PSNP Interviews: HcG Clawz

[Wavergray]

Hello and welcome to PSNP Interviews. Today's interviewee is @HcG Clawz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Stock questions.

 

•  How did you come up with your PSN name?

HcG stands for HardcoreGaming which is a clan i made with a friend on Call of Duty 2. We decided to continue this on the playstation and more friends have joined. Clawz is a name i came up with when i was part of a trickshotting clan in Modern Warfare 2, came up with this name because when i was trickshotting i would hold the controller with a claw grip. Some people might now it but for those who don't know what it is. You pretty much use your right index finger to push the 4 buttons rather than using your thumb for it. Because of this you can still control the right joystick while pushing the buttons.

 

• What games convinced you get your PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita, and PlayStation 4?

Games isn't really what convinced me to get the consoles. I got the PS3 because some of my friends had it as well and wanted to play Modern Warfare 2 with them. Bought the vita because i wanted to do something while i was on vacation. And bought the PS4 at release because its the first time i could pre order a playstation with my own money 

 

• What are your top 5 game series and why?

1. Farcry - I really fell in love with this serie after i finished Farcry 3, they always have great villains and a great story. I also like how you need to hunt for certain things. 
2. Call of Duty - After my neighbour introduced me to Call of Duty 2 i got really addicted to this game. Been playing since i was 11 years old. Probably spent around 2000 hours into that game and even started playing competitive as well as Modern Warfare 2. Still liking CoD although not really interested in the newer ones.
3. Need for Speed - Underground 2 is probably my favourite childhood game of all time. Everything was great about it, the music the races the car tuning pretty much everything. And just continued to play and like every other NFS after that.
4. Grand Theft Auto - Played GTA since GTA 2, but didn't start falling in love with this series till San Andreas. I have so many great memories about this game. Used to play this a lot with friend while one would control the mouse and the other the keyboard.
5. Trackmania - Also a game i played competitively for a bit. Made a lot of friends on this game and was also known across a few servers for having a lot of records on different maps.

 

• What are your top 5 games and why?

1. Last of Us - My favourite game of all time. I've always been interested in zombie stuff so i knew i would like it before even buying it. The story is one of my favourite story in any game. I think i completed the story about 15 times or something now. I can also speedrun grounded mode in about 4 hours. It can be done way faster but i get distracted easily :P. 
2. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - A game i spend many hours on. first of all this CoD game has the best story in my opinion. And then the multiplayer is where i spend around 2500 hours of gameplay and many great memories. I've been part of a dutch youtube group, been into several trickshotting clans, and played it competitive on both PC and PS3. 
3. Farcry 3 - Like i said in the previous question really fell in love with this game, Vaas is my favourite villain and just liked the story and the gameplay overall.
4. Rocket League - Really unique game, i like both cars and football so it's the perfect combination. Definitely a great game for people who like multiplayer games. 
5. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - Pretty much like i said in the previous question

 

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

First of all i want to say that i'm bad at explaining why i like something but i'll try my best.
Just going to name the top 5 of all 3 categories since i watch them all quite a lot.

Top 5 Shows: 

1. Sense8 - Really loved this serie because of all the different cultures shown and how they were all able to help each other with their own set of skills. A really unique serie and cant wait for that final episode.
2. Under the Dome - I saw the first few episodes with my parents and inmediatly fell in love, i bingewatched all 3 seasons in 5 days. Cant really explain why but those cliffhangers were really annoying so it was hard to stop watching.
3. The 100 - Problem kids from space being sent back to the world 100 years after a nuclear disaster to see whether its survivable. That start was already really good and it kept getting better, also liked me some girl on girl action.
4. Arrow - I really liked how they are also telling the story how he became the way he is now which could even be a serie on its own. I've been into superhero movies/series since i was a kid and i don't know why but whenever there is a bow in a movie or a game im loving it. Even though i never touched a bow myself. So yeah, superhero (kinda) + bow is win for me.
5. Continuum - Woman got sent back in time together with some prisoners and is trying to find out a way back while fighting crime at the same time. Lots of shit going on in this show and some cool twists 

There are still some other shows I'm really liking but haven't finished yet like Game of Thrones, Walking Dead and Grimm

Top 5 Movies: 

1. Fast and Furious - These movies that made me love cars. Even though the newer movies is more action than about the cars im still loving it a lot. I grew up in a racing family so i was always around cars, but those movies made me love cars even more in a different way. And the loss of Paul Walker also hit me really hard since he was the actor i loved since i was a kid. 
2. The Hunger Games - Really fell in love with these type of movies, especially the survival part is what i really liked about this movie serie and just the story and acting overall. Also when theres a bow involved it gets extra points with me.
3. Zombie Land- Probably the movie where i laughed the most. Zombies is one of my favourite themes and add a perfect cast and some comedy in there and you have an amazing movie. I heard about rumours of there coming a 2nd movie with the same main cast, really hope its true.
4. Kick Ass 1 and 2 - Pretty much watched superhero movies since i was a kid because of my dad. I just loved the way that this was more focused towards comedy than an actual action movie. 
5. Harry Potter - Also grew up watching these movies pretty much like almost everyone else. Seen most of them in the cinema with the family and watched all of them at least 3 times some probably even more. Extra much bonus points for Emma Watson 

Also like to mention a few others like The Maze Runner, Insurgent and Deadpool.

Top 5 Anime: 

1. Sword Art Online - This is the anime that really got me into watching more. I just liked it how they were following some nonliving mmo player, i could kinda see myself in him (not the harem part) but the way he plays. Also this show has 2 of my favourite female characters Sinon and Yuuki.
2. Fairy Tail - My friend kept telling me to watch a longer anime so i chose this one and instantly fell in love, even though you could mostly predict what would happen i still liked it. Almost all the Arcs were amazing and can't wait for the new season that will start in the summer i believe.  Also Happy and Frosch are one of my favourite non human characters.
3. Arslan Senki - Started falling in love with the medieval themes since not to long ago. I think its mainly because of this anime. The story, the music during the battles, the characters, pretty much everything was great and i just really love Gieve. I dont think i would have liked the anime without him.
4. Kuroko no Basket - I never though i would like a sport anime because most of the anime i've seen before this was action. But this anime was just so intense and even started liking basketball because of this. 
5. Log Horizon - Another one of those stuck in a game anime altough it didnt really felt like it. I liked how the anime was following the story of a group of strong players grouping up. Really wish this anime would be longer since there is still so much stuff left that they could use.

And since i did some extra mentions for the other 2 might as well do it here. Also really loved Gate, One Punch Man and Seven Deadly Sins.

 

• Top 5 favorite music bands/group/artist?

1. All Time Low
2. Babymetal
3. Ashes Remain
4. Skillet
5. Linkin Park

 

• Your favorite platinum?

Last of Us, pretty much said everything i have to say in one of the previous questions.

 

• Your least favorite platinum?

Probably have to go with CSI, had quite some trouble getting the plat for this game. Mainly because it was so boring, had a hard time getting the motivation to finish this game. 

 

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

Tbh, i play more on the PC than i do on the Playstation. So yeah i guess i do, i also play the nintendo just for pokemon games.

 

• If you could have one game from any gaming generation be remade or rereleased what would it be?

Definitely Modern Warfare 2. I know it will never be how it used to be but the PS3 version is just completely ruined with all those modders.

 

• 11. How far are you willing to go for a platinum?

There are 2 things, i once traveled 2 hours to get a ad hoc trophy with 3 others on Dynasty Warriors Next, pretty much a full tank lol. And one time i was going for a trophy where i had to 5* all the justin bieber songs on that game on the hardest difficulty and since i did that in one sitting i was singing justin bieber songs for like 6 hours straight. This still gives me nightmares.

 

 

PSNP community questions.

• What's your favourite trap? @Atlas

Felix.

 

• You currently have 1,219 games. Recommend me 5 of them. @Beyondthegrave07

It's hard to recommend a game without knowing what you are into. But i'd just recommend my top 5 favourite games 

 

• What are your thoughts on the PSVR? What is your favorite game for it and why? @Beyondthegrave07

I really like the VR but i don't play it a lot since im' too lazy to set it up everytime. Out of the games i played so far i think i'd go with Rigs. Although there's a few VR games that look pretty good but haven't been able to try out yet.

 

• Why do you have so many 0% games on your profile? Why not just delete the lists or hide them? @ExHaseo

It's the best way for me to keep track of my backlog. 

 

• Have you lost interest for Overwatch? Haha, we've missed you on our server! @ddracarys

Haven't really been in the mood to play Overwatch, but i haven't lost interest.

 

• Do you still intend to finish MXGP PS3 ? @cjshaitan

Yes there will come a day where i will finish that game, i think im at least halfway done 

 

• Donkey in a tree or Monkey in the Sea ? @cjshaitan

Monkey in the sea.

 

• What's your favourite pokemon? @Dragon-Archon

My favourite is Glaceon but i love all the eeveelutions.

 

• When will you plat Sword Art Online Re:Hollow Fragment? @Dragon-Archon

I've pretty much done everything except for the implements which im really hating. After i've finished that i can complete the story and a few misc stuff and i should have the plat. But don't feel like working on the implements right now.

 

• You've been a member on this site for a while, what are some of the best moments you've experienced? @Dragon-Archon

The start of the Trophy Hunting League, and the 1st platinum rain day. 

 

• Why? (https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/60583-psnp-interviews-hcg-clawz-submit-your-questions/?do=findComment&comment=1572018) @Lucas

Played it for about 30 minutes but couldn't get into it. Might give it another try someday 

 

• What platinum are you most proud of? @dermarx

Probably Rogue Legacy, the boss trophies were no problem. The one trophy that i really had trouble with was the 15 death trophy. But i would always get impatient and die for a stupid reason because of that.

 

• Why do you think the Oranje failed to qualify to this year's World Cup? @Deceptrox

The team was a mix of people who shouldn't be playing anymore and people who just started so they weren't really in sync is what i'd like to believe.

 

• Which two countries do you think will make it to the final match in Russia 2018? @Deceptrox

Spain vs Germany, Germany will win.

 

• Which country/countries do you think will be Dark Horses? @Deceptrox

Colombia and Belgium.

 

• Out of the three times that Holland was runner-up, which of those times do you think Holland had the best chance to become World Champion? @Deceptrox

In 2010, we had such a strong team. I still strongly believe that Spain didnt deserve to win that final match. Ref clearly made some wrong decisions for a important match. But its alright Everyone makes mistakes.

 

• Favorite rapper? @WorldsBestSpy

Eminem.

• Would you ever consider platting a Guitar Hero game? @WorldsBestSpy

Yes, i'll definitely be getting Warriors of Rock done. Not sure about the others though as they look quite hard. Guitar Hero 5 should be doable as well.

 

• If you had the chance to take a video game/anime girl to a date, who would you date and why? @Honor_Hand

I guess i would go for Sinon from Sword Art Online for obvious reasons. 

 

• Why is Time Crisis Razing Storm the best game of all time in 1,000 words or more? @Quikdrawjoe

Yeah not gonna happen. I do admit that i liked the arcade mode. But the story and mp were so shit. Why did you make me play it? 

 

• Why are fan gainz the best gainz? @Kent

Because the fan sings better than i do.

 

• Why do you choose to skip VNs rather than play all of the games with actual gameplay on your profile? @Kent

I usually do VNs while im watching a serie or watching anime. So if im watching something anyway might as well earn some trophies along the way. 

 

• Would you rather make absolutely disgusting UR gainz, or absolutely disgusting leaderboard gainz?  @Kent

It just depends on what kind of mood i am. Haven't really focussed to much on trophy hunting lately except for VNs. Mainly been doing Multiplayer games.

 

• HcG, what is the Dutch Alliance? How does one infiltrate such an organization? @ShogunCroCop

I can't tell you any secrets about the Dutch Alliance, and there is no such thing as infiltrating it so you might as well give up.

 

• What is like going for the WR in LP2? What was the personal journey like? Did you feel like giving up at any point and from where did you summon the inner courage to not give in and get it done yourself? @Potent_Delusions

Honestly it wasn't that bad, thanks to dennis his strategy i had the WR in about 8 hours. Shooting games is one of the genres im best in, both FPS and TPS as well as in racing games. So i think that helped a lot. 

 

• Do you believe Futuridium EP Deluxe is worthy of possessing your current rarest trophy on your PSN account? I heard it was difficult to get the 100% and I see that you and your friend had it all figured out before anyone else, I guess that means you're an enthusiast of that genre. I find it baffling that you spent the amount it costed to import the game, as it used to cost £70 minimum for the only obtainable version. I'll also add, what tips would you give to someone who would like to get into playing Futuridium? As I'm sure a lot of people would desire a nice 0.04% trophy on their list  @Sergen

No definitely not, the main reason its that rare is because it was free on + and the game had glitched trophies. It was still a bit difficult though so i'd get that they are UR. There was one person before us who did it and we asked him. Don't really know under what genre this game would fall but i do love my indies. And honestly thats nothing if you look how much i spend on Cosmetics for other MP games that literally do nothing but give you a different look. 

 

• Who's your favorite Neptunia girl? And why? @Tosmasta00

Sorry to tell you, but i never played the game or know anything about it. But just looking at the characters i'd go for Noire

 

• Do you ever think that the creators will fix the trophy glitches in Dragon Fin Soup? @GarciaFever

I've had hopes for quite some times since they were still posting on their facebook page. But i doubt it will ever happen

 

• What plans do you have in regards to future upcoming Trophy Hunter Leagues? (It's not like I want to come back or anything :D) @GarciaFever

I don't really have any plans since i'm not running it anymore 

 

• It's weird that you enjoy watching anime, yet don't have as many anime games platinumed. Why is that? @GarciaFever

Not really sure. The games look fun but i always seem to turn to multiplayer games. So much to play though

 

• In regards to games, what would you say is the better region for purchasing from the PSN store? @GarciaFever

I'd go for the Europe store, we've had some great sales. But then again i don't look much in the other stores.

 

• What rank do you have in R6 Siege and what do you think about people playing R6 with a mouse & keyboard should we hang them or let them just be? @bezdomnekoty

I believe im Gold 1, and honestly i don't really mind that much. Its not like im playing this game seriously, usually just playing for fun with friends.

 

• How many hours do you spend a day playing given you have 416 plats?! @PooPooBlast

Not much anymore, i've been a total of 2 years without a job or school so had a lot of time to play in those parts, i could just play from morning till evening. But since i currently have a 40 hour job i don't have much time left to play.

 

• If Astolfo were to become biologically female, would you still love him/her? @Walt the Dog

You can't just do that. That would be so weird. 

 

• What do you consider like cheating in trophy hunting ? If you can advise Sony to make new rules around trophies, what would you say them ? @DynaVita

The only thing i consider cheating is when people hack trophies. There's nothing wrong with the rules around trophy hunting they should just take better care of those people that are hacking and modding.

 

• Would you be positive to let people suppress as many trophy lists as they want ? Would you do this for some games you played ? And if so, what games ? @DynaVita

I really don't mind what other people do with their trophy lists. But i personally would never do that. I like to look back at the games that i played every now and then. 

 

• How do you choose the next game you want to plat ? @DynaVita

I don't choose to get a platinum. If i feel like playing a game long enough to get the plat i will but i usually switch around a lot of games. As for how i choose for what game i'm going to play is just completely random and depends on the mood im in.

 

• What was the most silly thing you did for a trophy ? @DynaVita

Like i said in a earlier question, singing justin bieber on the hardest difficulty for 6 hours straight.

 

• What game gave you the worst experience in trophy hunting ? @DynaVita

Not really any game that gave me a bad experience, but if i had to pick one it would be Need for Speed Most Wanted, i was only 2 mp trophies away from the platinum and then my PS3 crashed and lost all my saves for every game. But it was mainly my fault for not backing up my saves. But still really frustrated.

 

• At the contrary, what game gave you a totally better experience that you first thought in terms of trophy hunting ? @DynaVita

Definitely The Last of Us for the PS3. Not only is the game itself great, i also had a 12 + player boosting session that went perfect and was even able to help the reserves get their trophies. This was a really great group to boost with. 

 

• How do you manage your backlog ? @DynaVita

To be honest i can't. My backlog is growing more than that it should.

 

• What would you like to be added on psnprofiles ? @DynaVita

I'd like the Rarity Leaderboard to be added to the real leaderboards as well as getting the cheaters removed from that leaderboard. 

 

Thank you again @HcG Clawz for being the a interviewee in the PSNP Interviews series.

 

The next interviewee will be revealed soon. 

Edited June 9, 2018 by soultaker655

[Edunstar84]

Great interview! For Q31, a few years ago, I would've said American PSN, obviously. But last year and this year, the EU sales have been great.

[Beyondthegrave07]

I would totally go for the UR gainz, but that's just me. Nice interview!

 

100% agree with TLOU. I think the people who hate on it is because they played it after all the other zombie apocalypse games already wore them out. I'm not saying that it's perfect (never found the perfect game), but some people poop on it for the sake of pooping IMO.

[Asvinia]

Yeaaaaaah finally some Glaceon love!

[AffectatiousDonk]

Ahh so you are a monkey in the sea kinda dude, good read, very enjoyable.

[Honor_Hand]

4 hours ago, soultaker655 said:

• If you had the chance to take a video game/anime girl to a date, who would you date and why? 

I guess i would go for Sinon from Sword Art Online for obvious reasons.

 

YES!!! Excellent answer. I do like Sword Art Online a lot and Sinon is my favorite girl from that series as well. Great pick!

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

Thanks for answering my questions. I enjoyed reading the whole interview.

 

I can imagine the pain of having to sing through 6 hours of Justin Bieber songs lmao

Edited May 25, 2018 by Honor_Hand

[Leon Castle]

On 5/25/2018 at 8:05 PM, soultaker655 said:

• Why do you have so many 0% games on your profile? Why not just delete the lists or hide them? 

It's the best way for me to keep track of my backlog. 

The Same reason why I have 0% games on my profile

 

Nice interview

[Dragon-Archon]

The question I was looking forward to the most was ignored  .

 

On ‎26‎-‎5‎-‎2018 at 0:08 AM, Honor_Hand said:

 

YES!!! Excellent answer. I do like Sword Art Online a lot and Sinon is my favorite girl from that series as well. Great pick!

 

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I actually thought it was going to be Konno Yuuki.

[Kent10201]

1 minute ago, Dragon-Archon said:

The question I was looking forward to the most was ignored  .

Same here dood. I really wanted to know why @Lucas is a scrub. 

[Dragon-Archon]

1 minute ago, Kent said:

Same here dood. I really wanted to know why @Lucas is a scrub. 

I wanted to know what HcG stands for, but that question is a good one too  .

[Honor_Hand]

17 minutes ago, Dragon-Archon said:

The question I was looking forward to the most was ignored  .

 

I actually thought it was going to be Konno Yuuki.

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You would think by the Avatar and Profile Banner that it was gonna be Yuuki, right? Kinda surprised too. I guess @HcG Clawz has his reasons.

 

Yuuki is tied with Asuna in 3rd place as my favorite girl from the series

[HcG Clawz]

2 hours ago, Dragon-Archon said:

I wanted to know what HcG stands for, but that question is a good one too  .

 

Because i already answered it in the very first question. Dont see a reason to answer the same question twice

 

Yuuki is deffinitly my favourite character, but theres a reason why i cant do that  and i can't mention it without spoiling the anime but im quite sure you know it already anyway

[Quikdrawjoe]

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• Why is Time Crisis Razing Storm the best game of all time in 1,000 words or more?

Yeah not gonna happen. I do admit that i liked the arcade mode. But the story and mp were so shit. Why did you make me play it? 

 

I think his interview should be removed until he answers this question properly especially since Razing Storm deserves GOAT status and writing 1,000 words or more about this game would be easier than the 100% in Aab's Animals.  ?

[Dragon-Archon]

16 hours ago, Honor_Hand said:

You would think by the Avatar and Profile Banner that it was gonna be Yuuki, right? Kinda surprised too. I guess @HcG Clawz has his reasons.

 

Yuuki is tied with Asuna in 3rd place as my favorite girl from the series

Who's your favourite? Mine is Asuna  .

 

14 hours ago, HcG Clawz said:

 

Because i already answered it in the very first question. Dont see a reason to answer the same question twice

 

Yuuki is deffinitly my favourite character, but theres a reason why i cant do that  and i can't mention it without spoiling the anime but im quite sure you know it already anyway

Oh, I always skip those stock questions  . Forgot about the Dynasty Warriors Next session, I wonder if there are any other Dutch (besides the ones from the session) who have that trophy  .

 

Ah yeah, I know what you're referring to.

Edited May 31, 2018 by Dragon-Archon

[Honor_Hand]

6 hours ago, Dragon-Archon said:

Who's your favourite? Mine is Asuna  .

Well... Sinon of course ? 2nd place goes to Silica-chan and Asuna and Yuuki are tied in 3rd.

[ddracarys]

Thank you for answering my question! This was a very enjoyable read, even though you already answered me prior to the interview on Discord. 

[GarciaFever]

It's nice to see more gamers getting interviewed, but I kind of don't like how in this one it didn't have the name of the person who had asked the community question. I never would have come across this unless I went out of my way to search for it. But then again, I haven't been visiting this site as often as I normally do. 

[DynaVita]

Thanks a lot for this great interview !