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Ryan Thompson-Bamsey

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videogame journalist and critic | lapsed psychologist | bit of a baker | welshboi | he/him

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Bought the hot new Pokémon game 😎

05.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Planet Of Lana 2: Children Of The Leaf Review - Mui Bien Planet of Lana 2 is yet another touching tale in an unforgettable world.

I really enjoyed Planet of Lana 2, it builds well on what the first established and raises the bar:

www.thegamer.com/planet-of-la...

04.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Liz Truss lasted longer than Highguard. That is incredibly grim. Live service is... Unsustainable?

03.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

TASTE

27.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the most recent Pokemon Presents that features two Pikachu in holiday clothing.

A screenshot of the most recent Pokemon Presents that features two Pikachu in holiday clothing.

Can't wait for the next season of White Lotad

27.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

leave my boy browt out of this

27.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I'm a Browt boy through and through that angry bird has my entire heart

27.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Green victory, Pokemon day, and a Ghosts movie announced? Neat Friday

27.02.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

SAME but with Shane πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

27.02.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Demon Tides Is Exactly How You Do A Sequel Demon Tides is a phenomenal sequel that not only builds on everything Turf nailed, but also greatly expands its scope and quality.

Demon Tides is one of my favourite platformers in recent memory, and one with some surprisingly grand ambitions that it absolutely lives up to - roll on Bubsy 4D! www.thegamer.com/demon-tides-...

19.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm launching a site! Booster Pack is an independently run and community-funded site dedicated to TCGs like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, and Yu-Gi-Oh!

Been working on this for a while, and I'm excited to finally be showing it off!

www.boosterpack.site
@boosterpacksite.bsky.social

16.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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Romeo Is A Dead Man Review: A Gore-Soaked, Chaotic Romp Through Time Messy, bloody, and wonderfully bizarre.

Romeo is a Dead Man reviews are all over the place, and that absolutely tracks.

It's filled to the brim with odd moments and decisions. It's fun enough, but its frenetic and bewildering narrative choices made it hard to parse and difficult to score.

More from me: www.thegamer.com/romeo-is-a-d...

10.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

New Mock the Week seems good, it's lovely to have it back, but holy wow Russell Howard seems to have barely developed his comedy, references, or taste in 15 years.

09.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"We Wanted To Go Big": The Hearthstone Team On How Cataclysm Reimagines Warcraft Lore In A Dark New Timeline I sat down with Blizzard’s Hearthstone team to explore Cataclysm, from art and mechanics to reimagining Warcraft’s most consequential moment.

I had the chance to sit down with Blizzard’s Hearthstone team to see how they reimagined Warcraft’s end-of-the-world storyline for the card game. The devs apparently love making us feel the end of the world.

My interview ✧˚ · .

www.thegamer.com/hearthstone-...

09.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Threat? Request? Either way, no.

07.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I got the most polite death threat today. It's my first one!

In almost five years of gaming journalism, my only death threat has been from a comedy piece I did about hunky dragons. Weird.

07.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg I do that all the time and always think "hmm are they gonna think I'm weird for liking so quickly?" 😭

02.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Review - A Definitive Refinement A controversial classic that got the best glow-up

While it's too easy for my tastes to really hit the right spoon, the Dragon Quest VII remake is still a wonderful adaptation of what used to be a gruelling experience.

www.thegamer.com/dragon-quest...

02.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Losing all your loot upon death makes me immediately disable the mech via options or mods, or simply not play. It's the most infuriating thing 7DTD, Enshrouded, and Valheim the worst offenders

01.02.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My reaction exactly. It's one of the ones that doesn't feel real

30.01.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh god, Catherine O'Hara is a sad, sad one. That's fucking depressing.

30.01.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to formulate a proper pitch/structure for it but I totally will πŸ‘€

28.01.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really want to write about the way I view my disease through a gaming lens (it's a permanent debuff!) and how that specific linguistic cognition helps reframe things and cope with the changes. Hmmmm.

28.01.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Code Vein 2 Review - A Sanguine Feast Code Vein 2 soars above its predecessor, and even stands alongside some of the Soulslike greats.

Whoops forgot to say I reviewed Code Vein 2. It’s a good time! I got weirdly attached to the characters and, especially, my wife JosΓ©e

www.thegamer.com/code-vein-2-...

28.01.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most infuriating thing: letting the nurse give me one vaccine PER ARM. So I've got the pain flooding in from BOTH SIDES.

I'm stupid, sometimes, aye.

23.01.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need four vaccines before I start a new treatment. I had two yesterday, so both my arms hurt and I feel like shit. I have the COVID one on Saturday, so I'm going to feel like shit on my first anniversary, and then I've got two weeks until Shingles, which means I get to look forward to that, too.

23.01.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A selfie of me and Rob, my husband, as he puts an arm around me.

A selfie of me and Rob, my husband, as he puts an arm around me.

2016 was a cute year for me, I met someone neat for the first time irl after talking to him for a few years on Twitter (and Snapchat, I guess, oops).

17.01.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(Self-promoting bc I'm quite proud of this review~)

15.01.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pathologic 3 Review - Worth The Friction The Bachelor's story is one fraught with death, terror, and hopelessness, and it's a thrill to play through.

Pathologic 3 isn't my typical genre but something utterly hooked me about this game. It's the best game that I never want to start again. It nails the feelings of stress at the world and horror at your own actions.

www.thegamer.com/pathologic-3...

15.01.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My biggest language bugaboo lately is people using the term 'conceit' as a synonym for 'concept' when the two aren't equivalent.

14.01.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0