I've been on the site for a long while now and I've been wanting to contribute. Looks like now is a better time than any to apply!

I'd like to apply to be the Video Game Character Manager position.
It doesn't look like anyone has applied for this yet which is odd. Characters in video games are the most important part of the games.
When it comes to backstories and lore of video games and their inhabitants, I've always enjoyed delving into that.
I'm willing and able to look through characters for discrepancies, add or change characters/franchises depending on developments to them, and definitely write biographies for characters. I think a majority of my brain space is wasted on video game lore, might as well put it to good use.

Pocky is very cute. However they are just like.. biscuit sticks to be quite honest.
They aren't too special. I mean you can find them almost anywhere now and they don't even really taste that great. The best part is the part that's covered in whatever flavour you purchased.

Be that as it may, I do enjoy Pocky and I will always buy it and eat it. Probably a remnant from my cringe-y middle school anime years. I'm a bigger fan of Hello Panda though. They're cuter and (arguably) tastier!

I'm down to lose in this competition. Count me in!

zanderlex : I haven't seen it because I usually go with my friends to watch movies. But they all went without me. I never go to the movies by myself so I just have to wait until it comes out on DVD or online somewhere to watch it.

zanderlex : I can't play Skyrim without mods anymore. My current playthrough I'm playing as an Blue Argonian Spellsword. I named him Swims-Upstream; I love him dearly.

I have 250 mods installed and it makes the game beautiful and adds so much content to it. I could be playing this one save file for ages. This is also the first time in forever I feel so attached to one of my characters. I usually make new characters like every few days but I keep making progress on my Lizard Wizard. I'm not sure where I'm going to make him end up, but I think he's my favourite character I've made to date.

mastergame : What else is there to do in life besides the Military and College? You can't exactly get a good job without going to College. I guess I could do a trade school but I have no clue what trades pay well enough or what type of work I can get involved in there.

tgags123 : It's all good! I wasn't actually competing until like a lot later I was just posting cuz I like to! Then I saw you get ahead of me because I stopped posting to play Skyrim and I tried to catch up, but you got me! I did really want to write the review though regardless, Morrowind is like my favourite game of all time. GG!

Maguc : Yeah It's a very difficult decision for me, but these insights have helped a lot to be quite honest. Like tgags said that I should be too worried about money. I can take out a loan and apparently everybody I know has done it as well so I wouldn't have to be worried about the only one in debt if everyone is in debt, haha. I'm leaning more toward the College aspect now that I know there's more options for help than I previously thought.

I don't really want to rejoin the military because I could hardly handle it but I felt that if I had no other options or no other things so do, then the Military would have to be the thing I could fall back on. Otherwise I would just be sitting doing nothing my whole life which is the last thing I want to be doing, you know?

So yeah you're probably right. If I couldn't handle it too well last time I certainly don't want to relapse and have a bigger meltdown that I did previously. That could be quite catastrophic to not only myself but those close to me and I do not think anyone would want that. I'll have to look further into what zander said and just roll with it. I've always been a bookworm and studious so hopefully that translates well into college.

Thank you for your advice it means a lot to me!

Everybody has heard of The Elder Scrolls as a series at this point. With the success of Skyrim in 2011 onward, in impossible to not have heard it at least once. However, Skyrim isn't the game we're going to be talking about today. In 2002, Bethesda made an amazing game. The next installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Morrowind, graphically, has not aged well. The graphics would be considered abysmal to some now a days. However, keep in mind this game was the first Elder Scrolls game to include 3D models and environments, it was mind blowing for Elder Scrolls fans at release. They had never seen the world in such a state. You have the art-style direction of the Dunmer in the Third Era. The stylized graphic choice of showing how the people in Morrowind lived makes you feel like you're actually there. They have houses made from mud, you have light houses lit with fire, sprawling oceans filled with slaughterfish, giant flea-like creatures called Silt Striders used as transportation, amazing orange hues to compliment Morrowind's plant life of tree sized mushrooms and poison purple flowers. This game does an amazing job at making you connect with the people living in it. It's full of life and you can still feel that all these years later despite the graphics being dated. Being compared to the games that came out on the PC around the same time (Age of Mythology, Dungeon Siege, Neverwinter Nights) Morrowind was about on par with those. If not maybe a little behind,

It gets a 7. The art direction gives it a boost from a 6 as it provides the feel and aesthetic needed for the world its presenting.

When talking about Morrowind the first thing that everyone will always bring up, the music. Jeremy Soule, the man behind great works of music for many of the games we know, provided that soundtrack for this game. You cannot deny that the music in Morrowind is probably some of if not objectively the best music in any RPG to date. It's hardly comparable. The theme song "Nerevar Rising" will never cease to give me goosebumps and on occasion tears in my eyes. And that is JUST the theme song. The music they have for combat, cities, the wilderness, they're unmatched. It fits the era, it fits the environment, it adds so much to the already amazing atmosphere the game provides. You have the dialogue which in itself is amazingly voice acted. The game it's self has idle dialogue and you have to read most of the character's dialogue during conversations. But the voices they have, are exceptional. Plus the sounds of magic and the sounds of the creatures native to Morrowind really keep you immersed. Never is there an immersion breaking moment in the game.

The sound gets a 10/10.

Morrowind set the new standard for RPGs upon release. Morrowind gave your character a blank slate and you got to make it what you wanted. You can be a man who crafts scrolls to use magic, a lizard who uses a bow and arrow, a dark elf who likes to stab people and steal their stuff, anything you could think of, you could do it! There were so many people to talk to, so many choices to make. Not one playthrough played exactly the same. This game defined the epitome of replay value in RPGs on the PC. It gave you so much freedom. I've replayed through Morrowind way more times than I can count. Unfortunately, the ending of the game will always be the same. The thing that changes, though, is how you reach the ending.

It gets a 8/10 for addictiveness.


A big thing about Morrowind is that it was almost the last of it's kind in the vain of classic RPGs. In Morrowind there's nothing there to hold you hand. You have NO quest markers. You talk to NPC and have to actually write down important things that they say in order to look back on what you needed to remember. An NPC will tell you vaguely where something is. You have to find it yourself. This just added to the mystery of the new land you were dropped into. The story in Morrowind takes you through the feeling of being a prisoner in an open world to joining a guild to better your skills and encountering one the former allies of the Tribunal, Dagoth-Ur. He is the main antagonist of the game. If this all seems like a lot to go through, that's because there's so much story in between. This is all just the main quest, not counting side stories or arcing stories. Further, not even counting the 2 DLC expansions that came with Morrowind. Which in their own regard we just as amazing. The Bloodmoon DLC allowed you to experience being a Werewolf, the first time we've seen a werewolf in 3D in the Elder Scrolls and they were certainly something to be feared. The Tribunal expansion further explains and exposes us to the Tribunal: Vivec, Sotha Sil, and Almalexia. Once you think the story is over, there's hours of more content to be experienced. Each DLC expansion is filled to the brim with more NPCs, buildings, and countless more things to experience. It's impossible to see everything in one playthrough of the game. You can play this game for weeks and still have hours upon hours of content to explore.

I would say with utmost certainty, that this games Story and Depth both deserve a 10/10.

Further expanding on the difficulty, this game was hard. It's certainly no Oblivion and definitely not the cakewalk that is Skyrim. Like previously mentioned, this game has no quest markers. So it's up to the player to document important information for you to know what you're doing and where you're going. Further, this game plays like a classic table top RPG. It has an internal dice that rolls every time you attempt to hit somebody. Whether the dice rolls a high enough number or not is what dictates if what you did classifies as a hit. So you could be in front of somebody directly and just swinging a sword at them and you could miss every time only for their internal dice to land it every time. You can boost the chances of your dice rolling a higher number by increasing your skills I believe. So progress and grinding can be very beneficial in this game. This game is not easy and is definitely an investment.

Difficulty gets a 9/10


Overall, this game was a game from many people's childhoods. People regard this game to be the best Elder Scrolls game to date. It had the best story and no hand holding. I believe that it revolutionized what we know today as RPGs and paved the way for many of our favorite games that exist to this day. It has memorable characters, amazing story, wonderful music, so much content and things to do, player freedom.

This game deserves a 9.7/10
(not quite 10/10 as there are grievances mentioned in the above review)

zanderlex : Ah so I guess I was just fed a bunch of lies then? Not sure why they would say that if it wasn't true. Kind of a mean gesture. But if what you're saying is true, then I should probably heavily consider going to college rather than the military. If I can avoid going to the military without obtaining an unpayable amount of debt, then I'm all for it. How can I look into work studies?

zanderlex : I've actually never heard of Guardian's Crusade to be quite honest. Twisted Metal was one of my favourite games to play with my dad when I was growing up. He always beat me (obviously) but the character designs for the drivers and the vehicles are burned into my brain forever. I wonder if they'll ever make a good modern Twisted Metal game.

I don't know if the Yugioh game you played was the same one I did as a kid, but I actually still have the one I had back then called Yugioh: Forbidden Memories.
I played that a lot as a kid and actually beat it. Which is silly because when I try to play it now, I can't even beat the very first guy you duel against. I don't know what happened to me but my Yugioh skill is depleted.

I could probably get financial aid but I heard that if the parents aren't involved then the FAFSA doesn't like giving money. Because they know that the parents would end up paying for a lot of it and if the parents are not involved they'd be less inclined to give the money as they'd have to give more than usual.
I don't know if that actually true, but someone who works at a college told me that's how it works. Probably just to spike my anxiety but you know how it is. I could probably get a job in the library at the school, but according to my friend who attends ASU, there's a long list of people who want a library job so like nobody really ever gets the job at the schools unfortunately.

zanderlex : Yeah I have a lot of games collected as well. I just thought the consoles would be a better choice to name off since everybody knows consoles. And my post would've been a little too long if I named off all the games haha. What game would you play on the PSX? Maybe I have it!

Sheer Force is an ability that I feel is actually kind of overlooked. Lets think about it for a second, right? You have let's say a Rampardos with Sheer Force. You want to use Zen Headbutt. A solid choice. Normally, you'd have a 20% chance to make the enemy Pokemon Flinch. Pretty low if you ask me. Negligible to say the least. But with Sheer Force, it makes the a 0% chance but increased the power of Zen Headbutt by 30% more. So now Zen Headbutt has a power of 110 instead of 80.

That is an amazing increase. 110 power on a move with 90% accuracy and 15 PP. Although, it does give up it's chance to make the enemy Pokemon flinch. I think that the 30% damage increase is good but the flinch could help a lot in the right situation so I'll give Sheer Force a 8.5/10 just because the situational additional effects could help in a pinch.

The next ability up is Guts!

Furret : 귀요미 basically means "Cutie". I don't know if that's a direct translation or not, that's just what my dad would tell me. So let's hope it didn't mean anything bad and he was just being a jerk! Haha

Err.. I heard that one of the main issues that prevent people from sleeping/feeling rested after sleeping is restlessness or tossing and turning all night. A big culprit to this is not taking the appropriate actions or steps before going to bed and falling asleep.

One of the big things is that you are not supposed to be exposed to blue light. When being exposed to blue light, (light from monitors, screens, LEDs etc.) it prevents your body from producing melatonin which is the hormone in our brain that helps us sleep or be tired. A study suggests that you should not be using any electronics for 3 hours prior to falling asleep in order to get the best nights rest you can.

Another thing I'd suggest is not to eat before bed. Having your body working and digesting while you attempt to sleep causes a multitude of issues, I've found restlessness to be one of them.

Make sure that you go to sleep when you're tired. You can make sure that your body keeps you tired at the right hours by getting the appropriate amount of Vitamin D from the sun. Your body abosrbs the sunlight and the healthy amount of exposure to the sun will allow you to fall asleep quickly, naturally, and comfortably.

Finally, I'd suggest against using sleeping pills if you have trouble sleeping. They're more of a short term solution and will never solve your actual issue that is preventing you from getting a good night's sleep.

So all in all, just do the proper set up to falling asleep instead of worrying how to not move when you're asleep and you'll probably be good to go.

I am going to answer this question using my current name and none of the previous names for obvious reasons. My current name that, I actually just recently changed, is Kiyo. The reason why I went with Kiyo is because it's a shortened version of the Korean word "귀요미" which phonetically sounds like gwiyomi. It is then further romanized into being Kiyomi and I just took the "mi" off of the end and stuck with Kiyo.

I chose this word specifically because my dad, who I got along with when I was a kid, used to call me that for as long as I can remember. It always felt so nice when he would say it to me before bed or when dropping me off at school, etc.

I think I like this name a lot better because it's definitely more friendly and it has personal meaning to it.

In 2018 not much exciting happened. Or not much good happened either. Thinking back I think it might have been the quickest year to go by for me. It's still hard to believe that it's over despite it being eleven days into 2019.

Thinking back on the positive things that happened this year, I was able to meet up with some childhood friends over the summer, I taught myself how to play Piano (but don't know how to read sheet music still), I've learned a little more guitar than I did the previous year but I'm nowhere good yet.

I collect retro game stuff and I believe that I increased my collection's quantity significantly last year in 2018. I've accumulated a complete in box Japanese Dreamcast, an American Dreamcast, a Funtastic Ice Blue Nintendo 64, a Sega Genesis, a Sega Master System, A Platinum Gamecube, a Playstation 1, a Slim and a Bulky Playstation 2, a Super Nintendo, an NES, and an Atari 2600. All just this year.

It's a big passion of mine so any and all things I buy and receive it makes me so happy. It's a very expensive hobby, though. And my current lifestyle has put my spending on retro games and consoles on a hiatus. I hope that when I move none of it gets damaged or lost because that would probably be the worst thing.

I wouldn't exactly brand myself as one or the other. It's kind of a complicated subject matter. The thing about Conservatives is that they seem to kind of live by two things and that is money and religious morals. Where as Liberals seem to try and focus more on political morals.

So I'm kind of split down the middle here.

People who lean Conservative aren't huge fans of homosexuality. They do not support pro choice. They dont care about the poor people because they are lazy. They do not want immigrants and especially not the illegal kind. They are Pro guns. These are all main points of Conservatives that I do not support.

However when it comes down to how they tax people and how they would prefer everybody be taxed relatively the same regardless of income, I think that's fair.

People who lean Liberal are more interested in a tax that increases the more you make. They want an affordable healthcare that sounds great on paper but can screw people over. Ultimately they kind of represent themselves as a Robin Hood type character "Steal from the rich give to the poor" but that seldom works out.

Conservatives seem pretty selfish because they want to protect their own interests and Liberals use empathy on the younger generations to draw them in so they can get what they want too. Not one side is inherently better than the other.

My grandpa used to always quote Winston Churchill saying, "Anyone who was not a liberal at 20 years of age had no heart, while anyone who was still a liberal at 40 had no head."

Although if you support Donald Trump then thats an entirely new issue that isn't related to Conservatism vs Liberalism.

So I've asked a couple people this question before, but I really need advice or any and all views I can get on the subject matter. I'm at a crossroads currently. The issue being that currently I'm living in a rut of nothing in my life. I want to do something, I want to be something. This is where I'm having problems though.

I need to do something, It has to be College or the Military.

I've gone into the military once before. Army. I got to AIT, but then I was swiftly allowed discharge. I had a bit of a mental breakdown because of how much everything there is going on and the order, ranking system,jobs on base, basically living a life to the T of a rule book. It was too much for me at the time.

For the past two or so years I've essentially been doing nothing at all. If I join the military there are things called enlisted jobs. It's basically what you do when you're all finished with your training. There are things that range from being a basic grunt, an engineer, a medical lab technician, all that kind of stuff you can specify. Further, after you finish your AIT (which also counts for college credit) you can do what is called "Green to Gold" which allows you to go to college and after you graduate you come back as an Officer.

For just college as an option I would go into community for two years and University afterwards. I've been told that is the best way to do it as it makes it significantly cheaper in the end. This is the big difference, though. Community and University cost money. A lot of money. Joining the military, they would pay for my education for me.

Going to college I could focus on academics and finish sooner than if I was to be in the military and once I finish I would not have to return to the military. I'm really not sure which one I should do so any and all advice and help is welcome.



tl;dr- military pays for your education but you have to go through basic training and advanced individual training before you can go and then once your graduate come back as an Officer, college is expensive but you can start sooner and focus on what you want after getting your core classes out of the way and live your life after graduation