Back to Team
Benjamin Macready
Author

Benjamin Macready

You can find me on YouTube where I talk about trading card games. I've come to SUPERJUMP so I can talk about video games as well. I strongly believe that games are the best way to tell a story.

United Kingdom Website
23 stories published
The Games of Not This Year - 2025 Edition

The Games of Not This Year - 2025 Edition

The best games our team played in 2025 that didn't come out in 2025

Interview: Creating Beat 'Em Up Sequel Super Alloy Crush

Interview: Creating Beat 'Em Up Sequel Super Alloy Crush

Mega Monster May Cry inspiration

How Changing One Mechanic Elevated Reus 2 Beyond Its Predecessor

How Changing One Mechanic Elevated Reus 2 Beyond Its Predecessor

Games work best when all of their mechanics gel together

I Tried Out the New Stranger Things D&D Module… Even Though I’ve Never Seen the Show

I Tried Out the New Stranger Things D&D Module… Even Though I’ve Never Seen the Show

Can you still welcome yourself to the Hellfire Club if you've never seen an episode of Stranger Things?

Skygard Arena Review

Skygard Arena Review

Into the Arena

Stewpots and Space Travel: An Interview With Takuma Okada

Stewpots and Space Travel: An Interview With Takuma Okada

Chess, conches, and game jams, oh my

Galactic Glitch Review

Galactic Glitch Review

Roguelike twin-stick shooter with a neon 1980s aesthetic.

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 34

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 34

What are you playing?

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 33

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 33

What are you playing?

Synergy Invites Us To Question Our Assumptions About City Building Games

Synergy Invites Us To Question Our Assumptions About City Building Games

Synergy is an "Ecosystem City Builder” that challenges us to re-evaluate the simulation genre

TTRPGs Can Help Build Positive Communities

TTRPGs Can Help Build Positive Communities

Exploring how TTRPGs can be used to develop friendships, bring people together, and make a real material difference

An Interview with the Developers of Microtopia

An Interview with the Developers of Microtopia

An interview with Cordyceps Collective on how real insect behaviour inspired their design and much more

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 28

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 28

It's the end of the year as we know it

Dungeon Inn Review

Dungeon Inn Review

Combining puzzle and simulation elements in a cozy and comfortable package

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Embraces Silliness

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Embraces Silliness

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is an RPG that leans heavily into comedy. How well does it pay off?

Cozy Games

Cozy Games

Showcasing cozy games and Octeto Studios' Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire

Potionomics: Bring Your Best Brew

Potionomics: Bring Your Best Brew

Brew it, sell it, and make it through to the end

Total War: Attila and the "Dark Ages"

Total War: Attila and the "Dark Ages"

Total War: Attila portrays the collapse of the Roman Empire as an unmitigated tragedy. How does this depiction measure up to scrutiny?

Are Golden Endings Always the Right Path?

Are Golden Endings Always the Right Path?

Sometimes an ambiguous ending is more satisfying than a triumphant one.

Storyteller Review - A Tale Worth Telling

Storyteller Review - A Tale Worth Telling

Storyteller is a beautiful but brief narrative puzzle game.

Dragon Ball: The Breakers Review

Dragon Ball: The Breakers Review

A fantastically innovative concept, that is ultimately broken by excessive monetisation and pay-to-win mechanics

Why Do Birds Fly? The Moral Philosophy of Tales of Berseria

Why Do Birds Fly? The Moral Philosophy of Tales of Berseria

Morality, autonomy, and the choices we all face