Hi all, I'm relatively new to the forum, and you can call me Benoit. I found my way here from GamingReinvented once I heard the sites might merge. I mainly stick to posting on Gamefaqs, but I make my way out to these smaller sites when I want to experience a more personal community.
I'm 27 years old and got into gaming in the late 90s when I received a hand-me-down Sega Genesis along with discovering my dad's old Gameboy in his desk. Link's Awakening captured my imagination and drove my fascination with video games.
My siblings and I received a GC for Christmas that we put a lot of miles on. I also got a GBC as a gift, and eventually bought a GB Micro and DS. I spent my graduation gift cards on a Wii.
Once in college, I delved deep into PC gaming. I still played my Wii every once in a while, but the majority of my time went to playing Halo, Left 4 Dead, and Minecraft on my laptop.
Towards the end of college, my brother got a 360 that I ended up playing quite a bit of console exclusives on. My favorites would have to be Vanquish and Red Dead Redemption. I also bought a 3DS somewhere in this time period. It didn't provide as much excitement as my GB Micro and DS did.
After college, I bought myself a PS3 for Shadow of the Colossus HD. It was mostly just a machine for playing Netflix and Blurays along with the random PS+ games I downloaded every month.
Eventually my laptop became too old and hot to keep up with modern games so bought a Wii U at launch. I've really enjoyed the system, especially Mario Kart 8 and Wind Waker HD.
A couple years later, my wife surprised me and I got a Vita for Christmas. I played a ton of great games on it, but my interest in it has diminished in recent years due to the lack of releases that interest me (where is my BioShock??).
Just this past April, I bought a PS4 and it became my main source for gaming. I got really into Destiny because I had a couple friends playing it. Eventually I burned out on it and turned my attention to all the other games on the system. PS+ didn't come through for me like it did on PS3 so I've had to buy most of the games I wanted.
I'm looking to upgrade to a PS4 Pro while also keeping an eye on the Switch.
I like to keep track of my games on Backloggery and I'd suggest it to any serious gamer. How Long to Beat is another great site with a little more functionality, but I enjoy the simplicity of Backloggery.
On a personal note, I love sports and movies. My wife and I also just had our first child last year, a baby girl that lights up my world.
I look forward to posting more and getting to know the community here!
I'm 27 years old and got into gaming in the late 90s when I received a hand-me-down Sega Genesis along with discovering my dad's old Gameboy in his desk. Link's Awakening captured my imagination and drove my fascination with video games.
My siblings and I received a GC for Christmas that we put a lot of miles on. I also got a GBC as a gift, and eventually bought a GB Micro and DS. I spent my graduation gift cards on a Wii.
Once in college, I delved deep into PC gaming. I still played my Wii every once in a while, but the majority of my time went to playing Halo, Left 4 Dead, and Minecraft on my laptop.
Towards the end of college, my brother got a 360 that I ended up playing quite a bit of console exclusives on. My favorites would have to be Vanquish and Red Dead Redemption. I also bought a 3DS somewhere in this time period. It didn't provide as much excitement as my GB Micro and DS did.
After college, I bought myself a PS3 for Shadow of the Colossus HD. It was mostly just a machine for playing Netflix and Blurays along with the random PS+ games I downloaded every month.
Eventually my laptop became too old and hot to keep up with modern games so bought a Wii U at launch. I've really enjoyed the system, especially Mario Kart 8 and Wind Waker HD.
A couple years later, my wife surprised me and I got a Vita for Christmas. I played a ton of great games on it, but my interest in it has diminished in recent years due to the lack of releases that interest me (where is my BioShock??).
Just this past April, I bought a PS4 and it became my main source for gaming. I got really into Destiny because I had a couple friends playing it. Eventually I burned out on it and turned my attention to all the other games on the system. PS+ didn't come through for me like it did on PS3 so I've had to buy most of the games I wanted.
I'm looking to upgrade to a PS4 Pro while also keeping an eye on the Switch.
I like to keep track of my games on Backloggery and I'd suggest it to any serious gamer. How Long to Beat is another great site with a little more functionality, but I enjoy the simplicity of Backloggery.
On a personal note, I love sports and movies. My wife and I also just had our first child last year, a baby girl that lights up my world.
I look forward to posting more and getting to know the community here!