Normally I would comment my annoyance, but since the Hlaf-Life Remake article, I'm done with it. Now I'll just bang my head on my desk a few times and call it a day.
Valve Says "Hang In There" For Half-Life 2: Episode 3
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The only other thing I really enjoyed was Portal and TF2 at first, but now TF2 is just a moneymaker for Valve, and they've sapped all of it's heart. I'm completely fine with Valve doing projects on the side(mind you, they're hardly on the side anymore), My only problem with it is why do it with the huge cliffhanger episode 2 left behind, and then forget about your debut title entirely for a couple of years, putting out 'games' like Left 4 Dead and it's sequel instead?Skyy High said:
I praise Valve everyday because they made Steam, but really this is just ridiculous.
so they really want to win MM don't they? I mean... shit... release the game and then I'll care and vote for you. For now and for forever, BLIZZARD all the way.
See also: L4D, L4D2, Team Fortress 2, Alien Swarm (FREE), Portal 2 and Steam. Though of course there still are more prolific developers, they haven't exactly been doing nothing to earn praise.Jamboxdotcom said:
Yeah... this news article title is misleading at best. Nowhere does he state anything about Ep3 coming out. You state this yourself in the article. I understand an article needing to be noticed, but really?
If there's one thing we can all agree on it's that Valve aren't stupid.
They know that if they release 3-4 hour "episodic slice" of a game after 4+ years, then there will be a shitstorm of unimaginable proportions. So I'm pretty much banking on them betting that they're gonna hit us with a full on Half-Life 3. They had said in the past that the Episodes won't be the end of Freemans story or the HL world so perhaps they decided to say "Fuck it", end the "Episodes" at Episode 2 and skip straight on to the third game in the series.
They know that if they release 3-4 hour "episodic slice" of a game after 4+ years, then there will be a shitstorm of unimaginable proportions. So I'm pretty much banking on them betting that they're gonna hit us with a full on Half-Life 3. They had said in the past that the Episodes won't be the end of Freemans story or the HL world so perhaps they decided to say "Fuck it", end the "Episodes" at Episode 2 and skip straight on to the third game in the series.
ps: Valve comes out and says this every couple of months, in case you haven't noticed. The first time I was like "wooo" but now I could care less.
I'm 98% positive they are making a Source 2 engine and going to release the next HL as Half Life 3. The episodic thing was a failed experiment (failed due to sidetracking... I guess).
I'm 98% positive they are making a Source 2 engine and going to release the next HL as Half Life 3. The episodic thing was a failed experiment (failed due to sidetracking... I guess).
If you Fry The GabeN, everyone will have bacon for atleast 4 years, and I mean EVERYONE.Patrick_and_the_ricks said:If Duke Nukem Forever hits shelves before we have a trailer for Half Life 3 I may have to burn Gabe alive.
(Who wants bacon?)
Seriously though, The Freeman Shall Be Upon Us! Celebration time!
yay! ( also, Peter Molly's son will be happy
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As a massive Half-Life fanboy (plushie headcrab? Oh yeah...) I think they basically shit gold, and normally their long development times are one of the best things about them. I would much rather have a brilliant game that took ages to make, than a quickly tossed off okay game that's good but flawed. Normally.
But as constructive criticism, the stated aim of the HL2 episodes as being episodically released to give fans something to nibble on while waiting for HL3 has unfortunately failed. I don't know what's gone wrong in the development process, but they need to have a think about it, cos it's not working. Episodic releases are supposed to be episodic. Otherwise they are pointless and might as well be full games.
Valve, we love you, but please don't promise what you can't deliver.
But as constructive criticism, the stated aim of the HL2 episodes as being episodically released to give fans something to nibble on while waiting for HL3 has unfortunately failed. I don't know what's gone wrong in the development process, but they need to have a think about it, cos it's not working. Episodic releases are supposed to be episodic. Otherwise they are pointless and might as well be full games.
Valve, we love you, but please don't promise what you can't deliver.
It should be released at the same time as Duke Nukem Forever. No heads up, no news, just release it on Steam. Would seriously make people go whaaaaaaaaaat?! It would be the death of the 2 longest running gaming jokes we have. It would be sad and hilarious at the same time.
I'm not sure I even care anymore. I mean, I used to love the series, but I tried playing Half Life 2 again and...It hasn't aged very well. The whole thing just felt like a chore.
Meh, we'll see.
Meh, we'll see.
A few years ago i made a joke that Duke Nukem Forever would come out before half life episode 3, and now it is. The universe has a sick sense of humor.