Half Life 2 pnwzorz my @$$

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:30 pm

Damn....it so pretty and sooo good. I guess I can finally move Deus Ex down off the top of the stack of FPSers. Surprisingly enough too for have a system that's just over the minimum requirements for the game it runs beautifully @ 1028x768.. which Doom 3 didn't. Even with most things turned up to High on the game. The range of facial expressions that characters have in game is amazing. The first time I met Alyx in game and saw how the face did expressions I almost feel outta my chair. Althought the game is a bit linear (like the original halflife) it stilll is really fun to play. I have put aside almost all other games for this thing...2 days of play and I'm at the 1/2way point too. There's enough game here to last a good 15-20 hours I think. Plus they brought everyones favorite characters back from the first game, which makes the continuity amazing.

On the kinda down side, the Steam install is time consuming and you need a net connection to even play the game. First part is that the game you install is encrypted, so you need to get online to download the decyption code. Then like a MMORPG it validates your licesence key everytime you want to play. I think that the validation can be overridden fo rthe first person game, but you need it if you want to play any multiplayer things including LAN gaming...kinda weird that. But worth the time and money says I!

BloodHound · Post by **BloodHound** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:36 am

Steam is crap! Death to Steam!

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:13 am

I really don't understand all fo the hate I see for Steam. It seems to be a very vocal minority that has troubles, or just hates it without reason. I've never had a problem with Steam that I wouldn't have had with past incarnations of HL. The biggest problem I /have/ had was the absence of the master server for server lists, and that could have happened even using the old system of ingame server browsing.

Personally, I think Steam has a long way to go, but a lot of potential.

lorg · Post by **lorg** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:07 pm

Never really had any problem with steam either. HL2 was good but as mentioned in previous threads I lost interest and started playing Vampire instead which I thought was better.

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:40 pm

Was that a good one? I was gonna pick it up, I used to work with a crew when the last PC Vamp game was out on New Orleans stuff. I kinda missed that crew. Does this Vamp have a multiplayer aspect? I really loved that bit..especially the Game Master element from the last game. Maybe I'll make it next weeks addiction, it'l keep of of SWG for a bit...

lorg · Post by **lorg** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:32 am

No multiplayer, but I think they managed quite well to convey more of vampire RPG feeling then they did in the last game (vamp: redemption) which was basically just one giant hack n slash game where the character was a vampire.

Here you can select your clan, add your point and most quest/side quests have multiple solutions (except some that well are hack n slash). You can take sides in vampire politics etc, etc.

So far the story has been quite good actually, plus it has that replay factor since there are certain things that can only be done by being a member of a certain clan.

There are also some freakin' scary levels where you visit haunted houses and such, I had to take off my headphones just to play it.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:40 pm

HL2 Deathmatch came out last night at around midnight. You haven't seen the Source engine in action until you've played HL2DM. I mean, I killed someone with a toilet. A FUCKING TOILET.

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:55 pm

What the hell? A toilet? Okay you have to explain that one.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:37 pm

There's a weapon from HL2 SP that's been included in DM called the gravity gun. It lets you pick up scenery (desks, chairs, computers, crates, barrels - both exploding and non - toilets, sinks, etc.) and heave it at enemies. It's a very innovative addition to multiplayer especially. Imagine picking up a steel desk and holding it in front of you, deflecting all attacks from your front, then heaving it at someone when their clip runs out. Add in the physics effects and it looks beautiful. The desk will skip, flip and hop depending how it hits the ground and at what velocity it does, and the body will bound and crush the same way.

Brings a tear to my eye. *sniff*

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:19 am

You are correct...this is awesome...

Anguirel · Post by **Anguirel** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:29 pm

Nexusvoid wrote:There's a weapon from HL2 SP that's been included in DM called the gravity gun. It lets you pick up scenery (desks, chairs, computers, crates, barrels - both exploding and non - toilets, sinks, etc.) and heave it at enemies. It's a very innovative addition to multiplayer especially. Imagine picking up a steel desk and holding it in front of you, deflecting all attacks from your front, then heaving it at someone when their clip runs out. Add in the physics effects and it looks beautiful. The desk will skip, flip and hop depending how it hits the ground and at what velocity it does, and the body will bound and crush the same way.

Brings a tear to my eye. *sniff*

After hearing about this, I'm waiting for someone to make Gravity Arena (in the spirit of Rocket Arena from Quake 2). Just Gravity Guns and an entire room filled with movable pieces. In fact, make the map of stacked crates and pallets so you can actully change the map dimensions as you play.

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:03 am

I wish my video board didn't suck ass so I could play this.

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:39 am

What do you have, my game runs great at 1024x768 at high settings with a TI 4200.. plus I's only got a 1.3 Ghz processer...not far above the recomended. This game really takes nothing as far as graphics and processing...which surprised me greatly for how great it looks

We need an offical Bulldrek/Dumpshock DM server...for UT 2004 too...
<loves integrated voice clients>

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:57 am

Radeon Mobile 7500C. Trust me, there's no way it'll run.

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:21 am

Caine Hazen wrote:We need an offical Bulldrek/Dumpshock DM server...for UT 2004 too...

Camping anyone?

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:18 pm

<voiceclass=RvB>
It's a legitement stratagy !!!!
</voiceclass>

for those who don't understand, watch Ep 39 of Red Vs Blue

3278 · Post by **3278** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:40 pm

I played this game for two and a half hours night before last and I can't think of a single thing I don't like about it.

Caine Hazen · Post by **Caine Hazen** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:00 am

AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!! another one! Caine_Hazen is my ID in case you wanna add me to your freinds list

we'll see you round deathmatch

lorg · Post by **lorg** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:04 am

3278 wrote:I played this game for two and a half hours night before last and I can't think of a single thing I don't like about it.

Since this is the second thread you posted that comment in, what kind of games do you like? If any?

Personally I wasn't crazy about either game (pirates or HL2) but still. I atleast found some entaining value in Pirates.

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:37 am

Read the posts again, lorg.

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:41 pm

I could quote it and add all the italics in the right places if you'd like. Of course, you don't really need to add the italics so that would be both redundant /and/ silly.

Artemis Frog · Post by **Artemis Frog** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:52 pm

Eliahad wrote:I could quote it and add all the italics in the right places if you'd like. Of course, you don't really need to add the italics so that would be both redundant /and/ silly.

Not to mention repetitive and unnecessary.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:42 am

So are Caine and I the only ones with Steam IDs here? I'd be more than happy to kick more of you around in CS or HL2DM.

nexus@voidedcreations.com here.

TheScamp · Post by **TheScamp** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:42 pm

jomF94@hampshire.edu