How Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek hopes to redefine co-op storytelling again
If you’ve played Left 4 Dead then you know looking after number one will only get you so far. It’s impossible to wriggle free from the boa constrictor grip of a Smoker’s tongue, or to rip the Jockey from your own back before it steers you to a secluded corner and pummels you to death. For that, you have to rely on the help of other players, who need to know they can rely on you in turn.
“I always had this belief of: don't worry about yourself,” game writer Chet Faliszek says. “Worry about other people, then you get taken care of in the long run.”
The Valve veteran isn’t talking about Left 4 Dead, the series for which he developed the dynamic scripts that turned characters like Coach and Francis into gaming household names. He’s referring to the culture of his independent studio, Stray Bombay.
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