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Half-Life: How Valve Created the Iconic First-Person Shooter

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Half-Life: How Valve Created the Iconic First-Person Shooter
14.99 €
Half-Life is a cult game known to millions of players. It revolutionized the first-person shooter genre forever. The action takes place entirely inside the game without the use of cut-scenes, the character cannot be seen from the outside, so the gameplay and the story form a whole.
This book will tell you how Half-Life games were created, what innovative methods they brought to the industry and what difficulties Valve faced during the development. And, of course, the author will not ignore another child of Valve - the online platform Steam.
Dive into the history of Half-Life and Valve, and you will find out:
- What works were the creators of Half-Life inspired by?
- Why the main character Gordon Freeman doesn't say a word?
- What helped Valve find its unique style?
- How did the Steam online platform change the video game market forever?
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