Phil Bothun
@phil.70percentcomplete.com
Co-creator of 70% Complete, a games blog. Cohost of the 70% Complete Podcast, a weekly show covering lore, reviews, and other neat stuff. Essays on Youtube.
Email me: [email protected]
www.70percentcomplete.com
www.youtube.com/@70percentcomplete
Email me: [email protected]
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www.youtube.com/@70percentcomplete
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Phil Bothun
@phil.70percentcomplete.com
· May 22
70% Complete
www.70percentcomplete.com
Hi! I’m Phil, I co-run 70% Complete, a video games website, co-host the 70% Complete Podcast, and make Youtube essays.
If you like deep dives into the books of Avowed, the silly lore of OSRS, and blogs about narrative gambling in Blue Prince, check us out!
Find links at: www.70percentcomplete.com
If you like deep dives into the books of Avowed, the silly lore of OSRS, and blogs about narrative gambling in Blue Prince, check us out!
Find links at: www.70percentcomplete.com
‘Bout to get my FOX TWO! on and enter the StrangeReal
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
‘Bout to get my FOX TWO! on and enter the StrangeReal
This is The Best We Can Do? Featuring Gavin Newsom
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is The Best We Can Do? Featuring Gavin Newsom
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YEAH BABY YEAH GAMING IS BACK IN 2026!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From the creators of Minami Lane, explore a charming countryside as a young bike courier in Milki Delivery. "Lush meadows, green forests, a glittering ocean... To see it all and reach everyone, you'll need to upgrade your bike, manage your inventory and choose your path wisely."
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
YEAH BABY YEAH GAMING IS BACK IN 2026!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I put Seance of Blake Manor on my GOTY list after only playing 30 minutes, but dear reader, I sure was right!
What an incredible feat of game design and storytelling. Each hour was page turner quality prose and mystery writing all the up to the end.
I’m absolutely floored by this game
What an incredible feat of game design and storytelling. Each hour was page turner quality prose and mystery writing all the up to the end.
I’m absolutely floored by this game
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I put Seance of Blake Manor on my GOTY list after only playing 30 minutes, but dear reader, I sure was right!
What an incredible feat of game design and storytelling. Each hour was page turner quality prose and mystery writing all the up to the end.
I’m absolutely floored by this game
What an incredible feat of game design and storytelling. Each hour was page turner quality prose and mystery writing all the up to the end.
I’m absolutely floored by this game
BEWARE THE MACHINE MIND
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. https://bit.ly/49xT9Xl
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
BEWARE THE MACHINE MIND
@intothecast.bsky.social Vita is life?
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
@intothecast.bsky.social Vita is life?
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ICYMI, friendos!
My first video essay of the new year premieres soon at 9am ET!! I’m talking about design language in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Blue Prince, and how overlooking or misunderstanding that design language can make the experience unintentionally frustrating 👀
youtu.be/lekBYn5W48o
youtu.be/lekBYn5W48o
Are we playing these games wrong?? | How Design Language helps us play the "right" way
YouTube video by Cognitive Clips
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January 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
ICYMI, friendos!
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Like many, yesterday's news both angered and saddened me.
More than anything, the detail that Renee Good was widowed and leaving behind a 4 year old was devastating to me.
My own 4 year old daughter woke up in the middle of the night last night with a bad dream.
When this happens... /1
More than anything, the detail that Renee Good was widowed and leaving behind a 4 year old was devastating to me.
My own 4 year old daughter woke up in the middle of the night last night with a bad dream.
When this happens... /1
January 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Like many, yesterday's news both angered and saddened me.
More than anything, the detail that Renee Good was widowed and leaving behind a 4 year old was devastating to me.
My own 4 year old daughter woke up in the middle of the night last night with a bad dream.
When this happens... /1
More than anything, the detail that Renee Good was widowed and leaving behind a 4 year old was devastating to me.
My own 4 year old daughter woke up in the middle of the night last night with a bad dream.
When this happens... /1
I have reached end of day 2 in Seance of Blake Manor and good on them for not throwing in a “the game is afoot” but also shame on them for not doing it
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I have reached end of day 2 in Seance of Blake Manor and good on them for not throwing in a “the game is afoot” but also shame on them for not doing it
Video game publishers will do literally anything than add difficulty options
A patent filed by Sony over a year ago has resurfaced, and shows the company has ideas for an AI 'ghost' that could assist players if they get stuck in a game. https://bit.ly/49adovq
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Video game publishers will do literally anything than add difficulty options
👀
Just got off the phone to the lawyer. It's all official. A cup of coffee, and then -- details. As many as we're allowed to give.
Today is the day to tell a strange story.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
👀
Yesssss
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TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Yesssss
Been thinking about Dishonored lately and how letting you play as a “villain” in Death of the Outsider is a master stroke
So much of D1 and D2 is a moral quandary about making the world better with clever vengeance, but DotO lets you go full assassin because of the narrative. Genius design
So much of D1 and D2 is a moral quandary about making the world better with clever vengeance, but DotO lets you go full assassin because of the narrative. Genius design
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Been thinking about Dishonored lately and how letting you play as a “villain” in Death of the Outsider is a master stroke
So much of D1 and D2 is a moral quandary about making the world better with clever vengeance, but DotO lets you go full assassin because of the narrative. Genius design
So much of D1 and D2 is a moral quandary about making the world better with clever vengeance, but DotO lets you go full assassin because of the narrative. Genius design
Finally having the time to sit down and play Seance of Blake Manor and man I knew I was saving the best for last, but what an absolute treat of a video game
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Finally having the time to sit down and play Seance of Blake Manor and man I knew I was saving the best for last, but what an absolute treat of a video game
Crustaceans mounted with black powder cannons that you pilot around a desert?!
Sign me up.
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Sign me up.
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DuneCrawl on Steam
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to t...
store.steampowered.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Crustaceans mounted with black powder cannons that you pilot around a desert?!
Sign me up.
store.steampowered.com/app/1833200/...
Sign me up.
store.steampowered.com/app/1833200/...
This is it! My top 10 games of 2025. A list that is filled with games that brought me joy, empathy, and hope in a Very Good Year for 70% Complete. Celebrate the wins and some truly amazing video games with me!
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My favorite games of 2025
Ten games. No order, and the only rule is it’s my website, I make the rules.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This is it! My top 10 games of 2025. A list that is filled with games that brought me joy, empathy, and hope in a Very Good Year for 70% Complete. Celebrate the wins and some truly amazing video games with me!
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorite-...
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorite-...
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Thank you all for your patience! Without further ado, it's This Year In Videogame Blogging 2025, complete with a bonus This Week In Videogame Blogging, December 28, 2025!
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
critical-distance.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Thank you all for your patience! Without further ado, it's This Year In Videogame Blogging 2025, complete with a bonus This Week In Videogame Blogging, December 28, 2025!
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
The penultimate GOTY post: my favorite moments of 2025’s games. Long after I rolled credits, these moments have lingered.
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My favorite moments of 2025
Sad, scared, or existential, these are the moments I’ve been thinking about all year.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The penultimate GOTY post: my favorite moments of 2025’s games. Long after I rolled credits, these moments have lingered.
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorit-m...
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorit-m...
I cannot wait to loop back and read one specific piece of this post when I finish up Seance, but otherwise totally agree on so many of these!
This is one of my biggest projects each year.
My top 20 moments of 2025. 14 games. Over 5100 words.
No one (as far as I know) goes harder on a favorite moments list than me!
I avoided spoilers in any pictures or titles so it's easy to scroll through.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/01/b...
My top 20 moments of 2025. 14 games. Over 5100 words.
No one (as far as I know) goes harder on a favorite moments list than me!
I avoided spoilers in any pictures or titles so it's easy to scroll through.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/01/b...
BigNerdGaming’s Top 20 Moments of 2025
This is probably my second favorite post I do every year. As great as it is talking about the characteristics of different video games, there’s something extra special about diving deep and e…
bignerdgaming.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I cannot wait to loop back and read one specific piece of this post when I finish up Seance, but otherwise totally agree on so many of these!
The 70% Complete holiday break ends NOW with three days of end of the year posts! First up: my favorite soundtracks of 2025!
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My favorite music of 2025
I’ve got these playing on repeat and you probably will too.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
The 70% Complete holiday break ends NOW with three days of end of the year posts! First up: my favorite soundtracks of 2025!
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorite-...
www.70percentcomplete.com/my-favorite-...
A relevant blog post for this Christmas Day? Say it ain’t so!
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www.70percentcomplete.com/so-you-didnt...
So you didn’t get a Nintendo Switch 2
Blue shell Mario Kart World, play Metroid Fusion instead
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December 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A relevant blog post for this Christmas Day? Say it ain’t so!
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Hey if this is you:
“Undoutedly a mighty price tag, and one that only enthusiasts of ModRetro and Andruil would acquire.”
You might as well block me now and then when you’re done with that go walk into the ocean
“Undoutedly a mighty price tag, and one that only enthusiasts of ModRetro and Andruil would acquire.”
You might as well block me now and then when you’re done with that go walk into the ocean
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hey if this is you:
“Undoutedly a mighty price tag, and one that only enthusiasts of ModRetro and Andruil would acquire.”
You might as well block me now and then when you’re done with that go walk into the ocean
“Undoutedly a mighty price tag, and one that only enthusiasts of ModRetro and Andruil would acquire.”
You might as well block me now and then when you’re done with that go walk into the ocean
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AJ is one of the most talented creative people I know and have the pleasure of working with daily.
If you make audio of any kind, you should hire them to do the hard part for you. You won't regret it.
If you make audio of any kind, you should hire them to do the hard part for you. You won't regret it.
ah jeez this link is dead lol. ajfillari.online is the correct link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AJ Fillari
Portfolio site for podcast producer, AJ Fillari
ajfillari.online
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
AJ is one of the most talented creative people I know and have the pleasure of working with daily.
If you make audio of any kind, you should hire them to do the hard part for you. You won't regret it.
If you make audio of any kind, you should hire them to do the hard part for you. You won't regret it.
Is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the closest we as a society have gotten to the oral tradition since like 7AD?
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the closest we as a society have gotten to the oral tradition since like 7AD?
If you’re looking for a narrative game to add to your GOTY list, you need to check out Duskpunk. About 10 hours of revolutionary hope and solidarity
If you haven’t played Duskpunk yet, you need to. @jamespatton.bsky.social made a hopeful, revolutionary game that was a balm for my weary soul.
I cannot recommend it enough
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I cannot recommend it enough
www.70percentcomplete.com/duskpunk-rev...
Duskpunk is a revolutionary inspiration worth playing
Duskpunk is deeply interested in the solidarity that arises from disparate people and the strength that comes from uniting them.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If you’re looking for a narrative game to add to your GOTY list, you need to check out Duskpunk. About 10 hours of revolutionary hope and solidarity