopped playing. That's the last game I really played competitively.

I also played Ghost Recon (the original) religiously, and was pretty good at it. The team I played for did very well. The original SOCOM was another game I was absurdly good at. However, I stopped playing before scoreboards even worked, so I can't tell you how I compared.

Currently, the only game I'm really good at is Call of Duty 4, and I argue that's just because everyone else sucks. But in the 7 days of gameplay I've put in (6 during Xmas break, barely touch it except between semesters), I completely dominate almost every game I'm in. I've managed to lead rooms playing only with claymores. It's sad, but I picked it up a couple weeks ago and still led the rooms. That's why I think other people just suck.

However, aside from MotoGP, the games I am really good at are single player. Crazy Taxi mini-games were always a specialty of mine, still hold a world record in one of those, and close to most. I also am ranked 2nd, last time I checked, in 18 Wheeler. Played Monkey Ball Banana Blitz too much for my own good, and was ranked 2nd when I stopped playing. Still believe I'm in the top 5 despite new players having the benefit of watching all of our old techniques.

[flunkie44]

I was insanely good at Killzone for the PS2 at one point. That's probably my most played online game ever.

[Aladuf]

gekko, you're a little too good! that's crazy.

flunkie, you're probably pretty excited for Killzone 2 huh?

[GameMaster]

I thought I was relatively good at Brawl but my matches with BaB have caused me to rethink that stance. ;-)

However, when it comes to 4 vs. 4 matches in WarCraft 3, I'm a total domination station. My team always wins!

[Aladuf]

lol, anyone can beat BaB. I beat his ass those few times.

[flunkie44]

Originally Posted by Aladuf

gekko, you're a little too good! that's crazy.

flunkie, you're probably pretty excited for Killzone 2 huh?

You bet! It looks amazing.

[Renwood]

I rocked hard at StarCraft before the Koreans go a hold of it.

[Dyne]

Mario Kart. I think I only had 4 total losses on Mario Kart DS. The SNES version? Nobody could ever touch me on that.

Mario Golf. I played the N64 version and GBC consecutively all summer one time. I love Mario Golf games to death.

..and Turok. But everybody knows they tuned Inhuman difficulty to me. Aww yeah.

[Angrist]

I don't really know how good I am at games. I know I can kick my friends' asses in Perfect Dark and Golden Eye. I know I'm a decent sniper in Team Fortress 2.
I used to be a decent Warcraft 3 player. Not in the top, but almost in the middle class.

But I suck with Super Smash Bros.

[birdman]

It's not my fault your tactics suck against mine.

[flunkie44]

Originally Posted by birdman

It's not my fault your tactics suck against mine.