Do you consider yourself a fanboy/girl of anything?

[Grabbin Keelz]

Valve and zombies, but half of those zombies come from Valve. So yea.

 

[blankedboy]

D:

What was so bad about it? The only flaw I could find in the game was the linearity. Every other aspect just seemed perfect to me

The combat system in Zeno clash was really, really bad. They, ostensibly, focus on melee combat. And then put you into fights with units with ranged weapons all the time. And then all you have in the gameplay are just these fights... There wasn't anything else to it. I really couldn't imagine why they would design this brawling system... and then make you fight 3 people at a time, where it broke horribly. Or where the enemies had guns. Ugh.

Well sorry if you can't keep up with a game like that. Personally, I found it to be the most intuitive combat system I've ever seen. All it needs is more stuff. I really still don't see what's wrong with it.
And of course it's focused on melee combat. It's a first-person brawler, not a first-person shooter. You get given guns occasionally, but not nearly as much.

Maybe you'll like the sequel

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

I'm a bit of a Batman fantard.

I mean, I own legit Batarangs for Pete's sake.

 

[Junk Collector]

Kirby games are probably the only games I would get defensive about. There is just something about that little pink puff ball that makes me think he is the best thing ever.

 

[The Man With the Soap]

Star Wars. Yes, I have the original version, the digital remastered versions, the prequels, the complete Clone Wars series (the short, five minute episodes one) nearly 100 books, and I watch the Clone Wars cartoon show that is on every Friday night. I'm not saying it's all good, but I am a fanboy. Nearly lost my temper with a classmate once because he was trying to be all high and mighty by saying how awful, ridiculous, and just plain bad the entire "universe" was. Thankfully, the class ended before I had to Force choke him with my rage.

I love Star Wars, but the new trilogy sucked. It was just because Haden Christiansen can't act at all. I only watched 'em for the clones. I didn't think Return of the Jedi was nearly as good as the other two either.

I guess I'm a fanboy of the armed forces (at least by your deffinition) because I get really angry when people talk bad about our troops. I'm also ready to enlist in the Marines after high school.

 

[Zechnophobe]

D:

What was so bad about it? The only flaw I could find in the game was the linearity. Every other aspect just seemed perfect to me

The combat system in Zeno clash was really, really bad. They, ostensibly, focus on melee combat. And then put you into fights with units with ranged weapons all the time. And then all you have in the gameplay are just these fights... There wasn't anything else to it. I really couldn't imagine why they would design this brawling system... and then make you fight 3 people at a time, where it broke horribly. Or where the enemies had guns. Ugh.

Well sorry if you can't keep up with a game like that. Personally, I found it to be the most intuitive combat system I've ever seen. All it needs is more stuff. I really still don't see what's wrong with it.
And of course it's focused on melee combat. It's a first-person brawler, not a first-person shooter. You get given guns occasionally, but not nearly as much.

Maybe you'll like the sequel

I admit that my capacity for repetitive gameplay IS limited. And yes, it is a first person brawler... where every triplet of enemies you face will have at least one person with a gun. At least it was over only after a few hours. I think the momentum of my like for the sequel will likely not be observed as I will very certainly keep my position, and wallet, far from it.

 

[Chibz]

For me it's Timesplitters and... Monster Hunter.

 

[Cazza]

Valve

I love their games. Whatever they set out to do they do it well.

Half Life Series Awesome Story
Team Fortess 2 Awesome multiplayer
Left 4 Dead Awesome co-op & zombie game
Portal Just Awesome

 

[theonlyblaze2]

Bioshock and Elder Scrolls. I will(and have) talk for hours, nonstop about those games and why they are the best games out there.

 

[mikev7.0]

Star Wars, the Elder scrolls, CoD (until Blops came), and probably my boyfriends writing

What does you bf write? :O

Aside from a few short stories in various fields, published through various contests, he's in the process of finishing his first (fantasy) novel. :3

Thats awesome, best of luck to him, I asked because so am I

Why is it other amateur writers never pick non-fiction to write? Just curious.

Oh and to get back on topic I'm a fanatic (zealot is probably a better term) of non-fiction, and a mere Fanboy when it comes to Modern mythology and no, I don't buy comic books.

As for games I'm pretty vocal about Street Fighter and Mirrors Edge.

Oh and Sonic the Hedgehog. *flees*

I have a mixture of both, but I'm under the impression my non-fiction will stir up some issues, see I'm a contraversial person and have VERY strong opinions that probably wouldn't go down well even with the references and facts to back it up. Besides that, I just find fiction far more fun, being able to sneakily put my contraversial thoughts into a fictional story makes it all the more acceptable suddenly, lol.

Its fun creating your own world

Controversy about one thing or another is usually inevitable if you plan on doing anything important. I say if you have the facts and have done your homework, shine a floodlight on it!
Especially if it's something that would help people. That's just my opinion. I am half finished with my own non-fiction book and yeah.....scary.

You're right. Fiction is by far more fun and if you can get the same message out in a subversive way through it then power to you! I have to admit, being somewhat of an activist myself, I'm REALLY curious as to what the more volitile content is.

Yes creating your own world is a blast, heck I came up with a short story just by trying to nail things down to a simple pantheon. Can you believe there is someone on the escapist trying to create their own language? I think that would be a blast too, it would just take me forever to do it.

 

[Macabre9037]

The Elder Scrolls, Skyrim will probably be the first and last game I will ever pre-order. I absolutely loved Morrowind, Oblivion is also very good in my opinion.

Also Fable, I have always loved them and I don't understand the mass hatred they recieve.

 

[mikev7.0]

Fanboy of AWESOME, and that is all. I don't think getting obsessed to the point you ignore all flaws to be a good thing, so I am only a fanboy of that which there is no downside to.

Your post leaves me literally speechless....



I like it!

There is no downside to your post, I am now a fanboy of your post.

"So what you mean like a hot dog?"

"I mean it's like a billion hot dogs Sir."

-Comedian Eddie Izzard talking about the contemporary definition for "Awesome"-

 

[Talal Provides]

Alpha Centauri, Gabriel Knight, Gran Turismo and I fear I'm going to be adding Global Agenda to that list.

And I'm most definitely a PC fanboy, but I'm an adult so I don't think consoles are inferior, I just see the platform's strengths and I have a long, close history with it, so I just tend to evangelize for it.

 

[Crystalite]

Oh hell yeah!

Do you remember how the main plot in Mass Effect 2 made no sense what so ever?
Do you remember how Portal was short, in indirect proportion to the length of the stupid "cake is a lie" meme?
Do you remember exactly how bad the controls of the Silent Hill games really were?
Do you remember how clichee and rushed the relationships in Dragon Age were, and how stupid the balancing?

I don´t care! Anyone dare slander those games or those who made them and I will set the internet on fire!

I love beeing a fangirl. Because for once, I can admit to a positive feeling about something on the internet. Just kidding, but I do love these things, and that alone is a lot of fun for me.
That and screaming "I don´t care!" everytime someone directs reasonable criticism at what I love ;-)

 

[mireko]

I'm a complete Yuri fanboy, which is a genre that gets more criticism from within than from anywhere else. Partially because most people won't run into it unless they're looking for it.

As for specific things:

K-ON!
Bayonetta
BioWare RPGs
Persona 3 & 4 (and JRPGs in general. I recognize that there's a lot of garbage in the genre, but statements like "HURR ALL JRPGS SUCK THEY'RE FULL OF ANDROGYNY PLAY COD INSTEAD" are so annoying)
Vocaloids
FL-Studio
Azumanga Daioh
Terrible movies with Nicholas Cage
[small]Futanari[/small]
Maria-sama ga Miteru
Ali Project
IDM (Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares)
Noise rock (Nisennenmondai, Boredoms, Ni-Hao!, Ruins, Melt-Banana)


I can see flaws in many of these, but I won't feel them because they're so awesome. Still won't get too riled up about criticism.

 

[sage42]

Video game wise...hmmm well I don't think there's a game I really love, I'm kinda on a Dragon Age binge right now, but the one cahracter that really get's me is Tali.

Anime wise again not a fanboy for anyone anime, but Kakashi from Naruto on the other hand....*dreamy sigh*...I would go gay for that man. Funniest part about that last statement is my girlfriend agrees.

 

[Nova Helix]

Star Wars, Bioware, Douglas Adams, Monty Python.

I try really hard to like things that envolve them, even if deep down I know they suck.

 

[General Ken8]

I'm quite an avid supporter of Apple. Usually when people go Apple bashing I get a bit defensive. Not overly defensive, because usually their statements are based on their own naivety and not Apple per-se.

Same with me, all of my friends make jokes about my Mac and iPod, and how my family in general just LOVES Apple, but I don't mind. I'll still love Apple no matter what.

I'm a Minecraft fanboy as well. This I'm certain of, my facebook picture is enough proof of that

 

[Klumpfot]

There are a few things I would probably call myself a fanboy of. For instance;

Meshuggah. Major Meshuggah fanboy. I have all of their albums (except for Psykisk Testbild, but shut up!) and all of them except for obZen are signed by the drummer and the bassist.

Hellraiser. The movie series. My favourite horror franchise ever.

Darren Aronofsky. Fantastic movie director.

Heroes of Might and Magic. I haven't played the first game, but I really love the series as a whole, with reservations. I will even defend the fourth game.

Futurama. I probably know every episode (pre-movie era) by heart.

Calvin and Hobbes. Incredibly imaginative, thoughtful and funny. I love this comic strip!