Canceled Half-Life Ravenholm Game Included Acidic Zombies, Footage Shows
New footage of Ravenholm, a cancelled Half-Life 2 project conceived by Dishonored developer Arkane Studios, shows off monstrous monkeys and horrific new zombies. While the project never came to be, Ravenholm was recently detailed in an extensive behind-the-scenes documentary by YouTube channel Noclip. Ravenholm in Half-Life 2is considered one of greatest video game levels of all time, and Arkane Studios would have pushed the envelope even further in its own trip to the cursed town.
Released in 2004, Valve's Half-Life 2 managed to build upon its predecessor to deliver a fresh and innovative sci-fi shooter experience. Casting players as scientist-turned-alien slayer Gordon Freeman, the game takes players through the sprawling City 17 on a quest to destroy an occupying alien force called the Combine. Arguably the most memorable section of Half-Life 2 is Ravenholm, an abandoned town that has become overrun by zombies following a Combine attack. Players can revisit Ravenholm in the recently-released Half-Life 2: Overcharged mod, which updates the classic title's gameplay, but Arkane Studios nearly created a wholly original Ravenholm adventure.
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A new documentary from YouTube channel Noclip gives fans an extremely in-depth look at Arkane Studios' cancelled Ravenholm and its features. In Half-Life 2 Ravenholm is bursting with headcrabs and zombies, and Arkane Studios' title would haveapparently introduced a new acid-spitting zombie variant that can fight at long range. Escaped monkey test subjects, able to intelligently evade and flank the enemy as a team, would have reportedly been another new enemy type. Arkane Studios also would have introduced a
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