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
Kieron West
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Map Editor @ MapGenie & Writer @ NiceGameHints He / Him Occasional designer of games. Find my projects at https://linktr.ee/WestyDesign Prev: GamerGuides, GfinityEsports, GameRant, PSNProfiles
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.
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.
Very early in Mina so I will just say: DO NOT TAKE THE HAMMER AT THE BEGINNING TAKE ANY WEAPON BESIDES THE HAMMER
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. 🖤🤍🖤🤍
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...
Ichiban Kasuga Posing with Cans
Alt: Ichiban Kasuga celebrating with a mountain of cans nearby
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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?
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/...
2025 Was Pretty Great! — WestyDesign
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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...
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
Kieron West@westydesign.bsky.social · 9mo agoI'm at AdventureX this weekend! Bring on the pointing, clicking, and everything in between 😁 #advx #adventurex
I'm at AdventureX this weekend! Bring on the pointing, clicking, and everything in between 😁 #advx #adventurex
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 🎼😌
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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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/
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 !
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...
Show us your writing process in a gif
a man in a suit and red shirt is pointing at the camera while sitting in a dark room .
Alt: Kazuma Kiryu from the Yakuza series tippy taps on a computer then nods thoughtfully
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Kris Lorischild@direkris.itch.io · last yr.Show us your writing process in a gif
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)
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!
Kieron West@westydesign.bsky.social · last yr.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 👀
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 👀
Kieron West@westydesign.bsky.social · last yr.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!
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!
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 🤠
Nice Game Hints@nicegamehints.bsky.social · last yr.Today is the day when Rosewater (by @grundislavgames.bsky.social) will be out for everyone to play! @westydesign.bsky.social took his time with Francisco to discuss about the game. Check out their interview here: www.nicegamehints.com/a/interview-...
What a joy it was to revisit the GOAT! I was *obsessed* with Portal as a teenager, and still had plenty to discover on a replay 😳 If you've never played, my low-spoiler walkthrough with stage-by-stage trivia and collectible guides is the best way to have your cake and eat it too 🍰
Nice Game Hints@nicegamehints.bsky.social · last yr.It has been a little quiet in a new hints releases lately, but we just released hints and trivia and collectible guides for Portal (yes, that Portal). @westydesign.bsky.social did awesome job in writing the guides with a lot of visuals. Check it out: www.nicegamehints.com/guide/portal/
As of yesterday, I'm officially part of the Map Genie team at IGN! The team's lovely and the tools are top notch, it's been such a great time!! First mapping project is Avowed, so if you're gallivanting about in Obisidian's latest (and I daresay greatest exploration-wise), I'll see you there! 😁
forget video games, needle felting is where the fun is
Hark, ye smelly ne'er-do-wells! Exploring Trosky in Kingdom Come 2? Bring my interactive map with ya for a wingman better than Mutt. It's got weapons, skill books, nests, points of interest, and all the loot a fella from Rattay could ask for - 1500 pins worth! www.gamerguides.com/kingdom-come...
Calling all point-n-click game devs! Fancy an interview? If you're working on an exciting project, I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM to get the ball rolling - you'll be among the first to be interviewed on the @nicegamehints.bsky.social site! #indiedevs #adventuregames #gamedev
You can't rely on Valve to release things in a timely manner... but when they deliver, they DELIVER. What a journey. What a *community*. Merry Smissmas, everyone. 🥹
It's a WIP as The Zone is ABSOLUTELY (and I cannot stress this enough) MASSIVE, but our Stalker 2 interactive map is live! Quests, stashes, artifacts, and even collectible notes - get stuck in! www.gamerguides.com/stalker-2-he...
