Lost Coast, and the figure of Father Grigori in Half-Life 2. Said weapons included a magnet gun, which seems to be a kind of low-budget alternative to the gravity gun. In Half-Life 2, the game series' protagonist, Dr. It appears that Arkane envisioned a slightly more action-oriented experience for Ravenholm as quite a bit of attention is afforded to the various creative (largely home-brewed) weapons that Shepard would have used. While the plot details of Ravenholm are somewhat scarce, this video does reveal quite a bit of the project’s gameplay. The game also would have featured Half-Life 2‘s Father Grigori, who it seems has gone completely mad and has resorted to boiling and eating head crabs. In case you didn’t read our retrospective on Half-Life 2‘s brilliant Ravenholm section, it was essentially a zombie-packed nightmare world loaded with classic horror imagery.Īrkane’s take on the Ravenholm concept would have starred Adrian Shephard: the protagonist of Half-Life: Opposing Force. YouTube channel NoClip’s latest documentary focuses on the history of developer Arkane Studios and reveals fascinating footage of the developer’s unreleased Half-Life: Ravenholm game.įor those who don’t know, Arkane was once tasked with developing a Half-Life spin-off that would have focused on Half-Life 2‘s Ravenholm area.

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