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Terry Patterson
08 Aug 04, 13:50
anyone else out there a half life fan?just finished playing the original again.hadn't played it in years,forgot what a truly great game this was.hope the second one measures up.
Never played Half Life or any mods, but I will probably pick up HL2, it is gonna be awesome.
I gonna have to wait until I get a new rig.:(
Terry Patterson
08 Aug 04, 15:12
i've been playing half life on my ps2,didn't have a pc back then.i see they have a half life collection out for the pc,been thinking about getting that.marines are you going to upgrade your pc,or buy new?
Patrocles
08 Aug 04, 20:32
Originally posted by terry patterson
anyone else out there a half life fan?just finished playing the original again.hadn't played it in years,forgot what a truly great game this was.hope the second one measures up.
I never played Half-Life. Is it worth picking up and playing if its cheap?
Terry Patterson
08 Aug 04, 22:32
your missing out on a great gaming experiance if you've never played.it's a long game too.
HL was pretty good. I don't think it was as amazing as everyone made it out to be but it was decent. HL2 will be the same as far as I'm concerned. I'll play it, I'll enjoy it, but it'll be the mod community I'll turn to for a reason to keep firing it up.
HL and HL2 were just too sci-fi. I like scary better. :D
Jim H. Moreno
09 Aug 04, 07:26
Now that the impossible has happened with Doom 3 released, the next in line would be this one.
Terry Patterson
09 Aug 04, 10:12
i am so ready for this game i can hardly stand it!
BarcelonaBlom
09 Aug 04, 11:15
You NEED to play HL before #2 or you'll have no idea whats going on. Besides if you got $50 to drop you can get HL and all the expansions or just drop about half that to get HL by itself.
Originally posted by BarcelonaBlom
You NEED to play HL before #2 or you'll have no idea whats going on. Besides if you got $50 to drop you can get HL and all the expansions or just drop about half that to get HL by itself.
Dude, it's not hard to know what's going on. I mean the in game plot was decent, but the overall plot was pretty simple: ALIENS ARE COMING TO KILL US!!!!!!!
Gen_Electric
09 Aug 04, 14:35
I enjoyed Halflife, more the mp mods; TFC and DoD. I still play those. As far as $50 for the platinum pack, I wouldn't. Opposing Force was good but Blue Shift wasn't imo. I'd just get the HL only for $20 or so. Like someone else said, there is a lot of gaming hours in it. Once HL2 comes out the mods will be updated and not too may peeps will be playing the older ones. Course the've been saying that for 6 years now.
Jim H. Moreno
09 Aug 04, 15:03
Marvel at the beauty...
It's probably just me but both doom 3 and far cry look better to me...
I think they may look better, but the physics engine in HL2 will rock!
Doctor Sinister
09 Aug 04, 16:44
Originally posted by Jim H. Moreno
Marvel at the beauty...
Those aliens aren't that good looking Jim...
Dr. S.
BarcelonaBlom
09 Aug 04, 17:53
Originally posted by Overseer
Dude, it's not hard to know what's going on. I mean the in game plot was decent, but the overall plot was pretty simple: ALIENS ARE COMING TO KILL US!!!!!!!
Here's the problem you are co-ordinating your efforts with Xen since you work for the G-Man now... I doubt they know what that's all about... because the Xen are the "ALIENS ARE COMING TO KILL US!!!!!!!" So it helps to know... besides are trying to say its not worth buying a gaming classic? SHAME.....ON.....YOU!
Oh yeah.
Tsk Tsk Tsk!
Originally posted by BarcelonaBlom
Here's the problem you are co-ordinating your efforts with Xen since you work for the G-Man now... I doubt they know what that's all about... because the Xen are the "ALIENS ARE COMING TO KILL US!!!!!!!" So it helps to know... besides are trying to say its not worth buying a gaming classic? SHAME.....ON.....YOU!
Oh yeah.
Tsk Tsk Tsk!
HL was a good game. But I really didn't think it was all that amazing. *shrugs* It did at least inspire FPS to try and be more, so that's good.
Terry Patterson
10 Aug 04, 10:19
i think the quality of the game is very high.i only ran into one glich through the whole thing.i did a quick save in the trash compactor,and got "stuck" in the wall.could'nt move,nothing worked,had to restart from the hard save.this is one of the few games where i actually felt i got my money's worth!
Dark_Dirk6565
10 Aug 04, 16:50
im a major fan of the hl sieries it rocks :thumb: so im waiting for hl 2 im so ecited i like the engine in the firt one the plot was ok but for some reason i loved it it just one of those games like mario
Jim H. Moreno
10 Aug 04, 17:00
Another...
I think valve really hurt themselves by releasing this game so late. Before Far Cry and Doom 3 those graphics would have been awesome, now they are just decent. But I think that a lot of the people that buy the game will be buying it for the mods (I am doing that), and other features of the game...physics :drool:...
BarcelonaBlom
10 Aug 04, 17:43
Originally posted by gobeavs
the game...physics :drool:...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Counterstrike: Source (basically counterstrike 2) beta was released today to cybercafe subscribers. Cybercafe is a system set up by valve to help the internet cafe's and such get their valve software and mods updated easily. I don't really care about the whole cybercafe thing, I'm just excited that some piece of Half-Life 2 is finally in the publics hands (and isn't a leaked, illegal, alpha version).
I guess this means I need to send my voucher in for HL2 free...
Gen_Electric
11 Aug 04, 14:43
According to new information, Half-Life 2 will be pre-loading on Steam beginning August 17th. If this is true, then we can probably see a shipping date confirmed within a month.
Getting close, oh boy.
MomoJak00
15 Aug 04, 00:43
Originally posted by gobeavs
I think they may look better, but the physics engine in HL2 will rock!
One Word: MANIPULATOR!
Using crates, desks, gastanks, and enemy grenades as projectiles?
YES'M!
I'd pay fitty bucks for that nyday! But i get HL2 for free because i bought an ati video card!
CANNI GETTA BOYAH!
After being slightly disapointed by doom 3 i'm rooting for HL2.
Originally posted by MomoJak00
One Word: MANIPULATOR!
Using crates, desks, gastanks, and enemy grenades as projectiles?
YES'M!
I'd pay fitty bucks for that nyday! But i get HL2 for free because i bought an ati video card!
CANNI GETTA BOYAH!
After being slightly disapointed by doom 3 i'm rooting for HL2.
I get HL2 for free too, if I ever send in the voucher.
But wait, manipulator? What's that?
I thought they used the havoc engine.
It is the havok engine. No idea what manipulator is about...
With the voucher I think you get in on the CS source beta also, and IIRC that should be within the next week or two.
Originally posted by gobeavs
It is the havok engine. No idea what manipulator is about...
With the voucher I think you get in on the CS source beta also, and IIRC that should be within the next week or two.
Yeah which is why I need to get off my ass and make all the photocopying I need to do to send it in... :mad:
And yeah, havok, I forgot it was with a k. :)
MomoJak00
18 Aug 04, 01:00
Originally posted by Overseer
I get HL2 for free too, if I ever send in the voucher.
But wait, manipulator? What's that?
I thought they used the havoc engine.
The manipulator is a gun that allows you to pick up anything that is not screwed, nailed, or otherwise secured and use it as a projectile.
Posibilities include:
~ Dead Enemy Bodies
~ Radiators
~ Thrown Enemy Grenades
~ Propagn tanks
~ Crates
~ Anything your sick mind can think of!
Oh, I call that a gravity gun :)
CS: Source is now available to everyone that has CS: CZ or the Half-Life 2 coupon from ATI. If you have one of these, you can download it from the steam website- http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=productnews_CSS
Pre-loading of Half-Life 2 will begin Thursday August the 19th. Its almost upon us!
Originally posted by Overseer
Dude, it's not hard to know what's going on. I mean the in game plot was decent, but the overall plot was pretty simple: ALIENS ARE COMING TO KILL US!!!!!!!
Yes, but there were undercurrents in the game. Remember when you're blasting along and you see scientists running ahead of you so you start to follow and then you see a couple guys in military garb and MGs drop in and start to mow down the scientists? I sat there flabbergasted for a full minute and nearly got shot dead myself for my troubles. It was then that I realized I wasn't playing a Doom/Quake clone (run, shoot, strafe, shoot) but a truly thought out game.
While the plot can be generalized, you never knew what the sinister man in black wanted until the near end.
Of course, if I've got 1 ***** it's that whole entire Xen world experience...sheesh I hated that part. Somewhat interesting at points, but I never understood why I was there.
Originally posted by Doctor Sinister
Those aliens aren't that good looking Jim...
Dr. S.
Bear in mind that any Doom3 screenie doesn't look that good either...it's while the game is in motion that you are mesmerized. I've seen early movies of the HL2 game (before the code was stolen) and I've got to say I was very, very excited.
Originally posted by gobeavs
I think valve really hurt themselves by releasing this game so late. Before Far Cry and Doom 3 those graphics would have been awesome, now they are just decent. *snip*
They're not releasing it late. It was finished last year at this time but some moronic pirate scum had to steal the code and compromise Valve's product. They had to go back and make changes to the final game. I think you'll see the graphics will beat out Far Cry but not Doom3 imho.
Originally posted by Jorath13
They're not releasing it late. It was finished last year at this time but some moronic pirate scum had to steal the code and compromise Valve's product. They had to go back and make changes to the final game. I think you'll see the graphics will beat out Far Cry but not Doom3 imho.
Thats what they want you to think.....
Don't worry I'm not some nut, its just why would they delay the game because someone stole some code? If it was finished they would have pushed it out earlier so people would get it from them, not the thiefs. Also, I don't think it would take a year to make whatever changes to the final game had to be made.
Someone was lying about release dates I think. Either that or something else happened.
MomoJak00
20 Aug 04, 01:04
Originally posted by gobeavs
Thats what they want you to think.....
Don't worry I'm not some nut, its just why would they delay the game because someone stole some code? If it was finished they would have pushed it out earlier so people would get it from them, not the thiefs. Also, I don't think it would take a year to make whatever changes to the final game had to be made.
Someone was lying about release dates I think. Either that or something else happened.
Check Planet Half-life's cartoons on the subject of the delay.
It's Gabe Newell's evil plan, MAN! The G-Man's comin' to get us, MAN!
Originally posted by Jorath13
They're not releasing it late. It was finished last year at this time but some moronic pirate scum had to steal the code and compromise Valve's product. They had to go back and make changes to the final game. I think you'll see the graphics will beat out Far Cry but not Doom3 imho.
It wasn't done. It was still pretty far from completion. The code that was leaked was enough to hack together an alpha basically. I didn't see id Software crying all that much when their alpha got leaked.
Valve, in my opinion, acts irresponsibly in a number of ways.
Gen_Electric
20 Aug 04, 12:08
Her's a short article on the HL2 source engine with some vid card comparisons.
http://www.gamers-depot.com/hardware/video_cards/source/001.htm
Doctor Sinister
20 Aug 04, 14:19
Originally posted by Jorath13
Bear in mind that any Doom3 screenie doesn't look that good either...it's while the game is in motion that you are mesmerized. I've seen early movies of the HL2 game (before the code was stolen) and I've got to say I was very, very excited.
No, they do look good, it was a sort of joke that fell a bit flat.
I'll get my coat.
Dr. S.
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