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Phil Michael Ryan

@phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social

116 followers 194 following 1.2K posts

Writer, reader, musician, gamer. Final Fantasy, Xeno, NieR, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls. I publish my fiction and my tech/games musings at: www.phillipmichaelryan.com Blue dot in a red sea.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Zelda, whatcha got here…?

Mario 64 paintings in Zelda’s castle.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Zelda’s experience if Deku Tree had chosen Mido instead.

Conversation options in Ocarina of Time.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Z, it is me. I did all the shrines in that one game and all the bullshit shooting star crap. Remember?

Zelda looking shocked to see me in Ocarina of Time.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Wtf is this

Cryptic message in Ocarina of Time at a rubbery stone with an eye on it.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Great Deku Tree, that u??

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Test run with my 8bitdo boy with my first Zelda outside Breath or Tears.

8bitdo N64 controller in front of Switch 2 with Ocarina of Time playing on it.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Some news weeks got you holding your loved ones a little closer.

Transparent black Anbernic rg35xx plus.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

July’s Switch 2 haul. My 8bitdo Ultimate controller for Switch 1 still works with Switch 2 so I’m going to use that for a bit before grabbing the 1st party pro controller.

Unopened boxes for 8bitdo N64 controller, Elgato Chat Link Pro, Savage Raven grip for Switch 2, and Switch 2 charging brick.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Graphics could stop here, and I’d be happy.

Pixel graphics of a young man in red standing by a tree overlooking a waterfront scenery. A hand drawn version of the man is displayed on screen during his dialogue.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Yep, this would make a flat tire.

Double headed nail held in hand.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

😁😁😁😍😍😍🥳🥳🥳

Box of Nintendo Switch 2

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The fact that adding AI to these little “fake brands” probably does get a good amount of people to buy the product is honestly disgusting lol. Like this is an air compressor, ffs

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Mina, I swear I’m coming back to you on Switch 2.

Man looking back meme with Resident Evil 2 the girl the man is looking at and Mina the Hollower the girl the man is with.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Gabe slipped me that exclusive before the news drop today

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

POV I'm playing Ocarina of Time for the first time with this bad boy next month. Let's heal that inner child.

8bitdo N64 controller product image.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’ll be 2070, and I’ll still be listening to this album.

Album cover of Dreamland by Glass Animals.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Tonight, we return to the stars.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

8 watchers on my last eBay item. Somebody pull the trigger please, geez. You’re standing between me and my future child.

Nintendo Switch 2 console.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

SNL skit mocking professional scum, Tucker Carlson.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Omg thank god that Prime Video changed its search to AI Search where instead of providing a list of search results like a search feature should do, it generates a convo thread to announce the results it has found. It’s the one feature I thought has always been missing…….

Search bar icon in Prime Video on iOS.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The fam My favorite part about Mass Effect so far is that it successfully creates the fantasy of living in an early-2000s Syfy Channel show.

Shepard, Liara, and Garrus riding elevator in Mass Effect.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Geez, the space helmets look awesome...

Mass Effect party standing on a planet with full suits on.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Lunch break with Lessons in Birdwatching.

Ereader showing novel at top of screen.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Mina the Hollower, let's GO

MacBook and game on title screen.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New read on deck

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Feels much better.

Mostly organized computer desk with mostly clean cable setup.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Do I see an Apple icon next to the game listing?

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Ahhhhhhh, I was able to get the @relicabyss demo running on my MacBook using the Heroic Launcher! Now we're cooking. 🤓🤓

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Sun, short story #2 of the summer, Fury Weekend. Happy Sunday.

Holding an ereader by the swimming pool.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I’m home 🥲 Time for my second NG+ on this file.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Throwback 🥲

Album cover for Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo by Hammock. Song playing is I Can Almost See You.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

He got what he wanted.

Gray tabby lying against his dad

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This times a million. One of mine is doing laps around my legs rn while I’m cooking because he wants me to camp on the couch with him.

Gray tabby cat

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Sunny day playlist

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Breezy 70 degrees today 👌🏼

City street on a sunny day

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My portal into contemplation for the afternoon.

Album cover for Outer Wilde featuring a campfire in front of tall pine trees.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It even makes my cat cry when I talk about it lol. He just loves NieR music, what can I say?

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Got my tickets locked in for The Bride! this Friday and am so pumped. The aesthetics look off the charts.

Photos of Jessie Buckley promoting The Bride film.

Woman from The Bride film with disheveled hair and black stains on her face.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Still knocking actual dust off this beauty, but I’ve cleaned a corner of my room for it ❤️

Piano keyboard with sheet music on the music stand

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Let’s do this

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This type of advertising should be illegal. I’M ON THE APP.

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Yeah, I think I might...

Image of NieR Gestalt & Replicant piano sheet music collection.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I’ve never played the game and hadn’t heard the music. The first sound of the first non-song track is quite the tell. 🔥

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Tears and chills every time. Every time. I know this film was flawed but damn if it wasn’t simmering with artistry throughout.

Screenshot of the track The Promised Land from the FF7 Advent Children film soundtrack.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Solved. Retroarch wasn’t loading my m3u file, which was the issue all along.

Xenogears running on Retroid Pocket 3+

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I was listening to this last night while working, so I’m not saying I contributed to the announcement today, but draw your own conclusions.

Screenshot of NieR Automata album

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Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

There are also two novels for XIII-2, which I’m excited to get in a few weeks.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I could cry. I did it, despite the challenges this weekend! My disc backup of Final Fantasy XIII running on my PS3 with a dead disc drive.

Phil Michael Ryan @phillipmichaelryan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Refueling and then back to the PS3 grind

Breakfast taco and coffee