half life games

F9zRazor · 07-05-2006, 01:03 AM

im just a big half life fan and im just wandering how many people hate this game,including half life 2 and half life 2 episode one(half life 2 episode two is coming out).so if you hate this game then talk about it,you like it,then good for you!

kimcicle · 07-05-2006, 01:24 AM

You sound more like a CounterStrike kiddie than a Half Life fan by the way you're talking.

F9zRazor · 07-05-2006, 04:32 PM

Well,i also like counterstrike.ohh yea,i gotta play right now.

Chew13acca · 07-06-2006, 12:25 PM

Gordon Freeman > Master Chief.

Really.

Nhilanth (sp, i know) was so much harder than- wait.

*turns on Half-Life:Source*

*goes to last level*

*beats Nhilanth again*

sorry, IS much harder than the bosses in either Halo 1&2. Now, back to the topic at hand.

Yeah, I like what valve has done with their games.

NOTE: I DID NOT SAY I LIKED STEAM

Shun · 07-06-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kimcicle

You sound more like a CounterStrike kiddie than a Half Life fan by the way you're talking.

Psh, everyone in every game types like a that. Plus you play DoD, don't you?

HL2:Episode Two Trailer

Episode Two's not supposed to come out until the end of this year. :|

(EDIT) Symbols don't work? Damn.

Arimasen · 07-06-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by F9zRazor

Well,i also like counterstrike.ohh yea,i gotta play right now.

Don't come back.

j/k

F9zRazor · 07-06-2006, 05:56 PM

man,sure sucks hl2 episode 2 has to come in spring 2007,but its not like im gonna die.of course i can wait,but it just sucks that you have to wait that long,i thought it mighted come like in august or something like that.

F9zRazor · 07-06-2006, 05:57 PM

i also played hl2 episode one too,but i just wanted to see if any of you liked it.curios......

Shun · 07-06-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Arimasen

Don't come back.

j/k

Coming from Mr. CS:Source.

xybur · 07-08-2006, 10:35 AM

Man, I was hoping for some intelligent discussion on the game that I adore so much.

I mean, seriously.

Anyway, yes, I have played Half Life 1, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Ep 1 and I am currently working on finishing Half Life: Decay with a friend.

I really like how Valve/Gearbox worked the series so that almost everything works together to tell the story, especially the first half of the series.

I mean, playing through the first few parts of Decay reveals that the protagonists in that story were the ones who raised the material to Freeman that caused him to blow the place. They also spent alot of time with Rosenberg who met up with Barney in Blue Shift. I mean, its so cool how everything works together.

Episode 1 was so short though, and I'm waiting for Episode 2 obviously.

kimcicle · 07-08-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bloke

Psh, everyone in every game types like a that. Plus you play DoD, don't you?

Ehh, for some reason it sticks out to me more in Counter Strike. I used to play DoD a lot on the old Half Life, and I've started to play it again on Source.

I hate how people can spout about Halo being a great game. The game itself is so lackluster in comparison to Half Life / Half Life 2. Hell, I'd rather play Half Life on the console than the PC version of Halo. The people at VALVe sure now how to tell a story, and they continually push the right emotional buttons to make sure that the player is getting the best experience.

Like, for instance, there will be cues to direct the player to look at something. Usually "look, over there!' shouted by somebody, or a loud bang that makes you twirl around to look, or whatever. These subtle things are wonderful in giving a person a storyline without forcing it.

And I guess I buck the trend because I really like Steam, and it's distro methods. Lost the CD to a game that you had already purchased? Re-download it! Want to skip the middle man and get HL:Episode 1 for 19.99? You can do that too! It's a shame that VALVe can't cut the cost of online purchases due to the fact that the distributor of the physical copies would lose some money.

I guess I will go play some DoD:S today.

xybur · 07-08-2006, 02:57 PM

Lol, you watched the commentary too on Ep 1, eh kimcicle?

CoolMoe · 07-08-2006, 03:19 PM

I used to play Half Life and Half Life 2 quite a bit, but don't have the time for it now.

I like the Half Life games because the gameplay is almost entirely story based. You can't get very far expecting to do stuff just for the sake of doing it. You have reasons to hit or not hit a switch, to open or not open a door etc.

Another thing I like about Valve, or actually Steam, is the tools it provides, such as Hammer level editor. I actually found that kind of neat that they provide tools to help create your own maps and such.

Speaking of Half Life stuff, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Team Fortress, or Garry's mod for that matter (I tried it out but I still haven't figured it out yet).

Shun · 07-08-2006, 03:37 PM

VALVe is going to distribute Gmod through Steam now. I cried when I heard the news.

kimcicle: DoD:S free weekend this weekend (started).

kimcicle · 07-08-2006, 09:56 PM

Yeah, I heard about the free weekend. I already had purchased DoD:S a while back on a whim and I never really played it, since when it just came out the map selection was lackluster and the gameplay wasn't balanced.

I'm very happy for Garry and his GMod being put through steam. He's a good guy, and I've been up to his progress for a while now. He's put a lot of time and effort into something that has given me hours of entertainment, and I'm glad he's getting returns on his efforts.