This mod is a collection of beta maps for the Half-Life episodes, including Episode 1, 2 and Junction Point's cancelled episode.
Absolutely fascinating time capsule of unfinished and reworked stuff. The episode betas weren't nearly as different as the main HL2 game's beta, but there's some interesting stuff to explore and the one little bit of the Junction Point episode you get to play is like having a new, official slice of HL2 content, which was a great thing before HLA came out.
Thanks.
Просто набор бета карт, нового мало, но оно есть, удовольствие и эмоции получить можно, всё, что должно работает, поставил бы 10, если бы это был не просто набор карт, а придумали бы что-то прикольное.
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It’s just a set of beta maps, there’s not enough new, but it is there, you can get pleasure and emotions, everything work would put 10 if it weren’t just a set of maps, but they would come up with something cool.
"Half-life 2: Episodes" is a collection of handfuls (around 30-40-"ish?") of mostly very raw and unfinished 'beta' and 'demo' maps that showcase what many HL2 maps 'initially' looked like before they became their refined and final versions....and there also appear to be some maps that are akin to "B"-sides of a musical album -- in that they never made the 'cut' in appearing in any of the 'official' HL2 games...but they showed a lot of potential and promise...
Most of these 'demos' and 'betas' maps are very interesting to 'play through'...the actual 'playing time' is pretty short in each of the 30-40 or so maps......but in some cases that actual scenery and map design seem to be 'better' in these preliminary stages -- than what they ended up being in their 'final' stages of development once they made the cut and became part of the official HL2 games...
I rate "Half-life 2: Episodes" a 6.5/10.
It is kind if easy to compile beta maps, there is already a 2006 beta mod that works better. Kudos for you fixing it, but it does not even start up.
Most Of The Maps Works well and the design is fascinating.
God Job Mate!