Poll: Half-Life 2
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I wasn't seeking confirmation about how I hate the game. Why would I do that when Half-Life is one of the most popular franchises in gaming, and Valve is one of the most popular developers out there?Zhukov said:
I simply wanted to know what the fans of it saw that made it more enjoyable for them.
Also, I didn't "Hate" the game, I just found it very annoying at certain parts.
It's a damn awesome game. Any and all of the problems that you've identified I didn't recognise in the slightest. I never had trouble wandering around for 20 mins to find something, and you don't need to have played the first half life to understand the game at all. That's my opinion, anyway.
The game is GREAT! Great gameplay, great atmosphere. I find it is easier to find out where to go than some sections of Halo. Story is also amazing, I love it. But just a few notes.
- Play HL1 or read a synopse so you have the whole story. The story is also told in a way where you aren't spoon fed every detail. A lot of the detail is within the game and goes unseen unless you pay attention to environment, a lot of the story is in the conversations, and the rest is your own personal thought.
- Correction: The flood from Halo are "rip-offs" (not quite) of the head crab zombies, since HL came first.
-There is ALWAYS and objective in the game, it just isn't written somewhere. You hear about them in conversations and such. The objectives are always big though, not "go to door" "walk down hall" etc. They are more like "We must go to prison", but the story would explain and give a map on the wall showing that you follow the coast up.
- Allies, such as alex, dieing? I have NEVER heard of that before, nor experienced it. Every play through I've had they are walking brick walls... weird.
All in all, I suppose to each his own, but I personally LOVE the game due to amazing story, gameplay, story telling and detail that goes into every bit of each game in the series.
- Play HL1 or read a synopse so you have the whole story. The story is also told in a way where you aren't spoon fed every detail. A lot of the detail is within the game and goes unseen unless you pay attention to environment, a lot of the story is in the conversations, and the rest is your own personal thought.
- Correction: The flood from Halo are "rip-offs" (not quite) of the head crab zombies, since HL came first.
-There is ALWAYS and objective in the game, it just isn't written somewhere. You hear about them in conversations and such. The objectives are always big though, not "go to door" "walk down hall" etc. They are more like "We must go to prison", but the story would explain and give a map on the wall showing that you follow the coast up.
- Allies, such as alex, dieing? I have NEVER heard of that before, nor experienced it. Every play through I've had they are walking brick walls... weird.
All in all, I suppose to each his own, but I personally LOVE the game due to amazing story, gameplay, story telling and detail that goes into every bit of each game in the series.
You do realize your not bringing up any points, your just contradicting me? Also, it ended because I got to the end, not because I finished it too fast.AlphaEcho said:
When I started playing it, the unimaginable depth of its game mechanics forced me to use sv_cheats 1, impulse 101 and god. I couldn't force myself through it otherwise. First half an hour... OK, but when there's same shit happening over and over again. Meh.
I have to agree with Souplex here. The game itself is among the first to get average right, not exactly excelling at anything, but not really dropping the ball, either (except the driving. Halo has gotten driving far better. I'd argue the shooting as well but that's mostly my opinion).Souplex said:
What really annoys me is that the fans praise it to the same degree many claim Halo fans do, while claiming to be "above them", which will in my eyes make them the worse of the pair.
What? What is this "grape" you're talking about? D:imaloony said:
And I truly liked Half-Life 2, if you have a hard time understanding that, too bad for you.
Back in the day, I thought stuff like the physics engine and the 'cutscenes' were absolutely awesome. However, compared to the original, there isn't much enemy variety and the weapons aren't quite as cool and varied as the originals. Also, the driving sections are just too bloody long. Apart from those niggles, the presentation is fantastic, but the gameplay has always felt... pretty shallow.
Eh, I think I'm gonna play DooM 2.
Eh, I think I'm gonna play DooM 2.
It was great when it came out. It' aged pretty well. Pretty much all the things that made it so great are run-of-the-mill now. I mean seriously, it's about 6 years old now?
The graphics still look ok though.
The graphics still look ok though.
Funny, he never mentioned it needing to be different with each playthrough. Personally, I thought the game part of the game was very mediocre, but was made overall above average by an intriguing plot.Dr_Steve_Brule said:
For one, Gordon Freeman is a normal guy, not some super power-armored thing, he's just a bloody scientist, don't expect so darn much of the poor guy. The only reason he survives any of it is because of the mysterious G-Man.
As far as Striders go, the "grape and toothpick" guys, they're a combination of biological and cybernetics, their feet are metal, good luck cutting through that with your butter knife.
Ugh. Path-finding. Sure, sometimes they're a little tough to find, but that makes up for their sheer convenience, in reality, you would never have made it across to Eli's Lab from Kliener's if those vents and such didn't conveniently exist; their difficulty, I believe, makes up for the "what the hell is this doing here?" factor.
Also: I have never had Alyx or Barney die on me. Interesting that it was a problem for you.
Sure, I like the game, I thought it was good, but it's not bringing back the dead or anything.
As far as Striders go, the "grape and toothpick" guys, they're a combination of biological and cybernetics, their feet are metal, good luck cutting through that with your butter knife.
Ugh. Path-finding. Sure, sometimes they're a little tough to find, but that makes up for their sheer convenience, in reality, you would never have made it across to Eli's Lab from Kliener's if those vents and such didn't conveniently exist; their difficulty, I believe, makes up for the "what the hell is this doing here?" factor.
Also: I have never had Alyx or Barney die on me. Interesting that it was a problem for you.
Sure, I like the game, I thought it was good, but it's not bringing back the dead or anything.
It's average because it's old and the techniques used in games weren't developed then as they are now. so you're missing a hell of a lot of things from current games. Because new games take the things that came before them and improve on them.
I was frustrated,too, when I first played this game. But it was a good frustration, a frustration borne of a genuinely sound design. The only complaint I have is that they could have added a variety to some of the combine soldiers. The game however had an excellent level design, there were subtle clues to where the exit was placed, and most of all, the mood was superbly captured. Walking off that train into City-17 really made me depressed, in a good way.