Man har efterhånden læst stolpe op og stolpe ned om alt hvad American McGee’s kommende spil, Alice, vil byde på. Derfor er det forfriskende at læse et interview med manden, der fokuserer på mennesket bag spillet.
QuartertoThree.com skal have meget ros, for at lave et interview, der skiller sig ud fra mængden. McGee må også være meget træt af at besvare de samme spørgsmål om og om igen. Dette interview udmærker sig ved at gå bag manden og især hans liv.


Tatooveringerne og det underlige navn

Det må bestemt ikke være let at hedde “American” til fornavn og den gode McGee har da også igennem tiden, oplevet en masse “sjove” episoder. Bl.a. en gang han var i Japan:


There are three tattoos on my body: two on my right arm, one on my left. Only one of them has any meaning, but I keep that a secret. The other two are basic tribal art. More are on the was. As far as traveling, the most difficult was in Japan where saying, “I am American” will get you, “I know you are, but what is your name stupid?” Eventually I became “Takashi”… much easier that way. And the Japanese realize automatically that if you’re using a Japanese name it’s because your own name is something dumb. When I was 6, I once had a guy in a convenience store say, “I spit on your name!” Needless to say, he was promptly beaten up by the store patrons.


Man kan desuden more sig over vanvittige ikke spilreleaterede “stunts”, McGee har bedrevet igen tiden. Bestemt et interview, man ikke skal være foruden.


Læs mere: Mere om personen American McGee