ONE37pm: So I read that you've been gaming on a PC since you were five years old. What were some of the titles you remember playing back then and how would you describe those experiences?
Sooshi: Back in ancient times when my dad purchased our first PC, I would spend hours grinding Neopets for "Neopoints." I then moved swiftly onto Morrowind and its wide array of expansions, which I could lose myself in for hours on end. Of course until our landline phone would ring and my 56k dial-up would cut off until my mum had finished the call. Being able to escape in those games really helped me through some difficult years of bullying at school. I don't think I would be the person I am today without those games. In saying that, I do wish I had grown up playing the FPS genre more. I specialize in it today, so it might have saved me the many hours of aim training I needed to get to the level I am now.
ONE37pm: When did you make the decision to turn your love of gaming into a live streaming/content creation career?
Sooshi: Around six years ago, an IRL friend of mine suggested I try streaming games on Twitch. I was still an avid gamer, but quite against it at first. I was not too keen on being on webcam so much, but at the time it seemed necessary to have a camera to get started. Shortly after streaming Skyrim, I realized how fun it was to have people alongside my adventures. After that realization, I was pretty much addicted to streaming. Chat made me laugh and made me see things in a way I had never thought of before.
ONE37pm: Your favorite genre is first-person shooters. Which ones do you recognize as the greatest of all time?
Sooshi: Overall, it has to be Counter-Strike. But mine personally is Overwatch. I have over 6000 hours in it. I started at the lowest rank of bronze and got five of my accounts to "Grandmaster" over five years. It taught me so much about positioning and developed my mechanical skills.
ONE37pm: Apex Legends, Overwatch, and Valorant are your go-to FPS games. Describe an awesome moment you've experienced within each of those games.
Sooshi: Apex Legends - Recently my team died to a third party early game and I managed to hide in amongst the fight as new teams arrived. I stood in a corner and healed up quickly, even taking a stray bullet. Then I managed to get my team's banners, get them back, and win the game later on. It was hilarious. I always play solo queue, so without comms it's rare I get away with such a play.
Overwatch - I had a Genji on the opposing team giving big ego in match chat against my team. We ignored it and played like normal. I managed to sleep him on Ana on his every. single. nanoblade. He didn't talk in the match chat again and we won.
Valorant - I am very much of a noob in Valorant. I am only level nine currently and have not played as much as I would like to. On one of my first games, my team was flaming me as I did not know the map, etc. I managed to clutch one round somehow and they changed their attitude. They began teaching me things and giving me weapons. It was an unexpected turnaround I won't forget.
