See I have been in this way too long, and the absolute best Phil is Phil getting fucking filtered by fighting games. Because sure you have the usual ego. But like he stakes everything on his fighting game abilities. That is genuinely the only thing in his whole life anyone has actually complimented him on. And I get it. I hold my card game tournaments near and dear to me. Back when I was 10 and no one could beat me at school. But I also grew. I hit bigger ponds. And I got fucking humbled. And I learned, and so my accomplishments grew. I also have an entire life of achievements I can hang my hat on. But you know, the petty can be satisfying.
See Phil is unfortunate. He started off a big fish in the pond. He was the spoiled brat that got every console port of these fighting games and the strategy guides. So his whole fit about discovery is just wrong. And while I am talking about that, austistic little power level. Even back in the day that shit was faggy behavior. I was also the spoiled brat who got subscriptions to yugioh magazines and the first thing I did was take em to my friends and well look at all the rulings we got wrong, but share the tips and combos. Because when you only play five people, one guy getting ahead is fucking lame. And Phil insisting that is peak gameplay tells you everything you need to know about why he just never grew.