To put it simply, I am deeply impressed.
First of all, being a freelancer is really stressful. First of all, no company will protect your rights and interests, and almost no one can rely on you to work hard. I used to want to be a digital nomad, but now I have a company to help you, and it really reduces a lot of anxiety.
So from the shaky feeling of the profession itself can rationalize the almost collapsed and unbalanced work state of each developer. First of all, you must be proficient in programming plot settings and artistic music in the game. Today, when all abilities are highly specialized, it is very inefficient and thankless to complete a perfect work independently. Comparing the developers of meat boy and fez games, first of all, the work and goals of the former are very accurate, and they can be regarded as relatively smooth independent work; while comparing the various things that the developers of fez have experienced, they have not been developed for four years. When I saw him showing himself doing some trivial things, it made me very sad for his paranoia and wrong decision-making. Such a good idea should not be reduced to requiring him to do it by himself. All things considered, many problems continue to keep him in such a vicious cycle of paranoia. Therefore, I feel very reasonable about his various unhappy encounters. Therefore, if you have no ability to control your own life, do not choose a career full of romantic style such as independent biography, unless you want to make your life crumbling.
On the other hand, I have a lot of admiration for the developers of braid. What he said at the beginning was that as he got older, he realized that what he wanted to do when he was young could never be done in his life, so he immediately decided to start braid. I admire his planning and his clear understanding of himself, which are also important qualities to be an excellent independent developer. On the other hand, it is also because I wholeheartedly agree with what he said. As I get older, the dreams I had when I was young become more and more unrealizable, and the remaining years of youth seem to be allocated to trivial matters. In short, hearing his words made me very ready to start doing what I really want to do, but this impulse must be based on the ability to prepare, otherwise I will face the dilemma of fez developers.
In short, you must have a clear understanding of yourself, not to blindly follow your dreams and be isolated and enter a vicious circle of anxiety and collapse. On the other hand, you must have a pure heart, and create your heartfelt creations when you are ready.
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