Valve Week at 1UP.com -- Day One

[Sui]

For those of you who aren’t able to grab the latest issue of Computer Gaming World and read their tantalising Aftermath article, fear not. CGW’s sister site, 1UP, has something even better in store for us! Starting today, they plan to release an exclusive VALVe article every day of the week, right up until Friday- and here at Halflife2.net we’ll be providing daily coverage. Click here to see what’s in store for us over the coming week. [br] The first article is already up, and it provides an in-depth look at the focus of both Aftermath and The Lost Coast. It turns out that VALVe are centring Aftermath not around the destruction of City 17, but with the player’s relationship with Alyx. The whole game is helping you to associate with her- Alyx will always be at your side; fighting, talking, helping… VALVe want her to seem as real as possible. [br] As for The Lost Coast, rather than just being a typical Tech Demo, VALVe have taken the opportunity to delve into a part of the story that was never really explained in Half-Life 2; the origin of the head crab canisters.

At one point in the development of Half-Life 2 the idea for the gameplay of the canal section was that you would get the headcrab canister launcher and use it to bring down the helicopter at the end. That was scrapped for a variety of reasons, but among them was that before you witness the horror of Ravenholm it was much weaker than it could be. A basic framework for Lost Coast started to take shape from that old idea.

Click here to read the article for yourself![br]Tomorrow’s 1UP feature is centred around Sin Episodes. We’ll keep you posted, so be sure to check Halflife2.net for updates.[br]

[br]This was a piece of fan art sent in to 1UP.com, and is being used as the site's "cover" for the week.​

 

[spect3r]

/bookmarks

 

[Hugh_Jazz]

Awesomeness! I can't get enough of that Alyx! Or, well, any other character for that matter. I'd say any kind of character interaction is great, and in an FPS, it's even better...

 

[Varsity]

I shouldn't have read that. I was trying to avoid the temptation of the trailer.

Just as well it didn't show too much.

 

[TheMastahC]

I just shat my pants, and now I'm lactating all over my keyboard.

 

[Vegeta897]

Ahhh... It feels like 2003-2004 again

 

[Ennui]

Ahhh... It feels like 2003-2004 again

Quiffy! Influx of news.

 

[Ikerous]

the gravity gun is back for new stuff, including the potential for cooperative gravity gun games with Alyx. Just remember that warning about not crossing the streams.

Gaaames!

 

[Insano]

Why isn't Valve keeping things like this for their Steam news?

Anyway, good stuff.

 

[DarkStar]

Yo, Alyx's heavy breathing in that video is seriously hawt.

 

[Pesmerga]

/me thinks Alyx endures many a psychotic breakdown during the game.

 

[liPillON]

This was a piece of fan art sent in to 1UP.com, and is being used as the site's "cover" for the week.

sexy! anyone knows where i can find the original pic? :E

 

[nutcrackr]

I'm a fan of Alyx but the whole game with her? Sounds too much for me. I've always enjoyed playing alone in all singleplayer games with some teamwork. Npc's just make it a hassle and can be annoying.

 

[Naudian]

must...not spoil...aftermath

 

[Geogriffith]

Alyx will always be at your side; fighting, talking, helping…

Can we disable the talking part?

 

[TheMastahC]

Can we disable the talking part?

"Ew is that a headcrab?"
"God, this place smells."
"That zombie's pants does not match his shirt."
"Aw, my nail polish is coming off."
"That ant lion is so cute."
"My friend Stacy says you're like, lame and stuff."
"Wheres the nearest Starbucks?"
"Just because you're fighting the combine doesn't mean you have to be out of fashion."

 

[Mand0lesi]

"Ew is that a headcrab?"
"God, this place smells."
"That zombie's pants does not match his shirt."
"Aw, my nail polish is coming off."
"That ant lion is so cute."
"My friend Stacy says you're like, lame and stuff."
"Wheres the nearest Starbucks?"
"Just because you're fighting the combine doesn't mean you have to be out of fashion."

LOL

This week looks like it's gonna be amazing, I can't wait. Good thing my girlfriend's gone back to school for the semester

:afro:

 

[Asuka]

Wow here comes the Half Life hype all over again. LOVE IT!