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    Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    I always wondered why the following concept art never made it in the following games, as they looked very cool:


    Half Life 2
    I remember when I 1st saw this scene, I thought it would have been quite tough & challenging to fight and avoid these Hydra creatures.
    I wish they had made it in the final version of Half Life 2.
    http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1572/hl2hydra.jpg



    Unreal 2
    This scene were the marine is performing a space walk on an asteroid belt around a Red Giant Star is so cool! It’s a real pity they never included this stage in the final version of Unreal 2.
    http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1059/unreal23.jpg


    And is this a Boss of some kind, frying the Skaarj warrior just before fighting you?
    http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1507/unreal24.jpg


    And what is this jelly-fish alien thing? They would have looked great in a water stage, but as far as I remember, there was no true water world in Unreal 2. So where were these aliens supposed to have appeared in the 1st place?
    http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9060/unreal22.jpg

    http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6867/unreal21.jpg

    And did a smaller version of this appear in the final final game? It looks a bit silly imo.
    http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9877/unreal25.jpg


    Doom 3
    There were various scenes removed from the final version of the game, for example:

    I don’t remember this scene with the pinky demon immerging from the fiery inferno.
    http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2691/doom307.jpg

    http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5240/doom306.jpg

    Also did these guys actually appear in Doom3? I only remember them in the Expansion pack “Doom III - Resurrection of Evil”
    http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8443/doom311.jpg


    And these scenes in the Hell stage of Doom3?
    http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1252/doom303.jpg
    http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1306/doom304.jpg
    http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2263/doom305.jpg


    What is this bird-demon dude?
    http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4060/doom309.jpg

    http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8500/doom310.jpg


    What ever happened to the Spider Master mind Boss & the lost souls?
    http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1218/doom302.jpg

    http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6403/doom301.jpg


    And finally, I never understood why they removed the infamous “bathroom scene”?!
    http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2095/doom308.jpg



    Prey
    I have completed Prey, but I don’t remember any of these guys? Please, correct me if I’m wrong …
    http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1237/prey1.jpg
    http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2744/prey2.jpg
    http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2033/prey3.jpg
    http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/153/prey4.jpg
    http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9697/prey5.jpg
    http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5117/prey6.jpg


    Quake 4
    Over all I thought Quake 4 sucked, but it’s a real pity they never included these scenes in the final game:

    This would have been an awesome boss. Just look at the batteries in the back, they’re actually tormented marines! That is so cool, in a sadistic, sick kind of way!
    http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6397/quake42.jpg


    I think these guys made it in the final game, but they removed the 2 torso batteries from the bottom. Pity…
    http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/544/quake45.jpg


    This Strogg-Tiger think, looks so fierce!
    http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2776/quake44.jpg


    The dispersal plant in the final game looked nothing as revolting or sick as this. Pity they didn’t do it like this in the final.
    http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6375/quake47.jpg


    What is this mech?
    http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3255/quake46.jpg


    Lol! This chap looks so miserable! I wonder what he was replaced by?...
    http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4805/quake41.jpg


    This platform looks awesome. It would have been cool seeing this in motion.
    http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/7128/quake43.jpg


    So, any thoughts, opinions or answers concerning my queries, will be highly appreciated.
    Also if any of you people have any more scenes or concept that didn’t make it in these games or others, feel free to post them here.

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Quote Originally Posted by retroborg View Post
    So, any thoughts, opinions or answers concerning my queries, will be highly appreciated.
    It's quite simple really - removing these things enabled them to include something else that was better - be that another asset, or simply polish and/or shipping the game on time/budget.

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Hhmm.. not sure about that...
    Those Hydra creatures in HL2 and the space-walk in Unreal 2 looked better than some of the final game content.

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    If Quake 4 were on steam, I'd buy it.

    So... no images of the Tera Patrick bikini skin for UT3 then?*




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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Quote Originally Posted by retroborg View Post
    Hhmm.. not sure about that...
    Those Hydra creatures in HL2 and the space-walk in Unreal 2 looked better than some of the final game content.
    Yet they presumably came with some asset cost that would have had a more negative impact on the final game. It's easy enough to show a screenshot or even short video of a concept, but to get it working bug free, and more importantly: FUN, in a game is much more than just that.

    There's an excellent book by the valve guys about the journey they took in creating HL2 - there are way more things that were discarded than you mention here, and several things had to be reset and started over afresh, but quality really is more important that quantity.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Half-Life-Ra...3479172&sr=8-1

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Yet they presumably came with some asset cost that would have had a more negative impact on the final game. It's easy enough to show a screenshot or even short video of a concept, but to get it working bug free, and more importantly: FUN, in a game is much more than just that.

    There's an excellent book by the valve guys about the journey they took in creating HL2 - there are way more things that were discarded than you mention here, and several things had to be reset and started over afresh, but quality really is more important that quantity.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Half-Life-Ra...3479172&sr=8-1

    Lol! Way to go!
    That's one way to make a few more $ from the francise, just print a book of all the useless stuff they deleted ! Lol!

    I'll just have to find the pdf and check it out then...

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Well the hydra was removed from HL2 as they couldn't create it in a way that would have made it beatable, or at least not always beatable.

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    But most of all, I'm very curious about the Unreal 2 removed scenes...
    Anybody got any info on those?

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    Quote Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post
    If Quake 4 were on steam, I'd buy it.

    So... no images of the Tera Patrick bikini skin for UT3 then?*

    *I just made this up
    I understand the convenience of Steam, but why bother when you can get Quake 4 second hand for bugger all or new for not too much, either on Amazon or in retail shops.

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    Re: Removed scenes & concept art from various games...

    that bird demon thing mentioned looks like a corrupted star fox?

    not sure i ever tried quake 4 after seing some of the concept art there might give it a look

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