Neon's first step into blogging

So yeah, it's my first time doing that think called blogging, so to try it out for once.  This blog's main goal is mostly for me to brainstorm and put into words stuff about games I've been playing, wether it's a review, or an analysis of its game design.  I try to showcase more obscure or at least underrated games which have interesting ideas and may deserve more praise.  There isn't really a clear agenda, I mostly want to talk about games I like or loathe.

As for I, I'm a Canadian born from the north-west, french portion of NB (we call ourselves brayons), and I've grown with mostly the Nintendo consoles.  One of my main hobbies is not only gaming, but specifically game design, I've been writing for quite a few years multiple game ideas of mine, called "game bibles", as I wish to create my own games at some point, it's truly something I care about.

My explanation of game design may sound vague, but basically a game isn't just "fun", there are many elements that differentiate the "good" games to the truly outstanding ones.  What I consider great games are those which have their own distinct identity, an unique art style and/or stellar gameplay.

I find that a lot of games nowadays borrow the same ideas; realistic graphics, generic anime style, A to B platformers, shooters, etc.  If games follow these design tropes, they may not be automatically bad, but video games is a medium that had always encouraged imagination, and I feel that the stellar titles I've described above are fewer and far between; it has struck to me as I've realized that many of my preferred titles are usually several years old.

Still, that mentality didn't deviate from my passion, in fact it made me appreciate even more the games I already loved, understanding better their design, and it even helps me craft better games.  So yeah, I'll try to explain the best I can these ideas.

I can fluently speak English and French, so you may interact with me in either ways, I chose English as my main here because it's more "universal".

Other links:
YouTube (mostly in French): https://www.youtube.com/user/NeonHenchman
Twitter (heavily NSFW and gross): https://twitter.com/Neon_Henchman