Deleted scene from Half-Life 2?

Unreal · May 25, 2005, 11:23 AM

Was the scene below deleted from Half-Life 2? i remember seeing it in the E3 videos.

Also from the picture below, is that weapon and scene exclusive to the xbox version?

dark_preacher · May 25, 2005, 11:28 AM

your about a year too late on that first pic.

no idea about the second.

Pajser · May 25, 2005, 11:41 AM

that pic was already discussed here. there are lots of games that have parts shown that don't get into the final product.

they release information about parts that they think look nice, but later they remove it from the game for one reason or another.

terror_adagio · May 25, 2005, 11:47 AM

Story changes were made, thus what you see in the first did not make it in the final game.

The second is from a level built merely to show off the game.

Sentri · May 25, 2005, 12:36 PM

The hydra (water monster in the first screen) was cut because it was invulnerable and was too hard to get pasted for most of the play testers. At least that's why I remember reading.

necropimp · May 25, 2005, 12:50 PM

and the gun in the second shot was another thing removed from the game

wunderbar · May 25, 2005, 12:58 PM

Another thing they left out was the good AI displayed in some movies.

Unreal · May 25, 2005, 01:04 PM

its a shame they didnt have any Gargantua in HL2, they were great

Gerard · May 25, 2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sentri

The hydra (water monster in the first screen) was cut because it was invulnerable and was too hard to get pasted for most of the play testers. At least that's why I remember reading.

Yeah it killed in one hit since its only attack was to impale you. It could be killed but was meant to be hard to take out.

Dr Gonzo · May 25, 2005, 08:52 PM

If i remember correctly, they took out the gun because they said it wasn't really needed.

AgentOtaku · May 25, 2005, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sentri

The hydra (water monster in the first screen) was cut because it was invulnerable and was too hard to get pasted for most of the play testers. At least that's why I remember reading.

dont know about that one...I just remeber reading that Valve said it was flat out too boring actually

-smash- · May 25, 2005, 09:30 PM

dark_preacher · May 26, 2005, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wunderbar

Another thing they left out was the good AI displayed in some movies.

i think you meant to say they left out pretty much any ai the game had and replaced it all with scripting.

**UDHA** · May 26, 2005, 04:51 AM

wow, looking at that first pic, amazing how far it progressed before it's release. actually they did certainly have the time to improve it, and improve they did.

Nagorak · May 26, 2005, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UDHA

wow, looking at that first pic, amazing how far it progressed before it's release. actually they did certainly have the time to improve it, and improve they did.

Their reason for cutting it was dumb. They could have left it in for a few cameo appearances, where it just happens to not be able to reach you. Or they could have made it less deadly to the player.

Usually when you try something and it doesn't work perfectly, you go back to the drawing board, rather than just crumple it up and throw it in the trash.

Rippthrough · May 26, 2005, 06:04 AM

^^ I agree, a few cameo appearances in the distance would have been good, especially if it made you think "oh ****, I'm gonna have to fight that", then have something else kill it by accident :P

Dwarden · May 26, 2005, 08:51 AM

Hl1 was known for massive ammout of "funny sidestories" usually fatal to actors ...

wish this monster was somewhere closed (and You at control room of water treatment facility and watching) and this neat monster eliminating the staff (bad guys) there because You just opened some tanks...

fun...yea ...

chadro · May 26, 2005, 01:02 PM

that 2nd pic shows the AR2 assualt rifle. It was in the leaked version. It really sucked.

TheWart · May 26, 2005, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark_preacher

i think you meant to say they left out pretty much any ai the game had and replaced it all with scripting.

Hmm, I beg to differ.

I thought the AI was quite good...finding ways into houses (the coast levels) that I had boarded up with furniture and my grav gun.

orpheus v1.1 · May 26, 2005, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadro

that 2nd pic shows the AR2 assualt rifle. It was in the leaked version. It really sucked.

that gun is the same weapon in both pics.

8051 · May 26, 2005, 05:46 PM

THe problem being that one way the AI finds ways into houses is just pushing stuff that you can't budge (without the grav gun) out of the way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWart

Hmm, I beg to differ.

I thought the AI was quite good...finding ways into houses (the coast levels) that I had boarded up with furniture and my grav gun.

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