Was the original hl2 supposed to have a darker tone than what we ended up with?

Was the original hl2 supposed to have a darker tone than what we ended up with?

How hard would it be to make a mod with this kind of tone?

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I still don't get all the hype around half life 2 compared to half life 1
>shitty guns
>first half is snail pace slow
>game is 50% shitty vehicle sections
>can count on one hand the amount of good levels
everytime I try give it another go I just get bored and go back to half life 1

HL1 is a dogshit corridor simulator
HL2 is a dogshit corridor simulator with a physics engine

Combat was snappy and physics were fun and new.
It's still pretty solid and has longevity with the several mods and off-shoots it spawned

people were just really impressed by the face animation tech
last time i played it i only really liked the bridge sequence and the warehouse near the end

i don't think it needed to be physically darker, the chill sunset vibe they settled on is very good. but i hate the constant smarmy wink-nudge joke cracking, it stands out jarringly in a game that's happy to show you horrifically charred corpses and mutilated amputee slaves

Seinfeld effect.

Wish the cremators had made it.
Their design was just the right amount of weird and creepy, to be cool

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yeah

hard

I think you can actually play it,or at least some parts of it

Any suggestions?

go away Alf

You made me remember that HL Alyx exists.
Is it any good, or is it more VR wank?

It was good when it came out. Compared to contemporary vr shooters now, it feels like one of those old school arcade shooters with grab mechanics. Workshop makes some interesting mods once in a while.

Man, VR really is a shitshow huh

>a mod with this kind of tone
It's called Dark Interval.

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Alien invansion plot is stupid anyway

Isn't that the main plot of Half Life?24sks

No its plot of DOOM
>Experiment with portal to another dimension
>Creatures from said dimension invade yours
Its funny.

>Why is an old game mediocre by modern standards
HL 1 was famous because it iterated on and improved the shooter gameplay. HL 2 was famous because it was a really impressive tech demo for the time. Of course the second game would age worse since all the tech stuff isn't as impressive anymore.

>Why is an old game mediocre by modern standards
are you joking..? games aren't any better now, if anything they're worse. the only thing that's got "better" is graphics, and that's not even true. they've gotten more realistic, not better.

>bright scenery in overcast day
>even lighting across the board
Idk about the mod but that screenshot looks awful, user.

Looks like a gloomy day in Eastern Europe, which it is.