they even got 'original' story of what Half Life 2 suppose to be like before the final version, was suppose to set in an American city (how typical) dark sky, etc. like the film Dark City, but thank fuck they chosen Bulgaria instead.
in the 'original' storyline, the Borealis is included, but was removed later;
I've played Half Life 2 recently and to be honest, it doesn't look dated, character model and animation still look fantastic, especially episode 2.
I got it all from here;
http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
they even got 'original' story of what Half Life 2 suppose to be like before the final version, was suppose to set in an American city (how typical) dark sky, etc. like the film Dark City, but thank fuck they chosen Bulgaria instead.
in the 'original' storyline, the Borealis is included, but was removed later;