how very probably Aftermath will be

[mr.pink]

linking the rumors puzzle, i think the storyline will be:

1- escape from citadel with alyx (no weapons)
2- escape from c17 by roofs (saving civilians)
3- escape alone by canals outside c17 ruins (same vehicle)
4- passage through cave canyon with alyx (new weapons)
5- will end in another city maybe c13

this is my idea, and your ?

 

[Asknoone]

Not the canals and airboat, already done in hl2 already - wouldn't be really welcomed again.

 

[pomegranate]

I think everyone's gonna queue up and get the bus. Go do some shopping, have tea.

 

[Mapster]

i think their are going to be new monsters... coz in the editor has like 5 monsters that don't work...

 

[Spoonoop]

Maybe everyone will think Gordon has died in the explosion! Er... well somethings gotta happen :dozey:

edit: but of course he really isn't :angel:

 

[mr.pink]

Not the canals and airboat, already done in hl2 already - wouldn't be really welcomed again.

in the latest PCGAMER issue Marc Laidlaw says: "we have a philosophy that we try to re-use and provide interesting twist to our core concepts"

I mean that Freeman will cover back hl2 path (new and old locations), but with new gameplay

 

[Mechagodzilla]

I think/hope that could mean a buggy ride through the city.

 

[Marx! II]

How about Ravenholm, during ultra-foggy mid day?

 

[jonesey2k]

How about Ravenholme with actual ammo to shoot stuff with? Last time It was crowbar/gravgun work :E

 

[Asknoone]

in the latest PCGAMER issue Marc Laidlaw says: "we have a philosophy that we try to re-use and provide interesting twist to our core concepts"

I mean that Freeman will cover back hl2 path (new and old locations), but with new gameplay

Thats true, but airboat through the canals is not a twist to the core concept

 

[zzymyn]

heh, Gordon goes back to Xen...

 

[G-Dub]

How about Ravenholm, during ultra-foggy mid day?

I sure hope that Ravenholm is re-visited in some way, shape, or form

 

[kupocake]

The PC Gamer article hinted that the escape would be best undertaken on a train. I'm not sure how much weight there is to that. I also doubt that you'll arrive in another city. Half-Life2 is the story of City 17 just as Half-Life one was a story of Black Mesa.

The following is a Repost of my preditction in another thread:

"Here's my take on what could happen. Marc Laidlaw I am not

Introduction: G-Man wakes you up, says something about your contract being extended. Pops you back atop the Citadel. You and Alyx are knocked down by the explosion, have to get to a stable section of the Citadel, lots of explosions and running - you have no weapons.

Chapter 1: You and Alyx make it to the massive interior sections of Citadel and make your way down the structure. The citadel appears undamaged. Soldiers are fleeing, Stalkers are trying to repair the place.

Chapter 2: Power dies in the citadel - either as a damage limiting exercise or because something critical has exploded. The lower levels are pitch black and you are fighting Stalkers and Black-Elite Combine soldiers. You eventually find your way out into the streets over a combine bridge and through a formally impassable forcefield complex.

Chapter 3: Kliener's broadcast tells everyone to leave City 17 any way they can because the Citadel is going critical. He proposes a truce between human combine and resistance forces to assist in the evacuation. Reports come through that the powerloss in the Citadel has effected the outlying city wall defences and that agitated wasteland creatures are trying to invade. Gordon and Alyx fight synths and stalkers in the streets.

Chapter 4: Token Sewer Level! Excuse to get zombies in, with new zombie types and a hydra cameo (yeah, dream on ^^).

Chapter 5: Alyx and Gordon emerge from the sewers smelling kind of funny. They are futher from the Citadel now and the antlions are already here - lots of fights with Antlion Guards, climaxing in a massive fight (think the Nexus Plaza but with Antlion Guards instead of Striders).

Chapter 6: Moving to the station, everyone is being loaded aboard trains. Rumours abound of uprisings in other cities. Alyx and Gordon ride up front on the train because Gordon likes choo-choos (^^) Suddenly, the Antlion King lumbers into view a earthshatteringly runs after the train, Gordon is left to fight it off with all his weaponary, and kills it. In its death throes, it swipes at gordon with one of its gargantuan limbs and time freezes, the G-Man appears and says something profound. The Screen goes black and the credits role. And the player says:

"I paid $35 for that?!?!""

 

[Asknoone]

And what Kupoartist do you propose happens to Breen

 

[kupocake]

And what Kupoartist do you propose happens to Breen

Already "gone". If he returns, it'll be in Half-Life 3.

 

[Asknoone]

I'm hoping for a return in Aftermath

 

[jimmyjam]

I'm hoping for a proper boss monster, which a 'host body' breen could be...

 

[Asknoone]

Meh, I'm glad valve didn't include a boss, wouldn't have fit in with the story.

 

[jimmyjam]

story shmory, I like fighting bosses
if breen went through the portal and they were like 'WELCOME A NEW CHALLENGER' and a random, unrelated boss monster appeared, I would be happy

 

[Jintor]

that would be hilareous, but only if Valve put it in as an eegg somewhere....

 

[eber]

anyway i really doubt gordon will be back in aftermath , hes done with his job for the time being. i hope they bring shepard back :/

 

[Marx! II]

I am entirely against host-body Breen as a boss.
He needs to be physically helpless, at least in comparison.

 

[pomegranate]

anyway i really doubt gordon will be back in aftermath , hes done with his job for the time being. i hope they bring shepard back :/

OMG it IS Gordon in Aftermath!! Valve have confirmed so in multiple statements!

This isn't wishful thinking on my part, because I'd rather someone else be in HL2 expansions...

 

[eber]

im just still hoping for it is adrian :=)

 

[Asknoone]

im just still hoping for it is adrian :=)

Well its been confirmed - its Gordon. And no Eber you didn't kill Breen, he is not dead.

 

[eber]

not ? what happened to him .. did he manage to teleport ? kinda odd ,i could swear i smashed his ass

 

[Marx! II]

Not with his bubble.

 

[Asknoone]

not ? what happened to him .. did he manage to teleport ? kinda odd ,i could swear i smashed his ass

He is still in his bubble Eber, he didn't teleport either. He drifted back down to the reactor and didn't die.

 

[Marx! II]

Drifted and survived?
So he is alive and without host body?
For reals?

 

[Jintor]

No idea. He managed to scream/moan 'You need me...' after you 133+ h4x0r pwned him, really, really loudly... far louder than he was hurling insults at you. But he didn't teleport, because the bubble floated back down. Then the top bit went BANG.

Whether Breen is alive or dead is subject to speculation.

(I personally think he was an awesome villian, mainly because the only real power he had was to talk in an angry way at you)

 

[Marx! II]

Yeah, and putting his mind into a garg would ruin it.

 

[Asknoone]

No idea. He managed to scream/moan 'You need me...' after you 133+ h4x0r pwned him, really, really loudly... far louder than he was hurling insults at you. But he didn't teleport, because the bubble floated back down. Then the top bit went BANG.

Whether Breen is alive or dead is subject to speculation.

(I personally think he was an awesome villian, mainly because the only real power he had was to talk in an angry way at you)

Haha, I totally agree with you there - Breen awesome villain. I think his "You need me!" was louder because the hum of the reactor, portal noises etc were silenced when you launched the final fusion ball into the reactor.

 

[el Chi]

story shmory

You can't argue with that.

I agree with lots of folks on this thread: I would've preferred to play another character as well. Personally I think they should've released a prequel expansion (maybe as Alyx) and THEN done Aftermath.
That way it would have given us an insight into the development of the resistance etc. Plus, our questions about "What next...?" would've been dangled teasingly in front of us. Just think, Alyx's expansion could've ended with Eli or Izzy saying that they'd "struck a deal" with a "contact" to "request an old friend's services" If you see what I mean. But better scripted.

 

[Asknoone]

You can't argue with that.

I agree with lots of folks on this thread: I would've preferred to play another character as well. Personally I think they should've released a prequel expansion (maybe as Alyx) and THEN done Aftermath.
That way it would have given us an insight into the development of the resistance etc. Plus, our questions about "What next...?" would've been dangled teasingly in front of us. Just think, Alyx's expansion could've ended with Eli or Izzy saying that they'd "struck a deal" with a "contact" to "request an old friend's services" If you see what I mean. But better scripted.

I like that idea, although I'm glad Aftermath is coming out first...as I want to know exactly what happened and I'm sure after that we'll get a definate conclusion on character survival etc.

But I hope they refer to the contract, makes total sense as I believe the resistance hired Gordons services to begin with.

 

[el Chi]

Yeah it certainly looks that way. Breen's speech before his escape attempt, the G-Man's rendezvous with Cubbage, everyone being sort of ready for his arrival, the HEV suit.

 

[Asknoone]

Yeah it certainly looks that way. Breen's speech before his escape attempt, the G-Man's rendezvous with Cubbage, everyone being sort of ready for his arrival, the HEV suit.

Indeed. The vort and resistance fella watching T.V - with gman on. Then when Breen tries to reveal the truth Alyx and Eli interupt to try and hide it from you. Tut tut.

 

[eber]

You can't argue with that.

I agree with lots of folks on this thread: I would've preferred to play another character as well. Personally I think they should've released a prequel expansion (maybe as Alyx) and THEN done Aftermath.
That way it would have given us an insight into the development of the resistance etc. Plus, our questions about "What next...?" would've been dangled teasingly in front of us. Just think, Alyx's expansion could've ended with Eli or Izzy saying that they'd "struck a deal" with a "contact" to "request an old friend's services" If you see what I mean. But better scripted.

when will people finally admit that you wont play alyx barney or llammar in any expansion

 

[pomegranate]

when will people finally admit that you wont play alyx barney or llammar in any expansion

Um, how can you know that? Only one expansion has been announced so far. Go back to figuring out GFCScape will ya

 

[BeaverMon]

I'm hoping that Breen will come out as a Freaky Mutant, that's even stronger then the Nilinith.
And this time you got no weapons...

 

[eber]

nah , id prefer a genetically modified houndeye