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Re: You don't give props to the originators? by Colonel K 04/24/2003, 8:04am PDT
FABIO wrote:

Fussbett wrote:

ACK!

"ACK! Half-Life 2 will look incredible like the Final Fantasy movies!"

or

"ACK! I've drawn a tenuous link between the bad sceenplay of the Final Fantasy movie and the speculation of the gameplay in Half-Life 2!"

???


how about

"ACK! How DARE someone poke fun at my crate smashing, switch pushing, sparse enemies, jumping puzzle pleasure (unless it's named Rygar, then it blows)! Unfunny zinger AWAY!"

Giving props to the originators is fine, but to say the Half Life single player game is still amazing (or even holds up) today? Terra Nove holds up, Free Space 2 holds up, Half Life does not.

Parts of it are boring as fuck, but it definitely holds up today. That liftride to the first marine shootout? Haven't felt that kind of anticipation in a game since, and nobody else has made a first battle feel more....I don't know....contextualised? The first shootout is meant to stand out, and games like Unreal 2 show that certain developers still have no fucking idea what this means.

The AI is still decent, and the NPC battles (how many have we seen since?) are believable. And considering the lack of overlayed HUD objectives, you always know what you're doing. Sure - those goals are often 'jump here over this' and 'find another route there', but the game still has these great little spur of the moment objectives. When you've just crossed a row of turret trip wires, the sound of an alien spawning behind them lets you know the objective and failure consequences without any cues outside the game environment. I've only seen similar tactics in Splinter Cell - when the elevator ticks down - and it's immersive because you're reacting to a sitution. The whole thing's been planned out, yes - but it feels less like a designer cue, and more like that GTA3 spur of the moment shit.

I think this is why I'm enjoying the game even today. Maybe it's not, but I'm having fun replaying this thing.
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Half-Life 2: Announced. by Fussbett 04/23/2003, 4:34am PDT NEW
    link help by Fussbett 04/23/2003, 4:46am PDT NEW
        waitaminute, I'm still waiting for TEAM FORT 2. WTF! NT by FOF 04/23/2003, 5:47am PDT NEW
            Stop waiting. Forever. by Jhoh Creexul 04/23/2003, 6:43am PDT NEW
                Re: Stop waiting. Forever. by Colonel K 04/23/2003, 8:18am PDT NEW
                    Oh, wait. I forgot about the underwater level, and the conveyor belts. by Colonel K 04/23/2003, 10:09am PDT NEW
                    Half Life's single player still incredible to this day?????? by FABIO 04/23/2003, 6:36pm PDT NEW
                        You don't give props to the originators? by Fussbett 04/23/2003, 6:57pm PDT NEW
                            Re: You don't give props to the originators? by FABIO 04/23/2003, 9:31pm PDT NEW
                                Re: You don't give props to the originators? by Jhoh Creexul 04/23/2003, 10:23pm PDT NEW
                                So this is where I defend some game that you hate? The dance continues! by Fussbett 04/24/2003, 2:15am PDT NEW
                                    AIM conversations with me = inherently GREAT. by Jhoh Creexul 04/24/2003, 2:26am PDT NEW
                                    rebuttal: STARCRAFT ROOLZ!!! by FABIO 04/25/2003, 4:13pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: rebuttal: STARCRAFT ROOLZ!!! by Jhoh Creexul 04/26/2003, 7:25pm PDT NEW
                                        You are one boring motherfucker. by arbit 04/26/2003, 9:58pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: You are one boring motherfucker. by FABIO 04/27/2003, 12:18am PDT NEW
                                        Re: rebuttal: STARCRAFT ROOLZ!!! by Fussbett 04/27/2003, 1:18pm PDT NEW
                                Re: You don't give props to the originators? by Colonel K 04/24/2003, 8:04am PDT NEW
                I can't tell if you're being ironic. YOU"RE NOT USING YOUR CAPS!!!!!! NT by FOF 04/23/2003, 9:19am PDT NEW
    Re: Half-Life 2: Announced. by laudablepuss 04/23/2003, 11:30am PDT NEW
        The G-Man cracks down on screenshot circulation by SBDMT 04/23/2003, 2:01pm PDT NEW
    3 Worries by Zsha Zsha 04/23/2003, 3:34pm PDT NEW
        Re: 3 Worries by Mysterio 04/23/2003, 4:00pm PDT NEW
            Re: 3 Worries by Jhoh Creexul 04/23/2003, 10:25pm PDT NEW
                Of course there will be crates. by SBDMT 04/24/2003, 2:34am PDT NEW
                    Re: Of course there will be crates. by Reverand J 04/25/2003, 10:26am PDT NEW
                        Actually, there are barrels. by Jhoh Creexul 04/25/2003, 11:36am PDT NEW
                            Re: Actually, there are barrels. by Entropy Stew 04/25/2003, 11:41am PDT NEW
                                Creexul and Entropy Stew give suggestions, ruin Half-Life by Colonel K 04/29/2003, 4:33am PDT NEW
                            Do you also get a movable arm to manupulate them? *FORESHADOWING* NT by Zseni 04/25/2003, 12:05pm PDT NEW
 
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