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Half-Life 2 Mod Remakes Game For 2022: Watch The Trailer

The modders behind Half-Life 2: Overcharged plan to release the mod next month and have celebrated the upcoming milestone with an official gameplay trailer. Mods like the Spyro-starring Half-Life demo now seem a dime a dozen, cropping up every so often to offer neat excursions off the classic franchise's beaten path. On occasion, however, the modding community digs a little deeper to deliver content that significantly expands upon the existing experience.

Of course, Black Mesa counts among the most notable of such fan-made experiences, one that remade the original Half-Life in Half-Life 2's superior game engine. It even boasts new voice acting and better assets, an incredible feat that many players won't soon forget. The Stanley Parable similarly took on a life of its own and even became a standalone game, complete with a branching narrative backed by incredible level design. Though the regularly replayed Half-Life sequel celebrates its 20th anniversary in about two years, talented members of its modding community continue finding ways to reimagine the Valve-developed masterwork.

Related: Valve Has New Games To Announce After Half-Life: Alyx

As reported by DSOGaming, modders BriJee and Mike Nov recently announced a February 2022 launch window for their eagerly-anticipated Half-Life 2: Overcharged mod. The project will hit Steam with features such as extended maps and reworked gunplay in tow. Players can also expect Overcharged to boast modern animations, 50-plus weapons, uncut locations, and new slow-motion settings. An official gameplay trailer accompanied the release date news, teasing all of the above and then some. Check it out in the following video, courtesy of BriJeeTV GameDev on YouTube.

Like other noteworthy Half-Life 2 mods, Overcharged seems as though it will provide fans with plenty of fresh content to sink their teeth into come February. The extended maps and overhauled gunplay should especially interest those who still remember the sequel's classic controls. It looks to be a very substantial amount of new content, too, which is not always common among mods.

While Half-Life 3 seems less and less likely as time goes on, Valve hasn't abandoned the seminal franchise just yet. This much is evidenced by the early 2020 release of Half-Life: Alyx, a VR-only prequel to Half-Life 2 that drops players into the shoes of Alyx Vance. Leading the titular character on a mission to retrieve a superweapon, users must solve puzzles and engage in combat encounters to navigate their way through a masterfully crafted survival experience. Hope remains high that Half-Life: Alyx will migrate to PSVR 2; though rumors suggest such a port is in the works, Valve and Sony have yet to corroborate as much.

Next: Half-Life 3 Is Not In Development, Says Leaker

Half-Life 2: Overcharged hits PC via Steam on an unspecified date in February 2022.

Source: BriJeeTVGameDev/YouTube (via DSOGaming)



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