Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek and Riot Games designer Kimberly Voll founded Stray Bombay. Faliszek is best known for writing episodes for Half-Life 2, both Portal and Left 4 Dead. And in the new studio, he and his colleagues plan to continue to engage in cooperative projects.
In a press release, he recalled how a soldier sent to Iraq thanked him for Left 4 Dead - the game helped the military to keep in touch with his wife. The couple felt that they were much closer to each other than they actually were, thanks to joint races in this shooter.
βPlayers are smart, they like to communicate. Games don't suggest doing this as often, and we want to fix that. We want to create things that you will come back to again and again, that will change every time, but not seem to be overflowing with random events. They will allow you to become a real team, supporting each other, not getting in the way. And the artificial intelligence in these games not only controls the opponents, but also allows you to get even more vivid impressions, βexplains Falizhek.
The company's website is full of vacancies - the founders of the studio are looking for engineers, artists, designers and animators. They decided to talk about the existence of Stray Bombay right before the start of the GDC 2019 developer conference in order to attract the attention of those who want to find a job. After hiring employees, the team will βgo undergroundβ in order to come to grips with the debut project.
Source: 3dnews.ru