Warcrow's Half Life 2 Review! =-)

warcrow · Nov 20, 2004

Originally posted by: Apocalypse23
sounds coo brotha

I was told that HL2 has a multiplayer built in it, is that tru? ANd if so how is it?

HL2 comes with Couterstrike: Source, but there is some Vanilla DM built into the game, but it seems to not be complete. I've already seen HL2 DM mods out there, albeit not veru good. Good maps take some time, but its on the way.

sMiLeYz · Nov 20, 2004

Originally posted by: VIAN
I've never had a problem with the turrets. If there was one blind spot, I'd cover it.

I cheated and brought over the other turret from the other side of the prison. Then i blocked the pathways thru the middle and thru the recharging room with desks, barrels and crates. Then i climb up to another hallway by stacking the rest of the crates. The four turrets own the heck out of the guards. Then when they were all knocked down I came over and just finished them off myself from a elevated position.

Farmer · Nov 20, 2004

The glass! You forgot about the glass!

I don't know, maybe FarCry and Doom3 had that glass shattering effect, but I havn't played any of those.

RealityTime · Nov 20, 2004

Originally posted by: klah

Originally posted by: VIAN
I've never had a problem with the turrets. If there was one blind spot, I'd cover it.

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I was never able to defend that room, a grenade would always knock over a few turrets and I would get rushed before I could set them back up. After about 2 hours of failures I finally did THIS:

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Farmer · Nov 21, 2004

What is this Half Life book you talk about?

warcrow · Nov 21, 2004

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...56612-1427842?v=glance

I actually just ordered it.....

Farmer · Nov 21, 2004

Wow, steep price for a game-related paperback.

Interesting nontheless, will definately reveal more about the story. I think I still have some gift money left.

hdeck · Nov 21, 2004

i just finished the game. i still have goosebumps from the experience. hands down the most amazing gaming experience i've ever had (i wasn't into games enough to fully appreciate hl1 when it came out).

MORE GINORMOUS SPOILER PICS!!!! INCLUDING THE ENDING!!!!

The fort I used to beat the turrets (unsuccessfully)
more views of fort
another attempt
hoorah another view
burn mother f*cker...BURN
city 17 sunset from the citadel
city 17 sunset from the citadel
go boom?
the G Man walks away again

i want MORE!

alm4rr · Nov 21, 2004

suklee · Nov 21, 2004

damnit. I can't read this thread yet, cuz I haven't started playing the single player.

*tagged for later reading*

Thanks warcrow! :beer:

imported_Salvatore · Nov 21, 2004

Sorry for the tag, I want to see this topic when I finally play HL2.

Deslok · Nov 21, 2004

"But along with those physics comes along the gravity gun! The Gravity gun is, in my opinion, the single most innovative feature in the game. We've never been able to manipulate the environment to this degree, and also save the day with it. I had so much fan grabbing grenades being thrown at me, mid air, and lobbing them back. What about those explosive barrels? Wow, just.....wow."

Great review Warcrow! I have to agree that the gravity gun ROCKS. It was just too coll not to try and use it instead of other weapons. A+ to whomever thought this one up!

I'm only about halfway through at the moment but thats only beause i limit my playing hours per day - don't want to finish it too fast ya know?
( sort of how I'm reading DT VII- I want to get to the end but........)

This game kicks arse over D3! After playing D3 I was really disappointed. I suppose after HL1 the story line became as important to me as the shoot em up factor.

After starting the first level ih HL2 I knew I wasn't going to be dissapointed this time.

Kudos to valve and everyone who worked on this. The bar has been raised once again.

Appledrop · Nov 21, 2004

dont like how you took those screenies with bad graphics options (no aa/af it looks like, low res). makes the graphics lookcrap

(which they are not on a decent graphics card)!

warcrow · Nov 21, 2004

Originally posted by: Azzy64
dont like how you took those screenies with bad graphics options (no aa/af it looks like, low res). makes the graphics lookcrap

(which they are not on a decent graphics card)!

Actually, thats the way I played the game from begging to end. Why would I change the GFX options just for the Screenshots? I guess I just preffer a smooth framerate over a studdering beautiful mess.

I'm playing on a 6800Ultra, but my CPU (2800XP) just cant feed it 0's and 1's fast enough to crunch and spit out.

I'm happy with the settings, and by no means did the gfx "look like crap".

RealityTime · Nov 21, 2004

Originally posted by: Azzy64
dont like how you took those screenies with bad graphics options (no aa/af it looks like, low res). makes the graphics lookcrap

(which they are not on a decent graphics card)!

the pictures get re-sized when you view them through ie ? didn't you know that ? download the file itself and view it in photoshop. My screens look bad too, but they are at 16x12 4xaa, 8xaf everything high. Its just ie re-sizing things that makes them look bad.

Farmer · Nov 21, 2004

Or, simply click on button the lower right hand corner of the image and it zooms in for ya.

warcrow · Nov 21, 2004

Oh god, it was auto resixing in IE? LMAO!

BTW, the resolution I was playing at was 1280x1024....hardly low res.

bamacre · Nov 21, 2004

Originally posted by: GZDonner
Ahhh Warcrow! you're supposed to play it on hard the first time the three turrets was a FUN one.. it only took me about an hour. I need to show you my setup, it worked after i figured out the best way for the difficulty. I was hunkered down in the ammo box room with the turrets on a crossfire config. My roomates were watching me play it and were in awe of the situation. One of them had to leave while i was in the jail, she said it was like watching a scary movie. A headcrab would jump and she would scream, Haha.

RealityTime · Nov 21, 2004

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: GZDonner
Ahhh Warcrow! you're supposed to play it on hard the first time the three turrets was a FUN one.. it only took me about an hour. I need to show you my setup, it worked after i figured out the best way for the difficulty. I was hunkered down in the ammo box room with the turrets on a crossfire config. My roomates were watching me play it and were in awe of the situation. One of them had to leave while i was in the jail, she said it was like watching a scary movie. A headcrab would jump and she would scream, Haha.

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That was my favorite part of the game. I got up on that balcony with the three turrets and took the buggers out from up top. It was a pain setting up the boxes, AND than carrying up the turrets, but it was totally cool figuring that out. Thats part of what made this game so good, situations like that with more than one solution.

ArmchairAthlete · Nov 21, 2004

A screenshot gallery I generated:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ugrad...ndo/galleries/hl2.html

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