Michael Barclay
@michaelbarclay
World Design Director on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at Naughty Dog fae Dundee, Scotland. linktr.ee/michaelbarclay
In Scotland it’s illegal to be more than 3 miles from the most beautiful scenery you’ve ever seen in yer puff
Wearing this + shouting BERSERKER BARRAGE before demolishing 8 hotdogs in the Costco car park
I was in Scotland doing all the good stuff like visiting graveyards and taking photos of old buildings with nice clamber metrics.
Touch down in LA, 22 degrees at night, right to a cab on World Way, sushi ordered to arrive when I get in. A magic city.
Obsessed wi realistic Dennis and Gnasher in this mural at the local cinema at home in Dundee by 2000AD artist Anna Morozova
Someone’s hud tae stick moss on a wee door an paint a wee “Barkos” sign an make it look aw real cos I missed mah family while I was makin a video game 😭
I have this visceral recurring memory/feeling of being in Virgin Megastore down the town after it got its sort of factory/industrial makeover (metal stairs down to the vinyls/exposed vents on the roof) looking at Command and Conquer on PS1.
When the RPG has a dialogue option to turn down the reward for my good deed.
Love this. I love sewers because almost no one knows what they really look like so we just make up shit. Look at this moving platform, what is this?!