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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 56975" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Many Half-Life projects have never come to fruition, from Half-Life 2: Episode 3, to spin-offs that never reached development. Thanks to some new concept art, we at least know what they could have looked like.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2K developer and Half-Life fan David McGreavy (via <a href="https://kotaku.com/half-life-2-episode-three-valve-leak-concept-art-hl3-1849475834" target="_blank">Kotaku</a>) has released a selection of never-before-seen images from the long-awaited Half-Life 2: Episode 3 – confirming some previously-released plot points – not to mention a game idea that never saw the light of day.</p><p></p><p>Although McGreavy never worked on <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-2" target="_blank">Half-Life 2</a>, he has become a an avid collector, and found himself in possession of concept art that give us a glimpse into the chapter of Half-Life 2 that never came to be.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Back in April, McGreavy <a href="https://twitter.com/DominusNoctis/status/1518399136101376001" target="_blank">teased the never-before-seen artwork</a> as he began cataloging his Valve collection, with new additions from a former Valve employee looking to downsize their collection. The most immediately interesting part is the slug-like creature at the top left.</p><p></p><p>That's 'BreenGrub' – a large, slug-like creature that fans will recognize almost immediately due to its name. Half-Life 2 villain Dr. Wallace Breen appeared throughout Half-Life 2 and was seen falling to his death after Gordon Freeman destroyed the reactor at the top of the Citadel. During Episodes 1 and 2 he only appears in flashbacks. Nevertheless, it looks as though he would have returned in Episode 3 after a video recording in Episode 2 mentions a transfer into a “host body”. It’s just not the kind of host body he might have preferred.</p><p></p><p>The once-human Dr. Breen was going to have his conscious mind transferred into a slug-like creature at the behest of the Combine – becoming a prisoner who would have been found by Alyx and Gordon during the events of Episode 3. How do we know that? Well, this gorgeous (but pretty gross) concept art confirms <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/25/half-life-2-episode-3-potential-plot-revealed-by-series-writer" target="_blank">a plot revealed by former Half-Life 2 writer</a> Marc Laidlaw before <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/08/half-life-writer-marc-laidlaw-leaves-valve" target="_blank">he left the company in 2016</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The plot, as revealed by Laidlaw, would have seen heroes Alyx and Gordon traveling to the Borealis – an Aperture Science vessel in a perpetual state of flux, phasing in and out of existence. The Combine, who set up base around it, have meanwhile transferred Breen’s mind into the aforementioned slug-like creature… and begs Alyx and Gordon to kill him.</p><p></p><p>Although Laidlaw has asserted that his version of events is “0% official” after he left the company, it’s nevertheless a fascinating glimpse into what might have been.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, McGreavy released scans of other concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 that include post-apocalyptic vistas and a coastline covered in debris.</p><p></p><p>However, the two pieces of concept art showing Alyx Vance and robot companion, Dog were not from Episode 3 at all. Instead, McGreavy told <a href="https://kotaku.com/half-life-2-episode-three-valve-leak-concept-art-hl3-1849475834" target="_blank">Kotaku</a> that these were part of a spin-off attempt that would have been entirely separate from both Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and the never-released <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-3" target="_blank">Half-Life 3</a>.</p><p></p><p>We can only guess at what that spin-off might have been for now.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Half-Life 2 was a landmark moment in game development, with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/15/half-life-2-review" target="_blank">IGN’s review saying</a>: “It sets the standard in all areas, especially the use of physics as a gameplay tool instead of merely a visual treat for gamers." It was followed by two extra episodes, with a cliffhanger for a third. However, it took until 2020 for Valve to tell us <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-explains-why-half-life-2-episode-3-was-never-made" target="_blank">why Episode Three was never made.</a></p><p></p><p>We've since gotten the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-alyx-review" target="_blank">incredible VR-only game Half-Life: Alyx,</a> but we're still waiting for an official Half-Life 3. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-details-cancelled-valve" target="_blank">Multiple versions of the game have been abandoned,</a> but we may be closer than ever – Valve's developers have said that they <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-half-life-alyx-sequel" target="_blank">want to keep making more games in the series</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on </em><a href="https://twitter.com/RyanLeston" target="_blank"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-concept-art-unreleased-spin-off-episode-3" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 56975, member: 1"] Many Half-Life projects have never come to fruition, from Half-Life 2: Episode 3, to spin-offs that never reached development. Thanks to some new concept art, we at least know what they could have looked like. 2K developer and Half-Life fan David McGreavy (via [URL='https://kotaku.com/half-life-2-episode-three-valve-leak-concept-art-hl3-1849475834']Kotaku[/URL]) has released a selection of never-before-seen images from the long-awaited Half-Life 2: Episode 3 – confirming some previously-released plot points – not to mention a game idea that never saw the light of day. Although McGreavy never worked on [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-2']Half-Life 2[/URL], he has become a an avid collector, and found himself in possession of concept art that give us a glimpse into the chapter of Half-Life 2 that never came to be. Back in April, McGreavy [URL='https://twitter.com/DominusNoctis/status/1518399136101376001']teased the never-before-seen artwork[/URL] as he began cataloging his Valve collection, with new additions from a former Valve employee looking to downsize their collection. The most immediately interesting part is the slug-like creature at the top left. That's 'BreenGrub' – a large, slug-like creature that fans will recognize almost immediately due to its name. Half-Life 2 villain Dr. Wallace Breen appeared throughout Half-Life 2 and was seen falling to his death after Gordon Freeman destroyed the reactor at the top of the Citadel. During Episodes 1 and 2 he only appears in flashbacks. Nevertheless, it looks as though he would have returned in Episode 3 after a video recording in Episode 2 mentions a transfer into a “host body”. It’s just not the kind of host body he might have preferred. The once-human Dr. Breen was going to have his conscious mind transferred into a slug-like creature at the behest of the Combine – becoming a prisoner who would have been found by Alyx and Gordon during the events of Episode 3. How do we know that? Well, this gorgeous (but pretty gross) concept art confirms [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/25/half-life-2-episode-3-potential-plot-revealed-by-series-writer']a plot revealed by former Half-Life 2 writer[/URL] Marc Laidlaw before [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/08/half-life-writer-marc-laidlaw-leaves-valve']he left the company in 2016[/URL]. The plot, as revealed by Laidlaw, would have seen heroes Alyx and Gordon traveling to the Borealis – an Aperture Science vessel in a perpetual state of flux, phasing in and out of existence. The Combine, who set up base around it, have meanwhile transferred Breen’s mind into the aforementioned slug-like creature… and begs Alyx and Gordon to kill him. Although Laidlaw has asserted that his version of events is “0% official” after he left the company, it’s nevertheless a fascinating glimpse into what might have been. Additionally, McGreavy released scans of other concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 that include post-apocalyptic vistas and a coastline covered in debris. However, the two pieces of concept art showing Alyx Vance and robot companion, Dog were not from Episode 3 at all. Instead, McGreavy told [URL='https://kotaku.com/half-life-2-episode-three-valve-leak-concept-art-hl3-1849475834']Kotaku[/URL] that these were part of a spin-off attempt that would have been entirely separate from both Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and the never-released [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-3']Half-Life 3[/URL]. We can only guess at what that spin-off might have been for now. Half-Life 2 was a landmark moment in game development, with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/15/half-life-2-review']IGN’s review saying[/URL]: “It sets the standard in all areas, especially the use of physics as a gameplay tool instead of merely a visual treat for gamers." It was followed by two extra episodes, with a cliffhanger for a third. However, it took until 2020 for Valve to tell us [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-explains-why-half-life-2-episode-3-was-never-made']why Episode Three was never made.[/URL] We've since gotten the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-alyx-review']incredible VR-only game Half-Life: Alyx,[/URL] but we're still waiting for an official Half-Life 3. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-details-cancelled-valve']Multiple versions of the game have been abandoned,[/URL] but we may be closer than ever – Valve's developers have said that they [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-3-half-life-alyx-sequel']want to keep making more games in the series[/URL]. [I]Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/RyanLeston'][I]Twitter[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-concept-art-unreleased-spin-off-episode-3"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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