Old HL2

Probably their pre-directX 9 version.
 
I still think it's an impressive screenshot, just for the Strider alone.
 
Abom said:
I still think it's an impressive screenshot, just for the Strider alone.
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Agreed, I think it still looks good too. The bad bits are easy to spot though, but it still looks nice.
 
i don't think thats a kid, looks like one of those guys that r runnin, just a dead version :p
 
typical valve presentation map for screenshots....
Only mapped one side of a house and thats it....but its enough to say "Oh, hello, that's our new baby! o/ "
 
OnboardError said:
http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life2/screenshots/06.jpg

How was this ever impressive? Man look how far they came from sept. Look at the NPC models.... what are they lmao? btw is that a dead kid in the backround lieing there... he looks really small...
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I'd guess this is a very old shot -- I mean, look at the npcs! What the hell? This looks a lot worse and more dated than anything they showed last year.
 
I bet it came about cause they built the strider and then couldn't wait to see it in a scene so threw a bunch of other stuff together quickly, because their all impatient, hmm sounds familiar, where's the damn game already ;)
 
they kinda look like CS's SEAL model..
 
can't you see. in that part of town. They're all cloned hobos that are running from that big hobo killing machine.
 
Ch1cKeN said:
can't you see. in that part of town. They're all cloned hobos that are running from that big hobo killing machine.
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Wait, that's the *bad* part or town?
 
Raptor6 said:
uhm no ;)

nothing from cs owns something :D
but thats my opinion *shrug*
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Those models remind of S.T.A.L.K.E.R., although stalker models are slightly more detailed than those. (waits for stalker fanboys to flame me)
 
must be a very old screenshot (2dkybox)
and as raptor said its a typical valve presentation map for screenshots :)
 
Oh no! The models might not be as shiney as I thought if i dont have dx9 on! Wow is me how will I live!

:p
 
offtopic: I remember when I got my gamecube with super smash bros. melee, it looked sooo!!! good, now that I play it, its not that good gfx.....

ontopic: is it me or the striders's gun looks...... too fat..... :O
 
those are err..really bad looking models haha .. not the strider
 
I love how the skybox just starts at the end of the street.

What gets me is I remember being so excited when I saw that shot..lol

Now we are just spoilt..
 
"typical valve presentation map for screenshots...."

Um...how is that typical? Are you referring to one of those HL movies from 1997?
 
How the hell did they make the game so much better in one year, lol!

The old pics of HL1 pre-delay should be enough to shut anyone up about the screens of HL2 we've seen..
 
I don't think they actually made the game engine any better, though it's possible I guess. It mostly just looks like they are now spending more time on artwork then they were in the beginning. The look of a lot of the screenshots is mostly up to the level designer I think, and little to do with the engine. Just look at Counter Strike maps compared to Natural Selection maps to see what I mean.
 
I'm only considering models details here, I should have made that clear I suppose, but I thought it was considering the topic when I posted :)

(The post above mine being about poorly modelled NPC's )
 
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