Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was abandoned

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Anniversary doc also includes footage of unused ice gun, blob enemies.

The Episode 3 developers were also working on a new, blob-like enemy that could absorb other blobs to grow or split into segments to get around small barriers or pass through grates.

Players would have been able to use that gun to freeze enemies, set up ice walls as makeshift cover, or construct icy ledges to make their way down sheer cliff faces.

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Author / Journalist: Kyle Orland

Category: Technology

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Topics: Half-Life 2 Gaming Half-Life 2: Episode 3

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Published On: 2024-11-18 @ 21:06:23 (12 hours ago)

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