Half Life 2: Aftermatch Coming Q1 2006

[Ted Striker]

Yeah! Half Life 2 is my all time favorite first person shooter (single player).

It seems to feature lots of Alyx in this episode.

Here's a couple of screenshots, and a trailer:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2aftermath/media.html

http://www.halflife2.net/news//1131769585_1.jpg

http://www.halflife2.net/news//1131769585_2.jpg

[Nostromo]

Btw, the Xbox version of Half-Life 2 just came out, and even though I was sceptical, it seems they pulled it off. It got very favorable reviews so far. So I bought it, since I can't run the PC version on my PC. Its surprisingly close to the PC version. In fact, its the exact same game, without the MP. I'm impressed! Kudos Valve!

[DrSpike]

Wow, haven't seen a great deal of hype for this, which is strange if it really is only a few months away.

[Case]

I hope that Valve drops the paranoia and releases this in a format which can be installed in, say, less than the 2 hours it took me to get HL2 running (after paying $A 85 for the game!).

[Traianvs]

I hope the game's a bit scarier than Halflife2.. I like suspense

[Ted Striker]

I liked Ravenholm the best.

But there were so many good levels. Follow Freeman was solid, and also Nova Prospekt. Getting INTO Nova Prospekt through the Sand Dunes was cool too.

[Sava]

the expansion is called AFTERMATH

[FrostyBoy]

Cool! I liked Half Life 2, but the ending was not so great.

If Half Life 2's graphics engine were in Half Life 1, then Half Life 1 would be better, simply because of the story line.

But most likely I will be getting Aftermath, gotta stay with the series!

[Traianvs]

well hl2's ending simply sucked..

[Kassiopeia]

HL2 didn't even really have an ending.

[DrSpike]

Hence the sequel.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Traianvs
well hl2 simply sucked..

FIXED.


yeah... playing with the gravity gun was fun for about ten minutes...

then I went and played Counter-Strike: Source

single player is

and the ending sucked DEEZ NUTZ

I enjoyed Doom3 as a single player game much more. Doom3 at least had a good environment and ambience, etc. HL2 was just crap... like a bad B-movie.

The only thing HL2 has going for it is that the engine is used for Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source.

It's sad when mods are better than the actual game itself.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Sava
the expansion is called AFTERMATH

Yeah.

It was a typo, I edited my first post's title but for some reason it didn't edit the thread title.

[Ted Striker]

I actually did like Half Life 2 and didn't like Doom 3 as much, probably if you like one you won't like the other one.

The part about Doom 3 I coudn't stand the most is those info pads you kept picking up, it got so monotonous.

Though the ending in Half Life was good from a standpoint that it kept you waiting for what happens next.

But after all that work, you want to see a big explosion or something. Hit it with Alyx, have a threesome with Mossman, etc.

I've played it about 4 times through now, it's funny because after the first time you can make it through the levels really fast. That crazy ass steel factory/moving platform elevator thing took me a whole day but now I just breeze through it.

I did think some of the opening levels were a little monotonous, but they did a good job of making the pace faster and faster as you went. You want your more boring scenes in the beginning that way it starts to build up and cresendos like a story arc.

Though I didn't like the gravity gun too much, I prefer using the conventional weapons.

This is my favorite first person shooter (single player) ever.