This has been going round, so as a gamer I thought I'd join in. Feel free to do it in your journal as well
1.What was the first video game you have ever played?
Busytown on the PC, back in the days of MS DOS. I still blame my parents for starting my love of video games and computers in general
2. What was your first console?
Well technically the PC, I played computer games for years before I got my PS2
3. Have you ever visited a video game arcade?
Yes. I've played dancemat games and time crisis (or its equivalent) in bowling alleys and similar arcades.
4. What was your first handheld?
Nintendo DS
5. What was the first game you've beaten/cleared completely?
It's hard to say. Probably the PC version of the first Harry Potter game. I spent multiple playthroughs getting all the cards. These days I generally don't go for 100 percent unless I think it's worth it. Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts II are the games I've done the most for.
6. Games based off of real sports: Yay or Nay?
Nay. I'm not a fan of sport in the real world, and it carries over to the gaming world
7. Online games: Yay or nay?
Nay. I've never really enjoyed them.
8. Do you play any Massively Multiplayer Online RPG games? (MMORPGs?)
No. I've thought about trying FFXI before, but I don't want to get sucked into something I have to pay money for.
9. Do you play any virtual pet games? (Neopets, Teripets, Aftermathzone, etc.)
I used to play Petz when I was younger, and I played Neopets for a while but not anymore.
10. Puzzle games and Strategy games: Yay or Nay?
Yeah, got nothing against them although I can't say I've played many.
11. Do you play any RPGs?
Yes. It's my favourite genre
12. Do you play any Platformer games?
I played Super Mario Bros on DS but never finished it, and I really like the Ratchet and Clank series
13. What was the first game/console/handheld of yours that stopped working?
The PS2 I share with my siblings. It never broke as such, but it's a pretty feeble thing. It needs dusting out several times a year, and must have something in the disk tray at all times or it jams shut.
Characters/Plot
14. Do you actually care if a game has a plot or do you just play games for the gameplay?
Provided at least one of these aspects is good, I'll probably keep playing the game. If a game has a bad story and bad gameplay I'll probably give up.
15. Name a few video game characters that are your favorites.
Tidus(FFX), Squall(FFVIII), Paul (FFII), Freya (FFIX), Balthier (FFXII), Terra (FFVI), Sora (KH), Rufus (VP2), Ratchet (RaC), Zack (CCFFVII)
16. Name a few series that are your favorites.
Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Ratchet and Clank
17. Has a video game ever made you cry?
Only three games I've played have had endings that brought me to tears; Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VIII and Crisis Core. FFIX almost had be but not quite.
18. Has a video game character annoyed you so much that you wanted him removed from the game?
Brother from FFX-2 comes to mind here...
19. Do you "pair" or "ship" characters up with one another? (make/create/write romance involving them)
I tend to support most of the canon and implied couples in games, but I don't tend to make them up
20. Do you write video game fanfiction?
I've tried a few times, but failed.
21. Do you draw video game fanart?
Yes, but I don't like just drawing stuff, there has to be a meaning behind it (generally illustrating a favourite scene or a thought I've had)
22. Do you come up with theories on how a character came to be/what he or she would do in a situation/why he or she is moody/etc.
I have often thought about characters' pasts and what they would have done at certain points in their life, but these mostly stay in my head.
23. Are you a "fanboy" or "fangirl" of any character?
Not really.
Boss Battles/Villains
24. Hardest Boss Battle
I should probably say ExDeath in FFV since I never actually beat him. Others include Ultimecia from FFVIII, Xemnas from KHII and Drek from RaC
25. Most Frustrating Boss Battle
Probably Drek from RaC because I kept dying by missing with the swingshot, and had to keep stopping to buy more ammo for my gun during the fight.
26. Most Rewarding Boss Battle
Ultimecia I guess because it was so satisfying to finally win, plus I loved the ending.
27. Funnest Boss Battle
Seymour Omnis, just because it had cool music and I laughed at the fact that I absorbed most of his magic.
28. Most Boring Boss Battle
Emperor Palmecia from FFII. I didn't really do much, just kept fighting.
29. Boss Battle that dragged out for a long, long time
Safer Sephiroth. After the seventeenth Supernova I got a little fed up
30. Boss Battle with the coolest music
Ultimecia-Griever, with Maybe I'm a Lion
31. Most Surprising Boss Battle
Even though I could tell he was bad news, having to fight Seymor (but what was more surprising was how tough he was)
32. What's your all time favorite villain?
Kuja. I did like Nefarious though, he was funny. I also like Thugs 4 Less in RaC2
33. What's your all time least favorite villain?
Yu Yevon. He was such a letdown. There was so much potential for him with his strange ideals about preserving his hometown and he ended up being a floating beetle.
34. Do you ever feel sorry for the villains?
I guess both Kuja and Sephiroth. They had pretty messed up lives
35. Are there any villains that seem like they should be playing for the good guys, but aren't?
General Leo in FFVI. I really wanted him to join my side. I was really sad when you-know-what happened
36. Most malicious villain?
Kefka. He was a madman. Anyone who kills people by poisoning their water supply definitely deserves that title
37. Most surprising villain?
Kain in FFIV. I was all releaved that he was alive and had shown up to help me, and he goes and tries to kill me.
Favorites (Didn't we already do that? x3)
38. What is your all-time favorite 2D Game?
Final Fantasy IV. My all-time favourite game from the sprite era
39. What's your favorite 3D game? (PS1/N64 generation)
Final Fantasy IX I guess. It was a really good all-rounder of a game
40. What's your favorite arcade game?
Time Crisis
41. What's your favorite next-gen game? (Gamecube/PS2/X-Box)
Final Fantasy X
42. Sequels/long series: Yay or nay?
Only if they stay good. All the Ratchet sequels I've played have been really good, but FFXII was a real letdown
43. What's your favorite Online Game?
None
44. What's your favorite console?
Playstation 2
45.What's your favorite handheld?
Nintendo DS
46. Have you ever got yourself involved in a "console war"? (arguing that a console is better than another console)
Not really, most other gamers I know share my opinions on consoles
47. Have you ever defended a character/game/console you liked in an argument? Which one?
I always assert that I like something, but generally agree with whatever is being criticised.
48. Name a game that you like but everyone else seems to hate.
Final Fantasy II. The most underappreciated game in the history of the series
49. Name a character that you like but everyone else seems to hate.
Tidus. I really reallt liked him,. I thought he was a well rounded character with a lot of depth, but everyone else seems to hate him for being whiny.
50. Name a game that you hate but everyone else seems to like.
Not hate, but I think that the first Final Fantasy isn't that great. Everyone says it's epic and amazing but as a game itself it's a tad boring.
51. Name a character that you hate but everyone else seems to love.
I'm sure there has been. The fanbase has let me down so many times.
Miscellaneous
52. Have you ever stopped before you finished a game because it was too frustrating to go on?
Futurama. The most badly written game in history. Only ever worth it for the cutscene
53. Will you stop at NOTHING to get 100% in a video game?
Dosen't really bother me unless there's storyline in it
54. Have you ever injured yourself at a video game? (Space Invader wrist and Mario Party 1 blister victims may answer yes)
First game on PS2 I played (DBZ Budokai) gave me serious wrist ache
55. Has a horror/survival genre video game scared you to the point that you refused to finish the game? Did you get nightmares from said game?
No, but the only one I've played is Resi 4 and I stopped playing because I got stuck and then had to go back to Oxford. My general reaction to fear is to laugh though.
56. Have you ever thrown a controller/disc/cartridge in a fit of frustration?
No, but I've yanked them out of the console by mistake. I've also given myself a headache over games before, but I generally take that as a sign to stop playing
57. Do you need to blow/clean certain games to get them to play?
The aforementioned PS2 needs blasting with compressed air several times a year.
58. Have you ever played a game for so long that you missed sleep over it?
I've stayed up playing DS more than once, but never pulled an all-nighter
59. Were you ever involved in the Pokemon craze?
Nope. And proud of it
60. Last but not least: Do you picture yourself playing video games 10, 20, or 30 years from now?
I'd say yes. I can't see my love of games dying, and I hope I still have time to play them when I'm older but I've changed so much over the years it's hard to say
People I know IRL
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