I've already written up a couple posts on my blog, but like a child who jumped into the deep end of a pool before realizing she should learn how to swim first, here's my introduction.



I hail from /v/, the wild west of online gaming communities. It's run rampant with tripcode users who think they're celebrities, anons who pretend to be tripcode users to make them celebrities, children who post pictures of boobs, grown men who post pictures of boobs, women who pretend to be men, men who pretend to be women and occasionally video game discussion. The set back to such a community is that I live day to day without an identity and all the posts and comments I make are usually 404'd within the hour. I've been in other message board communities before, namely [Adult Swim], but unfortunately that deteriorated as a lot of us ended up leaving. So, my thirst for a gaming community where I can respect and comment on other people's ideas plus the ability to save what I write brought me here.

I'd also like to add that I'm really pleased to see a lot of other girls here. They seem to be respected just as much as the boys, something I normally have to work really hard for in other gaming situations. That's really fucking rad.

I was raised on games. My Mom swears that she had to frequently compete with the local arcade for dates with my father and ever since I can remember he bought games for me and my brother. I was in camp Sega until the N64 came out, but drifted away from gaming during the Game Cube era. I did enjoy some of the titles on the console, especially Windwaker, but frankly found it disappointing in comparison to the greatness that was the N64. Through college I mainly played my DS, but it wasn't until I graduated that I started getting into gaming much more seriously.

Over the last couple years, I've been systematically playing a lot of games that I've missed or overlooked. To give an example, I've only recently played through Knights of the Old Republic and Deus Ex. Most games that have been released recently I've cycled through, but I know that if I want to talk about games seriously, I need to understand the foundation.

I love any game that pushes limits, distorts reality and plays with my mind a little. I also really love great writing in gaming. The Phoenix Wright series and Hotel Dusk are great examples of this, as is something simple like Paper Mario. Also, I'll pretty much play any indie game you throw at me. Extra points if it reminds me of Gravity Bone.



Finally, I love fanmade content. Bonk songs, for example, are a personal favorite. I also really love this series about Professor Layton. BAAASSSEEBAALLLL.