Half-Life 2: Episode 3 never happened because Newell "couldn't figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward."
  • BigTrout75@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 minutes ago

    Episode 1 and 2 had small improvements. Episode 3 was scheduled to have an ice gun. Seems inline to me.

  • mkwt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    2 hours ago

    Gabe is absolutely right on this. If it doesn’t completely recenter the first person shooter genre, it’s not really a half life game.

    • MisterMoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      50 minutes ago

      Episodes 1 and 2 were fun but they in no way “recentered the first person shooter genre.”

    • overload@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      14·
      2 hours ago

      Valve really only releases things that shake the industry up. I’ve been playing through Alyx for the first time this weekend and oh my god is it good.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      2 hours ago

      I wish they didn’t feel this pressure to push forward the industry with EP3. Full Half Life 3, maybe, but I would have preferred a closing chapter with the tech and features available.