Games I Like

I love games. Playing them, analyzing them, dedicating my whole life to them. So naturally, I have a lot of opinions to share! While I gravitate towards certain genres, I consider myself quite a multifaceted gamer, I can play about any genre as long as I'm in the mood for it and the aesthetics hit me.

Metroidvanias

The definition of metroidvania is contentious. I will preface that I am in fact one of the weirdos who considers Zelda games (or at least some of them, I need to further reflect on the 3D ones) metroidvanias. "Metroidvania" is a term I use to describe a certain vibe of game that I like, and 2D Zelda games give me that vibe.

JRPGs

People tend to define JRPGs by their place of origin, but I personally refer to them by the tropes they popularized. Turn-based combat, character-based storytelling, the whole nine yards. That is what defines a JRPG to me, regardless of being made in Japan or not.

Action/Adventure/Puzzle Platformers

It would be easier to just say "platformers", but that would not be accurate. The platformers I like are the ones that have a focus on combat, exploration, or puzzles. I can't really play something like 2D Mario games for long because they just don't offer what I'm looking for. I can definitely like 3D platformers though, I am very into expressive movement, though expressive platformers aren't particularly important enough for me to include them in this category.