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Half-Life 2 is a physics-based sci-fi first person shooter, often hailed as one of the best. Return as Gordon Freeman in his HEV Suit and escape City 17 with Alyx Vance.
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Which perspective do you play from in Half-Life 2?
Half-Life 2 has a first-person perspective.

seriesHalf-Life
developerValve Corporation
publisherValve Corporation
composerKelly Bailey engineSource
release date
NANovember 16th, 2004

First-PersonShootingEquipmentSingle PlayerLow SpecSci-FiDystopian
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Half-Life 2 will never be the same as legendary mod officially comes to Steam
How many times have you completed Half-Life 2? In the 21 years (yeesh) since Valve's genre-changing FPS game was first released, I'd speculate that I've destroyed the Citadel, escaped City 17, and launched the rocket from White Forest on no fewer than 30 occasions. Maybe that says something about me; maybe we really, really need Half-Life 3. Nevertheless, after more than two decades, there's an alternative way to experience Gordon Freeman's post-apocalyptic odyssey - except it doesn't involve Go... Former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw says he 'retired too hard', but there's no way he's coming back for Half-Life 3: 'We need new stuff, [not] me going 'Well the G-Man wouldn't do that in my day''
new episode of Netflix's Love, Death and Robots is based on a short story written back in the 80s by former Valve writer and now professional retiree "Marc Laidlaw". Laidlaw left Valve in 2016 but, in "a new interview with IGN", wonders whether "I retired too hard.".. "Read more." Half-Life 2 RTX ruined Ravenholm, but those big lighting problems just got fixed
It seems like rumors pointing to Half-Life 3's existence are reaching a new fever pitch lately, but, as has been the case for more than a decade now, it's probably better to focus your attention on games in the series that actually exist until an actual launch date is announced. For anyone looking for newer versions of those games, there have been projects like the series' VR iteration, Half-Life: Alyx, the first game's remaster as Black Mesa, and, most recently, a demo section of Half-Life 2 re... Valve only wants to make new Half-Life games if they push the medium forward, but what could it push forward next?
When asked to explain why Valve never made Half-Life 2: Episode 3 for the recent 20th anniversary documentary, "Read more." Half-Life 2's 2003 beta reveals the mystery behind a City 17 river that once led players to the foot of the Citadel
There are various unfinished versions of Half-Life 2 that have come to light over the years, all of which reveal interesting things about how Valve's plans changed over time as it painstakingly refined and pruned one of the PC gaming greats... "Read more."
 
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