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

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


45:05 - 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