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Sniper try Max Payne 1+2 its excellent and fahrenhiet.
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Far Cry is good but it's no less linear than HL2. YOu still go to the same places in the same order, its just that the levels are less enclosed. Hell, the setting is what makes that possible.
I played HL2 start to finish in about 3 weeks and i couldn't get enough of it. Episode 1 is even better for me. Pure quality. I can't wait for Episode 2.
If you took out the name and the characters it would still be mind blowing... it is a pure videogaming blockbuster. I don't think there is anything that compares to it in terms of polish and flare.
There were parts i was unimpressed with. I thought the physics puzzles lacked any real challenge and there aren't many other puzzles that require thought. This was a shame after the brilliance of some in HL1. Also i thought the combine AI was pretty average. Certainly not up to the standards of the grunts in HL1.
Overall though.... just amazing.
I am looking forward to playing it again on my new PC with all the bells and whistles turned on! Maybe i might even get round to finishing the last bit of Far Cry and starting FEAR or something.
I played HL2 start to finish in about 3 weeks and i couldn't get enough of it. Episode 1 is even better for me. Pure quality. I can't wait for Episode 2.
If you took out the name and the characters it would still be mind blowing... it is a pure videogaming blockbuster. I don't think there is anything that compares to it in terms of polish and flare.
There were parts i was unimpressed with. I thought the physics puzzles lacked any real challenge and there aren't many other puzzles that require thought. This was a shame after the brilliance of some in HL1. Also i thought the combine AI was pretty average. Certainly not up to the standards of the grunts in HL1.
Overall though.... just amazing.
I am looking forward to playing it again on my new PC with all the bells and whistles turned on! Maybe i might even get round to finishing the last bit of Far Cry and starting FEAR or something.
HL:2 is a great game in its own right regardless of the franchise. I thought it was an amazing game but I have only ever played through it twice. Reason for this is mainly because it isn't very immersive.
Some of the situations/set pieces feel more like game fillers than anything to do with the story. The only truly immersive part of the game is Ravenholm! The atmosphere is amazing and that coupled with millions of zombies and next to no ammo makes it all the better.
HL:1 has the edge over HL:2 with regads to fear and tension. You're stuck in a top secret facility - narrow corridors and lots of rooms. HL:2 feels to open. You never feel particularly threatened as most badguys are miles away and you can take them out at your leisure.
Far Cry on the other hand is utterly immersive. I am playing it through for about the third time and I am still hooked. Creeping through a jungle with mutant monkeys everywhere adds a lot of atmosphere.
This current play through is the first time I have played it on a high end rig and I must say the difference is marked! Seeing wildlife moving around and hearing them has added a whole new dimension. Some times I end up unloading a clip of my P90 into a tree because something made or noise or flew off!
I think Valve needs to look at atmospheric games such as Far Cry and try to incoporate the things that make it great. HL2 and add ons are good, but not outstanding.
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Some of the situations/set pieces feel more like game fillers than anything to do with the story. The only truly immersive part of the game is Ravenholm! The atmosphere is amazing and that coupled with millions of zombies and next to no ammo makes it all the better.
HL:1 has the edge over HL:2 with regads to fear and tension. You're stuck in a top secret facility - narrow corridors and lots of rooms. HL:2 feels to open. You never feel particularly threatened as most badguys are miles away and you can take them out at your leisure.
Far Cry on the other hand is utterly immersive. I am playing it through for about the third time and I am still hooked. Creeping through a jungle with mutant monkeys everywhere adds a lot of atmosphere.
This current play through is the first time I have played it on a high end rig and I must say the difference is marked! Seeing wildlife moving around and hearing them has added a whole new dimension. Some times I end up unloading a clip of my P90 into a tree because something made or noise or flew off!
I think Valve needs to look at atmospheric games such as Far Cry and try to incoporate the things that make it great. HL2 and add ons are good, but not outstanding.
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wait until you get to the ravenholm section, insane!!!
The AI in far cry is abismal....they run up to a dead body and stand there until u do something else to grab their attention :/
half life 2 is a very cinematic experience imo. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it had a great story and great characters, unlike far cry. You really feel like your making a difference in hl.
Ravenholme was very immersive for me, the whole arachnaphobia thing made it a lot more scary. Just wait till you get there, its great fun
half life 2 is a very cinematic experience imo. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it had a great story and great characters, unlike far cry. You really feel like your making a difference in hl.
Ravenholme was very immersive for me, the whole arachnaphobia thing made it a lot more scary. Just wait till you get there, its great fun
it seems its down to personal taste.
For me HL2 is the best game iv played, and have done it round 7 times. episode 1 was a let down as i completed it within a few hours, and there wasnt any new stuff, but still looking forward to Ep 2.
farcry was cool, didnt much like the combat, but i liked running around the islands, and doing stuff my way.
Fear was boring to me, and i thought the combat was bad also... i dont know what people saw in that, the only thing i thought was cool was seeing the ghost type things.
and people seem to say ravenholm was the best bit in HL2... but the bit i just try and get through quickly... thats the thing i like least about half life is the 'zombie' aspect, but then iv never prefered games with aliens or zombies in.. i like mine to be realistic, real situations that you could imagine yourself in... but i let that slip for HL2
to each his own!
For me HL2 is the best game iv played, and have done it round 7 times. episode 1 was a let down as i completed it within a few hours, and there wasnt any new stuff, but still looking forward to Ep 2.
farcry was cool, didnt much like the combat, but i liked running around the islands, and doing stuff my way.
Fear was boring to me, and i thought the combat was bad also... i dont know what people saw in that, the only thing i thought was cool was seeing the ghost type things.
and people seem to say ravenholm was the best bit in HL2... but the bit i just try and get through quickly... thats the thing i like least about half life is the 'zombie' aspect, but then iv never prefered games with aliens or zombies in.. i like mine to be realistic, real situations that you could imagine yourself in... but i let that slip for HL2
to each his own!
Oh yeah, Ravenholm. On the day I got to that stage, I'd been playing that level about ten minutes, then went out with my cousin and got horribly, horribly drunk.
We got home hours later and my cousin had a massive anxiety / asthma attack on my carpet, and literally stopped breathing for about two minutes. He was genuinely dying, till I got the 999 folk to talk me through reviving him till the ambulance arrived. I then spent the next few hours in a hospital.
Next day, feeling shaken, dreadfully hungover, fragile and mentally and physically completely wrecked, I decided to try and 'unwind' with some gaming. Started HL2, carried on where I'd left off, and within 10 minutes I had to pack it in and go to my bed, - wretched Ravenholm level, at that time, totally finished me off emotionally. I was a mess. Took me a couple of weeks before I got that shrieking sound out of my head and I was able to play it again.
We got home hours later and my cousin had a massive anxiety / asthma attack on my carpet, and literally stopped breathing for about two minutes. He was genuinely dying, till I got the 999 folk to talk me through reviving him till the ambulance arrived. I then spent the next few hours in a hospital.
Next day, feeling shaken, dreadfully hungover, fragile and mentally and physically completely wrecked, I decided to try and 'unwind' with some gaming. Started HL2, carried on where I'd left off, and within 10 minutes I had to pack it in and go to my bed, - wretched Ravenholm level, at that time, totally finished me off emotionally. I was a mess. Took me a couple of weeks before I got that shrieking sound out of my head and I was able to play it again.
Played pretty much every major FPS since Doom in 1994. In my opinion, HL2 is probably the best. For me it's the atmosphere - and I guess that's something that either draws you in or doesn't......and if it doesn't then I guess I can see how it wouldn't seem that amazing.
FarCry was very good, but it just didn't have the polish and class of HL2 for me. It was still like playing a computer game, where HL2 dragged me into the world and made me feel like I was actually Gordon. The only other FPS to come close to HL2 (for me) was MOH:AA....and of course HL1
It's all personal opinion at the end of the day. I don't think anybody would actually say HL2 is a bad game....it either works for you or it doesn't.
FarCry was very good, but it just didn't have the polish and class of HL2 for me. It was still like playing a computer game, where HL2 dragged me into the world and made me feel like I was actually Gordon. The only other FPS to come close to HL2 (for me) was MOH:AA....and of course HL1
It's all personal opinion at the end of the day. I don't think anybody would actually say HL2 is a bad game....it either works for you or it doesn't.
banja said:Next day, feeling shaken, dreadfully hungover, fragile and mentally and physically completely wrecked, I decided to try and 'unwind' with some gaming. Started HL2, carried on where I'd left off, and within 10 minutes I had to pack it in and go to my bed, - wretched Ravenholm level, at that time, totally finished me off emotionally. I was a mess. Took me a couple of weeks before I got that shrieking sound out of my head and I was able to play it again.
Excellent time to play the Ravenholm level! Just at the brink of your mind about to unravel and letting one super zombie too far pull at the loose end and bringing down your whole world. Muahaha!
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My initial reaction to the game was pretty much identical to the OP's. Thankfull y the further you get into the game, the more you realise the first few levels are just an unfortunate abortion.
Stick it out: It gets better and better and better!
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i got up to the car bit, by that point i was bored to tears
I completed HL2 in a weekend, never touched it again.
I play CSS, way more than HL2. I think what annoyed me with HL2 is that it wasn't really a finished story or game. The feel of accomplishment in a game was not there, with HL1 you destroyed the big bug thing and saved the world.
I play CSS, way more than HL2. I think what annoyed me with HL2 is that it wasn't really a finished story or game. The feel of accomplishment in a game was not there, with HL1 you destroyed the big bug thing and saved the world.
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Farcry ......... wow don`t have to say anymore.
HL2 just above average. It is a shame because it could have been so much more if they had more levels like Ravenholm and the one where you are in the prison with the sentry guns ....man those levels had juice.
P.S. One of the main reasons I am building a new gaming rig is so that I can play Farcry through again with all the eye candy on. (and Crysis).
HL2 just above average. It is a shame because it could have been so much more if they had more levels like Ravenholm and the one where you are in the prison with the sentry guns ....man those levels had juice.
P.S. One of the main reasons I am building a new gaming rig is so that I can play Farcry through again with all the eye candy on. (and Crysis).
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The thing with Half life 2 was that it was massively over hyped in the gaming press. Delayed by a good eighteen months and the code was leaked all over the internet. Not to mention that it was going head to head with Doom 3 at the time. Both of which were to represent a quantum leap in gaming.
In its own right Half Life 2 is a good game. Ravenholm being one of the best levels. It did feel some what linear and a lot of the puzzles didnt take a genius to work out.
In its own right Half Life 2 is a good game. Ravenholm being one of the best levels. It did feel some what linear and a lot of the puzzles didnt take a genius to work out.
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i felt that HL2 was just too easy as a fighting game and for that reason its no longer on my HD.
farcry,on the hardest level,is a real challenge and will test anyones killing skills.
thats all i want,a challenge.eye candy/interaction is just a bonus.
farcry,on the hardest level,is a real challenge and will test anyones killing skills.
thats all i want,a challenge.eye candy/interaction is just a bonus.
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Far Cry opened up the gaming environment where as Doom 3 locked us in and turned the lights off.
Half Life 2 brought us up to date with familiar charcters and added a few twists and some very nice graphics. If Half Life 2 had been, HL2+Lost Coast+Eps 1,2 and 3 then it would have been another benchmark game like the original. Instead its JUST a very good game. It's a bit like Scream 2, building on the success of the original while parodying itself slightly.
For me nothing has toppen the Peagusus Bridge level in Call of Duty as you near the end and its getting frantic with the music kicking in.
Half Life 2 brought us up to date with familiar charcters and added a few twists and some very nice graphics. If Half Life 2 had been, HL2+Lost Coast+Eps 1,2 and 3 then it would have been another benchmark game like the original. Instead its JUST a very good game. It's a bit like Scream 2, building on the success of the original while parodying itself slightly.
For me nothing has toppen the Peagusus Bridge level in Call of Duty as you near the end and its getting frantic with the music kicking in.
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completed hl2.. and I like it. the problem I think people have is its not any different really from most fps. similar to fear in some of the gameplay to be honest