Kokoro Hane

Oooh this looks cool!! Gotta give it a try ~

DOOM is one of those games I always come back to. There may be times I get tired of it and need a break, but it's a game I am fond of. One of the earliest video games I began playing and is among one of my treasured favorites. Plus it has such a lively and active community, there's always some form of new life breathed into it so it never gets stale. I think anyone who has placed DOOM as one of their favorites of all time will never get tired of it, even if they take a break from it, because it's a favorite for a reason. It may hold some special memories when it came out, it may have just been "the game" that hit all the sweet spots for that player that cannot be matched today. Whatever the reason, there's a reason the community is still alive and well today after all these years.

As fun as the Doom games are, actually living Doom would be a living hell.

I'm happy for the rain. I just love rain and we're getting lots of it right now! I'm looking forward to the live action Netflix series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The teaser and trailer look very promising, if they actually get it right, I'm going to be ecstatic! I'm ready to relive this amazing experience in a new format. Having amazing friends I've known for years now who share the same interests as me. Sometimes I feel really alone, even in my own communities (whether it's one of my favorite games that have ugly fandoms, the indie dev world, or even at church). But I have people by my side that fill those gaps, and it means a lot to me.

Typically I watch random videos on YouTube, but when it comes to actual shows, right now I'm enjoying an anime called Delicious in Dungeon that's every Thursday on Netflix (I'm really loving these weekly episodes, I prefer it over just a whole series dropping to binge, gives me something to look forward each week and helps me pace myself). This anime has been a real surprise to me. It starts off in a seemingly generic fantasy setting, with a very comedic twist of eating monsters in the dungeons, but as the series progresses -- you come to know the characters, which are all very likable, and there's even some emotional bits to it, so I'm like wow -- this is more than just some silly comedy, you actually care about the characters' goal to go deeper into the dungeon to save the protagonist's sister who was eaten by a dragon (they're trying to get to it before she's digested in a month).

Toy Story 3. Still love this movie. Makes me laugh every time, feel nostalgic, get emotional.

At GOG: Doom 64 Star Trek Voyage: Elite Force At the grocery store: Soy yogurt Soymilk Potato chips

I feel like this is quite an subjective question, since everyone's tastes vary, so what I think would make a perfect game may be total trash to another and vice versa. First of all, seeing actual effort and passion definitely helps, because if the dev themselves don't like what they're making then nobody else will lol. I want to play a game that's obviously designed by people who also loves games. For me, I absolutely love exploration. I love great level design and non-linear maps where, yes, there's a Point A to Point B to get to the next level, but there's also some other paths I can tread and explore. Secrets are always a bonus as it adds something new to discover and you can't always get it in your first go, sometimes you may find these years down the line. I also think amazing music really helps to immerse someone into the world. Also is your game simply just straight to the action or is it story based? If it has heavy emphasis on story, then the story must be good where I care about what's going on instead of agonising for a skip feature. I personally love story-driven games, but it's gotta be engaging.

Been in the mood for Unreal & UT99 music. Was looking to listening to one of my favorite UT99 tracks (Hall of Champions) and came across this pretty epic cover of it. Love seeing the music of this game still get appreciation!

I have been really enjoying this wad so far! First off, it looks absolutely GORGEOUS! It's also very fun, but quite challenging, and some moments made me jump. I look forward to finishing this!

A pumpkin.

Finally started reading "The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya", as always, it's really good so far!

Majority of the games I have installed are indie games lol. That folder consists of about... 79? I really need to do some cleaning haha. As for big commercial games, I have about... 9? That's for my PC. On my phone, I have about... 23.

The last couple of films I watched was with my auntie. We streamed "Disenchanted", the sequel to Disney's "Enchanted", and I was actually pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the film and thought it wrapped up nicely, and it actually had a lot of good music. I didn't dislike any musical number. Sequels, especially direct-to-video, er, streaming, can be very tricky and hit or miss, but I'm glad this was actually good. It was a fun movie and Another film we streamed was an older movie, "Candle Shoe", oh my gosh that was a lot of fun! Can't believe I never saw this before. Why can't movies be fun like this anymore? Haha.

THIS LOOKS EPIC. *zooms to download*

I have a very stupid naming system. "Bob" So my name saves often look like: "Bob 1" "Bob 2" "Bob 3" LOL. I mean, Doomguy doesn't have a name, so I default to "Bob" because it amuses me lol.

The net used to be a fun and wondrous place back when I was a kid. It's hard to believe I've been a netizen for about... probably 20 years now??? Forums were always the most fun place, and I still think forums are... usually ones constructed like this (not a fan of Reddit's structure, feels too impersonal and messy). Back then, most bickering were over silly topics, nowadays, the net is extremely hostile when it doesn't need to be. Social media doesn't really sit with me because the way it's structured is just... ehh... not very engaging, not very customizable, it's very boring and not the least bit friendly. I legit only use Twitter to post updates about the progress of the games I'm making + voice actor scouting, that's about it these days. I don't dare look at my timeline, I just go straight to my own page, post, and that's it. Sometimes RT stuff occasionally from a friend or the official page of a video game I'm playing. deviantART used to be a fun place, but the new layout is still confusing and it's so hard to put things in groups and... it's just... not fun anymore, hard to find things, to connect. This doesn't mean the net is a total wasteland, of course, like any plot to a post-apocalyptic outcome, there's safe havens and survivors... lol I know I'm dramaticising things. But generally, thinking of how the internet spiraled is making me sad, and has made me think of where did this all begin? I feel like things really took a plunge in 2019, and then 2020 and onward showed me it can get 100x worse so... But I am thankful for messaging apps, e-mail, forums that are still kickin' like Doomworld, and the like. And despite YT's unneeded changes over the years, at least it's mostly still easy to navigate and weirdly enough, the comment section isn't as toxic. Like man, I can see the same post on Twitter and YT's community section on a page, and the difference in the comments is like night and day. I don't get the lack of internet etiquette these days, just talk like you do in real life, it's not that hard, or do these people really have an inner beast they have to unleash now and again? I honestly feel really bad for them since I'm not actually sure what they think to gain by being this way. I'd like to say it's just a bunch of emo 12 year olds, and they'll grow out of it, but then you have adults doing the same thing -- or worse -- and I just sigh haha.

If you had to make a list of your top 10 favorite video games of all time, what would they be and why? Would you have them in a specific ranking order, or just a collection of 10 that you can't get enough of no matter how many zillion times you've gone through? I am curious what fellow Doomers love the most, as I have learnt that everyone here has quite an interesting variety of tastes!

I had been curious about silent movies for awhile, because their history as most of them being lost fascinates me, plus the idea of a movie that mostly relies on a live soundtrack, title cards for dialogue, and a lot of acting to get the point across is such an interesting idea and finally decided to watch "Metropolis" since it's been on my to-watch list for awhile. It was definitely an interesting watch, with some genuinely interesting things with how they did certain effects, and there were some downright disturbing moments that made me go "this was made BACK THEN?!" I dunno, but there is something about unexpectedly dark or creepy or whatever things in older films I can't quite describe. It's just very dreamlike, this film.

Every point counts!

Maps like these can be fun even if they're straight up impossible. Nuts always gets a good laugh out of me because of how ridiculous it is lol. My brother lieks to play it with mods for extra fun.

I surprised my friend by gifting her a welkin on Genshin Impact xD

Various visual novels and a lot of Genshin Impact. Today I finally pulled Childe, at pull 77. Funny, since I lost the 50/50 to Qiqi on Yoimiya's banner at pull 77 too xD