Official Half-Life 2 discussion thread.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-11-15 06:28pm

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:Gamespot gives it a 9.2. But it confirms that the only official multiplayer is Counter-Strike. Damnit! Who else wanted Gravity Gun fights?

EDIT: Ha, beat me.

Wow, thats the lowest I've seen for it so far.

Then again Gamespot has a well known Bias towards X-Box and Microsoft, I would have been surprised if they had given HL2 a higher rating then Halo 2 (9.4 and its 'editors choce' award to boot)...

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-11-15 06:34pm

Well PC Gamer gave HL2 a 98%, and I put their word above Gamespot's.
Think I do recall hearing something about a "surprise", which might mean TF2 is closer than we think. And of course DoD:S will definatly keep me busy for a good long while. At least until eternal-silence comes out.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-11-15 07:03pm

Official Halo 2 thread, official Half-life 2 thread, yet no Metroid Prime 2 thread? Shame, SHAME ON YOU ALL!

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-11-15 07:27pm

Oh and this ia something everyone interested in HL2 should read.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/index.html

The first real candid behind the scenes interview between Gabe and the public about the whole development process. Has TONS of info about everything. The source leak, the release dates being pushed back, the Valve - VU fight....

Panzer Grenadier · Post by **Panzer Grenadier** » 2004-11-15 07:33pm

Im gonna splurge and get the gold edition. It is well worth it in my opinion because of all the great goodies you will get and lets face it, its gonna be one of the biggest games this year.

I know I wont be able to run it in full glory on my rig, but I think it will still be great even on low detail setting.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-11-15 07:38pm

Pity me for I shelled out the $90 for the Gold Edition but that almost kinda chance to win a trip to Valve combined with the Hat bought me(Cause I get a hat anyway because of the fundifying of America few people know what a Lamada symbol means let alone one with a 2 next to it)

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-11-15 07:50pm

Bah, you get a hat with the CE too.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-16 12:25am

I meant Gamespot, but I see theres not alot to download. Great reviews though I've had the PCG one.

Who allready has the game?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-11-16 01:01am

Ace Pace wrote:I meant Gamespot, but I see theres not alot to download. Great reviews though I've had the PCG one.

Who allready has the game?

I've had it for nearly a month via Steam.

*hopes Vivendi suffers some random catastrophic 'accident'*

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2004-11-16 01:15am

Chris OFarrell wrote:Oh and this ia something everyone interested in HL2 should read.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/index.html

The first real candid behind the scenes interview between Gabe and the public about the whole development process. Has TONS of info about everything. The source leak, the release dates being pushed back, the Valve - VU fight....

Read it, yes it's very cool.
L O L at the hacker.

"Hello Gabe, I'm emailing you to gloat."

"Oh, so you're the guy that stole our source code. Hey, that was a nice piece of work, would you like a job as a security consultant?"

"Would I! My contact details are as follows..."

"Thanks, now I just need to make a couple of phone calls.... .... ... Hello FBI?"

Julhelm · Post by **Julhelm** » 2004-11-16 01:33am

People are already making a HL2 DM mod, which means we'll just have to wait a month or two for them to release.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-11-16 03:03am

Half Life 2 is unlocking as I type this.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-16 03:08am

I hate you.

*Refreshes Steam over and over again, but still can't unlock it*

Edit: Woohoo!

Editual edit: Goodbye, fair SD.net. I knew you well.

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2004-11-16 03:55am

I probably won't buy it until

A. I can upgrade my PC

B. can get DOD:S and HL1:S on a retail version

call me old fashioned, but for some reason I just can't bring myself to buy nothing but electronic information. I NEED some hard proof that I own the game

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-16 04:01am

Ah! The lag!

Just jokin'

Seriously, it is a bit slow, and I don't know how to engage cheats yet, damnit. Other than that it's pretty spiffy so far.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-11-16 04:19am

Jaepheth wrote:I probably won't buy it until

A. I can upgrade my PC

B. can get DOD:S and HL1:S on a retail version

call me old fashioned, but for some reason I just can't bring myself to buy nothing but electronic information. I NEED some hard proof that I own the game

They have an option in Steam where you can backup your game to a CD.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-16 05:40am

I'm stuck! The bit with the hovercraft where you have to open the gates and the control is broken; Anyone worked it out yet?

Edit: Nevermind. Stupid lag.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-11-16 05:49am

I guess i'll buy it. Hopefully their will come good mods out for it that will give it longer life. A shame there isnt any descent multiplayer in it (as much as I played cs, cs:scource = yawn). And altough I liked DoD, I really not gonna pay extra for a mod

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-11-16 07:36am

Wow. Three and a half hours into this game and it hasn't lost its hold on me once. You thought CS:S looked good? Wait till you see a Source product that isn't a mere port, aka the real Half-Life 2.

The airboat part is especially great; non-stop action, forces you to really think on your feet.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-11-16 07:45am

Is it out in stores yet?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-16 07:57am

And just reserved my retail copy.

Retail copy = Silver it seems.
Good enough.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-16 08:45am

Shinova wrote:Wow. Three and a half hours into this game and it hasn't lost its hold on me once. You thought CS:S looked good? Wait till you see a Source product that isn't a mere port, aka the real Half-Life 2.

The airboat part is especially great; non-stop action, forces you to really think on your feet.

Yeah, it's pretty good. Mine lagged a lot during the airboat bit, though. Also, I swear Ravenholm has a population of about a billion.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-16 09:22am

Pcm979 wrote:
Shinova wrote:Wow. Three and a half hours into this game and it hasn't lost its hold on me once. You thought CS:S looked good? Wait till you see a Source product that isn't a mere port, aka the real Half-Life 2.

The airboat part is especially great; non-stop action, forces you to really think on your feet.
Yeah, it's pretty good. Mine lagged a lot during the airboat bit, though. Also, I swear Ravenholm has a population of about a billion.

Config time: post the settings your running on, how laggy is it

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-11-16 09:27am

Damn, mine hasn't arrived yet; it was posted on Sunday, so it should arrive tomorrow, but damn, i wanted it a day early.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-16 09:31am

Ace Pace wrote:Config time: post the settings your running on, how laggy is it

I honestly don't have a clue.