We chat about videogames and videogame accessories.

I'm kind of an emotionally reactive and opinionated person.

This is me too, except I kind of assume by default my opinions are not amazing-exciting so keep them to myself. I am a total sucker for anything with a bit of atmosphere or quirkiness, even if it's not a mechanically good game. I tend to brute-force my way through most stuff if the story is compelling enough, even if it's narratively pretty flimsy. I just need some kind of emotional attachment to the story (even if it is a rather obvious "you care about these characters" banner shoved over the protagonist's head in the opening sequence sort of deal) and I happily keep plugging away at something just for the sake of completion.

Atmosphere itself is a pretty fuzzy term, though - "anything with eyes and a face" seems to qualify, as does anything sufficiently hipstery or "artistic" enough.

I just finished Swords and Sworcery EP, and I'm not squealing over it like an idiot but I certainly did enjoy it, albeit on some kind of superficial "this sure was a nice little world I got to peep into" kind of level. I wish it was longer, even though I kind of know the game mechanics (which pretty much equated to point-and-click puzzle) would've overstayed their welcome if the game had any more length. My attention span is certifiably atrocious, nor do I particularly enjoy twitchy reflex-sensitive games - so generally, vidja games for me are about exploring a world or getting immersed in someone else's story, with the "completing the game" portion being the work for the story-dishing reward.

Music is weird, although I'm apparently quite capable of warming to things and my initial impressions are unreliable as heck. If the music is poppy or dancy or angry enough, it hooks me right away, but my poor lyrics-comprehension means I have to listen through words-focussed songs several times more to get an appreciation for 'em.