as much as i adore your games, i'd say it's good you're cutting down on the jams this year. above all, your health is important, and you wouldn't be letting anyone down by skipping a couple jams! (even if you skipped all of them, like i said, your health is more important)
as for the going strong bit, maybe you struggled a lot and needed outside help but remember, in the end you still got through it. you can't give someone else full credit for helping you, because part of that credit is yours, and i think being able to get through messy times even while needing outside help still shows you're very strong. friends can definitely help a lot, but whether or not you made it through the whole project was always your choice and yours alone, even if you needed help to see that.
honestly, my first Starset song was My Demons- i was a fairly edgy teen,,, but now i can enjoy their music and ignore what introduced me to them lol. also, Unbecoming is such a good song, and definitely the kind that could make someone emotional- you have good taste. and omg it must be awful knowing they're so close and not being able to see them, i always get so sad when singers/bands i like are nearby and i can't go :(
i will gladly accept the title of your guardian angel lol, and i'm sure i'm not alone in that. not only are you the creator of so many incredible games, but you also are such a kind person that deserves only the best. the fact that you take time to reply so thoughtfully to me and everyone else that leaves a comment shows that. i can't help but want to support you in any way i can :)
bleh, i can see why you'd end up turning down the job offer. so many companies just don't care for substance anymore and just want mindless entertainment for people with money. probably the best thing about indie developers is that there's an actual story instead of half a million paywalls that just give you a couple steamy kiss scenes, plus the bad endings are so boringgg in games like that. good on you for knowing what you could and couldn't handle, and for being able to walk away!
i will send you all the kind words i can if it can help you, but i sincerely hope that one day you won't need that. i love your work, i love bringing you a little joy with my thoughts, and i think you're one of the kindest people on the internet, but in the end i'm just a random girl that likes your games, so i hope you'll be able to give yourself the same compliments us fans give you and know you sincerely mean them.
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Yeah, it's hard to tear myself away from them, especially if I happen to see all the cool stuff other devs are making for them, haha. But you're right, it's a matter of trying to put health first, and I should attempt to always be keeping that in mind more than I have done in previous years x3
I suppose you're right! I never really thought of it like that before, haha. See, this is another reason why I referred to you as a guardian angel, cos you're always full of such wise words and getting me to see things from a different perspective! :3
Hehe, well, to be fair, My Demons is still a great song, and even if that had been my first and I wasn't a teen, I'd probably still have fallen in love with Starset after hearing it :P In fact, I kinda wish I had discovered them much sooner in my life because all I really had to keep me going in my teens was Linkin Park. And while they helped me through some really tough times with their music, it would have been nice to have known other bands too. It is rather annoying to be in a so close yet so far sort of situation with bands coming here to play T_T It happens more often than I'd like, haha. That's the problem living in a country where the public transport totally sucks I suppose! I mean, I can drive, but I can't afford to actually own a car still >.< It's pretty rare for me to actually be able to get to wherever they're playing. I've missed Set it Off and other bands multiple times for the same reason. The only one I seem to have some luck seeing is Poets of the Fall cos their dates usually fall quite conveniently when they're over here.
I wish I could support everyone else as much as you guys all support me x3 Or at least gain the ability to teleport to everyone and give big squeezy hugs on demand!
Well, all your kindness is much appreciated :3 I hope one day I can hold my head high too instead of always staring at the ground x3 And the same goes for a whole bunch of people I know, both fellow indie-devs and not who are in a similar position. Heck knows how we all wound up with such low self-esteem, but with any luck, we can all improve on that over time!
Nah, you're more than just a random girl that likes my games, you're guardian angel Sunny Supreme :P
That makes me wonder though, how a person can manage to attain a state of being where you can give yourself sincere compliments and congratulations on stuff without tipping into over-confidence or narcissism. I imagine it must be a fine balancing act to get it just right in the end x3 cos each extreme end of the scale is pretty unhealthy. It would be nice to be able to shuffle from the zero-confidence end into the middle without tipping over towards the other unhealthy side of things, haha.
I hope you're managing to strike the right sort of balance yourself and that you get to have a happy rest of the month :3