Ryan Thompson-Bamsey

@ryanthompsonbamsey.bsky.social

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Video game journalist @ TheGamer Welsh, Gay, Baker, Diarist, Plant Dad, Manta Ray Enthusiast

Me holding a small pygmy falcon with my other hand over my heart.
Me with a glove holding a tiny bird.
Sixteen glass bottles filled with sixteen different coffee syrups. The front row shows Mint, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Honey.
A picture of me at a pub table outside. Wearing sunglasses.
A selfie where I'm holding a black forest gateau on a serving tray.
A screengrab of four Letterboxd ratings of movies: Hilary and Jackie at 4.5 stars, The Substance at 3.5 stars, Perfect Host at 3 stars, and Tous les matins du monde at 4.5 stars.
A selfie of me holding a wine glass filled with blue liquid that is theoretically blue raspberry-flavoured wine.
A screenshot of a viera from Final Fantasy 14 standing outside his barely decorated new home.
A selfie where I am wearing an eyepatch over one eye and wearing a Monkey Island t-shirt. Quirky, but troubled, etcetera.
A stove and counter featuring homemade ciabatta rolls, tomato sauce, a frying pan with chicken frying, and a plate with finished chicken Parms.
A mirror selfie with me wearing a vest. I have a manta ray necklace and a mullet.
A bathroom mirror selfie with me and my husband in matching suits.
Me on a sofa with my cat, while I am reading a book. The book is Thud! by Terry Pratchett.
A collage of three TheGamer articles that are all based in video game psychology research.
A 4x5 grid titled "About Me: Video Games" showing game cover art paired with category labels. The categories and their assigned games are: Favourite Game: Final Fantasy IX Best Story: Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Favourite Art Style: Sword of the Sea Biggest Personal Impact: The Curse of Monkey Island Best Combat: Kingdom Hearts II Overhated: Dark Souls II Underrated: Octopath Traveler Overrated: 1000xResist Needs a Remake: Persona 2: Innocent Sin Criminally Overlooked: The Last Remnant Favourite Protagonist: Untitled Goose Game Favourite Antagonist: Pokémon Crystal Best Soundtrack: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Best Multiplayer: Europa Universalis IV Not Usually My Thing, But…: Beat Saber Turn My Brain Off: Dynasty Warriors 8 Best With Friends: 7 Days to Die Best Retro Game: RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 Nostalgic Childhood Game: Dungeon Keeper Game Everyone Should Play: Piczle Cross Rune Factory
A screenshot from Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy that depicts Zidane looking at Lightning's phone.
A selfie of me with a tattoo of the crystal from Final Fantasy IX's logo on my upper arm.
A picture of me holding my palms, with some traces of white primer, facing the camera. Smile on my face.
A screenshot of the most recent Pokemon Presents that features two Pikachu in holiday clothing.
A selfie of me and Rob, my husband, as he puts an arm around me.
A screenshot from this year's Spotify Wrapped that shows that I'm in the top 0.5% of Marina listeners.
A photo of me pointing and smiling at a ray in an aquarium.
Two suitcases on a pavement by a bus stop, with a man's legs behind them.
Excerpt from a ResearchGate email that reads "Ryan, we found a preprint that cited you""
A circular cake-based tiramisu with two cake layers and a healthy dusting of cocoa powder on top.
A selfie with a bemused expression, wearing an eye patch over my right eye.
A screenshot from Ace Attorney. Edgeworth says, "I hope that personal feelings will not be a part of the proceedings today, Mr. Wright."
A selfie of me on a beach, with my hair extremely messy because of the wind.
A current selfie with damp hair.
A selfie of me with my dog, a tricolour King Charles Spaniel.
A close-up shot of a bee gathering pollen from a red dahlia.
Some birds in a pond: ducks surrounding the unknown white one.
A selfie of me lying down on a sofa, looking tired.
A record turntable currently playing a pink Princess of Power record from Marina.
Me wearing a hoodie with a bat head hood.
A screenshot of a Google Trends chart showing a big uptick in searches for a particular word coinciding with different regions of the world hitting midnight.
Lots of brioche bread buns in a bowl.
A record player with Rumours from Fleetwood Mac on display.