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01-11-2024, 11:50 AM
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It's a shame Arkane Studios' Ravenholm was cancelled (https://www.destructoid.com/heres-a-gif-of-arkanes-canceled-half-life-2-episode-4-and-ravenholms-door-ripping-zombies/). That would have definitely filled the large Half-Life hole us fans have felt for some time. However, a modding team has been on the case with a custom story that lets us experience the creepy mining town some more.
From the people that brought us the Raising the Bar (https://www.moddb.com/company/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-redux-team) project ? an overhaul of Half-Life 2 that breathes new life into the iconic FPS ? comes Raising the Bar: Salvation. In this mod, we fill the shoes of Father Grigori, the pastor of Ravenholm who watches over Gordon Freeman in the official game, as he continues his story.
https://youtu.be/C-xS9foprB4
We get to trek back through the abandoned location, in which the devout man intends to burn the entire place down. You can download the mod here (https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-salvation). The above video says you'll also need to install the Division 2.1 (https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-redux/downloads/raising-the-bar-redux-division-21-release) file from the Raising the Bar: Redux mod in order for Salvation to work.
The holiest shotgun-wielder around
What makes this slightly intriguing is its approach to combat. The team has said that resources are a bit more scarce, and players will only have a limited amount of supplies. With just a shotgun, custom mines, and a Duke Nukem-style kick, it becomes more about picking one's battles.
Father Grigori was definitely one of the most interesting characters in Half-Life 2. While only in the one section of the game, and not always visible on-screen, his presence is often felt by the player, as gunfire and manic laughs are heard in the distance.
He's part of what makes the Ravenholm chapter such a standout. While we may never know what happens to Gordon Freeman in any future Half-Life installments, Salvation at least fills in some of the side narrative. And isn't that just as important?
The post Salvation is a Half-Life 2 mod that puts you in the shoes of Father Grigori (https://www.destructoid.com/salvation-is-a-half-life-2-mod-that-puts-you-in-the-shoes-of-father-grigori/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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It's a shame Arkane Studios' Ravenholm was cancelled (https://www.destructoid.com/heres-a-gif-of-arkanes-canceled-half-life-2-episode-4-and-ravenholms-door-ripping-zombies/). That would have definitely filled the large Half-Life hole us fans have felt for some time. However, a modding team has been on the case with a custom story that lets us experience the creepy mining town some more.
From the people that brought us the Raising the Bar (https://www.moddb.com/company/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-redux-team) project ? an overhaul of Half-Life 2 that breathes new life into the iconic FPS ? comes Raising the Bar: Salvation. In this mod, we fill the shoes of Father Grigori, the pastor of Ravenholm who watches over Gordon Freeman in the official game, as he continues his story.
https://youtu.be/C-xS9foprB4
We get to trek back through the abandoned location, in which the devout man intends to burn the entire place down. You can download the mod here (https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-salvation). The above video says you'll also need to install the Division 2.1 (https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-redux/downloads/raising-the-bar-redux-division-21-release) file from the Raising the Bar: Redux mod in order for Salvation to work.
The holiest shotgun-wielder around
What makes this slightly intriguing is its approach to combat. The team has said that resources are a bit more scarce, and players will only have a limited amount of supplies. With just a shotgun, custom mines, and a Duke Nukem-style kick, it becomes more about picking one's battles.
Father Grigori was definitely one of the most interesting characters in Half-Life 2. While only in the one section of the game, and not always visible on-screen, his presence is often felt by the player, as gunfire and manic laughs are heard in the distance.
He's part of what makes the Ravenholm chapter such a standout. While we may never know what happens to Gordon Freeman in any future Half-Life installments, Salvation at least fills in some of the side narrative. And isn't that just as important?
The post Salvation is a Half-Life 2 mod that puts you in the shoes of Father Grigori (https://www.destructoid.com/salvation-is-a-half-life-2-mod-that-puts-you-in-the-shoes-of-father-grigori/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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