Even More Fresh Hl2 Shots

Tequila · August 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">over at PHL...</div> These are taken from Siggraph 2004, which featured Valve's art-maestro Viktor Antonov as guest speaker.

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/</a>

Take a look at some of the slides, this should shut-up those that think Half-Life 2's graphics still aren't "all that".

Zig · August 2004

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

now THAT is photorealistic..

if you're gonna pimp a game, try to show the good shots.. not really nasty ones like the last thread.

Tequila · August 2004

Err... that's real-life, amigo. Some of the shots are ones the art director took from around Europe as reference.

Zig · August 2004

oh. too bad for Hl2 then, STILL SUX LOOLLOLOOL

well no, these are much nicer shots.

but that one had my hopes up! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

DOOManiac · August 2004

That's a reference shot Zig...

[edit]Bah, beaten to the punch. :P[/edit]

The new shots are quite nice though. Especially the first one and the subway/underpass/whatever one.

Quaunaut · August 2004

All of the shots there are NOT(repeat: NOT!!!) screenshots. There are a few that are obviously paintings or photoshopped images(too bad there isn't any commentary to show otherwise). My proof:

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide19a_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.a...Slide19a_hi.jpg</a>

DEFINATELY not a screenshot. Look on the right- photoshopped person.

[edit]Ah, super-beaten-to-the-punch.[/edit]

Tequila · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 15 2004, 02:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> All of the shots there are NOT(repeat: NOT!!!) screenshots. There are a few that are obviously paintings or photoshopped images(too bad there isn't any commentary to show otherwise). My proof:

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide19a_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.a...Slide19a_hi.jpg</a>

DEFINATELY not a screenshot. Look on the right- photoshopped person.

[edit]Ah, super-beaten-to-the-punch.[/edit] </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Are you for real, or is this a <i>hilarious</i> joke?

That's a real-life, reference shot. None of the shots are photshopped, they are either taken from HL2 or taken from Viktor Antonov's travels round Eastern Europe.

Edit: Nevermind, you got there in the end <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />.

Liku · August 2004

The one with the Bridge in the Mist is my favorite. Yummy!

JediYoshi · August 2004

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide16_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/features/art..._Slide16_hi.jpg</a>

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide15_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/features/art..._Slide15_hi.jpg</a>

win.

Quaunaut · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Aug 14 2004, 06:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 15 2004, 02:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> All of the shots there are NOT(repeat: NOT!!!) screenshots. There are a few that are obviously paintings or photoshopped images(too bad there isn't any commentary to show otherwise). My proof:

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide19a_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.a...Slide19a_hi.jpg</a>

DEFINATELY not a screenshot. Look on the right- photoshopped person.

[edit]Ah, super-beaten-to-the-punch.[/edit] </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Are you for real, or is this a <i>hilarious</i> joke?

That's a real-life, reference shot. None of the shots are photshopped, they are either taken from HL2 or taken from Viktor Antonov's travels round Eastern Europe.

Edit: Nevermind, you got there in the end <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Ah, no. That person is motion-blurred photoshopped, my friend. Just look at the guy. Seriously here.

Surge · August 2004

Ugly.

BadKarma · August 2004

Yea thats just repulsive, i say we burn down valve.

cshank4 · August 2004

*Hopes to God that his Geforce 4 MX420 will run HL2 at semi decent settings)

SaltzBad · August 2004

Its called "moving" when you're not posing for a photo Quaunaut, or getting blurred out because you didn't consent to your image being shown. Why would they ever, ever, ever fake a photograph? Durr.

Tequila · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SaltzBad @ Aug 15 2004, 03:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Its called "moving" when you're not posing for a photo Quaunaut, or getting blurred out because you didn't consent to your image being shown. Why would they ever, ever, ever fake a photograph? Durr.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That's what I was thinking, but you never know. It's irrelevant, really <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />.

DOOManiac · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 14 2004, 07:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> All of the shots there are NOT(repeat: NOT!!!) screenshots.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Negative,

<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide02_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a> is definately, without a doubt a screenshot. As is <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide05b_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a> and <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide19b_hi.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a>.

And well, really the page has a TON of screenshots. Almost 50% of the pictures.

enf0rcer · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 14 2004, 09:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 14 2004, 07:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> All of the shots there are NOT(repeat: NOT!!!) screenshots. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Negative
 </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
He misplaced his "not." It was suppost to go before "all." He meant what you said. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

as for the motion blurred guy.. it's part of the photo, probably kept the shutter open longer so that the light in the tunnel burned into the image better. Makes for cool lighting effects and more vivd colors in this case.

Liku · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (enf0rcer @ Aug 14 2004, 08:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> as for the motion blurred guy.. it's part of the photo, probably kept the shutter open longer so that the light in the tunnel burned into the image better. Makes for cool lighting effects and more vivd colors in this case.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Exactly... why the hell would they even blur him?

Renegade · August 2004

Half-Life 2 > Everything (almost)

Forlorn · August 2004

RL:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07a_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

HL2:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07b_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

HL2:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide11_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

When people have trouble distinguishing RL from HL2, you know the game looks good...

Needless to say, all of these pics are great!

ESP this one:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide22_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Too bad the image wasn't bigger, would be a perfect desktop...

Mantrid · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Forlorn @ Aug 14 2004, 09:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> RL:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07a_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

HL2:

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07b_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yeah, when I saw those two pictures side-by-side, I had to look for a while and figure out which one was Half-Life 2. I was pretty sure it was the second when I saw the Combine Soldier in the background.

Crono5 · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zig @ Aug 14 2004, 08:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That's a crappy screenshot of RL <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' />

TenSix · August 2004

You sure this is RL? It looks like some sort of train system, and I'm pretty sure they don't have trains criss crossing like that in RL trainstations.

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07a_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Crono5 · August 2004

Looks like a painting

Mantrid · August 2004

Good point. It could be concept art.

You know... like someone said before, we're having trouble figuring out what is real and what is Half Life 2. VALVe wins. VALVe sooooo wins.

Liku · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Forlorn @ Aug 14 2004, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> RL:  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I'm wondering, how would you know?

BloodySloth · August 2004

The only reason I had trouble with some of the pics is because <i>neither</i> of them looked real. Not because they both looked so detailed. But yes, quite kick ***, especially considering the last thread's less than convincing shots.

eediot · August 2004

Personally I love the HL2 look. Part cartoony, part grainy painting, part realistic "junkyard" feel... And from the videos, the same goes for the weapons and the feeling of the game. Yum Yum.

BloodySloth · August 2004

Yeah, it definitely has its shortcomings (pretty hideously blocky architecture in places) but every game engine does. Look at Doom 3's excruciatingly low poly beastie models.

JediYoshi · August 2004

And the line that pops out from the middle of their faces D:

<a href='http://www.hl2fallout.com/screenshots/conceptart/combinefortress?full=1' target='_blank'>http://www.hl2fallout.com/screenshots/conc...fortress?full=1</a>
Forlorn

Forlorn · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TenSix @ Aug 15 2004, 12:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> You sure this is RL? It looks like some sort of train system, and I'm pretty sure they don't have trains criss crossing like that in RL trainstations.

<img src='http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide07a_hi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
hmmm...

it's either a painting of sorts, (dunno what the hell was used for that)

Or a CG rendered scene. Either way, there is an artist's signature at the bottem, so...

ty to the max JediYoshi

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