The impact on the Half Life series of Mark Raidrow, who has been responsible for one of the most beloved video game stories to date, is never understated. He retired from Valve in 2016, but his inclusion in last year’s documentary, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Half Life 2, brought a smile to the faces of fans. In a new interview, Laidlaw says, “It was good to put the bow on something like that (and) see a bunch of old friends,” but he will still “definitely” reject the offer to return to the valve. Half life 3.
A few years after the exit from Valve, Laidlaw is well known for its half-life, and the general fatigue that he writes for FPS games in general. He has not even played Alix, a half-life in the 2020s, despite how big the series plays in his life. However, his appearance in the Half-Life 2 20th anniversary documentary encouraged him to watch, but since then I have wondered whether he has once again become softer into the series. However, if Valve puts out a Laidlaw call to support Laidlaw’s unconfirmed and rumored Half-Life3, he would say no decisively.
“I don’t do that,” he tells IGN. “I can definitely say I wouldn’t do that. Even when I was there, I started to feel, ‘Yes, now I’m an old man shooting things.’ At one point, you let people and creators who are fans for what you learned from you and we didn’t need it. And I realized I had to restrain myself.
“I don’t know what’s going on with something (with the valve),” adds Raidrow. “And that’s not really my place. God knows what it’s doing in terms of the creative process of how to get great experiences that will surprise people. And you have to be on the edge of what you can do right away. And I’m not on that edge anymore.”
Laidlaw says he will look into working on video games again. He states that part of Death’s writing made him annoyed and wanted to hand over the script and work with Kojima Hideo. However, he insists that “the half-life of my life is behind me.”
His contribution to last year’s Half Life 2 documentary sounds like a positive and rewarding experience for him, despite his continued presence from Valve and its game. “Just do that process, put your bow on something like that, look at a lot of old friends and think about it,” he says. “I haven’t spoken to a lot of people or seen a lot of people in a long time. I’m still in touch with a few people, but they’re not there anymore either. I don’t know what’s going on right now, but I’ve been dealing with people and talking about it and it was therapeutic.”
Half-Life 3 is currently one of the game’s biggest mysteries. There were no official words from Valve, but for a while there were hints and rumors of breadcrumbs. A concept artist who worked with the company said he recently saw a room in which the much-anticipated sequel is being made. There is also a continuous case of strange “HLX” code strings that keep updating Valve’s games.
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