Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

1. ScottReid

   Feb 3, 2012

   10

   A fun, free cut-content map from Half-Life 2. Great voice acting work, fun gameplay. There's not a lot I can say about it. It's short and ..A fun, free cut-content map from Half-Life 2. Great voice acting work, fun gameplay. There's not a lot I can say about it. It's short and .. free. Well, now this thing is telling me I need 150 characters in my review.… Expand

   • 7 of 7 users found this helpful
2. debigman

   May 15, 2014

   10

   A very good-looking tech demo. This game is a 10 for what it is. It is very pretty and it's a good way to test your computer's graphics cardA very good-looking tech demo. This game is a 10 for what it is. It is very pretty and it's a good way to test your computer's graphics card for use with a different Source Engine game.… Expand

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
4. mr-NachoMen

   Feb 5, 2020

   9

   Even that is nothing more than a playable tech demo, lost coast introduce all the features from the main game in a length of 20 minutes orEven that is nothing more than a playable tech demo, lost coast introduce all the features from the main game in a length of 20 minutes or less.
   Lighting is amazing, the reflective shaders are great, the water effects looks real!!!! this tech demo is not just a walk simulator, it works like a short mission in which you will use your weapons and defeat enemies.
   Really impressive!!!! and this was showcased back in 2005!!!!!… Expand

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5. Sandweech

   Jan 26, 2015

   8

   Can't get enough of that sweet 'Half Life' action? Yeah, I understand. With everyone patiently awaiting the arrival of the highly sought afterCan't get enough of that sweet 'Half Life' action? Yeah, I understand. With everyone patiently awaiting the arrival of the highly sought after 'Half Life 3', some of us are forced to take more drastic measures in getting our 'Half Life' fix. We're forced to replay the original 'Half Life' games, yep all three of them, even 'Opposing Force'. We're forced to replay 'Half Life 2', yep every episode, and eventually, when there's nothing 'Half Life' related left to play, we must play through this early tech demo of a removed section of 'Half Life 2' redesigned to showcase Valve's HDR lighting.
   
   But in all seriousness, 'Lost Coast' is a twenty minute demo where you basically walk around admiring the world's surroundings. And when I say admiring, I mean admiring. Seriously, I must have taken in the scenery for over an hour while walking through this demo. And I especially loved the area with the staircase where you get to see Valve's fancy new lighting software and how it mimics what the eye sees in real life. It really is quite impressive, and still is, seeing as how I played through this demo in 2015; 10 years after it's initial release.
   
   You also get the chance to fight some bad guys, solve a very simplistic puzzle that honestly took me way too long to solve, and shoot down a black helicopter (yeah, those black helicopters) with a rocket launcher. The real reason however to play through this demo is to get a chance to hear from the developers themselves with the added in commentary. Aside from that it's pretty much everything you'd expect to see while playing 'Half Life 2'.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. Broyn

   Nov 24, 2021

   8

   This game is very good, it is a pity that it is very short. For one thing, we were shown a beautiful HDR Sourse engine.

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7. Lordeldar

   Jul 17, 2011

   7

   Half Life is an Amazing Series but Lost Coast didn't cut it for me. Alright, it's fun to play and I enjoy the Gameplay. But there isn't reallyHalf Life is an Amazing Series but Lost Coast didn't cut it for me. Alright, it's fun to play and I enjoy the Gameplay. But there isn't really much to it and for me the Game is over in Minutes (My best Time is 5 Minutes) And really all there is to it is a Small 5-10 Minute Level. So, the Game deserves a 10 for it's fun Gameplay and addictiveness but is knocked down to 7 by the Downsides… Expand

   • 2 of 2 users found this helpful
8. Sanastusa

   May 11, 2015

   0

   Nice short level to showcase their new use of high-dynamic-range rendering. Sad it was only 12 mins worth of gameplay. Not grading this asNice short level to showcase their new use of high-dynamic-range rendering. Sad it was only 12 mins worth of gameplay. Not grading this as there was not much to go by. Did have some trouble with some rendering at the start of the level on the dock talking to the old man. Would get flashes of black on some of the farther particles, all went away after the level started.
   Could of been longer.… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful

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