James Berich
@jamzy.bsky.social
Long-time game critic and editor for Press Start Australia. Condiment enthusiast. Survival horror obsessive. Twin Peaks romantic. Budding cook. ENFJ-T. Simulcast with @AtJamz on Twitter (when I remember) 🪿
We should all take great solace that nothing in Metroid Prime 4 will be as bad as these....hopefully. #MetroidPrime2
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We should all take great solace that nothing in Metroid Prime 4 will be as bad as these....hopefully. #MetroidPrime2
Tried out Metroid Prime 2 on PrimeHack today and have made some good progress - mainly because I want to see how these games hold up today, having not played them anywhere near recently. With the improvements and the right texture packs, you can make these games look pretty good.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Tried out Metroid Prime 2 on PrimeHack today and have made some good progress - mainly because I want to see how these games hold up today, having not played them anywhere near recently. With the improvements and the right texture packs, you can make these games look pretty good.
Enjoying Age of Imprisonment much more than I expected in practically every aspect but the fact that it's canon means that the team can't go as weird with all the playable characters and as a result I'm stuck playing as random glup shitto hylians, zora, gorons etc which ain't it.
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Enjoying Age of Imprisonment much more than I expected in practically every aspect but the fact that it's canon means that the team can't go as weird with all the playable characters and as a result I'm stuck playing as random glup shitto hylians, zora, gorons etc which ain't it.
Isn't it FUNNY AND INTERESTING that the YouTubers who somehow always get Nintendo Switch games "early" haven't been able to secure themselves any early copies of Switch 2 games like Bananza and Age of Imprisonment. I wonder why 🧐🤓
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Isn't it FUNNY AND INTERESTING that the YouTubers who somehow always get Nintendo Switch games "early" haven't been able to secure themselves any early copies of Switch 2 games like Bananza and Age of Imprisonment. I wonder why 🧐🤓
Never buy dumb shit (as much) anymore but when MY GUY appeared to me I couldn't say no 🐙👁️
November 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Never buy dumb shit (as much) anymore but when MY GUY appeared to me I couldn't say no 🐙👁️
Finishing up my backlog. My latest was LUTO. It's a weird little PT-like (is this a genre now?) mixed with Stanley Parable-esque storytelling to tell a story about death. It has strong atmosphere, barely any jump scares and plenty of persisting unease that I really vibed with.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Finishing up my backlog. My latest was LUTO. It's a weird little PT-like (is this a genre now?) mixed with Stanley Parable-esque storytelling to tell a story about death. It has strong atmosphere, barely any jump scares and plenty of persisting unease that I really vibed with.
Reading the latest sales updates from Capcom, it's kind of wild how much this has had an effect on the Devil May Cry series at large. Always wondering what the devs will do with Itsuno gone, but I feel like they should definitely do something.
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Reading the latest sales updates from Capcom, it's kind of wild how much this has had an effect on the Devil May Cry series at large. Always wondering what the devs will do with Itsuno gone, but I feel like they should definitely do something.
Promised myself to create a party of Pokemon that weren't from first two gens but as you can see I just slowly went for what I was comfortable with instead of properly experimenting. But still a great game that I'm glad I experienced divorced from all the junk discourse online.
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Promised myself to create a party of Pokemon that weren't from first two gens but as you can see I just slowly went for what I was comfortable with instead of properly experimenting. But still a great game that I'm glad I experienced divorced from all the junk discourse online.
I think it's a pretty solid step in the right direction for Pokemon. The boss battles were fun (and hectic towards the end) and the way everything flows feels a lot more snappier than Arceus. I just wish they would get into things quicker - the tutorialising is excessive.
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I think it's a pretty solid step in the right direction for Pokemon. The boss battles were fun (and hectic towards the end) and the way everything flows feels a lot more snappier than Arceus. I just wish they would get into things quicker - the tutorialising is excessive.
Got knocked into hospital by a kidney stone BUT it's given me time to play #PokemonZA properly and roll credits last night. It's good! It does a lot differently once it gets going, but it takes SO LONG to do so. First Pokemon game I've been intrigued enough to finish since BW.
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Got knocked into hospital by a kidney stone BUT it's given me time to play #PokemonZA properly and roll credits last night. It's good! It does a lot differently once it gets going, but it takes SO LONG to do so. First Pokemon game I've been intrigued enough to finish since BW.
Spent most of my game time raising a Tyrantrum thinking it would have a mega evolution for some reason and have just been informed it doesn't. #PokemonZA
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Spent most of my game time raising a Tyrantrum thinking it would have a mega evolution for some reason and have just been informed it doesn't. #PokemonZA
The question on EVERYONE'S lips that I can FINALLY answer - YES I have been playing Ninja Gaiden 4 for @pressstartau.bsky.social. You'll be able to read all of my penetrating insights from Tuesday 21st October at 10:00AM AEDT. 🥷🩸
October 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The question on EVERYONE'S lips that I can FINALLY answer - YES I have been playing Ninja Gaiden 4 for @pressstartau.bsky.social. You'll be able to read all of my penetrating insights from Tuesday 21st October at 10:00AM AEDT. 🥷🩸
Would you say its a ..... keeper
October 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Would you say its a ..... keeper
Came across this for $60AU and couldn't pass it up. One of my longest sought after games until now 😭 #ProjectZero #FatalFrame
October 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Came across this for $60AU and couldn't pass it up. One of my longest sought after games until now 😭 #ProjectZero #FatalFrame
Australian television is saved and I'm not joking
September 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Australian television is saved and I'm not joking
About to go in to this completely blind
September 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
About to go in to this completely blind
Me when blowing on the ancient Aztec Death Whistle makes something bad happen
September 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Me when blowing on the ancient Aztec Death Whistle makes something bad happen
It was this energy yes
September 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It was this energy yes