I play video games, but I'm not a 'gamer.'

Disappointed Idealist. Adult videogame player. Writer of words. Drinker of tea.

Welcome to PharaohCreator.com. I write about games, mostly. I'm neither hater nor hyper. If you're tired of the endless online hyperbole, then you've found a place that might suit you better. Take a seat. Have a cuppa. Let's chat for a while.

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The bad boys of Dark Souls are exactly as bad as you've heard.

Stu - PharaohCreator

Feb 10, 2020

The bad boys of Dark Souls are exactly as bad as you've heard.

It's February, and I'm still playing Dark Souls. I'll be honest, I'm surprised by this - and a little self-congratulatory too. The...

The moments that made my decade - part one. Taking down The Taken King.

Stu - PharaohCreator

Dec 1, 2019

The moments that made my decade - part one. Taking down The Taken King.

It's an inescapable truth of the universe: people love lists. We love making them, we love sharing them, and we apparently absolutely...

Stu - PharaohCreator

Aug 23, 2019

Eyes up, Guardian. Again.

I've been playing Destiny with my son. With the long, lazy days of the summer holidays now coming to an end and The Taken King expansion...

Stu - PharaohCreator

Mar 18, 2019

The question of cost.

I got into a bit of a Twitter debate over the weekend. I know, I can almost hear you rolling your eyes and thinking "bloody hell, what a...

Stu - PharaohCreator

Feb 3, 2019

Will Anthem sing?

Anthem is proving to be an odd one so far, isn't it? I mean, allowing for the fact that all we've played so far is a demo and the fact...

Stu - PharaohCreator

Jan 13, 2019

Time to clear the pile.

A new year has arrived. I’m not really one for resolutions; on the rare occasions that I’ve made them in the past, my commitment to them...

Destiny 2 wasn't as Forsaken as some of us thought.

Stu - PharaohCreator

Sep 9, 2018

Destiny 2 wasn't as Forsaken as some of us thought.

Forsaken has done something that I really didn't think it would be able to do - it's made me excited to play Destiny again. No small

Is it OK for games to "get there in the end?"

Stu - PharaohCreator

Jun 20, 2018

Is it OK for games to "get there in the end?"

This current generation of console gaming has seen a number of new trends appear - from day one patches to microtransactions and DLC...

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I play video games, but I'm not a 'gamer.'

Disappointed Idealist. Adult videogame player. Writer of words. Drinker of tea.

The bad boys of Dark Souls are exactly as bad as you've heard.

The moments that made my decade - part one. Taking down The Taken King.

Eyes up, Guardian. Again.

The question of cost.

Will Anthem sing?

Time to clear the pile.

Destiny 2 wasn't as Forsaken as some of us thought.

Is it OK for games to "get there in the end?"

Contact me!