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Half-Life 2: Episode 2 underway News
PC News by Tom Bramwell
Valve's reportedly confirmed that the second in its episodic series of Half-Life 2 expansion is already underway.
Episode 2 "has been in development for some time" according to designer/engineer Robin Walker, speaking to CVG, although he declined to elaborate.
It's not entirely surprising of course - with Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (previously known as Aftermath) due out on April 24th, focus is likely to shift to future projects sooner - but it's the surest sign yet the Episode 1 is genuinely nearing completion.
Half-Life 2: Episode 1 is due out through Steam on April 24th priced $19.99, with a boxed version due through Valve's publishing partner EA around the same time.
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tonynibbles
21/02/06 @ 12:35
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_Definately_ buy Half Life then, kiddo!
I can't wait for Episode 1. Though I still want to call it Aftermath. Infact, I hope it is called Half Life 2: Episode 1: Aftermath |
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bunglebonce
21/02/06 @ 12:38
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When they say they've already been working on Ep 2 for a while, does that mean that they've just decided to cut Aftermath in the relevant portions?
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Tried to reinstall HL2 last weekend to test out my new widescreen. Wouldn't install from the disk - from the technical forums learnt that a particular new version of Steam was needed to install. After all that, still wouldn't install from the disk, a missing file in the cab purportedly... And there was I willing to wait for all the updated crap to be downloaded as well.
Gave up - hoorah! |
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TheMoonRat
21/02/06 @ 12:54
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They said a long time ago that there would be more episodic content; so I doubt they have cut Aftermath; more of (IMO) delaying releasing Aftermath until the future episodes are also nearer completion so that they can be released at a more regulated time intervals rathar than "when its done".
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Moonprince
21/02/06 @ 12:59
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Half life source isnt worth the money. Its not half life in source, if you get my meaning. There's a team thats reproducing the whole of hl1 into source though.. ugh this isnt working.
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So JUST after they decide not to have ONE expansion called Aftermath, they magically name it "Episode" and you will now be able to get episode 1&2 soon.
What they haven't told you is Aftermath was cut into Episode 1 & 2 (Hence why 2 is "Well under way") and that this way you pay TWICE for ONE expansion. I say FUCK OFF, STEAM SUCKS, and it has pushed me to emule everything from Valve. |
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smoison : They've always said from day 1 that they intended to have lots of mission disks and aftermath was going to be the first of many.
Looks to me like all theyve done it changed the name to make it less confusing for the consumer. But then i'm not a conspiracy theorist who believes everyone who makes games is out to get me in some way. |
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... And in other news, the second MINERVA map is very near completion!
... But I'm bundling it in with the final bits of Metastasis, which are coming along rather nicely. Something of a grand adventure with several maps (most likely four) - the sheer confusion as to the approach should come clear when you play it... ;-) |
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I hate episodic content. Specifically, downloadable episodic conent. For me that stinks of worrisome downloads, uncertain installations, no possibility of backup, and long waits. I like my games packaged and in some material form, because I have, you know, PAID for them. I don't like it that all I am getting in return for a wad of money is a few gigabytes of data that will go away with the first hard disk crash. I LIKE PACKAGED GOODS.
But then, I also don't like online gaming that much. That makes me old, OLD, right? |
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Joy, the doors for less content are now definitely open. If there is any similar complaint to all shooters, then it is the playlength. This is a move in the wrong direction, maybe an understandable salvation for smaller devs/pubs but as usual the big ones follow right away to make more money themselves with an excuse that everyone talks sweet about it and that it is the future. Totally fubar and not the kind of 'progression' these games or even simple expansions need. In the end they make us pay twice for the same amount of work they would have put into one full-blown addon.
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@Ryuken: You are SO right. Not long ago the acceptable length for a shooter used to be 15 hours. Witness any of the greats from Far Cry to HL2 to Doom. Then came this next wave, including CoD2 and FEAR, and suddenly we are expected to settle for sub-10-hour duration, and to crank up the difficulty all the way to avoid the shock for having paid 50 quid for something you finished on a weekend. And along comes BLACK - in at a freaking 6-8 hours.
It is hideous, really. I know that despite the shrinking length the effort being put into games is escalating, but even then, I don't think it is THAT hard to create more levels from what you've already built. I guess that is where unreasonable release schedules come in. |
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