YouTube channel TeaserPlay has created yet another Unreal Engine 5 showcase video, with this one imagining what aHalf-Life 2remake could look like if it were built using Epic’s latest engine. Valve first published the award-winningHalf-Life 2in 2004, with the landmark first-person shooter built using the company’s Source engine. SinceHalf-Life 2’s initial release, the game has been re-released on various platforms, but it has yet to receive an official, full-fledged remake.
It’s unlikely that fans will get an officialHalf-Life 2remake any time soon, if ever. Valve sells the originalHalf-Life 2through its Steam marketplace, and it left the fan favorite franchise to lie dormant for years, infamously leaving the story on an unresolved cliffhanger. TheVR gameHalf-Life: Alyxwas the first newHalf-Lifegame in 13 years when it launched, and while it earned widespread critical acclaim, it’s safe to say that there are many fans who want to a more traditional entry in the series.
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Valve may or may not ever create a traditional newHalf-Lifegame, but in the meantime, fans can get an idea of what such a project might look like with modern graphics. TeaserPlay’s latest Unreal Engine 5 showcase is all aboutHalf-Life 2, recreating familiar locales and modernizing character models for characters like Gordan Freeman and themysterious G-Man.
In the video,Half-Life 2fans can see modernized designs for enemies, Gordan’s crowbar,the Gravity Gun, and more. It’s clear by the video that there would be some value in sprucing upHalf-Life 2’s graphics to better take advantage of modern hardware, but fans shouldn’t hold their breath that anything official will be coming at any point in the near future.
It’s unclear what new video game, if any, Valve is working on at the time of this writing.Its latest release wasAperture Desk Job, a spinoff of thePortalfranchise that was built specifically with the company’s new Steam Deck handheld in mind.Aperture Desk Joblaunched this past March, and Valve has not announced any video games that it may be making next.
While fans don’t know the next new Valve game they’ll get to play, they can at least look forward to an update of older release. It was recently announced thatPortalis getting an RTX upgradethis November as free DLC to those that already own the game, which should vastly improve the graphics of the classic first-person puzzle game.
Half-Life 2is available now for PC, PS3, Xbox, and Xbox 360.
