New daily blog idea: How hard it was to leave the house today with two kids. It's a horror blog.
Tom O
@vgtomo.bsky.social
My site: https://www.respec.net/ My newsletter: https://lowpolymess.com/ Former Editorial Director @eurogamer @vg247, USGamer managing editor, @vg247 Editor-in-chief, founder of VideoGamer.com. GOAT (He/him) tom dot orry at gmail dot com
My blog, Low Poly Mess, has plateaued. It currently makes £47 a month, but after fees I'd be surprised if I break even. If you hate it, fair enough, but if you enjoy reading it, I'd love your support (financial or spreading the word). I guess it's a hard sell, but I know it has fans! lowpolymess.com
Low Poly Mess
A sideways look at the video games industry and a variety of other things.
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My blog, Low Poly Mess, has plateaued. It currently makes £47 a month, but after fees I'd be surprised if I break even. If you hate it, fair enough, but if you enjoy reading it, I'd love your support (financial or spreading the word). I guess it's a hard sell, but I know it has fans! lowpolymess.com
Low Poly Mess
A sideways look at the video games industry and a variety of other things.
lowpolymess.com
They might be winning the high-end console war, but PlayStation is hitting turbulence - Is PlayStation too big to fail? https://www.respec.net/feature/50-they-might-be-winning-high-end-console-war-but-playstation-hitting-turbulence
Big Walk is a fascinating take on a social game that I can see becoming a good way to shoot the shit with friends. It is truly special so far: https://www.respec.net/feature/132-big-walk-review-ps5-pro-nintendo-switch-2-steam-deck-pc
spied da man? uh, yeah? he was a major part of the movie?
On this week's podcast we chat Final Fantasy, more layoffs, & Tom's expensive holiday coffee. Plus, Breens talks Palworld 1.0 & how it's secretly like a cookie clicker: https://www.respec.net/podcast/131-ff14-fanfest-recap-even-more-layoffs-why-palworld-secretly-cookie-clicker-game-respec-ramblings
Hello, this spring I visited charity shops all over the England to see what video games they had on the shelves. It was… educational. Please come and see what I discovered and add your own finds in the comments! www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games
Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow games
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For the first time in nearly two years, I wrote something hiruncryer8.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/o...
Only Matt Damon Could Do This
I’ve got this weird memory of Matt Damon seared into my brain. It’s partway through a Bourne movie – the Bourne Supremacy, I think – and some CIA analyst glances at their mo…
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I'm on holiday this week so a shorter than usual newsletter lowpolymess.com/21-the-im-on...
#21 - The "I’m on holiday this week" special, so I wrote a fake news report
Local Man Fails at Making a Living Writing About His Uneventful Life Veteran video games journalist Tom Orry, a man who survived over two decades scraping a living in games media - founding VideoGame...
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I'm on holiday this week so a shorter than usual newsletter lowpolymess.com/21-the-im-on...
#21 - The "I’m on holiday this week" special, so I wrote a fake news report
Local Man Fails at Making a Living Writing About His Uneventful Life Veteran video games journalist Tom Orry, a man who survived over two decades scraping a living in games media - founding VideoGame...
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Watching this loving tribute to 90s PC classic Lego Island sent me hurtling back in time in the best way https://www.respec.net/news/130-watching-this-loving-tribute-to-90s-pc-classic-lego-island-sent-me-hurtling-back-in-time-in-best-way
Watching this loving tribute to 90s PC classic Lego Island sent me hurtling back in time in the best way | Respec
The kind of joyful tribute only a true classic can inspire - and the sort that makes me wish I had more time and space.
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What the actual fuck?! Even worse than this article is the fact some people will lap it up.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d agoI'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
Do you like the film Sliding Doors? What about the band Aqua of Barbie Girl fame? Then read this! lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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Do you like the film Sliding Doors? What about the band Aqua of Barbie Girl fame? Then read this! lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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Yes, @chrisbratt.bsky.social is doing very important reporting on the games industry that could actually make a difference, but did he watch Sliding Doors twice in a week? Makes you think.
Tom O@vgtomo.bsky.social · last wk.Does everyone have a sliding doors moment? lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
Does everyone have a sliding doors moment? lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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Watched Masters of the Universe. Thought it was fun. Fights were the worst bits.
Read about my brief but intense obsession with something in the film Sliding Doors - also, I'm on holiday next week so #21 will be shorter, and quite different, pending @jimtrinca.bsky.social telling me it's not shit. If it is there'll be nothing next week, sorry lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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Read about my brief but intense obsession with something in the film Sliding Doors - also, I'm on holiday next week so #21 will be shorter, and quite different, pending @jimtrinca.bsky.social telling me it's not shit. If it is there'll be nothing next week, sorry lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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People writing death threats over a video game review? You'd think oversensitive fans of something that's 25 years old would have grown up by now. I guess not.
Right, I had a funny moment and became obsessed with a song from the 90s film Sliding Doors. Read, share, subscribe, pay, and please don't tell me I got this wrong lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
lowpolymess.com
Right, I had a funny moment and became obsessed with a song from the 90s film Sliding Doors. Read, share, subscribe, pay, and please don't tell me I got this wrong lowpolymess.com/20-sliding-d...
#20 - Sliding Doors
“If only I could turn back time, if only I had said what I still had. If only I could turn back time, I would stay for the night. For the night.” It’s Monday night and I’ve just watched half of the K...
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Damn, this looks cool.
byteparrot (Carveout, Slopecrashers)@byteparrot.bsky.social · 2w agoAnnouncing my new futuristic arcade snowboarding game that takes place in space! - inspired by SSX, with tricks, combos & boost - gravity bending tracks with lots of shortcuts - equippable gadgets like grappling hooks It's called CarveOut 2160, and you can wishlist it on steam! #gaming #indiegames
FAO of my fans: No new Elden Ring Piece this week or next as I've been too busy with reviews and I'm on holiday soon. It will return and I'll be just as terrible. Catch up here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Elden Ring Piece - YouTube
Tom plays through Elden Ring without showing even a drop of skill. Swears a lot.
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Sadly, the dreaded bite mark has appeared on my time at Project Zomboid. I am heading back to what I do best - writing nonsense on Patreon/Kofi (content on both will be identical, everything will be available from the lowest tier). www.patreon.com/cw/Pat_Bren ko-fi.com/pat_bren Thanks everyone.
Tomorrow's Low Poly Mess newsletter features actual investigative reporting that will make even UK games journo king @chrisbratt.bsky.social sit up and take notice lowpolymess.com
Low Poly Mess
A sideways look at the video games industry and a variety of other things.
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