Zilla's actual return thread.
 

So I'm back. I think what happened when I left was that DigiPen was chewing on me, and I had to go take care of that first. I think other forums got busier too, and took a lot of my time. I had some flings with some people on the internet, I worked at Nintendo for a while... I went back to DigiPen, where I switched to a design degree, got chewed up a little more, worked on a few games that never got published, and decided that until they get the new design degree actually figured out, I'm not going to shovel money at them anymore.

And so, I'm not at DigiPen anymore, and I might not go back. I'm looking for design positions at any of the companies up here (there was a position at Bungie I was looking at, but it got filled before I got my application together. <_<). Right now, I just do QA for Nintendo, and I'm going to be doing that for a while yet until something better comes along.

I have a boyfriend who lives with me now. We met on forums, and eventually we progressed to IM, then to phone calls, and then I flew out to Baltimore and went to Otakon with him, and then we both flew back to WA together. He's a sweetheart, though he can be a little aggravating sometimes.

I went a long period of not playing mafia, after having played at HoRP and MafiaScum for some time. I think I'm still quite sharp at it, since HoRP started back up and I fell right back into the old habits.

Modern games continue to generally suck, with a few exceptions. I've been playing Dokapon Kingdom a lot lately, which is this hybrid of Mario Party and an RPG, which is quite fun. You liberate towns from monsters on a game board, collecting money and experience, and progressing through the story, all the while trying to be the richest player among all the players. It's a little cruel at times, and some of the things could be more polished, but I like the game more for its flaws, actually, because it's quirky and unique, and shows a lot of thought in its design.

I still rock on Rock Band, and I still play Melee every day on break. I've been playing tons of Killing Floor on Steam, because it's what I wanted Left 4 Dead to be, which is a more open ended squad-dependent zombie SURVIVAL, instead of a linear, FORCED co-operation race-path.

I just bought 19 gamecube games and I still am on the internet more often than not, and I haven't been playing them.

Are you....Solid Snake?

Oh yeah, I'm totally Solid Snake, you're quite the astute observer.

'cause we both came back on the same day... around the same time. And... I like games, Solid Snake likes games, I got a boyfriend, Solid Snake's pining for a girlfriend...

OMG HAI Zilla!!!

How have you been? Well, you just told us how you've been. Awesome that you found a boyfriend through a forum. 19 Gamecube games?? o_O

I owned almost thirty Gamecube games at one point because you never get good money for trading them in.

I didn't realize there were even 10 gamecube games worth playing, much less 19-30.

The're like treasure,you gotta search for em, man.

Aww shit guys I've been found out.

...Welp, there goes that awesome alter ego I worked so hard over so many years to cultivate. =/

Oh and by the way, what gave me away?

Edit: I have over 50 gamecube games now. Some of those 19 that I bought, I regret doing so. I bought Bomberman Jetters, because Bomberman 64 was absolutely astounding. I thought it might be like that, but instead I get horrible story, and horrible controls, mixed with "classic" bomberman multiplayer, which is nowhere near as fun as the multiplayer from the first N64 game.

I got Mario Party 5 too, mostly for the collection aspect. It's pretty much the worst Mario Party of the series.

I got Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, but I'm never really in the mood to play it.

I got PSO: Ep 1 and 2 Special Edition, and I haven't played it yet, though I really loved the game back in the day.

I got the Sims 2 for Gamecube... which is definitely interesting. it's not a console port of the PC game, it's a different game entirely. I used to have the first Sims for Gamecube. I actually prefer that to the PC version, actually. It feels like the console versions are more like Sims 1.5 and Sims 2.5

I also somehow accidentally bought Pokemon XD. I don't even care about Pokemon. I forgot I had it in my hand when I bought it, I think. Oh well, it was only $3.

I REMEMBER JOO!!! HAI!!!!

Since you are what we could call an "Insider" with the gaming industry, let me ask you this...

what is your take on this?