People are always surprised by young children being beasts at fighting games but you have to remember that for a developing brain, picking up new concepts quickly is automatic. They don't have to work as hard figuring out how everything works; they just pick the game up and experiment and soak it all up. Not to downplay this kid's achievement or anything.
@Elusionar: It is, but ultimately it is the parent's choice, the rating system is simply to restrict the purchase of the game to those 17 and older. In this case the father is aware of the content of the game and approves of his son playing it, so its okay. Likewise kids could watch the game being played, its ultimately up to the parents to remain informed of what their kids are up to.
This isn't going to end well for anyone. You know what question needs to be asked of Solis? Did he, or did he not, say: "There's a lot of face and neck punching, if you like to punch dudes in the face and neck. There's one really good move where you punch a dude five or six times super quickly, with Bison's purple hand, like, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, just jabbing - and that's really oddly satisfying."
Ah, good read. It's nice to see the kid supported by his father in what he does. He seems to offer him a lot of guidance (dealing with loss and such things) which I think is a very good thing.
Great work as always Patrick. I was curious when I heard about Noah but I never saw him compete, I only follow fighting games once a year and didn't really know where to look to find out if it was a serious thing or novelty while 50 posts a second fly by in the NeoGAF live Evo thread.
It is fantastic to see a father putting what money he has where his mouth is when it comes to supporting his son in endeavours he's passionate and talented in - even if as a father he doesn't quite get it himself.
Great read! I love that the kid doesn't let the crowd get to him. I always feel that's the worst part when watching the tournaments. I get that it's all part of playing the game in front of so many people, but hearing the crowd boo certain players always has left a bad taste in my mouth. Might just be me, though, as I think the negative attitude of the crowd is a problem with sports in general.
I'll echo what I've read here, so happy to see such a supportive father. Whether or not the kid is really a prodigy, it's really awesome to see his father take it seriously. I know most parents wouldn't drive their kids around to play 'those silly video games'. I look forward to see where this kid goes from here.
Articles like this one are why I come here every day. Patrick, keep up the good work, and awesome that this one seems to have been thoroughly proofread before posting. ;)
That kid's dad sounds like a pretty practical dude and a good dad to boot. I'm glad he was willing to support his kid in something like this, especially as a single parent.
@NYChrisG: Really cool of you to post here. Love to see players in these tournaments be good sports. Really helps defy the negative reputation of competitive gaming, I know you'll get a lot of crap for beating him, but it is a tournament. You have to play to win, no matter who the opponent is.
and how exactly do they explain this kid playing M rated games?
Because he isn't sheltered? I've been playing M games since I was learning to read and I haven't enacted violence on anyone at my university yet. If you aren't raised by morons, seeing some digital violence and sex isn't going to destroy your fragile little mind.
Sorry Noah, I didn't mean to kill your dreams. Let's play if you are ever on the East Coast.
People need to give you more props for taking the kid seriously and not playing half assed because he had the crowd behind him. In the arcades growing up the older kids never did us any favors, so there is no reason we should hold back in tournaments today.
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