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Joe Richards

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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

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Living with someone who has a very limited sense of empathy makes this whole grieving thing much harder than it should be

06.03.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feels like a really good fit

05.03.2026 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Practicing some self-care today

Bought myself Pokopia and a ticket for the Metaphor: ReFantazio concert

05.03.2026 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All over the place, but I'll manage <3

04.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please be patient with me over the next few days and weeks - my Grandad passed away in hospital last night suddenly and I'm trying to collect the pieces.

I'm sorry in advance.

04.03.2026 09:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course the situation with Highguard is genuinely a shame for the people who worked on it.

But literally two posts down from that was a post about how FF11 (older than me) was dealing with server congestion, and I had to at least chuckle

04.03.2026 00:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As far as I can tell it's just people dunking because of Geoff gassing the game up to all hell as the final game at TGA.

03.03.2026 22:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blue Prince is one of those games that I genuinely thought was already on Switch, so I'm sat here very confused

03.03.2026 14:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tricky Tony strikes again

03.03.2026 14:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deltarune Chapter 5 won't be at the Indie World presentation

but what if it was

03.03.2026 13:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh so they brought back that Resident Evil enemy did they
How nice of them

02.03.2026 00:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last night I experienced:
- scary flashing lights
- having to hide myself from shambling people who I didn't want to notice me
- cold and heavy rain

i also played Resident Evil Requiem

28.02.2026 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This also marks the second piece in my ongoing column

Which means this is an actual *thing* now.

Time to start playing more of those games!

27.02.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LOUD CLAXON

If you're needing a break from Resident Evil, take a few to read my new column on playing Super Metroid for the first time in 2026! Was a fascinating game to experience, hampered only slightly by the NSO interface. I dig into that weird intersection, and more, in this piece!

Do read!

27.02.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited to see that when it happens! Just picked it up this afternoon, going purely off the opening hotel sequence

27.02.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Genuinely feel for her, her screams are eerily realistic ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

27.02.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Angela Sant'Albano deserves every single award for her performance as Grace in Requiem

Even in the first hour, she is utterly incredible.

27.02.2026 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so glad I'm not the only one seeing that weirdness. It's impossible to place but something looks wrong.

27.02.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly

27.02.2026 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They should announce Knack 3, to be honest

27.02.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The supposed "author" of this review having an MA in Literature from the University of Sussex is comedy gold.

Yeah, I'm sure you graduated with such cutting analysis as:

"with the precision of a laser-sight and the subtlety of a rocket launcher"

Come off it.

26.02.2026 16:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Masters in Literature from the Uni of Sussex also made me laugh out loud

Yeah I'm sure you graduated with such belters as

"with the precision of a laser-sight and the subtlety of a rocket launcher"

26.02.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I feel compelled to share this skeleton diagram that my aunt has on her bathroom wall

26.02.2026 11:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pretending that this family dinner is a Disco Elysium interaction for my own survival

25.02.2026 18:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who the fuck said they could put that picture of me in this game

25.02.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See that would be the sensible option

I was just thinking of the funniest way to incorporate the word Ten into the title

25.02.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Capcom were really smart, the next game would be called Resident Evil: Tenancy

25.02.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've got something to say.

I don't find Leon Kennedy to be that hot.

25.02.2026 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my reports say there may be pokemon news

24.02.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0