I’m satisfied that this yr’s Olympics are for the avid gamers. Some time in the past, a runner who was on his technique to the Olympics stored flashing Yu-Gi-Oh playing cards earlier than his races. Then, the Video games really started with an obvious nod to Murderer’s Creed, full with rooftop parkour and hooded figures. There was even a Hunter from Future 2, or not less than one thing shut to 1. Now, there’s a man who’s clearly been perfecting his impartial recreation in combating video games. His identify is Sebastien Patrice, and if fencing stops figuring out for him, he’s received a future at subsequent yr’s EVO match.
This grew to become evident in a match this weekend that Patrice in the end misplaced, however not earlier than making some waves. That’s as a result of as he was down, Patrice settled on an unorthodox methodology to attempt to clinch victory: he started leaping ever so barely, after which very aggressively, in the direction of his opponent.
An totally ridiculous clip of Patrice pulling this off on the Paris Olympics goes round now, and I’m form of incredulous at the entire thing. He’s clearly like a wounded (and shedding) animal lashing out because it’s backed right into a nook, however the transfer really stuns the opposite man a lot that he simply retains having the ability to press the advance and frantically whip his saber on the lookout for a contact till it will definitely connects. It’s the equal of smashing the buttons at your native arcade’s exhibition and truly stealing a win off your opponent.
I all the time thought fencing had rather more to do with composure, mild touches, and ripostes, however I’m unsure Patrice has ever heard of the phrases if I’m being trustworthy. One of many high feedback on the video jokes that his “0-60 is quicker than most automobiles,” and so they aren’t exaggerating. This isn’t in any respect like how fencing appeared in Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Video games.
His impartial leap actually popped off within the gaming neighborhood, which began jokingly commentating on his method. Contemplating that simply two weekends in the past, the largest combating recreation match on this planet occurred in Vegas, of us who had the style contemporary on the mind (together with myself) began getting jokes off about footsies and jabs, that are assaults you do to attempt to poke the opposite participant and achieve management of the area earlier than you, opening them as much as additional strikes.
Within the parlance of the combating recreation neighborhood, my man Patrice nailed the jump-in. His opponent, who appeared baffled on the sudden burst of power from Patrice in addition to his strategy, might not determine the way to punish the transfer. As an alternative, he wound up on his backfoot, holding that guard till Patrice lastly went in for the unblockable. He could not have received, however on the very least he offered the (gamer) Olympics with its very personal EVO second.