Half-Life 2 FakeFactory Cinematic Mod

Oct 15, 2014 2:07 PM

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Darker! More clutter! - This in a nutshell it seems, funny how that makes things look better.

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Holy shit! Thank you!

11 years ago | Likes 100 Dislikes 0

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

I miss this game. I need to go through ALL of them again.

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

the fuck is brad pitt doing in there

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It's funny how nostalgia enhances graphics. The improved graphics in the mod pics are how I remember the original game.

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Same here.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

TIL Looking Great = Looking Darker! :)

12 years ago | Likes 65 Dislikes 12

I mean the with the mod, things are generally darker: but there's much more HDL lighting, and better lighting. So you shouldn't generalize.

12 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 6

Half-Life 2 was TEN YEARS AGO?!

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

how do i get my hands on this?, i must play it again with this mod

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

agreed. I want to relive this awesome game with better graphics

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

http://cinematicmod.com/cinematic_mod_2013.php after a few moments of searching.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A quick Google search would've gotten you this website: http://cinematicmod.com/ You're welcome

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

ADD TREES TO EVERYTHING! EVEN IF IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Wait... has it been 10 years!?

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Glorious PC masterrace!

12 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 14

Bask in Gaben's light, and let the frames flow upon you!

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

It's amazing how good HL2 looked when it first came out all those years ago. Couldn't do that shit on a console.

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

cant believe its been 10 years....

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Thanks, But I don't need Ravenholm to be any scarier.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Holy shit, it looks great...

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

And Half Life 1 can look great with a fanmade remake call, i believe, "Black Mesa" (I could have that title wrong)

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Honestly I'm still pretty satisfied with the way HL2 looks stock.

12 years ago | Likes 587 Dislikes 7

Totally. This adds entirely too much extraneous crap that just fills up the screen and makes it busy. Also, WTF is up with Breen?

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

agreed, totally agreed.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

i like some of the lighting changes, but the models don't look like the original at all, and the original feeling is changed

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

basically: I prefer stock, simply because this mod didn't know when to stop. and source is still a damn nice lookin engine.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean, it did get a small official graphical improvement after they developed Episode 2, right?

12 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 1

Yep.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Added dynamic shadows, I believe.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

the source engine (so HL2, they're kinda 1 and the same) is getting constant visual upgrades. some are just locked to certain branches

12 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

(personally, I like the portal 2 branch the most. but all of them offer their own little quirks)

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Shaders and lighting in portal 2, even on my crappy netbook, look beautiful.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Looks a lot better over all but I think it was a mistake totally changing the appearance of some of the central characters. Why do this?

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The environment changes are cool, but I'd definitely avoid using any of the character updates. Except MAYBE Judith, she appears similar

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

I am currently on another play through on my new machine, and it's amazing how well it holds up.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

and amazing how well it runs for how good it looks. even when it was new, it ran on just about everything, and looked really good.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Agreed, Barney looks really crappy with the mod.

12 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

You get to pick the character models. You can choose to play with the updated graphics but keep the stock character models if you want.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I agree, it's still holding up pretty good!

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

yup

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

12 years ago | Likes 159 Dislikes 2

that's not a nice thing to say, gaben. :c

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

111 upvotes on my comment? Three 1s... HL3 Confirmed

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

?1

12 years ago | Likes 41 Dislikes 0

I wonder what the Korean says?

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Half-life 2 confirmed?

12 years ago | Likes 696 Dislikes 3

Confirmed.

12 years ago | Likes 56 Dislikes 0

Okay?

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yay c:

12 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

c:

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

:

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

But...but...where's HL3? ^^

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Barney and Breen look like they got roped in from some whole other game, and half the the adjustments seem to be lighting-based.

12 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

Barney especially looks wrong here.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

All the characters look like a horrorshow, but I think the real loser is Breen: http://cinematicmod.com/images/cm_11/characters/cm_11_06.jpg

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

http://cinematicmod.com/cinematic_mod_2013.php For those with bad Googlefu.

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Half-Life 2.5 confirmed

12 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

But is there a Thomas the Train mod?

12 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 9

its Thomas the Tank Engine damnit

12 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 0

its actually just been Thomas & Friends since 2003

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

God, you can just kill someones childhood like that

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

youll find its surprisingly easy when you dont like children

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Making everything darker and and over saturated does not improve anything. The original totally holds up, anyway.

12 years ago | Likes 48 Dislikes 6

Agreed - for the first 6 shots I didn't realise they were comparisons. This is very average work.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

At least the extra light sources on some parts are nice, but sheesh, that new Barney just doesn't seem to work at all.

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

yes but having better models, better lighting, more detailed levels, and heavily improved textures does.

12 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

I think it does add a different tone/feel, but I also appreciate being able to see things.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I don't like how they changed the look of the city from drab, grey European dystopia to Detroit. Way less effective.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

IMHO, games like HL (1 and 2) are so great they don't need facelifting. Wandering through Black Mesa still works for me, 16 years later.

12 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 2

I really think HL 2 is very overrated.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 8

it's has a bad case of "Seinfeld isn't funny" syndrome.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I agree completely, though I did like Black Mesa (the mod) a lot, especially with the addons that bring back the cut areas.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I feel the same way about Quake 2.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I actually just finished Half-Life 1 again. After not playing it since the 90's. Only thing I wish it had was subtitles.

12 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Hand me my crowbar

12 years ago | Likes 43 Dislikes 4

AND MY AXE...oh wait

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

ᵃᶰᵈ ᵐʸ ᵇᵒʷ

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pick up that can.

12 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Now throw it at my face!

12 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

But it still isn't HL3 :/

12 years ago | Likes 440 Dislikes 9

Y u do dis?

12 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 1

Blame Gaben

12 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Lord Gaben knows we're not ready for HL3 yet

12 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

http://cinematicmod.com/cinematic_mod_2013.php For those with bad GoogleFu.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

And lazy fucks like me. Thanks!

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well the engine for it is coming out soon so it will be as well thats what happened with HL2 its just taken longer.

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm pretty sure it's a huge joke that they can't make anything with a 3 in it. That said, I wouldn't mind seeing HL2 Episode 2: Part Two

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

hey, remember back when they were talking that episodes would be like episodes? new ones every 6 months? yeah.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Are you sure that it's not HL3? Can you confirm that?

12 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

*Can you confirm that by releasing HL3

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, Dreamare= 7 letters + "Can You Confirm That" being 4 words= 13. 13 is an unlucky number so you go to 12 or 14 and 1+2 AND 1-4= 3.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Dreamare is 8 letters.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Ahh yes...7 8 9, so 9 split between 3 numbers mentioned including self cannibalism is 9/3+ 3. Half Life 3 Confirmed

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What is Sean Connery going to do with that little girl?

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

HL 3 is dead, it's never coming out, we need to move on...I'm just kidding! 9/3=3. Half-Life 3 confirmed.

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

though I've heard it's confirmed

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'd much prefer Half Life 2: Episode 3, but maybe that's just me.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Jesus, what did they do to Barney? He's supposed to be a goofy security guard turned revolutionary, not a Marine.

12 years ago | Likes 134 Dislikes 2

just wait until you see any of their alyx models. she's super sexualized, just distastefully. "Alyx? eh, remove about 80% of her clothes."

12 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

You say goofy, but he DID make it out of black mesa. That said; I agree.

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Yeah he looks like a doofy commander shepherd

12 years ago | Likes 41 Dislikes 2

I recall that there was an update that made Alyx black so...

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

They weren't even trying with the character models they just approved the first thing. This looks horrible and a complet lack of taste

12 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 5

I like cinematic mod's graphical enhancements but they did ATROCIOUS work on all of the character models. Alyx especially.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

With Version 12 of the mod, you can choose to leave out the redone character models, but grab everything else. Best of both worlds!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Breen also looks like he's taken to taking alien meth straight through his eyeholes

12 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

The right texture in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

12 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

The right. Texture. In the wrong. Place can make aaaaalll the. Difference in. The world. F.T.F.Y.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

TIL G-man is Christopher Walken

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

There's a reason he isn't using the updated Alyx model btw. It looks like this:

12 years ago | Likes 114 Dislikes 5

At least she's jacked? Meh I got nothin'

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

They really nailed the shading on her upper lip.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Isn't this the guy from that one Dragon Ball Z movie?

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Ewwww

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If they removed the hat, and the weird lip shading, and added on a half shirt, It wouldnt be so bad. I kinda like the abs. but thats just me

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

She looks like Dee from Battlestar.

12 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Ugh.

12 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I was actually gonna praise OP for not doing so. Also to be fair, there's like 40 alyx model choices ranging from vanilla to that thing.

12 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 2

Yeah and most of them are abominations.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And every single one of them could be in battle armour or fatigues, and they'd still be ruined by that.

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Is there a sexy Dr. Kleiner? I want a sexy Dr. Kleiner.

12 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

I REALLY want a sexy dr. kleiner now

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

N'oh fiddlesticks.

12 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Why not just make her look like Rashida Jones? god damn what a trainwreck.

12 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Technology has not advanced enough for us to be able to make video game characters as cute as Rashida Jones.

12 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Good lord

12 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Like, that's what this mod does? Or..?

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

the mod gave you about 40 different options, most not nearly sexual.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

OH GAWD

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There's several alternative Alyx models, a lot of them made to resemble Adriana Lima.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I like this one - took ages to get the right files working with the version of CM I'm using though :/

12 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 6

I like it, but it her nails look like they just got done. When the hell would she have time for that?

12 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

While waiting for Valve to get off their asses and learn to count to three most likely.

12 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

TBH not sure I like Breen in the suit and tie

12 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

No, I don't like the Breen model either.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

hahahahahaha

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is some real #stopgamergate shit right here: http://s.pikabu.ru/images/big_size/13032541708531.jpg

12 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 9

stopgamergate would be more along the lines of doxxing 30 people, hacking bank accounts, getting them fired, death/rape threats, etc.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Ugh. "So we have this character who, unlike every female video game character ever, ISN'T a creepy sex doll. I know! Let's make her one!"

12 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Also there are about 40 alyx models, most of which are not remotely any more sexualized than the rest.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Tbh, this mod was released years ago bear this whole debacle became a thing.

12 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

nsfw

12 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1