>I myself have abandoned 2 dozen games There's a book about quitting smoking that spends the first 99% of the book providing the proof that smoking kills. The

>I myself have abandoned 2 dozen games There's a book about quitting smoking that spends the first 99% of the book providing the proof that smoking kills. The last page is how to quit smoking: "Never put another cigarette in your mouth and light it." Here's my book on how to make a video game: "start writing a game and don't work on anything else until it's finished." I started writing a game in college, and despite having tons of cool ideas, I didn't work on anything else until it was published. It got me a good couple of decades in the industry. >It's easy to lose heart and just quit. Not if you love it. >There is no treasure at the end of this rainbow: You can spend years with nothing to show for it Do you mean money? Sounds like you mean money. Because a great game is a great game. My game made me less than $1000. Which was a bummer, sure. But there's reviews of it on youtube. People enjoyed it. I am happy, and I had a great time building it. If this is a means to an end, sure, quit. You simply can't compete against someone who is as good as you but who also loves what they do. >Sure you can outsource or buy art Or you can make a friend! I met a guy who had mad art skills, and could create awesome tracker music. Celeste [1] is one of my favorite games. My favorite indie game. I suck at it but my kid as completed it. It is insane hard, massively rewarding, and the story is moving. IIRC these folks got a house together. Make friends! [1] http://www.mattmakesgames.com http://www.mattmakesgames.com / http://www.celestegame.com http://www.celestegame.com