Comments on: 2013

By: Mark K

Mark K — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:08:42 +0000

Congrats Tom, from all of us who read your website. I remember you starting this project and it’s surprisingly hard to express over a comments section the joy of your eventual success. If you ever need help in the future, rest easy that the internet will always be there to kick you in the balls, laugh at you and then give you pretty much anything you could ask for, like some ex-convict fairy godmother. Good luck =)

By: Player One. Press Start. | Darien Peak

Player One. Press Start. | Darien Peak — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:45:14 +0000

[…] Tom Francis, the creator of one of my favorite games last year, Gunpoint, wrote about the feeling he got when he finally grabbed himself by the neck and got into working on Gunpoint. It changed his life. […]

By: Koobazaur

Koobazaur — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:35:42 +0000

Great post, similar to my own feelings releasing my first indie game (http://postmortemgame.com). And i totally feel you on the “weird” moment but it came to me at a different time – the odd morning when i languidly checked my email and saw a peculiar email from Valve starting with Congratulations. Holy shit – i got greenlit!

I didnt exactly break bank, and never expected to (my games pretty niche). But thats when the reality of it all hit me -the year long process of developing a finished game, recruiting and managing a small team, plus all the marketing and legal crap culminating into a realization how far youve really come.

And how bright the future ahead is.

By: Sir Gene the Bewhiskered

Sir Gene the Bewhiskered — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:08:24 +0000

How wonderful for someone to get to the end of a year and state, plainly, that it was the best of their life. How incredibly encouraging.

Well done, Tom. You deserve it.

By: Eric B

Eric B — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:41:10 +0000

I usually buy a bunch of games each year during the winter sales. This year I got Gunpoint (among several others) – wow. Amazing game. Very clever Very funny. Amazing music. It might be my favorite of the year. Thanks for making something cool and being cool about it. All the best to you on your new career as a game developer.

By: Lion

Lion — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:15:27 +0000

I’ve been following your blog and writing for a while. I don’t think articles such as this one are self-indulgent (or if they are, I don’t care). In fact I think it’s wonderful to read and I appreciate your honesty.

I’m facing my own struggle with wanting to write a book but thinking ‘eh, I’m not a good writer and I’ll never finish it anyway’. Always postponing for the next big holiday or long weekend when all I want to do is play Skyrim or some such thing.

It’s interesting to hear other people struggling with similar situations.

By: JohnArr

JohnArr — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:01:22 +0000

Fuck, if you’re an introvert I’m literally folding in on myself endlessly like some sort of horrific Escher.

High five on a great year!

By: Alex Maskill

Alex Maskill — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:48:45 +0000

Loved your writing ever since reading the little book of “Plan B”, but dammit if I’m not more excited by the prospect of playing more of your games than I was to read more of your writing/hear whatever hilarious stuff you’d come out with on the PC Gamer podcast (a high standard to meet). You might be happy to know that the favourite-game-made-in-a-great-program-that-inspired-me-to-get-off-my-butt-and-make-something was yours, so thank you so much for that.

By: Duncan Wintle

Duncan Wintle — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:03:08 +0000

Thank you, your story has inspired me. I used to think I’d probably make a game if I ended up with excessive free time but, no, that is not correct, I should start now. keep up with with the content its always entertaining and often useful/educational. Congratulations.

By: reg

reg — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:50:10 +0000

no im regan

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 13:50:13 +0000

It has been interesting following your game making adventure from my pc. From your days at pcgamer (where you were on of my favorite writers) to releasing gunpoint.

Well done! :)

By: Martin E

Martin E — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:14:28 +0000

I think you deserved this and I hope you keep on being creative and successful.

By: Laurens Mathot

Laurens Mathot — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:27:52 +0000

Thanks for all the cool stuff you did this (last?) year! You were (are?) a great source of inspiration :)

By: John Robert Matz

John Robert Matz — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:15:12 +0000

Seconded, Marc! The Giant Bomb guys really seemed to like us!

By: Jason L

Jason L — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:31:53 +0000

Every bit earned, and may the future be even brighter. Happy new year.

By: Marc Forrester

Marc Forrester — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:06:54 +0000

On this subject, you should probably listen to http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/giant-bomb-game-of-the-year-2013-day-three/1600-706/ from, say, 1:03:45 or so. Approximately.