bit-tech News: An interview with Left4Dead writer, Chet Faliszek of Valve Software

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Hi all,

 

We have just published an interview with *Left4Dead writer Chet

Faliszek* of Valve Software. If you could post a link on your site that

would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/04/28/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/"BT: //Valve's famous for play testing things to death -- were there

any parts of Left4Dead that you thought would be a great idea at the

time, but you then cut out completely?

 

CF: Yeah, we do that kind of stuff all the time. We always joke about

these companies which have these design documents full of great ideas,

and there are loads of things that sound really great on paper. They

sound like The Winner, but then you go to test it and it's like -- oh my

God, nobody knows what the hell they're doing, what's going on, it's

horrible.

 

In fact, right now there are some things on these demo machines we're

testing and we'll be getting feedback on and cutting and whatever. It's

been interesting to watch some of these things with people who are good

gamers too. Watching people who game at a higher level and seeing how

they interact with things and what they do with it is always interesting."/

*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net