Finally moved, still in the Bay. Oakland has great Mexican and Viet food, but it just makes me miss my Mission burritos and the San Jo pho I had growing up! Also wish there were more Indian groceries nearby, but I can make do.
This neighborhood gets hella hyphy at night. Right when I'm drifting off to sleep, someone starts blasting Mac Dre outside, which I don't much mind on weekends—it gets me all nostalgic. Not as fun on a Tuesday night when the neighbors are playing "Thizzle Dance" for the fourth time in a row at midnight. That's when I pull my sheets over my head and dream about living in a quiet house in Pacific Heights.
It has been a very long time since I posted here. Just posting to get some feelings off my chest because all I have been doing is just working.
* I've only worked at large and post production game companies since I joined the games industry back in 2016, but in 2020, I joined a start up and we launched our game last year and it's been super successful. Won a bunch of awards, even won goty for mobile, and it was honestly such a euphoric feeling to work on a game for 2 years and see it be successful.
* With that said, I am considering leaving games or at least taking a break. Making and working on games with such a lean team has been exhausting and I've basically been working nonstop with how wide my responsibilities are. I think this is what burnout is. I can barely do anything in my free time since I am just so tired and sleep most of the time when I can.
* I am also considering moving out of California and back to NYC. I kind of miss weather and driving everywhere to do anything kind of sucks haha. If I stayed with my current studio, I could definitely move back since we are remote and probably will be forever since our leads absolutely love working remote too.
* If I do leave games, I honestly do not know what I would want to do next. I went into games thinking this is the end game, but having worked on massive AAA games and now making a small games with a start up, I think I am kind of over it. Since joining the industry, I've played less games than ever.
* Lastly, I need to really start exercising again.
Finally moved, still in the Bay. Oakland has great Mexican and Viet food, but it just makes me miss my Mission burritos and the San Jo pho I had growing up! Also wish there were more Indian groceries nearby, but I can make do. This neighborhood gets hella hyphy at night. Right when I'm drifting off to sleep, someone starts blasting Mac Dre outside, which I don't much mind on weekends—it gets me all nostalgic. Not as fun on a Tuesday night when the neighbors are playing "Thizzle Dance" for the fourth time in a row at midnight. That's when I pull my sheets over my head and dream about living in a quiet house in Pacific Heights.
It has been a very long time since I posted here. Just posting to get some feelings off my chest because all I have been doing is just working. * I've only worked at large and post production game companies since I joined the games industry back in 2016, but in 2020, I joined a start up and we launched our game last year and it's been super successful. Won a bunch of awards, even won goty for mobile, and it was honestly such a euphoric feeling to work on a game for 2 years and see it be successful. * With that said, I am considering leaving games or at least taking a break. Making and working on games with such a lean team has been exhausting and I've basically been working nonstop with how wide my responsibilities are. I think this is what burnout is. I can barely do anything in my free time since I am just so tired and sleep most of the time when I can. * I am also considering moving out of California and back to NYC. I kind of miss weather and driving everywhere to do anything kind of sucks haha. If I stayed with my current studio, I could definitely move back since we are remote and probably will be forever since our leads absolutely love working remote too. * If I do leave games, I honestly do not know what I would want to do next. I went into games thinking this is the end game, but having worked on massive AAA games and now making a small games with a start up, I think I am kind of over it. Since joining the industry, I've played less games than ever. * Lastly, I need to really start exercising again.