Reverse Design
Subtitle: Half-Life
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781138324909
Subjects: Computer games, design; Video games, design
Description: The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the fourth installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Half-Life. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into six sections examining some of the most important topics to the game: 1. How Half-Life is a key step in the evolution from the composite style of videogame design to the set piece of style of design; 2. How Half-Life defined almost all of the core concepts of the cover-based shooter, and redefined the level architecture of the FPS genre; 3. The small tricks and flourishes that Half-Life used to tell a story through its mechanics, AI and environments--back cover.