Joe Richards
@joerichardswrites.bsky.social
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Getting rapidly tired of living with someone with all the emotional maturity of an upset toddler. God forbid I need some time to myself, or someone to listen to me.
It's all about him!
It's all about him!
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Getting rapidly tired of living with someone with all the emotional maturity of an upset toddler. God forbid I need some time to myself, or someone to listen to me.
It's all about him!
It's all about him!
Received some quite alarming personal news today, so please be patient with me if I take some time to deal with work related stuff.
Refraining from spilling my guts, but I'll be fine.
<3
Refraining from spilling my guts, but I'll be fine.
<3
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Received some quite alarming personal news today, so please be patient with me if I take some time to deal with work related stuff.
Refraining from spilling my guts, but I'll be fine.
<3
Refraining from spilling my guts, but I'll be fine.
<3
I've watched both seasons of Andor, Rogue One, and the whole of Star Wars Episodes 1-9 for the first time:
Good lord that was a car crash
Good lord that was a car crash
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I've watched both seasons of Andor, Rogue One, and the whole of Star Wars Episodes 1-9 for the first time:
Good lord that was a car crash
Good lord that was a car crash
Episode 4 of Pluribus made me uncomfortable unlike anythinf else I've watched recently
Incredible performances from Rhea and Karolina. The way Vince manages to make an audience feel any ounce of sympathy towards the hivemind is incredible
I was genuinely torn by the end - cannot wait for more
Incredible performances from Rhea and Karolina. The way Vince manages to make an audience feel any ounce of sympathy towards the hivemind is incredible
I was genuinely torn by the end - cannot wait for more
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Episode 4 of Pluribus made me uncomfortable unlike anythinf else I've watched recently
Incredible performances from Rhea and Karolina. The way Vince manages to make an audience feel any ounce of sympathy towards the hivemind is incredible
I was genuinely torn by the end - cannot wait for more
Incredible performances from Rhea and Karolina. The way Vince manages to make an audience feel any ounce of sympathy towards the hivemind is incredible
I was genuinely torn by the end - cannot wait for more
Hades 2 is a phenomenal game to play but the idea of it winning best direction or GOTY is utterly stupid
You can't release a game, then patch the literal end of your game to be better, and then call it "good direction"
You can't release a game, then patch the literal end of your game to be better, and then call it "good direction"
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hades 2 is a phenomenal game to play but the idea of it winning best direction or GOTY is utterly stupid
You can't release a game, then patch the literal end of your game to be better, and then call it "good direction"
You can't release a game, then patch the literal end of your game to be better, and then call it "good direction"
Nintendo should probably do a wellness check on Mackenzie's voice actor
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nintendo should probably do a wellness check on Mackenzie's voice actor
Them revealing the most annoying NPCs in Prime 4 less than a month before release, without any indication that they would be in the game before that point might potentially be the funniest reveal possible.
It reeks of "oh my god we might have screwed it"
It reeks of "oh my god we might have screwed it"
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Them revealing the most annoying NPCs in Prime 4 less than a month before release, without any indication that they would be in the game before that point might potentially be the funniest reveal possible.
It reeks of "oh my god we might have screwed it"
It reeks of "oh my god we might have screwed it"
QUICK: If you see this post - do you have games that you consider 'essential' to play?
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
QUICK: If you see this post - do you have games that you consider 'essential' to play?
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
Get you a man who AI generates a paragraph telling you he doesn't want to speak to you anymore
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Get you a man who AI generates a paragraph telling you he doesn't want to speak to you anymore
Catching up on all of the Sony news over the last few hours and I genuinely feel like I'm going mad
TWO live service games from major IP
after theyve proven that formula is not working
both of them are mobile exclusive - a market that PlayStation has a very limited splash in
Am I going mad????
TWO live service games from major IP
after theyve proven that formula is not working
both of them are mobile exclusive - a market that PlayStation has a very limited splash in
Am I going mad????
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Catching up on all of the Sony news over the last few hours and I genuinely feel like I'm going mad
TWO live service games from major IP
after theyve proven that formula is not working
both of them are mobile exclusive - a market that PlayStation has a very limited splash in
Am I going mad????
TWO live service games from major IP
after theyve proven that formula is not working
both of them are mobile exclusive - a market that PlayStation has a very limited splash in
Am I going mad????
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thanks for your support so far, let's aim even higher! 💟
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You should follow all of these amazing people! (And me, who slipped through the cracks)
nintendo woke up and chose violence today against me specifically
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
nintendo woke up and chose violence today against me specifically
PlayStation is so dead dude
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
PlayStation is so dead dude
joerichardswrites.substack.com/p/burnout-is...
Had a good cry part way through writing this because I feel like a total waste of space and a fraud.
I want to try and impress people, but I just don't know how.
Happy holidays
Had a good cry part way through writing this because I feel like a total waste of space and a fraud.
I want to try and impress people, but I just don't know how.
Happy holidays
Burnout Isn't Fun
Stop Burning The Candle, Joe
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November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
joerichardswrites.substack.com/p/burnout-is...
Had a good cry part way through writing this because I feel like a total waste of space and a fraud.
I want to try and impress people, but I just don't know how.
Happy holidays
Had a good cry part way through writing this because I feel like a total waste of space and a fraud.
I want to try and impress people, but I just don't know how.
Happy holidays
I do believe Vince Gilligan when he says he wasn't thinking about AI when making Pluribus - but oh my god, the parallels are so clear that it makes me want to do a backflip
This is the type of show we need right now
In love with it so far
This is the type of show we need right now
In love with it so far
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I do believe Vince Gilligan when he says he wasn't thinking about AI when making Pluribus - but oh my god, the parallels are so clear that it makes me want to do a backflip
This is the type of show we need right now
In love with it so far
This is the type of show we need right now
In love with it so far
if this thing appears AT ALL in Age of Imprisonment, you will see me on the news
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if this thing appears AT ALL in Age of Imprisonment, you will see me on the news
I have just beaten Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time ever.
Many thoughts - much to consider
Many thoughts - much to consider
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I have just beaten Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time ever.
Many thoughts - much to consider
Many thoughts - much to consider
Went to a lovely friend's wedding yesterday, but none of us were going to miss watching Bake Off for a wedding
(Both the bride and groom found it hilarious, don't worry)
(Both the bride and groom found it hilarious, don't worry)
October 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Went to a lovely friend's wedding yesterday, but none of us were going to miss watching Bake Off for a wedding
(Both the bride and groom found it hilarious, don't worry)
(Both the bride and groom found it hilarious, don't worry)
Watched When Marnie Was There
I am going to depress for the rest of the day now
I am going to depress for the rest of the day now
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Watched When Marnie Was There
I am going to depress for the rest of the day now
I am going to depress for the rest of the day now
what's the point of making technology like this if PlayStation puts out a single first-party game in a year with all the personality of a wall
From Project Amethyst to the Future of Play: AMD and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shared Vision www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LCM...
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
what's the point of making technology like this if PlayStation puts out a single first-party game in a year with all the personality of a wall
I would rather 100% complete Balan Wonderworld than play another second of Ghost of Yotei
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I would rather 100% complete Balan Wonderworld than play another second of Ghost of Yotei
Why did I cry over that stupid Nintendo short
It's so stupidly cute
The concept of the Pikmin helping the baby to take their first steps
how expressive the animation is and how happy the mum looks
man :')
It's so stupidly cute
The concept of the Pikmin helping the baby to take their first steps
how expressive the animation is and how happy the mum looks
man :')
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why did I cry over that stupid Nintendo short
It's so stupidly cute
The concept of the Pikmin helping the baby to take their first steps
how expressive the animation is and how happy the mum looks
man :')
It's so stupidly cute
The concept of the Pikmin helping the baby to take their first steps
how expressive the animation is and how happy the mum looks
man :')
You can go from playing a game that makes you feel Alive (Silksong) to playing a game that makes you feel like you're on total autopilot (Yotei)
October 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
You can go from playing a game that makes you feel Alive (Silksong) to playing a game that makes you feel like you're on total autopilot (Yotei)
man i just don't feel anything
i know that it's just pointless to lament over the loss of so many legacy IP, but why does it also have to be replaced by this
game looks pretty - that's it
i know that it's just pointless to lament over the loss of so many legacy IP, but why does it also have to be replaced by this
game looks pretty - that's it
Ghost of Yotei most certainly is a first-party Sony game in 2025.
October 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
man i just don't feel anything
i know that it's just pointless to lament over the loss of so many legacy IP, but why does it also have to be replaced by this
game looks pretty - that's it
i know that it's just pointless to lament over the loss of so many legacy IP, but why does it also have to be replaced by this
game looks pretty - that's it
Ghost of Yotei most certainly is a first-party Sony game in 2025.
October 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ghost of Yotei most certainly is a first-party Sony game in 2025.