The Man Himself
Name: Benedict John Rey S. Villariaza
Handle Name: Moonlight Bomber
Pronouns: He/Him
Nationality: Filipino
Birthday: January 20, 1985
Indie game developer with specialization in writing and narrative design
Has participated in game jams since 2014 (and consistently joins the Global Game Jam from that year to the present)
A hard-of-hearing person with disability (PWD)
Education
- Elementary -- Llamas School (1992-1998)
- High School -- Diliman Preparatory School (1998-2002)
- College -- AMA Computer University, Quezon City Campus (2002-2006), Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Hobbies, Talents, and Interests
- Video games (especially RPGs; is also focused on retrogaming and indie gaming)
- Visual novels
- Game development (primarily uses Ren'Py and RPG Maker)
- Technology and retrocomputing
- Music (primarily music from the 60s to the 2000s, as well as anime and video game music) and singing
- Anime, tokusatsu, and Japanese pop culture
- English dubs of anime and video games, as well as voice actors
- History
- Reading
- Cooking
- Amateur photography
- Scale modeling and handicrafts (primarily Gunpla, has participated in local model kit contests since 2017)
Favorite Video Games and Visual Novels
- Final Fantasy IX
- Suikoden V
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
- Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
- Narcissu
- Planetarian
- Legend of Legaia
- ef: a fairy tale of the two.
- Sepia Tears
- If My Heart Had Wings
- Aokana: Four Rhythm across the Blue
Favorite Characters
- Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII)
- Lyon (Suikoden V)
- Kanonno (Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology)
- Jessical Philomele (Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis)
- Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Setsumi Sakura (Narcissu)
- Yumemi Hoshino (Planetarian)
- Multi (HMX-12) (To Heart)
- Chihiro Shindou (ef: a fairy tale of the two.)
- Rina (Rin) (Sepia Tears)
- Kotori Habane (If My Heart Had Wings)
- Asuka Kurashina (Aokana: Four Rhythm across the Blue)
- Marion LaRue (Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness)
- Angus MacGyver (MacGyver)
- Shelby Watkins (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
Favorite Musicians
- Parokya ni Edgar
- The Bee Gees
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Kenji Ito
- Yasunori Mitsuda
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
Favorite Voice Actors
- Jill Harris
- Dani Chambers
- Johnny Yong Bosch
- Lauren Landa
- Filipino-American voice actors (Christine Marie Cabanos, Faye Mata, Dawn M. Bennett, Anne Yatco, etc.)
Favorite Internet Personalities
- The Angry Video Game Nerd
- The 8-Bit Guy
- Metal Jesus Rocks
- FUWAMOCO (hololive English Advent)