Game Art Styles

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Valve · 2007

First-person · Shooter · PC

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted
Proportions
Realistic
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About

A single-player first-person shooter continuing the story of Half-Life 2: Episode One. Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance travel through White Forest to deliver stolen Combine information to resistance scientists, combining combat, puzzles and vehicle sequences.

Art style

Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007, Valve) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and bloom. The palette is muted.

Details

Release
Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Valve
Ported by
EA UK, NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios
Publisher
Valve, Electronic Arts
Engine
Source
Released
2007-10 Europe, Xbox 360
2007-10-10 Worldwide, Windows
2007-10-10 North America, Xbox 360
2007-10-25 Australia, Xbox 360
2007-12 North America, PlayStation 3
2007-12 Europe, PlayStation 3
Platforms
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (NVIDIA Shield)
Also known as
HL2EP2
Links
steam · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 2

Related

Half-Life series 7 games

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