City 17

City 17 is a fictional city in the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life 2 (2004). Much of the game takes place in the city, and it has been confirmed that the city will serve as the main setting for the game's upcoming expansion pack, '.

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Fictional - First-person shooter - Computer game - Half-Life 2 - 2004

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In Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, City 17 is described as being in an Eastern European setting. Some fans believe City 17 to be Sofia, Bulgaria, the hometown of the art director of Half-Life 2, Viktor Antonov. This is based on both City 17's general resemblance to Sofia and the frequent appearance of Bulgarian words (written in Cyrillic characters) on signs and graffiti throughout the game (although some of these are words in other Slavic languages as well). Some have said that the name City 17 itself is actually a reference to the Soviet practice of numbering secret closed cities rather than naming them.

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Sofia - Bulgaria - Cyrillic - Graffiti - Slavic languages - Soviet - Closed cities

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At the heart of the city lies the Citadel, a giant skyscraper which serves as an office for the current administrator of Earth, Doctor Breen. From this, City 17 can be viewed as the world's capital.

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Citadel - Earth - Doctor Breen

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