#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