I think Valve took inspiration from fallout.

Spicy · on09 Aug 2018, 03:56:38

During the development of half-life 2, they created this background for the menu

PikaCommando · **Reply #1:** on10 Aug 2018, 10:40:51

I don't think so. The 1998 background image is literally a photoshopped stock image of Midtown Manhattan from the Wollman Rink.

Spicy · **Reply #2:** on12 Aug 2018, 02:19:02

I don't think so. The 1998 background image is literally a photoshopped stock image of Midtown Manhattan from the Wollman Rink.

I just thought about it because some of the buildings look pretty similar.