Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Opening Cutscene

Hello there everybody!  My name is Michael, and in the gaming world I am called me3lingual.  This is my little blog in which I will be updating you with everything I do gaming-wise.  This first entry here is just going to tell you about myself and what I hope the blog accomplishes.

Well, I recently ended a gaming blog that I called The 6-Month Gaming Challenge.  In it, I challenged myself to complete every video game I have in my collection.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do that.  I only finished about 1/6th of my total list.  That's 51 games, which is still pretty nifty.

I want to continue blogging, because I really like writing about my gaming "travels".  So, I figured I'd just keep it going.  Along with writing this blog, I also write for a gaming website called Square Enix Origin.  I have been doing that for about a month now.  I write articles about Square Enix News, be it games, sales, events, etc.  It's fun, and I write about a game company that I have loved for more than ten years.  Square Enix games make up a big percentage of my game collection, be it Final Fantasy, Star Ocean, etc.

But I play other games as well.  My PSN ID is me3lingual.  I really like playing Grand Theft Auto Online and multiplayer games.  I am not really excellent at racing games, but I do prefer racing against other gamers than AI racers.  I like most genres of video games, but I get really scared when I try horror games.  I have attempted to play Slender: The Eight Pages at least 100 times, and I can never play more than five minutes.

Outside of the gaming world, I work at a local newspaper, and have for more than seven years.  I really like working there.  It has been the only place I have ever worked.  I ride my bicycle everywhere, and that includes the ten miles to and from work.  I also dabble in graphic design and video editing at home.  I have a YouTube channel that I upload videos to with very little consistency.  Mostly just stuff when I play Osu! or other PC games.

Anyway, I am sure you'll learn more about me and what I do as you read more of these entries.  I want this blog to be more than just my gaming exploits.  I want to write gaming news, reviews, and other useful information for you readers to enjoy.  So, I hope you come along on this big journey with me.  My previous blog I updated daily, but I found that it was too draining on me near the end.  I want to keep this blog here update 2-3 times per week.  Basically, I will do a gaming update entry, a news entry, and a review each week.  That is if I finish a game in a week.  Some games take quite a while, so it's only natural that I not rush.

So, I hope you enjoy your visit and that you visit often.  I think I will keep the catchphrase I used from the other blog here, at least until I can think of something better to say.

So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual