An Introduction. What is this Blog about?

Hello, and welcome to my Blog.

My name is Aurora3500. Some of my friends call me just Aurora or Rory. Either is fine with me.

This is my 1st blog post, and I thought I would start it out by introducing who I am, what this blog will be for, and what you can expect from it.

Who am I? 

I consider myself a passionate fan of several kinds of Video Games, Anime, Manga, Visual Novels, Light Novels, and Novels overall. The Fantasy and Sci-Fi genres in particular I have large interest in, but I also take some interest in other kinds of genres with the exception of sports which I am not a big fan of.

Why start a blog?

I've had the idea of starting a Blog for a long time now. It seems like a great way for people to write out their interests and passions on their own platform and to talk about anything they want. When it comes to my thoughts, I tend to hold in a lot of random thoughts and ideas without being able to bring them up in a lot of conversations. Frequently they are about games and anime, but beyond that it can also be from thinking about themes, analysis, philosophy, or some of the more detailed or "meta" concepts surrounding my hobbies.

By starting a blog, it is my hope that I can sort these thoughts out by writing them down, and discussing them with others. While I do go on some discussion forums to discuss specific topics. It can be difficult to find others to talk with about more obscure or less known games/anime. Having my own blog platform allows me to post about and analyze these hobbies. Maybe meet new people who also know about some of these things, or give exposure to a game or anime one might not have heard of yet.

What can you expect from this Blog?

My goal is to publish a new blog post every week at minimum. Maybe more depending on my free time and desire. Every week you can expect to see a new article where I cover a game/anime/manga or something else. Sometimes it might not be about a game or manga specifically, but about a theme seen in several games, or a concept introduced in a game and applied to other games. Some weeks I will be more busy than others and might make it every other week if this happens.

Frequently these posts will take a form of a review about a game or any other series. I plan on providing a few screenshots from within the game itself when I write about games. Due to this, it will be restricted to PC games. As I don't have an easy means of getting screenshots on other game consoles and getting them on my PC.

I will write reviews for a lot of the games I've played over the years, as well as some reviews about Anime or Manga. But I am also open to suggestions of games you'd like to see covered. If there is a game or anime/manga you would like to see me cover, feel free to post about it in any of my blog posts, or send me a PM on Twitter. I can't guarantee that I will cover a suggestion for sure or not, but if there is enough support for it, and it is a game I own or is not too expensive to buy, I will attempt to make it a priority to play and review your suggestion.

Other times, it might be tidbits of info about my own story. In my free time, I am working on a Story that I hope to get published one day. I might make a post talking about a tidbit of my story to show to anyone, or to get feedback from.

My Expectations for you

Overall, I love seeing discussion on the things that interest me. When I publish a new blog post, it will be available for anyone with a Google Account to comment on. I encourage you to share your own views/ thoughts and perspectives about the topics I write about and to see new discussion among several people be born from there. Perhaps interesting tidbits about a game or anime that I didn't cover in my main blog post or discussion of a character. Anything is fair game when it comes to discussion. Naturally it isn't required that you comment on blog posts, but it can be more engaging to have more people contribute their own thoughts into the discussion.

My only ask is that discussion is kept civil and respectful. No harassment, name calling, or slurs will be permitted, and if it happens, such comments may be deleted. I want my blog to be an open place where everyone feels safe to be part of the discussions that take place. There is a difference between disagreement and disrespect, the former is perfectly fine. As long as the subject and not the person is debated.

Concluding Thoughts

I plan on having my 1st real blog post about a game published this week. The subject I write about will always be a surprise until the post is published. Until then, you can potentially look forward to what I have to write about.

You can find me on Twitter here. I'm more easily able to answer PMs (Private Messages) on there if you have any questions.