Harvey Randall
Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. He'll sink his teeth into anything that looks interesting, though he has a soft spot for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, deckbuilders, MMOs, and weird indie titles. He also plays a shelf load of TTRPGs in his offline time. Don't ask him what his favourite system is, he has too many.
Latest articles by Harvey Randall
![An armoured gunbreaker in Final Fantasy 14 smashes a default portrait to smithereens in vengeance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mo5iJwQmZGM78MAfiKhXcX-320-80.png)
FF14 is finally fixing the fact my carefully-constructed portraits keep reverting to a goddamn driver's licence photo whenever I change my goddamn gear
By Harvey Randall published
News An end to the embarrassment, at long last.
![Morrigan, the Witch of the Wilds, in Dragon Age: Origins](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6FFgMGRsPqhVn4yigUUiW-320-80.png)
The six best Dragon Age companions ever
By Robin Valentine published
FRIEND GAME A snarky witch, a beardless dwarf, and a talking statue walk into Ferelden...
![Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League screenshot of King Shark](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ZD7Gs9TiuCYbgKtGJMjg6-320-80.jpg)
Feeling the post-Suicide Squad ennui, Warner Bros. announces it won't be 'trying to launch 10, 12, 15, 20 different games' anymore
By Harvey Randall published
News Much more manageable.
![Zevran, an antivan crow from Dragon Age: Origins, looks wistfully towards the sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrGdBBjgd3gSNU9fYjiyUe-320-80.png)
The messy queer representation of Dragon Age: Origins was commendable for 2009—and I even miss some of its thorns
By Harvey Randall published
ROSES AND THORNS The Antivan Crows and CIA have more in common than one might think.
![Gallica and Will look determined, facing the right of the screen, in Metaphor: ReFantazio.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMNGNwWGpobYJaNWQbLzX4-320-80.png)
Metaphor: ReFantazio's success is further proof that politics are good in videogames, actually—no matter what reactionaries tell you
By Harvey Randall published
WILL POWER Metaphor: ReFantazi-go to the polls.
![An adventurer crosses a rope bridge while an orc prepares to throw a spear](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3yEuPryW7X8VshaAtJMpcF-320-80.jpg)
An unintended rules change in D&D's new Dungeon Master's Guide can cause your heroic adventurer to drop dead after chasing bad guys for 1 minute—and if they survive, they'll be knackered for days
By Harvey Randall published
News Finally, some representation!
![Inzoi character studio - A Zoi designed to look like Billie Eilish](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N2uAF4sWYQWXptXZNg8tnJ-320-80.jpg)
The Sims competitor Inzoi is being delayed until next year because 'it is said that among primates, raising a human child to adulthood takes the longest time'
By Harvey Randall published
News Oh, baby?
![A warrior slams a giant spectral hammer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PAza3DVf3FYCFkHhxPchb9-320-80.jpg)
If you're using any kind of stagger build in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, do this side quest for the Lords of Fortune right away to get a best-in-slot ring
By Harvey Randall published
News Lords of the fortune rings.
![Bellara from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a Dalish veil jumper elf, looks in a smitten fashion up at the player character.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNzBbusBSsmm3P9GPVTrfa-320-80.png)
How to romance Bellara in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
By Harvey Randall published
JUMP IN A guide to unlocking the ancient elvish mysteries of the heart, and also Bellara Lutare.
![Wordle hint](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SFSHqWXvje8qzJ6GARdU9V-320-80.jpg)
'They have left us no choice': New York Times' tech staff asks players to boycott Wordle and Connections in solidarity
By Harvey Randall published
News Some strongly worded letters.
![Alisaie, a headstrong ally in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, looks skeptically while standing in the middle of a beautiful blue forest.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wPqxSB2RqQ74tSh4hxae6S-320-80.png)
Final Fantasy 14 composer Soken admits he doesn't like musicals, but reassures fans he wasn't 'forced to make' Dawntrail's controversial Smile theme 'against my will'
By Harvey Randall published
News Blink twice if you need help.
![A screenshot of the car from myhouse.wad, a DOOM mod with an enigmatic, mysterious song featured therein.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/irN5nhcsuDAN5Ywij5LUf-320-80.png)
After 17 years, 'the most mysterious song on the internet', used in esoteric and rad Doom mod MyHouse.wad, has been found
By Harvey Randall published
News Check it in, check it out, but the sun will never shine.
![The dual protagonists of Assassins Creed Shadows stand silhouetted against a setting sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wguMWBFfL27qgHtbVabob-320-80.png)
It looks like Ubisoft's finally had it with the Assassin's Creed Shadows outrage mill: 'When we self-censor in the face of threats, we hand over our power'
By Harvey Randall published
News "The current climate is tough on our creative teams. They face lies, half truths and personal attacks online."
![Naoki Yoshida, recreated in Monster Hunter Wilds, looks wistfully off into the distance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PHXjQwFedmkvUcfYRnXSnW-320-80.png)
'I look tired'—FF14 director Yoshi-P apologises to Monster Hunter Wilds for his 'unseemly presence' after fans recreate him, and I feel like he's being a little harsh on himself
By Harvey Randall published
News If I had to deal with Bakool Ja Ja thirst, I'd look sleepy, too.
![A qunari looks, witheringly, at a statue of a howling wolf in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fp87BbFHpV9ZcRQxKtsdMR-320-80.png)
PSA: Don't miss this Dragon Age: The Veilguard side quest, since it gives a ton of vital context for the main story
By Harvey Randall published
News Howling like the wolf (statues).
![Bellara, a character from Bioware's Dragon Age: The Veilguard, closes her eyes and looks despondent.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NxMfJSGKcwSpWqcz4RK88-320-80.png)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's story does get better, but its clunky script makes such a bad first impression—and those problems never quite go away
By Harvey Randall published
ELVEN GODS A bad handshake.
![Promotional art for patch 7.1: Crossroads in Final Fantasy 14, where Bakool Ja Ja does battle with an assailant.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HbeEjkq9xVYV9n2i76SMAK-320-80.png)
Final Fantasy 14's patch 7.1 trailer teases much-needed character development for its bad dad antagonist Zoraal Ja—but a sluggish release schedule for everything else
By Harvey Randall published
News Better late than never.
![Watson staring at you.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DmGLoT2ushYmByW5R2Kcw-320-80.png)
6 times we got seriously creeped out by games that aren't even horror games
By Tyler Wilde published
👻 Some of gaming's scariest moments came when we weren't expecting to be scared.
![Varric grins in the middle of a magical ritual in a burning city](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XY6RPfJJHbV3xB64QN57j9-320-80.jpg)
7 tips for Dragon Age: The Veilguard that you might accidentally miss
By Lauren Morton published
Quick tips Don't overlook these less obvious features in The Veilguard.
![A judgemental monster hunter stares, wide-eyed, towards the camera while riding a steed in a rocky, arid canyon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mNSNumxBXCTPx7bJDnr6WS-320-80.png)
Monster Hunter Wilds' arachnophobia filter turns mosquitos into, okay, brace yourself—raunchy humping slimes that over 100,000 people think are jumping their bones
By Harvey Randall published
News Your scientists were so preoccupied with hearing them out, they didn't stop to think if they should.
![Artwork from Champions Tactics, featuring a warrior wielding a thin blade with a horned helmet amidst burning ruins.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArU5QyKPG4LhfXRXumo9GM-320-80.png)
Ubisoft's got yet another NFT project, and man do I feel bad for the artists whose great work is being wasted on this garbage
By Harvey Randall published
News It's a PvP game, obviously.
![A qunari character in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, caught mid-conversation in a gloomy crypt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rnVsznLxQ3YjTnpeKyuMvT-320-80.png)
Here's exactly how the transgender and non-binary options in Dragon Age: The Veilguard work
By Harvey Randall published
News Mirror, mirror, on the table: Give me gender, if you're able.
![FF14 Dawntrail](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5P6BGJS7CmYFBN3hcNtGJB-320-80.jpg)
FF14 director Yoshi-P says transphobic abuse sent to Wuk Lamat's English VA 'breaks my heart', pleads for players to 'refrain from personal attacks'
By Harvey Randall published
News "It doesn't do anything except make the staff lose motivation."
The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.