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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I spent most of my time in Vice City doing the taxi missions listening to 80s pop, so I'm all in for that while listening to Robyn!!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The mission design and gameplay could be bog-standard, but it's clear GTA 6 will still impress with this sort of immense detail in its world to ensure it's an all-consuming cultural phenomenon. (The radio stations have always been my favourite parts of the games so I'm happy!)

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I lasted one chapter and couldn't stand its self-referential smug bullshit.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So sorry to hear this Rhiannon, fingers crossed something better comes your way soon!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just adore the strange vibes, the distorted reality, the smart set pieces. Nobody can do striking visuals and twisted level design like Remedy can. For all its basic flaws, it’s still such a unique experience. (Think the first is better though)

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Been obsessed with Control Resonant the last week and for all its weirdness it’s very easy to pick apart. Combat is monotonous. The open world is full of filler. Pacing is off. Boss mechanics are dull. Yet it’s still one of my favs of the year?!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is there anything nerdier than hundreds of fans singing na na na along to Sonic’s Green Hill Zone? And I was one of them. Incredible.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

But then how would they know to make changes? Are reviewers just game testers these days?!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It might be basic with shallow repetitive combat, but I still enjoyed Wolverine more than I expected - mainly because the story between these two has so much heart and is so well performed. Still I wish it had been an X-Men game playing as multiple characters to give more variety.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Dom don't tell me this 😣 I mean, I'll take as much FE as I can, but seems I won't be finishing this for a long time!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Brilliant Fire Emblem review from @dompepin.bsky.social has me even more hyped for this, though this line terrifies me with so many other great games to play through:

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Also obsessed with this gossip mongerer giving Lady Whistledown meets Carrie Bradshaw. “I saw the samurai and I couldn’t help but wonder….”

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Capcom on a roll. Brilliant combat and a tone that marries mischievous humour with bloody horror. Final boss aside, I loved it. Just wish there weren’t so many repeated bosses and a little more variety overall.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s only taken about six hours on that one boss but IT IS DONE AT LAST. And now please enjoy the many faces of Musashi Miyamoto

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Raging headache. Raging fingers. Rage rage rage. 🤬🤬🤬

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yeah that sounds about right. I am just…..worthless right now

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Help I’ve been loving Onimusha all week but I’ve got to the final boss and it’s just…….impossible. I might cry.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Did you know Link couldn’t jump before? “Now you can turn the camera!” “Did you know loading screens used to be a thing?” It just whiffs of fellow kids, with the sort of whimsical fairy art style your grandma would have on a bed spread. I need to stop but I’m hate watching it again.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The patronising nature of it all. “Not all Zeldas were open world” “I wonder what part the triforce will play in the film” “Now you can play an actual ocarina” Just give me the next big ORIGINAL game. That’s far more interesting to me. Not slimy Ganondorf with a square head.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’ve played this a million times before. So when I say it’s not for me, it’s clearly aimed at people who have never played the original and need a history lesson before the film. Honestly I’m crushed. Will I still buy it and play it? Obviously. I hate myself.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yeah it’s not for me. The extra environmental detail is nice, but the porcelain doll faces I really dislike, not to mention the voices. But more so, there’s nothing new? I was foolishly hoping for the FF7Remake treatment. But all we got is a jump and an app?!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ok I didn’t know Onimusha would be this FUNNY?! Two mins in and I am CACKLING.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Absolutely devoured the demo for Final Fantasy Resonance. Sure its mobile origins are clear and the story is typical fantasy stuff. But the battles are great, it’s full of references, and when the fanfare kicks in any negatives are completely forgiven. Also it’s incredibly generous for a demo!!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Immense and detailed, brilliant stuff Lewis!!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is precisely WHY you message beforehand! Saved yourself the time and money 🙌🏻

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Swapping Joysticks Podcast 🎙️ @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

⭐New Episode⭐ We survived Gamescom 2026! We chat about the games we played, the biggest Opening Night Live announcements, Fable, Alien Isolation 2, and our highlights from Cologne. Plus, a massive German pickle. With @biggusbennus.bsky.social and @ednights.bsky.social! ⬇️LINKS⬇️

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I have a real soft spot for the first game and this just didn’t stack up to me at all. Just felt like a cheap spin off that made me appreciate the first even more 🙃

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And by the end literally nothing has happened?! To be continued??!! Someone please tell me Lightning Returns is better…! I am longing for some pretty, linear corridors again. At least the music was good.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And I thought the first game was l’nonsense… This is such an overcorrection that barely relates to the first and is inferior in every way. The structure is convoluted, the open areas run awfully, the combat lacks strategy. Why am I playing as grown up Sora from Kingdom Hearts?!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

First gamescom as a PR is done! May not have played as many games, but still had a brilliant time on the METRO 2039 booth, caught up with industry pals, and even met Leon Kennedy himself Nick Apostolides. Now I’m exhausted.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I had a very similar experience. Combat doesn’t feel as tight or elegant as previous games, and when I won I could not tell you how or why. I’m intrigued still but a lot less enthused.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Can I come and play Tides?! 🤣

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My Duskbloods experience: I don’t think this is for me. I don’t think this is for me. I don’t think this is for me. OMFG I WON. Close game. Done.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I turn 39 today and I’m spending my birthday morning in the gym. Wtf has become of me 😭 (Aching back and legs, that’s what. Officially old)

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just finished this and honestly I think it made less sense than the first time I played it. I appreciate it’s a very pretty 7/10 game but I still have such a soft spot for it. Perhaps now it’s finally time to play the sequels…

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It’s my birthday next week so @biggusbennus.bsky.social treated me to a Danish baking workshop. Please enjoy my buns.

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This is the best news of the day. Great preview Dom, can't wait to get stuck into this!!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Really sorry to hear this Ben!

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Well this has absolutely made by day! #Duskbloods

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

So I've played about two hours of Beast of Reincarnation and I don't think there's an original thought in the entire thing?! On paper it's very much for me but I'm just.......bored?

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Ed Nightingale @ednights.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Bringing taste back into the room. Metrics are a tool, not a decision-maker, said the group, which recommended reinvesting in editorial judgment – people whose job is to recognise great work and advocate for it." It's almost like games journalism is good, actually.

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