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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is an additional level for the 2004 first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2. Developed by Valve Corporation (office interior pictured), it was released on October 27, 2005, through the Steam content delivery service as a free download to owners of the Microsoft Windows version of Half-Life 2. Lost Coast serves as a technology demonstration, specifically showcasing the high-dynamic-range rendering implemented in the Source engine. The level was designed with a variety of appropriate environments to emphasize these effects. In addition, Lost Coast was the first video game developed by Valve to allow developers to explain various elements of design as the player progresses through the level. Lost Coast follows Half-Life protagonist Gordon Freeman as he travels up a coastal cliff to destroy a Combine artillery launcher in a monastery, which is firing on a nearby town. The Lost Coast level was originally created for Half-Life 2, but was ultimately removed from the game. As a result, it has several minor story details that were not included in Half-Life 2. The level received a generally positive reception, and there was consensus among reviewers that the new features included in Lost Coast should be integrated into future games released by Valve.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Halo 3: ODST September 22, 2016
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 * Promoted: December 31, 2008
 * Reasons for nomination: 11th anniversary of release date
 * Support as nominator. Gary  ( talk  ·  scripts )  04:29, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Support anniversaries are good. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:15, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree that anniversaries are good but I believe that Drowned God's 20fh anniversary is more significant. I also see that games' creepy tones giving it a stronger date connection with its proposed date, Halloween, than this game has with October 27th.--70.27.228.184 (talk) 19:18, 24 September 2016 (UTC)