Documenting one mage's journey to follow his dream and die trying
I don’t know that it got as much traction as it probably deserved, but Sam Seer asked us to talk about three games that were important to us, and I thought. Yes. Yes I think I will. A Tale in the Desert I am not physically capable of being reasonable about A Tale in the Desert. This is my ur-game. This is the game that I literally cannot be allowed to play, because it would consume me whole.
There goes a famous saying: Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Variously attributed to just about anyone smart who is both old and dead. Word on the street is Confucius said it, though my money’s on a random high school teacher who wanted his students to believe it came from someone wiser than him. Or, alternatively: Convince someone to pay you for the thing you wanted to do anyway.
A Little Bit About Me It’s possible you might know me, but if you don’t: hi. I’m Professional Internet Wizard Contrariwise. I was born in the late 20th century on the West coast of America, but currently live in the sparkling southern-flavored Midwest[^Texas.]. Over the years I’ve done lots of things. I started my career in video games, worked on an MMO, burned out, did spreadsheets for nonprofits, got back in like with computers.