#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 - Discord - #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