New HL2: E1 interview on IGN (New screenies) {56k warning}

[Reginald]

Today IGN posted a new interview with Erik Johnson of Valve about Episode 1. Below are some juicy pieces of information or quotes that give some hints towards the gameplay or the story [POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING!!!]

"In Episode One, Gordon's actions are going to have far reaching repercussions, affecting much more than just City 17." - Not just set in City 17?

"In Episode One, the G-Man loses control of Gordon due to the rise of a third power." - Due to? So it was the third power that snatched him out of stasis? Curiouser and curiouser.

"Each Episode will be introducing you to more of the Combine." - There are still enemies we haven't seen. Will we be given a sneak peak at the end of Episode 1 like we were to the Stalker and Synth at the end of HL2?

"At the end of the Episode One there will be a short teaser for Episode Two." - Looks like I just answered my own question.

"Episode Two has been in production for some time, and we'll be talking about it in more detail immediately after Episode One is made available." - Looks like they really are keeping their promise of "faster games."

Those are the best new ones. Some show very similar pictures to ones we have already seen or ones shown here.

 

[Asknoone]

Was posted in HL2 general this morning, but good stuff all the same.

 

[Reginald]

Was posted in HL2 general this morning, but good stuff all the same.

Tsk. People should learn to post the only place I'll look for EPISODE 1 info.

 

[Asknoone]

I agree.

 

[Remus]

Wow, energy bridge, I haven't seen that before:dozey: . How about they showed us some other enemy units, I don't care about the ****ing stalkers.

 

[Loke]

Wow, energy bridge, I haven't seen that before:dozey: . How about they showed us some other enemy units, I don't care about the ****ing stalkers.

Nah, if they're going to include new enemies I want to see them when playing the game instead.

 

[nutcrackr]

depth of field?

 

[99.vikram]

Just like ol' times *sniff*

 

[Darkside55]

depth of field?

Oh wow, I didn't even catch that. I was wondering why they just showed a closeup of Dog and Alyx, but until I read your post I didn't realize the background was blurred. Cool, I look forward to that. Having seen depth of field in the DoD tech video, but not being a player of DoD, it'll be nice to see how it feels in-game.

 

[UltimaApocalypse]

Awesome screens. Bridge reminds me of the one from Halo.

 

[Asknoone]

Wow, energy bridge, I haven't seen that before:dozey: . How about they showed us some other enemy units, I don't care about the ****ing stalkers.

No way. They managed to ruin alot of HL2 by releasing stuff - I don't want to see any new enemies or weapons in media releases. Seeing them in-game is far better.

Awesome screens. Bridge reminds me of the one from Halo.

Yeah, except better!

 

[Adabiviak]

Let's get to the meat of things here: from the interview:

Erik Johnson: The G-Man used the events of Black Mesa to transform Gordon into a powerful tool, and he used that tool to overthrow Dr Breen. In Episode One, the G-Man loses control of Gordon due to the rise of a third power. Clearly, he's not very happy about this

Apparently we'll meet the 'third power'? (convenient Hitler metaphor if anyone's interested).

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Erik Johnson: Episode Two has been in production for some time, and we'll be talking about it in more detail immediately after Episode One is made available.

Always good news!

 

[Sufferin-rebel]

Just gets better and better....

something is going to go wrong...

 

[prob101]

Who do you think the third power is?

 

[Black Mesa corp]

Really good interview. Interesting how they always give away so little info, but the info makes me want to play the game so damn much. Bring on HL:episode 1.

 

[kinggi]

On the steam update news thing valve said they feel episode 1 is their best game yet. Hope that's true and not just routine marketing speak.

 

[knut]

Is that a Stalker on fire in the first picture? The leg/stumps look like one.

Fuppin' awesome stuff anyway.

 

[Asuka]

depth of field?

Ya i saw that to. Looks crazy. Its my wallpaper now.

 

[GardenFreshmint]

hilarious seeing a stalker burnt to simtherine (i think i spelt it wrong if don't mind0.

 

[UltimaApocalypse]

Yeah, except better!

Of course it's better, It's HL2

 

[99.vikram]

When does retail come out??

 

[Asknoone]

June 1st.

 

[99.vikram]

So that'll be August 1st where I live

 

[AKIRA]

I'm loving this excitement!! It reminds me of 2004 waiting for Doom 3 and HL2.

In fact, i'm even more excited for ep 1 then i was for hl2, only because we're supposed to get answers AND we get to find out who the 3rd power is!!

 

[jondy]

In fact, i'm even more excited for ep 1 then i was for hl2, only because we're supposed to get answers AND we get to find out who the 3rd power is!!

Yeah, the story is the part I'm most looking forward to... that and Valve have said they believe it's the best single-player experience they've ever created

 

[oldagerocker]

Is it just me or does Alyx's hair look allot more, detailed... with the strands clearly visible?

 

[UltimaApocalypse]

Maybe Valve has an awesome graphic card?

 

[bbson john]

Maybe Valve has an awesome graphic card?

That was so true.

So that'll be August 1st where I live

How do you know?

 

[G5Unit]

Dog looks amazing. And yeah Alex looks a lot more free flowing, like her shirt and hair and body are all separate.

 

[99.vikram]

How do you know?

Happened with HL2. Had to wait a month after the "official release" for it to hit a store near me (I live in India).

 

[bigburpco]

Awesome.

 

[TechnoHippyChic]

Happened with HL2. Had to wait a month after the "official release" for it to hit a store near me (I live in India).

Why can't you get it through Steam? I still had dial-up when the CS: S beta came out, and had no problems. Did take a long time, though...

 

[Azner]

First pic tells me we got charged G-gun(flying overwatch and disintergrating)

 

[Asknoone]

First pic tells me we got charged G-gun(flying overwatch and disintergrating)

They'd be doing that because they are falling from a walkway and their bodies are falling into gone-awry energy beams.

 

[Hyperion2010]

I really hope that there is less gravity gun gameplay, because I find the pure shooter elements to be much more fun and chalenging.

 

[Asknoone]

I didn't really use the grav gun that much. Mostly when it was necessary. But I think they've added a whole host of new things to make it just that little bit more interesting. Personally, I'm looking forward to the new grav gun gameplay.

 

[Azner]

They'd be doing that because they are falling from a walkway and their bodies are falling into gone-awry energy beams.

Then what about the disinthergrating weapons?i can clearly see that(correct me if im wrong)

 

[Cole]

Happened with HL2. Had to wait a month after the "official release" for it to hit a store near me (I live in India).

Do EA games come quick to you when there released? Vivendi published HL2, EA is now is there retail guys.

 

[Asknoone]

Then what about the disinthergrating weapons?i can clearly see that(correct me if im wrong)

They must be hitting the beams too. You can see that the soldiers and stalker are in a falling position.

 

[Reginald]

They must be hitting the beams too. You can see that the soldiers and stalker are in a falling position.

Weapons disitergrated the moment they dropped in the citadel anyway. Regardless whether the G-gun killed them or not.

Makes the gamer use the Ggun.