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According to a recent social media post by Marc Laidlaw, Viktor Antonov - Half-Life 2's visionary art director - has passed away. Assuming this is true, we are extremely saddened to hear this news.
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He's gone so soon. Viktor Antonovy was responsible for Half-Life 2 being visually recognizable with an abstract/surrealistic look. Which served as the basis for Dishonored - 2012 (I've never played it and have no interest), which shares similarity even though it uses a modern Engine, which is Unreal 3 (Gears of War, Batman Arkham, Mortal Kombat 11, etc.). In Doom 2016 (I've never played it and have no interest), he was the consultant. Rest in peace Viktor, Half-Life 2 is my favorite Half-Life an…
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Rest in peace Victor Antonov.
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Some character design i did for ReVance Mod for Half-Life 2.
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Deeply sadened to learn about Viktor Antonov's death. The vision he brought to Half-Life 2 cemented my absolute passion for this saga. As a frenchman, I was deeply proud to learn how he took inspiration from the Austerlitz train station in Paris for City 17's own train station. Viktor Antonov proved with his creative genius that video game is indeed art. That it's a crossroad of many artistic skills to create even more art. With his vision and artistic genius, he helped to shape one of the …
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R.I.P to Viktor Antonov thanks for making Half-Life 2 what it is today
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We are extremely saddened to hear the passing of Viktor Antonov. Viktor was a visionary designer and artist. His work inspired a generation of game designers, artists and gamers, including ourselves. Half-Life 2 would not be what it is without him. RIP.
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