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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

just started playing Peace Walker. Folks, this shit rocks 🗣️ ‼️

Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I can get lost just about anywhere but Barbican takes the piss I was going in circles (and taking sanity chip damage); stumbling across whatever the hell this is did not help

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Don't forget the layoffs of unionised / unionising staff 😬

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I mean, you can't turn a PlayStation controller on without being prompted to sign in - it does let you act as a just-for-that-session guest without needing an account though.

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's been a hot minute since I needle felted! Here's a friend's axolotl and my attempt to capture the wonderful eyes that have absolutely nothing behind them.

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I knew it was Stellar Blade as soon as I heard the awful writing, but the gratuitous 🍑 erased any doubt. Strap in for yet another exhausting discourse cycle! Hope the actual game is a bit better / worthy of recollection after the credits roll this time.

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 27/05/2026

Very early in Mina so I will just say: DO NOT TAKE THE HAMMER AT THE BEGINNING TAKE ANY WEAPON BESIDES THE HAMMER

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Oh the humanity! They'll start calling the 'X' button 'Cross' next!

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Small thing I love about Newcastle: You'll occasionally see valid metro tickets near escalators or ticket machines from people who have finished their journeys, but are giving someone else a free ride. It does happen occasionally in London, too, but people look after each other. It's nice. 🖤🤍🖤🤍

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

MG's interactive Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth maps are now live! Here's hoping they're found even half as useful as @cyricz42.bsky.social 's *incredible* guide 🐉🌺 mapgenie.io/like-a-drago...

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Ichiban Kasuga Posing with Cans

Alt: Ichiban Kasuga celebrating with a mountain of cans nearby

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

So are they making a third Evil Within game or do I need to start leaving increasingly large piles of green goo in suspicious locations until that changes?

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

valid, especially in this "economy" 😌 which game were ya playing anyway?

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

FWIW, the subscription only charges once a year, not every month (and most maps let you pay $5 one time for lifetime bonus features)

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Oooh, that sounds like the sequel - it smoothed out the gameplay (not necessarily a good thing, but that's just me being pretentious) and went more open world / story focus-y. Hope you enjoy if you do give 'em another go!

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a picture of a man pouring coffee with the words good morning written on the bottom

Alt: a static GIF of Sebastian from The Evil Within 2 pouring coffee with the words good morning written on the bottom

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The Evil Within! A bit rough around the edges but a damn good time 🤘

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Is the arse-end of January too late for a 2025 round-up? Perhaps, but nobody has managed to stop me so far. Read all about the maps, guides, and mischief I've been up to 👇 buymeacoffee.com/westydesign/...

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It's full of wonderful old easter eggs, too, if that's your cup of tea: bsky.app/profile/west...

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Made my GameFAQs guide writing debut this week with This Way Madness Lies by @zeboydgames.bsky.social! It's a charming, well-worth-your-time RPG that mixes Sailor Moon and Shakespeare's classics with chuckles and QoL features in equal measure. Break a leg: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/383208-th...

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Really enjoyed your talk! Would recommend The Abandoned Planet for puzzles that fit into their surroundings - by the end of the game I'd memorised chunks of an alien language and was using their numbers to both navigate and solve puzzles. Lots of fun 👽

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Had such an excellent time! Great games and the loveliest bunch of folks I've had the pleasure of mingling with. Thanks to everyone who chatted with me - and everyone who'll be subjected to my ramblings tomorrow! #advx #adventurex

AdventureX information board showing the event's sponsors

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I'm at AdventureX this weekend! Bring on the pointing, clicking, and everything in between 😁 #advx #adventurex

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

3 hour train journey might be the best time to find out your new phone doesn't have a headphone jack guess I'll listen to the Coughs, Crying Babies, and Cringeworthy Conversations mega mix 🎼😌

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spongebob squarepants is sitting at a table in a diner .

Alt: spongebob squarepants despondently sitting at a table in a diner

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Love a bit of Spargo! Really scratches the Tom Scott itch (which I should probably get looked at by a doctor)

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

It shouldn't surprise anybody that Silksong is a massive game - if you're hunting for 100% completion or just need help finding those last few fleas, our map's got you covered! mapgenie.io/hollow-knight-silksong/maps/pharloom/

Screenshot of Map Genie's Hollow Knight Silksong map, featuring pins for fleas, craftmetal, wishes, fast travel spots, hunter's journal entries, and a lot more.

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Not much change there, then. I love that they're always at the top of search results with template pages full of placeholders now, though, it's so cool 💞

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Burn so devastating the account was immediately suspended 💥

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Just completed Sable and, wow, what a game 🤩 Occasionally rough around the edges but one of the most enjoyable and confidently stylish open world games I've played in some time. Lovely character writing, too. Looking forward to seeing what you do next, @shedworksgreg.bsky.social !

Sable key art depicting a hoverbike gliding over sand dunes in a colourful environment

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I must've missed the part where Neo secretly also took the frog pill and looked like this for the rest of the movie

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Ha! I'm actively mapping that exact box you're talking about (assuming it's this one* in tempest layer) - would love to know what the hell they were thinking! DK better get to punch the camera man at the end 😂 * If there are any more box levels I will go bananas

Map Genie screenshot of the work-in-progress Tempest Layer map. A box, filled with pins, has a complicated texture thanks to photoshop shenanigans.

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

now, why were you searching for boobs on sketchfab dot com

doakes looking suspiciously with a drink in hand

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Agreed - It's a bit maddening that the maps are designed to show the sublayer on top of them, too. Even if they're "greyed out", it's hard to see much of anything without wrestling with the camera 😵‍💫

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Yeah! It's like the game is moving too quickly in some areas and too slowly in others. Makes me wonder if some scenes were cut 🤔 If you haven't already, try Whispers of a Machine, the developer's other game. Better plot and gameplay, in my humble opinion - hoping for a sequel! 🤞

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Always a treat to hear that the hints have been useful 😁 you'll have to let me know what you thought of the game overall once you've had time to digest it!

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Nice Game Hints @nicegamehints.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Kathy Rain 2 - Soothsayer (by @clifftopgames.bsky.social) was released three weeks ago. Our @westydesign.bsky.social took it for a ride, with some mixed outcomes. Read his review here: www.nicegamehints.com/a/kathy-rain...

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I started using this text macro thingamajig called aText to look out for typos and auto-replace 'em with the proper words Dunno if it's better or worse for my psyche to hear it make a satisfying little noise every time I type "hte" or "taht" - but at least it's auto-corrected 😆

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The guilt-tripping crying owl sprite is the cherry on top 😵‍💫 shame I never got to the part where it taught me to say "cry harder"

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Tony Gowland @tonygowland.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Almost like singles instead of albums…

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The Resident Evil 7 map is now LIVE over at MapGenie! Revisiting it was such a treat - it really is one of the survival horror GOATs (even if the latter half is as action packed as RE6 without any of that game's fun mechanics) (rolling around zombies on the floor is peak how do people hate RE6)

Map Genie's Resident Evil 7 map.

https://mapgenie.io/resident-evil-7-biohazard/maps/baker-ranch

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I've always thought of it like the speedrunning community - everyone's got a common goal so sharing strategies, writing guides, or jumping into older multiplayer games to boost stuff is all part of the fun 😁

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

There's some other upsides - making games last longer for teenagers with limited funds, thinking outside the box for the most cheesy way to get otherwise difficult trophies... but it's nice to not NEED to sit down with every game* for god-knows-how-long now. * f you, Super Meat Boy

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Having hooked myself up to that dopamine machine at, like, 13 y/o and retiring from it last year with 177 platinums - mixed feelings 😂 The community aspect is the part I miss most, but it was a good way to see everything games have to offer (and got me on the career path of guide writing fwiw)

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

MORE easter eggs? If you insist! - The Avengers (1998 - found a well-dressed John Steed-y type dead in a hedge maze) - Rick Astley - Apocalypse Now / Z: Steel Soldiers - Only Fools and Horses Plus some smaller nods to Excalibur, Beowulf, Dan Dare, The Quatermass Experiment and Rogue Trooper. Phew!

Atomfall screenshot of a well-dressed man in a hedge maze, referencing John Steed in the 1998 film 'The Avengers'

Atomfall screenshot of a chalkboard with several names and roles, with 'R. Astley' written at the bottom.

The head of Zod from Z: Steel Soldiers as seen in Atomfall.

Atomfall screenshot depicting a broken chandelier, referencing season 2 episode 7 of Only Fools and Horses in which a chandelier is broken

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

All in due time (and relative dimensions in space) 😜

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Another batch of Atomfall easter eggs / references mapped today: - Fawlty Towers - The Two Ronnies (Four Candles) - Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Eastenders, Only Fools and Horses & Wickerman (all darts champions, apparently) - The Italian Job There's a Lord of the Rings one somewhere too 👀

Atomfall screenshot - Mereview Hotel sign in the style of Fawlty Towers' sign

Atomfall screenshot - four candles and two fork handles on a countertop

Atomfall screenshot - darts trophy listing The Grendel's Head, The Rovers Return Inn, The Woolpack, The Queen Victoria, The Nag's Head, and The Green Man Inn

Atomfall screenshot - three cars on a bridge, with flight cap-wearing skeletons in each one. one car is red, one is white, and one is blue

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Atomfall is full of references and easter eggs - added these to the MapGenie map today: * Mr. Bean's car (ft. Armchair) * Headless statue & Oddjob's hat (from Goldfinger, 1964) * Dead parrot (from the Monty Python sketch) * Tons of little nods to The Prisoner (1967) * Zombie shark!

Skeleton sitting on an armchair that's tied to a car in Atomfall

Headless statue with its head laying near a bowler hat in Atomfall

Dead bluebird laying in a cage in Atomfall

Chessboard referencing The Prisoner (1967) in Atomfall

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Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Had a lovely chat with @grundislavgames.bsky.social for Nice Game Hints' very first interview! 2025 is shaping up to be a *very* good year for point-and-click adventures, if Rosewater has anything to say about it 🤠

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