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Jordan Helsley

@writeitjordan.bsky.social
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Dad & Husband. Experimental Fictionist. Game Reviewer @ hookedgamers.com. Determined game dev @ Twilight Mode. Amateur music artist sometimes. Tech dweeb grunt, not at all worried about job security.

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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Two AAA games in three weeks that do the unforgivable: one with enemies who grab you immediately after you struggle free, repeatedly, and one with awful, including the before-the-unskippable-cutscene kind, checkpoints.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know that feeling when you play a game early on that relies on a certain number of people liking it to survive and people already hate it before even seeing it and you feel like it's really cool and want to single handedly keep it alive but know that it's going to die and get sad all the time?!
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Li'l Romeo is 37 years old. You're welcome.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
*Dikembe Mutombo voice* Not in my house #NBATheRun
I got 12 blocks in NBA The Run. Feels good. This is the scoreboard of that feel good moment.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
My important not-E3 takeaways: it feels telling that my "biggest" SGF game was a fucking Saw game from Bloober Team, Day of the Devs made it impossible to choose just one, and we heard from multiple creators you might view as successful who make games after their day job.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Spent the last few days beating that sketchy Goldeneye 360 port and the decompiled Perfect Dark, and I can confirm that PD is better, but boy, that 360 Bond release would have been WILD without further development.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Uhhhh @lexluddy.xyz is the only one who can tell me how bad this probably is, I think.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I wanted Fairgame$, but I will accept Stuntman: Hollywood.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It’s insanely funny to see articles like “Which Q-watch should you pick in 007??” to just prove that we’ve reached the endgame of desperately trying to get people to open our ad-filled web pages, huh? Support independent games journalism, if you can, eh.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Super happy I bowed out of The Discourse(TM) before this Steam Deck pricing business, but I can imagine the collective mind-losing and that’s all I need.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Requiem makes some truly bizarre design decisions, and thankfully most of them are around optional things, but I'm disappointed that they couldn't help but do *that one section* (so far) where the solution to the problem almost feels like a glitch?
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I don't mean to shock literally no one but I liked Scream 7, even though I would have done something drastically different with the story re: the time frame.
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Michael Markie @markiemusic.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Hey so we just announced SPRAWL zero, a new FPS that we've been working really hard on. Inspired by classics like Bungie's Halo and Marathon, as well as Half Life 2 and anime from the era, this is our love letter to the golden years of FPS. Wishlists would rule <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju0r...
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SPRAWL ZERO - REVEAL TRAILER
YouTube video by SPRAWL
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Wild that the most damning part of this "Phil's retiring in one business day."
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Absolutely awful news. That team was so talented and seemed to work on banger after banger. We interviewed some of them for our Demon's Souls remake doc. I was so excited to see what they brought to life next. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCBJ...
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Demon's Souls: Remaking a PlayStation Classic - Documentary
YouTube video by /noclip
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Just absolutely wild. I'll sorta be surprised if there's even an 'industry' in the next 4 ish years.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Incredible!!
The poster for Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die featuring Sam Rockwell with a buncha wires.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I'm playing Siege and there's a new Layers of Fear game coming up that I don't implicitly roll my eyes at... It must be 2015 again!?
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
James Van Der Beek is tragic and sad, though I need to pour an extra one out for Bud Cort, who deserves celebration as well. Harold and Maude was a revelation for me, personally, but he cast wide net, too.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
So bad at this timing thing. I think Nioh 3 kicks butt, and I'm still playing it, too.
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Nioh 3 PC review - "The Soulslike with the most" | Hooked Gamers
We played Nioh 3 - An impressive level of information accompanies the complex and layered systems. Top-tier combat depth and fluidity. Mastering the systems and mechanics feels incredibly rewarding. T...
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 09/02/2026
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 08/02/2026
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a cartoon character named luigi is driving a toy car on a race track
ALT: a cartoon character named luigi is driving a toy car on a race track
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
New worst Cleveland trade just dropped. WTF.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
What do you think Fat Mike meant when he said “murder the government and then do it again”?
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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Always bugs me a little when people frame press previews as a sexy perk of the job. Motherfucker, you think I wanna fly 6 hours across the country for one day to play 3 hours of a game I don't really care about, which I will then have to replay a month later? I'd rather be snuggling my cat!!!!
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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 30/01/2026
When I try to explain to people that investors are generally very, very stupid people this is what I mean.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Welp, Mercy is the first entrant on 2026's "Better Than I Expected" list.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I'm a simple person. I just want the Browns to trade up to draft Mendoza, AND make 'Mendoza' the official stadium anthem. I don't ask for much. (Instead I'm pretty sure our official song is more like 'Box')
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Mustard Plug - Mendoza
YouTube video by Royug
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TangoAlphaLima @tangoalphalima.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
sir, we've lost asmongold
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Me, getting as far away from this planet as possible:
Alex Honnold free solo climbing Taipei 101
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EVIL UNO: International Man of Mystery 🇨🇦 @eviluno.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
What the fuck man
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Can't believe I lived long enough to see people start positively reevaluating the first Silent Hill movie.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
MVP 05 is legitimately great, so that makes sense.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Don't mind me, just absolutely *buzzin'* about my "idea guy" abilities. (but it's going to be so fulfilling if I can turn them into reality!)
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I just want to do everything with the terminal. What if there was no desktop to clutter and my computer just booted there. Has anyone ever tried that!?
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Hey, @davechen.bsky.social, just curious if you've ever seen Butterfly Kisses, which totally does the same documentary/found footage thing Man Finds Tape does but with some fun twists that I wouldn't dare spoil!
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
So happy social media exists, I wouldn't even know it's winter otherwise. It's been unreasonably warm this year: daily temps are like 60. Wtf.
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Bruno Dies @brunodias.dev · 16/01/2026
I am once again saying: Hire me to create/add to/improve/fix your story/narrative design/storylet system/system design/game
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Len @len.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
SEO-funded games journalism is in freefall with no floor and it's up to you now to fund quality coverage out of pocket. Support @aftermath.site, @remapradio.bsky.social, @secondwindgroup.com, @vgbees.com, @rogue.site, @skyboxcritics.com, @bloodgodpod.bsky.social, @mothership.blog, @3ma.bsky.social
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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Making an indie game? Want people to read about it in the upcoming new issue of EGM? As in, in an actual paper magazine? Pitch us at support@egmbook.com and include "Under the Radar" in the subject line. Three main criteria to keep in mind:
1. Your game isn't out already.
2. Your game is far enough along that you're comfortable providing a few screenshots to run in the magazine.
3. You're willing to answer a few questions about your game so we can quote you in the preview. Over email is fine, but a quick live demo over Zoom and short Q&A would be great.
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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“No one really dies, they just drop their physical body, and we’ll all meet again, like the song says. It’s sad, but it’s not devastating if you think like that. It’s a continuum, and we’re all going to be fine at the end of the story.” ~ David Lynch - January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025 #filmsky
Black and white photo of legendary filmmaker David Lynch
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Seriously can't believe they timed the release of Greenland 2 so perfectly for all this free advertising.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I don't know what Hamnet is, and I'm definitely too afraid to ask.
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Jan Ochoa @janochoa.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Do something other than posting a fucking quote
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EVIL UNO: International Man of Mystery 🇨🇦 @eviluno.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?...
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Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by RATMVEVO
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Can't decide if Orwell is dancing or rolling in that grave of his. Maybe doing one of those "fucking called it" fist bumps.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Well that can't be right...
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Wait is it Pop Tart Bowl or Pop Tarts Bowl?
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The worst part of "AI" is a broad tendency to have a gut reaction to something they don't like (for a variety of reasons) of "it looks like AI slop," based on nothing but the desire to be annoying, I assume. Indie game from a budding artist? Basically any non-AAA art at all? Sorry, slop, I guess.
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Jordan Helsley @writeitjordan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The cat's out of the bag, Baby Steps is my game of the year with a bullet and a first-person GoPro helmet.
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Hooked Gamers' Game of the Year 2025 - Feature | Hooked Gamers
The Hooked Gamers team reveal their favourite titles from 2025
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