intro

What's up! I'm Ix, I'm in my 20s and I really like Final Fantasy! I consider myself a pretty good writer academically, creatively, and when I really get going on a rant about video games, but not when it comes to talking about myself, so this will probably be a fairly short bio. Nice to meet you anyway!

The first JRPG I ever properly played through was Golden Sun: Dark Dawn back in 2011, kicking off an obsession with the genre that has stuck with me since. Although I spend a lot of time talking and blogging about them already, I thought having a site to compile longer pieces of more thoughtful writing about my favorite (and least favorite) games will encourage me to write that type of thing more often. I also really like looking back on my liveblogs, so I thought this would be a fun place to write more in depth ones: I really like the idea of backloggd's journal feature, but it's definitely intended for shorter notes and I usually have a lot to say!

interests

Not a comprehensive list or anything, but here's some stuff that I really like. If you want to know my thoughts on specific entries of any of the game series listed, you can go here, because I have a lot of opinions and love to make lists.

  • games: final fantasy, tales of, legend of zelda, ace attorney
  • shows: code geass, fullmetal alchemist (2003 + manga + fmab), naruto
  • other: DND (i've been running my own campaign for 3+ years!), gamedev
fun facts!
  • You can write/pronounce my name however you'd like! Ix, IX, 9, are all okay with me. I think it's fun!
  • My favorite animal is...my cat :-] but I also really like frogs, and I collect toy ones.
  • My favorite pokemon is Psyduck, for no real reason other than I once found an abandoned Psyduck keychain and made it my constant companion. I love him.
  • I studied computer science in school. This has not made me better at making this website.
  • I also studied Japanese for a few years, but I am super out of practice! Hopefully I'll get back to it someday.
  • The characters on this page are some of my favorite characters of all time!