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DVDriven · 05-20-2003, 10:20 PM

I'm surprised no one's talking about Half Life 2 for the PC (maybe I missed a thread somewhere? If I did, please delete this one.)

I just finished watching the 616MB, 22:40 minute trailer from FilePlanet; hands down, the most impressive game engine I've ever seen demonstrated on any platform, PC or console. Doom III may have the edge graphically, but for immersive gameplay, HL2 looks to be the true must-have game. I sorta overlooked the article in this month's PC Gamer, but after seeing the trailer, I'm going to revisit it.

Crow T. Robot · 05-20-2003, 10:58 PM

i found it

Ruined · 05-20-2003, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by DVDriven
I'm surprised no one's talking about Half Life 2 for the PC (maybe I missed a thread somewhere? If I did, please delete this one.)

I just finished watching the 616MB, 22:40 minute trailer from FilePlanet; hands down, the most impressive game engine I've ever seen demonstrated on any platform, PC or console. Doom III may have the edge graphically, but for immersive gameplay, HL2 looks to be the true must-have game. I sorta overlooked the article in this month's PC Gamer, but after seeing the trailer, I'm going to revisit it.

Personally I'm looking forward a ton to HL2, but I'll be playing it on the box... Should be great.

IKEA_boy · 05-20-2003, 11:24 PM

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Originally posted by Ruined
Personally I'm looking forward a ton to HL2, but I'll be playing it on the box... Should be great.

Yeah, unless I buy a new PC in the near future, it's the Xbox one for me.

BrainofJ · 05-21-2003, 12:10 AM

Yeah there were a few threads back when the first screens came out. This game is going to be so awesome. Probably the front runner for game of the year. I've read some reviews of people that played it at E3 and they said it's going to turn the game industry on it's head.

Reaver · 05-21-2003, 04:46 AM

I'm downloading the 500MB Fileplanet video right now. The IGN vids were awesome, and I'm hoping this one will add to it.

As for which version I'll get, most likely it'll be the PC version. Playing it on a console just wouldn't... seem right. Can't explain.

TsN|Oswald · 05-21-2003, 06:09 AM

I played the original HL for sometime, but coming from the Quake community my time was short lived with the game. Since then, I have never really returned to HL. Say the HL movie at E3 and while it was impressive, I really do not have this game on my list of future purchases. Valve continues to gravytrain off the mods it continues to buy. Guess we will have to see what this game holds when it is released.

BrainofJ · 05-22-2003, 03:41 AM

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I have never really returned to HL. Say the HL movie at E3 and while it was impressive, I really do not have this game on my list of future purchases. Valve continues to gravytrain off the mods it continues to buy. Guess we will have to see what this game holds when it is released.

If you enjoy video games it should be on your list to buy. Valve doesn't gravytrain mods it continues to buy. Sierra does. They usually hire another team to develop the expansion packs such as Opposing Force. Counter Strike and Day of Defeat or the only two packs that have been released that were developed by internet gamers and released as mods for free first.

Also everyone that played the game said how it's going to revolutionize videogames just as the 1st half life did with 1st person shooters.

Agalloch · 05-22-2003, 07:02 AM

I just finished watching the 600+ meg movie. Man...speechless, as mentioned above, hands down the most impressive game engine I've ever seen. Blows Doom III outta the water IMO, from what I've seen anyway...D3 may be shiny, but it's most likely gonna be a run and gunner...HL2...just damn. Those physics are incredible...

...looks like another upgrade in my future.

CrazyComet · 05-22-2003, 02:08 PM

A must buy indeed!

Rogue · 05-23-2003, 02:49 PM

The great thing about the engine is how scaleable it is. I read in Computer Gaming World and PC Gamer that it will run smoothly (with varying levels of graphical detail, of course) on anything from the latest P4 with a Radeon 9800 to a P3 733 with a much older video card.

05-20-2003, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
DVDriven Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: 1020 Palm Drive, Cocoa Beach, FL	Half Life 2, anyone? I'm surprised no one's talking about Half Life 2 for the PC (maybe I missed a thread somewhere? If I did, please delete this one.) I just finished watching the 616MB, 22:40 minute trailer from FilePlanet; hands down, the most impressive game engine I've ever seen demonstrated on any platform, PC or console. Doom III may have the edge graphically, but for immersive gameplay, HL2 looks to be the true must-have game. I sorta overlooked the article in this month's PC Gamer, but after seeing the trailer, I'm going to revisit it. __________________ "The only ism Hollywood believes in is plagiarism." - Dorothy Parker

05-20-2003, 10:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crow T. Robot Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	i found it Last edited by Crow T. Robot : 05-21-2003 at 01:26 AM.

05-21-2003, 04:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Reaver Metrosexual in Training Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Beyond the outer rim...	I'm downloading the 500MB Fileplanet video right now. The IGN vids were awesome, and I'm hoping this one will add to it. As for which version I'll get, most likely it'll be the PC version. Playing it on a console just wouldn't... seem right. Can't explain. __________________ My personal website (get updates on my novel) The Dead Robots' Society (a podcast I co-host with other writers on writing)

05-21-2003, 06:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
TsN\|Oswald Actor Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal	I played the original HL for sometime, but coming from the Quake community my time was short lived with the game. Since then, I have never really returned to HL. Say the HL movie at E3 and while it was impressive, I really do not have this game on my list of future purchases. Valve continues to gravytrain off the mods it continues to buy. Guess we will have to see what this game holds when it is released. __________________ Oswald Team Sportscast Network My Top 20 DVDs \| My DVD Collection

05-22-2003, 07:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Agalloch Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Eugene, OR	I just finished watching the 600+ meg movie. Man...speechless, as mentioned above, hands down the most impressive game engine I've ever seen. Blows Doom III outta the water IMO, from what I've seen anyway...D3 may be shiny, but it's most likely gonna be a run and gunner...HL2...just damn. Those physics are incredible... ...looks like another upgrade in my future. __________________ Just as eating against one’s will is injurious to health, so study without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it retains nothing it takes in. -Da Vinci

05-21-2003, 12:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
BrainofJ Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dothan, Al	Yeah there were a few threads back when the first screens came out. This game is going to be so awesome. Probably the front runner for game of the year. I've read some reviews of people that played it at E3 and they said it's going to turn the game industry on it's head.

05-22-2003, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
CrazyComet Actor Join Date: Dec 2002	A must buy indeed!

05-23-2003, 02:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rogue Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Miami,FL USA	The great thing about the engine is how scaleable it is. I read in Computer Gaming World and PC Gamer that it will run smoothly (with varying levels of graphical detail, of course) on anything from the latest P4 with a Radeon 9800 to a P3 733 with a much older video card. __________________ All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost...

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