Half-Life 2 - Impressions Thread

Done.

And here I am having to edit this every 10 minutes. ...dammit Verb

i didn't know half-life had DLC

okay i'm gonna start hl2 soon

hopefully i don't get too bored, like last time

Half Life 2 is its own game. Episode 1 was released later. Then Episode 2. What's so hard to understand?

Half Life 2 is its own game. Episode 1 was released later. Then Episode 2. What's so hard to understand?

what's so hard to understand about my question

i never said it was hard to understand

i'm saying why the hell isn't it like this:

half life 2: episode one
half life 2: episode two
half life 2: episode three

that would have been the smart way of doing it, but they did it in an asinine way instead

Half Life 2 is its own game. Episode 1 was released later. Then Episode 2. What's so hard to understand?

what's so hard to understand about my question

i never said it was hard to understand

i'm saying why the hell isn't it like this:

half life 2: episode one
half life 2: episode two
half life 2: episode three

that would have been the smart way of doing it, but they did it in an asinine way instead

Oh I see. You're saying why is the DLC called Episode 1, if it's the second part. Well. That's just how it is. Half Life 2 is a full game. Episodes 1-3 were going to be smaller games. It's just the title they gave it, instead of giving the episodes real names.

dumb

Yeah its just DLC. Episode 2 is one of my favorite games.

If you dont like the games id advice giving the OST a listen, its better than most games that come out these days.

okay, so the episodes ARE the DLC
got it, that make sense

probably still could've given them proper titles though

so yeah, the last time i played this, i got bored shortly after escaping city 17 (which was admittedly an awesome portion)
i can't remember the exact part, but i remember just being a little bit confused, plot-wise

hopefully i won't be, now that i have a remote idea of what's going on

Don't think so hard, its terrible.

this is my favorite part

"pick up that can"

i'm so glad this didn't become a meme, so it's still funny

So you've never finished HL2 or episodes 1 or 2? Dat ending though...

HL1 is worth a play too if you're interested.

as i said, i tried the first one, and i thought it was terrible, so i compensated by watching freeman's mind instead

While you worry about titles, I'll just be chillin' with my Gnomie.

as i said, i tried the first one, and i thought it was terrible, so i compensated by watching freeman's mind instead

Interesting. There's a lot of people who actually hate HL2 and consider HL1 to be the second coming. Not me. But just saying.

so yeah, the last time i played this, i got bored shortly after escaping city 17 (which was admittedly an awesome portion)

The airboat section can be a bit dull at times but after that you get to ravenholm

Oh you're gonna hate this game so much since its one of the genre's Jesus Christs.

Oh you're gonna hate this game so much since its one of the genre's Jesus Christs.

it ain't so bad--i'm already farther than i've ever made it

i like the genuine sense of dread it gives you--like, it's not scary, but i feel like i should stop now and play later in the daytime

because i just know i'm gonna be checking my flank when i go to bed tonight <_<
and the ceiling

barnacles are gross

does anyone know how much time has passed between gordon taking gman's offer and gman dropping him off at city 17

i like to know the precise scope i'm looking at

Oh you're gonna hate this game so much since its one of the genre's Jesus Christs.

it ain't so bad--i'm already farther than i've ever made it

i like the genuine sense of dread it gives you--like, it's not scary, but i feel like i should stop now and play later in the daytime

because i just know i'm gonna be checking my flank when i go to bed tonight <_<
and the ceiling

barnacles are gross

Huh...

Well, this must be one of the signs of the Apocalypse or something.

does anyone know how much time has passed between gordon taking gman's offer and gman dropping him off at city 17

i like to know the precise scope i'm looking at

20 to 22 years I think.

Huh...

Well, this must be one of the signs of the Apocalypse or something.

i don't HATE FPS games, all right lol

i just think they're overdone as hell, and there's little in the way of innovation

this isn't as bad, because there's this interesting story being told
and like, ammo is scarce, and there's all this tension and stuff--kind of reminds me of RE in a way

20 to 22 years I think.

wow, really?... what does that make gordon, like, 60?

i guess he wasn't THAT old in hl1, but i didn't think of him as a straight-outta-college type guy

Huh...

Well, this must be one of the signs of the Apocalypse or something.

i don't HATE FPS games, all right lol

i just think they're overdone as hell, and there's little in the way of innovation

this isn't as bad, because there's this interesting story being told
and like, ammo is scarce, and there's all this tension and stuff--kind of reminds me of RE in a way

20 to 22 years I think.

wow, really?... what does that make gordon, like, 60?

i guess he wasn't THAT old in hl1, but i didn't think of him as a straight-outta-college type guy

Its nice to hear that.

Anyway, Gordon hasn't aged a bit since taking the G-Man's offer. He still looks like a "straight-outta-college" guy.

i see

that makes this alyx love interest less awkward then

lol yeah

I JUST GOT A BETTER GUN

OH

i feel so much safer now

why can't i aim with it. it has a laser sight and everything

Is this a verb HL2 impressions thread?

this is a verb HL2 impressions thread

do it

I JUST GOT A BETTER GUN

OH

i feel so much safer now

why can't i aim with it. it has a laser sight and everything

oh you mean the smg

half life was never big on aiming down with the sights except for the crossbow

Is this a verb HL2 impressions thread?

this is a verb HL2 impressions thread

do it

all right

is there a way to get it to stop telling me when to quick-save
i do it instinctively every time, which ended up landing me in a pretty bad spot earlier <_<

i guess i gotta just fight the urge to do it whenever it tells me (unless it's actually a good idea)

Is this a verb HL2 impressions thread?

this is a verb HL2 impressions thread

do it

all right

is there a way to get it to stop telling me when to quick-save
i do it instinctively every time, which ended up landing me in a pretty bad spot earlier <_<

lol i dunno look through the settings