Wes Ruttle
@smashgizmo.bsky.social
Game Designer traversing the scorched wreckage of a once thriving industry.
Currently making something cool that I don't want to talk about and will probably never come out.
Currently making something cool that I don't want to talk about and will probably never come out.
I'm fucking sorry, but what? Have we just hit the point where AI is so far up everything's ass that google slides doesn't even know that crouch is a word anymore?
(p.s. if this isn't AI's fault, I don't care, I'm still blaming it for the general enshittification of every piece of software I use)
(p.s. if this isn't AI's fault, I don't care, I'm still blaming it for the general enshittification of every piece of software I use)
October 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I'm fucking sorry, but what? Have we just hit the point where AI is so far up everything's ass that google slides doesn't even know that crouch is a word anymore?
(p.s. if this isn't AI's fault, I don't care, I'm still blaming it for the general enshittification of every piece of software I use)
(p.s. if this isn't AI's fault, I don't care, I'm still blaming it for the general enshittification of every piece of software I use)
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This feels like an apt time to re-up the greatest baseball tweet of all time
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This feels like an apt time to re-up the greatest baseball tweet of all time
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First time I've launched a Riot Game in 2025. It genuinely feels really weird enjoying a game from the company that blew up my life about a year ago, but what can I say, I still enjoy some 2XKO.
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
First time I've launched a Riot Game in 2025. It genuinely feels really weird enjoying a game from the company that blew up my life about a year ago, but what can I say, I still enjoy some 2XKO.
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I can't believe they didn't use "it's Morbin' time" for flavor text. Rare miss by the wizards flavor text writers.
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I can't believe they didn't use "it's Morbin' time" for flavor text. Rare miss by the wizards flavor text writers.
Oooooh, I just looked at the latest Spiderman MTG spoilers and Mayhem is kinda nice as a fixed version of Madness and it's about to make me retool some more of my cube...
September 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Oooooh, I just looked at the latest Spiderman MTG spoilers and Mayhem is kinda nice as a fixed version of Madness and it's about to make me retool some more of my cube...
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[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
August 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
The intro to this episode that's just about how ludicrously expensive minifridges are now lives rent free in my mind
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The intro to this episode that's just about how ludicrously expensive minifridges are now lives rent free in my mind
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usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
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what we need is a modern-day john henry. a person who can challenge the machinery of chatgpt head-on, point to kentucky on a map, and say "that isn't huooww6ombaaam"
August 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
what we need is a modern-day john henry. a person who can challenge the machinery of chatgpt head-on, point to kentucky on a map, and say "that isn't huooww6ombaaam"
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Discovered today that not everyone considers this nine year old viral tweet a seminal text in the field of social media studies but I do
August 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Discovered today that not everyone considers this nine year old viral tweet a seminal text in the field of social media studies but I do
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If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times...
Making video games is impossible and no one should do it.
Making video games is impossible and no one should do it.
October 10, 2023 at 9:50 PM
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times...
Making video games is impossible and no one should do it.
Making video games is impossible and no one should do it.
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Clair Obscur has sat with me in this weird way where I both like it more and get more frustrated about their missteps the longer it sits with me.
July 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Clair Obscur has sat with me in this weird way where I both like it more and get more frustrated about their missteps the longer it sits with me.
Rolled credits on Clair Obscur, very good game, well worth the playthrough.
I think there’s a truly exceptional game somewhere in there if they cut some of the half baked systems and tightened pacing, but the story ended up carrying the experience enough that I’m still quite happy with it.
I think there’s a truly exceptional game somewhere in there if they cut some of the half baked systems and tightened pacing, but the story ended up carrying the experience enough that I’m still quite happy with it.
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Rolled credits on Clair Obscur, very good game, well worth the playthrough.
I think there’s a truly exceptional game somewhere in there if they cut some of the half baked systems and tightened pacing, but the story ended up carrying the experience enough that I’m still quite happy with it.
I think there’s a truly exceptional game somewhere in there if they cut some of the half baked systems and tightened pacing, but the story ended up carrying the experience enough that I’m still quite happy with it.
Remy is very intrigued by flying Esquie
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Remy is very intrigued by flying Esquie
I largely think Clair does a good job with consistent characterization, but I just got a swimsuit for Verso and I’m sorry but there’s no way that man’s chest has that little hair.
June 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I largely think Clair does a good job with consistent characterization, but I just got a swimsuit for Verso and I’m sorry but there’s no way that man’s chest has that little hair.
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Lavos, the alien monster intent on destroying all life, has emerged from beneath the planet's surface to endorse Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race. "Cuomo has the experience and character necessary to lead," said Lavos, while fire rained from the sky
June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Lavos, the alien monster intent on destroying all life, has emerged from beneath the planet's surface to endorse Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race. "Cuomo has the experience and character necessary to lead," said Lavos, while fire rained from the sky
God, after the rest of this fucking weekend, I just really wanted something nice.
Real kick in the dick to have Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles 5 minutes in to ruin game 7 of the best NBA finals we've had in... decades?
Real kick in the dick to have Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles 5 minutes in to ruin game 7 of the best NBA finals we've had in... decades?
June 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
God, after the rest of this fucking weekend, I just really wanted something nice.
Real kick in the dick to have Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles 5 minutes in to ruin game 7 of the best NBA finals we've had in... decades?
Real kick in the dick to have Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles 5 minutes in to ruin game 7 of the best NBA finals we've had in... decades?
This is the best NBA finals in my lifetime. I am so hungry for game 7…
June 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is the best NBA finals in my lifetime. I am so hungry for game 7…
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Wild that there are still games that trust the player to put points into health and defense. Like, you all cannot trust me, if I’m allowed to leave defense at 0, I 100000% will
June 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Wild that there are still games that trust the player to put points into health and defense. Like, you all cannot trust me, if I’m allowed to leave defense at 0, I 100000% will