Shawn Ketcherside
@sketcherside.bsky.social
Game Producer with 25 years of experience - equipping newly promoted leads in the game industry build their leadership skills, master communication & prioritization, and provide the clear vision needed to help their team deliver.
@lizardcube.bsky.social -- I've only played about 30 minutes of Shinobi so far, but it's fantastic. I tried out of nostalgia, but had no idea it'd pull me from Hades II. So good.
October 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
@lizardcube.bsky.social -- I've only played about 30 minutes of Shinobi so far, but it's fantastic. I tried out of nostalgia, but had no idea it'd pull me from Hades II. So good.
Got a retinal detachment. 0 Stars. Do not recommend.
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Got a retinal detachment. 0 Stars. Do not recommend.
More thoughts on Dragons Dogma II. Getting picked up by flying creatures or dragged all over the ground by a wolf is annoying...
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But ngl -- It's kinda cool too.
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But ngl -- It's kinda cool too.
April 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More thoughts on Dragons Dogma II. Getting picked up by flying creatures or dragged all over the ground by a wolf is annoying...
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But ngl -- It's kinda cool too.
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But ngl -- It's kinda cool too.
Started playing Dragons Dogma 2. So far, I've liked it quite a bit, but every time I get into combat, my gamer-muscle-memory wants a dodge and/or roll.
April 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Started playing Dragons Dogma 2. So far, I've liked it quite a bit, but every time I get into combat, my gamer-muscle-memory wants a dodge and/or roll.
As a leader in #gamedev, I've learned it's important to verify & clarify assumptions. I just hope, at some point, I go from knowing it's important to, you know, actually doing that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
As a leader in #gamedev, I've learned it's important to verify & clarify assumptions. I just hope, at some point, I go from knowing it's important to, you know, actually doing that.
So, after nearly 200 hours of BG3 across many MANY runs through Act I (and not getting far into Act II) -- I'm starting to think I'm getting stuck not because I haven't found the perfect build, but because I suck at it.
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
So, after nearly 200 hours of BG3 across many MANY runs through Act I (and not getting far into Act II) -- I'm starting to think I'm getting stuck not because I haven't found the perfect build, but because I suck at it.
Evidently, there's not a clear origin for the phrase "get your ducks in a row". Compelling information only if, like me, it's one of many producer-y word slop you say on the daily.
And yes, every time I say or type "we need to align" - a small part of my humanity flees my body.
And yes, every time I say or type "we need to align" - a small part of my humanity flees my body.
March 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Evidently, there's not a clear origin for the phrase "get your ducks in a row". Compelling information only if, like me, it's one of many producer-y word slop you say on the daily.
And yes, every time I say or type "we need to align" - a small part of my humanity flees my body.
And yes, every time I say or type "we need to align" - a small part of my humanity flees my body.
Been playing a good bit of #HadesII this last week.
I'm getting used to the cast mechanic, but still can't figure out why my character consistently seems to face "the wrong way" when I initiate an attack. Not sure if it's "me", my controller, or the game.
I'm getting used to the cast mechanic, but still can't figure out why my character consistently seems to face "the wrong way" when I initiate an attack. Not sure if it's "me", my controller, or the game.
March 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Been playing a good bit of #HadesII this last week.
I'm getting used to the cast mechanic, but still can't figure out why my character consistently seems to face "the wrong way" when I initiate an attack. Not sure if it's "me", my controller, or the game.
I'm getting used to the cast mechanic, but still can't figure out why my character consistently seems to face "the wrong way" when I initiate an attack. Not sure if it's "me", my controller, or the game.
Weird thing has happened to me a couple of times now playing Vampire Survivors.
Doing an extended run with the evolved Victory Sword makes me near catatonically drowsy. Not bored, I'm having a good time - it's like a physiological reaction.
#gaming
Doing an extended run with the evolved Victory Sword makes me near catatonically drowsy. Not bored, I'm having a good time - it's like a physiological reaction.
#gaming
March 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Weird thing has happened to me a couple of times now playing Vampire Survivors.
Doing an extended run with the evolved Victory Sword makes me near catatonically drowsy. Not bored, I'm having a good time - it's like a physiological reaction.
#gaming
Doing an extended run with the evolved Victory Sword makes me near catatonically drowsy. Not bored, I'm having a good time - it's like a physiological reaction.
#gaming
All right. Had a long overdue self-realization today. I'm wasting way too much time doom scrolling on a loop of sites, and not enough time creating or, at a minimum, consuming better content.
It's soo easy to fall into that trap. Quick hits of dopamine and rage. #motivation
It's soo easy to fall into that trap. Quick hits of dopamine and rage. #motivation
March 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
All right. Had a long overdue self-realization today. I'm wasting way too much time doom scrolling on a loop of sites, and not enough time creating or, at a minimum, consuming better content.
It's soo easy to fall into that trap. Quick hits of dopamine and rage. #motivation
It's soo easy to fall into that trap. Quick hits of dopamine and rage. #motivation
Fine, insomnia. You win this round. But just you wait. I got an important meeting in, like, 9 hours - you better believe the overwhelming power of sleepiness will be rocking your world at exactly that moment. This is not over.
February 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Fine, insomnia. You win this round. But just you wait. I got an important meeting in, like, 9 hours - you better believe the overwhelming power of sleepiness will be rocking your world at exactly that moment. This is not over.
Working remote for #gamedev - the slack outage today reminded me how critical it is to so much of my work. It's worrisome to be so dependent on one tool. May need to look at contingencies in cases like this, like "If Slack has outages, jump to discord" or something.
February 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Working remote for #gamedev - the slack outage today reminded me how critical it is to so much of my work. It's worrisome to be so dependent on one tool. May need to look at contingencies in cases like this, like "If Slack has outages, jump to discord" or something.
It's been a hot minute since I've really gotten into a #game. Long enough that I worry something else is going on in the cerebellum. I've played many games since the new year that I like - but nothing has gotten me in that "tune-out-the-world" state. I might play an hour, and I'm done. Bleh.
February 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's been a hot minute since I've really gotten into a #game. Long enough that I worry something else is going on in the cerebellum. I've played many games since the new year that I like - but nothing has gotten me in that "tune-out-the-world" state. I might play an hour, and I'm done. Bleh.
Trying to mentor new #gamedev leads in resilence is hard. It's hard because it's one of those nebulous terms that is much more than its basic definition.
I've taken to illustrating it with examples. There's likely better ones - but these do help convey the meaning behind the definition.
I've taken to illustrating it with examples. There's likely better ones - but these do help convey the meaning behind the definition.
February 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Trying to mentor new #gamedev leads in resilence is hard. It's hard because it's one of those nebulous terms that is much more than its basic definition.
I've taken to illustrating it with examples. There's likely better ones - but these do help convey the meaning behind the definition.
I've taken to illustrating it with examples. There's likely better ones - but these do help convey the meaning behind the definition.
Hey #gaming. Couple of questions.
1: Anyone else experienced the phenomenon where you almost beat a boss, then when you reload, it utterly trashes you, like it's straight up offended you nearly defeated it.
2: If so, do you have a name for it?
1: Anyone else experienced the phenomenon where you almost beat a boss, then when you reload, it utterly trashes you, like it's straight up offended you nearly defeated it.
2: If so, do you have a name for it?
February 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Hey #gaming. Couple of questions.
1: Anyone else experienced the phenomenon where you almost beat a boss, then when you reload, it utterly trashes you, like it's straight up offended you nearly defeated it.
2: If so, do you have a name for it?
1: Anyone else experienced the phenomenon where you almost beat a boss, then when you reload, it utterly trashes you, like it's straight up offended you nearly defeated it.
2: If so, do you have a name for it?
Was thinking about old school Everquest the other day - Back in the Ruins of Kunark days, when you had to take a 20 minute boat ride from one continent to another.
It would be a laughable design decision today. I get cranky if a gryphon ride takes longer than 6.2 pico seconds.
#gamedev
It would be a laughable design decision today. I get cranky if a gryphon ride takes longer than 6.2 pico seconds.
#gamedev
February 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Was thinking about old school Everquest the other day - Back in the Ruins of Kunark days, when you had to take a 20 minute boat ride from one continent to another.
It would be a laughable design decision today. I get cranky if a gryphon ride takes longer than 6.2 pico seconds.
#gamedev
It would be a laughable design decision today. I get cranky if a gryphon ride takes longer than 6.2 pico seconds.
#gamedev
I can't talk enough about the importance - and challenge - of communication in a dev studio.
A critical mistake (I still make) is the assumption that a message was received and processed. We have so many channels (slack, email, discord, telepathy, hieroglyphics) that it's challenging to keep up.
A critical mistake (I still make) is the assumption that a message was received and processed. We have so many channels (slack, email, discord, telepathy, hieroglyphics) that it's challenging to keep up.
February 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I can't talk enough about the importance - and challenge - of communication in a dev studio.
A critical mistake (I still make) is the assumption that a message was received and processed. We have so many channels (slack, email, discord, telepathy, hieroglyphics) that it's challenging to keep up.
A critical mistake (I still make) is the assumption that a message was received and processed. We have so many channels (slack, email, discord, telepathy, hieroglyphics) that it's challenging to keep up.
Diving into the game backlog and getting ready to play FF7 Interograde. Partly because I want to play it. Partly to try to get through some of my backlog pile. And mostly to keep me busy until Avowed has time to get a couple of patches out.
February 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Diving into the game backlog and getting ready to play FF7 Interograde. Partly because I want to play it. Partly to try to get through some of my backlog pile. And mostly to keep me busy until Avowed has time to get a couple of patches out.
Dear Soundmixers - For the love of all that is sweet and pure, please increase the volume of the dialogue.
Signed
-Everyone, everywhere, in this life and all others, in every parallel universe, in all moments of time, and in every possible alternate dimension.
Signed
-Everyone, everywhere, in this life and all others, in every parallel universe, in all moments of time, and in every possible alternate dimension.
February 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Dear Soundmixers - For the love of all that is sweet and pure, please increase the volume of the dialogue.
Signed
-Everyone, everywhere, in this life and all others, in every parallel universe, in all moments of time, and in every possible alternate dimension.
Signed
-Everyone, everywhere, in this life and all others, in every parallel universe, in all moments of time, and in every possible alternate dimension.
Curious to see how Avowed handles progression. I'm hoping that it will not have enemies scale with your level. I get the design choice and reasons behind doing it, but I've never been a fan.
February 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Curious to see how Avowed handles progression. I'm hoping that it will not have enemies scale with your level. I get the design choice and reasons behind doing it, but I've never been a fan.
I like Diablo 4. However, even after checking out the expansion, I still prefer Diablo 3. I think it's primarily due to pacing and structure. The combat feels faster and more responsive, and its structure makes it easier to drop in, play, and feel like I accomplished something.
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I like Diablo 4. However, even after checking out the expansion, I still prefer Diablo 3. I think it's primarily due to pacing and structure. The combat feels faster and more responsive, and its structure makes it easier to drop in, play, and feel like I accomplished something.
In a gaming face-palm moment, after 50+ hours in Vampire Survivors, I just today - by accident - discovered you can skip the long "loot roll sequence" by pressing "B".
I'm pretty sure 48 of the 50 hours I've played were spent watching that sequence.
I'm pretty sure 48 of the 50 hours I've played were spent watching that sequence.
December 18, 2024 at 2:25 AM
In a gaming face-palm moment, after 50+ hours in Vampire Survivors, I just today - by accident - discovered you can skip the long "loot roll sequence" by pressing "B".
I'm pretty sure 48 of the 50 hours I've played were spent watching that sequence.
I'm pretty sure 48 of the 50 hours I've played were spent watching that sequence.
Picked SF6 back up again - I love the addition of training modes to fighting #games. But I wish they would help you train the timing of the inputs. Like, "hold X then hit Y". Okay, but how long do I hold X? I can see the inputs I'm pressing but have no feedback if I'm too slow or too fast.
December 12, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Picked SF6 back up again - I love the addition of training modes to fighting #games. But I wish they would help you train the timing of the inputs. Like, "hold X then hit Y". Okay, but how long do I hold X? I can see the inputs I'm pressing but have no feedback if I'm too slow or too fast.
One of the things I love about the #gamedev is that nearly everyone is highly skilled, highly intelligent, highly driven, and highly passionate.
A downside is that it can lead to an assumption that everyone thinks and values the same things. I've seen this assumption knock some new leads sideways.
A downside is that it can lead to an assumption that everyone thinks and values the same things. I've seen this assumption knock some new leads sideways.
December 11, 2024 at 2:17 AM
One of the things I love about the #gamedev is that nearly everyone is highly skilled, highly intelligent, highly driven, and highly passionate.
A downside is that it can lead to an assumption that everyone thinks and values the same things. I've seen this assumption knock some new leads sideways.
A downside is that it can lead to an assumption that everyone thinks and values the same things. I've seen this assumption knock some new leads sideways.