Quake 4 Interview

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 17, 2005 7:46am PDT

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Worthplaying had the opportunity to sit down with id Software's Tim Willits at QuakeCon and talk to him about Quake 4. There are questions about attention to detail, game length ("Quake 4 is shorter than Doom 3"), naming the player character, story, and episodic development.

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Tim Willits on episodic/shareware content:

It also allows them to change the game as they go. Like if thereÃ¢Â€Â™s something that people really like, or they really didnÃ¢Â€Â™t like, they can modify it. Where if you make the whole game, spend 10 million dollars and then you find out that people really wanted a flashlight on the gun or something. It helps you react more to the fans.

I got a chuckle out of that excerpt.

Aug 17, 2005 1:19pm PDT

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Tim Willits on episodic/shareware content: It also allows them to change the game as they go. Like if : Elder_MMHS
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- As did I.... ;) : FormerHPB
- Heh, until this interview I though they are solid in their designs... I was like: "The game was meant to ... : napalm.cz

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Best death animation: Light guard holding his face and struggling on the floor. I'm no sadist, but this was cool :-).

Aug 17, 2005 1:14pm PDT

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- I tend to get sick of death animations, but ragdoll is also a bit passÃƒÂ©. I'd like to see develope... : the archvile

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Where if you make the whole game, spend 10 million dollars and then you find out that people really wanted a flashlight on the gun or something.

hahahahah

Aug 17, 2005 1:26pm PDT

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shorter than Doom 3? :(

Aug 17, 2005 9:03am PDT

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    It felt long :/ : MrLonghair
    - It was very long. I played for ~ 2 weeks (not 8 hours a day, but it was in holidays). : matthaeus

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"The way the Light Guard tried to fire off a few more shots before dying, and the humorous attempt by The Macron to put himself back together when he dies made this game TRULY memorable."

The guard dude firing before dying used to bug the crap out of me. I don't remember the Macron at all, or his attempt to put himself back together.

Aug 17, 2005 12:23pm PDT

"The way the Light Guard tried to fire off a few more shots before dying, and the humorous attempt by The : thaperfectdrug

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TW: ItÃ¢Â€Â™s actually quite simple why he has a name: we have this squad and they talk to you and also about you. We didnÃ¢Â€Â™t want them to just say Ã¢Â€ÂœHey, Mr. Nameless Marine!Ã¢Â€Â So, naming your character just fit the script. ThatÃ¢Â€Â™s the TRUE answer, but the PR answer would be Ã¢Â€ÂœYeah we felt that we could connect with the players, give them a sense of identity, etc.Ã¢Â€Â

Haha :) Truth : 1, Marketing bullshit: 0. That answer makes the decision sound reasonable and not like of a bunch of crap.

Aug 17, 2005 9:02am PDT

TW: ItÃ¢Â€Â™s actually quite simple why he has a name: we have this squad and they talk to you an : lapskaus

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