The writing of dialogue ends once all the English language voice-acting has been recorded and the script sent off to localisers but even then, there are many little decisions regarding how the game unfolds which each affect the way a player perceives the story.
"Writing for a Half-Life-style game is an ongoing collaborative effort that starts in the earliest phases of project development and doesn't really end until the game is finished. For a long time, the character and animation systems were very rough, and those of us closest to the story had to live with a strong level of trust that the technology would eventually get to the point where we could actually implement the scenes we were sketching out. Laidlaw: "One of the key story elements that hung on technology was the extent to which we believed we'd be able to develop strong, well-rounded characters and put them in dynamic, dramatic scenes. The only benchmark set for the team was quality: make the greatest game experience you can imagine in the Half-Life universe." Writing It was agreed that Valve would self-fund the project and time would not be a constraint. Once everyone was back from all that, the decision was made to pursue Half-Life 2. Immediately after the game was sent to replication, folks j here took a break to recoup from crunch time and spend some time with their families. Lombardi: "The first Half-Life was made available in November 1998. This issue, Valve's marketing director Doug Lombardi (with shades) and writer/game designer Marc Laidlaw (no shades) talk about the making of the best shooter ever - Half-Life 2. After FBI involvement and a concerted effort from Valve's community, the stolen Half-Life 2 code was returned several anxious months later, but not after a making dear old Gabe sweat through a heavily delayed development schedule.Just How are your favourite games put together? Each month, we sit down with a top developer and pick over the bones of their opus.
Not only did it kick off Valve's (eventually) world-conquering Steam service, but it courted criminals too. November 2004 was a standout month for PC gaming, and indeed PC Gamer: a 96% for Valve's opus, 95% for Rome: Total War to a 95%, an 89% FIFA 2005, and Shade: Wrath of Angels with a, er, 59%.īut the game we called 'messianic' was all that mattered that month, and indeed, that year. What more can be said about Half-Life 2? Jim Rossignol's words below still do a fine job of summing up just why the world got worked up over a singleplayer shooter. Ben Griffin provides context and commentary followed by the original text of our Half-Life 2 review, published in the November 2004 issue of PC Gamer UK.
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