Stanza
Lighthouse Keeper
Looks like it's time to start looking for a new job. Crap. And the habit into which I seem to have fallen (if two go-arounds count as a habit) is to start off looking at the game industry... Then have a sudden (and brief) fit of sanity and accept an offer from a former co-worker.
First time around, I was looking at Bethsoft. Mind you, this was a year or so before they squeezed out the big O, so I call that an opportunity best skipped. (Also, pro-tip to job hunters: they can't contact you if you put the wrong number in your contact info. Proofread!) Three years later, I started poking Junction Point, only to watch in horror as they were eaten by a giant mouse. And now, it may be time again...
So as a pleasant thought to take my mind off, you know, stuff, I'm trying to think of an RPG company that makes games I like, and... uh... Man, I can't think of any. Not one. Used to be plenty of studios I liked, but they're all dead. Or they went the way of Bethsoft. Or how Obsidian has proven that they are not Black Isle. Besides, California?!? No thanks.
The only guys I can think of are indies like Basilisk (maybe I oughta drive across town and hassle them). The closest to a pro house I can think of is that shindig Stardock is starting up, and that's only because the premise sounds promising ("Like Baldur's Gate, only turn based!"). And while Michigan is darned close, will there be anything left after the auto industry finishes collapsing?
So while I'm waiting for another former co-worker to offer me a chance at sanity (I hope), are there any other RPG devs in the States worthy of ignoring my resume?
Sure, this thread's mostly for chuckles, but I'd done insaner things. (No, I'm not telling.)
Also, perverse irony: this morning that book I ordered on programming PS3's showed up in my mailbox. Damned ill omens. That's what I get for even thinking about consoles.
First time around, I was looking at Bethsoft. Mind you, this was a year or so before they squeezed out the big O, so I call that an opportunity best skipped. (Also, pro-tip to job hunters: they can't contact you if you put the wrong number in your contact info. Proofread!) Three years later, I started poking Junction Point, only to watch in horror as they were eaten by a giant mouse. And now, it may be time again...
So as a pleasant thought to take my mind off, you know, stuff, I'm trying to think of an RPG company that makes games I like, and... uh... Man, I can't think of any. Not one. Used to be plenty of studios I liked, but they're all dead. Or they went the way of Bethsoft. Or how Obsidian has proven that they are not Black Isle. Besides, California?!? No thanks.
The only guys I can think of are indies like Basilisk (maybe I oughta drive across town and hassle them). The closest to a pro house I can think of is that shindig Stardock is starting up, and that's only because the premise sounds promising ("Like Baldur's Gate, only turn based!"). And while Michigan is darned close, will there be anything left after the auto industry finishes collapsing?
So while I'm waiting for another former co-worker to offer me a chance at sanity (I hope), are there any other RPG devs in the States worthy of ignoring my resume?
Sure, this thread's mostly for chuckles, but I'd done insaner things. (No, I'm not telling.)
Also, perverse irony: this morning that book I ordered on programming PS3's showed up in my mailbox. Damned ill omens. That's what I get for even thinking about consoles.