I Play Against Type~

What's up, pervs? I've never introduced myself in a porn environment before, so I suppose fetishes are on the docket including the usual crap. Anyway, I'll start with the basics and then finish everyone off. The name's Zach, I'm twenty-six, male, and am unfortunate enough to have been born so far in the south that in school I was thought of as weird for enunciating. Should be a dead giveaway as to my location. Anyway, beyond that I'm a freelance video game journalist, enjoy writing fan fics that have no business existing, am a huge wrestling fan, and occasionally watch Soccer when Liverpool's games air over here.

Now onto the smut!

Fetish wise, I'm into boobs, butts, legs, futas, and that's essentially it. Nothing too crazy, though it becomes a bit crazy when I reveal three particular things I'm not into. I could list the more popular deterrents like scat and piss, but I'm a bit more unusual. I consider myself a heterosexual male, but I don't like vaginas, they just gross me out. I don't mind dicks, but am more-so averse to the idea of one belonging to a man, as indicated above.

I also don't like feet or buttholes and I suppose the foot aversion isn't too odd, but as a lot of porn would have us believe, buttholes are amazing...but I just don't see the appeal. The slabs in front of a butthole sure, but the poop chute itself? Nahhh..

Anyway, that's me in a nutshell. I hope hyperlinking in my sig is okay, I didn't do so for any self-promotional reasons, rather I wanted to give people an idea of how I act on different platforms. I also wanted to specifically link my Player.me account to list what games I enjoy, other than that, I'm not really active on there. If you've any questions or concerns, please let me know! Either way, have a great day!

Oh, Captain, my captain! It's nice to meet you, Zack. Do you watch any anime? If so, what are some of your favorites?

And did you say video game journalism? That's pretty awesome! What kind of journalism? Reviews? Gaming news? Written? Videos? I'd love to look at some of your work. Also, favorite video games?

Likewise. I don't watch much anime these days, mostly because typical tropes tend to deter my interest. Though, two in particular that I can always go back to and enjoy are DBZ (granted, anything after the Frieza saga is unwatchable, in my opinion) and Cowboy Bebop.

Uh, it depends on the site, really. I've had both strict and lenient editors whose demands ranged from expecting news posts every day to supplying staff members with free copies of games within genres that piqued our interest. Personally, I'm more of an opinion piece kind of guy, as reviews typically require scores be attached to them and a 7/10 can mean different things for different people. If I can avoid what I feel is unnecessary hassle and derision, I do. But at the end of the day, the editors make the rules.

As far as an example, here's an older post that I still feel very strongly about: http://gamersyndrome.com/2014/video-games/the-last-of-us-the-walking-dead-why-zombies-hinder-creativity-in-the-video-game-industry/

A condensed answer: Portal 2, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VII, Hotline Miami, the Civilization series, etc.

A more extended answer in the form of another condensed answer: Check the link in my sig titled 'Player.me', it's a site that lets you list out what games you enjoy, etc. 'S more or less another form of social media, but I just use it to catalog what games I enjoy.

I can see what you mean. I feel much the same way about games. I like it when they do something new and interesting, or just play with a trope in a clever way. Perhaps the only reason I'm not so selective of anime is that I haven't seen a lot of anime, so everything is new and interesting to me. I have seen Bebop, but honestly I didn't like it that much. The plot didn't feel focused enough for me. I get that the focus was on character development, but I wasn't even very impressed with that, either. Maybe it's one of those things where if I experience it a second time my opinion will change completely.


Huh, that's interesting. I guess being freelance has its ups and downs. I feel the same way about reviews. I'd like to do some form of video game critique in the future, and I've never liked the idea of scoring my reviews. I would rather just talk about what was done well and what needs to be improved, and let that speak for itself.


That was a good read. I have noticed a rise in zombie-based games the past few years. Some games even get bizarre zombie spin-offs that seem totally out of place, like Red Dead Redemption. There's one thing I disagree with in regards to the article though: The Last of Us wasn't about the zombies. The epidemic was simply justification for the real purpose of the game--to show humanity at its lowest. I think you spend more time in the game fighting hunters than infected, and it's worth noting that the entire multiplayer component has no zombies whatsoever. It's just the Fireflies versus the hunters. Humans brutally killing humans. I haven't played The Walking Dead, so I can't comment on that.


You have varied tastes. A lot of retro games. Lots of Nintendo. Shooters, platformers, RPGs, stealth games, indie titles... I saw a lot of my favorite games in there. I'm shocked by the lack of Metroid Prime in there though. You had Super Metroid in there, I believe. Don't tell me you haven't played it...

Fair enough. I've a friend that enjoys every anime under the sun, so I've been subjected to a fair share. Including hentai, but sometimes the story becomes far too serious for my taste. Either that or women have very little initiative and are deemed as helpless or shy. Just a big turn off.



Video game sites themselves these days seem to be going the way of the Dodo in favor of Youtube. People feel as though there's far less bias in that sphere, not only that, but videos can display what text can't. But of course, since magazines like Game Informer are still being peddled, the erosion of text-based content will be a slow burn.



While I haven't played RDR's DLC, I believe it was a parody, if nothing else. I could be wrong, so don't quote me on that. One of the biggest issues I take with that is how almost any other plotline could have been injected into TLOU to bring humanity down to that level: economic crisis, animals suddenly ruling the world, etc. If an infection were thrown out of the equation, I probably would have enjoyed the game much more. But of course, that's just me.



I tried Metroid Prime and it just wasn't for me. Not a fan of the HUD, primarily, not to mention the agility of Samus mixed with a first-person perspective distanced me even further. 2D Metroid is just more my style.

Welcome Zach! A lotta of great people here!