“The shock of having that guy come around the corner and latch onto you before you’d even know what was going on was just too much. “Almost immediately we cut the fast headcrab and the fast zombie from Half-Life 2,” Casali said. So, why was the fast headcrab cut? According an earlier interview from GameSpot with Valve’s Dario Casali, the thing was just too scary. I was very pleased with how fast it arrived and there. Yeah, imagine those teeth trying to chomp their way into your face. When I ordered this game I thought it would take a while for delivery but it actually came within 2 days. While the top side of the red-legged monster isn’t quite as grotesque as the acid-spitting variant seen in the full game, look below the surface and you’ll be greeted with this… Twitter user JaycieErysdren made the discovery, complete with images of what’s apparently a fully-modeled headcrab. We missed this last month but datamining the game seems to have uncovered the Fast Headcrab enemy from Half-Life 2 alive and well in Alyx. Thought the headcrabs of Half-Life: Alyx were terrifying enough? Just be glad Valve cut this gruesome critter from the game.
