Nothing quite like a Gameboy Zelda game to help you recover from a dicey hike in the mountains 😅

My day four tickets to this Brisbane test are starting to feel a little safer…

I am this close to making Bluesky my main outlet for nerding out about the cricket… but that might knock my followers for six.

We all have those video games that are perfect for friend gatherings and social occasions. One of my go-to couch multiplayer favourites just also happens to involve smashing avocados and tequila bottles 🍸

Even though it’s not my first time exploring Liberl, the sense of wonder still feels fresh. Give my latest article a read to find out why I believe this remake of Trails in the Sky make exploring its world an absolute dream 😇 #TrailsintheSky #Falcom #JRPG

I’m a simple man. As long as he can do that super slick-looking sword sheathing move Link does in Twilight Princess, I’m sold 🗡️ #ZeldaMovie #Nintendo #LegendOfZelda

I can’t remember the last game I played where the pure act of moving my character felt THIS good. Sword of the Sea from @giantsquidstudios.com really does make movement an art form and a statement.

May was always going to be too big for both. Rockstar blinked first. #GTA6 #TheDevilWearsPrada2 #Rockstar

Not something you expect to see in Brisbane every day! PlayStation have set up this marketing installation showing a space ship crashing through a portal not far from where I work. Whatever it is, it made my walk to the train station far more interesting 😁 #PlayStation #PS5 #Brisbane

What are some of the most bizarrely memorable locations you’ve played a video game? And what are some other gaming settings you’d like to tick off in your lifetime? I reveal some of my fantasy destinations for gaming in my latest article. I wonder if any of them will ever become a reality? 🤔

Calling Brisbane indie devs! 📣 Working on a game and want a free opportunity to promote it to thousands of people? We've got a spare spot on the #indiedev panel at Supanova Brisbane on 9th November. If you're interested, please reach out and I will get you in touch with the event organiser.

I recently turned 27 which felt like a good excuse to list some of the most memorable video game stories I’ve had the privilege to experience 😃 From Final Fantasy to Uncharted and, yes, even The Sims, I explore why each of these games’ narratives left a lasting impact on me in my latest article!

I party like it’s 2005 by reminiscing on this forgotten Doctor Who Flash game that let me live out a very specific childhood fantasy 🪠🧂🕰️

You’ve just bought the new game you’ve been hotly anticipating. You’ve cleared out the night so your sole focus is on the new game. You can’t be bothered cooking, but you need some food to fuel your night of gaming. You open up your takeaway app of choice. What are you ordering?

I’m lucky enough to have my story, “Lonely Haze Forgotten”, featured in this issue. 🤩 Pretty chuffed with it so give it, and all the other amazing pieces, a read if you’re keen!

Graduating high school isn’t the end of the world… unless you’re a character in @ko-op.com's Goodbye Volcano High, in which case it very much is! Find out why I really connected with this game about musical teenage dinosaurs in my latest article 🎸🦖

Good luck to all the developers who have games nominated for the Australian Game Developer Awards tonight in Melbourne! Don’t hold back on the celebrations 🥂

There is one S-tier God of War boss fight.

@lizardcube.bsky.social I nailed it on the first attempt… … not really.

Fifteen years on, and God of War III is still one of the best looking games ever made.

Just finished the desert level in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and boy oh boy was that final glider section a hoot!

Thanks, Harry @thevgstoryteller.bsky.social, for the in-depth interview!😄 We’re excited to share some behind-the-scenes and our journey so far as indie devs. Check out the full article below!👇 #indiedev #gamedev

Skullnobi 💀🥷

About to play Shadow of Mordor for the first time.

Everything in Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a puzzle. And, boy, don’t the villagers love to remind you of that…

What fantasy novel do you think would make for a great video game? I explore a handful of irresistable fantasy game hypotheicals in my latest article for paid subs!

I recently turned on paid subscribers for my Substack! You can find out why I made this choice and what it means for the future of "The Video Game Storyteller" by reading my latest article :)

What video game series pass the five-games test? What is the five-games test? Find out in my latest article 😃

What’s your favourite rain effect in a video game?

I'm pretty slack at posting here, but I just made it to my first 20 followers! I know a lot of you have been carried over from my Substack, but even so, happy to tick off the little milestones 😊

Brian Wilson made my soul smile.

Y’all be celebrating the Switch 2 launch, yet I’m over here giddy as all can be that we get to spend another summer with these boys! 😂

My latest article allows me to nerd out about two of my favourite things in gaming - The Legend of Zelda and retro Sega! Because when Sega attempted to replicate the style and success of Zelda in their own games, the results were often as weird and wonderful as you might expect.

Most people find desert levels boring. Which is totally fine! But I think there is more depth to these hot and sandy settings than many gamers give them credit for - particularly from a narrative and thematic point of view. Read my latest article to find out why I think desert levels are cool.

The Virtual Console turned my Wii into an exciting video game time machine. And in today’s article, I share some of the trips I went on into the weird and wonderful corners of gaming’s past. From Super Mario 64 to Chrono Trigger, I look back at some of my fondest Virtual Console memories.

Why the GamePad? Why the Wii U? In my latest article, I look at how a forgotten indie game answered these questions and justified the existence of Nintendo’s most notorious console better than just about anything else.

Hi! I'm Harry 😊 I'm an Australian writer who is published as a video games journalist, short story author, playwright and more. You can find my work on "The Video Game Storyteller", a Substack all about the narratives in games and how they affect us. Keen to connect with you all!