Lachlan Williams
@lawksland.bsky.social
Recovering linguist. Professional tsundere. Tedious pedant. Bitchoujo. Plays video games and sometimes words come out. Ex-EiC and reviews senpai OnlySP. He/They
AI is useless because one throwaway sentence making a completely unsourced claim in a badly written online rant has now turned into hard fact in google search results and is being used to fuel an entire day in the culture wars.
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AI is useless because one throwaway sentence making a completely unsourced claim in a badly written online rant has now turned into hard fact in google search results and is being used to fuel an entire day in the culture wars.
Reposted by Lachlan Williams
Less Swen Vincke, more Da Vinki
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Less Swen Vincke, more Da Vinki
Less Swen Vincke, more Da Vinki
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Less Swen Vincke, more Da Vinki
Reposted by Lachlan Williams
slay the princess is under 10 bucks for the steam winter sale! this is the cheapest it's ever been, and it's the cheapest you'll be able to get it for a while.
a single playthrough will only take you about three hours, but there's well over fifteen hours of content if you want to really savor it!
a single playthrough will only take you about three hours, but there's well over fifteen hours of content if you want to really savor it!
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
slay the princess is under 10 bucks for the steam winter sale! this is the cheapest it's ever been, and it's the cheapest you'll be able to get it for a while.
a single playthrough will only take you about three hours, but there's well over fifteen hours of content if you want to really savor it!
a single playthrough will only take you about three hours, but there's well over fifteen hours of content if you want to really savor it!
Get hit with this screen
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Immediately get hit with an alcohol ad
The second ad is a gambling ad
mate
Turn off adblock to watch video
Immediately get hit with an alcohol ad
The second ad is a gambling ad
mate
December 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Get hit with this screen
Turn off adblock to watch video
Immediately get hit with an alcohol ad
The second ad is a gambling ad
mate
Turn off adblock to watch video
Immediately get hit with an alcohol ad
The second ad is a gambling ad
mate
Reposted by Lachlan Williams
Neon Genesis Evangelion 2
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Neon Genesis Evangelion 2
Yeah alright you're okay sometimes
December 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Yeah alright you're okay sometimes
I have now put petrol in my car for the second time. I have had it just over a year.
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I have now put petrol in my car for the second time. I have had it just over a year.
You cannot fathom the dread I feel when I hear the words "there's still more to come" nearly three hours into this car crash.
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
You cannot fathom the dread I feel when I hear the words "there's still more to come" nearly three hours into this car crash.
Reposted by Lachlan Williams
Some cool news from me. Multiplier is moving over from Substack to Ghost as of this week. You can find the latest issue (feat. @lawksland.bsky.social) and the newsletter's new home over at www.multiplier.au/are-the-down...
Are the downsides of digital distribution becoming harder to live with?
Has the degradation of digital storefronts reached a tipping point?
My guest for this week’s issue of Multiplier is Lachlan Williams. Once upon a time, Lachlan was the editor of The Escapist. These d...
www.multiplier.au
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Some cool news from me. Multiplier is moving over from Substack to Ghost as of this week. You can find the latest issue (feat. @lawksland.bsky.social) and the newsletter's new home over at www.multiplier.au/are-the-down...
Game 46 of 2025 is Cold Fear. An interesting melange of mid-00s horror mechanics. A time capsule from when the genre hadn’t found its feet mechanically, and the jump from RE3 to RE4 was yet to be fully defined. It’s not great, but it’s not bad either. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 46 of 2025 is Cold Fear
Game 46 of 2025 is Cold Fear
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December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Game 46 of 2025 is Cold Fear. An interesting melange of mid-00s horror mechanics. A time capsule from when the genre hadn’t found its feet mechanically, and the jump from RE3 to RE4 was yet to be fully defined. It’s not great, but it’s not bad either. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 45 of 2025 is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. It was not built for a single player campaign, and that hobbles the entire experience in almost every way. The worst Call of Duty campaign to date. Just utter, dreadful shit. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 45 of 2025 is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Game 45 of 2025 is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
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November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Game 45 of 2025 is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. It was not built for a single player campaign, and that hobbles the entire experience in almost every way. The worst Call of Duty campaign to date. Just utter, dreadful shit. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 44 of 2025 is Pokemon Legends: Z-A. It doesn't make a good first impression, but once the game opens up, it’s wondrous - until it's small again. It feels like Gamefreak has a future in mind for the series. And it feels good to love a Pokemon game again. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 44 of 2025 is Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Game 44 of 2025 is Pokemon Legends: Z-A
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November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Game 44 of 2025 is Pokemon Legends: Z-A. It doesn't make a good first impression, but once the game opens up, it’s wondrous - until it's small again. It feels like Gamefreak has a future in mind for the series. And it feels good to love a Pokemon game again. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 43 of 2025 is Scar of the Doll. A small, pretty tight, horror adjacent visual novel remake. It’s not really a great VN, but it’s solid and fine and I’ve played a lot worse. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 43 of 2025 is Scar of the Doll
Game 43 of 2025 is Scar of the Doll
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Game 43 of 2025 is Scar of the Doll. A small, pretty tight, horror adjacent visual novel remake. It’s not really a great VN, but it’s solid and fine and I’ve played a lot worse. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 42 of 2025 is Post Trauma. A fixed camera angle survival horror throwback. It’s rough around the edges, but it feels made with love. The puzzles are genuinely pretty great. It’s not an instant classic, but its scrappy presentation is strangely endearing. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 42 of 2025 is Post Trauma
Game 42 of 2025 is Post Trauma
medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Game 42 of 2025 is Post Trauma. A fixed camera angle survival horror throwback. It’s rough around the edges, but it feels made with love. The puzzles are genuinely pretty great. It’s not an instant classic, but its scrappy presentation is strangely endearing. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 41 of 2025 is Tormented Souls 2. I really liked Tormented Souls 2. It’s a rare fixed camera angle survival horror throwback that feels appropriately of the past, delivering a classic-feeling survival horror experience from a clear place of reverance and love. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 41 of 2025 is Tormented Souls 2
Game 41 of 2025 is Tormented Souls 2
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November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Game 41 of 2025 is Tormented Souls 2. I really liked Tormented Souls 2. It’s a rare fixed camera angle survival horror throwback that feels appropriately of the past, delivering a classic-feeling survival horror experience from a clear place of reverance and love. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 40 of 2025 is Ninja Gaiden 4. It’s fast, slick, and smooth. It’s also the Devil May Cry 4 of Ninja Gaidens. It’s character action polished to a razor’s edge. It’s way too complex for me to get truly great at it, but I really enjoyed what I played. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Game 40 of 2025 is Ninja Gaiden 4
Game 40 of 2025 is Ninja Gaiden 4
medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Game 40 of 2025 is Ninja Gaiden 4. It’s fast, slick, and smooth. It’s also the Devil May Cry 4 of Ninja Gaidens. It’s character action polished to a razor’s edge. It’s way too complex for me to get truly great at it, but I really enjoyed what I played. medium.com/@lawksland/g...
Yuri: for when you are an adult having Big Feelings you aren't allowed to vocalise.
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Yuri: for when you are an adult having Big Feelings you aren't allowed to vocalise.
Ninja Gaiden 4 is character action combat polished to a Razor's Edge. I bet nobody's said that one yet.
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ninja Gaiden 4 is character action combat polished to a Razor's Edge. I bet nobody's said that one yet.
Devastated.
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Devastated.
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"oxford commas are a sign you write with ai," "em dashes are a sign you right with ai"
I AM TAPPING THE SIGN, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE AI LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT SHIT? spoilers!! it's from real people that use those things! like can we all please use our brains here
I AM TAPPING THE SIGN, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE AI LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT SHIT? spoilers!! it's from real people that use those things! like can we all please use our brains here
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"oxford commas are a sign you write with ai," "em dashes are a sign you right with ai"
I AM TAPPING THE SIGN, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE AI LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT SHIT? spoilers!! it's from real people that use those things! like can we all please use our brains here
I AM TAPPING THE SIGN, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE AI LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT SHIT? spoilers!! it's from real people that use those things! like can we all please use our brains here
Video games, adjusted for inflation and increased development costs, should cost more to buy, and pricing them so low is unsustainable.
Pricing video games higher prices out a large part of the market, which is unsustainable.
Both of these things are simultaneously correct, due to capitalism.
Pricing video games higher prices out a large part of the market, which is unsustainable.
Both of these things are simultaneously correct, due to capitalism.
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Video games, adjusted for inflation and increased development costs, should cost more to buy, and pricing them so low is unsustainable.
Pricing video games higher prices out a large part of the market, which is unsustainable.
Both of these things are simultaneously correct, due to capitalism.
Pricing video games higher prices out a large part of the market, which is unsustainable.
Both of these things are simultaneously correct, due to capitalism.
Oh get pissed on, Krafton.
October 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Oh get pissed on, Krafton.