
In the game, Alyx finds herself being captured by the combine after the hostile force breaks down the door of the safe house where she and her father were staying, being saved by Russel one of her father’s friends, it’s up to the two of them to rescue her father before he’s sent to Nova Prospect, With the game in VR it’s possible for the player to combat against headcrabs, combine, and other hostile enemies in the Half-Life world, in complete immersion, while being able to shoot, reload, and upgrade items without having to consult menus in the game. Players step into the shoes of Alyx Vance, a fan-favorite character of the series, seen first in her debut in Half-Life 2, being the second person that Gordon Freeman meets in the game after stepping off the train to City 17.
↑ T.K.For those who are unaware of where Alyx stands in the Half-Life Timeline, the game takes place before the events of Half-Life 2, but after the original title. ↑ Interview with Ted Backman on Frag (1998) ( archived). ↑ Interview with Ted Backman on Sam Robinson's personal website ( archived).
↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar ( uncorrected proof), page 18.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biography on Valve's official website (April 9, 2007) ( archived). The map can be found in the WC map pack, inside David Sawyer's folder. The developers used Backman's body in humorous physics experiments. They had the Citizen model based on Backman in the middle of a desert level, and there was nothing but cars, canisters, other miscellaneous objects. This gave birth to the "Danger Ted Construction Set". His likeness was used for an early design of a Black Mesa Security Guard in Half-Life, and for Citizen ( Male 2) and cut Conscript variants in Half-Life 2.ĭuring Half-Life 2 's development, there was a time when the player was able to glue physics objects together. His surname also appears on a sign in the Hospital featured in Half-Life 2: Episode One. A photo of his was turned into a texture but was left unused in the files. In Half-Life, Backman's surname appears in the Anomalous Materials Laboratory on a locker and can be heard in announcements as Easter eggs. Backman's likeness as seen in the Danger Ted Construction Set.