Half-Life 2 gets graphical overhaul

Ghoul - 361 days 15 hours ago

utter nonsense sorry

Half life 1+2 are probably the best Shooters evermade. And yet most Devs are still behind what valve achieved with Half life

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Eiffel - 361 days 15 hours ago

What do you like?

Honestly...

So far all I got is b!tching.

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KnaveX - 361 days 15 hours ago

I found the story very stale, im sorry I dont worship Half Life 2.

@yoHAN: Hey down there your preaching about choice, dont know what it is yourself? Or are people only able to choose when it best suits you? Maybe not everyone thinks its the best game ever.

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y0haN - 361 days 14 hours ago

What a troll. HL2 is one of the best games EVER. GTFO

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devilhunterx - 361 days 14 hours ago

I like games with a story.

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Scarfy - 361 days 14 hours ago

Because after playing it I found it overly long, repetitive and lacking in characterization.

So... What did people see in this game?

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KnaveX - 361 days 14 hours ago

In episode 2, there was a vehicle section that I felt just dragged on for too long, when I reached a part where there was actually other people I was like whoah yeah! But it lasted for 2 minutes and I went on another vehicle part... again. Then the movement of the whole thing is so slow. I was having nightmares about beeping because it was the only thing I remembered about the whole thing, just beeping.

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ThanatosDMC - 361 days 14 hours ago

I agree with the crappy story or plot whatever. You're Gordon Freeman some nerd scientist guy (according to Yahtzee) and you "wake up" at the train station without knowing how the F you got there.

The game does not explain how you've became overly popular especially since there was no way everybody could know what you've done in Half Life 1.

They never explain who the suitcase guy is.

What made Half Life 2 popular is gameplay, innovation with physics, and the engine which can be easily be modded.

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narked - 361 days 14 hours ago

seriously, not knowing who the G-Man is, is part of the story, did u ever read a story and all the characters are shown immediatly? spoils the fun. as for the no-one knowing about Gordon Freeman, well if u played HL1 u will know that Dr. Kliener knows who he is, Barney knows who he is and so do other characters who know what he has done and who he is. so play your games before u speak.

what in your opinions constitutes a good story? Gears? ALIEN ATTACK, LETS KICK ALIEN ASS, ALIENS GONE. ALIENS BACK AGAIN, KICK ALIEN ASS AGAIN, ALIENS GONE AGAIN! WOOT.

the half life story can be rivaled by metal gear and halo, but thats about it.

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Beast_Master - 361 days 12 hours ago

I played the Orange box and I too was a little curious why people rated it so high. I understand the gravity gun was something not done before, but other than that I guess I didn't understand the ending with the agent. To be fair I didn't play the first Half Life, but still I found the story hard to follow.

I guess in 05 this game was ground breaking but when I played it last year I didn't get what the fuss was all about, especially with the ending. Ep. 1 and 2 didn't exactly clear things up either.

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TheIneffableBob - 361 days 10 hours ago

The story in Half-Life 2 is passively presented. Unlike most other games, it's not just thrown in your face. The story is told through the condition of the city, the attitudes of the citizens and what they say to one another, the bulletins posted on walls throughout the game, and so much more.

It requires the player to use their brain.

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Tony P - 361 days 8 hours ago

HL2 isn't god's gift to FPS imo and I'm not about get all up in arms about a story I didn't care for. But it's far from non-existent as some posters have implied. I found it exceptionally easy to follow and the gameplay to be the shining point of the entire experience. It actually expects you to think or listen instead of just shoot. That's high points in an FPS any day.

The biggest issue I have is with the episodic nature of the game; I'm far more used to having a game reach an acceptable conclusion rather than leave me at a big cliffhanger question mark. I really hate that since most games now require a $30-$60 entry fee just too see wtf happened in the sequel. But overall I didn't think badly of it.

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ThanatosDMC - 360 days 23 hours ago

Wow, you assume too much. Gears' story does not hold water. Half Life's story cannot even come close to Metal Gear but it can come close to Halo.

Out of all of those 6+ games in the Half Life universe that had the G-man never even hints anything about that guy.

Also, since i played all those games (even the PS2 co-op) you completely missed my point about EVERYBODY. Everybody you met in the game knew who Gordon Freeman was. Yes, those rebels.

I compare Half Life 2 to the first FEAR game. Stack how Fear told you the story and how in slowly opened everything to you, the player, about Alma being your mother. After understanding her powers you can nod and understand why you can have "fast reflexes" (aka slowmo powers) in the game.

Oh wait, if you've ever played that game you would know! What?! The game story evah is minesweeper?! .... waht a dmubsas.

See what i did there?

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il-mouzer - 360 days 19 hours ago

I see what you did there.

But seriously, MGS4 had no story, I'm no 360 fanboy and neither am I defending the Half Life story (although the story isn't finished yet - I doubt it has even started).

Metal Gear Solid series is no political thriller, its just a cheesy 1990s action movie, no plot just a bunch of dialogue mixed together trying to confuse you.

Hideo, I saw what you did there.

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narked - 357 days 21 hours ago

im not saying that hl story is BETTER than MGS, i can say that it compares pretty well. like metal gear, things are revealed late in games, aka MGS4. i agree that the story mgs has to offer is top notch, but you have to wait for the hl story to develop.

you cant say hl story is poor, do you understand how to combine are there? what the citadel is? and so on. i played hl countless time, if only valve didnt delay the games so much we would know more about the G-Man but we have to wait.

there are little shooters which rival the hl story, fear has a great story yes but nowere as good as the one of hl, imo.

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rbanke - 361 days 13 hours ago

I allways think its a bit silly to pit consoles -vs- pc's. I would think that most gamers in general would play at least some games from pc's and consoles.

And on that note, what would be the point of limiting youreself to one console/platform anyway? I know when i see a game that appeals to me, i'm going to play it, doesnt matter what platform its on.

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Bigrhyno - 361 days 14 hours ago

That's because the games are incredibly fun.

Why are people playing Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, when it's just an updated version of a game?

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GWAVE - 361 days 14 hours ago

You say that as if it's a bad thing. Mods are awesome. You're obviously a console-only gamer if you think otherwise.

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solsub - 361 days 14 hours ago

Well, mods gives you that additional incentive to go back and re-play those old games. Sometimes they feel like completely new experiences thanks to the endless efforts and dedication of certain modders.

It definitely is one of the major advantages of PC gaming. I really don't believe that they hinder the sales of upcoming titles but rather breathe new life into the ones you already have.

This coming from a big console supporter.

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y0haN - 361 days 14 hours ago

Why is it a problem? It's called choice..

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KnaveX - 361 days 14 hours ago

mods arent a problem, I liked the SAS mod for UT2004 like hell, but I agree that it could become a disturbance for newer games.

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y0haN - 361 days 14 hours ago

People still play SAS 2004? I thought the UT2k4 mod scene died when Red Orchestra went retail? (I bought it and it's awesome.)

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KnaveX - 361 days 14 hours ago

oh yeah, its still very active.

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Hububla - 361 days 12 hours ago

i have gotten more games then i can count because of HL 2 and the source engine... not just retail but there are dozens of user made full conversion mods like insurgency and age of chivalry.. and all of the mods are free! best 20$ i ever spent

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Proxy - 361 days 13 hours ago

"If I play games, I just want them to make games."
Have they been doing anything else?

They don't have the manpower to support the PS3 and keep up on their PC development and continual released of FREE improvement for their past games. (Like recent TF2 update.) It's all business.

Also, I bet HL3 will be tied to your Steam account, which means you cannot play it and then return it.

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QQcrybaby - 361 days 10 hours ago

Dude I'm with you on the Dixie Sluts but ffs man, what you said made absolutely no sense.

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Marquis_de_Sade - 360 days 17 hours ago

Why should a developer HAVE to support a console? Valves main focus is(and always will be) the PC, because the 360 has similar architecture, it means easy porting, but the same doesn't apply to the PS3.

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QQcrybaby - 361 days 10 hours ago

Half Life 2 is the standard that all FPS games are compared to. What FPS has surpassed it? COD 4 is the only other FPS that is even close. Killzone 2 isn't even out yet and let's just say that Guerilla games doesn't have the same level of talent as Valve.

We aren't just talking graphics here. Trust me man you don't want to go there. When Valve decides to release a new engine it will make KZ2 look sorry. As it stands KZ2 isn't all that better looking than HL2, and HL2 came out in 2004.

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Snoozer282 - 361 days 9 hours ago

Havok is a physics engine. Source is the graphics engine...

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Swarm - 361 days 8 hours ago

Maybe Killzone 2 will be better then HL 2, but really neither of us knows. I also hope your not stating that Killzone 2 will only be better then HL 2 based on the graphics, cause that road only leads to potential disappointment... a great story doesn't need great graphics which is part of the reason I still replay Fallout 2 and am on the lookout for the other great RPG's of the 90's.

Also very rarely I will or will not play a game based on the graphics (the only one I can think of that I have played just for graphics is Crysis.. and only then to see what everyone was on about). L4D may not rival Killzone 2 graphics wise, but the gameplay is very addicting and what they do have is very polished. The zombie animations are still amazing even though I've been playing since release.

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Marquis_de_Sade - 360 days 17 hours ago

I have always been a fan of the source engine, there's something about the way it looks I like, not sure how to describe it.

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