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Valve wants to scare Half-Life players again

Posted Mar 27, 2010 at 5:09PM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Gabe Newell, games for windows, half-life, half-life 2: episode 3, valve

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Valve boss Gabe Newell intends to bring back the scares to Half-Life, the latest issue of Edge revealed. The interview also stated that the studio wants to broaden the game's "emotional palette".

"I feel like we've gotten away from genuinely scaring the player more than I'd like," said Newell, "and it's something we need to think about, in addition to broadening the emotional palette we can draw on."

As for what he thinks will scare players the most, Newell had an answer ready: "The death of their children. The fading of their own abilities."

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Half-Life 3: "Fading Abilities" - Gordon spends the entire game in a hospital bed, unable to control his bowel movements.

Really, I still get creeped out when the lights dim and all I hear is that really fast zombie thing somewhere in the dark and my flashlight is recharging.

"We don't go to Ravenholm.." Anyone?

# -- — TheJoker 2010-03-28 00:54

as long as its stays off the ps3.

-1 # lol — Guest 2010-03-28 01:27

ok xbot fanboy, you got your wish. I will just get it for pc then...

# RE: -- — SuperQuest 2010-03-28 09:58

i agree

# -- — Guest 2010-03-28 16:43

I disagree.
The only reason Orange box sucked on PS3 compared to the 360 predecessor, was because it was handed over to EA to have the PS3 version complete. Nothing wrong with that, however EA slapped it together and didnt remove the bugs.

Now when they FINALLY get around to making Episode 3, they need to actually work on it. Not slap it together.
They would make more money going multi-platform instead of whoring themselves out to just 1 platform and a PC.

Regardless of where it comes to, Ill be buying it. I just strongly encourage PS3 Development.

# RE: -- — Guest 2010-03-28 17:59

Me too. The ps3 standards are too high nowadays for half lives.

# RE: Valve wants to scare Half-Life players again — Liam Riordan 2010-03-28 01:18

Ravenholm... I'm halfway though another play through after a long time, and that place scared the hell out of me when the whining of them sprinting zombies comes around.

If they focused on a complete new sound board, put some more background music in, the games immersion will increase. Physics and a good storyline needs good soundtrack.

# Oh ok — Guest 2010-03-28 02:25

"I feel like we've gotten away from genuinely scaring the player more than I'd like,"

... maybe because you haven't been making games like Half Life recently. Please your fans by making another one. Problem solved

# ... — Silver-Tiger 2010-03-28 05:49

"The death of their children."

Heavy Rain much?

# why is this in the ps3 section — sickofitall 2010-03-28 09:09

is this even coming to the ps3?

# RE: why is this in the ps3 section — SuperQuest 2010-03-28 10:01

no ... the PS3 is too difficult for valve

# ... — jgr9 2010-03-28 12:50

You guys are really getting annoying complaining about Valve's PS3 support. I love my PS3 and use it daily, but Valve games are better on the PC anyways. There's so much more that you can do with them that you can't do on the consoles.

# re: — Guest 2010-03-28 14:19

everyone doesn't have a gaming PC, so it would be nice if valve (or EA) would bring this to ps3.

# nooo.... — Guest 2010-03-28 16:28

@jgr9 what better things?

like watching po*n while you play?

stupid pc fanboy

# Well — Anhmeister 2010-03-28 17:07

If people don't complain, how is it going to change? At this point I think it is safe to say that one of the best ways they could scare us again is to say that it is going to be a PS3 exclusive.

# ... — Relys 2010-03-28 21:22

Half Life brought some very interesting characters and revolutionized how symbolic characters have been delivered.

G-Man is more than just a haunt in a cheap hollywood esque script. As the story progresses and we see more and more of this mysterious man throughout Gordon eyes. Looking at his gangly face and ever present brief case we began to question Gordons sanity, or at least the reality he lives in.

Is G-Man representative of Gordon's career, or is he a symbol of a high caliber? G-Man symbolizes the pressing blank "business man". Neither beats nor human G-Man is freed from morals, ever pressing his human counter part into depravity in the name of money.

# -- — TheJoker 2010-03-29 23:23

# lol — kklol 2010-03-28 00:27
ok xbot fanboy, you got your wish. I will just get it for pc then...

i own both PS3 & 360. reason why i dont want to see it on the ps3. is because gabe said the ps3 is a waste of time. so, thats why i say this to him & the rest at valve.

FUCK OFF!!!

# well said! — Guest 2010-04-06 05:33

i only have pc, but well said here! it is stupid for a game developer to consider a latest gen gaming system a waste of time. not to mention that ps3 is the most complex in terms of multimedia and the most powerfull in terms of hardware.

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