@lain@lain.com As much as I hate Stonetoss I do wanna say that if you do diversity well it doesn't feel forced. And Half Life 2 is a game that did that right.
Replying to @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
@SuperDicq @lain I dont think it was intentional. Eli Vance was the result of them merging two characters during development, Eli Maxwell and Captain Vance (a white character that was Alex's dad originally). They kept Eli Maxwell's design and Captain Vance was used for one of the citizen models.
Replying to @hunter0one@annihilation.social
@hunter0one @SuperDicq hl2 is retconning in epic proportions anyway.
@lain @SuperDicq Hell, the only one that looks like anybody from HL1 is Dr. Kleiner. Barney looks nothing like the security guard model
Replying to @hunter0one@annihilation.social
@hunter0one @SuperDicq "hey gordon! remember? it's me? the random guy nobody thought about when we made HL1! i'm a major character now!"
@lain @SuperDicq Maybe HL2 is woke bros, they made Alyx darker than she was in early development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU4yPEFXzo0&t=546
YouTubeHalf-Life 2 Anniversary Archive: SIGGRAPH 2000 Demo