Half-Life 2: Episode Two trailer; Alyx is hurt!

by Conrad Quilty-Harper { Jun 1st 2006 at 9:10PM }

A clever h4xx0r has managed to extract the trailer for Half-Life 2: Episode Two from the recently released first episode. Notable points of the trailer:

zOMG Alyx dies?!
New baddie! An extemely potent looking and fast moving tripod.
A voiceover by Dr. Eli Vance which goes as follows: "we're done running. This is our chance to take back out world, we're not going to lose it a second time."

Episode Two should hopefully be out by the end of this year.

Tags: Alyx, Eli Vance, EliVance, Episode One, Episode Two, EpisodeOne, Episodes, EpisodeTwo, Half-Life 2, Half-life2, HL2, PC, Valve

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Einhanderkiller @ Jun 1st 2006 9:14PM

Torrent of the HD video can be found here:
http://www.titaniumtorrents.com/viewtopic.php?t=160

It's currently going at 60 KB/s for me.

Babylonian @ Jun 1st 2006 9:17PM

Well now those of us who DIDN'T beat Aftermath the day it came out know who ISN'T dead by the end based on the text portion of this post alone... :|

Brad @ Jun 1st 2006 9:21PM

If you have Ep1, check your media folder. The trailer is sitting there for you.

Justin Grote @ Jun 1st 2006 9:23PM

SPOILER ALERT PLEASE!!! Jesus, please move it to below the fold and take the "Alyx is hurt" out of the header. Some of us would like to still play Episode one. Thanks :)

CKpr @ Jun 1st 2006 9:48PM

Totally, what's up with the blatant spoilers?!?
Not cool...

Chris @ Jun 1st 2006 9:53PM

FCK you Joystiq.

Not EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD IS FINISHED WITH EP1 YET.

A SPOILER Tag would have been nice....thanks for nothing....

Kieron Rees @ Jun 1st 2006 9:58PM

Cheers for that, twats.

sambo @ Jun 1st 2006 10:07PM

you guys suck, im two hours into ep1, thanks for the f'n spoiler.

Mike @ Jun 1st 2006 10:09PM

wtf!!! NO SPOILER WARNINGS!??! wtf joystiq?!??!

Carmine @ Jun 1st 2006 10:10PM

Bump in disgust with the spoiler.

Concerned citizen @ Jun 1st 2006 10:17PM

Well, the teaser is for episode 2, so it doesn´t spoil episode 1 in any way, even if you had finished it you wouldn´t imagine what is gonna happen to Alyx, and are you sure that you saw what you saw? Don´t call her dead before the body is buried, as joystiq didn´t.

Tameaome @ Jun 1st 2006 10:41PM

GODDAMNIT JOYSTIQ you guys suck at spoilers

Venom @ Jun 1st 2006 10:42PM

FUCK YOU JOYSTIQ!!! WTF? Do you NOT KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE FUCKING SURPRISED IN THE GAME? DONT FUCKING POST SPOILER ALERTS LIKE THAT.. GOD FUCKING DAMN!!! FUCK YOU AGAIN!

Mike @ Jun 1st 2006 10:46PM

at #10

well said! :D

Tykin @ Jun 1st 2006 10:48PM

Guys, it took me less than 2 hours to beat episode 1. In fact, it probably takes less time to beat the game than it did for a "l33t hAx0r" to get this file extracted...

I mean, this trailer plays at the end of ep 1 anyway.

By the way, Ep 1 was good. Short..but good.

ac @ Jun 1st 2006 10:50PM

I agree, I was about to buy ep1 whats the point now >_> , job well done joystiq :-)

James MacAulay @ Jun 1st 2006 10:59PM

For the many who haven't played through Episode 1 yet: the Episode 2 trailer will not spoil anything important.

Watch it and enjoy. Seriously. If you're in the middle of Ep.1 right now then you might as well finish it first, but believe me: Joystiq didn't spoil anything.

(Though they probably should have made that clearer.)

Peter @ Jun 1st 2006 11:04PM

It's not like HL2 set some kind of standard for truly epic story with phenomenal character development. Assuming she actually does die, do you really give that much of a fuck that you'll flame the hell out of Joystiq?

It's not like they just told you Bruce Willis was really a ghost...

Rob @ Jun 1st 2006 11:16PM

i just paid for EP1 right now...downloadeing the build as we speak. If anything, that trailer made me want to play EP1 even more.

Those tripod things are amazing! talk about scary...just imagine the alien swarm sending these out to track down and destroy the remaining survivors of Earth...wow.

Valve is becoming exactly what I envision the evolution of gaming to be...a blending of movies and gaming with unique storylines and characters you can actually care about. everything is top notch, from the presentation to the voice talent.

im glad to spend my hard-earned money supporting a company that continues to deliver.

Chris 4tee4 @ Jun 2nd 2006 12:08AM

Although i loved hl2, i didnt neccesarily care for the guns (i wish they imported some of the guns from cs, with more powerful accurate bullets, but made the game harder at the same time), alot of the guns just felt ineffective, such as the smg, just sitting in a corner, jumping out and spraying, etc.

Anyone know if the new episodes add new guns?

Markdude @ Jun 2nd 2006 2:13AM

Help! What do you do when Alyx is trapped under the stalker

Sabre @ Jun 2nd 2006 2:58AM

You use the gravity gun genius...

Naz @ Jun 2nd 2006 3:11AM

Damn, man. I was fortunate to have just beat the game before reading this.

Seriously, that really sucks, you guys gotta be careful.

chedabob @ Jun 2nd 2006 4:13AM

"A clever h4xx0r has managed to extract the trailer"

you make it sound like its hard. its blatantly there in the media folder.

besides, my version was up way before this. i had the trailer at about 4pm. cos some real h4x0r actually extracted it.

ZekeS @ Jun 2nd 2006 7:51AM

Ya know, spoiler people, I actually knew pretty much what was going to happen in HL2 a LONG time ago, and am still enjoying it now, even though there aren't as many 'twists.' Knowing what happens doesn't impact the gameplay, especially little details like the *SPOILER*in a tunnel, a strider rushing you from behind while Overwatch covers your front */SPOILER*

I think I'll wait for the trilogy bundle that they're likely gonna make before I buy the episodes, though :

NotAJoystiqRep @ Jun 2nd 2006 8:01AM

Eat shit nerds.

With that aside, this game isn't even worth the effort you're using to vocalize those insults.

Blue_Six @ Jun 2nd 2006 8:26AM

OMG! Nerdz r hurt! Some1 call teh AOL Police!

Seriously guys, who gives a damn? It's news, it's vague, it doesn't spoiler jack.

The part where Alyx is holding on to the steel-strut is actually moments after the "boss-fight" in the original HL2. And if you haven't even beat THAT, I'd doubt you to care about what happens in Episode 1 OR 2.

So quit hating on Joystiq, go read the latest news on barbie.com or something... geez...

michael @ Jun 2nd 2006 9:10AM

GMAN DIES
KLEINER TURNS TO THE COMBINE

SPOILERS

Tor @ Jun 2nd 2006 10:15AM

Christ you guys are shitty sometimes with the spoilage. Please just friggin' link to the video next time and say there are slight spoilers. Forget this noise of describing to us what's in the damn trailer and just link us. That way we can *choose* to find out what's going on.

Joey @ Jun 2nd 2006 2:30PM

What's with the "Episode #" naming scheme lately. Pretty unoriginal if you ask me...

And those complaining about the spoilers. It's a trailer, not an ending. Sort of like, a preview, you know. Like, if you watch a preview for a movie, will it spoil the movie? Okay, sometimes, I know. But this shouldn't be a big deal... unless you're intentionally trying to avoid all HL2 information.

Joe @ Jun 3rd 2006 6:25AM

Actually, those little Striders are in Episode One. But it's just a very short cameo. The trailer doesn't give anything away, it just gets me excited for what may be a slightly less linear experience of Episode Two!

Etheo @ Jun 3rd 2006 7:56PM

Actually, as far as I'm concerned, if you haven't finished HL2 EP1, why the hell are you watching the trailer for HL2 EP2? That's like screaming to be spoiled.

Razi @ Jun 3rd 2006 9:05PM

You guys are idiots. We aren't complainign that the trailer spoils anything, we're complaining that the TITLE is a spoiler.

The title of this page includes the words "Alyx is hurt" which, denotes that she survives Episode One, spoiling that for those who haven't played it yet. You don't even have to click on the link to have something ruined.

"Dur, well dey wouldn't kill Alyxxxx lollolol"
Not the point, retard.

Fisk Black @ Jun 4th 2006 2:21AM

I find it amusing how all of you will come here to write a tidbit of flame or whathaveyou when you know you won't come back unless the urge to watch the trailer again compels you to.

Bah, it's just a game. Fun game, I should add, but a game nonetheless. I'm doubtful about this Episode One to be honest. I'm fairly content with tinkering with the console commends of HL2 at the moment.

Oi, every try spawning zombie towers? Fun stuff. Shoot the bottom one and they go apeshit, hee...

Oh God, watch this. The 4th Half-Life installment will be "Half Life 2 - Zombie Tower."

Yup. Called it.

Either that or Episode Three.

Always wanted to see if Gordon turns the the Dark Side.

Koji @ Jun 4th 2006 2:55PM

Wow people complain to much, OMG spoiler...yah people quit your bitchin'

Danno @ Jun 4th 2006 10:02PM

I just beat it, way cool. Took me... I dunno 5 hours or so, I'd guess.

I'll probablly go back for the commentary in a month or two.

I didn't see the little Striders anywhere. Also, I didn't spot the G-Man at any point, did anyone else see him around?

Fyzel @ Jun 4th 2006 11:24PM

HOORAY LETS ALL BITCH ABOUT WHY EVERYONE SUCKS

Pah, it's just a damned trailer. Get over it. The world moves on.

Looks pretty good, I might add. Too bad I don't have an Xbox or a gig of RAM. :

JJS911 @ Jun 5th 2006 1:09AM

no Gman isnt in EP1 at all cause he was cut off at the beginning by the Vortigaunts. Oh JESUS! I SPOILED SOMETHING DIDNT I? YEAH the first friggen opening scene. And the little striders, or "Hunters" as some call em, are only seen for a second in a video recording Gordon and Alyx find...somewhere cause i cant spoil things or else ppl will be on my back!

TheSaladMan @ Jun 5th 2006 6:33AM

Did anyone else notice at the end the shadows on the tripod thing as it was coming in the door look ALOT better than usual. Maybe another graphics upgrade on Source?

J Ron @ Jun 5th 2006 10:18AM

hl2 sucked, hl2ep1-suck will suck. (oops did I spoil it?) f'n nerds, go back to your dark filthy rooms and masterbate to screen caps of Alyx.

BebopFox @ Jun 5th 2006 2:47PM

Wow, I love how joystiq "spoiled" everyone's stupid game by putting up a video that THEY can access as well within ep-1's media folder. If it was such a bad spoiler, i doubt valve would have blatently put that media in there at all. So whiners: shut the fuck up. Grow some balls and stop blaming joystiq for your stupidity of looking up hl2-ep2 info/vid shit while you're still playing ep1 if you're so damn concerned.

hee hee @ Jun 5th 2006 9:48PM

so, in the beginning of halflife 2: ep1 you survive the initial explosion by being saved by the vortigaunts. Somehow, they lock the gman up and you're now a free agent. the first level is taken up with you and alyx trying to stabilize the force field around the core generator of the citadel. You do this, but it is still going to explode, all you've done is bought time for the evacuation. the combine overwatch is cut off from their home planet and you and the restiance have a twofold goal: get far enough away from the citadel that you arent killed by the explosion, and harrass the overwatch enough so everybody else can too.

oh yeah, theres this special message that the overwatch is trying to get to their home planet. it's so important that they purposly blow up the citadel to create the nessecary energy to transmit it. alex extracts a copy of the message for you to carry to doc kliener so he can analyze it.

kliener appears on those propaganda towers, and tells everybody the truth about various things such as why the citadel is blowing up and that they should escape and says that the overwatch "reproductive suppression field" is now off-line.
yay! we can have sex now! say some of the restaince members.

hee hee @ Jun 5th 2006 9:50PM

oops I spoiled stuff.

mt @ Jun 5th 2006 10:09PM

Just finished the game.It took me 4 to 5 hours.It was like the long play demo of half life 2 : episode 1 ;p Worth playing but not worth buying yet...

F @ Jun 6th 2006 12:07PM

Those three-legged-hunters did look cool... and dangerous.
And some reason, it did look like that we might get better graphics to this episode?
AND I´m wondering, is the player model Alyx this time..?
Perhaps not...
BTW: Did I spoil something? And if I did, I´ll... I´ll don´t spoil nothing in the future... In far and dark future.
Perhaps this is enough.
;)