HL2 What a shame!

Originally posted by onetwothree@Dec 1 2004, 04:46 PM
ok im not akting away anyhting from hl2.it really did well with what it had as did far cry and doom3. but hinestly some of the reviews you read are just way too hype based.there is nothing in the game to even bring it close to 98% maybe like a 90%

Yeah I agree, some reviews were over the top. Same goes for some Doom 3 reviews and some Far Cry reviews... I think HL2 still is a 90+% game.

i think as a gamer.....you have to play the game for yourself to apprecaite it the way its meant to be

Amen. What the hell are we discussing anyway, it's all a matter of personnal taste.

Originally posted by NANOMAN@Nov 30 2004, 09:49 PM
[color=blue] :bangin: [font=Times][size=1]WTF happened to Half Life 2?
Did some one steal the story line along with the source code?
Does anyone else feel like a rat in a maze? How about the word LINEAR sound about right! Far Cry = Freedom...
Did anyone mind the 1-2 hours of load times before you even see the game play?
Did anyone mind exsposing their game computer to viruses, worms and other internet crap?
How about that ending...WTF!!
Graphics doesn't make a great game, Doom3's graphics were so superior!!
A more realistic rating for this game 80, not 98 PCG!

They should have claimed another theft of source code and worked another year fixing HL2..

I have been a gamer since 1987...

Sepht!! is that you?...i think it is....

[b]I loved all three: FarCry, D3, and HL2.

FarCry was great because of the freedom to roam and the detail of the surroundings. It was just plain fun to roam around and explore. The negative effeft was it became a little bit more fun to explore than to rather play the game. The sounds were awesome though. Crank up the bass and listen to the guns rumble your house.

Doom3 did have nice graphics, but with all the bump mapping, it sort of looked plastic. Every character was bulky and had a sickly yellowish color too them. In fact, all objects in D3 were very bulky, but the atmosphere was absolutely terrifying. The develoeprs did an awesome job of creating what they wanted hell to be like. A merciless place that will tear the flesh off your bones and scorch you for eternity. Brilliant!

HL2 was definitely my favorite because I loved the first game and I'm just very loyal to Valve now. The graphics were presented in a more realistic manner than D3, but maybe with not quite as much detail. However, everything was lit up in HL2 which was sort of a refresher after playing D3. As for the story, if you look at it as an end to the HL saga, then yes it sucked. One just has to hope that a third will be released that will explain everything as it always does with all trilogies. The sequel is always meant to confuse and the third installment always wraps thing up.

Bottomeline:

All games had awesome graphics, sound, atmosphere, and gameplay.

Hey man, you talk in bold! What's up with that? You fat or something?

lol....

YOU HACKA!

Haha! Didn't realize that until now. I meant to bold face the words bottom line. It does add to my lovely summary though.

I'd like to compare the story of Half Life to the Matrix series for a minute if I may...

Think of playing the first HL game being equal to watching only the third movie. nothing makes sense eh?

think of playing the second HL game (after playing the first one) being equal to watching the second matrix movie after watching the third movie (still havent seen the first). Still deosnt make much sense huh?

now think of the third and final installment of HL2 tying up all the loose ends of the story being equal to finally watching the first matrix movie to understand wtf was going on with this matrix and this "the one" and all that stuff.

I just think it's a unique story telling device used to confuse the hell out of the player (because you are supposed to be gordon in this game. you are supposed to experience everything he feels. he has no idea what the hell is going on, you have no idea whats going on. he figures out some keys to the plot, you do too.) I think after the third game, gordon will figure things out, hence you will figure them out, whole plot is tied up in a nice package, everything makes sense.


for those confused by my matrix analogy, here it is again in easy form

play HL1 (watch matrix 3) THEN:
play HL2 (watch matrix 2) THEN:
play HL3 (watch matrix 1)

everything makes sense?

Originally posted by mikeeegeee@Dec 2 2004, 10:11 AM
I'd like to compare the story of Half Life to the Matrix series for a minute if I may...

Think of playing the first HL game being equal to watching only the third movie. nothing makes sense eh?

think of playing the second HL game (after playing the first one) being equal to watching the second matrix movie after watching the third movie (still havent seen the first). Still deosnt make much sense huh?

now think of the third and final installment of HL2 tying up all the loose ends of the story being equal to finally watching the first matrix movie to understand wtf was going on with this matrix and this "the one" and all that stuff.

I just think it's a unique story telling device used to confuse the hell out of the player (because you are supposed to be gordon in this game. you are supposed to experience everything he feels. he has no idea what the hell is going on, you have no idea whats going on. he figures out some keys to the plot, you do too.) I think after the third game, gordon will figure things out, hence you will figure them out, whole plot is tied up in a nice package, everything makes sense.


for those confused by my matrix analogy, here it is again in easy form

play HL1 (watch matrix 3) THEN:
play HL2 (watch matrix 2) THEN:
play HL3 (watch matrix 1)

everything makes sense?

Ha ha ha! Nice analogy mikeeegeee... :thumbup: