Thats awesome dude.
That’s one of my career regrets. Is not going down the game testing/design path. If I could go back to being 18 and undergrad. That’s the path I would probably go.
A lot of people have said that to me over the years and I always say be glad that you didn't. You would be under paid, over worked, kind of insane and probably without your significant other. The divorce rate is incredibly high in the game biz. Most people only last a few years in it because of the burnout factor.
One guy I worked with, who was very successful, literally stormed out of the building one night screaming incoherently. He never came back and ended up working a minimum wage job taking care of Llamas. I'm not joking. I'm a unicorn at this point doing it for over 30 years. Of the thousands of people I have worked with, only a few are still doing it.
I hired my Brother-in-Law's best friend a few years ago and his demeanor has completely changed. I feel guilty and I've considered firing him for his own good. He has a kid to take care of so I can't do it without knowing he has something else lined up.