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Anything But Sports: The Making of FTL
Justin Ma and Matt Davis had it all. They were young, gainfully employed by one of the world's most prolific video-game publishers, and lived in Shanghai, home to opulence and cutting-edge tech. When industry trends stifled their creativity, Ma and Davis broke away from the pack and invested every last hope, dream, and cent into creating games they wanted to play. Based on interviews with the developers, Anything But Sports: The Making of FTL: Faster Than Light is the story of two men working in the shadow of the
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First published January 1, 2015
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David L. Craddock
45 books104 followersDavid L. Craddock lives with his wife in Ohio. He is the bestselling author of
Stay Awhile and Listen
: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire - Book I, and
Heritage
: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles, an epic fantasy series for young adults. Please follow along with him on his website/blog at
DavidLCraddock.com
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January 19, 2021
If you are expecting a short, engaging account and some lightbulb-moment design insights into the making of the original release of FTL: Faster Than Light, this will deliver.
I have a number of Craddock ebooks from StoryBundle, etc., and had been a little hesitant to crack them open, since my first instinct when I see one author with a million ebooks is to connect it to monetization/passive income/information-product shenanigans, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's also spoiler-free, which means I'm likely to read more of these in the future.
It's an fluid, vivid read from someone with a real passion for the topic of game dev (who I'm glad is making a go at making that passion his living), included scene-setting details and had a good sense of story. The bonus interview with writer Tom Jubert was especially appreciated-- Craddock asked great questions and it was chock-full of substantive career insights, and the writing in FTL is such a big part of my enjoyment of it.
It's a nice time-capsule moment to see Jubert longing to take on more narrative design, pre-The Talos Principle, and funny to hear Davis & Ma be like, nooooo, we are not doing a free expansion after all this (which I'm sure they meant at the time). I also laughed very hard and felt very validated in learning where the term "roguelike-like" originated. I would definitely read a follow-up describing the birthing pains of FTL: Advanced Edition.
I have a number of Craddock ebooks from StoryBundle, etc., and had been a little hesitant to crack them open, since my first instinct when I see one author with a million ebooks is to connect it to monetization/passive income/information-product shenanigans, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's also spoiler-free, which means I'm likely to read more of these in the future.
It's an fluid, vivid read from someone with a real passion for the topic of game dev (who I'm glad is making a go at making that passion his living), included scene-setting details and had a good sense of story. The bonus interview with writer Tom Jubert was especially appreciated-- Craddock asked great questions and it was chock-full of substantive career insights, and the writing in FTL is such a big part of my enjoyment of it.
It's a nice time-capsule moment to see Jubert longing to take on more narrative design, pre-The Talos Principle, and funny to hear Davis & Ma be like, nooooo, we are not doing a free expansion after all this (which I'm sure they meant at the time). I also laughed very hard and felt very validated in learning where the term "roguelike-like" originated. I would definitely read a follow-up describing the birthing pains of FTL: Advanced Edition.
January 4, 2023
The first half is great. The second half is simply a long, transcribed interview without any editorial narrative. This feels like half a book plus padding
I'll still read more of Craddock's work because I enjoy his writing (when he's writing, not transcribing) a lot.
I'll still read more of Craddock's work because I enjoy his writing (when he's writing, not transcribing) a lot.
September 10, 2024
Anything But Sports: The Making of FTL is a lil’ bucket of chocolate-drizzled popcorn.
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