There seems to have been some sort of issue with my first post here on Destructoid, and to tell you the truth, I could careless. As the late great painter, Georges Braque said, "If they don't like it, fuck 'em." I think that is a philosophy we should all live by. If you are really concerned though, you can be assured I will begin writing game only- elaborate game only posts after this one. I wanted to have at least one post on why I am here.

I am a guy who is not one for conformity. This is why that I cannot join a community like IGN, Gamespy, or Gamespot. I have tried and failed. Since they in fact seem too commercial too me- too oversold. For instance, it appears that Gamespot is now a member of CBS' repertoire of sites. That ends my interest write there since I am not a fan of "big business". Now, I don't want to turn this into a rant perse, more of an enlightened piece of why I chose to be here in the first place.

What does Destructoid mean to me? A flourishing of outre, (pseudo-)intellectual capabilities. This community unlike others seem to actually care what their readers say. So much that, I am actually inclined to read the posts, since the heads of this great organization think so as well. The community writers on this site seem to understand the "no bullshit policy", and know exactly what I want to see in a review. No fluff. I don't want to read a review at some other site on a game, and then go out to buy it, and then conclude that somehow the game publisher influenced the review. Then I'd be sitting in my chamber of solidarity yelling, "You motherfucker!". I recall reading an article about Hideo Kojima stating that he wanted reviewers look over the flaws, and I hope no reviewer answered this call of arms so to speak.

If you would like to see why I like the reviews on this site, I will use an example. In Jonathon Holmes' review of Animal Crossing: City Folk, I could really already tell how it was going to be from the first line. This line went, "Animal Crossing: City Folk may be the most unfortunately named videogame I've ever played". Now, I am one to formulate my own opinion from the facts that are laid out to me. Maybe it's just the writer in me, but that is an excellent way to begin a review. A line like that really pulls you in. Since many games now a days aren't new; meaning that most of them are just franchises, like Animal Crossing, I kind of knew what to expect. This roughly was "Why would I have any interest in this game? Seeing that it is about nothing, and the fact that I don't have a Wii". Even though these thoughts came to mind, I wanted to read the review because it seemed interesting. Not the drab reviews I find on other sites. Truthfully, I don't want to watch a video review- it's just a quickie to me. I don't learn anything besides watching game footage and a few tidbits about the game. Then usually it ends up with the reviewer giving gameplay tips, not a review on the elements of the game.

This should give you a general understanding why I am here. Also, if you have read this far down, then I recant my previous blog post on here. It was more of a way to see how the blogging system works. It's quite intuitive I believe, and I will get more use out of it as time goes by. I also should be here to stay, unless you kick me out with pitchforks and torches. If you don't want to well, keep up the good work. I love the community already.