HL2 beta was a bit too edgy and Orwellian, and the atmosphere didn't feel too 'half life'.
While the OG half life strived for realism, it still had a bit of goofiness with MP5s with grenade launchers, scientists with cheesy dialogue, and the fact the main character was a theoretical physicist in loud orange power armor that bested both an alien invasion and an army of heavily trained marines mostly without aid.
yes, apparently the devs decided to make the shell tube a second barrel and turn a spas into a pump actionand a shotgun that blasted double the bullets and not being automatic as it is in real life
I can post all of the artwork used in this thread if requested.
you do realize that there were multiple iterations of the 'beta', right?The HL2 Beta world looks fucking ugly, everything is too grim and dark