Half-Life 2 is out!!!

[Atahualpa]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar


I think your only seeing what you want to see

hihi I thought the same. I saw Asher's Halo 2 thread and then 3-4 comments about him here taking HL2 as representative for all PC games and comparing them to console games.
This just very much looks like this idea has been in Asher's mind for some time waiting and now it has emerged. Actually it's pretty obvious that it's that way.

Sorry Asher, HL2 is not representative to PC games, there exist others. Civilization for example, which suck on console as we all know.

It's nice that you've found your love with console games, but you have a very strange way of expressing this: everything else becomes crap. It is strange that you cannot love something without touching on others and calling it bad. I sense some personality disorder...

[FrostyBoy]

Anyway, I have a PS2 an Xbox and a good PC. I first got San Andreas. Great game, graphics really do suck and controlling sucks. (btw, its not just the graphics, it's also the resolution on a TV screen that really screw things up).

Then Halo 2 came out, graphics seem to be A LOT better and sharper (on the same TV!!!), but.. it's still not smooth, the controller just doesn't give me much freedom, I feel so restricted.

Then.. I got Half Life 2, and yes, it was a pain to get in, took me 2 hours before I could actually play the game. But once I was in, boy was I hooked, this game is brings back the greatness of Half Life in its day. The physics in this game make it's possibilities seem limitless, and I do think the graphics are better than Doom 3's. I don't know why, I think maybe it's just that you're not cramped up so much and that there is daylight.

So my conclusion is that games rule on the PC. Let's keep it that way! The PC has to remain at the forefront of gaming technology because PC's are upgraded weekly/monthly, whereas consoles are updated every 3 years.

HA!

[ZargonX]

It's nice that you've found your love with console games, but you have a very strange way of expressing this: everything else becomes crap. It is strange that you cannot love something without touching on others and calling it bad. I sense some personality disorder...

It's called "Fan-Boyage," and unfortunately it is a disorder that strikes far more people than Asher...

[ZargonX]

Well, finally got my game validated at 1 in the morning last night, and once I was in, all I can say is wow. I literally spent fifteen minutes just throwing things because it was so amazing to watch the physics engine at work. And with the (almost) highest graphic settings, some of the settings look damn near photo realistic. I've got a lot more game to see, and I have a feeling it's going to keep on pleasing.

That said, Steam still is a terrible idea that was terrible implimented

[Asher]

Originally posted by ZargonX
It's called "Fan-Boyage," and unfortunately it is a disorder that strikes far more people than Asher...

This "fanboy" owns all 3 consoles and the PC.

My initial impressions with HL2 are mixed. Steam is an absolute ****ing disgrace and ought to be abolished.

The physics in the game are good. But what's the point if the players don't respond correctly? I threw a frickin TV at a guard, and he didn't even budge. I picked up a chair and threw it at a couple of NPCs and they didn't even say anything, it just bounced off of them.

When NPCs walk around, they don't ever "bump" into you. It just pushes you around like you were on ice or something.

I appreciate what they're trying to do with physics and animations (the facial expressions are awesome), but it still feels fake. We're not there yet.

The game is obviously heavily scripted, which is really disappointing to me. I was hoping they'd put in real AI.

[Atahualpa]

This "fanboy" owns all 3 consoles and the PC.

Yeah, so that you know that what you believe is truly true for you

You couldn't in accordance with yourself praise Xbox when you have never tried the PS2 or Gamecube.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Atahualpa
Yeah, so that you know that what you believe is truly true for you

You couldn't in accordance with yourself praise Xbox when you have never tried the PS2 or Gamecube.

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

[Sava]

Steam does suck big time... but I didn't have any problem loading it. I had pre-loaded most of the game already, and since I play other games on Steam, my Steam was updated. I took about 20 minutes to unlock the game, but it plays great.

It didn't grab me enough to play it at the exclusion of other games. I'm still playing Rome Total War (and will be in a few seconds after I am done posting ).

I would say that Half-Life 2 is not worth the hype, but certainly a decent game on it's own merits.

[ZargonX]

I can't really think of the last game that really was worth the hype (and please don't anyone say Halo 2, because it's just not true) on any system. Usually, some of the best things are the ones that sneak in under the radar, wihtout the massive marketing machiens attached to them...

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Well perhaps you should blame pirates and hackers who have forced game companies to use systems like this.

If people stopped stealing games, these sort of security measures wouldn't be necessary.

But this system doesn't affect pirates, just people who buy the game. Therefore it has no effect on piracy and a large effect on customers.

[Atahualpa]

Originally posted by Asher

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

poor imagination

[Asher]

Poor english.

[Atahualpa]

Given that my native tongue is german that is more understandable than your lack of imagination

[Footie Mad]

Originally posted by ZargonX
I can't really think of the last game that really was worth the hype (and please don't anyone say Halo 2, because it's just not true) on any system.

I'd say Baldurs Gate 2 definitely lived up to its hype.

[Solver]

Steam sucks.... HL2 is, err, ownage, for a lack of a better word. The physics engine is amazing in action, the fights are good, everyting is great so far!