Half Life 2 Anniversary Archive: E3 2003 Demo

[@CROSHII]

The original capture from the 2003 demo, what a beautiful day to be alive

[@cristhyanandradegeraldo3501]

Eu concordo

[@JonathanP4]

@@cristhyanandradegeraldo3501 eu concordo.

[@ivobarreto815]

​@@JonathanP4 eu concordo

[@shervin2]

With no audience gasps and dev commentary? and no 480p? Yes, yes it is.

[@nicolas11464]

​@@cristhyanandradegeraldo3501 eu concordo.

[@ultr4nima]

Seeing this footage in high quality is genuinely surreal

[@Capewearer]

Nothing surreal, that's how game would look on monitors if we played that old version. You're misusing term.

[@ulascelikbas4823]

@@Capewearer I think he is talking about the leap from the quality of the "original" E3 video where it isn't screen captured and rather recorded with a camrecorder.

[@NotSpyral]

monitors were pretty shitty back then so id say this is pretty surreal ​@@Capewearer

[@t0talschad3n]

​@@NotSpyral with pretty shitty you mean not 4k?

[@cheebadigga4092]

@@Capewearer you do realize all other captures of this specific piece are manual recordings of a screen (e.g., with a camcoder / digital camera) and not the screen captures themselves? You're misusing context.

[@goodcat132]

24:00 - He throws "F" and then "U" at the Strider with gravity gun lmao You can't convince me that this wasn't intentional, knowing Valve

[@spascho]

Lol I didn't realize this at first, it's gotta be on purpose :D

[@ZanderLexx]

No man 😊 means scram pusscat you had three meals already and it's 10 AM 🤣

[@pedroanitelli]

"Foxtrot Uniform"

[@aapoetik]

Everyone in the audience yelled "eff you!!" when it happened. It was intentional 😎

[@bennzy48]

Very much intentional, there was a narrated version of this video released originally. During that section they did actually go "F" pause "U". Classic....

[@kisaragi-hiu]

"previously only available as shakycam recorded from our E3 booth, now available as direct capture" just… thank you

[@SU76M]

Dude, it's included in leaked HL2 beta, I remember playing this demo by myself.

[@JozaManolic103]

​@@SU76MI'm pretty sure that was a remake

[@dopero]

@@JozaManolic103 while the maps were leaked, the demos itself didnt work and E3 was just pre-recorded demos so this is the exact same presentation in HD

[@babyhoods]

I only associate this video through an old camcorder, not the actual capture! This is awesome

[@kazioo2]

In my country a magazine put all of these videos in high resolution on the DVD.

[@P4INKiller]

@@kazioo2 They weren't high resolution, they were heavily compressed SD footage. I've got a video uploaded of them.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

@@P4INKillerThere were BINK files that Valve released that were in 720p.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

I’m now remembering that back in the nineties and oughts, that instead of choosing the resolution, we chose the file type for quality. There were Real Player files for low, wmv for medium, and BINK files for high.

[@Ralexand1988]

Kind miss the 'will this run on my 486?' jokes haha

[@fraigy]

This had to be so fucking mind-blowing in 2003. Hell, its mind-blowing now

[@kazioo2]

It was the most impressive technical demo reveal of all time for me. Never again any reveal impressed me as much.

[@cedric_v]

It sure was my friend. What a time it was for gaming

[@CairnTrenz]

I was there. One thousand years ago

[@JakubKotyza]

I thought it coudnt be real, the techological jump was unbelievable. The top shooter in 2003 was first call of duty and it looked like it was made from cardboard.

[@tbmoriginal]

ok rivers

[@AlekseyDenisov-EscapeArray]

Will this run on my 486?

[@Ky_Grey95]

Bro didn't get the reference ​@@TheBitsGuy2002

[@Shydood]

My spreadsheet ran so well!

[@Niko_Devroom]

Yoooo! Legendary comment!!!

[@jasonofa3633]

Classic

[@DemopanwithDoommusic]

You need more rams

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

“We’ve been rather busy in your absence Mr.Freeman.” God, I hope so.

[@grebodya]

Аминь

[@TheBeleon]

The graphics transition between HL1 and HL2 is phenomenal, this game was ahead of its time.

[@deltahl]

Indeed.

[@Capewearer]

Can't say it was ahead, but definitely it was legendary experience from gameplay side and art-design.

[@untitled4542]

​@@CapewearerIt was definitely ahead. There were no other games that came anywhere near the source engine at that time.

[@Capewearer]

@@untitled4542 have you played Far Cry 1 and Unreal Tournament 2003/2004? I did. They were really great in technical and gameplay side. Or Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay? Please, don't follow into the trap that Valve were the only innovators. Because they're not. By overpraising them you just insult other's people work, which has equal, if not the better value. Don't let your personal love to rewrite the history.

[@MozzaBurger88]

20 years later, while obviously not "peak" anymore, it has aged well and still looks really decent. It was absolutely ground breaking. I remember vividly that E3 footage from the screen capture with the crowd reacting. 5 lives ago 😅

[@WallaceMoura]

Peak Half-Life 2 history right there my friends.

[@ShadwRavn]

3 archive videos, E3 … Half life 3 confirmed ?

[@Head.D.Hunter]

😂😂 just a matter of time.

[@tranlewlinign9592]

Bro be dreaming again🤣

[@Tbbzlol]

Yeee i think HL3 confirmed too match “3” on last time we are see from Valve :)

[@somerandomgamer8504]

For once... Maybe yes, actually.

[@TheDonutKing2010]

What are you implying Valve?

[@levin1750]

In the HL2 Anniversary page, at the very bottom, we can find a trash can near to 1 SODA CAN, but INSIDE of the trash can we can find TWO soda cans more. Like, bro, why specifically 3 soda cans?

[@bobsmith-x8h]

....Half-Life 3 confirmed

[@zoeykiller1911]

CONFIRMED! WHOOO

[@CarlosCastillo-tu9ug]

And also a gnome

[@pilotmemes]

Pick up the can.

[@AJ-po6up]

Yeah why 3, I wonder hmm 🤔

[@g984]

When the face goes from HL1 to the HL2 G-Man it felt like we had time travelled to the future - what an amazing time to live through

[@xcharg]

HL1 + HL2 = HL3 it's confirmed guys!

[@bgildersleeve]

I have such fond memories of watching this demo over and over again while sitting in my apartment in Berlin, Germany waiting for this game to come out. I didn't have internet at the time so I actually bought a DVD that somebody had burned with this video on it. I've never been as excited about a piece of media (be it a game, a movie, a book, or an album) as I was about Half Life 2 in early 2004.

[@KorsAir1987]

I remember being in a LAN Party with my friends and we spent hours watching the demo again and again...good times.

[@ff.mychael]

Dude just like me not having internet, 14 yo, waiting for this and Fable. I was so obsessed like in a bad way. It was so harsh to view these videos not being able to play it instantly. Such good memories

[@SafetyRabbit]

Same here in Australia. I watched these so many times! Then it came out and it was amazing. It’s hard to conceive nowadays just how revolutionary this was as we’re all so used to these features in modern games but at the time there was absolutely nothing quite like it.

[@Gregger.]

i can’t believe we are witnessing gaming history right now

[@Joe-dy7bb]

Most of this footage has been out for 20 years

[@TimurSokol]

Literally

[@mcgfn]

@@Joe-dy7bb on shitty shakycam, not in a source capture. especially the other two demo videos they just uploaded

[@thesecondeevee9754]

is that the fucking aphex twin album cover but scout as your pfp

[@Gregger.]

@@thesecondeevee9754 Maybe.

[@Zanatof]

When I was 13, I remember a magical moment: I had pre-ordered Half-Life 2 at my favorite game store and was lucky enough to get it on release day. As soon as I got home, I installed it and started playing as much as I could. The next day, by some stroke of luck (or maybe not), I got sick with a fever, which meant I stayed home and could keep diving into this masterpiece instead of going to school. I still remember the moment the doctor came into my room to examine me. My screen was paused on the game, and he was completely blown away by how incredibly realistic Half-Life 2 looked for its time. Even more impressive, the game was perfectly optimized. That memory remains etched in my mind as a mix of excitement, discovery, and pure awe!!

[@AliensComeback]

Even I was mind-blown after discovering Portal and Team Fortress 2 on KZbin back in 2008! Garry's Mod was a blessing to me back then. Shame that most of the video game industry are less creative despite the recent technological advancements.

[@thenextension9160]

Did an LLM write this? I got hl2 day one and it was buggy af lol optimized yeah right that came months later

[@Zanatof]

@@thenextension9160 It seemed fluid to me at the time when I was 13 haha 😂

[@thenextension9160]

@@Zanatof haha or maybe you just had a much better pc than I did!

[@DanielEhlmann]

This legitimately reads like an LLM wrote it. The doctor made a house call due to a fever? What is this? The 1940s?

[@GamingShogun]

I was at the Standard Hotel at E3 2003 to see this in person.... Such a fun preview - the excitement in the room was palpable! Gosh I miss those great E3 previews.... 😭

[@Haunuva]

Lucky you!

[@sarcasmenul]

were you the guy who said "he looks like hell" when the hl1 gman model came on? 😂

[@djphantom5198]

W Valve for preserving history

[@CTYJIKEP570]

0:13 Gman in the bathroom in front of the mirror, getting ready to meet with Freeman

[@Golabkiwsosiepomidorowym]

“I’m gonna say something in Chinese to confuse the fuck out of him”

[@jesuschrist.official]

​​​@@Golabkiwsosiepomidorowym"I took the liberty of your bing chilling, most of them were government property. As for the social credits, I think you earned it."

[@LOLYOU1337]

i still remember having a headcrab nightmare as a little kid 😏 half life is so crazy nostalgic

[@DRB-il2pg]

Lolyou is here let's go

[@happydiarrea]

I was here

[@FacepalmInteractive]

Men.. I see that KZbin video thumbnail WHERE OG CSGO KZbinRS ??? u here my man.. ma chad... ma bunnyhoppin youtuba. . My esea guy..

[@Кацап0]

Why did u used this emoji.

[@sean_r]

why. did you pick that emoji

[@zerosolidus]

Still better looking than most games in 2024. The animations are on a different level.

[@evgenim1]

Absolutely right

[@TeutonicKnight-w1j]

We had static ass GTA San Andreas levels of physics back in 2004, and Halo 2's ragdolls and heavy props. Then Half-Life 2 came up with this... this gives you a good idea of how crazy it was back then.

[@osadniczek140]

i still hear that one guy saying "wow" upon seeing hl2 gman

[@GeneraliskYT]

I still hear the chuckling from 1:39

[@DjAdam16]

13:25 - What a scene. That is so sick!

[@CouragSomeone]

I've watched the shakycam version so many times, this feels so surreal.

[@Germanistan]

I remember seeing this for the first time. Everyone back then was amazed by the graphics, the physics and the facial animations. People said it can't get any better than that. But then again I also remember seeing Elder Scrolls Morrowind for the first time and thinking you can't have more realistic water graphics.

[@Kuznet609]

Crysis engine (with Halflife 2 Source) was much more impressive than the Gamebryo from Elder Scrolls Morrowind. No engine has impressed me more since the Crysis engine.

[@golarac6433]

​@@Kuznet609way, you're saying that an fps game engine from 2007 looks better than open world rpg engine from 2002 ? No way

[@SaddamHussain-192]

Havent played half life can you tell me is this demo of new game?

[@Dislob]

@@SaddamHussain-192 No. It's the video of the demo of Half-Life 2 that was presented at E3 in 2003. If you read the description it says: "The demo that revealed Half-Life 2 and the Source engine to the world. This was previously only available as shakycam recorded from our E3 booth, now available as direct capture."

[@Kuznet609]

@@golarac6433 I don't know what you RPG-fans always have with your open world fetish. If the same textures, landscapes etc. are always shown and experienced in an open world, then I don't find it impressive. Rather boring and monotonous.

[@Industrialman96]

I WAS THERE! THANK YOU, VALVE!

[@FacepalmInteractive]

11 August 12 prév oct12 nn agent.. a a 11aout13 nn

[@mike084.]

Where is our HL3, the greatest secret and enigma that we all have...

[@lukebelvin4900]

its coming... wake up and smell the ashes..

[@gazzy9136]

Let valve cook… they waiting for revolutionary technology again like they did with half life 2. May it still be 5-30 years from now, let em cook.

[@Silent002]

I remember watching these over and over back in the day, just being blown away by the tech on display. Looks quaint 20 years on, but still decent. Half Life 2 was the game that just rose the bar across the industry, every game was compared to it for years after, and rightly so.

[@JasonWill]

I remember burning this video to a CD-R to show a friend the next day. We must have watched it 1000 times. Happy 20th HL2!!

[@CoreyLaddo]

They just don't make 'em like this anymore

[@ImABadTeammate]

This. This is the one. Once the physics are shown off, my mind was blown. Thank you for uploading this and not letting it be lost to history.

[@kriminellerbusfahrer5991]

This is where the legendary gaming history has begun

[@1awrenceofarabia]

I was in 8th grade when I first watched this. Someone at E3 took a grainy illicit recording and shared it on Kazaa. I watched it over and over, it was the highlight of my summer.

[@FacepalmInteractive]

October 2011 not bad m'en.

[@pilotmemes]

Thank goodness for Kazaa

[@xamtastic]

This is like watching that version from a camcorder but you put glasses on

[@denizplays1307]

I was here fellas! HL2 history right here!!! Happy- 20th- Half-Life 2 ANNIVERSARY!!!!

[@hydra7427]

6:02 I remember when this footage was playing on repeat in tech stores on every TV. This demo had greater reach than you’d think.

[@tonythesuperperson]

God I spent hours watching the shaky cam version of this in 2003

[@unnecoppro]

Watching people who were around and had their jaws drop when the original E3 2003 demo was shown comment on this is surreal. Side by side with people who experienced gaming history

[@Yoshilisk]

really cool to see how each of different demo video focuses on different aspects--presumably things that were important at each different point in development 2000 spends a lot of time looking at the shaders, facial expressions & mouth movement, and overall model quality. 2002 focuses on environments and interactions between characters, with a few physics moments as well (e.g. the tank getting pushed over, antlions ragdolling down the stairs). and then 2003 brings it all: model quality & facial expressions, environments, lightning and textures, a working camera, and a TON of physics both overt (barrel plinko, early gravity gun) and subtle (the vertical blinds flying up as a metrocop shoots through a window!)

[@crylune]

The game that defined a generation. I hold this game and the source engine close to my heart. Every sound, texture, map and model is instantly recognisable and a large part of my early gaming journey. So happy to be here to watch it turn 20.

[@MathiasK29-44]

Still impressed by the quality of graphic and lighting especially at 5:40 20 years ago, and still up to some high standards today, incredible achievement. If only they could still be a pioneer game designer.

[@sarcasmenul]

3:23 that kind of real time rendering in 2003 must’ve blown the tops of so many heads. That’s the sort of thing you used to render on whole ass farms with awkward soft like renderman and writing shaders by hand, in a *damn text file*. Insane.

[@FacepalmInteractive]

T la...

[@kilvertm]

This and Crysis were monumental upgrades in gaming tech.

[@AalapShah12297]

If you compare this with the E3 2002 demo video, the difference is HUGE. The 2002 version almost looks like HL1, while this one seems like a 10-year technological leap from that.

[@weplo1597]

2002 version graphics feels interesting though its like Darkness 1, Fear 1 and a few games

[@bestshadow6585]

I geniunely only read "Half Life E *3* Valve" for a second and was choking

[@andresbravo2003]

In fact, this is the Highlight of E3 2003 right there.

[@shpeck_]

The fact that this engine is being used in modern games to this day is amazing

[@ActualDavis]

So awesome to have this finally released in full HD, absolutely insane.

[@InFlamesor12]

Iam still in awe by the ridiculous polish, high quality and just overall just so many years ahead of anything that released even several years after this one. Even to this day this stuff is something we dont see in the vast majority of modern games.

[@matts0717]

I watched the shakycam e3 version of this probably 80 times and could still hear the crowd commentary in my head on all these scenes decades later. thanks valve for publishing this.

[@SilvercattoOsom]

RIP to all the 486 users out there that never got a chance to experience such a masterpiece.

[@TrueKin01]

Today looks good for half life fans, y'all deserve it after waiting so long, sad that my cake has gotten moldy however

[@xmilkteax]

Aaayyy moldy cake is still cake 🥳

[@MyPlaylistGaveMeADS]

Don't worry , "the cake 🎂 is a lie" anyway

[@thedoomhunter6643]

" Will this run on my 486 ? "

[@debonaire_nerd]

The original capture from the 2003 demo, what a beautiful day to be alive Seeing this footage in high quality is genuinely surreal Half life 3 confirmed? More importantly, will this run on my 486?

[@777malkavian]

Man, this demo is still impressive, why has the gaming industry advanced so little in these 20 years?

[@oOyetioneOo]

Remember seeing those physics of the letters being blown away at 22:52 and just being gobsmacked! Was totally the moment I wanted to switch from consoles to PC gaming.

[@dennisbraun6235]

I’ve watched this demo so many times back in the day. It was insane growing up with this technological advancement in gaming. I also remember a demo where they showcased a big Antlion up close, and its armor was very shiny. There was also a demo set above the streets of City-17, where they were running on the rooftops, and it looked amazing with all those reflections on the metal roofs. Man, I miss gaming as a kid so much. Today’s kids will never be able to truly appreciate the technological advancements that game engines made in the early 2000s.

[@FacepalmInteractive]

That demo might be the 2003 Directx9 shader thing !. The shiny roof tiles looked amazing..

[@dennisbraun6235]

@ that was the one. Oh man thanks for sending me down memory lane.

[@nickybakes]

This is so cool. It would be awesome if you released a version that included the live commentary and audience reactions from back then

[@prltqdf9]

Seeing this back in 2003 was pure digital magic. I was literally in awe. Only the Crysis pre-release videos managed to duplicate that feeling 2-3 years later.

[@JimWilliam]

I remember these so vividly from my childhood, I was blown away by these demos I had never seen anything like this before back in 2003. Thank you for uploading them.

[@TheHeavyModd]

To be certain there never was anything like it since, either

[@saricubra2867]

​@@TheHeavyModdExcuse me, Crysis 1? It melted my PC many times.

[@XRAY81]

21:39 It's crazy how this cut map has more atmosphere and detail than the most of the shipped maps.

[@wonder2k19]

They'd still had to consider the Xbox limitations. Reminds me of HLA near the beginning.

[@atifarshad7624]

​@@wonder2k19xbox version wasn't considered until after the PC version was released. So it's not that.

[@wonder2k19]

@@atifarshad7624 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHK9goaXjNutjrM "So the decision to do an Xbox version was made very early on....."

[@thealandude9146]

I'm so used to seeing the camera recorded footage from gamespy this is refreshing

[@thecommentor3845]

13:23 still the best opening to a combat showcase. the gunfire was really vivid here too. sucks that some of it got lost

[@TheRealVulle]

I watched these videos included in the Counter-Strike Condition Zero box back in the day. Never thought i would see them in HD 20 years later. Amazing stuff!

[@A2L112]

21 years on and this STILL looks incredibly impressive

[@ff.mychael]

I still have this video from my Official Xbox Magazine DVD! I used to watch this over and over so much!! I was always amazed thinking this was a huge leap in photorealism for vgames! Im 35 in december now and I still go back to HL to this day. Please...HL 3🙏❤️

[@VovanUA-]

Idk what about you guys, but that shakycam version is the only one for my heart. Hearing impressions of all those people is something that brings you back in time, right to that place

[@Dynamonic]

If this was shown off to the world today as a brand new game, I would still be very impressed! Half-Life 2’s legacy is simply timeless!

[@LilPolemistisXL]

when gman said "nà me kàn lái wǒ men shì méi yǒu hé zuò de jī huì le" i felt that

[@pur3]

What does that mean?

[@tranlewlinign9592]

@@pur3"It seems we lost our chance to cooperate", a sentence at the end of HL1.

[@LilPolemistisXL]

basically the mandarin version of "well it looks like we won't be working together"

[@pur3]

@LilPolemistisXL thanks man

[@Deathshuck]

I remember seeing images of the Hydra ( 13:06 ) on PC Gamer magazine in the early 2000's, it's really cool seeing it again after so many years.

[@sylvananas7923]

Those physics had everyone LOSE IT back then

[@sedatalizevit51]

Its still looks good for an 20 years old game. Well played Valve, I hope that the next generations will feel the exact same feelings for the next HL just like us.

[@LovablePWNER]

7:45 I love how you can see Alyx is handing you an MP5 but yet you pull out the MP7. Probably an older animation from when you were going to have an MP5 but at this point they were going to be using the MP7. It's so incredible to see this demo in such High Quality!

[@kodemasterx]

Back in 2004 I built my first gaming pc to play DOOM 3, PAINKILLER, UT 2004, FAR CRY and of course the almighty HALF LIFE 2, what an amazing year for gaming… My Steam account will turn 20 years old on the 20th, time sure flies 😮😢

[@saricubra2867]

"UT2004" Oh, good old UT, before that crap called Fortnite and Epic's revisionism for their IP that made their iconic game engine...

[@Elixir_25S]

This surprised me the most in the update page. This was camrip footage for so long I can't believe this is happening

[@Pllayer064]

It's crazy how starved the community is, that even some leftover lost media is celebrated.

[@joybuzzer]

if only I could play this game again for the first time.

[@avtomatkalashnikova1947]

Still wondering if this can run on that guy's 486.

[@ViolentValentine]

But his sheets run well at least

[@BamBamAbraham]

5:37 Best part

[@mitchzer0iii919]

Something you can't get on your 486

[@whydoihavetoputthis]

I've read a 3 and got scared for a second there.

[@darth_spicef1]

Could have added the original commentary as an option, that made the footage even more exciting

[@veritan6628]

This was absolutely mind blowing in 2003!

[@fozzibab]

Nice to have this footage officially, so thanks for that, but I think it's also an important part of gaming history to include the fact that pretty much all of the AI behavior from these videos was entrely scripted, counter to what Valve was saying during the E3 demo presentations, and we only found out that Valve had been lying about it after some idiot hacker stole the beta build of HL2 and released it publicy. That's also worth mentioning.

[@gefx0164]

I still remember little me watching that Ravenholm bit with my chin on the floor when the combine was shooting through the window then busting in the door destroying the makeshift table barricade, then the player kills like 5 combine soldiers with only physics. That stuff was absolutely mindblowing, next level interaction in a video game back then, nothing else had that. One of the best video games ever made. Valve games were such a big part of my childhood, its so cool to watch this 20 years later. Also back in those days Half Life 2, Doom 3 and Stalker were the big 3 shooters coming out pretty close together. Stalker came a bit later but I am pretty sure there was some footage from it on E3 03 or 04, everyone was so hyped on the forums talking about these 3 games. 20 years later we have very strong rumors of a new Half Life game in development after so many years, Stalker 2 is coming out in a few days and next year there is Doom Dark Ages. I hope thats a sign of a new golden age coming :D

[@violetataskova4757]

Happy 20th Anniversary friends!!!🎉🥳

[@TonicoPlayGames]

I can't remember how many times I watched this demo in MOV format.. I had it downloaded in my old computer and watched it almost every day. NOSTALGIC!

[@meat1590]

"I'm only going to say this once, shimmy shimmy yay shimmy ya, drank, swalalalala, drank"

[@Teodoro95]

I fondly remember being blown away seeing this demo for the first time! I still have the demo cd that came with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero!

[@Patchman4062]

Half Life 2 had the biggest impact on me of any game. I remember that I built a new PC to play it on before it came out. I bought a AMD card I think it was because it came with a free copy of Half Life 2. Then shortly after it was announced that it was going to be delayed. Once it was finally released I used that voucher to play it day one. I was completely blown away. The game just had so much atmosphere.

[@quinn562]

yooo I also built a pc for this along with getting an amd card! I think was a 9800xt or something? I remember I got the game, a strategy guide and a hat! good times in 2004 lol

[@saricubra2867]

​@@quinn5623 years latter then Crysis 1 came and melted my PC, i bet Half Life 2 melted PCs too.

[@ZigZagZion]

It is truly mesmerizing to see something already seen now in all its intended glory

[@pablospizzaservice]

Man, I remember watching that back in the day. The graphics, the physics system, the atmosphere - It felt like a true revolution in video games. 'Till now no other game presentation could recreate this experience for me... Thank you valve!

[@ethosaur]

Seriously amazing to see in such high quality, love to see it!

[@purefoldnz3070]

a thousand times more advanced than Star Wars Outlaws.

[@saricubra2867]

Don't get me started with the Acension level from the OG 2007 Crysis. Current big budget gaming is stupid.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@saricubra2867 you got that right, even in Half Life 2 enemies would flank you or throw grenades to flush you out if you tried to hide

[@saricubra2867]

@@purefoldnz3070 In Crysis 1 the soldiers would destroy trees and they don't care if they blow up a house.

[@11thdoctorhooves5]

This new source engine is kinda lit tho, I'm so excited for the half-life sequel to come out

[@saricubra2867]

Runs lightyears better than Unreal Engine 5 and looks more natural in my opinion.

[@1337GigaChad]

I remember it like it was yesterday

[@dangduong1581]

First of all, a huge thank you to Valve for celebrating the game's 20th Anniversary, which is the coolest game I've ever played in my gaming history. Furthermore, I also appreciate them showing the cut level at 11:29, which was seen on the leaked build of the game. Thanks to that, we get to witness the E3 demo in its full, uncut glory!

[@liamsi5405]

1:32 "The character technology gives us a broad emotional pallete to draw upon." 1:36 "So you will really hate your enemies in Half-Life 2, fear for yourself and your friends, and maybe discover a few new feelings along the way." 1:39

[@FacepalmInteractive]

Preview psyanaelle... 2003.. brisao.. newfeeling.. op cs2 queue reference xaxa dona...

[@Aldoistaken]

Daaaaamn, I remember watching the purple-tinted footage from the E3 each time they would show them on TV, the game felt so futuristic back then, it still holds up beautifully. ❤

[@Gerek-fg6to]

This game with such physics was playable on 256MB of RAM and GeForce 4. Today, to run games with worse physics, I need 16-32GB of RAM and RTX + DLSS. Total fiction and fraud.

[@Z0MBUSTER]

How do you think Ngreedia got their 3 trillion dollars ?

[@saricubra2867]

Crysis 1 was maybe the last game with a legit jump in everything that justified the ridiculous hardware requirements. Maybe Cyberpunk 2077 now that melts graphics cards, the rest of the industry is embarrasing. Crysis 1 was also well optimized with a massive difference between the low and highest settings, nowadays games look the same, like crappy coded console stuff.

[@UselessToyz]

It's crazy how this has burned itself into my memory, it was dormant but as soon as I saw the room with the barrels I remembered everything. HL1 and 2 to this day my GOATs. I bought my first own PC in 1998 and then played HL1, it was such a gamechanger after Doom. Duke3d and the like. And then Half-Life 2 few years later came around with this tech demo and it was hard to believe that this was real. unbelievable stuff. Havent felt such "jumps" in technology since then. In my honest opinion we have made 3 steps backwards regarding first person shooters, where is the interaction and physics that was possible 20 years ago?