Gabe Confirms Episode 3 Cancelled

I got bored of HL2's "Episodic content" a while ago. They had the engine, story, textures, enemies, scenery and actors to put together 2 episodes in relatively quick time, (in game making terms) and release them. Instead, Valve took 3.5 years to release 2 add-ons to an existing game???

Superbly well polished add-ons I admit, though I didnt enjoy them as much as the original. But how on earth can it take them SOOOOO long to make a few hours of gameplay in a world that they've already created!

Whole games have come and gone, TV series have ran and expired in the time it takes Valve to chuck out a single add-on to their most popular and successful franchise! Take the man who is responsible for this lousy timescale out back, and swiftly administer a gunshot to the head.
 
matt_fsr said:
I got bored of HL2's "Episodic content" a while ago. They had the engine, story, textures, enemies, scenery and actors to put together 2 episodes in relatively quick time, (in game making terms) and release them. Instead, Valve took 3.5 years to release 2 add-ons to an existing game???

Superbly well polished add-ons I admit, though I didnt enjoy them as much as the original. But how on earth can it take them SOOOOO long to make a few hours of gameplay in a world that they've already created!

Whole games have come and gone, TV series have ran and expired in the time it takes Valve to chuck out a single add-on to their most popular and successful franchise! Take the man who is responsible for this lousy timescale out back, and swiftly administer a gunshot to the head.
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Um...are you forgetting the not-so-insignificant matters of TF2, L4D, L4D2 and Portal? Oh, and basically transforming Steam into one of PC gaming's bulwarks?
 
Random Guy said:
Um...are you forgetting the not-so-insignificant matters of TF2, L4D, L4D2 and Portal? Oh, and basically transforming Steam into one of PC gaming's bulwarks?
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No, but you would have different teams working on these. And L4D, and L4D2 came out LONG after EP2 was finished.

I'm not saying Valve are prized numpties like EA and Ubisoft have turned into :p - I'm just saying they're too slow, and people like me drift away from the franchise and get bored with it.
 
neoboy said:
Speaking of Episode 3 what is happening with it? Haven' heard any news for ages.
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Apparently they're spending a huge amount of time implementing sign language in to the game so that they can create a character that signs due to being deaf.

A long side implementing it in to the game, they're developing the technology for other uses.
 
I did hear of rumours that Gabe stated that EP3 would not be seeing light of day in 2010. I cba now tbh. HL2 = pants, Eps1 = pants, Eps2 = Superb. Sod the wait.
 
I don't believe they will make Episode 3, it's been too long and they've released other games instead. I believe Episode 3 will either be a prequel or another new Half Life.
 
barmyllama said:
But look what happens when they churn games out quickly. I hardly play L4D2, why? Because although its far better than the first one, I realise l'd had my fill of killing AI zombies. Maybe if they had worked on it for another year, things may have been different.

I don't mind waiting for the next HL instalment.
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This :(
I've always wondered why I've barely touched L4D2, and that's it.
 
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