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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe

@thewillarowe.bsky.social

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Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ Endless Mode, Digital Trends, Kotaku, and more | Host @ Girl Mode | she/her | email: [email protected] https://linktr.ee/girlmodepod

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · May 16

Had a good freelance thing going that is now basically dead so re-upping this to remind you I am available to write good things for your site. Also open to editing work, mock reviews, etc!

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · Jan 2

New year, same me. I am still available and looking for freelance opportunities.

Need a review, feature, or commentary piece on this year's AAA hits and indie gems? I'm your girl! I also cover tv, film, anime, comics, and even theater.

opps/pr: [email protected]
willarowe.bearblog.dev

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Girl Mode Podcast @girlmodepod.bsky.social · 20h

Bad news, there is barely any beverage talk in this one. Good news, Robin is open to her hand in marriage being bought. Oh, we also spend a lot of time talking about the importance of having conviction in critical thinking and why Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is great

shows.acast.com/girl-mode/ep...

Episode 144 - The Soon To Be Mrs. Robin (Your Name Here) | Girl Mode

shows.acast.com

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 21h

You no longer have an excuse for why you haven't played this

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 22h

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 1d

Lightning Farron back on the timeline, god bless

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 1d

Something kind of cunty about getting “sir”ed not because they are being casually transphobic but because they simply cannot tell and are making their best guess

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 1d

Fall outfits and my shorter hair are making me so androgynous that I’m watching people short circuit for a few seconds trying to figure out what the hell to refer to me as

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 3d

Writing something so stupid (complimentary)

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 3d

I’m a big fan of my ultimate 2c (though it only works for switch or pc depending on the one you get, not both)

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 4d

I’m a lesbian…. But Ramin Karimloo… the man you are

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 4d

Rewatching the 25th anniversary concert at the royal albert hall.

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 4d

Andrew Lloyd Webber did cook with Phantom I fear

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

X-Men fans stay losing :(

(Catching up on nycc news)

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

You should look up TikTok edits of a movie after watching it… this all the presidents men one goes hard

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDjwJfE/

Nothing more patriotic than good journalism amirite #ilovethewatergatescandal #watergate #carlbernstein #dustinhoffman #robertredford #bobwoodward

TikTok video by Watergate Summer CEO

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

Also love that this is because of baby steps... it all comes back to baby steps... please play 2025 game of the year baby steps

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

anyways this reminds me i need to play mafia the old country.....

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

It's video games doing movies (complimentary) rather than video games doing movies (derogatory)

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

Of course i want Uncharted 5... in theory. I want amy hennig making a cool adventure game not tied to a boring IP. I want a shorter contained narrative game. I don't think naughty dog does that anymore though so...

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

I was literally just replaying Lost Legacy and it's wild that 1) it's the best tomb raider (and possibly even uncharted) game and 2) blueprinted the franchise's future without nathan drake and then they did nothing with it because they needed to focus instead on Druckmann's Zionism simulator Part 2

NESbot @nesbot.bsky.social · 5d

Do you want Uncharted 5?
www.resetera.com/threads/13...

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah it’s called Lost Legacy and it rocks (there is no other uncharted 4)

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you sour candy for being the load bearing pillar holding up my mental health

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U_U @anoldwishbone.bsky.social · Sep 12

my piece for the Two Girl Revolution zine! :)

#art #revolutionarygirlutena

Utena and Anthy sit on a grassy hill against a backdrop of the Ohtori dorms and a blue, cloudy sky. Utena yawns, spent from her day of activity. She wears her PE uniform, and her basketball rests between her feet. Anthy sits behind her in her own school uniform, braiding flowers into Utena's hair as she has in her own. Chu-chu sits by Anthy on the edge of the ground sheet, wildflowers strewn about. He is crafting a flower chain. In the distance, the faint silhouette of the castle in the sky is framed by clouds.

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

do people know this is the most emoitionally impactful scene in a video game this year? i don't know man i need to write about it maybe but i worry it would be far too personal and also who wants to really read about *this* kind of thing (iykyk)

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 5d

I wish...

baby steps screenshot: nate standing in front of an angel statue in a spotlight

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 6d

Uh oh, mayhaps she’s a little grumpy…. This is why I should keep things to myself

Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 6d

Sorry I said I wouldn’t wade in but I have nothing else to do while I take a break from applying to jobs all day because I’m still unemployed after getting laid off from a “big” game outlet where I prioritized indie coverage despite the hit my traffic took for championing and critiquing small games

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 6d

This is a dev and editor issue. I’ve had angry devs say I just shouldn’t have written stuff and editors say we should treat indies basically with kid gloves. “Nothing nice to say don’t say it kind of thing”

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