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Hey all! Long time listener, first time caller. My first videogame experience was when I was about 5 years old. My parents borrowed an NES from one of their friends and had the Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt package. My twin brother and I (my twin will be mentioned in a majority of my posts) came home from Kindergarten one day and turned the system on to see what our parents were having so much fun with. We booted up Super Mario, and were so amazed with what we saw, that we simply kept running "right" into the first goomba, over and over again. It took us about 20 minutes to realize that we could jump over that little monster of death, and I will never forget the sense of satisfaction that entailed.

I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For those of you not familiar with geography, it is precisely 276 Kilometers south of Bioware's head office. In November 2009, I was at a seminar in the same city as Bioware, and I had an opportunity to take a tour of their office, which was such an awesome experience. Coincidentally, this was the same day as Bioware was giving a demonstration of Mass Effect 2, and Reverand Anthony walked the same halls that I did 15 minutes earlier. My brother and I were floored that we were so close to meeting someone that we respect very highly in this community.

As evidenced by my avatar, I love the Legend of Zelda videogames, specifically a Link to the Past. The Metal Gear games are favorites, and I typically play adventure games, rpgs, fps, and any game really that piques my interest for one reason or another.

I look forward to many engaging discussions/reads/opinions/ideas.

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In Defense of Jim Sterling Evil Mirror Twin | 3:05 PM on 03.21.2010 7 comments

Jim Sterling sees the world through a particular set of lenses. He does his job from the perspective of a gamer that is qualifying his opinion about how a game plays, for gamers. He analyzes every important aspect of a game playing experience and critiques each aspect as to its potential, and how it is implemented in practice. As you read his articles you get a better understanding as to who he is and why he thinks the way that he does, because he committed his opinion to writing. That's what a writer does. When you have an opinion, controversy inevitably follows. These are not cold hard facts that he is working with that can be tested through scientific analysis to come up with a black and white conclusion. Everyone has a choice, and they can either agree or disagree with Jim's opinion. I recommend that anyone read Jim's review of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon. That particular article exemplifies how Jim Sterling is an exceptional reviewer. I believe that those readers who have a difficult time with Jim's reviews only read the 'high profile' game reviews, which Jim's position entitles him to write. He does a good job and should be respected for it. Keep up the good fight Jim.