Dani Lucas
@daniellamlucas.bsky.social
Freelance consultant, writer and editor in gaming. Bylines in PCGamer, VG247, The Guardian and others. Loves FFXIV, stationery and lunch. She/her Email: dmlucasfreelance (@) gmail . com
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Dani Lucas
@daniellamlucas.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hi, I’m Dani 👋 I’m a freelancer who can help consult on your games, and I write for lots of different places!
Things I do/like:
🕹️ Write mock reviews
📓 Write features
🎤 Dev interviews
⚔️ Play lots of FFXIV
📝 Collect cute stationery
📮 Send snail mail
🍱 Make bentos
Email in bio - let’s work together!
Things I do/like:
🕹️ Write mock reviews
📓 Write features
🎤 Dev interviews
⚔️ Play lots of FFXIV
📝 Collect cute stationery
📮 Send snail mail
🍱 Make bentos
Email in bio - let’s work together!
Pulled the amazing Vivi art card yesterday. He may be banned from the game but he’ll never be banned from my heart 🥲
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Pulled the amazing Vivi art card yesterday. He may be banned from the game but he’ll never be banned from my heart 🥲
Today’s unexpected parenting conundrum: “Why is there a pretzel in your armpit?”
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today’s unexpected parenting conundrum: “Why is there a pretzel in your armpit?”
Need some help in the busy months before Christmas? I have freelance availability! I can help you with features, interviews, gift lists, reviews and mock reviews!
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Need some help in the busy months before Christmas? I have freelance availability! I can help you with features, interviews, gift lists, reviews and mock reviews!
Kiddo has really gotten into Animal Crossing this year and has her own house on my Island etc… She’s filling it with junk all over the place, but I can live with that. HOWEVER, she cut down my orchard and now I’m struggling to fight the urge to fix it all!
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kiddo has really gotten into Animal Crossing this year and has her own house on my Island etc… She’s filling it with junk all over the place, but I can live with that. HOWEVER, she cut down my orchard and now I’m struggling to fight the urge to fix it all!
I need to turn this into a tiny K-pop Demon Hunter costume by Friday. Pray for me!
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I need to turn this into a tiny K-pop Demon Hunter costume by Friday. Pray for me!
Went to the New Forest at the weekend and now all I want to do is go back and look for even more mushrooms
October 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Went to the New Forest at the weekend and now all I want to do is go back and look for even more mushrooms
Reposted by Dani Lucas
The cool thing about Magic the Gathering is how it uses the mechanics to tell the story of a card. Final Fantasy is also a series invested in developing a narrative through mechanics. The Spider-Man set is “what if Spider-Man was here”
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The cool thing about Magic the Gathering is how it uses the mechanics to tell the story of a card. Final Fantasy is also a series invested in developing a narrative through mechanics. The Spider-Man set is “what if Spider-Man was here”
Great recommendations in here!
I've been asked a few times about how to get into Atelier, so I put together a little something on what makes it stand out as a cozy RPG series and some different angles in (many of which are in the Steam sale atm). My main goal is hopefully explaining why you might want to check it out!
Where should you start with the Atelier JRPG series? This cozy, witchy, crafting series is one I'm always eager to share with more people
Atelier is a long-running JRPG series that can be intimidating, but getting cozy with its witchy vibes is anything but once you finally jump in
www.gamesradar.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Great recommendations in here!
I reviewed FF Tactics and can’t get over how good the new performances are! www.gamesradar.com/games/final-...
I've played 100s of hours of Final Fantasy, and this stunning FF Tactics update is so good it feels like playing it for the first time again
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a lovingly touched up classic full of plot twists and betrayals that can hold its own against modern RPGs. Minor elements are starting to show the game...
www.gamesradar.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I reviewed FF Tactics and can’t get over how good the new performances are! www.gamesradar.com/games/final-...
Played the prerelease for the Spider-Man MTG set and managed to place 10th out of 30. Also got a mythic as my promo card and pulled the amazing meme card from one of my prize packs 🤩
September 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Played the prerelease for the Spider-Man MTG set and managed to place 10th out of 30. Also got a mythic as my promo card and pulled the amazing meme card from one of my prize packs 🤩
I had a very small part in helping with Artic Awakening - it’s so cool to see my name in the credits! I can’t wait to play it again, it has such an amazing sense of place!
❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I had a very small part in helping with Artic Awakening - it’s so cool to see my name in the credits! I can’t wait to play it again, it has such an amazing sense of place!
Reposted by Dani Lucas
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically:
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically:
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
2026’s Hobonichi cover is secured! I love the loudness of the Tamagotchi cover
September 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
2026’s Hobonichi cover is secured! I love the loudness of the Tamagotchi cover
It’s not Dargon Quest Builders 3 but I’ll take it!
September 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s not Dargon Quest Builders 3 but I’ll take it!
As one of the five people in the UK that had a Virtual Boy, why bring that monstrosity back?!
September 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As one of the five people in the UK that had a Virtual Boy, why bring that monstrosity back?!
FedEx “Attempted Delivery” then sent me a photo of a folded bit of paper in front of a random persons driveway. “Attempted” is doing a lot of work here
fry from futurama is making a funny face with his red hair
ALT: fry from futurama is making a funny face with his red hair
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
FedEx “Attempted Delivery” then sent me a photo of a folded bit of paper in front of a random persons driveway. “Attempted” is doing a lot of work here
Survived the school summer holidays and back to taking on more work! If you need help covering the Autumn glut of games for your site, or if you’re after a mock review to gauge what people might think of your game then I have availability again!
September 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Survived the school summer holidays and back to taking on more work! If you need help covering the Autumn glut of games for your site, or if you’re after a mock review to gauge what people might think of your game then I have availability again!
Never too old for stickers
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Never too old for stickers
Sometimes gardening is a gift
September 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Sometimes gardening is a gift
Some previews I did for The Guardian went up over the weekend. I can’t wait to play the full version of Esoteric Ebb, what I did play felt like such a cold setting for a D&D campaign www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
Esoteric Ebb: a Dungeons & Dragons-style campaign that lets you be as stupid as you like
Become the world’s worst cleric, speak to the dead or pick a fight with sea birds in this Monty Python-esque magical mystery from Swedish developer Christoffer Bodegård
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Some previews I did for The Guardian went up over the weekend. I can’t wait to play the full version of Esoteric Ebb, what I did play felt like such a cold setting for a D&D campaign www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
Local charity shop is totally trying to sell off this cursed item
August 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Local charity shop is totally trying to sell off this cursed item
Grabbed a random pack of FF MTG and got two mythics in the one booster 🤯
August 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Grabbed a random pack of FF MTG and got two mythics in the one booster 🤯
Kiddo has gotten into Animal Crossing this summer so now my once beautiful Island is covered in random holes and junk 😭
August 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Kiddo has gotten into Animal Crossing this summer so now my once beautiful Island is covered in random holes and junk 😭
My garden is mostly potatoes this year, but it’s finally starting to produce other things 🥳🥳
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My garden is mostly potatoes this year, but it’s finally starting to produce other things 🥳🥳
I pulled a Vivi card today 🤯🤯🤯
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I pulled a Vivi card today 🤯🤯🤯