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Half-Life 2: Brand new Alyx model unveiled

FakeFactory published some Cinematic Mod 10 screens for it's upcoming Half-Life 2 mod. Brand new Alyx model inside!

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hay5371d ago

Don't crucify me or something but I think she's fugly and doesn't look like from the same game. Original Alyx looks way better despite lower res textures and probably lower poly count.

Pandamobile5371d ago (Edited 5371d ago )

No one's going to crucify you. Any HL2 fan would agree with you 100%.

I don't care how many polygons he can squeeze into that face, it's still not Alyx.

(but holy sh1t, that's detailed. You can see her fricking pores.)

Fake Factory has a huge obsession with Adrian Lima too.

TheBand1t5371d ago

Wow, she's fugly in that pic. And her eyes are all googley.

Pandamobile5371d ago

Yea, that seems to be a problem with almost every character in Cinematic Mod.

He's been doing these mods for like 3 yeas, and he still can't get the eyes right.

dragunrising5371d ago

Alyx doesn't even look like Alyx anymore plus they uglified her. The appeal of the original Alyx seems lost on the creators. I seem to remember her being multiracial...not white. This is not to say that her appeal was in being multiracial but being unique. Why do all females in video games have to be "Anglo-ized." This is coming from a white gamer also.

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mirroredderorrim5371d ago (Edited 5371d ago )

I would rather have original Alyx with better textures. I thought she looked exotic.

ChickeyCantor5371d ago

I remember cossplayer who looked exactly like her in your picture...
This new model is just meh

Raf1k15371d ago

Wasn't a real model used for Alyx?

Pandamobile5371d ago (Edited 5371d ago )

Yes, all HL2 characters were modeled after real people. (this is the case with just about every game, too.)

http://img17.imageshack.us/...

http://img198.imageshack.us...

I scanned those pages from my Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar book.

ChickeyCantor5371d ago (Edited 5371d ago )

Lol the cossplayer on that very picture i saw looked more like alyx than the actual person they modeled. LOL/

ReservoirDog3165371d ago

Haha, that's cool. I knew they were all based on real people but I never saw it before.

On topic though, the guy who's doing this should just give up already.

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Blacktric5371d ago

This is starting to get really really stupid. I mean WHO THE EFF CARES ABOUT SOME LAME MODELED ALYX. I always hated these kind of mods because modders who makes these always change some character at every new release. Whats the point? So if I want to see Adriana Lima as Alyx should I download earlier versions? Or if I want to see the one that looks like a dead horse (like this) should I download that one? What is the goddamn point. Nothing. They're just trying to be look like creative. But no. They're definitely not. No new worthwhile additions only models change and they starting to get more ugly. What's next? Katie Price look-a-like Alyx?

aGameDeveloper5371d ago

Yes, isn't this about the 8th story about the cinematic mod posted on N4G - each installment just a little different from the next?

qwertyuiopasdfghjkl5371d ago

Alyx face and body modders are now... just pretty much trying to make the hottest video game girl ever...

zagibu5370d ago

The problem is, that the background story doesn't fit such a supermodel character. Some gamers below the age of 14 might think it's cool, but for everyone else, this just destroys immersion.

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Chard38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis38d ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast38d ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake38d ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better

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thorstein81d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218381d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga81d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno81d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name81d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno81d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno80d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure80d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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