Checking in

It's been an obscenely time since I wrote here, but I'll defend myself by saying there's been a few big changes in my life.

I'm no longer with Streamline Studios, and moved back to Portugal and sunny Lisbon (but definitely a bit chilly these days). I've stepped on board the good ship GameInvest as lead game designer, and it's being a blast as well as a huge challenge. Getting caught up with ongoing projects is never easy, even when you get back from vacations, but it's always a rush. Got a lot of thinking, planning and prioritizing to do, and this time not just for myself and others on occasion, but as a full time lead for my 3 awesome design guys. But all the geeky kidult joy of game dev is right there to bond us, and I'm already feeling a part of the gang. Beijinhos e abraços pessoal, se estiverem a ler (!).

And back home with Laura, Cindy and my (not so little now) Chill the Chillmeister kitty, well, that's wonderful. :)

I'll write something soon, I promise, when I get some time. Maybe about my World of Warcraft wanderings, the looting and XP gaining love I'm getting from Torchlight and Borderlands, or how I'm seeing such parallels between my beloved old school graphic adventures (thanks again Lucas and Sierra) and the casual games of today. Or maybe I'll finally give Love (the game, if you know me you know I can't help the emotion) a try and talk about h4x0rzing frequencies in an impressionist painting feels.

Lots of love of the best kind,

JJ