It's so important to draft your stuff because I wrote a draft today, had a drink, and then realised that I need to headbutt a wall
Joe Richards -> Gamescom
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Freelance games journalist with more than a few words to write! Based in the UK - don't ask me to speak like a Metaphor character. Words at: PlayStation Universe (PSU), SUPERJUMP Magazine, Skybox and more! Reach out: josephrichards676@gmail.com
Id play Big Walk but alas Nobody to do a Big Walk with
good morning my lovelies my dad is listening to AI-generated music on Spotify really really loudly so I can safely say that today is Not Better
Joe Richards -> Gamescom@joerichardswrites.bsky.social · yesterdayEnd of Evangelion is best enjoyed when you're mad at the entire world and too depressed to get the remote to pause the movie
End of Evangelion is best enjoyed when you're mad at the entire world and too depressed to get the remote to pause the movie
Maaaaan I was kinda looking forward to each character just having their own story be just that Kinda lame that there's the Silent Protagonist AGAIN who is secretly the Most Important Person Can we not have a defined character
my interest in this game just collapsed lol
This wine is beginning to taste like telling people to watch End of Evangelion
Not a soul at this party knows what Grandia is, and I think that makes me very special The rest of them are boring
I am a better writer than you could ever dream of being you AI-using rag
Joe Richards -> Gamescom@joerichardswrites.bsky.social · 4d agoStuck at a retirement party where someone has lambasted my whole writing career and said I should 'learn a trade' instead 🫠
Stuck at a retirement party where someone has lambasted my whole writing career and said I should 'learn a trade' instead 🫠
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's excess is as unmistakable as it is endearing. A moving, messy journey that accumulates feeling through its best and, more importantly, its most tedious episodes. I love this game, and I'd love it if you checked this out! medium.com/@abrambuehne...
Catching on Rough Edges
There’s a dungeon hidden in the guts of Shinra Manor. Much of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s eleventh chapter is spent there, solving…
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Another columnist joins the team!!! Skybox continues to do cool stuff day by day, why wouldn't you want to support us? Bold voices from Cool People
Skybox@skyboxcritics.com · last wk.New column! Eorzean Nights: Final Fantasy XIV’s Wuk Lamat is a shockingly smart subversion of the Shonen hero by @solfleet.bsky.social "The Warrior of Light isn’t the hero of Dawntrail. This isn’t your story, but rather a story you play a role in – specifically the role of the mentor." Read on:
Looking at my Gamescom schedule and thinking about how many steps I've accidentally tied myself into doing
I wrote about an anime about smoking, and how the show made me really reflect on my own life. And I don't even smoke! joerichardswrites.substack.com/p/a-show-abo...
A show about smoking helped me understand myself, and I don’t know how to feel
Day by day, week by week, let's do this again, until we don't.
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less than 4 weeks until i get to have kölsch again
I'm not a smoker, but Behind the Supermarket, Smoking With You has made me actually nearly sob and it's only four goddamn episodes something about it hits achingly close to home
I feel like I would have probably liked My Chemical Romance when I was younger, but I was too preoccupied with Shadow the Hedgehog to really give them enough time
I'm the biggest hypocrite under the sun. I've always said that I don't understand why anyone would ever want to go and watch the ABBA hologram show in London. I said I'd never do it. But believe me, if they announced a Splatoon world tour, I'd be all over that
Feels fun to be excited for FF14 again! They've clearly taken notes, which makes me v happy Looking forward to playing it!
I feel like a 2010 image could come out of this that reads like MARIO IS MY DOCTOR SONIC IS MY CHEF MASTER CHIEF IS MY TEACHER GAMES ARE MY LIFE repost to agree like to disagree
I love talking about video games like nothing else in the world
Lifelong Splatoon fan brings breaking news when he tells you that he's loving Splatoon Raiders
"Had an absolutely rotten week, but Splatoon is out today, and I've got the whole day to enjoy it! Let's get up early and buy it from Argos!" The dastardly Argos:
It’s Never Too Late To Play… Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater by @joerichardswrites.bsky.social "Hideo Kojima is talented, and driven by a vision, but he clearly wrote this game with his own pedigree in mind." Read on:
It’s Never Too Late To Play… Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Joe's journey to play through video game canon continues with Snake Eater. He didn't like it so much.
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Do you remember when I asked what would happen if I hypothetically didn't really like Metal Gear Solid 3? This is the result of that hypothetical. I do not think this game is as clever as everyone says that it is.
Skybox@skyboxcritics.com · 2w agoIt’s Never Too Late To Play… Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater by @joerichardswrites.bsky.social "Hideo Kojima is talented, and driven by a vision, but he clearly wrote this game with his own pedigree in mind." Read on:
Not that I ever would But if I was going to start smoking, now would absolutely be the time
What goddamn game do I play now Totally lost!!
Unmatched me on Tinder and blocked me on Whatsapp after the date lol
Joe Richards -> Gamescom@joerichardswrites.bsky.social · 2w agoRescheduled for tomorrow :(