I didn't like Half-life 2

[ErGo]

I don't get it, whats up with all the "I hate half life 2", "I found half life 2 boring", "I didn't like half life 2", well, ok then? Who cares, I didn't like halo, but I'm not gonna make a bloddy thread about it, basically you're just trying to get attention or you're really just that dumb, that you think everybody cares about what you think about this and that. Whats next? The "I don't like cheese that much" thread? If you want to present your opinion, write a review, if you're too lazy for that, then shut up. And since when are graphics and story irrelevant? You just made a account here, and even if you had 20 000 posts, nobody would still care.

 

[VastShadowz41]

Omg, someone here doesn't like one of Valve's games! NON-BELIEVER! O: *raises torches and pitchforks*

 

[AvsJoe]

The graphics and story are great, but those are irrelivent.

Okay, I know that different people have different opinions of different games, but both graphics and story are relevant to many people, myself included. As for your opinion of Half-Life 2, good for you for speaking out against a game that is almost universally loved and risking a severe flaming. I'm glad to know that there is someone out there who dislikes the game.

 

[gsf1200]

HL2 is the BEST fps.

 

[Fireryu]

I didn't like the game that much either. I love TF2 and portal though. That is the only reason I bought the Orange Box.

 

[Vrex360]

I didn't particularly think it was great but then I was more accustomed to FPS's like Halo and so having to stop every few minutes to work out how to get through a certain passageway made me VERY mad as I was still twitching, drooling and wanting to get more Combine blood splattered on my face. I guess I could say that I liked action more at the time and honestly I would look more towards titles like Halo for that. That's not to say I didn't have some fun with Half Life 2, Alyx Vance and the Vortigaunts and physics were pretty cool and of course so was the gravity gun I just didn't think it was as great as they say. But I respect the people who did think that way of it because after all maybe Half Life 2 simply was not MY kind of game and therefore maybe it was THEIR kind of game instead.

 

[asiepshtain]

Truthfully, i didnt get it (the orange box) until the begining of 2009, but i still dont think it was too great a game. A lack of multiplayer wasnt much of n issue (team fortress 2 was there), but the game didnt really seem good until the antlion nests and enhanced gravity gun. The graphics and story are great, but those are irrelivent. Truthfully, i thought it was n average shooter.

Does anyone else have this opinion?

Before anyone asks, i thought portal was good but nway too short.

Then you are the infidel and you must BURN! Death to the unbeliver!

Seriously now. You played it and didn't like it, cool. I did like it, also cool. This shit isn't mandatory.

Have a nice day.

 

[Hollock]

Truthfully, i didnt get it (the orange box) until the begining of 2009, but i still dont think it was too great a game. A lack of multiplayer wasnt much of n issue (team fortress 2 was there), but the game didnt really seem good until the antlion nests and enhanced gravity gun. The graphics and story are great, but those are irrelivent. Truthfully, i thought it was n average shooter.

Does anyone else have this opinion?

Before anyone asks, i thought portal was good but nway too short.

Story can make an average game an amazing game. If i played mass effect on mute i would have hated it, but i fucking loved it because i felt like i was a small part of a big story, and that maybe, just maybe i could save the universe. same with Kotor and yes half life

 

[Neverhoodian]

I'm a relatively recent convert when it comes to Valve, the first game I bought from them being the Orange Box in October 2007. I bought it primarily for Portal, but the prospect of getting Team Fortress 2 (I was intrigued by it's Pixar-like art style) and Half-Life 2 along with the deal was a nice bonus (ironically, I play Team Fortress 2 religiously now while I haven't touched Portal for over a year). I had heard very positive feedback from some of my friends about Half-Life 2, so I gave it a try shortly after beating Portal.

Practically as soon as I started, I quickly became aware of a major problem: it's assumed that you had played the first game from start to finish. Consequently, the intro with Gman left me scratching my head in bemused puzzlement (I thought my video card was dying at one point with the weird screen effects). My confusion only got worse when all these strangers started talking about my character like he was a long-lost friend:

Barney: Hey Gordon! Remember me?

Me: Ummm...should I?

Alyx: Hey Gordon, it's nice to finally meet you.

Me: ...and how do you know about me again? Drop me a hint here.

Dr. Kleiner: At last! Gordon Freeman! Truly, this is a red-letter day!

Me: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY THESE TOTAL STRANGERS KNOW WHO I AM?!

I managed to soldier on through, but I lost interest around the arduous hovercraft stages. I still had no idea what was going on, and gameplay was a bit too formulaic for my tastes. Despite this, however, it was clear that the game was very polished and revolutionary for its time. Because of this, I bought the original on Steam and started over from square one. Unfortunately, the game had not aged well with time, and I quickly got incredibly frustrated by now-archaic "find the key" puzzles. I came to the unpleasant realization that I had missed a watershed moment in gaming and that I would never be able to fully appreciate it.

I still have the utmost respect for the series, however, as it helped launch a plethora of other games and mods for the community. I would not be playing Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Zombie Panic, and Day of Defeat to name a few were it not for Half-Life.

 

[veloper]

Practically as soon as I started, I quickly became aware of a major problem: it's assumed that you had played the first game from start to finish. Consequently, the intro with Gman left me scratching my head in bemused puzzlement (I thought my video card was dying at one point with the weird screen effects).

You don't need to have played HL1 to figure out what's going on. Those NPCs just repeat stuff HL1 players already knew, so they're basicly taking people new to the series up to speed.
In any case the story is simple: black mesa scientists discovered teleportation and then evil aliens came through. Gordon stopped the baddies in HL1, but much time has passed between HL1 and 2 and Gordon skipped all the events that led to earth being conquered anyway. He's just as confused as you.
None of the backstory is important however, you just need to know which guys to shoot.

Those weird GMan effects in the intro can easily be mistaken for a terrible glitch though.

 

[rasputin310]

Because he just got done playing GOW and decided to whine about something that required thought

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

Spoiler: Half-life 2 is a great game

Jokes aside though I agree with the OP.HL is meh.

 

[oppp7]

I'm desperately trying to figure out why you think we care.

i was hoping this forum would b more about ppl either a. agreeing with me about hl2 bin overrated or b. ppl saying y it had such good scores from reviewers. im not trying to troll.

 

[Roflpotamus]

I'm desperately trying to figure out why you think we care.

i was hoping this forum would b more about ppl either a. agreeing with me about hl2 bin overrated or b. ppl saying y it had such good scores from reviewers. im not trying to troll.

You're difficult to understand...

Do you want someone to agree with you, or are you looking for an explanation as to why it's a good game? If you came in here just looking for someone to agree with you, there is no point in explaining why we enjoyed it because you're already of the mindset that "I don't like this game, I just want other people to tell me that I'm right" - in which case we would be wasting our time.

There have already been a million threads titled the same or similar to this, probably some with the exact same title, come to think of it. If you don't take into account story, voice acting etc - then the game is merely average. If you're the sort of person who thought that GoW or other run-and-gun fps games with a story tacked on was a masterpiece, you won't like it either. You need to slow down and take in the characters, because in all fairness the voice acting is better than a lot of games made today, and it actually has an atmosphere of oppression through the entire first section that I haven't really seen many games recreate.

And always remember this was made a fairly long time ago. People often forget that.

 

[Sethzard]

Truthfully, i didnt get it (the orange box) until the begining of 2009, but i still dont think it was too great a game. A lack of multiplayer wasnt much of n issue (team fortress 2 was there), but the game didnt really seem good until the antlion nests and enhanced gravity gun. The graphics and story are great, but those are irrelivent. Truthfully, i thought it was n average shooter.

Does anyone else have this opinion?

Before anyone asks, i thought portal was good but nway too short.

I couldn't get into it, so i stuck with portal and TF2. i guess it just wasn't for me.

 

[atol]

I find it amusing that you assume that your displeasure of a widely acclaimed game justifies discussion.

 

[TheRundownRabbit]

Its ok if you didn't like HL2, I hated Final Fantasy
Other than Stra Ocean square enix can go to hell

 

[Bigeyez]

Definitely hasn't aged well. It's a game that was good for it's time and thats pretty much it. As much as people hype it for being innovative and whatnot the only thing it really did that was unique was the gravity gun and see-saw puzzles(lol). It was a solid game for it's time nonetheless.

But meh Half-Life 1 was better anyways.