Flowerstar

Freelance video game journalist for RetroCollect, GamesYouLoved, Tomb Of Ash, Metro UK, Play Some Video Games, Retroware TV and Gaming Furever. Ratchet & Clank fan. Long-time Girls Aloud fanatic. Girl gamer since 1996 (Crash Bandicoot on PlayStation 1).

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Turning Red – Movie of the Year (So Far)

Picture this: 2002… the year Ratchet & Clank, Girls Aloud and the VBirds (An animated four-piece British girl group consists of the followin

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Nathan McCree Controversy: Electric Boogaloo

Verifying my thoughts. pic.twitter.com/gFXSa9ze6r— Nathan McCree (@nrpmccree) September 26, 2024 And so the drama caused by Nathan McCree begins anew. In light of this appalling tweet from Nathan McCree above, I decided to finally leak these screenshots from a WhatsApp chat which I should’ve done ages ago. This article is the long-awaited, highly-anticipated sequel to The Tomb Raider Suite:…

Nathan McCree Controversy: Electric Boogaloo

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Simulacrum Funk - Imagine Malcolm X as a Game Designer at the Future Visions Festival

Simulacrum Funk - Imagine Malcolm X as a Game Designer at the Future Visions Festival

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Dustborn Review

Don’t get me started on the Manchester Airport incident. The Hong Kong protests are just as bad, which is another prime example of police violence and corruption. No wonder Justice is portrayed as the bad guys in the game. Although, one of the main characters, Noam, looks nothing like a Hong Konger. Noam says that she misses her home country and she isn’t sure if she wants to go back. This…

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Animeleague Allegations

I’m still new to running UK Cosplay Community and Paul Thut and Shelly Pedersen had the gall to remove me when I was doing my job. Shelly Pedersen, was it really necessary to remove me from the UK Cosplay Community Facebook group?

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What It Means To Be A True Leader

What It Means To Be A True Leader

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Beware of Guyus The Raptor

Really wish this studio would go back and make good games…— Guyus (@GuyusRaptor) October 15, 2023 Guyus The Raptor may not be a nice person but if there is anything I agree with him besides his hatred of Toys For Bob is his opinion about the direction Insomniac Games is heading towards. In my opinion, Insomniac Games should give up developing Marvel games and head back to developing Ratchet &…

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It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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The Problem With Cancel Culture

⚠️Cosplay community and Magazines beware. This person submitted to our magazine with a claim that the cosplay was hers. It was not, this person lied and defrauded us costing us both time and money to repair the damage from this lie as well as the person she stole from. Beware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/AQxFXwNlVj— Cosplay Society Magazine (@Cosplay_society) November 9, 2023 Cosplay Society Magazine is…

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My Opinions of The Completionist Controversy

I’ve been sitting on this story ever since SomeOrdinaryGamers and Karl Jobst first revealed that The Completionist isn’t who I thought he was. But I want to get all of my ducks in a row before I can pass judgement. I’m extremely appalled and disappointed at The Completionist because I used to do a lot of charity work by helping The Manchester College raise money for Children In Need and Comic…

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The Game Awards 2021 Review - A Tiresome Travesty

The Game Awards is an example of why you shouldn’t set your expectations too high.  I can care less about the other “games”. Therefore, there really isn’t much to say about them other than it’s very obvious the game industry is oversaturated with overrated, generic, cookie-cutter, by-the-numbers, nitty, gritty cinematic “masterpieces” and shooters people call “games” which is getting old than it…

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Wish Review - A Birthday Wish...?

Alan Cadwallender comes off as a racist bellend. Speaking of races, it’s clear that Asha’s friends are representations of the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Lucy Ridges isn’t a nice person. For an admin of the Playstation Community UK Facebook group, she is unprofessional. Not to mention, she comes off as a bitch. She accused Fiona Lee of being an alternate account and being…

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Turning Red - Movie of the Year (So Far)

Picture this: 2002… the year Ratchet & Clank, Girls Aloud and the VBirds (An animated four-piece British girl group consists of the following members: Boom, Bling, D:Lin and Wow. I remember Boom being my favourite out of all of the members in the band. “Virtuality” is featured in Dancing Stage Fever) first graced us with their presence. It’s a coincidence Ratchet & Clank and Girls Aloud kinda…

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Manchester Pride 2023 Review

Prior to going to Manchester Pride 2023, I kept pondering to myself how it will fare against my previous experiences with Birmingham Pride and Brighton + Hove Pride and I hoped that my experience with Manchester Pride will be more pleasant than Brighton + Hove Pride.  There’s going to be a lot to touch upon from all the four days of Manchester Pride 2023 to condense into one review but I’ll try…

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Manchester Pride 2023 Review

Prior to going to Manchester Pride 2023, I kept pondering to myself how it will fare against my previous experiences with Birmingham Pride and Brighton + Hove Pride and I hoped that my experience with Manchester Pride will be more pleasant than Brighton + Hove Pride.  There’s going to be a lot to touch upon from all the four days of Manchester Pride 2023 to condense into one review but I’ll try…

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Brighton + Hove Pride - Fabuloso Pride In The Park - Flawed First Impressions

Brighton + Hove Pride - Fabuloso Pride In The Park - Flawed First Impressions

Full disclaimer: this is my first time travelling to Brighton by myself and this is the first Brighton + Hove Pride I attended. Due to my carers/support workers hectic, busy schedule, there isn’t a carer/support worker available to accompany me. If a carer/support worker is unable to take me somewhere, usually a friend travels with me as a chaperone. If the friend is too busy, I had no choice but…

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This article idea have been YEARS in the making and I'm glad it has finally come into fruition: https://kicksomeasteroid.wordpress.com/2023/03/04/toxic-positivity-and-the-importance-of-criticism/