User:James Plays 4 Games

I am James, some person on the Internet. Consider this page a mini biography and a sort of trivia section.

Introduction
I am fond of fiction, and that fondness stems from how fiction is separate from real life, which makes for a great way to have a break from real struggles. It is easy to find fiction that I like using technology, so fiction I found using technology is primarily what I like discussing. I have always liked video games, and my taste in them matured as I did. I look for certain attributes in video games. My favorite types of video games are ones that are story driven or ones that have enjoyable gameplay. I also like it when the media I am engaged in has great music.

I have a passion for writing. In private I write about my personal life and philosophies, but I show what I write about fiction with people online most of the time. They usually have to do with discussions. Discussions about fandom stuff and fictional canons. Even when I am discussing something with someone else, I write for my own fulfillment and to improve my skills. I enjoy discussing with sensible people, and I wish they were easier to find.

I enjoy analyzing the canonical statistics of fictional characters. You can find me on the VS Battles Wiki making blog posts sometimes. Note that any discussions I've had about this topic from the year 2020 or earlier are likely to be outdated as I have refined my discussion style after that year.

I have a YouTube channel, which I use for posting various kinds of videos. Footage of me playing video games, clips from shows, meme edits, and more interesting videos can be found on my channel. Posting on YouTube is only a hobby for me.

I also have a Discord account: Just James#1338.

My Favorite Media

 * Kirby series. I have known this series ever since I was young. Due to the nature of this series having separate content enjoyable for young and old audiences, I still enjoy the series. Its elaborate stories are awesome, along with having me intrigued by the mostly cute characters in a supernatural setting. On top of that, the gameplay is extremely fun. You may hear from people who play games in the series casually that the gameplay is very easy, but that is only true for the main story modes. The other content is not only where the deeper parts of the stories can be found, but also where the games really test your skill with them. The game design from this series is outright astonishing! This series also has awesome music. There are loads of memorable leitmotifs, and the series always seems to be able to get to instruments right in order to make the music suit the mood. The fandom doesn't really do much though, so my enjoyment from this series stems from its sheer excellence.


 * Doki Doki Literature Club. I think I knew about this game's existence ever since it was released, but I never researched about it until the year 2019. This game is an amazing story. The deep and interesting topics in it are good, with memorable characters part of it. The horror elements in it are also interesting, in a way that I don't usually see from medias. The music in this game is also awesome, perfectly setting the mood for the scenarios. The lore is very interesting too, especially since a lot of it is revealed by deliberately searching for it, which is an idea I like. The fandom is also awesome, making their own stories in the form of modifying the original game. The titles and descriptions of the mods alone are enough to make me chilly.


 * Battle for Dream Island. It's a great Internet cartoon that I found out about during the year 2019. This series is very funny, sometimes having jokes and gags that really catch me off guard. The viewer interaction of voting in the comments to eliminate contestants is very unique and keeps each episode intriguing, which I like a lot. The huge cast of mostly great characters is very fun to watch most of the time. I love seeing the way they interact, and the way their personalities have been developing over the years. Over the course of this show's production, world building has been becoming awesome too. This is one of the few cartoons I have seen that has consequences with characters and surroundings that are maintained as the episodes progress. The significant concept of death and resurrection are in this cartoon as well, which is very uncommon and its inclusion is a pleasant surprise. I first found out about this cartoon when BFB 12 was the newest episode. I watched the season then looked back at the older seasons. At the time, there was a hiatus with the series. I noticed, which is even still valid in the present, that the awesome people making the show had trouble managing the show. Despite this, I was very entertained with it, and patiently waited until the series continued. I am currently satisfied with how the series has been going. The fandom is mostly kids, but content from YouTubers and other animators is pretty interesting.
 * Battle for Dream Island inspired an entire genre called "object shows", and I have enjoyed other ones such as Inanimate Insanity and Greeny's Grand Game.


 * Girl from Nowhere. The first time I found out about Girl from Nowhere was by watching Mystery Recapped videos about it during 2022. I was intrigued by the premise and I found that what I saw of the mysterious and clever main character, Nanno, was very interesting. The series is about her going to different schools to expose the shenanigans that happen with the students, faculty, or even the system as a whole, using her unexpectedly immense cleverness to cause her own mischief and deliver karma. I ended up watching the series on Netflix, and I enjoyed the series immensely. I found that this series can be as funny as it can be uncanny. Its music is great and was able to set the mood to situations well. The series and each episode has a valuable sentiment which makes this series thought-provoking.


 * Death Note. I have known about the existence of this series for a long time, but I only had a vague idea of what it was and I only became interested in it during 2022. I find that this story's concept is very good, and the interesting characters are an important part of that. The way the show is in general is epic. I love the dramatization of events, and the music is outstanding. I was very happy with my experience.


 * You and Me and Her: A Love Story. I knew about this game's existence some time after I became interested in Doki Doki Literature Club, but I only researched about it when an English version was released during the year 2020. This game is another visual novel, which was made before Doki Doki Literature Club but is less known despite how similar they are. Naturally, I wanted to check out this game, since it's only fair. This game's story is utterly phenomenal! Along with the nice music, this visual novel contains one of the best stories I have ever experienced. I haven't really seen a fandom however, but that doesn't change how outstanding the actual game is. Also, it's worth pointing out that I enjoyed the story so much that I hadn't realized that this game was supposed to intentionally provide suggestive content. It wasn't too smutty anyway, but I don't recommend it if you want to avoid that kind of content.


 * Omori. I found out about this game when it was released during the very end of the year 2020. The story in this game is one of the best I have ever seen! The phenomenal story has an extremely deep topic that is very sad. The story hits me right in the heart because of how tragic it is and how bittersweet it can be. I feel really bad for the characters. This story can be as cute as it can be sad though! The artstyle is very cute and plenty of events can be funny. The music is great, and the battle system is nice too. The fandom is great; it's very funny, having an excellent taste in memes. Overall the game is high quality with a phenomenal story.


 * Titan Academy (by JianHao Tan). I first found out about this series during 2021, at the time when the episode 17 Types of Students During Presentations was the newest one, but I watched the episode Welcome To The Titan Academy | The Organisation first. I have been watching all the new episodes ever since, but aside from a few episodes of the past, I have not watched the old ones, so I am not very familiar with everything that happened in the series before the time I first found it, although the comment section is helpful for discovering references. I plan to look at the series in its entirety when I get the chance. What I like about this show the most is seeing the characters interact with each other. It's mainly the point of the show anyway, aside from comedy, which is integrated in character interactions. I love how this show is basically a clip show that does everything in its power to have a continuity and not be a clip show, along with how there are cartoony sound effects instead of laugh tracks.


 * One-Punch Man. I vaguely knew about this series before I looked at it, but I first watched the first season on Netflix during the year 2020, then I watched the second season on Tubi soon after. I have also been keeping up with the manga series that continues the story, although I missed many details and haven't checked them. This was my start to watching battle shōnen anime, but I already knew that this series subverts some tropes. Unlike most battle shōnen anime series, the series starts when the main character has already finished training to be the very best, before he went on heroic escapades. I enjoy this twist. This didn't make the main character boring, since his conflict is internal and social, rather than simply a matter of how powerful he is.


 * Sonic the Hedgehog. This is another series that I have known since I was young, and still enjoy. I like it for similar reasons that I like the Kirby series. The stories can be rather deep and the great music is always nice to listen to. The gameplay can be enjoyable. I like the personalities of the characters. I really appreciate how Sega is not strict with fans using Sonic for their own purposes. Fans have even done official work, which was how Sonic Mania was created. Speaking of fans, the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom is one of the best fandoms I have ever seen. Obviously, no fandom is perfect, and this one has people nitpicking the games to concerning extents, but due to how popular the series is, the fandom is vast, so there is a lot of room to find the right people. If you give it a chance, you will see that the fandom is very dedicated. The love for the series leads to many enjoyable fangames and modifications to official games. I have also seen a few well-written fanfictions. Even with the less interesting and less favorable parts of the fandom, ultimately the fandom has a lot to offer and mostly consists of people passionate about this brand who can make the experience awesome.


 * Undertale. I've known about this game for a while, and I don't remember when I first found out about it. I enjoy games where actions have prominent consequences and different actions lead to different endings, so Undertale is definitely a game for me. This game can get quite deep with its characters. The story of Undertale and world building is really good, while also having great gameplay. In fact, this is one of the only games with turn-based combat that I actually really enjoy the gameplay of. The game makes sure that the player can choose which way they want to combat enemies. Usually games like this have the player grinding for experience points to become stronger, which I find tedious. Thankfully, this is not the case in Undertale, as events are balanced depending on the circumstance and there is the option to win battles without violence. The music is also pretty good, with the game having many memorable songs. The fandom is great from my experience. I have heard that it is a very toxic fandom, but I have not seen anything unusual about it. What I have seen is intricate modifications to the game and interesting fanfiction, as well as neat theories and discussion. It's worth noting that I also like Deltarune a lot, but it is too similar to Undertale for me to list it separately.


 * Yandere Simulator. I found out about this game during the year 2020. The idea of this game is very good. It takes many tropes found in anime, with the primary one in this game being the yandere character archetype, and makes it into a stealth game with many social sabotage elements. It is uncommon for a stealth assassination game to take place mostly within the same big location, so I am pleasantly surprised at the idea. While the development of the game used to be unorganized to a rather concerning degree, it is currently on the right track and is being maintained very well. This game was initially not going to be as complicated as it currently is and is planned to be, so I say the disorganization ended up being a win overall. The story in Yandere Simulator is very good, and will be even more elaborate in the final product than it already is. The music in this game is great too. The fandom is another amazing part of the experience, as there are many modifications people make to the game to add cool ideas and scenarios. People even modify the game to tell their own stories.


 * Friday Night Funkin’. I found out about this game during 2021, due to its immense popularity. I decided that this would be the first rhythm game I would seriously try. To my surprise, I am not very bad at it after I had a little bit of practice. This game is very cool, with great music and neat visuals. The game will immensely evolve eventually too, and seeing the amount of donations the team has gotten, I see amazing potential with the game. The fandom is awesome too, making high quality modifications in the form of new singing opponents. Friday Night Funkin’ is like a software for making video games in a way, since a lot of the modifications that fans have done are pretty much more intricate than the actual original game. I remember seeing that there is a lot of drama with makers of modifications, but that's not a concern to me and that doesn't change the fact that the modifications are awesome.


 * Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning. I found out about this game either during the year 2018 or during the year 2019. This game is a goofy horror game that pretends to be an oldschool edutainment game. The gameplay is very fun and challenging, mixing strategy with luck. You have to go around school collecting notebooks then escape, while strategically avoiding Baldi and using items, but while also hoping other CPU characters don't randomly decide to be troublesome at the wrong moments. The main story doesn't provide anything significant, but the lore is very mysterious and I am interested to learn more about it as the plus version of the game becomes developed. While I have not been interested in the fandom much anymore, when I was, there were many impressive modifications to the games. It was also fun to see content creators play the game, try out mods, and so on.


 * Henry Stickmin. I've known about this series for a long time, but I only briefly remembered it before the refined collection released during the year 2020. At that point I was pleasantly surprised to remember that series, and I was excited for how there was a new story being added to the series, with everything being available in the collection. This series allows the player to choose their own path with the given events, many of which lead to funny failure. It is a simple idea that ties the gameplay and the story together, but in practice it is very fulfilling in my opinion. I have not looked at the fandom thoroughly but it seems nice too.


 * Among Us. Like most people, I found out about this game during the year 2020 after it suddenly became extremely popular. This game is about astronauts doing tasks in order to start a mission, but there is one or more alien impostors blending in with the crew and sneakily killing everyone. This social deduction game requires multiplayer, and it is extremely fun. There is barely a story, but that's okay because the gameplay is very entertaining. Even though I tend to avoid engaging in media merely for the sake of associating with what is mainstream, Among Us is a fun experience and I really like the team who made the game, Innersloth, which is also the source of Henry Stickmin. The fandom of Among Us though... It's not all bad, but it's not all good in my experience. The modifications people make that change the fundamentals of the gameplay despite the goal of the characters being the same are impressive, and the memes can be funny, but most other aspects are obnoxious. Most of the fans are kids being bandwagoners, which has even caused Among Us to be one of those games that scam streamers milk in a similar style to that infamous "free Robux" idea. For two years after the sudden massive success of Among Us, the memes were nonsensical even to "21ˢᵗ century humor" standards and were relentlessly pushed by online algorithms. The memes were atrociously overused; there was a time when I saw the chat of a Nintendo Direct livestream flooded with Among Us meme copypastas when Among Us was irrelevant to the content.

Preferences
What I like: fiction, philosophy, literature, video games, listening to music, nature, practically all forms of art using my broad definition of it.

What I dislike: being lied to for no good reason, lazy fallacies, cancel culture, family, politics, religion, hasty assumptions, overused memes.

Favorite color: Green.

Favorite Kirby series game: Kirby's Return to Dream Land (and its Deluxe version) or Kirby Star Allies. Kirby's Return to Dream Land was my introduction to the Kirby series and is an outstanding classic, while Kirby Star Allies is the epitome of traditional Kirby games and has some of my favorite content and features in the entire series. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a close third favorite.

Waifu: I should note that I don't take this "waifu" thing seriously. I'm no weeb! I'm only thinking of this for humorous fun. Anyway, since Doki Doki Literature Club is one of my favorite anime themed fictional works, and was the first media I became interested in with an anime theme, a character from that game will be my waifu. Monika is best waifu in most circumstances. She has a great personality and is quite talented. Sayori is my favorite when everyone is in character. Sayori is very cute, and she is the protagonist's childhood friend. I am a sucker for the childhood friend trope. Sayori is not my childhood friend in real life though. If everyone is in character, then the favorite of my real self is Yuri, probably because her struggles are the most relatable and because she has an admirable writing style.

Music preferences: I like almost all types of music, especially music with great meaning behind it. If there is a singer, the song doesn't need to lack audiotune for the song to be considered good, but I acknowledge that one's voice having audiotune is not singing talent.

Meme preferences: I love bait-and-switch pranks such as Rick Rolls. Those are my favorite kinds of memes. My other favorites are bass boosted sounds and music, and We'll Be Right Back styled jokes. Those seem to be the ones I enjoy the most, though I also enjoy memes related to the media I am engaged in. Music memes in general are mostly funny. Ironic memes are kind of funny since they acknowledge how stupid memes can be.

Favorite physical activity: Walking outside.