Jordan Mechner
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Mechner is the recipient of many accolades, including the 2017 GDC Pioneer Award. His works are often included in all-time lists of the game industry's best and most influential titles.
In 1993, Mechner founded Smoking Car Productions to design and direct the adventure game ''The Last Express''. While commercially unprofitable at the time of its release, the game has garnered a cult following and is recognized as an innovative work in interactive narrative.
As an author, Mechner has written graphic novels in collaboration with different illustrators, including the ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Templar'' (2013), ''Monte Cristo'' (2022), and ''Liberty'' (2023). In 2023, Mechner made his debut as a graphic novel writer–artist, with the autobiographical ''Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family''. ''Replay'' was awarded the 2023 Chateau de Cheverny prize for historical graphic novels.
In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: [2021]
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