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"Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master." - Commisioner Pravin Lal, Alpha Centauri
by N_Lens 11mo ago
"Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master." - Commisioner Pravin Lal, Alpha Centauri
- Yokolos 11mo agoIt's crazy how good the writing in that game is and how applicable it is today. It makes me wonder who wrote it and what their influences were.
- unwind 11mo agoAccording to Wikipedia, the writing was (mostly?) by Brian Reynolds [1]. There's an interview [2] which is linked to by the Wikipedia page about the game [3]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reynolds_(game_designer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reynolds_(game_designer) [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20050221102608/http://pc.ign.com/articles/075/075111p1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050221102608/http://pc.ign.com... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Alpha_Centauri#Inspirations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Alpha_Centauri#I...