how will valve explain the new monsters in the story of HL2?

[DEATH eVADER]

I would love to have 50 different enemies IF you got to know everyone of them really good. Like how we nowadays know & recognize the Vortigaunts & headcrabs. If they are just enemies that we will only meet in like 2 battles, then keep 'em out I'd say.

Edit: But that seems like asking way too much ;(

several Sub species of each creature. Although there are 50 different enemies, several of them might work together in a fight

group1) Poison headcrab, Headcrab, Zombie, Decomposed Zombie
group2) Combine Soldiers, Striders, Spy-cameras, Armoured Vehicle
etc.

 

[Alec_85]

I can live with that I just hope they make most of 'em intimitedly (sp?) connected with the actual story. More or less.

 

[Lavrik]

Im playing Painkiller it has real good variety of monsters.

 

[Asuka]

right, i was really impressed with half-life.
all of the story fitted together so well and it all made sense. you also learn about the origin of the creatures and all about them.
but im just wondering if they can explain in the story of half-life 2, how all of these new headcrabs and other creatures came to be. do you think that they will be able to fit it all together in a well thought out, beleivable story?

Yes.

 

[Rafa 5.0]

si señor(yes)

 

[NeptuneUK]

50 enemies? cool!!
i hope the combine soldiers have some cool battle chatter, im probly the only person who pays attention to battle chatter in games... its cool!
im also curious as how they can use the emotions in the game? can the AI be programmed to respond with emotion with certian situations?
ie, a combine soldier being afraid and hiding? or getting angry at the loss of a team mate?

 

[Darkknighttt]

yes......(now theres a 6 char limit? cool!

 

[flo_Orian]

OMG, i dont care where the monsters come from. I just shoot them and dont ask stupid questions.

 

[Alec_85]

OMG, i dont care where the monsters come from. I just shoot them and dont ask stupid questions.

Stuff like that would make HL2 just another mindless shooter imho. And I doubt anyone here would want that to happen.

 

[Dead-Inside]

Probably as mutations from creatures that got transported by accident (headcrabs, bullsquids) and adapted to earth life.
And of course, if the BMRF catastrophe was worldwide, they can come with the excuse that the aliens in BMRF weren't all the aliens there were on Xen but many different species got teleported to earth.

There will also be alien clashes, like, differen't aliens above the Xenians.