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Adam Sharman

@thatoneaj.bsky.social

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Commercial Analyst | Game Reviews, Insights and Satire | Numbers Enthusiast | Electronicore Enjoyer | Views are my own. https://medium.com/@ThatOneAJ

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Nov 8

Quick Intro post for pinning.

- Business/Data/Commercial Analyst across a number of Industries. 📈
- Writer for TurnBasedLovers, Zatu and my own Psychosis. 📝
- Game backlog accumulator. 🎮
- #1 advocate for Party Metal. 🎸
- Friend to birds. 🦢

Talk business to me 😘

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · 21d

To all the indie devs, I am working on an idea that may offer some minor free promo, no promises though. Interested? Drop me a dm with your game link and a pitch in 15 words or less that DOES NOT feature the name of your game :)

What have you got to lose, it will only take a minute :)

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Aug 4

6 Years on from the original, how does the follow up to the progenitor of relaxing puzzly city builders stack up. medium.com/@ThatOneAJ/i...

Islanders: New Shores Review — New Shores, Same Puzzles

After 6 years, how does the return of one of my favourite relaxation games stack up.

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 28

Been a while since I put out a review and I think
@matheuscunegato.bsky.social
's recent release has gone too far under the radar. medium.com/@ThatOneAJ/t...

Tower Defense Gone Turn Based — Islets Defense Review

A calmer, more puzzly take on an old school genre.

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 25

It's varied depending on the site. I have beat some and not others. Often they require multiple angles of the face and can seem to detect when you are showing them a screen.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 25

For the sites that ask for a selfie you can also just upload a photo of whatever political leader you feel like blaming.... Not that I would do this of course 🤐

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 19

I've definitely found I can work it in alongside my other interests

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 19

I know I am getting to this title 3 years late but I'm going to go ahead and have the bravery to say a truly bold and controversial statement.

Elden Ring.

Kind of a great game.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jun 23

Not a religious man but Ely Cathedral has to be up there in my favourite building list.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jun 2

Marmite is a 4 week old Barn Owl chick who rolled the 1 in 100,000 odds of having Melanism meaning she will eventually grow up to look like a more gothic version of her white and brown counterparts

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jun 2

This week I had the pleasure of meeting Marmite, a very special owlet.

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jun 2

Although I should note all jobs are in Tokyo and Japanese fluency is required.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jun 2

No, don't give me hope for a Hi-Fi Rush 2, my heart.

tangogameworks.com

They are back and hiring for those who might be interested.

Home - Tango Gameworks

A creative workshop making games with soul

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · May 15

There is a real fine line with some titles between "This is a cool atmospheric visual style" and "My eyes are straining more than my trigger finger ". This post brought to you by Empty Shell

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · May 15

A whole lot of new followers appeared so a big hi! I'm a corporate analyst by day with a crippling gaming addiction that I sometimes channel my creative energy into. Reviews, thought pieces, satire and explaining why hentai games had a bumper year due to Sonic Forces. medium.com/@ThatOneAJ/t...

The Dirty Secret To A More Successful Indie Game

And how Sonic fits in.

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 30

Looking forward to Bats :) I said in no particular order but my 2024 write up plays my hand a bit.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 29

Worth looking up the other elements of UTM links aswell! Can then add &utm_campaign=<name here> to help separate links within a site. I.e. a url posted on a launch trailer vs a gameplay reveal. Handy for all devs to get a rough idea on :)

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 29

Don't worry. I've been alive 32 years and haven't made a game yet so this is pretty rapid as far as I'm concerned.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sure, love an excuse to shoutout games, in no particular order with some recency bias as well:

> Battlefield: Bad Company 2
> Persona 4: Golden
> Hi-Fi Rush
> Disco Elysium
> Against The Storm
> I Am Your Beast
> Dead Cells
> Pacific Drive
> Total War: Warhammer 3
> Astral Ascent

Palette @paletteheart.itch.io · Apr 29

top ten favorite games of all time off the top of your head as of this moment

> Citizen Sleeper
> 1000xRESIST
> Void Stranger
> Hello Charlotte: Childhood's End
> Milk Outside a Bag of Milk
> She Was Swallowed by the Sun
> Kingsway
> OMORI
> Inscryption
> Hollow Knight

mara @maraganger.bsky.social · Apr 28

> planet laika
> hylics 2
> yume nikki
> .hack//infection
> crypt worlds
> kingdom hearts
> mother 1
> space funeral
> the silver case
> garage bad dream adventure

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monocellophilic @monocellophillic.bsky.social · Apr 28

Got hit with a ton of work the past months and depression and burnout hit me hard. Breaking out of the rut and drawing again, Some sketches I made recently.
Pinterest and jookpubstock refs.
#art #sketch #drawing #practice

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 28

a poster for the return of the king with trees in the background

ALT: a poster for the return of the king with trees in the background

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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 28

Glad to have a feed full of games but I really need some metal bands to make it over here and balance the scales a bit.

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 27

What are peoples go to local co-ops at the moment, preferably something not super stressful (and not Stardew Valley)

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 25

Just arrived, such a cool piece @sunsetfoam.bsky.social, thanks for helping make my office a little more Disco 😄

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 24

I'm going to need a Soviet Womble collab where he makes it into the game as a hero :P

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Apr 24

To add a more cynical take. I think for a lot of players they aren't even paying for the game, so it doesn't need to be better. What they are paying for is a time machine to a point in time where the world didn't seem as bleak and they could wonder at a giant fantasy adventure, graphics sell that.