More 30 days of... stuff
Day 1 - Your first videogame
Day 2 - Your favorite character
Day 3 - A game that is underrated
Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game
Day 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were)
Day 6 - Most annoying character
Day 7 - Favorite game couple
Day 8 - Best soundtrack
Day 9 - Saddest game scene
Day 10 - Best gameplay
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice
Day 12 - A game everyone should play
Day 13 - A game you’ve played more than five times
Day 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper
Day 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you’re playing right now
Day 16 - Game with the best cut scenes
Day 17 - Favorite antagonist
Day 18 - Favorite protagonist
Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in
Day 20 - Favorite genre
Day 21 - Game with the best story
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style
Day 24 - Favorite classic game
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing
Day 26 - Best voice acting
Day 27 - Most epic scene ever
Day 28 - Favorite game developer
Day 29 - A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving
Day 30 - Your favorite game of all time
Day 7 - Favourite game couple
I'll always have a huge fondness for Cloud and Aerith from Final Fantasy VII. My interest in the fandom has diminished a lot, and I no longer keep up with all their appearances in spinoff games and such, but I just loved their bond in the original game. I liked the fact that Aerith took charge, teased Cloud and wasn't afraid to share her feelings with him, and I loved Cloud's occasional slip ups that showed he cared for her, such as 'But I'm... we're here for you.' One of my favourite ever scenes in FFVII is the whole Wall Market section with Cloud and Aerith running around collecting items because Aerith convinced him that dressing up as a woman was the easiest way to sneak into Don Corneo's mansion. So much fun. During my playthrough of FFVII: Crisis Core, I found Zack and Aerith's relationship completely and utterly and ridiculously adorable, but if I have to choose my very favourite, Cloud and Aerith just wins out.
Day 8 - Best soundtrack
Well, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X's soundtracks are both absolutely wonderful, but I'm going to be contrary and pick the Persona 3 OST, because there are so many ridiculously catchy songs on it. Want To Be Close, When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars, and Wiping All Out (from P3P) are my favourites of the vocal themes, and I defy anyone to not wind up humming Mass Destruction while battling through Tartarus. Then there's the awesome boss battle theme, Master of Shadow, and the even awesomer final boss theme The Battle for Everyone's Souls. And then there's Memories of the School, anyone who's completed the game will know why that theme's particularly memorable.
Day 9 - Saddest game scene
I could easily and predictably say Aerith's death scene in Final Fantasy VII, but mentioning 'Memories of the School' reminds me of how serene and sad the ending of Persona 3 was. It was bittersweet in that all the members of SEES regained their memories of the past year they'd spent together and all reunited on graduation day like they'd promised, but the main character, who'd managed to hold on up until that point in order to keep the promise, fell asleep in Aigis's arms just as the others reached the rooftop. The original game leaves it at that, (unless you seek out the translation of the song 'Memories of You', which plays over the ending credits) but if you play FES, The Answer makes it apparent that he never woke up. It's particularly poignant, considering that just before the main character fell asleep, Aigis told him that she wanted to keep on living in order to continue to protect him.
Day 10 - Best gameplay
Devil May Cry 4's gameplay is my favourite. I liked how it was changed up so red orbs could be used to buy items and Proud Souls were for buying and upgrading moves, which meant I didn't have to spend as long messing around collecting red orbs. Being able to change styles at any point instead of having to switch at the start of the level or at a divinity statue was a welcome change too, and Dante's crazy combos were as over the top fun as ever. I liked Nero's Devil Bringer too, it was great using it to lay the smackdown on bosses. Especially on Echinda.
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice
At the moment it's the good old PS2, purely because most of my favourite games are PS2 games. Persona 3 & 4, Resident Evil 4, Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3, Final Fantasy X, Project Zero, the list goes on. Plus it's backwards compatible, so I don't have to buy the all the classic PS1 games I loved from the PSN in order to play them again.
Day 1 - Your favorite song
Day 2 - Your least favorite song
Day 3 - A song that makes you happy
Day 4 - A song that makes you sad
Day 5 - A song that reminds you of someone
Day 6 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 7 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 8 - A song that you know all the words to
Day 9 - A song that you can dance to
Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 - A song from your favorite band
Day 12 - A song from a band you hate
Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 - A song that describes you
Day 16 - A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 - A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 - A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 - A song from your favorite album
Day 20 - A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 - A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 - A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 - A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 - A song from your childhood
Day 30 - Your favorite song at this time last year
Day 7 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Again, DJ Sammy's version of Boys of Summer.
Day 8 - A song that you know all the words to
There are countless songs I know all the words to, so I'll just pick the most recent song I sang, which was With Every Heartbeat by Robyn. The dancey single version is good, but I prefer the acoustic one, the emotion really comes across. Her acoustic version of Be Mine is lovely as well. I had half a mind to choose it instead of No Distance Left To Run for day 4.
Day 9 - A song that you can dance to
Whenever I hear DJ Got Us Falling In Love by Usher, I always want to do some shots and get on the dancefloor. Britney Spears's Gimme More springs to mind too, or more recently Til The World Ends. Say what you want about Britney, but her new songs are still as insanely danceable as ever.
Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep
I dunno, I find it hard to sleep when there's music with lyrics playing. I guess late night jazz instrumentals like Blue in Green by Miles Davis, since my dad used to always play Kind of Blue when I was a kid and I'd be able to hear it from my room while I was falling to sleep.
Day 11 - A song from your favorite band
Here's my favourite of Placebo's bonus tracks, In a Funk, from Battle for the Sun. According to some, BFTS was a big disappointment as a Placebo album, but according to me, it is awesome and there is not one single song I skip.