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Hey PSNP! Welcome back to another member interview. Our current interviewee is @Pray_4_the_End!

 

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Standard Questions

How did you come up with your PSN name?  

I was listening to a lot of Bring me the Horizon when I came up with it, back when they were actually heavy in the mid to late 2000's. They had a pretty popular song called "Pray for Plagues" that I was obsessed with back then. My PSN name is a spin on that song, took out "Plagues," threw in "the End," and the rest was history. I should mention I came up with the name first as my Xbox gamertag cause I was big into the 360 more so than the PS3 during that time, I just ended up adopting it for PS as well. I’ve been some variation of Pray4theEnd for the last 12-13ish years now across all platforms.  

  

What games convinced you to get your PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5?  

  • PlayStation 3 - MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots, InFamous, Uncharted, and Heavy Rain.  

  • PlayStation 4 - Bloodborne, The Last of Us Remastered, InFamous Second Son, Fallout 4 

  • PlayStation 5 - Spiderman: Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls 

  • PS Vita - Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Freedom Wars.  

 

What are your top 5 game series and why?  

I could write you full-blown essays on why I love these particular series but I don’t have that kind of time lol. Just know they all hold a special spot in my gaming heart for various reasons, mainly because I’ve grown up playing all of them from their inception and it’s been wild seeing where they’ve all ended up.  

 

  • Fallout 

  • Hitman 

  • Legend of Zelda 

  • Elder Scrolls 

  • Metal Gear Solid 

 

What are your top 5 games and why? 

  • Fallout: New Vegas 

  • Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 

  • Hitman: Blood Money 

  • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 

  • Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 

 

Which unreleased game(s) are you looking forward to the most and why? 

I’d say I’m most hyped for Starfield, kinda sucks I won’t be able to play it on PS5 and earn trophies but it is what it is. I’m gonna be MIA from consoles for a while when that game drops. Curious to see Bethesda’s take on space and how they handle a new IP.  

 

Do you have any other hobbies outside of gaming? 

Yea, I’ve been playing the guitar on and off for the better part of 15 years. I was also really big into skateboarding when I was younger, did that for about 10 years straight before I got old. I still skate when I can but falling on hot cement seems to hurt significantly more when you’re in your 30’s lol. I’ll throw up one of my video parts I filmed WAY back in the day when I was sponsored by my local shop. Sorry for the shitty quality, filmed all this back when youtube was in its infancy and cameras weren’t all that great. Say hello to 144p, it’s probably been a while lmao. Also, I’d recommend turning the volume down on the video cause the audio wasn’t mixed very well so it’s really loud.

 

 

 

 

Top 5 TV shows, Movies, and/or anime, why, and would you recommend them to people?

 

Shows

  • South Park
  • It's Always Sunny
  • Breaking Bad
  • Sons of Anarchy
  • Twin Peaks
 

Movies

  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Scarface
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Pulp Fiction
  • American Psycho
 
Top 5 favorite music bands/group/artists/composers/ost?
  • Erra
  • All Shall Perish
  • Misery Signals
  • I Killed the Prom Queen
  • The Acacia Strain

 

Your favorite platinum and why? 

All of my EA UFC plats are my favorites. I’m a big fan of MMA so grinding out online trophies for those games just flies by, I always have a good time with them.

 

Your least favorite platinum and why? 

All of my EZPZ games for the most part, there were some pretty fun ones that are super easy though so I can’t in good conscious shit on all of them lol. (Devious Dungeon 1 & 2 are awesome) Also “Outriders” on PS5 was god awful for me, I bought the game kinda knowing I wasn’t going to like it, I just didn’t really have anything to play on PS5 so I ended up getting it to play with some friends. The multiplayer for it was terrible when the game first came and the grind for the plat was such a drag.  

 

Have you ever been tempted to switch over to the Xbox/Nintendo/PC gaming ecosystems? 

Yea I switch over pretty frequently when I get trophy hunting fatigue. Happens at least once a month like clockwork now for me. I own a good gaming PC and a Switch so hopping over is pretty easy, it always helps out to just chill and play games without worrying about missing a trophy or fucking around with guides.  

 

If you could have one game from any gaming generation be remade or re-released, which one would it be and why? 

I’ve been wanting a Splinter Cell remake for soo long now and it’s actually happening! I feel like the stealth genre as a whole has been sorely lacking this past console generation, hopefully Ubisoft doesn’t fuck it up. I don’t think my heart can take seeing Sam Fisher dressed as a fuck’n banana or some stupid shit cause they decide to add micro-transaction for skins or something like that lol.  

 

How far are you willing to go for a platinum? 

I’m willing to go pretty far if I’m enjoying the game. I’m also not opposed to just beating a game and moving on with my life though. I’m too old to be getting super-heated and frustrated trying to find hundreds of collectibles or beating a game on super ultimate difficulty just for some trophies, not worth it imo.  

 

If you could give Sony direct feedback on business decisions in the last year, and the latest console generation, what would you tell them? 

I wouldn’t tell them anything, they’re Sony and I’m just some rando on PSNP wtf do I know about business lol. 

 

What is your favorite thing about PSNP? 

I really enjoy the way the site is laid out; everything pops really well and is eye-catching. Also, most of the community seems like good people which makes being here more enjoyable for the most part.

 

What is your least favorite thing about PSNP? 

The lack of support from the dude that owns this site and some of the people. Most are cool, but there’s always those few...  

 

Is there anyone in the PSNP Community you would like to give a shout-out to and if so, why? 

Shout-out to everyone that’s kind to people on here, and a shout out to all the mods that have to sift through all the “Flagged Game Disputes.” If I’m ever in need of a good laugh or cheering up I’ll head over there and read all the nonsense people try to get away with. 1f602.png Also, shout-out to @HusKy for providing constant updates and fixes for PSNP+, that script is a game-changer.  

 

PSNP Community Questions

Being from the St. Louis area, do you like baseball?  

No, I’ve never been a fan of baseball or any other mainstream sports for that matter. No disrespect to people that like or play baseball, but it’s some of the most boring shit to watch or play imo. You couldn’t pay me to go to a baseball game lol. Only sports I’ve ever cared to follow as an adult are MMA, collegiate wrestling/BJJ and a bit of boxing, that’s it for the most part for me.   

 

What was the last random act of kindness that you've done for someone else?  

Me not walking out of my office and slapping my co-workers on an almost daily basis because they constantly fuck up easy tasks at work are my random acts of kindness... 

 

Do you have any gaming tattoos or have you ever seen any gaming tattoos before?  

Yea I’ve got a few. I’ve got “Game Over” on my knuckles, a little Fallout Vault Boy piece on my arm, and I’ve got these zombified praying hands on my neck with “Pray for the End” bordering it. I plan on getting more eventually, I’ve just been procrastinating recently.

 

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Why haven't you played Spyro 3 yet? 

The plat for Spyro 3 is called “Party like it’s 2024” so I was planning on saving it as my first plat of 2024 just for the shits and gigs.  

 

Would have you been interested in the PSP Go, if it had exclusive games?  

Probably not, at the time it was released I was broke in my 20’s. Plus I was blown away by how awesome the PSP was at the time I didn’t really have any interest in it.  

 

What do you think about the Sly games?  

I’m a fan of them for sure. Sly was one of the first games I played on PS2 so there’s a lot of nostalgia there for me with that series. I’ve got Sly: Thieves in Time in the PS Vita backlog that I plan on getting to when the mood strikes.  

 

You've played some Dark Souls, do you think you'll play the other titles in the series? 

I’ve actually already played all of them. I’ve only got DS3 on this profile but I did play the first and second games on Xbox 360. I’m not a super FromSoft MEGA FAN so I don’t really care to replay them on PS for the trophies, but they do make amazing games. My favorite will forever be Bloodborne though, played DS 1 when it first came out and just didn’t vibe with it. Bloodborne was the game that clicked for me and made me appreciate DS enough to give it another shot.  

 

What was your go-to game for the N64? 

My go-to back then if I was playing alone was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. If I was playing with friends, it was either Golden Eye 007 or WWF Wrestlemania.  

 

What are some of your favorite video game soundtracks? 

I’m not really that into video game music, mainly because I’m a metal head and 90% of the music I listen to is pretty heavy or melodic metal. There was this game that came out for PSP back in 05’- 06’ish I had called “The Infected” that had the best metal soundtrack in a video game to this day. Bands like Slipknot, Chimaira, Trivium, Ill Nino, and The Agony Scene to name a few were featured on that soundtrack and all those bands were the epitome of heavy music at the time. Only games that come close to having a killer OST like that in recent memory are the Doom games. The Doom OST slaps. \m/  

 

Regarding the leg full of random shit, did you tattoo yourself? Care to share the most random/weird/regretful thing on your leg?  

Yea I did all the stuff on my leg minus this random crab I let a buddy of mine tattoo on there when he was first starting out because I thought I was hilarious, still is lol. First one I did on myself was Mr. Horse from this Ren & Stimpy show I used to watch as a kid. Apart from those I’ve got a big rose and a handful of other random faded ass flowers I threw on there to practice haha.   

 

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It appears that you grabbed a PS5 in the month of release, how did you manage to get it so soon? Did you have to go through "hell" in order to get it?

Sheer luck I would say. I was working the graveyard shift at my job at the time and the night Sony had that big conference where they were finally gonna announce the price for the PS5 they said pre-orders were going live that night also. Didn’t hear the news until I got to work and started reading about how much of a shit show it was trying to pre-order the damn thing basically everywhere, but I figured I’d try my luck anyways. First place I tried was my local Best-Buy and my pre-order went through no problem shockingly. I had no intention of getting one at launch but I got super lucky with that pre-order so I was like I guess I’m getting a PS5 now lol. Wasn’t worth it imo, it’s been out for almost 2 years now and there’s barely any games to play on it that you can’t play on PS4. I’ve always been the “wait a couple of years for the games to pile up before I jump into the next generation” type of guy, and getting the PS5 at launch just reinforces how I feel about it even further.  

 

I have no idea why, but here goes. Has any overused aspect of gaming/trophy hunting, like open worlds or collectibles, for example, managed to make you avoid certain types of games? 

Nah not really. The only games I tend to avoid outright are racing games, JRPGs, and straight-up fighting games. Only because I’ve never been a fan of those genres and I don’t plan on changing that probably ever.  

 

Also, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition at 9%. How could you? Don't you like amazing games? 

1f602.png I do plan on playing ME2 & ME3 at some point. I’m old and I’ve already played the trilogy like 3-4 times before on Xbox 360 back in the day when they first came out so I’m in no rush. I picked up the Legendary Edition last year right before Scarlet Nexus came out so I only ended up getting through the 1st game before jumping ship to play that.  

 

What’s your favorite metal band and song? 

That’s such a hard question to answer man. I don’t think I can choose just one but I can tell you my favorite band of the last 10-12 years is hands down “ERRA.” They’ve consistently put out fire for albums over the last decade and are the perfect combination of heavy yet melodic metal. Can’t get enough of that band and I think I’ve seen them more times live than any other at this point. I always try to make it a point to see them live whenever they come through St. Louis.  

 

What are your thoughts on NuMetal? 

I was definitely a fan of NuMetal when I was in my teens for sure. I grew up listening to bands like Slipknot, Mudvayne, Deftones, Coal Chamber, Korn, and Linkin Park to name a few. I’m not really a fan of NuMetal anymore though, metal has evolved significantly since then and so too has my taste. I’ll always respect NuMetal as a genre though because it was part of the evolution of metal as a whole.  

 

What songs can you play on your guitar? 

Too many to name. As far as acoustic songs, some of my go-to's to play are: 

  • Incubus - Drive 

  • Story of the Year - Anthem of our Dying Day 

  • City and Colour - Two Coins 

  • Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes  

  • Portugal the Man - People Say

 

Here’s an acoustic cover I did of Ed Sheeran’s “I See Fire” from a handful of years back around Halloween time while dressed as a Vault Boy from Fallout lol. (Super random I know, but I was feeling it and thought it would be funny) 1f44c.png1f602.png

 

 

Have you ever played Guitar Hero/Rock Band? And if you have, do your skills transition smoothly to it? 

Yea I’ve played just about every Guitar Hero game that was released back on the PS2 and Xbox 360. Not so much Rock Band though because I wasn’t a fan of the RB guitar personally. Song selection was definitely better on RB though and I was always salty about that back then lol. I would like to think my actual guitar skills transitioned pretty well to the game. I was that asshole no one wanted to play Face-Off or Battle Mode against at parties because I would just mop the floor with everyone around lmao.  

 

What are your top 5 N64 Games? 

  • Golden Eye 007 

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 

  • Conker’s Bad Fur Day 

  • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 

  • Pokemon Snap 

  • Bonus: WWF Wrestlemania  

 

What got you to buy each of your PlayStation consoles? What games specifically? 

  • PS1- Tenchu: Stealth Assassin’s/Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee 

  • PS2- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin’s/GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas 

  • PS3- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots/InFamous/Heavy Rain/Uncharted 

  • PS4- The Last of Us Remastered/InFamous SS/Bloodborne 

  • PS Vita- Freedom Wars/Gravity Rush/ Uncharted: Golden Abyss 

 

What did you get up to for the 4th of July? 

Got an Air BNB with my gf and the family at Lake of the Ozarks. We all just hung out and blew up some fireworks with the nieces and nephews, BBQ’d all weekend, swam/paddle boarding (which I’m terrible at lol), and just chilled out for the most part. It was a good 4th for me this year given that the last 2 have been shit due to the pandi.  

 

What's your go-to pizza topping?  

Pepperoni and Sausage gotta have both.  

 

What are the best and worst things about Missouri?  

I’m not a big fan of this state personally, my mom ended up moving us here from Texas back in 98’ish when I was a kid and this is where I ended up minus a stint in California when I lived there for a couple of years in my late 20’s. Best thing if I had to choose is my friends and a lot of my family live here and that’s about it. Worst thing about it would be the weather. I’m Hispanic so by nature I love the heat and summer weather, but here in the Midwest it’s warm for like 3 months outta the year and the rest of the time it’s cold af. I’m uncomfortable about ¾ of the year and it’s not great, I would die a happier man if I never had to see snow again in my life lol.  

 

You've played a few walking simulators (Virginia, Gone Home, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter). What's been your favorite/least favorite out of those? Any plans to play Firewatch or What Remains of Edith Finch? (Mainly because those seem to be the most popular in the genre)  

Yea I’m a fan of walking sims, I tend to play them after really long games to sort of decompress my brain. My favorite of the bunch is Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. I loved the setting and the atmosphere of that game a lot. Least favorite would probably be Virginia, wasn’t a fan of the art style or the fact that there was no voice work. I plan on playing both Firewatch and “WROEF” at some point. I actually already have “WROEF” in my backlog and a buddy of mine has been recommending I play Firewatch for years now. Haven’t picked up FW yet though but I’ve only heard good things about it, I’ll end up getting it eventually I’m sure. 

 

You've also managed to get some grindy/tricky plats for survival games like Stranded Deep and The Forest. Are there any you'd recommend or would tell people to stay away from?  

The Forest is the game that actually got me hooked on the hardcore survival horror genre back when I first came out so I would definitely recommend that one to anyone wanting to dip their toes in the genre. The plats for games like that can for sure be grindy/tedious but I don’t mind the grind personally. With The Forest you can get a lot of the trophies in Peaceful mode where you can’t die at all, makes the game less fun imo but it is an option. As far as games to stay away from, I’d say stay away from 7 Days to Die and Green Hell. 7D2D isn’t really optimized well for consoles so it looks and runs pretty bad, and the devs have all but abandoned updating the game by this point. Green Hell is super punishing if you aren’t super familiar with all the mechanics involved with keeping your nutrient levels stable and knowing what you can and can’t eat etc. Plus, everything in that jungle you’re in wants to kill you, and more often than not the jungle wins over and over again lol. The plat for that game requires doing some crazy shit, I’m good with playing both on PC where they run way better and you can add mods that make them more enjoyable overall.  

 

How would you rank the Far Cry series? 

  • Far Cry 3 

  • Far Cry 2 

  • Far Cry 5 

  • Far Cry New Dawn 

  • Far Cry Blood Dragon 

  • Far Cry 6 

  • Far Cry Primal 

  • Far Cry 1 

 

What would be your ideal travel destination, if money was no object?  

I would say Spain, I’ve always wanted to travel there at some point before I die. Shit I would probably live there if given the opportunity lol, that place is beautiful.

 

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Thank you to all who participated in asking questions for this interview! See you soon for the next one.

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13 hours ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

So follow up question: Favorite MMA fighter to watch?

For me right now basically everyone coming up out of the Caucasus Mountain Region of Europe/Russia I'd keep an eye out for. Those guys over there are built different, dudes are animals in the cage. In the Welterweight division 2 guy in particular Shavkat Rakhmonov and Khamzat Chimaev are destined for great things. One of those dudes will be champion of that division in the next 1-2 years mark my words. Both guys have savage hands and an even more savage ground/wrestling/grappling game, and they're both undefeated in their pro-careers. Rakhmonov has never made it to the judges cards in 16 fights, all stoppages and made it look easy against elite competition. Chimaev's first 4 fights in the UFC my man got hit a total of 2 times cumulatively and stopped all 4 guys inside of 2 rounds which is INSANE even amongst the elite, stuff like that was pretty much unheard up up until now. Dudes first fight in the UFC he choked his opponent out in the 2nd round and like 10 days later he took a fight short notice and stopped that guy in the 1st without breaking a sweat. Those guy are scary good, I'd recommend watching some of their highlights for reference.

 

17 hours ago, sum1_worsethan_u said:

Love that Fallout tattoo...and the Game Over is very clever. And what? Far Cry 4 didn't even make your list...lol Love that Drive by Incubus is a go-to....nice. I visit the Flagged Game Disputes for the exact same reasons. And I can't imagine not having PSNP+...great interview.

Haha thanks man, yea I forgot to throw Far Cry 4 in there. That one was pretty good, I'd probably put that one in between FC5 & New Dawn.

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