#half life episode 2

[bilberson]

Halflife artists, draw this image as a lighting study, also cool vortigaunt.

[richarddoi]

Downloading HF 2 Episode 2

I finished Episode 1. All in all, a fine follow up to HF 2.

As expected, it was a short game, in keeping with the episodic approach to the game.

2:04 PM:

Downloaded Ep. 2. Here goes nothing.

8:25 PM:

Finished HF 2 Ep. 2. Overall, a fun game.

10-31-2023

[orangemoustache]

hope everyone who celebrates had a nice ‘it’s been eight years since wrath of the lamb aired and i’m STILL shaken’ day yesterday

[hev-mark-iv]

We are just a couple days away from Half-Life's 25th anniversary and we've been blessed with an update to the original Half-Life with new multiplayer maps, Steam Deck support, and restored content!

On top of that, Half-Life is FREE to own (until November, 20th, 2023) on Steam!

Other honorable mentions:

- Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is $0.99

- Half-Life: Blue Shift is $0.69

- Half-Life: Opposing Force is $0.69

- Half-Life 1: Source is $0.99 and is now also unlisted (but still available) on Steam

- Half-Life 2 is $.099

- Half-Life 2: Episode One is $0.79

- Half-Life 2: Episode Two is $0.79

- Half-Life 2 Deathmatch is $0.99

- Half-Life: Alyx is $20.39

Valve has also posted an hour-long documentary on Half-Life!

[Updated post with more deals, the documentary, and descriptive images!]

[mvfm-25]

" Pipe dreams : VALVe turns vaporware tangible and student project into showstealer! "

Computer Gaming World n267 - October, 2006.

[raindropren]

Why does pearl like to make me go insane!???!

see's a sunflower

"well that brings back memories"

WAHT DOES THAT MEAN PEARL

I WILL CRY!?!?!?!?!

[bsptourist]

gm_nevadahell

created by jaems

[breach-of-conduct]

There's No Turning Back

[angrycheesegirl]

I'll never understand how Valve managed to fuck up Chell's appearance so badly in the first Portal. It's unclear whether it was the crunch the small team were under to get Portal out the door; or simply just poor craftsmanship, but Chell's model is CRIMINALLY unfinished. Just looking at Chell side-by-side with her reference model, Alesia Glidewell (Who may I remind the audience is drop-dead gorgeous), makes that PAINFULLY clear.

The poor model quality is especially astounding considering Valve's previous work with Half-Life 2's characters, who were all captured from real-world reference models just like Chell. If we compare Alyx Vance and her reference model Jamil Higley, we see how bizarre Chell's appearance is.

And not to drag this on further, but the issue is only compounded in Portal 2, where Chell received a full makeover, bringing her model and texture quality up, while also helping her further resemble Alesia; while her Portal 1 model remained completely unchanged. And perhaps as the cherry on top, Valve has been known to backport newer models to earlier entries in their franchises before, as happened to Alyx Vance. SO WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE, VALVE???

[likopinina]

replaying ep2 😭

[fumifooms]

Honestly I wonder if anyone’s ever read Chilchuck’s “I cheated on her” admission as an implicit reference to prioritizing alcohol over his marriage and feeling guilty abt it.

Ohh… "I cheated on her" as a half-truth because something ended up taking priority over their marriage, because emotionally he was elsewhere… "I cheated on her" because after having all the time in the world to think about it now that he’s alone, he realizes that that might have been how she felt, and that’s how it felt like to him too.

Love that. I def think he’s ironically someone who deflects guilt a lot, in a similar way that he compulsively goes "You’re wrong! I don’t care about you guys at all! I’m an asshole!" he flees emotions by making the problem something else that’s fake, a burden easier to bear, he’s so used to being seen for what he’s not after all. I went into it a bit in one of my fics and in a couple meta posts, but when it comes to his wife he was very much like an ostrich with his head in the sand, seeing her fall into a bad mood on the outing before she left him but dismissing it as something "sudden" that’s not worth thinking deeper about. Overdrinking is a problem for future Chil. I think he did a lot of "You want me to drink less and you’re afraid for my health? Get over it lol" and "I should be less strict with the girls and raise my voice less? My father was a strict drunk and look at me, I turned out functional and great! The girls are literally fine and love me" and "Oh? My drinking is affecting our family? No it’s not smh smh get off my back"< Drunk a significant portion of the time he spends at home since he’s off-work and somewhere he can relax. Type of guy to always dismiss any issues that might exists because he prefers ignoring them as if they’ll go away. All his problem solving energy is spent during work and the issue is with his family he already likes things as they are, they’re his comfort zone and change is scary, he doesn’t want the change, even if it’d be better. He doesn’t want to change, his unhealthy habits are guilty pleasures he wishes people didn’t try to make him feel guilty for

BUT POINT IS he struggles with guilt and like. Letting it be a feeling that he gets sometimes, so it’s all bottled up and festers and gets twisted into frustration or such like how his worry usually does. I like this take, wether it’s something he’s already thought a lot about or it’s something he’s repressed that came suddenly pouring out of him like blood out of a wound, now that he’s putting it into words with someone for maybe the first time.

It’s interesting how he didn’t refuse going up to the bicorn, I’m sure part of him wanted to see if it would like him, like the virtue test it is. Would a monster that loves despicable men be magnetized to him? Would it confirm his fears?

[quirinah]

nindraw 10: artistic growing pains

[mvfm-25]

" The next entry in the greatest series of PC games ever made comes blinking out of the shadows! " PC Zone Magazine n167 - May, 2006.

[frootbyethefoot]

may your lives be long, may your wishes all be simple, and may your hearts stay strong.

[ID: a series of digital drawings of alyx vance, from half life 2. the first image shows her among a large cluster of rocks. she is crying happy tears, and holding up dogs head. the image is coated in a heavy bright yellow. the second image shows her in a bright red background. she is staring straight ahead with a terrified expression on her face. alyx is holding up a hand, as if to try and stop or reach out to someone. she is overlayed in a very heavy pink. the third and final image shows alyx holding the body of her father, eli vance. she is crying and looks scared. there is a bit of light shining on her and eli. the background and alyx are coated in a very heavy blue. end ID/]