Lawrence M. (WingedRegent)

@wingedregent.bsky.social

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Narrative Team - @staroath.bsky.social | FGC Commentator (SF/Tekken/VF) | Interviewer | Narrator | Editor/Writer | Game Journalist/Critic (Screen Rant/Skybox) Email: lawrence.a.maldonado@gmail.com Greetings and salutations~!

"They copied the VF5FS--->VF5US homework without understanding that it worked because VF5FS was a PS3/360 game locked in Purgatory for a decade, so VF5US just being "VF5FS But Current Gen + On A New Engine" right down to the exact same balance/frame-data was welcomed as a way to be able to access the game without emulators/Parsec. lol Then VF5US was used as a platform for the Revo/World Stage updates and became its own game version now + added Rollback. DOA6 was playable on Current Gen Hardware. This was unnecessary. lol"
Dudley in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
The schedule for DIY this weekend. Day 1: http://www.twitch.tv/diy_fgc - 12PM COTW Pools, 2PM COTW Top 8, 4PM 2XKO Top 8, 7PM T8 Top 8 http://www.twitch.tv/houseof3000 - 2PM 2XKO Pools, 5PM T8 Pools Day 2: http://www.twitch.tv/diy_fgc - 12PM Guilty Gear Strive Pools, 2PM GG Strive Top 8, 4PM SF3 Third Strike Top 8, 7PM Street Fighter 6 Top 8 http://www.twitch.tv/houseof3000 - 2PM SF3TS Pools, 5PM SF6 Pools
A lineup of the Talent Roster for DIY. Names are as follows from Left to Right/Alphabetical Order: 4CJoe Aroo Bloodhawk Brad Muse Dormancy Flokey F O X Foxhound Helst Hizzle Jav1ts Jaytsu Lennox LI Joe Liston Lust Mynus Nitten Onewise PepperBeef2Spicy T0ma_Doc URL Uncle Beast WingedRegent
The Wrestle Kingdom 20 Match Card for NJPW. This is specifically the match card for the main-event: Hiroshi Tanahashi's Retirement Match. On the left is Hiroshi Tanahashi. On the right is his opponent and greatest rival, Kazuchika Okada.
A post from Twitter in which I address the "Play VF" posting after the T8 and SF6 patches. Here, I'm reacting to a clip of PhiDX briefly going off on his chat about playing VF. I state: "The reaction is hilarious, but it's also one of the problems with VF players begging other players to play their game and forgetting that this "form" of VF has existed for 16+ years. I'm all for wanting to bring people in, but badgering people about it only turns people off. "Oh your game got a bad patch? Play VF!" It kind of ignores the passion that they had for their specific game (and disappointment) when you pounce on somebody to play VF. It just comes off like you want another body on the game to "point-score" rather than being helpful. I don't think the VF scene realizes how desperate it seems when you badger someone to play your 16+ year old game after another game has a bad patch. Comes off as a bad recruiting drive than anything organic because the minute they say "No", you don't care anymore. Vultures. lol"
An excerpt from my article on Journey as part of the "AI Could Never" series on Skybox. It reads: "What is Journey? An allegorical take on life and death. An examination of the monumental struggles people experience with depression and anxiety. A treatise on the fear of loss and the strength to “let go.” A clear-eyed look at the terror of loneliness and the remedy of companionship. Could an algorithm make that? Could the plagiarism machine craft an experience like Journey, one conceived as an “act of rebellion” against the other art of its age? No. AI could never."
A shot of Zhang Jiao passing by and standing back-to-back with Ziluan in Dynasty Warriors Origins.
Zhang Jiao turning to face Ziluan in DW Origins.
Lu Bu and Ziluan speaking before departing in Dynasty Warriors Origins.
A close-up shot of Lu Bu in Dynasty Warriors Origins.
A close-up shot of Dong Zhuo in Dynasty Warriors Origins.
A close-up shot of Yuan Shao speaking in Dynasty Warriors Origins.
A screenshot from DW Origins featuring Ziluan speaking with Yuan Shao underneath a tree in Ye Province.
A Qanba Sapphire leverless arcade controller in its box.
Picture of me during New York Comic-Con 2022 at the Dragon Ball Super section at the show floor. To my right is Super Saiyan Blue Goku firing a Kamehameha. To my left is Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta preparing his Final Impact/Atomic Blast. In center behind me is Shenron, the Eternal Dragon.
A screenshot of my birthday balloons on the other site, indicating that today is my birthday.
A screenshot taken from Dragon Ball FighterZ showcasing a team of Android 21, Cooler, and Hit at the Results Screen. After victory, Android 21 says, "Hmm, I wonder what I should turn you into. Ah, the tyranny of choice...", the line that directly inspired the title and approach of the article.
A picture of Hiroshi Tanahashi being confronted by Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Okada returned from his excursion as The Rainmaker.
A list of players in VF5 REVO's World Stage Mode within the Shark Pool arena. All characters on the list are Guardian Rank. Four spaces down, my name is listed as a ghost data that you can fight!
A promotional poster for Corina's Custom Arena's Tekken 8 Clutch Chamber event featuring the two commentators (WingedRegent and El Yisus) and its producer/broadcaster, Anya.
A screenshot of my PSN Trophy list for Dynasty Warriors Origins showing that I have obtained the Platinum Trophy.
My personal tier list for each Tekken Game going from Favorite to Dislike, with the ones I never played at the bottom. The list is as follows: Favorite - Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Tekken 5, Tekken 3, Tekken 8 Great - Tekken 2 Good - Tekken 4, Street Fighter x Tekken, Tekken Advance Decent - Tekken 7 Dislike - Tekken 1, Tekken Revolution, Tekken 6 Never Played - Tekken Card Challenge, Death by Degrees, Tekken 3D Prime Edition Bundle - Tekken Hybrid
A list from the Tekken 8 Boycott website, names excised and sorted by length, showing that people have been on the website since the launch of the game.