▁text ures ▁in ▁Lost ▁Coast ▁are ▁notice ably ▁more ▁detailed ▁and ▁numerous ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁ret ail ▁game ." ▁The ▁review ▁concluded ▁hoping ▁that ▁the ▁features ▁introduced ▁in ▁Lost ▁Coast ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁Val ve ' s ▁future ▁releases . ▁ ▁Neg ative ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁focused ▁on ▁its ▁length ▁and ▁game play . ▁ 1 UP . com ▁and ▁U GO ▁both ▁considered ▁it ▁short ; ▁Sh awn ▁Elli ott ▁of ▁ 1 UP . com ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁l ick ety - split ▁run ▁through ▁post card - pre tty ▁t ide ▁po ols , ▁up ▁cl iffs , ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁church ▁turned ▁Com bine ▁out post ". ▁U GO ' s ▁N ig el ▁Gram mer ▁stated ▁that ▁Lost ▁Coast s ▁game play ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁secondary ▁to ▁the ▁level ' s ▁graphics . ▁Lost ▁Coast s ▁game play ▁disappoint ed ▁Brad ▁Sho em aker ▁of ▁Game Sp ot , ▁who ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Half - Life ▁ 2 ▁and ▁considered ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁similar , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁" is n ' t ▁going ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁world ▁on ▁fire ". ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Half - Life ▁ 2 : ▁Lost ▁Coast ▁preview ▁by ▁Euro g amer ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁video ▁games ▁L ▁Category : Source ▁( game ▁engine ) ▁games ▁Category : Te chn ology ▁demonstr ations ▁Category : Val ve ▁Corporation ▁games ▁Category : Video ▁games ▁with ▁comment aries ▁Category