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by dddanmar 3215 days ago
I agree - this is the story outline for HL2:EP3. If this is close to the truth of the projected story line, it's way too short. It wraps up HL2:EP1 and HL2:EP2 nicely but I'm going to be naive and say it's not the end of HL3.

Maybe the best move now is to just move on directly to HL3 and reference part of this released story line as flashbacks.

I can dream, right?
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klondike_ 3215 days ago
Valve has basically implied that this is going to be the case, since it's been too long without a release for them to continue the episodic format
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alimbada 3215 days ago
Valve don't seem particularly inclined towards the HL franchise and haven't been for a long time. Do you have a source for that claim?
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klondike_ 3215 days ago
Code leaks in updates to some of their newer games reference "hl3": http://www.valvetime.net/threads/minor-half-life-3-reference...

Gabe Newell talks about abandoning the episodic schedule here: https://www.develop-online.net/analysis/the-valve-manifesto/...

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dom0 3215 days ago
> Code leaks in updates to some of their newer games reference "hl3"

My assumption has been for years that "HL3" is as much a joke inside Valve as it is outside of it.

> Gabe Newell talks about

This was six years ago.

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