Excessorium asked: Since from the entire list only one category seems to save me from being bombarded me with comic book related stuff that tries so hard to turn me into a consumer myself (I shan't be taken away by them, ye dark satyr! 8V), I might as well concentrate on video games which seems to be universally something people can get into a lot more easily due to their interactivity.

And with that out of the way, I've got ye some questions:

1) When referring to "older generations", what console eras are you exactly referring to? (Atari 2600? NES? SNES/Sega? PS1/N64/Sega Saturn? Dreamcast/PS2/Gamecube/Xbox?) Are handheld consoles also counted here?

2) From the said generation(s) you specified in question #1, what are your favorite game titles and why? (And which one of them triumphs over others, as in: which of the titles is the King of the Hill -favorite?)

3) From the said generation(s) you specified in question #1, what are your disliked game titles and why? (And which of them is bottom of the barrel bad, if not even dug into the ground to mold forever?)

4) Games that you've wanted to try out, but never have gotten to YET you wish to try out?

5) Favorite genres? Least favorite genres?

6) What about the current era of video games? Any favorites/dislikes so far?

7) Any thoughts upon the current "console wars" or the gaming marketing experiences and ways to possibly improve upon it?

8) Imagine a new game is announced. Not belonging or part of any existing series, it's just a new game with it's own name and so far, you have no idea what kind of gameplay it entails within. What's the most important thing to you for you to get excited for this game, a "catch" that should get you hooked to it or at least peak your interest towards it?

9) Do you have a tendency to look for obscure games that could be potential hidden gems of a specific game console or do you stick to more widely known and recognized games?Hoo boy that's a lot! And don't worry, we'll get you into comic books yet. Comics are far easier to get into in my opinion. For one thing they're cheaper. ;3 Anyway, here goes, right down the line.

1. When referring to older generations I'm pretty much talking about anything from 3rd gen to early 7th, including handheld. I just feel like the quality of the good games was generally higher than it is nowadays and we didn't really have to deal with the flagrantly exploitative, anti-consumer bullshit like we do nowadays.

2. Oh man, I don't think I can pick a king of the hill and going into detail for each one would be a journal in and of itself. I can definitely ramble off a few titles that immediately come to mind and if you want me to elaborate on specific ones, just ask in the comments and I'll do what I can. Anyway, a few among the best of the best I can think of include: Bionic Commando, Soul Reaver, Super Metroid, Megaman X, Street Fighter II, Donkey Kong Country 2, Doom, Resident Evil 2, REmake, NiGHTS Into Dreams, God Hand, Devil May Cry, Killer7, Silent Hill 2, Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei, Ogre Battle 64, Okami, Advance Wars, Viewtiful Joe, Baten Kaitos, Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, Zone of the Enders: 2nd Runner and this list is getting silly so I better stop while I'm ahead.

3. I'm hard pressed to think of many games I hated. I was pretty good at dodging crap. Sometimes you just look at a cover and you just know. That said, I did play this abysmal Beast Wars Fighting game once. It was a rental exclusive at Blockbuster Video. God that game was shit.

4. I've always wanted to try Steel Battalion for the Xbox. I love clunky mechs and mech piloting simulators and that obscene controller gets me hot like nobodies business.

5. I love Fighters and Action games with honorable mentions to survival horror and good adventure platformers. I hate sports games and most simulators for real like things such as Flight Simulator and Gran Turismo.

6. I don't have any of the current gen consoles so I have no opinions on the games. I have a few I suspect I'd like but that's only a suspicion.

7. I've never paid much mind to console wars and I don't care enough about the industry as is to pay attention to it, let alone suggest what it can do to improve itself.

8. Well, in lieu of knowledge about gameplay, I'd have to know who was making it. Gameplay is a huge determiner for me. It doesn't matter who's making a game if I think it looks like crap. However, if I hypothetically knew nothing about the existence of a game and somebody said "Hey, you hear about that new game Shinji Mikami is directing?", I'd have a much more positive reaction than if somebody said "Hey, you hear about that new game Hideo Kojima is directing?".

9. Yes and no on both counts. I'm not a collector and I don't proactively try to track down games specifically because they're obscure but I do appreciate a game that looks like it's trying something interesting and if I like what I see I'll try it out. Also, I obviously have brand names I prefer to but even then the title doesn't guarantee I'll buy new installments if I think the product looks like crap. Some of the franchises I love are clearly more well known and prominent than others.


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