Official Half Life 2 thread - Page 12

Miscguy · 11-19-2004, 08:27 AM

Finished it. Id guess-tamate playing time at somewhere around 10 -12 hours. If i had not gotten stuck once for upwards of 30 minutes it naturally would have been less. However it was a bug that i was unable to repeat.

Over all i would say... Fuck. Why? Because simply put put this game has "fuuuuuuck" moments. Those times you stop and look around or wrap up a fire fight and say "fuck". Fuck that its time to move on and leave that nice firefight, or section. But also Fuck because frankly the game as a whole is beyond the description of really any words. Sure there are parts that get boring, but as you keep going it just gets better and better.

I've heard complaints about the buggy sections, which i found to be ok. I myself voiced complaints about the airboat missions that wouldnt end. Ravensholm seems to be a sore spot with most, probably because of the enemies that occupy it. I for one think that the first few missions seemed a little long, and dissconected from one another. This was not the case in the later levels and the story started coming through a bit better.

Over all rating: Holy fuck

Bean 2 · 11-19-2004, 09:33 AM

I enjoyed the boat mission. Maybe its cause i didnt complete it all at once so it didnt feel as long to me. The game overall is probably the best single player FPS experience ive ever had. I really did feel like i was in a sci-fi movie. No cut-scenes and no transitions, just pure unadulterated action. I enjoyed every minute of playing this game. This is what an FPS should be and it set a new standard for games in my mind. The last mission was not that hard. I was a little disappointed in the end not because of the way they ended, just because it wasnt that hard and i thought theyd introduce like a new machine youd have to beat and plus the game ended which was diappointing. Great game and i recommend it to anyone.

Poseidon · 11-19-2004, 11:09 AM

[quote="Pick Axe":5773d]Yeah, might be a nice game....But, here is my specs.

Athalon 1300+ (1.3 ghz)
Geforce MX440 (64 mb)
and 288 mb Sdram...........

No, it deffinantly won't run on my comp. That is the greatest flaw of PC games, I can't afford to upgrade my PC every other year just so I can play the latest games. So, X-box it is for me..........But, thats not such a bad thing.[/quote:5773d]

its not a 'flaw' its the way technology is evolving.

Mr.Buttocks · 11-19-2004, 11:23 AM

I love this game! happy: I'm at the bit just after you get the shotgun and you get attacked by these beasts that jump and climb and make freaky sounds. The sounds they make are quite unsettling. loney:

elitecloud · 11-19-2004, 12:33 PM

boat level = too long

been at it for like 30 minutes or so - pissing me off cuz i don't like it lol

Bean 2 · 11-19-2004, 01:06 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":ba1e4]I love this game! happy: I'm at the bit just after you get the shotgun and you get attacked by these beasts that jump and climb and make freaky sounds. The sounds they make are quite unsettling. loney:[/quote:ba1e4]

yea those things are annoying. Shotgun is best against them. Just watch the pipes that are against buildings. They usually climb up those.

Pick Axe · 11-19-2004, 02:18 PM

[quote=m1ck97]

Quote:

Originally Posted by "Pick Axe":15757

Yeah, might be a nice game....But, here is my specs.

Athalon 1300+ (1.3 ghz)
Geforce MX440 (64 mb)
and 288 mb Sdram...........

No, it deffinantly won't run on my comp. That is the greatest flaw of PC games, I can't afford to upgrade my PC every other year just so I can play the latest games. So, X-box it is for me..........But, thats not such a bad thing.

its not a 'flaw' its the way technology is evolving.[/quote:15757]

Well, then It's an "evolution" that I can't afford to take part in.... It pisses me off.

mr.miyagi · 11-19-2004, 03:53 PM

The thing I don't understand is why do people rush through a game just to get to the end, I totally don't play games like that, its more the experience for me, I like to explore everything. I hate it when people say "OMG the game is only like 21.56 hours long, it must SUCK, I completed it on uber-hard-nerd setting after playing it non stop for 3 days, please kiss my cyber-ass..."

The 1st one was an experience for me and alot of other people, so I'm treating this game in exactly the same way freak:

geRV · 11-19-2004, 04:02 PM

[quote="mr.miyagi":18cac]The thing I don't understand is why do people rush through a game just to get to the end, I totally don't play games like that, its more the experience for me, I like to explore everything. I hate it when people say "OMG the game is only like 21.56 hours long, it must SUCK, I completed it on uber-hard-nerd setting after playing it non stop for 3 days, please kiss my cyber-ass..."

The 1st one was an experience for me and alot of other people, so I'm treating this game in exactly the same way freak:[/quote:18cac]

Thats just for the twats that wanna run through the game so they can be first to post on the forum they visit that they've already completed it.

Miscguy · 11-19-2004, 09:04 PM

Went back through the canals with some weapon cheats to have some fun.

[img]http://www.movv.com/prvupload/uploads/d1_canals_010000.jpg[/img]

And to see cool stuff without being shot at. I shot some rockets at it but it just burns and doesnt die.

[img]http://www.movv.com/prvupload/uploads/d1_canals_020007.jpg[/img]

And just something i saw that some may miss.

[img]http://www.movv.com/prvupload/uploads/d1_eli_010011.jpg[/img]

Jin-Roh · 11-19-2004, 09:12 PM

How can earth surrender to a mindless army of demons from another dimension? ... or whatever the combine are... oOo:

geRV · 11-19-2004, 09:14 PM

[quote="Jin-Roh":5eee7]How can earth surrender to a mindless army of demons from another dimension? ... or whatever the combine are... oOo:[/quote:5eee7]

Because after halflife 1 it seems when the xen portal was opened earth started being infested, then the combine came into the picture and took over when everything was weakened. Thats my interpretation anyway, we won't really have all the answers untill halflife 3.

Jin-Roh · 11-19-2004, 09:16 PM

[quote=geRV]

Quote:

Originally Posted by "Jin-Roh":641b6

How can earth surrender to a mindless army of demons from another dimension? ... or whatever the combine are... oOo:

Because after halflife 1 it seems when the xen portal was opened earth started being infested, then the combine came into the picture and took over when everything was weakened. Thats my interpretation anyway, we won't really have all the answers untill halflife 3.[/quote:641b6]

Yay! Half Life 3! dance:

Milla · 11-19-2004, 10:23 PM

Im amazed, usually when a game comes out alls i hear is "all the hype for this?!" "This game fucking sucks"

But to hear ppl like gerv and buttocks be liek "OMFG I LOVE IT!" is a good thing, i love this game also, its so damn addicting, now we need some DoD.

elitecloud · 11-19-2004, 11:30 PM

need hl2 mp kthnx ed: