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Game designer, foodie, and geek extraordinaire. Employed by @bossagames and founder of @massiveawesome. All views are my own (except when they're not).

Cheshire, UK
Joined July 2014
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Since the start of the year BT Sport is no longer working with @NordVPN - any plans to fix it?
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Late to the party but Episode 5 of #MythicQuest might be the best 30 minutes of TV I've seen all year. If you're unsure about the show then it's a great place to jump in as it's entirely standalone.
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I've been waiting for a month for refunds from @Fly_Norwegian and @SAS. I know services are stretched at the moment but, even so, that seems like a long time. What is your current processing time on refunds? How long should I expect to wait for it to come through?
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Lukewarm take for #tbt: Destiny 2 is borderline impenetrable for new players. The onboarding is nonexistant. There is too much stuff and not enough guidance on what stuff is important. Quests are weird: you talk to someone to pick up a quest, then activate it in a separate UI.
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Introductory quests require a power level higher than what you start with. It constantly spawns the same zone events over and over, blocking you from actual quest progress. Despite the pretence of scale, it's essentially a movie set: it never feels like an actual living world.
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The core combat loop is tight tho. It's just a shame it's been grafted onto the gaming equivalent of a small child emptying out the contents of their toy basket and desperately trying to show you absolutely everything at once.
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My entry to today's pet-themed family limerick competition.
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So Disney+ launched in the UK on the first day of a country-wide lockdown. The conspiracy-theorist in me is doing jumping jacks right now.
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Today I received a delightfully unexpected delivery from Japan. I feel like this thing is already a collector's item.
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I guess I'm a real boy now. #gamedev #ubisoft #levelup – at Stockholm, Sweden
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Finally its here, Shattered earth by @TheRealFreylis , great conceptart by @nathdevlin, congrats guys!
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Actually, my preference for #FinalFantasy games likely runs counter to most people: outside VII, my favourites are VIII, XII, and XIV. ~kweh
Playing through #FinalFantasyXV has given me a newfound appreciation of XIII. Vanille is still the Jar Jar Binks of the series, though.
If you like working with awesome people, get on this. teapawt.net/robyescombe/status/757…
Are you a Project Manager with 1-2 shipped games? I have a BRILLIANT job you might like. Drop me a line. #gamesjobs
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In this episode we spoil everybody's fun before finally coming face to face with the Beast of Toussaint youtu.be/GwLzQh5JgfY #TheWitcher3
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Episode 3 of Simon Plays is in production! I had some recording issues which are now sorted, so please stand by...
Literal blood and wine (and more chicken sandwiches) in the new episode of Simon Plays #TheWitcher youtu.be/ZT6K51opouM #LetsPlay
Hope you all enjoyed Episode 1 of Simon Plays Blood and Wine! I'm recording Episode 2 tonight, this time with an all-new, all-better mic.