
Beach is reminiscent of old Depot entrance levels, while Haven is inspired by prototype wasteland maps from 2002. The levels showcased in the following screenshots are Beach and Haven. According to the developers, most of the Wasteland maps are quite big at their least, they compare in size with Highway 17/Sandtraps levels, but less restricted and drawn-out. The newly released screenshots showcase the Wasteland levels that will be featured in it. Dark Interval will also feature custom maps, new voiced dialogue, new models and textures, all based on Valve’s early concepts.


Both games included new areas to explore, new characters to interact with and new weapons to use.The Dark Interval Team has released some new screenshots and a gameplay video for its upcoming restoration/revision mod that lets you play Half-Life 2 the way it was originally meant to be, Dark Interval. The former put players in the role of a security guard while the latter put players in the role of a military operative there with a squad to contain the Black Mesa fallout. Yes, they were going to put players in the shoes of someone else that wasn't Gordon Freeman.īefore freaking out, take note that this kind of spin-off of the Half-Life franchise was extremely popular during the first one of the original game, where players stepped into various roles of other characters in the first Half-Life, including Half-Life: Blue Shift, which was designed by Gearbox Software along with Half-Life: Opposing Forces. The game wasn't just another episode to what Valve had already established in the venerable Half-Life franchise, it was going to be a completely separate game with a brand new protagonist. A detailed breakdown of how the assets were acquired and the details and secrets hidden within are covered in the Valve Time video below. The dedicated Half-Life website called Valve Time released a batch of new screenshots from the portfolio of Arkane Studios' environment artist Robert Wilinski, for a project they were working on between 20 for Valve, tentatively known as Half-Life 2: Episode 4.
