We were immersed in a story featuring Gordon Freeman, a scientist with a certain resemblance to Breaking Bad's Walter White, who is surprised by a flaw that opens up an interdimensional portal during an experiment. Valve Corporation surprised us with their first title, introducing us to an action-packed video game with extremely realistic graphics and frenetic action. Like in Doom: aliens crossing an interdimensional portal This first-person shooter took the helm from the previous generation of 3D shooters led by titles of the likes of Quake, Heretic, Hexen or Duke Nukem 3D. It was also the year in which Half-Life was published. Those weren't the only special things to happen that year. Rowling published Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Especially 1998, the year in which France beat Brazil in the World Cup Final, Bear Grylls became the youngest British climber to crown Mount Everest and J.K. If you haven’t tried it yet, by all means do so, but be advised: it’s very good, but also very short.You probably remember the end of the 90s' with nostalgia. Since this one comes for free in the Orange Box and the Half Life 2-complete package, We guess most of you who played Half-Life 2 at some point, have this in your game collection.

Fascinating stuff, and for the die-hard Valve-fans: you even get Gabe Newell’s words at the beginning of the commentary.

It’s not easy to talk about something as complex as this in an easily understandable manner. Lost Coast follows Half-Life protagonist Gordon Freeman as he travels up a coastal cliff to destroy a Combine Headcrab artillery launcher in a monastery, which is firing on a nearby town, Saint Olga.

Lost Coast was the first video game developed by Valve to allow developers to explain various elements of design as the player progresses through the level. The level was designed with a variety of appropriate environments to emphasize these effects. Lost Coast serves as a technology demonstration, specifically showcasing the high-dynamic-range rendering implemented in the Source engine. through the Steam content delivery service as a free download to owners of the Windows version of Half-Life 2. Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.

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