The "beyond Half-Life 2" line is on the money⁠—I don't recall seeing the texture a single time ... I certainly prefer Valve's ...
is set before Laidlaw's story and takes players to a version of Half-Life 2's Ravenholm level covered in snow. Instead of Valve's Source engine, Project Borealis runs on Unreal Engine 5.
Remember Black Mesa, that really good fan-made remake of the original Half-Life built using the Half-Life 2 engine? Well, ...