EGM editor likes Half-Life 2

http://lithium.1up.com/zd/board/mes...scending&page=1

I agree about Halo vs HL 1. But I\'ll shit my pants if Halo 2 can outdo HL 2. HL 2 is like Stanley Kubrick made a videogame, not necessarily in its tone, but in its near absolute perfectionism. Everything from A.I. to dificulty to sound to music to pacing to dialog to just plain imagination is clearly the product of years and years of love and genius

Best shooter ever made. Possibly the best single-player game I\'ve ever played

IMO HL 2 makes a mockery of HL 1, it\'s that good. I\'m just giving these guys the benefit of the doubt, but I honestly think there isn\'t a snowball\'s chance in hell that Halo 2\'s single player will be better. But it\'s apples and oranges and when I review Halo 2 I won\'t even make the comparison. But as an FPS nut who loves console and PC, I can have my personal opinions.

Doom 3 and FarCry are garbage compared to this. Doom 3 more so. I really wish I could tell you why, but you\'ll have to wait. Once the reviews start coming out you\'ll get a better picture.

I can\'t really say much about it yet, but it\'s good stuff. And a very clear indication that either HL 3 or a series of expansions are on the way.

Interacting with the environment is amazing. The sheer imagination in the level design, events, surprises, and discoveries you make as you play is amazing. The AI of friends and foes is amazing. The pacing, and variety is amazing. Ditto for characterization, visual effects, audio effects, music, level of difficulty, everything. It\'s like Stanley Kubrick made a videogame and obsessed over every detail. There\'s not a whiff of commitee anywhere.

I\'m a total HL 2 fanboy now. You\'re right in that Halo 2 "could" be better (of course if I already played through the final game i couldn\'t tell you), but here\'s the thing: I play most every FPS in existence and I have never, ever seen anything remotely close to Half-Life 2. Not even. Let\'s say I haven\'t played Halo 2 yet. I\'m still in a position to say that its single-player would have to be absolutely fscking nuts to beat HL 2. But the whole argument is pointless. You\'d be stupid to overlook either game, and until the Source mods start rolling in, Halo 2 will have the sicker multiplayer anyhow.

I must have watched that 20 minute preview released a while back at least a dozen times.  The game sound amazing, though I don\'t feel like upgrading my computer for it.

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I could not care less about Halo 2, while on the other hand, there is no game I\'ve been anticipating more than HL2.  That says it all.  This is going to pwn all.  

mmmm I\'m definitely not one for hype but if it\'s for Half Life 2 I\'ll buy it.

Thanks for the post!

Originally posted by Coredweller
I could not care less about Halo 2, while on the other hand, there is no game I\'ve been anticipating more than HL2.  That says it all.

Swap those two games for my opinion, which says just as much.

Look at the Limited Edition! >>>Link<<<

$79.99
In addition to a limited edition DVD-ROM version of Half-Life 2, this Collector\'s Edition also includes:
 - Counter-Strike: Source - The next generation of the #1 online action game
 - Half-Life: Source - Digitally remastered version of the original acclaimed PC game
 - Free Limited Edition T-shirt - Offered in men\'s size XL only
 - Half-Life 2 Prima Book - Information on character backgrounds, the making of the game, and more than 100 pieces of artwork

i\'m building a new pc just in time for this one... can\'t wait.

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Better hurry up as NOV.23RD is the release date.

Mine is built and waiting.

Can u fix the original link?  I wanna see the source.

Looks like it was deleted...I orginally got it from halflife2.net.

Sorry...

http://www.steampowered.com/

HALF-LIFE 2
GOLD  
 
$89.95
   
INCLUDES:
▪ Half-Life 2*
▪ Counter-Strike:Source
▪ Half-Life 1: Source*
▪ Day of Defeat: Source*
▪ Valve\'s back catalog available on Steam.
▪ PLUS: HL2 posters, full strat guide, soundtrack, hat, collector\'s box, postcard & more

He agress with Halo being better than HL1? Haha, that\'s priceless. HL2 will set a new standard, just like the original did.

I\'ve already bought the silver package. CS:S is quite good, but WHY OH WHY is not cs_militia, cs_747 or de_survivor in there?

I cant wait untill HL2 is unlocked. LETS GO VIVENDI! :evil:

Ok can someone explain to me what Steam is?  I hate bloatware but $60 for 4 games is a steal.

I already have HL2 reserved at Gamestop but now I feel like I\'m getting ripped off.

Originally posted by THX
Ok can someone explain to me what Steam is?  I hate bloatware but $60 for 4 games is a steal.

I already have HL2 reserved at Gamestop but now I feel like I\'m getting ripped off.

From wikipedia.

Steam is a content delivery system developed by Valve Software, currently used to distribute and serve multiplayer games for Half-Life and soon, Half-Life 2. Steam is a replacement for WON, the online system used for Half-Life multiplayer games pre-Steam.    

Though many Half-Life players disliked the Steam beta, WON has since been shut down on July 31, 2004, and Steam is now accepted by most players. However there is not yet a Linux version of Steam, frustrating some users.

Basically a way for them to distribute games without the interference of the publisher(?).
I just wish Steam was a bit faster, 180-190 kb/s is quite low when the whole network is capable of 10 000 Mbps?

Originally posted by fastson
I\'ve already bought the silver package. CS:S is quite good, but WHY OH WHY is not cs_militia, cs_747 or de_survivor in there?

I cant wait untill HL2 is unlocked. LETS GO VIVENDI! :evil:

I know why cs_747 isn\'t there... everyone seems to hate it!  Even though it\'s one of the coolest maps ever made for CS.  That map is why shotguns were included in CS.  I don\'t understand why it\'s so hard to find a server running 747.

cs_militia is a popular map, but perhaps not well balanced.