I'm extremely proud to have been involved in this project, it's by far the best game I've worked on in my career. I don't normally comment on things I work on, and I'm not going to say much about this one either (go play it if you want more!) - except to say that it's been a long haul, and there is within me that swirling mixture of excitement and relief that any AAA games developer will instantly recognize.
I hope everyone values this game to the extent that I firmly believe it deserves. It's breaking ground in several key ways in my opinion (and of course, all of this article is just that - my opinion, and nothing at all related to my employer or anyone else involved in making the game).
When I loaded it up on my home PC for the first time today, I was unexpectedly caught in a flood of tears. It feels really personal this one, though I wouldn't begin to lay claim to its finest parts (I'm primarily a Tools coder, though I do touch game code from time to time - I certainly don't have any significant hand in designing these titles).
For the first time though, I've seen a game through from (almost) the very start, to its release and felt that it was a very real part of me: a project I chose enthusiastically for what it was trying to achieve, and now that it is out, whatever the world ultimately thinks of it, I feel that faith in the concept was vindicated.
I hope you try it, and I hope you like it. And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and sleep for a year.
