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Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Update

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566 points Philpax | 1 comments | 15 Nov 24 22:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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jsheard ◴[15 Nov 24 23:10 UTC] No.42152345[source]▶
It doesn't seem to be mentioned here, but HL2 (which now includes the sequel episodes) is completely free to claim on Steam until the 18th, if you're new to the series.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/

Also try clicking on the gravity gun at the end of the anniversary page.

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XorNot ◴[15 Nov 24 23:15 UTC] No.42152383[source]▶
Also I highly recommend Black Mesa, which is the remake of HL1 in the HL2 engine. The Xen levels went from what they were to possibly some of my favorite levels in the game, and the music scoring is top-notch. It feels great to play.
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Timon3 ◴[15 Nov 24 23:22 UTC] No.42152437[source]▶
And regarding another fan project - turns out the Prologue for Project Borealis has been released on November 11th! They're trying to make HL3 according to the Epistle 3 post from a couple of years ago.

https://projectborealis.com/prologue-release/

Looks great, and feels pretty close to HL2 mechanics! Definitely has to be optimized more, but a very promising start (albeit short, ~10-15 minutes).

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mepian ◴[16 Nov 24 01:06 UTC] No.42153237[source]▶
I worked on this in the first year, on the gameplay code. Glad it’s finally bearing some fruit.
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1. Timon3 ◴[16 Nov 24 11:00 UTC] No.42155790[source]▶
Thank you for your contribution! I'm sure it's frustrating to have your own work not be released for such a long time, but it definitely seems to have been worth it :)