*Update with FULL Article Scans* LOTS of Half-Life 2 Leaked PICS!!!

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Keego
That's cool, unlike the ads to the left!

ugh! it's SO annoying - it's like my page is loaded FUBAR'd. :|

edit: HL2 looks good! Waiting for it to come out.

 

[Kadarin]

Nice! The original HL was the most interesting FPS I've played to date, and I'm looking forward to the new one.

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: SilverThief
WOW!

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Stunning, unlike the ads to the left. I like the fact that it's Doom 3 quality!

 

[NFS4]

How much do you want to bet that Carmack let out a loud "FVCK" when he saw these screenshots????



You're not the only game in town now buddy!!!!!

 

[PCMarine]

Check out what planethalflife just posted:

Half-Life 2 is scheduled for a September 30th release.
Yes, you're still Gordon Freeman, and yes, the story assumes you went to work for the G-Man.
Half-Life 2 takes place in a European city called "City 17."
Headcrabs will be back! Although some of the Xen aliens will be your friends?
Barney is back. And so is Half-Life's original writer, Marc Laidlaw.
While the new engine has all sorts of fancy features, it's still designed to work on lower-end machines. Apparently a 700mhz processor and a video card capable of running DX6 is enough, although a 2ghz with a GeForce4 is recommended.
The girl in the promo art is named Alyx, a daughter of a scientist who factors into the story somehow. She's not playable.
Scripted Sequences will be more interactive.
Half-Life 3 is planned, so expect another cliffhanger ending.

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

those screens look orgasmic!

 

[thawolfman]

Sweet! :Q

Hopefully my 1600+ and Ti200 will do it some sort of justice...

 

[NFS4]

The girl in the promo art is named Alyx, a daughter of a scientist who factors into the story somehow. She's not playable.

I wanted to play with her

 

[Reliant]

I can't wait to see this game in motion!

 

[Scouzer]

The real question is if the new engine will be as dynamic and moddable (sp?) as the current HL.

 

[y2kc]

finally a reason to upgrade my GeForce 2 Ultra....

 

[Lifer]

What engine is Half Life 2 based on?

Wasn't Half Life based on the Quake or Doom engine?

 

[PCMarine]

The original half-life was based on a heavily modifed Quake 1 engine.

Half-life 2 is most likely being built from the ground up by Valve. Valve was working on a kickass new engine for TF2, but since TF2 was "scrapped," I bet they carried over the engine and modifed it.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Lifer
What engine is Half Life 2 based on?

Wasn't Half Life based on the Quake or Doom engine?

HL used a hybrid of the original Quake/Valve engine.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Lifer
What engine is Half Life 2 based on?

Wasn't Half Life based on the Quake or Doom engine?

HL used a hybrid of the original Quake/Valve engine.

The original HL was almost all Quake 1 engine, but it had bits of code that went into the Q2 engine.

 

[jw791]

Whoa - look at the detail comparison between the guard pix from the original! Amazing!

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: NFS4
How much do you want to bet that Carmack let out a loud "FVCK" when he saw these screenshots????



You're not the only game in town now buddy!!!!!

At this point, I doubt it. A lot of games look better in screen shots than when playing the actual game. Movement and what not let you see how light affects things, how well(or poorly) the game handles getting close to textures, etc. If Carmack is going to start cursing, it won't be until after he takes a look at the real thing.

 

[LordMaul]

Yeah, saw this earlier. I've already cleaned my pants and dried them, too!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: NFS4
How much do you want to bet that Carmack let out a loud "FVCK" when he saw these screenshots????



You're not the only game in town now buddy!!!!!

At this point, I doubt it. A lot of games look better in screen shots than when playing the actual game. Movement and what not let you see how light affects things, how well(or poorly) the game handles getting close to textures, etc. If Carmack is going to start cursing, it won't be until after he takes a look at the real thing.

Well considering what the original Half-Life was to the industry, I don't think they'll let us down. So Carmack may very well be yelling something right now

 

[Psycho18]

OPMG OMG NOGNSOFIU IUNIU HIH

 

[j@cko]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: NFS4
How much do you want to bet that Carmack let out a loud "FVCK" when he saw these screenshots????



You're not the only game in town now buddy!!!!!

At this point, I doubt it. A lot of games look better in screen shots than when playing the actual game. Movement and what not let you see how light affects things, how well(or poorly) the game handles getting close to textures, etc. If Carmack is going to start cursing, it won't be until after he takes a look at the real thing.

agree

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: NFS4

The girl in the promo art is named Alyx, a daughter of a scientist who factors into the story somehow. She's not playable.

I wanted to play with her

maybe she'll be part of the new "more interactive" Scripted Sequences

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Lifer
What engine is Half Life 2 based on?

Wasn't Half Life based on the Quake or Doom engine?

HL used a hybrid of the original Quake/Valve engine.

The original HL was almost all Quake 1 engine, but it had bits of code that went into the Q2 engine.

No, NFS4 is quite correct. The original codebase was from Quake1, but Valve made serious modifications to allow for higher texture resolution, Direct3D support, and 16-bit lighting and texture support.

By the way, these screens made me mess all over my monitor.:Q

 

What would be really cool is if it was read-to-ship when they announce it at E3. None of the "when it's done" crap.