Half-Life 2 - Impressions Thread

Sandtraps

Looks like I'm at the halfway point, unless the chapters just get longer and longer.

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Not going to lie here.

Seeing the name I adopted being used or said by anybody for any other purpose is fucking weird.

Also. Have fun in the old Combine facility. The place is a riot.

Okay, this mechanic is kinda tedious. Using the gravity gun to place objects on the sand so that I don't wake up the antlions?... I find myself just saying "fuck it" and dashing to where I wanna be, but I'm gonna run out of ammunition if I keep doing that.

Okay, this mechanic is kinda tedious. Using the gravity gun to place objects on the sand so that I don't wake up the antlions?... I find myself just saying "fuck it" and dashing to where I wanna be, but I'm gonna run out of ammunition if I keep doing that.

Don't do that

yeah, looks like i'm here for the long haul

Oh, I forgot to mention that I picked up the crossbow.

This thing is badass. But it seems... Superfluous.
Like, unless it's particularly useful against a certain type of enemy, or something,

It just seems like another magnum with less ammo.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I picked up the crossbow.

This thing is badass. But it seems... Superfluous.
Like, unless it's particularly useful against a certain type of enemy, or something,

It just seems like another magnum with less ammo.

The scope works wonders. It's the game's version of the sniper rifle.

Give it a try on combine soldiers.

Oh ya. Verb.

Any G-man sightings yet?

Oh ya. Verb.

Any G-man sightings yet?

Not yet! I'll keep my eye out. I probably missed him a few times already, 'cause I haven't been looking, really. Forgot he was a thing.

I get to control the ant lions!?

that's fucking sweet


this mission is pretty hard though
trying to fight off two of those damn warships, ugh

edit:
GOT EM


All right, Sandtraps is my favorite chapter so far.

i'm entering this chapter with 22 health and no armor

uh oh

You'll find a way.

motherfucking trash compactor bullshit

WHERE'S ELI

edit:
ENTANGLEMENT

WE IN THE THIRD ACT, BOYS

oh hey alyx

"Follow me!"

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR GODDAMN MIND


picking up these turrets is a real shitbitch for no reason

fuck that was intense


Spotted G-man.

Okay, this chapter sucks. Gettin' near the end, though.


Yeah, that was pretty much the longest chapter ever.

>snipers

My zigzagging skills are on point.
too bad my squad isn't -_-

>snipers

My zigzagging skills are on point.
too bad my squad isn't -_-

Hmm, you're getting to some fun bits I think, soon.

By the way, you'd better play episode one and two as well. Good shit those episodes were. But 10 bucks says you won't like the ending of the main game very much.

The next bit is hell. I recommend quicksaving every time you live past a skirmish.

HL2 Spoiler, Ignore this verby if you're into that sorta thing

The next bit is the Striders everywhere, right?

The next bit is hell. I recommend quicksaving every time you live past a skirmish.

HL2 Spoiler, Ignore this verby if you're into that sorta thing

The next bit is the Striders everywhere, right?

Soon.TM

Yes indeed.

I should start playing again, I think

i stopped because i started to play to win, and to beat the game, instead of just wanting to know the rest of the story

but if i don't finish it now, i probably won't come back to it for months, so <_<

Man, fuck these striders.


Man, I really get bummed out when part of my squad dies. :-/
Especially if it's a woman <_<


Okay, I fucked up the last strider. I think. Some fanfare played when I killed it, so I'm assuming that was the last one. At least, for this area, anyway.

I dunno where the fuck to go now.

Go where the horse statue is, there Barney will be waiting for you along with Dog.

ok thanks

i thought i heard something about a "horse", but i wasn't sure what they meant

The next bit is hell. I recommend quicksaving every time you live past a skirmish.

By "the next bit", did you mean Our Benefactors? Or did you mean the part I just got done with?

Because "Follow Freeman!" was pretty hellish.

Edit after post-game:
Yep, you were talking about the strider level. That shit was pretty intense, and I thought I didn't like it at the time, but looking back, it was pretty awesome.


Yeah, I have a bad feeling about this.


take all my weapons, but supercharge my gravity gun?... sure, i'll take that


I AM SO POWERFUL OH MY GOD

Final chapter.

And that's Half-Life 2.

I'll see if I can get a review written up some time this weekend, to flesh out all my thoughts.
Then I suppose I can move on to Episodes One & Two.

And that's Half-Life 2.

I'll see if I can get a review written up some time this weekend, to flesh out all my thoughts.
Then I suppose I can move on to Episodes One & Two.

You're going to love E2. It's literally drive the car for 2 hours and then do a cool little battle.

Episode 1 is okay, the hospital part is my favorite. Episode 2 is brilliant.

All right, I'm assuming Lost Coast is unnecessary/non-canon, since it was taken out of the game. Not even sure where I could play it.

Why have I never heard of Half-Life 2: Deathmatch? I guess no one plays it.