The coast was lost to any story but fun to play.
“Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is a small additional level for the 2004 first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2. Developed by Valve Software, 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.”
Since I am on a new PC gaming kick and I downloaded The Lost Coast but never played it, I decided to give it a spin. It was really fun to go back and play Halflife 2. The Lost Coast is light on story, you just wake up and some sailor tells you to go up the hill and turn off a gun. I think this demo was trying to showcase some new dynamic lighting but my video card didn’t show anything I found impressive. Perhaps I don’t have the horsepower to run that sort of thing. Anyway, it was fun to play and if you have a Steam account it should be free to download.