As much as you're comfortably willing to share, do you have any thoughts about your home state and is there anywhere you would rather live in the future?
Favourite genre of video game, and are there any particular aspects about it that make it your favourite?
Is there an obscure piece of media you wished other people knew about?
I feel extremely negatively about Alabama in general and want to move out as soon as possible. The weather is horrible, the state government is worse and unfortunately a lot of people here still have very regressive attitudes towards immigrants/LGBT people/etc. Granted, some of that last point is likely from living in a rural area; but the state still has few redeeming qualities to make me want to stay. Even the wealthiest city, Huntsville, doesn't have anything you can't find a better version of on the coasts. I've only lived here since January 2022 though, so I don't consider AL my actual "home state". That would be Hawaii, due to my father's job, I moved around every few years, but I spent the most time in HI and definitely miss it. It's extremely beautiful (a good portion of the beaches do actually look like what you see on postcards) and the culture is a lot more laid back compared to the other places I've lived, people say it's over-touristed but IME I've never felt that way; except when it comes to pricing because let's just say I'm glad I wasn't paying the rent when I lived there because while it's a great place to live, everything is also REALLY expensive and you don't get paid much considering the COL. I loved getting to live there but I don't plan on going back. As for the second part of your question, my dream place to live would be New York City, it's so iconic and it seems like you can hardly turn a corner without running into 15 new opportunities and things to do; not to mention all the unique people I'd get to meet.
My favorite genre of video game is probably the RPG (specifically JRPGs), mainly for their stories. In most games, the story is usually an afterthought, but RPGs tend to have far more interesting plots to the point that I'm playing to see the next story beat instead of for the gameplay. I'm currently playing through the TTYD remake and Xenoblade 1 (currently at Chapter 7 and Eryth Sea respectively) and while the gameplay is fun, the plot and dialogue is leaps and bounds above what you'd see in, like, CoD and it really enhances the experience imo.
I've mentioned it before, but The Legendary Starfy is criminally overlooked. It's really easy and takes itself a bit overly serious at times; but it's also really cute with a banger OST and an insane amount of extra stuff in it (an entire post-game world, co-op support for bosses, a boss rush that also works with said co-op, a ton of cosmetics for the menu, multiple great minigames completely unrelated to the story, etc). Cursed bonus answer: the Cars 2 licensed game for DS because I couldn't get past like the second level and I want people to know my pain.
There is a desert island nearby. You can swim there, but you can only take one bag with you that can fit 4 things in. What 4 things do you put in the bag?
I would take a lawn chair, a pina colada, sunglasses and a surfboard. Since it's nearby and I can apparently swim there with multiple heavy items in a bag, I could just take some stuff for a great day at the beach and swim back when I'm done.
Serious answer: I would take a crank radio so I could listen to weather reports and pass the time, a book of matches to start fires/create smoke signals, duct tape to be able to build a shelter easier and a water filter to ensure the water I'm drinking is potable
