I really hope he doesn't really believe all the self-help drivel he keeps saying in interviews and in his blog. He's like one of those guys that can't stop talking about himself and bores anyone he meets to death. For an interview with a game developer it's amazing the amount of time he spends not talking about his game or features it's all about him. I wonder if he's ever had a girlfriend for any length of time...
He doesn't seem to have a clue a about what's really important and suffers from SEVERE delusions of grandeur. Face it MDickie, you make graphically inferiour games that are generally sub-par but happen to have found a small niche market, comparing yourself to any of the famous people you mention makes you look silly. The public buying games do not give a rats-a**e about who made the game or what their motivation was, whether the game took 3 years or 3 minutes to write or how many people made it. GET OVER YOURSELF.
I also think this rubbish about having a retirement letter written is just arrogance, simliar to Jeff Minter throwing a tantrum and threatening to quit the business. The fact is if both of them and 50% of the indie game community with them quit the business tomorrow 99% of the public wouldn't even notice, much less care.
Kudos to him for taking it as far as he has and what he has achieved but it's impossible to take him seriously. I think his media averse policy is actually his best idea, play to your strengths. I just pray I'll never get stuck in a lift with the guy.
Darkheart
He doesn't seem to have a clue a about what's really important and suffers from SEVERE delusions of grandeur. Face it MDickie, you make graphically inferiour games that are generally sub-par but happen to have found a small niche market, comparing yourself to any of the famous people you mention makes you look silly. The public buying games do not give a rats-a**e about who made the game or what their motivation was, whether the game took 3 years or 3 minutes to write or how many people made it. GET OVER YOURSELF.
I also think this rubbish about having a retirement letter written is just arrogance, simliar to Jeff Minter throwing a tantrum and threatening to quit the business. The fact is if both of them and 50% of the indie game community with them quit the business tomorrow 99% of the public wouldn't even notice, much less care.
Kudos to him for taking it as far as he has and what he has achieved but it's impossible to take him seriously. I think his media averse policy is actually his best idea, play to your strengths. I just pray I'll never get stuck in a lift with the guy.
Darkheart