gaming meme

Pilfered from tipo

1: What is your favorite genre of game, and why?
Adventure RPG or Valve game. I like the interaction in western RPGs made by Bethesda or Bioware combined with action. And everything I've played made by Valve is just classy.

2: What were the last 5 games you bought?
Deus Ex:Human Revolution (re-buy since I need a US copy), Dishonored, Assassin's Creed 3 (well, asked for it for Xmess), Minecraft, Dragon Age: Origins (Re-buy)

3: Ever sold a game and later regretted it?
No, but I don't think I've sold many.

4: Your top 4 badass weapons
-Sniper rifles in Fallout3 or Fallout New Vegas. I heard they nerfed the ones in NV, which kind of makes sense as they were ridiculously overpowered. I did manage to crawl out on a rocky ledge overlooking that valley with all the Deathclaws and picked off every single one from that vantage point. I think I did much the same with all the Legion at Cottonwood Cove. So Badass.

-The Carnifex in Mass Effect 3. This pistol is pretty much all I need, although I am coming around to the Valiant SR as well.

- the Gravity Gun in HL2. I can't believe there are people that hate this thing. I mean, yeah - it's a bit gimmicky. You can't think TOO much about it, and Ravenholm still sucks, but there is something just that bit satisfying about defeating those ant lion guardians with a propelled washbasin, or a horde of headcrab zombies with rusty farm machinery launched at will.

-Batman. All of him. Total Badass (sorry to steal this one, tipo!)

5: Top 5 soundtracks
HL2:Orange Box soundtrack - The whole thing is pretty good but the best is Vortal Combat.
Deus Ex: HR soundtrack - love it, particularly some of the ambient stuff (Sarif Ambient is SOOO Blade Runner!!)
Myst 3 - I have the soundtrack to this and Riven, very good stuff, fav is probably Amateria
Skyrim - Far Horizons is one of the best tracks to have, and the game just seems to knowwhen to play it to make the game so atmospheric.
Mass Effect 2 - the Long Walk, and there's some amazing stuff in all the other games as well!

6: What was the first game you remember playing?
I loved This old Archaeology game and for the longest time couldn't remember what it was called. Apparently it's "Super Solvers - Challenge of the Ancient Empires" EDUCATIONAL AND FUN!

7: What game have you spent the most time in?
I would guess Fallout 3 - two complete playthroughs with most sidequests done, plus one where I just wandered about looking at stuff. Or maybe Skyrim... but I've only done one playthrough there.

8: If you could live in any game world with any character, where and who would you choose?
Hmm, as much as I love the rogue physicist of Gordon Freeman (my character of choice) I'm not sure I'd want to be hanging out in post-combine Earth. IF I was as capable as I am in game, there is something about the whole 'rebuilding from the ruins' thing I like about Fallout, but then there's all the radscorpions, and general radiation. Hmm.. The Citadel in Mass Effect seems like a pretty hip place... until it gets all attacked by the reapers and such... I'm noticing a trend here..

9: Honest opinion of the Nintendo Wii
Tried it twice, not really my thing.

10: What are your favorite indie games?
I'm not sure what games are indie games.. just tried Minecraft and it's pretty good, Outland is another?

11: Multiplayer or singleplayer?
Singleplayer for the most part. I enjoy ME3MP, and occasionally enjoy L4D, but I recently ragequit that after playing with my brother-in-law. NEVER HAVE HIM WITH YOU IN ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. dude canNOT stick to a plan ;P

12: Have you ever enjoyed a movie tie-in game?
Usually disappointing, but I found Captain America to be an exception. A lot like the Batman games in playstyle, they got Chris Evans to voice Cap, and it's an enjoyable enough escapade.

13: Which controller is your absolute favorite?
Xbox 360. I can no longer keyboard and mouse, though it would probably come back to me.

14: What are 3 games absolutely everyone should play?
1. Half Life 2 and the 2 episodes, then write tear-stained letters to Valve begging for the next game. Maybe if EVERYONE does this, we'll get it.
2. Fallout 3
3. Red Dead Redemption

15: Are modern games better than older games?
Overall, yes. I don't have a lot of time for people that are all "Baldur's gate is the last good game that Bioware did" Or similar arguments for Bethesda games, etc etc... I do like some older games, and they have a lot of good elements, but I love to see designers try new things and I think people that cling to some of these old games don't do us or the industry a lot of favours.

An example-- LA Noire. Okay, so it wasn't as good as I was hoping, but it tried something new with the facial mo-cap and overall storytelling, and I really enjoyed that. If studios don't try new things, it'll probably stagnate into endless FIFAs and CoDs.

16: Do you like random encounters in RPGs?
Depends on my mood at the time and how much time I had allocated to play. Overall, I appreciate them for changing things up.

17: Has a game ever made you cry?
Yup. I am a big weepy mess far too often. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, I am looking RIGHT AT YOU TWO. Pretty gross sobbing at the end of Red Dead Redemption. And ME3-- I don't know what all my feels were.

18: What are you currently playing?
Working my way through AC3, but I hate having to kill animals in games so that is less cool than AC2 in the Mediterranean. Also, I finally tried Minecraft and OH GOD MY OCD TENDENCIES ARE RUNNING WILD...

19: Are there any games you love that no one else seems to?
LA Noire

20: Are there any games you hate that everyone else loves?
Hate is a strong word, but I really didn't get into Borderlands 2. Don't much care for all the midget jokes and general grinding of the game.

21: You are at an arcade, which machine do you go to first?
ehh... not sure, been so long, and I'm not keen on most. Galaga or another old one if they have it!

22: Has a game ever changed your life?
The original Half-Life. If it hadn't been for that (and Final Fantasy 10) I wouldn't have picked up games again after a really, really long hiatus and I would probably have spent my disposable income over the last 10 years on... IDK? Also, my wardrobe and mug selection would be very different.

Games like Mass effect have really changed the way I view media. Why the hell would I sit and watch stupid television shows when I can interact with a story? Not to say all television or movies are bad, I just find that the people that think gaming is 'immature' but watch things like the X Factor have no idea.