#135 - Chet Faliszek Interview (Valve, Left 4 Dead, Portal 2, Writing, Crunch, Anacrusis etc.)

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The Anacrusis
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The Anacrusis (2022)
Duration: 57:52
5,930 views
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Chet Faliszek who was a former writer at Valve for over 12 years. He is now Co-Founder and CEO of Stray Bombay and are currently working on Anacrusis.

SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER - @chetfaliszek
ANACRUSIS WEBSITE - https://www.theanacrusis.com/
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/straybombay

#valve #left4dead #anacrusis

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro/Anacrusis Correction & What It Means
01:41 - Big Dictionary Of Slang
03:19 - Proper Pronounciation Of Faliszek
04:46 - Being Approached By Gabe To Join Valve/Gabe’s Personality
06:08 - Chet’s First Day At Valve
07:15 - Dynamic Between Chet & Erik Wolpaw
08:10 - Work On Half Life Universe
09:30 - Gabe Initially Didnt Want Chet To Do A Zombie Game
11:37 - Conception Of Left 4 Dead
13:20 - What Chet Would Change On Left 4 Dead Based On The Pandemic
15:41 - Planting Seeds For A Sequel In Left 4 Dead
17:30 - How He Ended Up Writing For Portal 2/Writing For Portal 2
20:45 - Challenge Of Writing For Left 4 Dead
22:00 - Valve’s Culture/Certification
24:46 - Valve’s Influence On Stray Bombay/Flat Hierarchy Pros & Cons
27:43 - Misperceptions/Collaboration
31:00 - Working With Sensitive People/Nothing Is Cool & Suck/Feedback
33:17 - Chet Doesn’t Get Affected By People Screaming At Him/Dealing With Tensions
35:40 - DOOM’s Impact On Chet/Improving Your Comedy/Old Man Murray
38:20 - Chet Loved Living In Cleveland
39:01 - How Being A Painter Transferred Over To Game Design
41:00 - Chet Has A Lot Of Respect For Trade Workers
42:25 - Self Imposed Crunch/You Can’t Finesse Crunch
45:02 - Retail Releases Are What Causes Crunch
46:05 - How Chet Ended Up Working On HTC VR
51:10 - Defining The Goals On Anacrusis
52:30 - What’s On The Horizon For Anacrusis
56:50 - Where To Follow Chet Faliszek/Stray Bombay



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