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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Mr. Kennedy on May 12, 2003, 02:29:30 PM
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I gotta get this one started!!!! I\'m pumped for this game more than any other.
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In case you were wondering, the game is also being built, first and foremost, for the PC. Leading up to the official announcement from Valve that Half-Life 2 would be publicly displayed for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003, rumors spread far and wide about what the game would and wouldn\'t be. One of the more popular rumors was that, much like how Bungie Software moved development of its outstanding first-person shooter, Halo, from the PC to the Xbox, so would Valve switch to focusing on console development. Newell laughed this off--no, Half-Life 2 will be a PC game. At first. Newell did confirm that an Xbox version, at least, will follow suit, though there\'s no hard release date for it yet. At any rate, Newell emphasized that the success of the original Half-Life can be attributed in no small part to the game\'s huge, worldwide following of PC owners. Valve would have to be downright foolish to abandon its huge installed base when making Half-Life 2.
Half-Life 2 will be a traditional sequel insofar as it continues the storyline established in the original game and reintroduces many familiar characters. So in short, Half-Life 2 will be fundamentally similar to the original, both thematically and in terms of gameplay. It\'s going to look much better, take place in bigger and more-detailed environments, and feature a stronger cast of characters. Players will reprise the role of Gordon Freeman. In the sequel, as in the original, players will see everything through Freeman\'s eyes and will never be taken out of his persona. And, as in the original, Freeman will never say a word--it will be up to players to play every bit of the character\'s role.
Half-Life 2\'s characters are so detailed that even the characters\' eyes are modeled in great detail. So when Alyx was made to look toward the screen, the effect was that she was looking right at us, rather than staring blankly at nothing, as game characters tend to do. Newell expressed that a great deal of time was spent getting the characters of Half-Life 2 to look really good and act and move in a lifelike fashion--he admitted that the designers didn\'t really expect the characters from Half-Life, such as the scientists and security guards, to be so endearing, but said that this time they have been specifically trying to bring out unique personalities in every human in the game. Their efforts seem to have paid off. These are definitely some of the better-looking real-time 3D characters that we\'ve seen in a PC game to date.
Full Story (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/preview_6026488.html)
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Bjorn has me on a mission to investigate some Half Life for him, so I will be sure to post some impressions as soon as I can. Of course I will suck at it, but I\'ll play anyways.
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If you fail your mission your kicked off the site. :p
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Those screens look amazing :eek:
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ehh... have you guys seen the videos of this game?
I saw all the ones from Gamespot, and this game looks so damn good :)
Can\'t wait to get my hands on it.
Best game of E3??
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seriously, i dont get too excited ever for anything... but with this, and thief 3 I\'m about to download in my pants.
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Here\'s some E3 pics of HL2. Looks really sweet! :p
http://users.pandora.be/vanhoef/HL2/
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Gorgeous, simply amazing!
Can\'t wait. I\'ll buy a new vidcard just to play this game.
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Originally posted by pstwo
Here\'s some E3 pics of HL2. Looks really sweet! :p
http://users.pandora.be/vanhoef/HL2/
Oh well. none work for me. HL2 looks .... damn, so good. I will make sure to get the performance to run this baby when it comes out.
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Originally posted by JP
Gorgeous, simply amazing!
Can\'t wait. I\'ll buy a new vidcard just to play this game.
you might need too:(
read somewhere that you need at least a geforce 4 to get the full effect.
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I am in love.
Are they planning mods? (Counter-strike etc.)
Im more excited about MGS3 though. :D.
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Originally posted by Luke
you might need too:(
read somewhere that you need at least a geforce 4 to get the full effect.
Yup but I only have a GF2 MX400 so it\'s due for a new vidcard anyway.
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Starship Troopers anyone?
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damn.. well heres the same link i posted minute ago to the pc forum.. 60megs of hl2..
http://38.118.133.70/gt_vault/t_halflife2_e3_2k3_gameplay.wmv
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Half-Life was awesome in a sense that I can\'t really put a finger on. You started in one place, and ended in a completely different place all within (what seemed to be) "one" level. That in itself gave th game a great sense of adventure. I hope HL2 can capture this accurately.
In the sequel, as in the original, players will see everything through Freeman\'s eyes and will never be taken out of his persona. And, as in the original, Freeman will never say a word--it will be up to players to play every bit of the character\'s role.
This I like.
I hope the game is a little less linear than the first one.
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I hope the game is a little less linear than the first one.
Of course it wont... FPS have a limited amount of choice you can have. Its all run and gun- but totally rocks.
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You gotta expect that they will be having a boatload of plot twist in this one though.
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Originally posted by The Hurricane
You gotta expect that they will be having a boatload of plot twist in this one though.
Yeah i guess thats right. I saw some footage while watching G4 and damn. It looked so f*ing incredible. The water, everything. Im not sure that it gives Doom3 a run for its money visualy but it looks great.
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I Downloaded the whole 560MB full-video of HL2 from E3 and 1 word WOW!
:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
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Originally posted by KillaX
I Downloaded the whole 560MB full-video of HL2 from E3 and 1 word WOW!
:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Nice. I didnt know there was a video. Im getting that one. Goosebumps.:D