Who am I?
Hello! I am a third year university student from London. If I'm being honest I don't know much really what to say about myself.
I like writing (when I can), playing games, reading manga, recently gotten back into reading and uhhhhhhhhhhhhh
My Favourite Things:
My Favourite Games:
Disco Elysium
This may be a bit hyperbole but Disco Elysium might just be the most impactful piece of media that shaped who I am as a person. Not hyperbole to say one of if not THE best writing in a videogame.
Rimworld
The type of game that I don't play for 8 months and then install 200 mods play for 200 hours and stop playing for another 8 months bfore the cycle restarts.
Grim Fandango
There is not a single character in Grim Fandango who is bad. From design to personality, from form to function, Grim Fandango is small and contained, yet gargantuan in style, a game that carves a masterpiece out of its name.
My Favourite Books:
Germinal - Emile Zola
A story of a proletarian struggle, the sparks that ignite the flames, the fire that burns it all down and through the ashes, the hope that endures.
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
My First Vonnegut book, introduced to me as a masterpiece, solidified as a masterpiece.
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
A true modern classic and one of the greatest pieces of generational storytelling wrapped in a biblical bow.
My Favourite Anime and Manga:
Space Brothers - Chūya Koyama
I can't recommend space brothers enough. A slice of life about two brothers, one in space, ready to embark on a moon exploration mission with NASA, and the other recently fired from his automotive job. The characters are great, the writing is great, nothing gets me more uplifted than this, like I can accomplish anything.
Samurai Champloo
The moment "Battlecry" by Nujabes started playing, I knew this would be amazing. The beautifully animated and choreographed action, the story, it's peak all the way down.
Vagabond - Takehiko Inoue
Dragon Ball - Akira Toriyama
Nothing could ever beat the 2000s, playing budokai tenkaichi on the gamecube, going on illegal streaming sites to watch dragon ball, kamehamehaing my brothers on the old leather couch. Dragon ball has been around for a long time and it is still going strong.
My Favourite Music Artists:
- In no particular order and I'm probably forgetting some:
- Nujabes, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kendrick Lamar, JPEGMAFIA, Injury Reserve, RYUSENKEI, Ana Frango Elétrico, Bill Evans, Frank Ocean, A Tribe Called Quest, Tyler the Creator, Freddie Gibbs, Thelonious Monk, Ichiko Aoba, Denzel Curry, Weyes Blood
Socials
My email:
mekong.redd@gmail.comMy discord:
mekongred