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01-01-2005, 10:47 AM
#286
PC Aficionado
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01-01-2005, 07:27 PM
#287
Hooya!
yeah..your allies and others that Follow you are very much in the way and several times....I was cussing them out and once I just shot at one....to move him. May be how they intended it...
How many games really, have someone else other than you doing any of the real fighting.... The one main guy that leads the way is alright..but the others are a pain alright.
When I gave it a nine..that was fairly accurate..but not a strong nine....just holding on.
A game like farcry or doom 3 might enjoy a bit more length and gameplay....but again on its own merit...is where I am coming from.
AI was good but not always great..but it did show some good AI in most spots..I thought... not too tough other than the copters or striders... the rest went down like buuttter....
I happen to love the cinematics and scenes in between action and I enjoyed this alot..so it sways me some there.
The gravity gun is the best weapon I have ever seen in a game. Some games might have more powerful something..but that weapon can also be used as a p[owerful all around tool .
Deathmatch just seemed to me to offer alot more of the game HL 2 and othe possibilities...since it carries the name...,and yes more maps is what i was hanking for....if not real change.
Again, I find very little leadership in the game CS Source..but it is still pretty good...( I guess thats just the way it is ). Tough to get kills..unless you have played this game for awhile...and still not enough players all around.... For language..this would be killer..
Even found myself playing with these german guys every now and again, and its funny as its obvious i am the only english guy there playing.
Going to replay this game on the harder mode..for many reasons other than the difficulty...always something missed and want to take some more screenies..and just kick their behinds more.
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01-02-2005, 01:13 AM
#288
PC Aficionado
The gravity gun is the best weapon I have ever seen in a game. Some games might have more powerful something..but that weapon can also be used as a p[owerful all around tool .
I agree completely, the gravity gun is one of my favorites.
I just "exposed" HL2 to one of my console-gaming friends, made such an impression on him that he went to download the demo, and actually went out and bought the game today because he liked it so much. Installing the game for him got me motivated to begin to replay on hard difficulty as well
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01-02-2005, 02:22 AM
#289
Hooya!
Just starting hard level now.... wanna race? just kidding.... as I always want to enjoy a game.
God, I hope theirs not three copters instead of four or something ....
Who really wouldn't want this game...?? I think it would appeal to alot of gamers..regardless...
Actually, I just miss Alyx.... took her out after the last game...and told her a job well done.... ( also, just kidding )
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01-02-2005, 05:37 PM
#290
PC Aficionado
Originally posted by Rabbitrunner51
Actually, I just miss Alyx.... took her out after the last game...and told her a job well done.... ( also, just kidding )
In case you were wondering, here is the person who Alyx was modeled after, just scroll down this link a bit:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/p...d.php?t=380385
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01-02-2005, 06:25 PM
#291
Ultimate Member
man dr. van . . . no klein
ah forgot the name of the black guy, father of alyx
the "model" looks EXACTLY like the real guy!!!!!
i wonder if there is a REAL gordon
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01-02-2005, 08:32 PM
#292
Hooya!
Thats pretty cool to know...I thought maybe they were from someones lucid imagination..... nice find.
Even on hard mode i am finding that I am breezing through this pretty fast so far... IN Ravenhorn now after maybe only two hours or more playing....mostly another baddie ..here and there.
I keep forgetting to load fraps so I can take my screenshots... OH well, I will get some more from here on...
Turned of my AA and AF because I was running a test again using the 3D mark 03 program and forgot ot turn it up... No worries as the game even looks real good with just app. control for the VC.
Also, the first time her father is introduced to grodon in the first meeting scene ..did you notice how he was kinda suggesting that Gordon is a catch....to Alyx?
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01-02-2005, 09:06 PM
#293
Senior Member
well I broke down and got it. any words of advise before I begin?
the prince of all saiyans will not fall again!
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01-02-2005, 11:27 PM
#294
Hooya!
CW...
Its alot like the first one in alot of ways... in that its not so much the baddies that might give you problems as where to go next..which is always a puzzle in this game..and its what i think distinguishes HL from othe games...just the way they do it.
always some round about way to get from point A to whatever..
If you are inherently good in most games..then it won't take you long at all to get in the nitche ..thats its still HL. What that means is that you have to use your intuition alot about where to go...sometimes and often they put a off beaten sidetrack in ..sometimes you can get health and ammo..like all games...a bit of a hideaway her and there...and then back to the beaten path.
Playing it agian I am still having some hangups with finding my way sometimes....and the load screens stop for awhile ( 45-60 secs. or so ) ,and thats a clue you are in the next part of the game..
Controls and weapons work flawlessly...same normal settings we all use for keyboard and edit features also....
I would advise that the save and load game in the main menu seems to have some bugs...to many ( esp. myself ) ,so just wait and usually it appears ..again a glitch here. This is important. Try and use the autosave and load from the keyboard shortcuts... In this case F6 and F9. They work without a glitch.
The game is not overly hard...only in a few spots is there any extreme challenge...( every game has this )
If you have a good VC ,then turn it up ..as this game will run on a medium card i think and still look good.
I am in Ravenhorn still...and this is one of the busy ( lots of crabhead ghouls and other to deal with and finding your way is tricky....am near the end here...
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01-05-2005, 12:01 PM
#295
PC Aficionado
Originally posted by chriswhitelaw
well I broke down and got it. any words of advise before I begin?
Try to imagine more as yourself in the game. Take time to just look around (obviously not while in a firefight ) Enjoy the scenery, and remember to always use the physics engine to your advantage.
Also, the first time her father is introduced to grodon in the first meeting scene ..did you notice how he was kinda suggesting that Gordon is a catch....to Alyx?
LOL, yes I did, and I liked the expression on her face when he mentions it.
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01-05-2005, 04:48 PM
#296
Hooya!
On Hard level I guess I was right as knocking down the copters is a bit harder..( takes more hits to bring one down ) , but other than the obvious few more siege soldiers to deal with, its not any more difficult so far.
Am at the end of Sandtraps now...not playing it quite as often as when I got it... and yes like most games played over it is fun..but most of the real thrill is over,because of knowing what is coming next.
I would have to second what MJ said about enjoying the scenery.. no worry as most of us do that and this game allows for it often enough.
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