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[IbizaPocholo]

Here’s What Half-Life 2 Looks Like With Nvidia's RTX Remix

Some images from Half-Life 2 show the iconic FPS with shinier visuals, thanks to the newly released Nvidia RTX Remix toolkit.

gamerant.com

Now, thanks to RTX Remix being released, fans can expect to see classic video games be given a visual boost. One example has been spotted by DSO Gaming, which shows Half-Life 2 through the Nvidia toolkit, specifically utilizing Path Tracing. The technology works similarly to ray tracing, in that it's used to give a much more modern appearance by improving lighting and reflections within a scene. The uploaded screenshots really do the nearly 20-year-old game justice. Anyone interested can download the RTX Remix from GitHub, and a report from PC Gamer links to a Discord server for getting started on a modding project.

 

[RoboFu]

It's looks like half-life 2

 

[MMaRsu]

That looks amazing!

 

[ddzev]

It's ugly, doesn't look like Half-Life 2. It's way too brighter.

 

[Fuz]

It's looks like half-life 2

doesn't look like Half-Life 2

 

[E-Cat]

Delicious.

 

[rofif]

It won't be possible to fully implement full path tracing without removing all light sources from the game and SHADOWMAPS baked into textures.

 

[sodstall]

looks like the "speed" drug from Gmod

 

[Spukc]

all these RT remakes look rather dull.
the only one that kinda wowed me was mingecraft

 

[squidilix]

awful

 

[GymWolf]

It looks like an old game.

 

[Fuz]

It looks like a whole new game!

 

[Robb]

Looks ok I guess. Half-Life 2 could use a re-make.

 

[JackMcGunns]

looks like half-life 2

doesn't look like Half-Life 2.

That looks amazing!

awful

It looks like an old game.

It looks like a whole new game!

seems too bright to me, or maybe just the bright bits are too bright lol.

It looks too dark. They should brighten it up.

 

[Laptop1991]

It does look good but at the same time it seems too bright to me, or maybe just the bright bits are too bright lol.

 

[yamaci17]

cant wait to replay for 125th time

 

[SmokedMeat]

It looks too dark. They should brighten it up.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

shiny pretty graphics doesn't make a game.

i'm sure HL in its prime was amazing and groundbreaking but i'm not going to play a game just because it looks better.

 

[64gigabyteram]

this is good espeically because half life 2 has some flat as hell boring lighting, espeically by 2004 game standards
Doom 3 came out the exact same time and blows it out of the water in lighting

I like the RTX implementation but i think it has a long way to go before it can really make HL2 look next gen. Still looks behind Alyx in a few areas

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Half-Life 2 Is Getting an Unofficial Remaster

Someone is currently in the midst of creating a remaster of the iconic Half-Life 2, which will give the aging FPS a boost in visuals.

gamerant.com

 

[Mufausa The 3rd]

Here’s What Half-Life 2 Looks Like With Nvidia's RTX Remix

Some images from Half-Life 2 show the iconic FPS with shinier visuals, thanks to the newly released Nvidia RTX Remix toolkit.

gamerant.com

Now, thanks to RTX Remix being released, fans can expect to see classic video games be given a visual boost. One example has been spotted by DSO Gaming, which shows Half-Life 2 through the Nvidia toolkit, specifically utilizing Path Tracing. The technology works similarly to ray tracing, in that it's used to give a much more modern appearance by improving lighting and reflections within a scene. The uploaded screenshots really do the nearly 20-year-old game justice. Anyone interested can download the RTX Remix from GitHub, and a report from PC Gamer links to a Discord server for getting started on a modding project.

Not gonna lie. After playing Portal RTX. I was expecting a full blown texture remaster, similar to that. This doesn't look like they did as much in comparison (get that Portal is a much smaller game). I'll probably pass if it's just updated lighting, shadows, and reflections.