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[IbizaPocholo]

Half-Life 2 Fan Remakes Apartment Complex in Different Engine, Looks Fantastic

Half-Life 2 is considered a classic, and while there is no sign of a third installment ever coming out, fans are still keeping the series alive.

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According to a recent report from DSO Gaming, modder and artist Ostap Gordon has been working on a recreation of one aspect of Half-Life 2, but in a different engine. A video uploaded to YouTube shows the game's opening apartment complex segments, which, in this version, look absolutely stunning. The video shows off the level of detail that has done into Gordon's remake, using a combination of Unigine 2, Blender, Substance Painter, Quixel Megascans, and FL Studio to give the 2004 classic shooter a new look that really pulls it into this modern gaming era.

It's interesting that the modder has used this engine, and not something like Unreal or Unity. Unigine 2 has been used to make games like the MMORPG Dual Universe, and while the engine is not as popular as some others, including the ubiquitous Unreal Engine used to make games like Gears 5 and Fallen Order, it shows the sheer capabilities that the software has. Gordon's recreation, while not publicly available and is more for an online portfolio, shows what the game would look like with a modern remaster or full remake.

 

[rofif]

hl2 remake is already in the works

 

[Loope]

hl2 remake is already in the works

Don't play with my heart.

 

[winjer]

It's a real shame that Valve has sopped making games.

 

[rofif]

Don't play with my heart.

It is. Not done by valve.
Possibly by the same guy who did hl2 update

 

[nkarafo]

This video also demonstrates terrible frame rate or frame pacing, something most fan-made projects suffer from.

 

[kuncol02]

It's a real shame that Valve has sopped making games.

Do you live in alternative universe where Valve didn't shown everyone how VR games should be made with HL:Alyx?

 

[Loope]

This video also demonstrates terrible frame rate or frame pacing, something most fan-made projects suffer from.

Well Black Mesa turned out well

 

[winjer]

Do you live in alternative universe where Valve didn't shown everyone how VR games should be made with HL:Alyx?

A game for a niche market........

 

[Kupfer]

Looks good, but no physics interaction and Ethan WInters movement ... doesn't feel right - yet.

 

[Pakoe]

A game for a niche market........

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Such a niche market. And this is only on STEAM.

 

[Spukc]

Don't play with my heart.

it is dude

 

[winjer]

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Such a niche market. And this is only on STEAM.

Yes, 2.14% of Steam users is a niche market. Even more if we also consider consoles. And even more if we also consider mobile.
Thanks for proving my point.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

I build part of Half Life 2 level called "We Don't Go to Ravenholm" in Unreal Engine.

 

[lukilladog]

It looks amazing, this is where you see that corporations will never share the passion of the people.

 

[lh032]

Incredible visual, incredible framerate

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Imagining Half-life 2 Remake in Unreal Engine 5 | TeaserPlay's Exclusive Concept Trailer

Recreation of City 17 From Half life 2 in Unreal Engine 5 Exclusively by TeaserPlay, Using Lumen, Nanite and Ray Tracing, we tried to give the overall picture of a possible remake and clarify the expectations of the fans from it for the Developers

 

[DeepEnigma]

Yes, 2.14% of Steam users is a niche market. Even more if we also consider consoles. And even more if we also consider mobile.
Thanks for proving my point.

Souls was niche too. Yet here we are today.

 

[ultrazilla]

It's a real shame that Valve has sopped making games.

Not true. They're in full blown multi-game development again.

 

[jaysius]

The blur on the crowbar is super stupid.