Community Member Spotlight: Din
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We’re back with another Community Spotlight! Every month, this series highlights one of our community members on Discord. This month, we learned more about Din!

Rich
Tell us a little about yourself!













Din
My real name is Erik. It always amuses me when people talk about DQXI for this reason. I can’t remember another game character ever sharing my name and even with the exact spelling. I’ve been gaming pretty much my entire life. Also, pretty big into sports, including football. I’m pretty active and other hobbies include biking, kayaking and almost anything else outdoors. As some know, I live out in the middle of nowhere, almost so I’ve got all the nature I can handle haha.













Rich
How long have you been a part of the SwitchRPG community?













Din
For a couple years now. I joined right before the Banner Saga AMA. That was back in May 2020.













Rich
How did you find SwitchRPG.com?













Din
Reddit.













Rich
How old were you when you first got into gaming, and what got you into it?













Din
Oof. That’s a hard one. Probably 3 or 4. My mom was a gamer and that kind of got passed down to me. She had a NES, SNES, Gameboy, etc. Pretty much all the Nintendo consoles at that point.













Rich
What is your favorite RPG subgenre?













Din
Action RPGs, although I am not sure that can still be considered a subgenre anymore. You can even find it in JRPGs now. I guess I would say JRPGs, otherwise. The story has always been the most important thing to me in an RPG. If I’m expected to sit through 30+ hours of content, the story has to draw me in!













Rich
What are some of your favorite RPGs?













Din
Final Fantasy XIV. Witcher 3. Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2.













Rich
What RPGs on Switch are you currently playing?













Din
Currently no RPGs on the Switch, but one RPG I am currently playing is Ni No Kuni 2.













Rich
What is your favorite thing about the SwitchRPG community?













Din
You can always learn something. There’s such a huge variation of opinions and you can always find new games you’ve never heard of. Honestly, it’s in part how I got set into the Metroidvania genre and it is one of my favorites now. Also, although we all have varying opinions, the community always keeps things civil. Just like gaming, the community manages to bring together people from all walks of life. We are all a pretty close-knit group and always welcoming of new gamers.













Rich
What game or series would you like to see come to Switch?













Din
Trails in the Sky Trilogy – feels like it would be a great fit for the Switch.













Rich
What Switch titles are you currently anticipating the most?













Din
Probably BoTW2. Zelda is one of my top 3 favorite franchises.













Rich
What is your fondest Nintendo memory?













Din
Playing games with my mom when I was a kid. When I first started I was a little too young to beat games fully, and I remember playing Link’s Awakening together. I would usually get through the dungeons and such, and she would beat the bosses; kind of like a co-op playthrough, haha.













Rich
Anything else you would like to say?













Din
Zelda is not an RPG. Sorry, had to be said.
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