HL2: Episode 2 Created 17 years ago2006-06-05 20:15:58 UTC by dustbunny dustbunny

Created 17 years ago2006-06-05 20:15:58 UTC by dustbunny dustbunny

Posted 17 years ago2006-06-05 20:15:58 UTC Post #183974
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/01/half-life-2-episode-two-trailer-alyx-is-hurt/

Hurray for three legged things, with three eyes! And Hurray to the death of Alyx.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-05 20:42:54 UTC Post #183978
I'm gonna be a bitch and tell you:

OOOOOOOOOOLD!!!!

Seriously dude, I posted a .mov version of that trailer in the other thread, but in better resolution :P
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-05 21:29:23 UTC Post #183990
this a joke or is it true?
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-05 21:48:38 UTC Post #183991
Obviously Arcan has not beat Episode 1 yet...
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-05 22:49:03 UTC Post #183998
i havnt even played it :/
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 00:19:44 UTC Post #184000
yeah, end of EP1...............

Vorts will bring her back anyways...I think. If she even dies, which she may (since they were holding her)....nvm cant finish this cause its a spoiler and those are evil
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 09:37:51 UTC Post #184019
Valve are crafty...You all think she is dead haha...
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 10:35:59 UTC Post #184030
im really looking forward too seeing the combine army demolish everything. city on fire, some nice forest battles. I just love high tech war in the forests, so much cover. but then you have those fast micro-striders, those would make that interesting very fast
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 17:31:17 UTC Post #184104
***SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVNT PLAYED EP1*********
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Ok, I agree with Habboi, Dog was supposed to die in EP1 and he didnt, but I couldnt say that before...so yeah she wont die and if she does she will soon be back.

ENDZORS
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 17:32:23 UTC Post #184106
Use ROT13.com for spoilers ffs. I can't help reading that, fucker.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-06 17:43:49 UTC Post #184110
NYLK QVRF NG GUR RAQ
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 07:04:58 UTC Post #184170
Vortogaunts seem to have some special abbilities. If Alyx would die, maybe they can bring her to life again? Seems like 4 hours of fun to me :biggrin:
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 07:42:18 UTC Post #184173
The video doesn't work for me.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 10:14:36 UTC Post #184182
Already working on Ep.2?
Cool
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 10:22:18 UTC Post #184184
This may sound cynical but its very possible the 6 month wait is to both allow episode 1 to propagate through the market and provide further testing to episode 2, its more than likely mostly finished already. Although its not like they have a publisher that controls their deadlines so they may be able to develop in an abnormal way.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 12:01:27 UTC Post #184193
Possible indeed. It's like with music artist, the label controls the release dates and not the artist.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 14:16:02 UTC Post #184206
If what they say is true, these Episodes are the only sequel we'll get.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/711/711560p1.html

If that's the case, I think it's dissapointing. Maybe Valve can't bear the thought of having to spend another four years making new models and 2048x2048 textures.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 14:24:30 UTC Post #184207
Projects increased logarithmically with how much we tried to do, so if you tried to put twice as much content or technology into a box it ends up taking you four times the amount of work, right, and so we're trying to figure out a better solution."
Someeeeebody fucking sucks at maths. Seriously.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 14:25:19 UTC Post #184208
Well, in that case after HLEpisodes they'll start work on something else. I doubt they'll be done for good after all three are released.
RabidMonkey RabidMonkeymapmapmapfapmap
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 15:37:17 UTC Post #184211
The video doesn't work for me
If you have E1 installed, check Valve/Steam/SteamApps/<yourname>/half-life 2 episode one/episodic/media. The teaser is located in that directory.
If what they say is true, these Episodes are the only sequel we'll get.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/711/711560p1.
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If that's the case, I think it's dissapointing. Maybe Valve can't bear the thought of having to spend another four years making new models and 2048x2048 textures.
You shouldn't be dissapointed. I mean, sure the sequel is based on the source-engine. But that doesn't mean they won't make Half-Life 4(?), right?
Finally, Newell also warned fans not to expect a Half-Life movie anytime soon, as he had some unkind words to say about the script treatments Hollywood has offered: "They all sucked!"
Haha, it's good that they won't take any offer :biggrin:
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 15:48:42 UTC Post #184212
Team Fortress 2 plz.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 15:58:37 UTC Post #184213
even fortress forever would be nice you shit-for-speed modders, ive seen more news updates for an EA game thats got a sequel
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 17:25:36 UTC Post #184224
"Rather than make gamers wait another six-plus years for Half-Life 3, the developer thought people might appreciate playing the game in smaller chunks if they didn't have to wait as long."

Nope, they should take their freaking time.

HL2 Ep. (1-3), isn't a very good name, they probably should have named them HL3 Ep. (1-3), cause that would make HL2, HL2 Ep. 0........

OMG!!! That's it! 0 doesn't exist numericlly, it is nothing, so they are saying HL2 never existed, and in episode 1, that is the beginning of HL2.

So the basic story line is that you are stuck in the train(in Hl 1), then come out when the citadel is Crashing(In HL2 Ep. 1)...... They are trully artists.......
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-07 21:57:07 UTC Post #184242
I don't know about that :
Episode1 is the only official Half-life game in which you are not moving when it all begins.
Half-life and Blue-Shif have the Black Mesa tram, Opposing Force has an osprey? and Half-life2 and probably Half-life2 Episode2 start on a train.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 04:11:00 UTC Post #184258
What about the hazard courses? :P
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 04:53:52 UTC Post #184260
I like hazard courses.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:09:11 UTC Post #184283
One thing that kind of bugs me is that there's practically no new content except new animations, dialogues and scenes - no new weapons, no new monsters (rkprcg mbzovarf) or anything that majorly changes game play. A few new textures, models and scenes don't cut it, really.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:19:43 UTC Post #184287
They're just interested in telling the story...I can wait a year or two if it means they'll make a good add-on with new vehicles, a load more enemies and some old HL2 beta weapons.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:20:51 UTC Post #184288
Don't forget the flares. They are one of the greatest additions to the franchise. :D
I hope Episode2 brings new content. The change of setting should help them feel free of the city17 theme. Let's hope it doesn't turn into "Forest 17"
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:23:48 UTC Post #184289
Let's hope it doesn't turn into "Forest 17"
Well from what i've seen in the trailer, it looks like it's set just outside of City 17, it could very well be 'Forest 17'.
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:53:17 UTC Post #184292
You dont need all new textures, or models for a good game. I thought Ep1 was very good, and I look foward to episode 2. Stop your wining and enjoy it for god's sake!
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 10:56:32 UTC Post #184293
can you stop dismissing all discussion as whining already

Forest would be pretty boring given the number of forest-based games that are ound will be coming out soon, e.g. Oblivion, Far Cry, Crysis.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 11:28:54 UTC Post #184297
A forest-themed episode will be fine by me, but I don't see how the source engine will produce large, forrested areas with any detail at all... We'll see.

And yeah, you don't need new models or weapons or enemies, but that's kind of what I expect from a 250-SEK expansion... Look at OpFor - in comparison, OpFor is gigantic-huge-big-extreme, for the same money.

The story and telling of it in Episode One kicked ass, though. But worth that amount of money? I'm not sure.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 12:07:55 UTC Post #184301
the commentary tracks make up for the shitty time/cost ratio

right.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 12:48:38 UTC Post #184304
Commentary pwns. Well as i saw from the ep2 trailer there will be some new content. The more the better.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 13:33:10 UTC Post #184309
Black Mesa: Source is a free mod.

So, won't cost you a dime.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 14:21:45 UTC Post #184315
I'll still have a go at it for not having enough hours of gameplay
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 14:27:17 UTC Post #184316
Local moderator RabidMonkey is a mapper (and a leet one at that) for the Black Mesa (they couldn't keep the Source) mod, for those of you that didn't know. Probably quite few, but still. It's an impressive mod.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 16:34:03 UTC Post #184322
I knew that :) How is their work progressing anyway? I checked their news section, but it haven't been updated since some of their screenies leaked out. It's very cool that they'll be realeasing it for free, cause I wouldn't mind paying a few bucks for it.

Did anyone catch some info about the REAL combine? I tried to while I played through E1. But I only catched a glimpse of that green-ish character Dr Breen was talking with before. It would be nice to find out who these guys really are.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 17:10:44 UTC Post #184325
I thougth Rabideh wasn't working on Black Mesa anymore? I mean if you look at his journal is says:
I no longer work for Black Mesa.

Nuclear Dawn, here I come!
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 17:11:18 UTC Post #184326
It would be nice to find out who these guys really are.
They are evil green aliens with aspirations of World domination.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 18:11:49 UTC Post #184332
really G_KID? that's... gay.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 20:36:26 UTC Post #184345
he still is...

I have no clue what that jornel entry is about

I think it just means he's not full time mapping anymore:

ModDB says:
-RabidMonkey - Project Director
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 20:45:24 UTC Post #184347
ModDB is probably outdated compared to Rabid's journal entry.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-08 20:45:35 UTC Post #184348
I sent him a PM about a week ago asking him if he was on the Black Mesa team. he said he used to be but isn't now. I guess they are just slow to update.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-09 05:25:00 UTC Post #184362
So did I and he said the same...But if he left the mod would be crushed because if he goes doesn't his maps?

Edit

Maybe a huge spoiler...

I was browsing Interlopers and saw this:

http://interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10763&start=30

Scroll down to the spoiler post...Basically rumour has it the story of HL2 EP 1-3 has been leaked...Oh also on page 2 or 3 there is a link to a phone interview that states EP 1-3 will not end the story...So I assume we're going further into the future ;)
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-09 09:47:50 UTC Post #184394
I remember very clearly there will be 6 episodes. some interview somewhere. apperently EP 1-3 will end the current story arc, 4-6 will start a new one.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-09 11:19:29 UTC Post #184412
"My cousin's friend's brother who works at Valve told me..." There are some very gullible people over at Interlopers it seems.
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-09 12:43:40 UTC Post #184426
If I remember correctly my info was either taken from something said in lost coast or some news article by gabe about the episodes.

BTW, I asked around, rabid's just on vacation right now, Cman2k convinced him not to leave the BM team
Posted 17 years ago2006-06-10 07:30:25 UTC Post #184509
Meh, only rumors. But if it's true, the story is somewhat similar to HL1 :P
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