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MinnMax Interview - Halo Infinite’s Aaron Linde On Writing Grunts, Battleborn, And Leaving 343 (Patreon)

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2022-01-11 17:16:04

Imported:

2022-07

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the former lead narrative designer at 343 Industries Aaron Linde about his experience writing Halo Infinite's battle chatter for the sandbox. They talk about the funniest lines from the Grunts and what it's like tackling a project as big as Halo Infinite. They also talk about Linde's history at Gearbox as the lead writer for Battleborn and how that helped prepare him for the rest of his career.

You can watch and share the video version of this interview here - https://youtu.be/9SyCoP9ZFys

To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:07 - Welcoming Aaron Linde

00:03:28 - Getting into game writing

00:09:03 - Battleborn's reception and legacy

00:17:46 - Why Battleborn was so hard to write

00:23:02 - Writing Halo Infinite's Grunts

00:27:26 - Writing battle chatter for Halo's sandbox

00:39:44 - Working with Joseph Staten

00:42:37 - Halo Infinite's reception

00:45:21 - Working for a gigantic company

00:47:52 - Why Aaron left 343 Industries

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