The burnt face that Half-Life 2 used nearly 20 years ago belonged to a real person

It was launched in 2004, Half life 2 It became a very popular and influential game, causing many characters and assets to be used in other projects. This is the case Form known as “Corpse01.mdl”which features a burning human face, is used in sections of the game set in sewers and in popular games such as Gary’s Mod.

Although popular and game effectNot many players knew that The in-game model is the faithful reproduction of an existing person🇧🇷 in the redditRecently, users shared photos of the forensic book that served as the basis for valve Make your game.

Probably the presence of the person with the burnt face Retention from Half-Life 2’s turbulent development process. Before the game hit the stores, the developer even remade it several times, and at some point, created a version of it that would be Darker and scarier Who ended up becoming known.

Valve has not commented on this matter.

The only element that differs between the one in the game and the one in the forensic book is the fact that Valve removed one of the eyes that appears in the forensic book. By the way, in practice Famous FPS gamers have been searching for a real dead person for nearly 20 years without knowing it.

A video posted by YouTuber Richter Overtime explains the story in more detail and makes it clear Other models overlooked by Valve may have been inspired by real people🇧🇷 It also shows that in the case of a photo I entered the gameThere are rumors that she might be in a relationship with someone who was executed by the mafia.

until now The company did not comment on the situation. Or if you plan to make changes to the game after discovery. However, it is now possible Find it on Steam Community made mods that help remove the controversial in-game model.

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Source: Kotaku