also yea this. though for me, my passion for games slowly died out as i became a gamedev. now almost a decade of work in it and minus a few indie games like hollow knight and deltarune, i dont play much. it feels wrong knowing everything and the industry so deeply
plus i work as a marketing and technical artist. most games i’ve worked on i havent played, i design their posters, covers, logos. i do play the games when i make trailers and in-game materials like screenshots and dev looks. but other than that i dont, and not really even by choice. most of the time the game isnt in a playable state when my work starts.
most professions under gamedev umbrella dont need and hence arent given the chance to play the games until after release anyways. for me atleast, i do love the work i do, it is fun to do that work. but playing the games i worked on is rarely as fun.
also yea this. though for me, my passion for games slowly died out as i became a gamedev. now almost a decade of work in it and minus a few indie games like hollow knight and deltarune, i dont play much. it feels wrong knowing everything and the industry so deeply
plus i work as a marketing and technical artist. most games i’ve worked on i havent played, i design their posters, covers, logos. i do play the games when i make trailers and in-game materials like screenshots and dev looks. but other than that i dont, and not really even by choice. most of the time the game isnt in a playable state when my work starts.
most professions under gamedev umbrella dont need and hence arent given the chance to play the games until after release anyways. for me atleast, i do love the work i do, it is fun to do that work. but playing the games i worked on is rarely as fun.