Levelling up my Wario #39 – Honourable mentions

My local tournaments were on a break for a few weeks, but I’m finally back in bracket and reflecting on two milestones. Earning my first placing for Smash: an honourable mention on the Perth Smash Q1 rankings and seeing 3 years of physics work pay off: my paper finally got published. This episode is about the slow payoff of invisible work, and how the mental slack shapes fighting games. With the right threats you can stretch an opponent’s attention toward one option, so another opens quite naturally + Game clip from Late Registration #13. ▬▬▬▬ Contents of the video ▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Car talk to the tourney 06:27 - Game vs Ruaan (Bayonetta) 10:42 - Car talk from the tourney