> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hashtagsurvival.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Onikage's Odyssey: Grinding Games, Chasing Challenge, and Being Odd - URL: https://www.hashtagsurvival.net/poi-onikage/ - Published: 2024-03-10T15:57:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-24T01:20:26.000Z - Description: Onikage is a survival game enthusiast and member of the Unicorn Brigade! - Author: Hashtag Survival - Tags: Spotlight, Life ### POI: Onikage I'm Brendan, AKA Onikage. I'm a lifelong avid gamer, anime nerd, and college student specializing in Finance. For better or worse, I don't consider gaming a hobby; it's more of a lifeline for my mental health and a way to keep life interesting. The name Onikage is from the first *Tencu* game (*Wrath of Heaven*) on PS1, which was my introduction to Stealth games. He was the first villain that actually seemed to have class and honor that I ever saw in a video game. I've always admired villains that speak with respect. I started out with an Atari 5200 back in 1984, playing *Moon Patrol* and *Centipede* till the NES game out. Then I got introduced to PC Gaming with *Oregon Trail* and *Number Munchers* where it became my favorite playstyle. I've tried to keep up with Consoles, but the versatility of the Keyboard/Mouse has always felt the most natural. Once I've played through a game, I like to create little challenges for myself. This has become a big focus with all the Survival games I've been playing. I find myself starting over with some self-made goal in mind to see if I can do it. It probably started with *Skyrim*. During the Pandemic, I logged over 1000 hours on the game doing all the quests, then I started about 100 new characters trying to maximize the run and do challenges. My final one so I could be done with the game was doing every side questline available at level 1 (and building all 3 homes) without gaining any ranks in skills. I got it done except for one quest and finally broke away from the game. ### Survival Link This is when I started looking on Steam in 2021 for new games and came across *Valheim*. *Valheim*, much to Sifner's dismay, was my gateway into Open World Survival Craft (Despite not really being survival, as I'd come to learn later). Thanks to it, I tried many other games: *Green Hell, The Forest, Subnautica, Satisfactory* and *The Infected.* *The Infected* was my favorite of the 4, and I mapped out a "First 3 day" run on the game to hit every town and collect every crafting recipe. From there, the forum mods reached out, and I was invited to the *Infected* Discord to work on their Wiki. This is how I ended up on the Hashtag Discord server through meeting Sif! I've made other friends while playing games like *Escape the Pacific* and gotten into a few Early Access titles like *Night of the Dead* and *Medieval Dynasty*! Recently I played *The Long Dark* finally and really appreciated its unique design. Since then, I've teamed up with [Echoe](https://hashtagsurvival.net/poi-echoe?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) to make [**Unicorn Princess GOTM**](https://www.youtube.com/@UnicornPrincessGOTM?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) (Game of the Month), and we've done *Green Hell* and *Medieval Dynasty* so far. I hope we can keep growing the channel. I think there's been a lot of fun and great discussions on the Hashtag Discord, as well as hilarious dumpster fires we've watched burn together, like *The Day Before*. ### Check Out Some Games I Love! - My favorite games of all time are *Romance of the Three Kingdoms II* (SNES/NES), *Thief: The Dark Age Gold Edition* (The Metal Age is also incredible), *Silent Hill 2*, *Elder Scrolls: Skyrim* (though *Morrowind* is a close 2nd), and *World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.* I'm always looking for new recommendations for games and anime, so feel free to suggest some! My gaming Recommendations are as follows: - [*Night of the Dead*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/Night%5Fof%5Fthe%5FDead/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) *\-* Open World Craft, Base Building and Tower Defense. Minimal Survival elements. - [*Medieval Dynasty*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/Medieval%5FDynasty?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)*\-* Open World Craft, Colony Management and Building SIM. Minimal Survival elements. - [*Subnautica*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/Subnautica/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)\- Open World Survival Craft, Sci-Fi. Has a fantastic story and is also very scary/tense sometimes. - [*Sniper Elite 4*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312660/Sniper%5FElite%5F4/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)*\-* Best goddamn Sniper game I've ever played*,* and I've played many. - [*SOMA*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/SOMA/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)*\-* Frictional Games is the best horror game IMO. *Amnesias* are good, but god damn, *SOMA* is the scariest. ### Things I Love - [**Youtube Channel: Pitch Meetings**](https://www.youtube.com/@PitchMeetings?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Originally a Screen Rant video series, I found it in the Spring of 2019, and the comedy is fantastic; Ryan George is an incredible creator, and watching them helped me through some really tough times. - [**Band: Tool**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1wUo-29zS7m%5FJp-U%5FxYcFQ?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Easily the most talented band of all time, their music structure is so overly complicated for no reason other than greatness. Best Album is *10000 Days*. - [**BBQ Sauce: Wild Buffalo**](https://wildbuff.com/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) (since I worked for them) I did competitive BBQ and worked for them running the farmer's markets. They have four great sauces; my favorite is the Thunder (Carolina Mustard)—Tropical is also amazing. They're in some major chains. - [**Lion Country Safari**](https://www.lioncountrysafari.com/F?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) It's a drive-through zoo- but no cages, an entirely open area on hundreds of acres where they've re-created Africa. Then there's an actual Zoo at the end. Not sure if they still do the deal, but bring a Pepsi Can, and you usually get like 90% off the price Full tour [here](https://youtu.be/eWXrsGnMrRk?ref=hashtagsurvival.net), but not a fan of the narrator. - [**Red Rocks Amphitheatre**](http://www.theredrocksamphitheater.com/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) **(**Colorado) Too much to list as to why; I'll provide their official site and [Wikipedia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%5FRocks%5FAmphitheatre?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)