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Half-Life: Alyx (formerly: Half Life 3 is coming??)

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    #242
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,102 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Gabe Newell = Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Arthur?

    Half Life 3 - Wii U exclusive. :)


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    #243
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,210 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Gbear wrote: »
    Aren't they releasing a next gen Console?

    Maybe they're waiting for it to launch HL3 as it's flagship game?
    Surefire way to guarantee your console sells out within hours. Bastards.


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    #244
    Andy!!
    Site Banned Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Andy!!


    They aren't releasing a console in that respect, more a box that plays all steam games.


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    #245
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Ancient bump, bug tracking software from Valve was leaked today:

    19389869ad9d237e8fcfc15e2fc240b7_content_large.png


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    #246
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    This thread is nothing but a filthy tease :(


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    #247
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,841 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    I was gonna post this but was a fraid of the 'OMGZ I thought this bump meant HL 3 had been announced!' posts :(

    So, Spring 2014 release date?


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    #248
    barry181091
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭barry181091


    Hmm, maybe its time I actually download and play half life 2. Is it really that good huh


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    #249
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Not again. :(


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    #250
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Sarky wrote: »
    Not again. :(

    I posted just for you. How's that puppet show getting on? :pac:


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    #251
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,841 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    barry181091 wrote: »
    Hmm, maybe its time I actually download and play half life 2. Is it really that good huh

    Don't bother, overhyped crap that will turn you into a whining baby asking 'where is my half life 3' every 3 hours.


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    #252
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    The full dumped list is here:

    http://pastebin.com/Hm1dpcvX

    but it includes things like Bovril, CoffeeSnobs, Cries Unheard, Thugz4Life, Warhammer for Men and the curious "WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB_EWEWEWEWEWEWEW_GAGAGAGAGAGA". So I'm thinking it doesn't mean much that there's a group in there.


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    #253
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,792 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    barry181091 wrote: »
    Hmm, maybe its time I actually download and play half life 2. Is it really that good huh

    Not particularly. It's a solid, cliched shooter that pales in comparison to the wonderful original.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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    #254
    CiDeRmAn
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    Spear wrote: »
    The curious "WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB_EWEWEWEWEWEWEW_GAGAGAGAGAGA".
    I think that's coming out on the CDi....


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    #255
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,891 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Ah well....


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    #256
    johnny_ultimate
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    ancapailldorcha wrote: »
    Not particularly. It's a solid, cliched shooter that pales in comparison to the wonderful original.

    I'd totally use the Phoenix Wright 'objection' jpeg here if I wasn't pretty sure I've used it in this thread already somewhere in response to a similar observation.


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    #257
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Half life 2 is incredibly overrated.


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    #258
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    cloud493 wrote: »
    Half life 2 is incredibly overrated.

    HL2 was released November 2004. I challenge you to go back and look at the FPS games that came out in the preceding two years. Nothing comes close and for many years after HL2, it was untouched when it came to graphics, game-play, physics, storyline, character development and atmosphere.


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    #259
    Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    Its just not pokemon.


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    #260
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Falthyron wrote: »
    HL2 was released November 2004. I challenge you to go back and look at the FPS games that came out in the preceding two years. Nothing comes close and for many years after HL2, it was untouched when it came to graphics, game-play, physics, storyline, character development and atmosphere.

    Too bad its not 2004, its 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyones socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.


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    #261
    pixelburp
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    cloud493 wrote: »
    Too bad its not 2004, its 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyones socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.

    I take it you don't think much of Half Life 1 then? Because having played it (semi) recently, it holds up much, much worse than HL2 does.


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    #262
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I've only played an hour or so of the first half life, on the ps2, so I wouldn't be one to comment :pac:


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    #263
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    i actually think hl1 holds up much better than hl2....


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    #264
    Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    cloud493 wrote: »
    Too bad its not 2004, its 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyones socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.

    Thing is.. a lot of people have been playing games since before 2004... and therefore their opinions are based from when they actually played it... do you want people to replay a game every year just so they can update their opinion to ensure they don't overrate a game based on current standards ??

    People are hyped for HL3 because its likely that it'll be another great game from valve. Im mostly hyped for it because with HL3 will probably come a new Engine... boom ! mod heaven.


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    #265
    ancapailldorcha
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    Falthyron wrote: »
    HL2 was released November 2004. I challenge you to go back and look at the FPS games that came out in the preceding two years. Nothing comes close and for many years after HL2, it was untouched when it came to graphics, game-play, physics, storyline, character development and atmosphere.

    I only played the original Deus Ex about 6 years ago and the original Half Life a few years ago. Immensely enjoyed both. A good game will stand the test of time. I can still enjoy classics such as Final Fantasy VI as well as modern greats like Mass Effect.
    Half Life 2 wasn't bad, just lacking. It's very sold and incredibly slick. For me the only thing special about it is the mods that are available. The story is dull while the gameplay is gimmicky and forgettable.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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    #266
    pixelburp
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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    i actually think hl1 holds up much better than hl2....

    I dunno; even if you ignore the elephant - or should that be Gonarch? - in the room that is the entire god-awful Xen portion, much of the level design in HL1 was quite lacklustre & could be pretty frustrating & meandering at times. While the gunplay's still pretty tight & the pacing an upwards curve (until Xen), many of the levels felt like something out of a mod map-pack tbh.


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    #267
    johnny_ultimate
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    I genuinely can't take of any game since 2004 that has achieved such a perfect relationship between gameplay, narrative and world building. The mechanics are exhilaratingly robust, the engine so accomplished even developers today can work wonders with it (it does finally need an upgrade, granted).

    Playing through Half Life 2 (and Episode 2 - not so much Episode 1) was an experience I wish I could 'forget me now' just to experience fresh again. Really, nine years on, it's remains effectively peerless, only a handful of titles operating on the same plain of imagination and mechanical mastery. I personally don't think I'd feel much different if it had have only been released a year ago. The only disappointment, IMO, is that some of the design evolutions - particularly its seamless flow and pace - have only barely filtered into the wider medium.


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    #268
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,841 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    I don't think HL 1 didn't hold up as well as HL 2 but still fantastic to play with Source. HL 2, years on is still class. Ravenholm is better than most full 'Survival Horror' games


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    #269
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,891 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Both of those games are amazing for their time and you could go back, play either one and have a great time. Doubly so now with the release of Black Mesa.

    I love the atmosphere in HL2. It's portrayal of a sci fi dystopia is worthy of a feature film. It's eerie and it doesn't insult your intelligence either. The effects of the offworld rulers are insidious and I like that the game breathes to allow you to take in the carefully crafted world. Actually, for an FPS it's definitely on the lower end of the action scale and it allows you to go and explore while not being a sandbox, strictly speaking. There is great action too but it's not what the game's about. It's a game that wants you to look around and appreciate the little touches, and you should, because there's lots of them.


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    #270
    Opinicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Opinicus


    cloud493 wrote: »
    Half life 2 is incredibly overrated.
    cloud493 wrote: »
    Too bad its not 2004, its 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyones socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.


    Pong is incredibly overrated.

    Too bad it's not 1972, it's 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyone's socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.


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    #271
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Opinicus wrote: »
    Pong is incredibly overrated.

    Too bad it's not 1972, it's 2013. I'm sure when it came out it blew everyone's socks off, but these days it does not hold up as well as the internet would have you think.

    Not really the same thing is it/


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