ROB!!!!
@robfinlay.bsky.social
Animator | Artist | Game dev | He/Him
I love games!
I love games!
Normally I would consider it a positive for a company to go private. This…is not one of those times.
September 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Normally I would consider it a positive for a company to go private. This…is not one of those times.
In the Banff townsite yesterday we found this crow who had perched himself on the roof of the public latrine and was yelling at everyone who walked by.
I feel like if we’d stuck around a little longer maybe he would have given us a side quest.
I feel like if we’d stuck around a little longer maybe he would have given us a side quest.
August 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In the Banff townsite yesterday we found this crow who had perched himself on the roof of the public latrine and was yelling at everyone who walked by.
I feel like if we’d stuck around a little longer maybe he would have given us a side quest.
I feel like if we’d stuck around a little longer maybe he would have given us a side quest.
Finally had a bit of free time (work is busy!) and I thought I'd poke at the Rune stuff I was working on a little bit. Mainly I wanted to try mocking up a couple of cards with actual text and stats to see how badly things fell apart.
(Card text is blurred out since the copy doesn't belong to me.)
(Card text is blurred out since the copy doesn't belong to me.)
July 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Finally had a bit of free time (work is busy!) and I thought I'd poke at the Rune stuff I was working on a little bit. Mainly I wanted to try mocking up a couple of cards with actual text and stats to see how badly things fell apart.
(Card text is blurred out since the copy doesn't belong to me.)
(Card text is blurred out since the copy doesn't belong to me.)
If you’re thinking of watching K-Pop Demon Hunters you just need to ask yourself two questions:
1. Do I enjoy heartfelt storytelling paired with boundary-pushing animation?
2. Do I want the songs of a fictional k-pop band stuck in my head for the rest of my natural life?
1. Do I enjoy heartfelt storytelling paired with boundary-pushing animation?
2. Do I want the songs of a fictional k-pop band stuck in my head for the rest of my natural life?
July 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If you’re thinking of watching K-Pop Demon Hunters you just need to ask yourself two questions:
1. Do I enjoy heartfelt storytelling paired with boundary-pushing animation?
2. Do I want the songs of a fictional k-pop band stuck in my head for the rest of my natural life?
1. Do I enjoy heartfelt storytelling paired with boundary-pushing animation?
2. Do I want the songs of a fictional k-pop band stuck in my head for the rest of my natural life?
Apparently I follow exactly enough ttrpg people to have a vague sense that discourse is happening without following enough ttrpg people to ever know exactly what the discourse is about.
July 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Apparently I follow exactly enough ttrpg people to have a vague sense that discourse is happening without following enough ttrpg people to ever know exactly what the discourse is about.
Just finished my third week at a new job. It’s going to involve a lot more organization and management and a lot less hands-on animation - which I know I’ll miss - but it’s a fun project and an amazing team, and given the state of the industry super grateful not to be job-hunting still.
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Just finished my third week at a new job. It’s going to involve a lot more organization and management and a lot less hands-on animation - which I know I’ll miss - but it’s a fun project and an amazing team, and given the state of the industry super grateful not to be job-hunting still.
As usual I'm at the very forefront of new releases, but I finally got around to playing Gris, and man, what a lovely game. Beautiful art and animation, very polished controls, and you can finish it in an evening or two. Loved it so much I immediately played Neva, which is arguably even better.
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As usual I'm at the very forefront of new releases, but I finally got around to playing Gris, and man, what a lovely game. Beautiful art and animation, very polished controls, and you can finish it in an evening or two. Loved it so much I immediately played Neva, which is arguably even better.
I've been quiet on here because I have my head down job-hunting and also because the world is on fire, but I've been tweaking some of my animations and did a more extensive overhaul on this one. I think it's a big improvement!
March 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've been quiet on here because I have my head down job-hunting and also because the world is on fire, but I've been tweaking some of my animations and did a more extensive overhaul on this one. I think it's a big improvement!
Okay, I know it was just a hockey game, but it also WASN'T just a hockey game, and the world feels a tiny bit more hopeful today.
February 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Okay, I know it was just a hockey game, but it also WASN'T just a hockey game, and the world feels a tiny bit more hopeful today.
HOCKEY hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
HOCKEY hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey
I don't really care about football - hockey is my one true love - but it's very watchable, and I actually kind of miss going to superbowl parties. Unfortunately, since moving to Ontario all of the friends we've made also don't care about football, so it doesn't seem likely to happen.
February 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I don't really care about football - hockey is my one true love - but it's very watchable, and I actually kind of miss going to superbowl parties. Unfortunately, since moving to Ontario all of the friends we've made also don't care about football, so it doesn't seem likely to happen.
I work as an animator in the games industry, and my contract is coming up in a couple of weeks. My reach on this platform extends to literally tens - TENS! - of people, but if anyone knows of any relevant positions coming up, let me know. Toronto-area or remote-friendly ideally! (Reel link below)
February 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I work as an animator in the games industry, and my contract is coming up in a couple of weeks. My reach on this platform extends to literally tens - TENS! - of people, but if anyone knows of any relevant positions coming up, let me know. Toronto-area or remote-friendly ideally! (Reel link below)
I discovered that you can now block people on Kickstarter, and have just been blocking anyone I come across who’s using AI in their projects. A+ feature.
February 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I discovered that you can now block people on Kickstarter, and have just been blocking anyone I come across who’s using AI in their projects. A+ feature.
I played the Thaumaturge demo on a whim, and I guess maybe it's a case of the right game at the right time, but it turns out what I really want to be doing right now is palling around with Rasputin in late Tsarist Russia.
December 31, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I played the Thaumaturge demo on a whim, and I guess maybe it's a case of the right game at the right time, but it turns out what I really want to be doing right now is palling around with Rasputin in late Tsarist Russia.
Why must billionaires spend all of their time meddling in politics when they could instead spend it funding Alpha Protocol 2?
December 21, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Why must billionaires spend all of their time meddling in politics when they could instead spend it funding Alpha Protocol 2?
Some just-for-fun attempts to design enemy tokens for @gilarpgs.bsky.social 's solo ttrpg Rune. I played it earlier this year and absolutely loved it - especially playing it physically at the table - but did find it difficult sometimes to track everything with lots of enemies on the board.
December 8, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Some just-for-fun attempts to design enemy tokens for @gilarpgs.bsky.social 's solo ttrpg Rune. I played it earlier this year and absolutely loved it - especially playing it physically at the table - but did find it difficult sometimes to track everything with lots of enemies on the board.
It’s really nice to have the PWHL back. Still don’t love their jerseys (or their name tbh) but that was a great win by the Sceptres.
December 1, 2024 at 2:15 AM
It’s really nice to have the PWHL back. Still don’t love their jerseys (or their name tbh) but that was a great win by the Sceptres.
I finally cut the cord and shut down my Twitter account. It was really only hockey that was keeping me there, but my love of hockey is outweighed by my hatred of fascism. These are some old Inktober drawings because I didn't find time to participate this year. Maybe Inkuary can be a thing?
November 14, 2024 at 4:16 PM
I finally cut the cord and shut down my Twitter account. It was really only hockey that was keeping me there, but my love of hockey is outweighed by my hatred of fascism. These are some old Inktober drawings because I didn't find time to participate this year. Maybe Inkuary can be a thing?
After a year of aggressively searching, and over 127 applications sent, I finally have a job again. The game industry is ROUGH right now, but it will be good to be animating again. I bought comics to celebrate!
July 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM
After a year of aggressively searching, and over 127 applications sent, I finally have a job again. The game industry is ROUGH right now, but it will be good to be animating again. I bought comics to celebrate!
I'm Canadian, so you'd think that would grant me some separation, but I still find American politics super stressful. If you could resolve to just have a very normal, ordinary election cycle next time around, it would really help me out.
July 21, 2024 at 11:33 PM
I'm Canadian, so you'd think that would grant me some separation, but I still find American politics super stressful. If you could resolve to just have a very normal, ordinary election cycle next time around, it would really help me out.
So I've been actively trying to use Bluesky instead of Twitter for a few weeks, and I have to say it's been really refreshing. While I haven't been able to remove Twitter completely - most of the animators and hockey accounts I follow aren't on Bluesky - the contrast between the two is stark.
July 8, 2024 at 1:53 AM
So I've been actively trying to use Bluesky instead of Twitter for a few weeks, and I have to say it's been really refreshing. While I haven't been able to remove Twitter completely - most of the animators and hockey accounts I follow aren't on Bluesky - the contrast between the two is stark.
Spending my Canada Day simultaneously tracking the horrific collapse of American democracy and also all of the NHL free agent signings.
July 1, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Spending my Canada Day simultaneously tracking the horrific collapse of American democracy and also all of the NHL free agent signings.
Happy NHL draft day, to those who celebrate.
June 28, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Happy NHL draft day, to those who celebrate.
This is older...some friends were trying to get funding for a tactical indie game and I did some mock-ups and preliminary designs for them. I still like this, though, and think it would have been fun to make if we'd had the chance.
June 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
This is older...some friends were trying to get funding for a tactical indie game and I did some mock-ups and preliminary designs for them. I still like this, though, and think it would have been fun to make if we'd had the chance.