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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

If all goes well, and my computer doesn't constantly crash trying to render this thing, my video on Dawn of War: Definitive Edition should be out tomorrow! Keep an eye out for a link when it goes public!

Dawn of War: Definitive Edition Review teaser by ThunderPsyker. Isador is looking mighty handsome this time around.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

For those of you who have been wondering... Yes. I'm gonna do a video on this. Watch this space!

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

18) Best Protag? Resident Evil 4's Leon Kennedy. Simultaneously the coolest guy and dumbest dork in gaming. Posesses lightning-fast reflexes and yet can seem totally oblivious at other times. His one-liners are said in total confidence despite being awful, but it makes them amazing. He's great.

Leon from Resident Evil 4, which his signature hair over his eye, holding his gun up in a cool pose. The last person you would expect to say the word 'Bingo' during a title drop.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

17) Best Antag? I quite like Berkut in Fire Emblem Echoes. An arrogant, threatening villain until you humble him, becoming increasingly desperate and petulant, yet you discover he can be a kind person; just one poisoned by the ideals of the Duma faith. Incredible performance by Ian Sinclair as well

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

16) My favorite cutscenes aren't good persay, but because they're hilariously inappropriate. Clock Tower 3 never knows when to chill. Characters spin around in tense scenes or crawl at each other in conversations. Its bizarre smash-cuts and tonal whiplash turn the game into a comedy, and I love it.

The box art for Clock Tower 3 in Europe: a silhouetted figure stands before a foggy mansion. Seems appropriately atmospheric for a horror game, right?

The game's protagonist, Alyssa, hides under a reception desk from antagonist Sledgehammer. Alyssa is on all-fours and it looks more like 2 kids playing Hide and Seek than a girl hiding from a bloodthirsty killer.

Antagonist Corroder, a gas-mask-wearing, acid-spray-weilding maniac, doing a weird crab pose in front of Alyssa. This isn't a cherry picked frame by the way: he just does this when he spots you.

Supporting character Dennis, looking like Ron Weasley, banging on the window with a gormless expression and an open hand with fingers apart. He's supposed to be a teenager but he acts like a toddler in this scene.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

15) Screenshot of a game I'm playing right now? ok I wouldn't say I'm very good at this game, but today's Balatro run has been pretty fun.

A screenshot of Balatro, Ante 6/8, on Blue Stake difficulty.
Thunder has 8 Jokers on an Anaglyph Deck run, those being Hanging Chad (foil), Blueprint, Photograph, Swashbuckler (negative), Cloud 9 (negative), Showman (negative), Baseball Card, and Constellation.
The round score is 13,969,462.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

14) Usually I have a few backgrounds/screenshots from the Playstation 1 Spyro games as my Desktop wallpaper. Gonna post a few of my favourites as examples.

A pool of water surrounded by trees and castle walls in Autumn Plains from Spyro 2

A wide view of the castle of Winter Tundra from Spyro 2

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

13) There was a while where I was playing Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentina once a year, and it's still a special game to me, even after Three Houses became the talk of the town. Perhaps not the best Fire Emblem, but a sensational breath of fresh air after Fates. I could go on and on.

The full box art for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, minus the title, company logos or age rating. The two game's protagonists, Alm and Celica, stand back-to-back in front of a castle, with two lines of cavaliers from the enemy side standing at attention around them.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

12) Hunt Down the Freeman. HEAR ME OUT. Pre-patch, this was IMO the definitive 'bad video game'. Bad at communicating mechanics, poor vision, & refuses to follow the design that made the series its based on so good. If you want to make games, and learn what NOT to do, this is the perfect example.

The banner art for 'Hunt Down The Freeman', a Half Life fan game officially sold on Steam. On it, the protagonist Mitchell Shepard stands next to Half Life lead Gordon Freeman (who does not appear 'in the flesh' in the final game), in an icy mountain range where one of the game's levels are set.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

11) I mean, come on: PC. There used to be a contest, but now? It's not even close. But, I will say the PS2 is easily my favourite home console (the whole 6th generation of consoles was very well rounded), and I've had a great time with my Nintendo Switch over the last 8 years.

A PC case: the Zalman Z-11. This is the same case I've got my own PC inside.

A Playstation 2 and a Playstation 2 Slim with a Dualshock 2 controller in front of it.

The Nintendo Switch inside of its dock, as well as its grey Joycon controllers inside the 'dog' handheld to make it better resemble a usable controller.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

10) Best gameplay is way, WAY too broad to give a definitive answer, so I'll take this opportunity to say I love the gameplay loop of Firaxis' XCOM games. Its been far too long since I last played them, and I would love to do a stream of them one day.

The box art for XCOM 2: An alien head made out of the skulls of humans, in case you needed to understand just how many of your rookies are gonna die when you start playing.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

9) For saddest scene, I'd have to go with the ending credits for Silent Hill 2. Especially for the In Water Ending, just because the context is even more heartbreaking. The actress sounds like she's genuinely crying reading the script; its one hell of a scene.

A screenshot of the 'Leave' ending for Silent Hill 2, containing two lines from the letter being read at the end of the game:

"James...
You made me happy."

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

7) Oops, forgot to post yesterday since I was hiding in a spoiler-free bubble so I could play Deltarune. ...y'know what? Given that game's on my mind right now, and this question is 'favourite game couple', I'll put these two here. Chapters 1-4 have been fantastic. Highly recommended.

Lanino and Elnino from Deltarune Chapter 3

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

6) Most annoying character? The entire Zann Consortium from Star Wars: Empire at War I know a lot of their gimmicks can be countered, but preventing their stupid corruption gas from spreading is maddening. They're annoying to fight in battles, too. AND STOP BLOWING UP MY DEATH STAR IG-88, YOU FUCK

The head of Tyber Zann, the lead hero of the Zann Consortium faction in Star Wars: Empire At War. Also a few ships flying around. wheeeeeee

The 'corruption gas' that shows when the Zann have infiltrated a planet. Quit farting up the galaxy, man, that's gross.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

4) Tomodachi Life. People might think its weird for me to feel guilty about this, until I say that this is in my personal top 10. Yes. The game that isn't a game. That just makes random romance drama happen between Miis or has them say weird stuff. I have about 300 hours in this, according to my 3DS

Box Art for Tomodachi Life, a 'life sim' starring customizable Mii characters for the Nintendo 3DS

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

3) Underrated is a hard one; a lot of my favourites are flawed, so I understand why they don't get much praise. That being said, I think Pilgrim deserves more attention. Its overshadowed by Lethal Company and REPO, but its a lot of fun for a game that has its own take on their gameplay style.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

2) Given Protagonist/Antagonist is a later question, I'll give a strange answer: Captain Price Not because I think he's a good character, but rather, imagining him in any other game scenario, going on tirades about Makarov (who is somehow behind the game's problems), is endlessly funny to me.

An edited Spyro 3 screenshot where Spyro is talking to Captain Price, who claims Makarov has stolen the Dragon Eggs

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

So! First game? Crash Bandicoot. It was that, or some Sesame Street point-and-click adventure that I don't remember the name of. Little baby Thunder chucked himself at the first crab on N Sanity Beach endlessly until he figured out how to kill it. It was like the Normandy Landings of bandicoots.

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Ah sod it, let's do this! This'll be a good excuse to talk about more games.

1 like = 1 video game answer
1 - first video game
2 - favourite game character
3 - underrated game
4 - guilty pleasure game
5 - game character I'm most likely
6 - most annoying character
7 - favourite game couple
8 - best soundtrack
9 - saddest scene
10 - best gameplay
11 - gaming system of choice
12 - game everyone should play
13 - game played more than 5 times
14 - current wallpaper
15 - post screenshot from game playing now
16 - best cutscenes
17 - favourite antagonist
18 - favourite protagonist
19 - game setting I wished I lived in
20 - favourite genre
21 - best story
22 - disappointing sequel
23 - best graphics/art style
24 - favourite classic game
25 - game I plan on playing
26 - best voice acting
27 - most epic scene
28 - favourite game developer
29 - game I thought I'd hate but I liked
30 - favourite game of all time

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

New Episode of Return To Sender! Angles talks about Monster Hunter Wilds, Thunder rants about Hook Horrors, and Dr White tries to convince us he could beat a Chimpanzee in a fist fight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rEs...

Dr White fighting 3 infant chimpanzees
(He's not actually doing this, his head is just plastered over a statue in Oslo of a man fighting babies for some reason)

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ThunderPsyker @thunderpsyker.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Happy Halloween, and wwwwelcome! This place seems like a good excuse to have a fresh start for social media posting. Watch this space for videos and more!

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