More game writing discovery

Sort of continued from this.

I heard the name, “Mark Laidlaw” in correlation with some sci-fi short stories, perhaps during cyberpunk’s quarter-hour of fame.

Now I realize I have experienced more of his work than I knew:

Mark Laidlaw, it turns out, was the major force behind Half-Life, the best first-person shooter, period. (bios: wikipedia; moby games).

So what this means is that Mark is a major source of the main reason I sometimes long for a well-working PC.

6 thoughts on “More game writing discovery

  1. Jandy

    I’ve never liked Half-Life. I bought it several years ago, and played maybe the first couple of levels…you know, until those little crab things start jumping at your face? I HATE those critters. And I’m generally not a fan of anything that has zombie-like creatures. So no Half-Life for me. My vote for best game ever? Deus Ex. You got first-person shooter action, you got role-playing elements (but nothing too hard-core), you got multiple ways of accomplishing EVERYTHING, you got conspiracy theory, you got multiple endings, and you got NO ZOMBIES. 🙂 Dang, I need to play it again…

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  2. mark Post author

    Odd, I thought you were a Resident Evil fan.

    Never played Deus Ex. But I don’t suppose they adapted it for the Mac.

    You have a few levels of zombies, but the real fun begins when you go up against the special forces units sent in to exterminate all witnesses.

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  3. mark Post author

    OK, it is on my wishlist.

    BTW, since you’re not sure what you’ll be doing after grad school yet, I thought you should consider this career possibility.

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  4. Jandy

    Sorry, I have been neglecting to check on my comments on other blogs. I’m not a Resident Evil fan. I’ve never played any of the games. I have seen the movies, and didn’t HATE them, but that’s because I really like Milla Jovovich and am willing to tolerate the zombies for her sake. So, Half Life turns into non-zombies after a few levels? I might give it another try, then…I still have it around here somewhere.

    Deus Ex is a several years old now, but I haven’t yet found another game that balances FPS and RPG elements so perfectly to my liking. And what career possibility is that? Game design? :p

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