Half-Life 2 is here

[SAS]

It has been a long wait, but the game is finally here! Half-Life 2 is now unlocked on steam and in the shops rows upon rows of the game are stacked ready for the hordes of gamers to collect. Demand is sure to be high so get out there and grab a copy now before its to late...

The main question on everyones lips... Is the game living up to the hype? Post your views!

 

[Tom]

unlocking now.....

 

[noikz]

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~noikz/games/hl2/

 

[UndyingAngel]

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~noikz/games/hl2/

turn AA on ffs.. such nasty sharp edges

also HL2 is quality I have to say

 

[dysfunction]

Buh! I wish I was at home now!!!

I might have left Steam on so when I get home it should be finished....

 

[Tom]

heh the transporter bit is piss funny

 

[Brynn]

Like in red dwarf where they transport inside hitlers chimney

 

[Lakashnik]

BAH HUMBUGGER.
my pc wont handle it so have to use brothers... altho no point me ordering it if he has .... but the $*($&#@&$# has locked me out of his steam. refusing to let me play untill tomoz.... hes not even here untill 6pm the @#$@#$
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[dysfunction]

heh the transporter bit is piss funny

Spoiler tags ffs!!!!!!111

 

[Ch3tan]

Heh, another hl2 thread

It deserves lots, no matter how much shitty hype and delaying tactics may have pissed everyone off, the end product is well worth it.

 

[Brynn]

5 years in the making - and it is so worth it

 

[Yaka]

guess im the only whho will be installing it tommorow, new hdd aint arived yet:/

 

[Clown]

I ain't even bought it.

 

[RandomBastard]

HL2... worth the wait.. fuck what people say about hype it looks sweet, plays well and the story so far apears to be shapping up well.

Oh and Alex is fit for a computer game character ;P

 

[Durzel]

It's that good? Im stuck at work until 5:30pm. Watched the intro this morning as I was getting changed for work, and

Spoiler

ran around the train station bit for about 2 minutes

. Does it really live up to the hype then?

How would you rate it story wise compared to Doom, or - more fair - Farcry?

 

[Aada]

I just got to ''We dont go to Ravens area anymore'' its got good graphics and such but i dunno im just wondering how big is the game ? HL was a massive game levels went on for ages etc. Graphics aint better then D3 but who cares when it plays as good as it does... FPS dont have a long playability life CS:S not my cup of tea.

8/10

 

[throdgrain]

It lives up to the hype. Its 3 times the game Doom 3 is.
And I hate single player games, but i like this

 

[Durzel]

Spoiler tags plz Aada

Ta throdgrain - that gives me some perspective. I'm starting to feel a bit sick actually, so sick in fact I might have to be sent home.....

 

[throdgrain]

Heh Durzel, go for it m8

 

[Mr.Bee]

Fanastic game, the vehicles are really great fun and the set pieces are superb. The only downside it seems is the loading between levels as the levels seem quite short but thats only a minor point.

Booked the day off work and have now played for 7 hours straight on hard

Spoiler

Loved the bit where you play catch with the DOG robot

 

[Aada]

Its better then farcry put it that way.. but not better then the atmosphere D3 has..

 

[leggy]

It's another shooter. That is all. It just so happens that it is maybe the most addictive and fun shooter for a long long time.

Deserves it's gamespot score and it's the only game for a couple of years to keep me pinned to my pc all day without a break.

 

[Tom]

Everything about it is better than Doom3 or Farcry.

Mind you, I did see a zombie covered in flames walking through a dark tunnel, and not lighting up the walls around it. Oh well, can't have everything!

 

[old.user4556]

Er, ok - just in from work and my unlocking dialogue box has been sitting at 0% for the past 5 minutes - is this normal?

I cancelled and i'm trying again, however it's still at 0%.

Fuck sake, Steam can be such a cock-ass at times.

 

[dysfunction]

Must be you cos mine worked first time...actually its at 99% so I'll be playing any minute now!

 

[Conchabar]

*sigh* must w8 till i have made my new pc till i can play hl2 dam y couldnt they have perlonged it abit more hurry up nforce 4 come out

 

[Clown]

I thought I'd have to buy a new PC too, but it's running fine at 1280x1024, all settings bumped up.

 

[Conchabar]

what specs ure pc clown? i gotta 1.1 ghz ..........

 

[Clown]

AMD 2500+
1GB DDR3200
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

 

[Cyfr]

Oh.. is it like.. fun to play unlike doom3? I didnt find doom3 fun cause all it was was bloody shaddows and monsters scaring you