Looking glass retrospective

User 205 on 7/8/2016 at 09:24

Indigo Gaming made a really good video series about LGS. I figured some might not already have seen them:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcha6A8Ugs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcha6A8Ugs
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkPtjNDOJkE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkPtjNDOJkE
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr_6-qI5o4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr_6-qI5o4

ZylonBane on 7/8/2016 at 11:41

You posted the links in reverse order.

User 205 on 7/8/2016 at 11:45

Happy? :cheeky:

bjack on 7/8/2016 at 18:03

Thank you for the links. Interesting story. Nice to see the parallels, how work at TTLG spawned other great games. This also got me interested in System Shock for the first time. Go figure. It also makes me want to dust off my Deus Ex CD.

It still makes me sad that TTLG closed right after Theif II was released. 2000 was a hard year for many.

Renault on 7/8/2016 at 22:53

But we're still here.

Brad Schoonmaker on 8/8/2016 at 02:51

Thanks for the links, User 205. That had to be the best retrospective I've seen on Looking Glass. I especially appreciate hearing more about the company's lead up to closing. I had only read/heard they closed due to financial troubles. Had no idea they were absorbed into another company just prior to shutting the doors. And Warren Specter was laid off before hand. Did not know that.

The quality of production and pacing of these videos also impress me. The 'Legacy' segment was a nice touch, too.