A Sudden, Satisfying End | Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Half-Life Series Retrospective)

It's time to conclude the Half-Life series retrospective by looking at the final (at least, for now!) game in the franchise — Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Although Valve planned to release more Half-Life games following its release, Episode Two stood as the final game in the Half-Life saga until Half-Life: Alyx was announced. Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two a satisfying ending and a solid Half-Life game? Let's finish this retrospective series and find out! #HalfLife2EpisodeTwo #ValveSoftware #HalfLifeAlyx

TIMECODES
00:00 — Intro
01:55 — Plot and Narrative Analysis
11:16 — Gameplay and Game Design
19:10 — The Development of Half-Life 2: Episode Three
22:59 — Half-Life Alyx and the Future of Half-Life

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Sources/Recommended Reading
Half-Life 2: Episode Two Developer Commentary
Eurogamer: Opening the Valve (https://bit.ly/2E8k3ql)
Eurogamer: Valve comments on Episode Three progress (https://bit.ly/2SoQysG)
MCV Develop: Newell: We’ve moved beyond the episodic model (https://bit.ly/2EIqWPD)
IGN: Remembering Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and the conundrum Valve faced afterwards (https://bit.ly/35OfuxN)
Den of Geek: Why Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Never Happened (https://bit.ly/2rkacex)
Marc Laidlaw: Epistle 3 (https://bit.ly/34K6QPv)
LambdaGeneration: Marc Laidlaw On The Cancelled Half-Life Spin-offs: Return To Ravenholm And “Episode Four” (https://bit.ly/2Mn1J1l)
GameSpot: Unreleased Half-Life Episodic Game Featured a Magnet Gun (https://bit.ly/394EGlL)
IGN: Warren Spector Opens Up About Abandoned Half-Life 2 Episode (https://bit.ly/2EGTDMW)
Half-Life: Alyx Trailer (https://bit.ly/393LUGH)
Tested: Half-Life: Alyx Hands-On! (https://bit.ly/2PWMXRd)
Geoff Keighley: The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx — Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview (https://bit.ly/2sSjsXK)
Valve News Network: A NEW Valve Is Here — Massive Changes Have Happened (https://bit.ly/2EQa1ul)