The Half-Life 2 Beta had so many creatures that were cut or changed during development - but we were able to see them in the Half-Life 2 Leak. One of these was the Stalker.

How were the beta Stalkers more terrifying than the retail version? Why did Valve change them?, and did the beta have more creative enemies? In this video, I explore the history, lore and development of the Stalkers from the Half-Life 2 Beta.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:04 The Development of The Stalker
03:19 The Transformation of a Stalker
08:21 Half-Life 2 Leak
10:19 Half-Life 2/ Beta
13:23 Closing Thoughts

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Standard Sources
Game Manuals
Half-Life Series Playthrough Research
Portal Series Playthrough Research
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
Half-Life: Alyx Playthrough
Portal/ Half-Life Fandom
Old Valve Forums
Marc Laidlaw's Twitter
Breengrub Twitter
Reddit AMA (w/ HL: Alyx Developers)
Portal 2
Aperture Desk Job

AUDIO USED
Half-Life 2: OST: Escape Array
Black Mesa OST: Xen
Half-Life 2 OST: Lab Practicum
Half-Life 2 OST: Triage At Dawn

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