Poll: Half-Life 2

[Guitarmasterx7]

I made a thread like this way back and the 2 things people kept saying where "IT HAZ A PHYSICS GUN" and "THE STORY IZ GOOD" the former of which I found completely useless barring shoehorned-in puzzles and the latter of which I disagree with completely. So yeah, not a fan.

 

[Jestere]

you might want to try turning the difficulty down mate. 8 rockets for a strider sounds like you're playing on hard, which might not be a good idea for the first run through.

In regards to the level design? wow, you really have a problem with it? perhaps in 2004 people weren't as used to relying on crutches like objective markers or something... I dunno man, there were a few bits where i got confused, but mostly it's pretty easy to figure out where to go! take it as a puzzle or something

 

[Uberjoe19]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED Half-Life 2. It is my favorite shooter, with Doom 3 a very close second.

Doom 3 DOES have pretty generic gameplay, but the atmosphere can be cut with a knife. I actually flinched at noises around me in the house while I was playing it.

 

[Uberjoe19]

The only problems I had with Half Life 2 is the fact that when you climb a ladder, you can still fire a .44 Magnum with both hands and when you're turning a wheel, you can still hold a rocket launcher and when you drive a vehicle, your hands don't move the wheel.

And that fucking gnome in Episode 2.

Just those things annoyed me. Otherwise, it was awesome.

Yeah, it owuld have been nice to be able to see your feet when you look down as well. That would have made Portal just a tiny bit easier as well.

 

[blankedboy]

I've only played the Episodes and HL1, they were all great games. HL2DM was terrible, though.
I wouldn't know, but I assume it's pretty good.

 

[DSK-]

It's a very fun and ejoyable game. I love Dog

 

[vivalahelvig]

I also appreciate this game for giving me garrysmod, one of the single best things in the universe.

unless it crashes....and crashes....and crashes...and the people. (gmod10 obviously)

 

[Primee133]

Dude, I played that game when I was 10 years old and I knew what to do.
Sure, there was one time when I didn't know where to go but that was me being retarded.

Also, i'm sick and tired of people that can't get the plot unless it's spoon fed to them.
God dammit, just listen to what people say for 5 fucking seconds!

Agreed. Reminds me when my friend was playing Metroid Prime 2 and was skipping through the text dialogue, and complained that he didn't know what was going on.

 

[mechanixis]

The thing about Half Life 2's story is that it's very sublime in its delivery. It's 100% show-don't-tell, so you have to pay attention to the things you see in the environment and what the characters say to one another. For me, the world the game is set in is definitely the strongest aspect, because it's so well realized and believable thanks to the spectacular digital acting and level of immersion. It's wonderful if you like sinking your teeth into that kind of hard science fiction.

And while the shooting mechanics themselves aren't the greatest, they're still competent; it does suck when you're running around with the pistol and every cop takes three headshots to kill. You also have to remember that HL2 is fondly remembered for being a piece of gaming history, too, because it pretty much invented physics engines as we know them today.

 

[Mcface]

The most over rated game series ever.
It's not a fun game. I had to force myself to play through the last few levels. This site is loaded with valve fan boys, though so this is not surprising.

 

[Bob Saget]

The Half Life series are definitely my favorite games of all time, followed by (and maybe even tied with) Mass Effect. But yeah, take a look at the date of publish: 2004. Name one game that had extremely responsive AI, fully interactive physics, and extremely detailed textures like the ones illustrated in HL2. The atmosphere was immersive, and the story was great. However, I believe that you had to play HL1 to appreciate (but not understand) most of it... After all, it is a sequel, (which is what the 2 stands for) so why anyone would play the sequel without playing the first one is way beyond me. But I digress. The story is not some story-in-your-face type game that a lot of games tend to do. You actually have to pay attention to things. Even the smallest things like newspaper clippings on a bulletin board. And finally, the characters had more characterization than any other game I've ever played, especially around that time period. Enough said.

 

[Grey_Focks]

I didn't like it. The story was good, but everything else about it just....blech. The actual combat and the vehicle sections were just god awful. Gravity gun was kinda cool at first...but it got old quick.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

Ah, so we've come full circle. On the Escapist, we've gone from thinking we're bold for hating games everyone else loves, to thinking we're bold for hating games that we love.

 

[imaloony]

Half Life 1 came out years before Halo, so if anything, Halo ripped off Half Life

And Marathon came out almost a decade before Half Life 2. We can go on like this all day.

Strong alien armor is strong

Large plot holes are large.

Its called realism

I think Valve dropped the whole "Realism" thing from this series right around GMan. And the Aliens. And the zombies. And the Gravity Gun. So, the point is, I don't think it would kill Valve to make it so these guys can't die.

 

[Mad World]

I'm surprised that you often didn't know where to go in the game. Unlike the first Half-Life, I found that I usually knew where to go in Half-Life: 2 (Ravenholm, though, was a bit confusing at times). In general, I felt that Half-Life 2 was an easier game than its predecessor.

Half-Life 2 is already six years old now; maybe that's why you're not all that impressed.

Anyway, I enjoyed Half-Life 2 a lot, and I'm looking forward to the next episode.

 

[Anticitizen_Two]

Guys! Guys! This guy doesn't like something most people like! Isn't he awesome?

I'm sorry, but this is like the 9,001st topic about someone who doesn't like Half-Life 2. Most people like it, because it's a good game in many ways. If you don't like the way it's set up, then go enjoy a different game. It's good you know what you like, but you don't need to go telling everyone about it. Once again, sorry to sound so angry, but this happens all the time here.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

It's okay, I guess. Nothing particularly special about it. The only level I actually enjoyed playing was Ravenholm. And the gravity gun was cool.

I don't think I ever actually finished it, either.

 

[Bananafoam]

Well listen, the game cant really hold up now, but in 2004, it was pretty much one of the best games at the time.

Now it can't be reflected upon because it's just gotten too old for it's own good. Though I still like it, but it certainly isn't the best.

 

[godofallu]

Ever like something so much that you just instantly hate anyone that says anything bad about it? That's how I feel about Half-Life 2.