Weasel @wildweasel@computerfairi.es

19. A game setting I wish I lived in: This is a tough question to answer because so many game settings are objectively beautiful but full of bad things that need fighting. I kinda don't want to do so much of the fighting, and so many neat-looking worlds are total crapsacks under the surface. But I dunno...maybe I want to go live on Myst Island. Assuming I can write in an internet connection.

18. Favorite Protagonist - To avoid stealing the answer from question 2, here's a ridiculous cop-out of an answer: "Robin" in FE:Awakening. I have a thing for customizable heroes. My Robin might have said and done the same things that everybody else's Robin did, but THIS one had squinty eyes and a crew cut. https://computerfairi.es/media/Y9aoEzdQRVswBRm3e9s

17. Favorite Antagonist - The Boss in MGS3. She's going against you for the entire game - and when you learn why, you start questioning whether you were doing the right thing yourself.

16. Game with the best cutscenes - This is a damn close match, but I'm honestly torn between Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VIII. Both of these are games that went above and beyond in the cutscene department.

15. Post A Screenshot From The Game You're Playing Right Now: "Hi, I'm GLOOey McGLOOface!" (Prey 2017) https://computerfairi.es/media/TKsiDDTN69bgQ1xso1s

14. Current video game wallpaper: I took a map of Symphony of the Night and did things to it. Great for 1080p panels. https://computerfairi.es/media/8g6l_wD0gF6NrJAE82w

13. A game you've played more than 5 times - I could cop out and answer Doom again but I'm ACTUALLY going to answer Earthbound. Yup, played and beaten this game more than 5 times, and never once legitimately earned the Sword of Kings.

12. Everybody go play Doom. Seriously. I'll be here when you're done.

11. Gaming System of Choice - If I ignore my desktop gaming rig (that seems almost unfair, really), I feel like I get a lot of mileage out of the Playstation 2. There is just so much variety in shit you can do on that console. I don't think we've seen a library as diverse as the PS2's in a long time.

10. Best Gameplay - There is something so beautiful about the way Doom handles, that many of its contemporaries - even the ones that try to emulate what Doom did - get so wrong. Weaving in and out of projectile clusters, zooming through hallways, that satisfying moment when you find a hidden doorway leading to that weapon that's been taunting you from behind a window for the whole level.

9. Saddest Scene - Chapters 10 and 11 of FE:Awakening. It's so sad that the battle music even gets overwritten for an entire chapter. Pair this with a decision that genuinely feels like there's too much at stake...

8. Best Soundtrack - My answer to this very much changes by the day, but if I had to pick just one, I don't think I'd ever get tired of Uplink's selection of demoscene music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUn9SYdPF4A

7. Favorite Game Couple - I feel like Fire Emblem Awakening is the game that turned me into a ridiculous shipper - that said, the "best" couple, I'd argue, is M!Robin and Tiki.

6. Most Annoying Character - Hokutomaru from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Actually, he's tied with Bao from KoF 2000 and Akari from Last Blade. In fact, if your fighting game has a token 13-year-old trickster, I probably hate them.

5. Game Character You Feel Most Like - Gonna have to go with Tex Murphy on this one. He's serious when he wants to be, but is a total goofball on most other occasions. Keen eye for clues and evidence, but can't resist making jokes about them. Bit of a bumbling fool at times, has a tendency of walking into traps, but overall the kind of person you'd want on your side. https://computerfairi.es/media/uDLvVJkndar2qw2H5-g

4. Your Guilty Pleasure Game - China Warrior on the TurboGrafx 16. It's a TERRIBLE game, but for some reason I continue playing it even if it's basically unplayable. The controls barely work, there's only 2 songs in the game, the bosses are cheap assholes...and I still play it.

3. A game that's underrated - I don't think enough people play pinball games anymore. Much as I dislike the pricing scheme of it, The Pinball Arcade is a great way to get into it. Or any of the 21st Century Entertainment pinballs, really. They're cheap as hell on GOG. https://computerfairi.es/media/zo7TfYUDC3QeeH6ZhUY

2. Favorite Character - God there's just so many to pick from. My current pick though would have to be Kazuma Kiryu, who despite all the ass-kicking, is actually a really good role model. He fights for the people who can't fight. He often dispenses very helpful advice to people who swear they'll stop trying to scam people. Generally, he looks scary as hell, but he's a man to look up to. https://computerfairi.es/media/Xe-KrYH0HeW23cDaiiE

1. First Video Game - I got a pretty early start in the video gaming world, since Dad owned a 2600. I'd have to guess my first game was something on that - probably either Dragster or Circus Atari. I recall thinking the "death" animation in Circus Atari was the funniest thing in the world. I was 3. It's still funny to me 27 years later.

I feel like clogging up a feed that isn't twitter with this. Doesn't matter how many likes I get though, I wanna do the whole list in a format that gives me more room to write about each answer. https://computerfairi.es/media/9phvjlEjGc-YdpteH8M