Life goes on (Patreon)

Hey everybody. First off, apologies for the radio silence ever since my last post. I should have at least been responding to you guys, but.. well, I've been more or less shut down the past few weeks, trying to get my mind off of my father's passing as much as possible by distracting myself with friends, games, food, ignoring responsibility, what have you. But surprise surprise, several of those have just been making things worse. Eating your feelings away has never worked out for anyone, and ignoring responsibility (at least in my shoes) has just lead to ever-increasing amounts of guilt. The less I work, the more guilty I feel, and the harder it is to feel normal again. At some point, something has to give - either you all get sick of it and leave, or I get my act together and move forward. Personally, I'd prefer the latter - you all have given me such an amazing opportunity through your support, and I don't want any of you to leave feeling like I haven't given it my all to finish Crisis Point (and all future games) and make them as good as they can be.

I guess what I'm saying is just a convoluted way of apologizing - not just for the last few weeks, but for the several slow months before that as well. Life was bound to get in the way and slow things down eventually, but I have a bad tendency of shutting myself off from the world when things get stressful, and that's something I really need to work on - not just for you guys, but for me as well. It might take me a little bit to get back to normal completely still, and I apologize ahead of time for that, but I'm officially coming out of my little hiding hole as of now. Feel free to vent your frustrations with me here or in private if you need to - lord knows you've all been absolute saints with me thus far, despite how long this block has been going on, so you all deserve it at this point. As the saying goes, life goes on.. and I've got some catching up to do.
-A42