Halo Infinite’s Aaron Linde On Writing Grunts, Battleborn, And Leaving 343 - MinnMax Interview
167MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the former lead narrative designer at 343 Industries Aaron Linde about his experience writing Halo Infinite's battle chatter for the sandbox. They talk about the funniest lines from the Grunts and what it's like tackling a project as big as Halo Infinite. They also talk about Linde's history at Gearbox as the lead writer for Battleborn and how that helped prepare him for the rest of his career. You can unlock the podcast version of this interview and help support more like it by checking out MinnMax on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:07 - Welcoming Aaron Linde
00:03:28 - Getting into game writing
00:09:03 - Battleborn's reception and legacy
00:17:46 - Why Battleborn was so hard to write
00:23:02 - Writing Halo Infinite's Grunts
00:27:26 - Writing battle chatter for Halo's sandbox
00:39:44 - Working with Joseph Staten
00:42:37 - Halo Infinite's reception
00:45:21 - Working for a gigantic company
00:47:52 - Why Aaron left 343 Industries
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