Hello. I'm already acquainted with most who have replied here, including you, OP. But here it is:
My name is Kyle. My birthdate is 06/29/84 which puts me at 27-years-old.
I'm currently living in a little out-of-the-way area in south-central British Columbia, Canada, having recently moved from Calgary, Alberta.
By "out-of-the-way" I mean "middle-of-nowhere". It's terrible.
I've been a gamer since I was 4 or 5 when my father brought home an N.E.S.
I vividly remember the old 16-bit 8-bit* games I grew up on, like:
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
Excite Bike
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Double Dragon
Rad Racer
Skate or Die
Battletoads
And many more!
I got into Halo after a longstanding indifference to the FPS genre, due to terrible times with Doom, 007: Goldeneye's multiplayer, Duke Nukem 64, and brief engagements with Quake, Red Faction and one or two others I can't remember much about.
It wasn't until about 6 months before Halo 3 that I finally stepped up to play Halo: CE.
I fell in love and immediately bought it and Halo 2.
Since then, I've purchased and played every Halo title that was released.
Currently, my favourite games are the Halo, Portal, Dead Space, Assassin's Creed, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Parasite Eve and Final Fantasy titles and series.
There are others, but these are the only ones that immediately come to mind.
I love Halo, but my first love is and has always been RPG's, regardless of the setting.
I've been the 343i.org spiritual leader for a few months now.
Make of it what you will.
Just know that I'm not religious nor will I try to thrust my beliefs upon anyone.
I'm willing and able to discuss controversial topics without letting things get out of hand.
I try to understand all sides in a heated confrontation and will attempt to play devil's advocate for someone I feel is outmatched due to unfortunate conditions and not outright wrongness.
I do not, however, tolerate great acts of disrespect and I will not stand with anyone who does.
What I stand for: L.U.R.V.
Love
Understanding
Respect
Virtue
This may seem like a lot, but if you knew me you'd understand how much farther into detail I could and would get into.
Be thankful this is the end (of my reply, not the end of the world, or life). :fattwam:
* (Edit: Forgot NES was 8-bit and SNES was 16-bit. My bad.)