TAY2: Open Forum – Keep Moving

Another weekend has come and gone, and you know what that means – time to kick of the new week with another Monday Forum!

At the end of September, I’m planning to move. We’re moving literally a few blocks away, but it’s no less exciting and at the same time stressful as any other move. A new place is always kind of exciting, and at the same time it’s nerve racking as I have not move around too much in my life.

It’s a good opportunity to clear out the things you don’t really use any more, and find all the things you thought you had lost over the years. Maybe not so much with the latter, but one can only hope!

Something I’ve always enjoyed in a game is when they allow you to be creative with space and make it your own, something Animal Crossing does exceptionally well. Not only can you customize your house to your heart’s content, you can apply this to the entire island and turn it into your own little slice of heaven.

Creating a home IRL isn’t too different from this, although it can be more labor intensive. Sadly, you can’t change your floor or wallpaper at the touch of a button, but that does kind of make the end result somewhat more satisfying. I like to think so, anyway.

Speaking of moving, one of the greatest things a video game can do is move well. Tight, responsive controls are always such a pleasure, whether you’re doing flips as Mario or perfectly executing a technical combo in your favorite fighting game. Since the former kind of moving is a little boring to talk about, let me base my questions this week off the latter –

• Which video game character, for you, has the best movement?
• Name a character who doesn’t have the moves?
• If you could add one character to Smash, who would it be?
• As always, feel free to Talk Amongst Yourselves!