Art by my mum - Got me appreciating art as a critic from my youth. I did a spot of art myself back then but nothing too fancy. I was just enamoured with watching the process, and my mum would constantly ask me for opinions and always said I was her biggest critic, but she liked it.

X-Men - The Animated TV Series - Loved watching this show as a kid, definitely got me far more interested in superheroes, particularly large casts with complex characters that all have interesting relationships with each other.

Shout to the Lord - I'm not religious anymore, but I was when my parents were going through a divorce. The song itself may not have impacted me directly, but it will always be in my head when I think about those times, because I'd sing it to myself when I was upset then.

Lord of the Rings - Favourite book series during my teens, read it many times while listening to Bon Jovi and Aerosmith at my mum's place. Got me into fantasy as a genre more than anything else I can remember.

Final Fantasy VII - Got me into the series, and the genre too. Favourite game of all time.

Eyes on Final Fantasy - Websites are a media right? I figure this applies. A story too long to tell in this thread, but many of you guys know it.

The Emperor's New Groove - My favourite movie of all time. I don't know if it's influenced me in a personal way but it has definitely been something that I still quote many times out loud, and even more so in my head.

Final Fantasy XIV - Taught me that not only can I build upon someone else's community such as I did at EoFF, but I can also build my own community too. Which is good to know, I guess. But, inevitably, it also taught me that I don't want to get back into MMOs anytime soon. It absorbed too much of my life.

Twitch - The likes of DrAssenov, Sezzadactyl, dren and more got me back into a world and life I actually loved and enjoyed, and helped me a lot. EoFF is kind of like the home I grew up in, while Twitch is the home I have been living as an adult, I suppose. I come back to EoFF and it feels like going to visit my family on a holiday or something.

Art by Sezzadactyl - Got me back into actually creating art, coming full circle on this media listing.