Username: ImmyWimmy1
Show Name: Untameable Without Song
Barn Name: Carmen (Medieval Spanish variant on the Latin word for 'song')
Gender: Mare
Breed: Suffolk Punch (50%) x Schleswig (25%) x Rhenish Cold-blood (25%)
Height: 16.3 Hands
Color: Pangare Flaxen Chestnut
Markings: lightening due to pangare
Genes: e/e, A/a, Fla/fla
What's your favorite video game, and why?***SPOILER ALERT FOR KINGDOM HEARTS***Ok, picture a 10-11 year old girl obsessed with her Playstation 2 console as while back. It was her birthday and her aunt sent her a video game, just like the girl had asked for. She saved the game until last, as she always saved the best things 'til last. Unwrapping it, she found it was not the game she was looking for, rather a different one. She was expecting one of the Harry Potter games, but instead the cover read 'Kingdom Hearts' and had pictures of Disney characters alongside anime characters. A little bit ticked off, she was about to cast it aside when her younger sister told her to at least give it a shot. Reluctantly, knowing her sister was right, she fired up her Playstation and stuck the game in.
And four hours later? Why, she couldn't put the flippin' game down!Sorry, included a bit of backstory there! ^^; But yes, if I had to chose one favourite game/gaming franchise, it would be that of Kingdom Hearts. So far the only games I've played myself are Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. These games could keep me occupied for hours on end, with the chance to delve into multiple Disney worlds as Sora, a plucky young boy, with Donald Duck and Goofy as his trusty companions in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, but as Roxas (Sora's 'Nobody') in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (as well as all of the other Organisation 13 members on Mission Mode).
Each game has its own unique storyline, with twist and turns that had me on the edge of my seat (or bedroom floor more often than not). The characters were so real at times, despite being in the anime style, and I'd often end up crying with joy alongside Sora when he was reunited with Kairi at the end of Kingdom Hearts, or crying with Roxas as Xion faded out of existence and his memory in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days.
Outside of the gameplay I follow what games I cannot play (since I have no other consoles aside from my Playstation 2 and a badly battered Nintendo DS Lite) on YouTube when the walkthroughs end up being released. So far I've managed to catch up with Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, but need to set some time aside to follow Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance a little better. I'm also uber-excited about Kingdom Hearts III coming to gameplay soon, as although I won't be able to play it I still want to see how the Xehanort Saga is gonna be wrapped up.
Side note: I LOVE YOKO SHIMOMURA!!! His music is just... GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! My sister and I even pestered our mum and got the CD for Kingdom Hearts II. His blend of the original music for some of the Disney worlds with his own stuff is fantastic and captures the nature of each one perfectly. Even typing this up, I'm listening to 'Fate of the Unknown', the piece of music played in this cutscene at 1:30 (including a fight between Ventus, Aqua and Terra vs. Xehanort and Vanitas):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4q3QiUZ8sA((Wow I sound like a nerd! XD ))
EDIT: For those who don't know Kingdom Hearts (or want a reminder), this summary is beautiful! XD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Y9t1h68_8***END OF SPOILER ALERT FOR KINGDOM HEARTS***What game inspired this mare?This mare is based on Epona, an equine character from the The Legend of Zelda series. Her first appearance was in Orcarina of Time, where Link first comes across her as a foal at Lon Lon Ranch. Though she runs from him at first, once he is taught 'Epona's Song' by Malon and plays it, Epona takes a 'liking' to him. She doesn't fall under Link's ownership, however, until seven years later, where he wins her in two successive races against Ingo.
Source:
http://zeldawiki.org/Epona