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Interview by Matt
'utopia' Blessing
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What follows
is part of a Q&A session culled from the SoFChat
held Sunday night with John F. Mullins, Consultant on Soldier
of Fortune. Mr. Mullins talked with everyone in attendance
about SoF, SoF
2, as well as a variety of other things. As you can imagine, this made for
an extremely interesting evening!
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Question:
Have you ever seen a hostage/innocent get brutally murdered such as Saber
and his brother execute hostages in SOF?
How did you feel? Angry?
Answer: I've seen the aftermath of hostage
situations. One of the reasons I stayed in the business. I liked going after
the ones who did it.
Q: How did you retire?
A: I retired, honorably, with 22 years service.
As a Major.
Q: Have you ever had a partner or
close friend get killed in battle? Did you get revenge on the killer?
A: I've had a number of close friends get killed.
And even more die from disease, and increasingly, the ravages of age. Revenge
seemed important, a long time ago. Sometimes got in the way.
Q: Who are some important VIPs you
have covered?
A: Several Secretaries of State, a couple of
corporate types.
Q: Have you ever been wounded severely?
A: Wounded three times. Bullet to the leg,
claymore mine pellets in unmentionable areas, and a punjii stake.
Q: What is a punjii stake?
A: A Punjii stake is a sharpened piece of bamboo,
implanted in the ground, and usually smeared with feces. Usually they'd
plant them alongside trails, ambush you, and hope you'd throw yourself down
on them while seeking cover.
Q: Were they primitive people that
used those?
A: No, they were pretty sophisticated. We used
them too.
Q: How skilled were you with explosives?
A: I was pretty skilled, having an affinity
for them and receiving cross-training as a demolitionist. Later I took a
job teaching people how to disarm Improvised Explosive Devices.
Q: What other game genres would you
be interested in helping bring to life?
A: I'm interested in the entire field. And
yes, I'd be happy to work with you on other genres.
Q: What is your favorite game?
A: SOF,
of course!
Q: How do you like the vocal representation
of you in the game? Was that you?
A: No, It is not me in the game, speech wise.
But I think they did a pretty good job.
Q: How did you and the makers of
SOF come to work together?
A: I came to work with Raven when they asked
the SOF folks from TV for an
advisor. I'd written a couple of scripts, and had consulted with the TV
folks, so they recommended me.
Q: What do you think the most brutal
part of the Vietnam War was? Tunnel sweeping?
A: Certainly being a tunnel rat was a nasty,
brutal way to go. Glad I was too big to go down those things.
Q: How exactly does it feel being
shot?
A: Like someone smacked you with a very large
hammer. It doesn't burn until later.
Q: Do you know what was the most
painful round you've been hit with? What type of gun was it fired from?
A: It was a 7.62 x 39mm round, fired from an
Ak-47 rifle, also known as the Kalashnikov.
Q: In the SoF
installation it tells how you were ambushed by the VC, exactly what happened
and why did you get ambushed?
A: That was during the first tour. We were
winning the hearts and minds of the peasants by offering medical care. The
VC couldn't allow that.
Q: Did you ever actually do any missions
all by yourself?
A: Yes. Usually only reconnaissance, though
one operational one will be the setup mission for SOF
II.
Q: Are you already working on SOF2?
A: Yes.
Q: What engine will it use?
A: I do not know the technical aspect. |
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