Favorite Character: This is kinda hard to answer... my favorite character is Altair but only my version of Altair. Canonverse Altair did some really fucking weird shit in Revelations and his whole backstory/future beyond AC1 just doesn’t sit with me. I think Cloud Strife has been a character I adored since FF7 came out simple because he’s weak, self-loathing nerd who wants to be cool and eventually gives up and finds comfort in himself the way he is. I relate a lot to him and have been psychoanalyzing him since I was literally 15.
Favorite Gameplay: Prince of Persia, Assassin’s Creed 1 and 2. I fucking love really fast-paced parkour. I find something incredibly exciting about it and some of the Dahaka chase sequences in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within are so fucking awesome and it is SO INCREDIBLY satisfying to parkour away from enemies and use your surroundings in new and interesting ways.
Most Emotional Scene: I have to go with Last of Us on this one. The whole game is an emotional roller coaster but I literally shed tears when Ellie is stabbing that creepy commune guy in the face after he tries to rape/molest/murder her. When Joel pulls her back and she freaks out I just kind of lost my shit because that asshole is so freakishly tender in that moment and both of them have a festering vulnerability right then. His use of the endearment ‘baby girl’ is heartbreaking.
Best Story: This is like asking me to choose between my children (๑´╹‸╹`๑)
I’ve gotta go with FF7, Mass Effect (especially 2), Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne... and possibly Dragon Age Origins mostly because it has fantastic writing that makes up for a slightly unambitious story.