Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project is a new community-made remaster of one of the highest-rated games of all time, Valve’s Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2 RTX is…

  • forgotaboutlaye@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Probably doesn’t need to be said at this point, but HL2 has such a timeless look that even the original graphics still look great to me.

    Perhaps that makes it a great candidate for technology like this, as the underlying assets are fantastic.

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      1 year ago

      I played HL2 in VR and the original (but upscaled) textures still looked good.
      It would be great to play the RTX version in VR as well because it adds so much to the atmosphere. Baked in lighting is only good up to a point.

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    1 year ago

    Posted in another community about this:

    Always upvote HL2. My favorite game of all time.

    This could totally get me to finally get going and build a new gaming rig.

    I wish the team luck. I’m sure it’s not am easy task, looking at other, similar projects like Black Mesa, but the demo is stunning. Would love to see what Ravenholm looks like…