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Registered 23/09/2002
Points 4811
14th December, 2004 at 16:27:04 -
it's not nearly as revolutionary as you might be led to believe, but it's still fun and worth a purchase. if you can be arsed with Steam, that is, which personally i can't. gamespot.com's review of it is the best i've found.
Half life 2 is the best shooter ever! in basic.
What i hate about half life 2 is that it has very little advertisement, and some crappy halo 2 has loads of advertisement because bill gates has been corrupting the world... i better stop
Half-life 2 IS awesome. The physics actually add something to the game, here if you can think of something really cunning to do, you probably can. Like when someone throws a grenade at you and you pick it up and throw it back, or when you find a can of gasoline and throw it at an enemy before blasting it with the shotgun, or when you pick up an object to use it as a shield... The combat is resultantly far more real, and more cinematic. And to think, in most shooters your options end at just shooting the guys. But yes, steam is a pain, but if you're here you can obviously get on line (although you may have problems if you try it through a university/campus internet connection, I know I did).
Why the hell am I on the computer at 1 in the morning? No, don't answer.
It's not perfect, but it's certainly the best FPS at the moment, and probably for a while to come. The gravity gun is probably the best weapon ever in a game.
Very little advertisement? Hardly. HL2 has more hype than any game in history (besides maybe WC3 and Diablo, depending on where you look) .
HL2 is the best looking game I've ever seen. Never before have I seen a game with realistic dust.
However, I think the 'realistic physics' thing is a bit overrated. Its physics is about as good as the old HL, just that everything's a lot prettier that you don't notice. Sure, you COULD use every single bit of physics to your advantage, but the levels are so poorly designed and the enemies rush in so slowly that it's not very fun to do so. I got bored of throwing saws and explosives at the zombies and watching them die in the exact same fashion.
Personally, I tried to enjoy the game, but I can't. It's a tad too repetitive and as with the old HL, the sounds are annoyingly lame and most of the game consists of jumping from one point to another, using the background to your advantage. Though if you love Prince of Persia: SoT, you should love HL2.
It's not for me. Doesn't have the stress factor I like in action games. The fact that Freeman doesn't have hands also disconcerts me. Thus concludes my unofficial review of HL2 .
BTW, my 10-year old brother won the game in 3 days, WHILE he was recovering from surgery. If a 10-year old handicap could win it in 3 days, how long should it take the rest of you hardcore gamers?
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Half-Life 2 wasn't advertised on TV, PC games rarely are. The only hype HL2 got was from magazines and the internet and it wasn't generated by Valve as such.
Half-Life 1 didn't actually have a proper physics engine, the best thing the engine could muster was slideable crates.
I think the reason why people are so impressed by HL2's physics is because they're actually useful to the gameplay, rather than there to look nice like in pretty much every other game before, eg UT2003, Max Payne 2, Painkiller etc.
I've no idea what the thing about being repetitve was all about. Doom 3 is repetitive. HL2 has completely varied levels and concepts, one minute you're riding a buggy, then you're covering zombies in white paint, then you're summoning crazy ant-lions to maul your enemies, it never got boring for me personally, and although it was straight forward and easy to complete, at least that means it didn't get frustating which I hate in games.
HL2 was probably the most enjoyable game I ever played, each level had something new to offer.
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Dustin Gunn Gnarly Tubular Way Cool Awesome Groovy Mondo
Registered 15/12/2004
Points 2659
15th December, 2004 at 00:42:15 -
"However, I think the 'realistic physics' thing is a bit overrated. Its physics is about as good as the old HL, just that everything's a lot prettier that you don't notice. Sure, you COULD use every single bit of physics to your advantage, but the levels are so poorly designed and the enemies rush in so slowly that it's not very fun to do so. I got bored of throwing saws and explosives at the zombies and watching them die in the exact same fashion."
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