Ryan Woodrow
@strongstylesmark.bsky.social
Gaming & Pro-Wrestling fanatic. Guides Writer & Editor with bylines at ESPN, DBLTAP, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, The Sun, Newsweek, and more | He/Him, 26 | rfawoodrow99[at]gmail[dot]com
- I'm seeing double here...four [Krusty's]! - Twenty dollars can buy many [peanuts] - No, dig *up*, stupid - I was saying boo-urns - I see you've played [knife-y spoon-y] before
Dom Pepin@dompepin.bsky.social · 4h ago- Do I know what rhetorical means? - Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand - I'm a lonely insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold indifferent sun - Yes, eat *all* of our shirts - Hehehe, mule.
I went to Tokyo and played The Duskbloods for two days. I kept winning and the content creators kept clapping me, and it felt like when the servers at a restaurant bring out a cake and sing “happy birthday” to you. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...
The Duskbloods: the best of FromSoftware fights in a frantic multiplayer battleground
The Elden Ring creator is known for epic single-player RPGs, but its new action game is all about multiplayer interactions: fighting, chasing, befriending, even … proposing?
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“How strong should the eject mechanism on this miniSD card slot be?” “Ah, just fuckin’ send it mate”
NEW VIDEO! In this one, I tell everyone to shut up about a thing I'm sick of hearing about. ...that's about as deep as it goes, but it's entertaining, I promise. youtu.be/-xSiQs0ttFg
I Don’t Care That Pokémon Looks Bad (and neither should you)
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- Asshat - Clickbait - Hoarding disorder - Incel - K-Pop - Vape ...I don't think I like this game.
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 4w agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
They also let me write about wrestling, the fools. So here's a comprehensive write-up of the complete history of Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins in preparation for SummerSlam this weekend: www.thebiglead.com/roman-reigns...
Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins: The complete history of WWE’s biggest rivalry
Summerslam 2026 will play host to two of the biggest matches currently possible in WWE, with the dual main events of CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins. While both of these rivalr...
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Ryan Woodrow@strongstylesmark.bsky.social · last mo.Also a good time to highlight that myself and a few others are now running the video game section on The Big Lead! Some shares would be appreciated to get it around: www.thebiglead.com/category/vid...
Bums me out that this approach is some amazing exception instead of the norm. I get that Nintendo has plenty of shitty business practices in other areas, but when it comes to just designing games to bring joy to the players, no one does it like Nintendo.
Jason@envinyon.bsky.social · last mo.Goddamn
Now it's been out for a little while, I sat down to properly review Palworld. It's so much more than the knock-off people thought it'd be. The best survival-crafter I've played in years, and definitely the best non-Pokémon creature collector I've ever played: www.thebiglead.com/palworld-rev...
Palworld review: Fresh and innovative, despite appearances
When Palworld first launched into early access two and a half years ago, I described it as a “breath of fresh air” for the survival-crafting genre, and in the time since then, the state of that genre ...
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If you win a new comedian competition, they usually get you back next year to headline. Once, I got to do it because the acts who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd had become too successful. So I got the gig by default, just because I was there. What I'm saying is, congratulations Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Three Houses is 7 years old this month. Wanted to write about why it struck a chord with so many people and realized the answer in the process: It's a giant anime soap opera www.polygon.com/fire-emblem-...
7 years ago, Nintendo officially released the best anime RPG dramas of all time
As Fodlan turns
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Black Flag Resynced is beautiful, messy, and more enjoyable than I thought it'd be. It has some issues, particularly when marrying new content with old (and buggy parkour), but it's still pretty good. My review 👇
covergeek@covergeek.com · 2mo agoREVIEW // Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a maelstrom of the series’ best and worst Read the full review: covergeek.com/assassins-cr...
NEW VIDEO! In this one, I spend 15 minutes telling you all to just shut up about something I refuse to shut up about. I don't have to answer to you (unless you comment on this top-quality video, in which case I will definitely answer) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzbj...
Everyone Needs To Chill Out About Video Game Genres
YouTube video by Strong Style Smark
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NEW VIDEO! In this one, I spend 15 minutes telling you all to just shut up about something I refuse to shut up about. I don't have to answer to you (unless you comment on this top-quality video, in which case I will definitely answer) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzbj...
Everyone Needs To Chill Out About Video Game Genres
YouTube video by Strong Style Smark
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Jesus, Rockstar making it hard to be snarky and skeptical with stuff like this
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo agomoving shot of Vice City in Grand Theft Auto VI
Oh good are we posting these again? Cos DD2 is pure slapstick
Oliver Brandt@chocobalt.bsky.social · 2mo agoDragon’s Dogma 2 was so good man, I’m so excited to go back to it
We really witnessed perhaps the best Nintendo Direct of all time today, and if you can't see that I truly feel sorry for the lack of joy that exists in your life
@baldbreens.bsky.social spent 13 hours explaining the whole plot to me in a livestream and yet this game is still the most hype I have ever been about any kind of One Piece media.
Josh Broadwell@fionnthebrave.bsky.social · 3mo agoI don't know a damn thing about One Piece but you better believe I'm playing the restaurant management simulator
The new Xenoblade game has a different name depending on the region you're in.
I didn't understand what he was popping about until it appeared on my screen. Dragon's Dogma 2 is just better than any of y'all understand.
Dave Breens@baldbreens.bsky.social · 3mo agoI was chatting with @strongstylesmark.bsky.social during the Direct and he heard my ass screaming for Dragon's Dogma 2. Hardest I have ever popped off I swear to god.
Also, did everyone else see that Xenoblade trailer? I'm not entirely certain I didn't dream it.
If only there was some sort of in-depth analysis as to what makes Dragon's Dogma 2 so special and why you should be hyped as fuck about the DLC... www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDEg...
How You Ruin Games for Yourself (and how to keep the magic alive)
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NEW VIDEO! I dive into Minecraft's development cycle, the weird turns it's taken over the years, and ask whether the game might be better off with just stopping for a while? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsT5...
When a Game Goes on Forever (that was never meant to)
YouTube video by Strong Style Smark
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NEW VIDEO! I dive into Minecraft's development cycle, the weird turns it's taken over the years, and ask whether the game might be better off with just stopping for a while? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsT5...
When a Game Goes on Forever (that was never meant to)
YouTube video by Strong Style Smark
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this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
NEW VIDEO! This one's about what it takes for a gaming franchise to survive catastrophic failure, through the lens of the franchise that's arguably gone through more disasters than any other... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsh1...
How Sonic the Hedgehog Survived Certain Death
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