ashley bardhan
@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
bulgarian-bengali lady and a scholar🩸
senior writer @gamesradar
instagram.com/ashleybardhan 🆎˙⋆✮
senior writer @gamesradar
instagram.com/ashleybardhan 🆎˙⋆✮
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ashley bardhan
@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
· Nov 12
(𐙚＾◡＾)っ✂❤ please read my experimental video game blog, plant or beast, where i post lyrical essays, youtube videos, and sometimes announce in-person literary events 👼
plant-or-beast.net/blog
plant-or-beast.net/blog
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siri show me the most ashley article
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
siri show me the most ashley article
do you want to be a nasty bloodsucking VAMPIRE? ok yeah me too, wait one month
www.gamesradar.com/games/vampir...
www.gamesradar.com/games/vampir...
Vampire games were neglected in 2025, but their shunning only proves my point: this was the year of the underdog bloodsucker
Year in Review 2025 | Even Dracula needs a friend
www.gamesradar.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
do you want to be a nasty bloodsucking VAMPIRE? ok yeah me too, wait one month
www.gamesradar.com/games/vampir...
www.gamesradar.com/games/vampir...
it’s never too late to be tender
December 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
it’s never too late to be tender
reporting live from I Love Women HQ, here's silent hill f scriptwriter ryukishi07 👩❤️💋👩:
(this article features ryukishi07's unedited thoughts, but you can read more of my interview with him and producer motoi okamoto in context here tinyurl.com/ytvy4ze2 ❤️🩹🔒)
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
(this article features ryukishi07's unedited thoughts, but you can read more of my interview with him and producer motoi okamoto in context here tinyurl.com/ytvy4ze2 ❤️🩹🔒)
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f writer says he's "forever scared of" women, and that's why the game takes them seriously: "Working on themes based around women is, to me, the greatest act of respect"
Horror is devotional for Ryukishi07
www.gamesradar.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
reporting live from I Love Women HQ, here's silent hill f scriptwriter ryukishi07 👩❤️💋👩:
(this article features ryukishi07's unedited thoughts, but you can read more of my interview with him and producer motoi okamoto in context here tinyurl.com/ytvy4ze2 ❤️🩹🔒)
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
(this article features ryukishi07's unedited thoughts, but you can read more of my interview with him and producer motoi okamoto in context here tinyurl.com/ytvy4ze2 ❤️🩹🔒)
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
many of silent hill f's most distinctive locations—the treacherous middle school, hinako's haunted house—didn't exist until developer neobards pitched them. ryukishi07 then absorbed them into his story, which was always meant to be a labyrinth
behind the scenes 🦉
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
behind the scenes 🦉
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
A lot of Silent Hill f's Japan town "did not exist initially," NeoBards director says, but the developer knew it had to "undoubtedly feel like a 'Ryukishi07 work'"
Silent Hill wasn't built in a day
www.gamesradar.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
many of silent hill f's most distinctive locations—the treacherous middle school, hinako's haunted house—didn't exist until developer neobards pitched them. ryukishi07 then absorbed them into his story, which was always meant to be a labyrinth
behind the scenes 🦉
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
behind the scenes 🦉
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
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I’m planning a column about women and games next year. I want to discuss how stories about women are told/received in games, and how does womens’ criticism exist- where/what is it? If you are a woman game writer/dev/critic and would like to share your thoughts, dm or email eaprice.work@gmail.com !
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m planning a column about women and games next year. I want to discuss how stories about women are told/received in games, and how does womens’ criticism exist- where/what is it? If you are a woman game writer/dev/critic and would like to share your thoughts, dm or email eaprice.work@gmail.com !
i'm not saying i could FIX him, but i do think pennywise would walk out with a different perspective if i had him watch the last unicorn 💜
December 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
i'm not saying i could FIX him, but i do think pennywise would walk out with a different perspective if i had him watch the last unicorn 💜
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Ashley nailing the interviews, the criticism, the experimental blogging, the Chaotic Good headlines. 2025. The Year of Bardhan.
this interview is essential reading for SILENT HILL fans 🐜🦟🦗 i know i wrote it 🤧 but 😇😈 silent hill f producer motoi okamoto and scriptwriter ryukishi07 were just so honest with me about their vision for the franchise, and what they need from you...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f writer knows you don't really want to see "a happily ever after," and the game's horrific portrayal of young womanhood makes it my GOTY
Year in Review 2025 | Konami returns to Silent Hill with a steel pipe and a wedding veil
www.gamesradar.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Ashley nailing the interviews, the criticism, the experimental blogging, the Chaotic Good headlines. 2025. The Year of Bardhan.
⭐✨🔴 here's a little list of everything i've written about silent hill f so far:
pills 💉 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
haunted houses 🏚️ plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
dolls 🧸 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
and my new big, buttery interview 🪓 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
pills 💉 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
haunted houses 🏚️ plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
dolls 🧸 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
and my new big, buttery interview 🪓 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
December 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
⭐✨🔴 here's a little list of everything i've written about silent hill f so far:
pills 💉 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
haunted houses 🏚️ plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
dolls 🧸 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
and my new big, buttery interview 🪓 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
pills 💉 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
haunted houses 🏚️ plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
dolls 🧸 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
and my new big, buttery interview 🪓 www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by ashley bardhan
RYUKISHI TELLING PEOPLE TO LIVE AGAIN MY GOAT
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
RYUKISHI TELLING PEOPLE TO LIVE AGAIN MY GOAT
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this guy fucking gets it
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
this guy fucking gets it
"'Your personal hell is a world of solitude that no one else can perceive, but please do not fall into the trap of assuming that others around you have no hell of their own,' Ryukishi07 warns. 'I would love it if everyone kept this in mind.'"
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Happy Monday! Here's @ashleybardhan.bsky.social with a Silent Hill f interview:
Silent Hill f writer knows you don't really want to see "a happily ever after," and the game's horrific portrayal of young womanhood makes it my GOTY
Year in Review 2025 | Konami returns to Silent Hill with a steel pipe and a wedding veil
www.gamesradar.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"'Your personal hell is a world of solitude that no one else can perceive, but please do not fall into the trap of assuming that others around you have no hell of their own,' Ryukishi07 warns. 'I would love it if everyone kept this in mind.'"
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this interview is essential reading for SILENT HILL fans 🐜🦟🦗 i know i wrote it 🤧 but 😇😈 silent hill f producer motoi okamoto and scriptwriter ryukishi07 were just so honest with me about their vision for the franchise, and what they need from you...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f writer knows you don't really want to see "a happily ever after," and the game's horrific portrayal of young womanhood makes it my GOTY
Year in Review 2025 | Konami returns to Silent Hill with a steel pipe and a wedding veil
www.gamesradar.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
this interview is essential reading for SILENT HILL fans 🐜🦟🦗 i know i wrote it 🤧 but 😇😈 silent hill f producer motoi okamoto and scriptwriter ryukishi07 were just so honest with me about their vision for the franchise, and what they need from you...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
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Losing my mind over how good this is
on behalf of the first 🏔️ snow day in nyc — a blog about vicar amelia from bloodborne using some 14th century epic poetry conventions ^-^ 🐏 heroic couplets in iambic pentameter, alliterative verse, etc. because she's worth it ⛪⛓️
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
December 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Losing my mind over how good this is
on behalf of the first 🏔️ snow day in nyc — a blog about vicar amelia from bloodborne using some 14th century epic poetry conventions ^-^ 🐏 heroic couplets in iambic pentameter, alliterative verse, etc. because she's worth it ⛪⛓️
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
December 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
on behalf of the first 🏔️ snow day in nyc — a blog about vicar amelia from bloodborne using some 14th century epic poetry conventions ^-^ 🐏 heroic couplets in iambic pentameter, alliterative verse, etc. because she's worth it ⛪⛓️
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-1...
trout roe on my potatoes, vintage fox fur on my ears…. the nights are only getting longer, and i have no choice but to once again become a slavic princess 🧎♀️
December 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
trout roe on my potatoes, vintage fox fur on my ears…. the nights are only getting longer, and i have no choice but to once again become a slavic princess 🧎♀️
every 4/10 game would be a 9/10 if there was a girl in it
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
every 4/10 game would be a 9/10 if there was a girl in it
one of my favorite interviews i've done ever ever ever is coming out next week, and all i will say for now is that i have reason to believe me and ryukishi07 are soul twins :3
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
one of my favorite interviews i've done ever ever ever is coming out next week, and all i will say for now is that i have reason to believe me and ryukishi07 are soul twins :3
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absolutely nobody else is doing it like ashley 🖤🦇
after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f turned my personal mental health journey into the most evil plot twist of 2025, and I’m not even angry
Opinion | Red capsules aren't Hinako's enemy – the world is
www.gamesradar.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
absolutely nobody else is doing it like ashley 🖤🦇
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Incredible stuff from Ashley
after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f turned my personal mental health journey into the most evil plot twist of 2025, and I’m not even angry
Opinion | Red capsules aren't Hinako's enemy – the world is
www.gamesradar.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Incredible stuff from Ashley
after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f turned my personal mental health journey into the most evil plot twist of 2025, and I’m not even angry
Opinion | Red capsules aren't Hinako's enemy – the world is
www.gamesradar.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
i’ve cried here in multiple different lifetimes
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
i’ve cried here in multiple different lifetimes
i've recently deduced that the meaning of life is to try different kinds of marbled cheesecake 🤨
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
i've recently deduced that the meaning of life is to try different kinds of marbled cheesecake 🤨
hello ;0 i would be very grateful if you submitted (or just read! 🥤🍄🐇) my longread on dying 1,000 deaths in the very horrible video game shadows of the damned (･_･; #TYIVGB25
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
hello ;0 i would be very grateful if you submitted (or just read! 🥤🍄🐇) my longread on dying 1,000 deaths in the very horrible video game shadows of the damned (･_･; #TYIVGB25
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...