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thejackofalltrades.bsky.social
I am the Studio Lead/Lead dev for @Sakurastudios.online currently working on The Ghost of Nichishima. I co-founded @impactgamers.bsky.social. I make games and travel around Asia, love to game and collect. https://sakurastudios.online #gamedev #indiedev
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I have that many ideas and projects I've been building over the past 10 years I'm tempted to hand one over the someone. All the design docs, assets, builds and whatever I have and just say here. Obviously I'd still help but it is tempting to see what someone else would do with it. #gamedev

Beautiful work, this Oblivion is an amazing remaster.

And so it begins...again #Oblivion

I am currently making room on my hard drive, I know what I'm doing once I've got my daughter to bed! #oblivion

Ah, I have news I really want to share with you all but can't until some details have been confirmed! Gah! πŸ˜„

Wait it's available today!!! Oblivion here I come! Back to Cyrodiil I go!

I am beyond hyped to dive into Oblivion all over again!

I'm starting to play comp again, need something to wind down with on a night. Currently in gold, let's see where this goes!

I feel a bit defeated today. I've spent more time than I can count, many 4am finishes, learned new things and improved old on this project. Yet people can just swoop in, take advantage of you and walk away like nothing happened. This isn't what #gamedev is meant to be.

What's this about darth jar jar? Is this legit? πŸ‘€

Me at 3am this morning so I don't get told off for working on Easter Sunday πŸ˜… #gamedev #indiedevs

I feel like I'm the only one hyped for the switch 2, but it would be hard not to be when you're a massive Nintendo fan boy! πŸ˜„ #Nintendo #switch2 #Japan

I should really update my blog at some point. I do wonder sometimes though does anyone read our dev blog or would video be better? #indiedev #devlog #gamedev

Bluesky seems a bit quite lately, let's change that! Tag a dev that worked on something you really appreciate! I'll start @kierannee.bsky.social you worked on one of my favourite series of games of all time! I played fable 2 as I studied game dev, thank you! #gamedev

Why is everything breaking today? I'm using 3 computers to try work around issues and then they all play up at once! What gives.

I Havnt stopped this week! Took on all the work I could, and I may need to clone myself at this point! Or hire a PA! 😫

To all the people shaking cherry blossom trees in Japan, what is wrong with you? Seriously somethings shouldn't even need saying but STOP DOING IT!

I'm sorry, but after this, if I see people still complaining, I think you're just hopping on a hate train. I'm hyped for this! www.youtube.com/live/-Cze7us...

I have been getting questions on what it's like living in Asia and what it's like to work as I travel in different countries. I honestly love it, and it's been a real eye opener for me, so feel free to ask me anything! #gamedev #travel #digitalnomad

A peaceful and beautiful morning View in the Vietnam mountains ⛰️ πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ #travel #photography #vietnam #digitalnomad

You wake up to this, what do you do? 😬 #horrorgame #gamedev

As some of you know we sometimes take on work from other projects, this helps keep things running as we work on our own projects. So I'm sorry if updates have been quiet but it's been fun to be working with our team over at @impactgamers.bsky.social again! #gamedev

Ahhhh 4 minutes to the window closes for preorders and my email comes through to let me do it! 😬 I thought I wasn't getting one! Nothing like leaving it to the last minute eh Nintendo! πŸ˜… can relax now. #switch2 #nintendo

Today is brainstorming day! get yourself a digital whiteboard to get your ideas down in a visual way so you can connect, plan and form some order in the chaos. I will be using excalidraw.com which is free and private by default so check it out! #gamedev #indiedev

Okay, so after looking at the Switch 2, I think it's pretty certain that I am, in fact, going to get one! What do you guys think of the #switch2? πŸ˜€

What got you guys into #gamedev? I'm curious. πŸ€”

My inbox is full of people requesting free keys for our game. Before you send these emails consider this, we are a small, completely self funded studio. The best way to support #indiedevs is to buy and review our games. Free key reviews don't count to our score and we deserve an income. #gamedev

I have some big decisions to make this week 😩

Our game is on sale! And it's just been updated with more content on the way. β›©οΈπŸ”¦ Will you brave Nichishima? #horrorgame #gamedev

It took me a while to get it right, but I'm glad I took the time to work on this system instead. Lighting is so important in horror games, I love a game with a good flashlight! πŸ”¦ #gamedev #horrorgames

We are growing! welcome @vandrahogames.bsky.social to the team! Lots of exciting things in the works! #gamedev #indiedev

When your wife brings you a home made boba tea to keep you awake all night whilst you work on a patchπŸ§‹πŸ˜Š #gamedev

I am fuming, one of our family friends and their daughter was the victim of racial abuse recently from their taxi driver. They made it clear it was due to them being Asian even though they got their nationality wrong, called them Chinese despite them being Viet. Uber West yorkshire needs sorting!

That's right, we refuse to use Ai in our games. We work with real people with real creativity. If you make a post with an AI image I don't really care, you use one impersonating an artists style, I understand why that's wrong. #gamedev

Horror games are like roller coasters, you build suspense and tension over time and then release that energy with a moment or terror...then start over again. #gamedev #horrorgame #horrordev

We are well on tasks for the update at the end of the month, lots of changes and improvements to the game, I really hope you all like it. The game will go on sale with the update to! This was one of the first screenshots shared of our game! #indiedev #horrorgame #gamedev

Staying on top of your to-do list as a dev is important and not always easy. Make sure you have a dedicated work environment even if it's at home. Get dressed and work through that list! Take a break and get a cuppa to πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»β˜•οΈ #gamedev

Please do not send your build to a "Publisher" without a NDA in place. Protect yourself, there is people out there that sadly will steal ideas because they cannot think of their own. Be safe #gamedev #indiedev