Willin
@freewillin.bsky.social
Mathematics Teacher, Video Gamesmen, Occasional Animer, Closeted Wrestling Fan, Dork, Has Cats
I have a website now! willin.games
I have a website now! willin.games
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Game of the Year 2025 and the 4th Annual 'Willies' Awards
I would like to formally announce that 2025 was the Year of the Indie Game because, good God, did the independent game dev community just ab...
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It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
I'm looking at Resident Evil 9 coming out soon and thinking 'I better freshen up my knowledge of RE by playing the recent ones', then that turned to 'It takes place in Raccoon City, better play 2 Remake and 3 Remake' and that ended up at 'Oh I'm gonna have to play through all of them aren't I?'
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm looking at Resident Evil 9 coming out soon and thinking 'I better freshen up my knowledge of RE by playing the recent ones', then that turned to 'It takes place in Raccoon City, better play 2 Remake and 3 Remake' and that ended up at 'Oh I'm gonna have to play through all of them aren't I?'
It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
Game of the Year 2025 and the 4th Annual 'Willies' Awards
I would like to formally announce that 2025 was the Year of the Indie Game because, good God, did the independent game dev community just ab...
www.willin.games
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
I'm so glad that the corrupted FIFA gave a pretend peace award to a fascist war criminal. Look how happy it made him.
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I'm so glad that the corrupted FIFA gave a pretend peace award to a fascist war criminal. Look how happy it made him.
Any Blood player knows when they see this, they're about to get the shit kicked out of them.
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Any Blood player knows when they see this, they're about to get the shit kicked out of them.
I bought a 5070ti.
This thing rips.
This thing rips.
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I bought a 5070ti.
This thing rips.
This thing rips.
If the reporting is accurate this will have been the fourth time that 'Frank West is back!' is used as a selling point.
Mp1st Report: New Dead Rising Game in Development, Now Set In Hollywood
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If the reporting is accurate this will have been the fourth time that 'Frank West is back!' is used as a selling point.
In a game where you can play as multiple serial killers, this decision baffles me.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
In a game where you can play as multiple serial killers, this decision baffles me.
I have finished Silent Hill 2 Remake. The middle third basically sunk the game and even though last third was an improvement, it was not enough.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I have finished Silent Hill 2 Remake. The middle third basically sunk the game and even though last third was an improvement, it was not enough.
They turned on ambient occlusion for the Bluesky app icon. 😔
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
They turned on ambient occlusion for the Bluesky app icon. 😔
Half-Life fans who are certain the Half-Life 3 rumours are real this time.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Half-Life fans who are certain the Half-Life 3 rumours are real this time.
The highest rated game on both Metacritic and Opencritic this year is...
*checks notes*
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The highest rated game on both Metacritic and Opencritic this year is...
*checks notes*
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
*checks notes*
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
I'm getting error messages trying to switch emails for my Rockstar account. I tried submitting a ticket to their support team, only to be met with another error message.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I'm getting error messages trying to switch emails for my Rockstar account. I tried submitting a ticket to their support team, only to be met with another error message.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
My friend made a Halo single-player level Tiermaker, and they had no entries in the F-tier. When I asked them about it, they said they were saving it for when they got to Halo 5.
That tracks.
That tracks.
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My friend made a Halo single-player level Tiermaker, and they had no entries in the F-tier. When I asked them about it, they said they were saving it for when they got to Halo 5.
That tracks.
That tracks.
Halo is doing the video game equivalent of 'selling out', my thesis on why someone should make a new Simpsons game and thoughts on Double Fine that will get me in trouble. Come have a gander! www.willin.games/2025/11/halo...
Halo On PlayStation Means the End Times, The Simpsons in Fortnite And Impressions on What I’ve Been Playing - The Cleanup 09/11/25
It's been about six months since I started this blog, and while I did intend it to be just a place to write down my thoughts and feelings ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Halo is doing the video game equivalent of 'selling out', my thesis on why someone should make a new Simpsons game and thoughts on Double Fine that will get me in trouble. Come have a gander! www.willin.games/2025/11/halo...
This is @anyaustin.bsky.social 's fault.
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is @anyaustin.bsky.social 's fault.
Donald Trump's last Google search "can you put tarrifs on a city?"
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Donald Trump's last Google search "can you put tarrifs on a city?"
This is the worst piece of news I've received all year.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is the worst piece of news I've received all year.
The Springfield Fortnite map is so full of detail and references that I'm actually mad that Epic doesn't allow you to just wander around the map for as long as you want by yourself.
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Springfield Fortnite map is so full of detail and references that I'm actually mad that Epic doesn't allow you to just wander around the map for as long as you want by yourself.
I am happy for/sorry about baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I am happy for/sorry about baseball.
Absolutely wild times
Master Chief comes to PlayStation.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Absolutely wild times
An underrated part of this slop is that despite literally infinite possibilities it still generated a fucking sewer level.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
An underrated part of this slop is that despite literally infinite possibilities it still generated a fucking sewer level.
I ate too much butter chicken. Just leave me to die I deserve it.
October 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I ate too much butter chicken. Just leave me to die I deserve it.
After over a decade, I cancelled my Spotify subscription. During the cancellation, they showed me this at the very end of the process, and it made me wish I could cancel them a second time.
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After over a decade, I cancelled my Spotify subscription. During the cancellation, they showed me this at the very end of the process, and it made me wish I could cancel them a second time.
The Hades 2 ending took the wind out of my sails, and on today's blogpost, I grapple with that fact, discuss whether endings really should define a game and of course *that Xenoblade 3 photo*. www.willin.games/2025/10/hade...
Hades 2 Had A Really Lousy Ending, But Should That Define It?
Last week, I was playing Hades 2 for about 2 - 3 hours every day. It definitely became 'one of those games' where you play it as much as you...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Hades 2 ending took the wind out of my sails, and on today's blogpost, I grapple with that fact, discuss whether endings really should define a game and of course *that Xenoblade 3 photo*. www.willin.games/2025/10/hade...