Half life 2 are you excited?

IamLakota · Aug 25, 2004, 08:47 AM

Just another FPS only supposed to run better on Ati cards, yeah yeah yeah, measured the dust on my voucher today just over 1 inch.

ronnn · Aug 25, 2004, 08:48 AM

I am looking forward to it, but am worried that it will just be another fps. Also the bits I have seen are not near as awsome as farcry visually. The outdoor scenes in farcry are lush and tropical, hl2 looks dreary and cold. I get enough of winter as it is.

Kamel · Aug 25, 2004, 09:41 AM

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No problemo bud, i was just saying.

smartass

hehe

for those "technical" people among us, i haven't had a good FPS since call of duty

Zardon · Aug 25, 2004, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamel

for those "technical" people among us, i haven't had a good FPS since call of duty

farcry was good. (single player)

~~HawK~~ · Aug 25, 2004, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnn

I am looking forward to it, but am worried that it will just be another fps. Also the bits I have seen are not near as awsome as farcry visually. The outdoor scenes in farcry are lush and tropical, hl2 looks dreary and cold. I get enough of winter as it is.

No but it doesn't play in the tropics does it

Anyway HL1 proofed that it isn't about beautiful graphics (is nice though) but more about gameplay, singleplay I mean.. in multiplay who has time to look at the graphics?, Farcry looks very good, but it never dragged me in like HL1 played it over and over again and never got bored.
For me HL1 and CoD are the only worth my while games to play more that once.
And looking at the HL2 Ravenholm movie, I just can't wait to get HL2 ASAP

Kamel · Aug 25, 2004, 10:03 AM

for some reason i could never get into farcry. it seems like a good game, and the graphics are indeed very nice... it just didn't grab my attention enough for me to play it. i didn't even get through the beginning of the demo, so of course i never bothered actually buying the full version, heh.

maybe i will get fc and play it after beating hl2/doom3. i don't think i'll ever beat d3 though, i've lost interest in it.

BWX · Aug 25, 2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamel

for some reason i could never get into farcry. it seems like a good game, and the graphics are indeed very nice... it just didn't grab my attention enough for me to play it. i didn't even get through the beginning of the demo, so of course i never bothered actually buying the full version, heh.

maybe i will get fc and play it after beating hl2/doom3. i don't think i'll ever beat d3 though, i've lost interest in it.

Maybe you should take up golf? FarCry is one of the best FPS games ever made- go play it on the most difficult level and you will see why.

Zardon · Aug 25, 2004, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamel

for some reason i could never get into farcry. it seems like a good game, and the graphics are indeed very nice... it just didn't grab my attention enough for me to play it. i didn't even get through the beginning of the demo, so of course i never bothered actually buying the full version, heh.

maybe i will get fc and play it after beating hl2/doom3. i don't think i'll ever beat d3 though, i've lost interest in it.

Like you I loved Call of Duty, great game. You are truly missing out on a wonderful FPS in Farcry. Its 100x the game Doom3 is.

Zelig · Aug 25, 2004, 02:56 PM

I'm in no hurry, I just got the first Half-Life, and am playing that for the first time, and have lots of other games, and non-gaming related things to keep me occupied... I'll probably wait for the price to drop, and any expansions to get bundled together with it.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 25, 2004, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mainman

i'm sorry kamel but Max payne 2 is not a FPS its a 3rd person shooter. Doesnt go in the category. Still i would really like to see more content story wise on FPS, this kill'em all crap is getting old.

not if the AI's have 1/2 a brain... if there stupid and predictable like in doom III then yes they are boreing...

ericdrum · Aug 25, 2004, 11:36 PM

I can't wait for this game. I haven't felt like I did the first time I played HL. I wanted to keep progressing so badly. I was completely caught up into what was going to happen next. It was so cool when the government sent the marines in to clean up the mess.

Kamel · Aug 26, 2004, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

Maybe you should take up golf? FarCry is one of the best FPS games ever made- go play it on the most difficult level and you will see why.

i put little emphasis on the difficulty level. i like to play the game not only for the challenge, but for the entertainment of the plot. IMO playing a good rich in plot video game is about 20x better than any movie ever, but nearly equally long, lol.

IMO making the enemies more difficult to kill adds nothing to the game at all. i'm all about the riddles and logical sequences. probably why resident evil 2 was probably the best game i've ever played. it's all about the riddles, clues, etc.

i actually desire a more RPG style plot than FPS's, but i hate rpg's. i just don't feel nearly as involved with them. i did recently play zelda 4 swords with 3 of my friends and had a blast though. one of the most inventive games ever with the use of the consoles and the team play... interesting how they made the players help each other out but fight each other at the same time.

final fantasy has never grabbed my attention at all. nor did marrowind. i guess my taste of games is strange *shrugs*. i have heard a lot of good stuff about farcry though, i will try and play it through sometime

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edit: i also loved operation flashpoint, ghost recon, and splinter cell. for some reason or another i can really get into those games, lol.

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Aug 26, 2004, 04:06 AM

I actually sold the coupon I got with my 9800XT about 5-6 months
ago when I got my card.

I never played the first Half Life....and with all the things I'd heard about CS players...and the "might never be released" things...I just
didn't care.

The game would have to be friggin' awesome beyond imagination
to get me to, in a sense, buy it again.

But...never know...

Der Gilb · Aug 26, 2004, 08:12 AM

My wife will get bored... i buy it as soon as i can get my hands on it! I havent been waiting for a game this much since Amiga-times :-)

reno · Aug 26, 2004, 08:34 PM

Lets hope ya'll don't over-hype this game...

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You are truly missing out on a wonderful FPS in Farcry. Its 100x the game Doom3 is.

Shadow Lady · Aug 27, 2004, 03:11 AM

im not really excited about this game, and i wasnt excited when doom 3 got out as well, and dunno, after playing doom3 i wasnt really wrong

PoopyTheJ · Aug 27, 2004, 06:08 AM

Too overhyped, I'll try it then if it's worth it I'll buy it. Sometimes the media can't leave well enough alone, besides it'll be delayed so I'm not getting excited till, ohhh, October I think.

BWX · Aug 27, 2004, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by PoopyTheJ

Too overhyped, .......... Sometimes the media can't leave well enough alone, besides it'll be delayed...............

Yeah, it is ridiculous. I voted "can't be worse than D3"

I think it will still be a good game when it FINALLY comes out....

WisMerHill · Aug 27, 2004, 12:05 PM

It should be good, not wetting myself. after doom3's hype and the letdown it turned out to be, i'm getting sceptical about hyped releases. HL2 and Stalker are the games i'm waiting for tho, so there's some expectation, just not as much as it could be

phongtruong12 · Aug 28, 2004, 06:40 PM

i just played cs: source on a LAN yesterday 4 for hours straight. if that game is good, then hl2 will be much much better. im betting valve will meet their release date. everything looks good right now.

Dawnrazor · Aug 29, 2004, 03:35 AM

Should be an option for I might download it

Aug 25, 2004, 08:47 AM	#31
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	Just another FPS only supposed to run better on Ati cards, yeah yeah yeah, measured the dust on my voucher today just over 1 inch. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Aug 25, 2004, 11:36 PM	#41
ericdrum DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The SLC Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	I can't wait for this game. I haven't felt like I did the first time I played HL. I wanted to keep progressing so badly. I was completely caught up into what was going to happen next. It was so cool when the government sent the marines in to clean up the mess. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra 2 gig Corsair XMS 3200 eVGA 6800 GT SB Audigy2 w/ KX Project Drivers 2-80 gig Western Digital SATA 7200 RAID 0 200 GB Seagate Barricuda 7200 for Storage Ultra Xconnect 500W Power Supply Windows XP SP2 Antec P160W case

Aug 27, 2004, 03:11 AM	#46
Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	im not really excited about this game, and i wasnt excited when doom 3 got out as well, and dunno, after playing doom3 i wasnt really wrong __________________ Oblivion ftw

Aug 27, 2004, 06:08 AM	#47
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Too overhyped, I'll try it then if it's worth it I'll buy it. Sometimes the media can't leave well enough alone, besides it'll be delayed so I'm not getting excited till, ohhh, October I think. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Aug 27, 2004, 12:05 PM	#49
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	It should be good, not wetting myself. after doom3's hype and the letdown it turned out to be, i'm getting sceptical about hyped releases. HL2 and Stalker are the games i'm waiting for tho, so there's some expectation, just not as much as it could be __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]

Aug 25, 2004, 08:48 AM	#32
ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	I am looking forward to it, but am worried that it will just be another fps. Also the bits I have seen are not near as awsome as farcry visually. The outdoor scenes in farcry are lush and tropical, hl2 looks dreary and cold. I get enough of winter as it is.

Aug 25, 2004, 10:03 AM	#36
Kamel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	for some reason i could never get into farcry. it seems like a good game, and the graphics are indeed very nice... it just didn't grab my attention enough for me to play it. i didn't even get through the beginning of the demo, so of course i never bothered actually buying the full version, heh. maybe i will get fc and play it after beating hl2/doom3. i don't think i'll ever beat d3 though, i've lost interest in it.

Aug 25, 2004, 02:56 PM	#39
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I'm in no hurry, I just got the first Half-Life, and am playing that for the first time, and have lots of other games, and non-gaming related things to keep me occupied... I'll probably wait for the price to drop, and any expansions to get bundled together with it.

Aug 26, 2004, 04:06 AM	#43
~~BMG_Cya=-~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 718 Rep Power: 0	I actually sold the coupon I got with my 9800XT about 5-6 months ago when I got my card. I never played the first Half Life....and with all the things I'd heard about CS players...and the "might never be released" things...I just didn't care. The game would have to be friggin' awesome beyond imagination to get me to, in a sense, buy it again. But...never know...

Aug 26, 2004, 08:12 AM	#44
Der Gilb DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	My wife will get bored... i buy it as soon as i can get my hands on it! I havent been waiting for a game this much since Amiga-times :-)

Aug 28, 2004, 06:40 PM	#50
phongtruong12 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 264 Rep Power: 0	i just played cs: source on a LAN yesterday 4 for hours straight. if that game is good, then hl2 will be much much better. im betting valve will meet their release date. everything looks good right now. __________________ Sony VAIO RX860 2.4 @2.6 Ghz, 533 @580 Mhz PQI 1 GB PC2700 80 GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM Thermaltake 480W PSU X800XL 256 MB VIVO Soundblaster Live! 5.1 Logitech X530 Speakers

Aug 29, 2004, 03:35 AM	#51
Dawnrazor DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	Should be an option for I might download it __________________ I am the way to the city of woe I am the way to the forsaken people I am the way to eternal sorrow Come...Walk with me