Playing the Half-Life franchise for the first time

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So, I finally decided to tackle the lauded Half-Life franchise (currently finishing Half-Life 1). So far I've enjoyed the gameplay and story, but Jesus Christ do they need to have one million platforming sections? Does the sequel also have a ton of platforming sections or did they tone it down a little?

 
 
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I skipped Half-Life 1 entirely and just watched Freeman's Mind, honestly.

Half-Life 2 is pretty fucking great (favorite FPS). The platforming is there, but it's executed a lot smarter and downplayed in favor of slick gunplay, some logic/physics puzzles, and lots of atmosphere.
Last Edit: June 05, 2017, 10:41:16 PM by Jokes about killing Trump

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The angel agreed to trade a set of white wings for the head of another demon. Overjoyed, the demon killed one of his own and plucked the head right off its still-warm body.

The angel then led the demon to heaven, where he underwent centuries of the cruelest tortures imaginable. Finally, the pain was so great that he lost consciousness - at which point his dark wings turned the promised shade of white.
Its mostly just HL1 with the platforming, its issue is the glidy movement that comes from the GoldSource engine.

Half Life 2 has less platforming and more physics centric stuff made to show off the engine at the time but it still holds up today and never got old to me personally. Looking forward to hearing thoughts on EP2 if you stick with it (and verb get the fuck on it you fuck)

God tier music too
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I gave up HL2 half-way through. I got bored.

 
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Quote from: challengerX on June 06, 2017, 09:36:26 AM
Half Life is boring
better than every halo combined

 
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Half Life 2 has a great aesthetic. The setting is the best thing about that game.

 
 
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Quote from: challengerX on June 06, 2017, 09:52:47 AM

Beautiful😮
that actually is beautiful though

and everything you said about halo is wrong

what a bad franchise halo is

 
 
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The angel agreed to trade a set of white wings for the head of another demon. Overjoyed, the demon killed one of his own and plucked the head right off its still-warm body.

The angel then led the demon to heaven, where he underwent centuries of the cruelest tortures imaginable. Finally, the pain was so great that he lost consciousness - at which point his dark wings turned the promised shade of white.
Quote from: challengerX on June 06, 2017, 09:52:47 AM

Beautiful😮
released in the same year, console C U C K S B T F O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Quote from: oss on June 06, 2017, 02:47:38 PM
Quote from: challengerX on June 06, 2017, 09:52:47 AM

Beautiful😮
released in the same year, console C U C K S B T F O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


heh... they never stood a chance


 
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Quote from: LC on June 06, 2017, 03:17:31 PM
Quote from: oss on June 06, 2017, 02:47:38 PM
Quote from: challengerX on June 06, 2017, 09:52:47 AM

Beautiful😮
released in the same year, console C U C K S B T F O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


heh... they never stood a chance

ugly

 
 
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So far Half-Life 2 has been really fun so far, but the long load times even with a beefy computer are pretty disappointing.

 
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The angel agreed to trade a set of white wings for the head of another demon. Overjoyed, the demon killed one of his own and plucked the head right off its still-warm body.

The angel then led the demon to heaven, where he underwent centuries of the cruelest tortures imaginable. Finally, the pain was so great that he lost consciousness - at which point his dark wings turned the promised shade of white.
I dont remember the load times being too bad, dual core speaking. Though its been like 6 months since i replayed those.

Im so tempted to post EP2 tracks but those need to be experienced in the moment

 
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Quote from: Thrasher on June 06, 2017, 10:13:42 PM
So far Half-Life 2 has been really fun so far, but the long load times even with a beefy computer are pretty disappointing.

That shouldn't be happening if true.

It's <5 seconds (might be even <3) with an i7, 16GB RAM and a 950m for comparison.

HL1 is more Platforms>Fighting>Puzzles while HL2 is Fighting>Puzzles>Platforms. Both have sick music; the sorta techno-noughties stuff that you can instantly date.
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Quote from: Môr-ladron on June 07, 2017, 01:24:22 PM
Quote from: Thrasher on June 06, 2017, 10:13:42 PM
So far Half-Life 2 has been really fun so far, but the long load times even with a beefy computer are pretty disappointing.

That shouldn't be happening if true.

It's <5 seconds (might be even <3) with an i7, 16GB RAM and a 950m for comparison.

HL1 is more Platforms>Fighting>Puzzles while HL2 is Fighting>Puzzles>Platforms. Both have sick music; the sorta techno-noughties stuff that you can instantly date.

The initial load into the game is very quick, but when transitioning to new areas it takes 10-15 seconds to load the game. I have a 4790k GTX 980. Maybe I should verify cache/reinstall to see if it fixes the problem.

 
 
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So I've now beaten Half Life 2 as well as the episodes. A few thoughts. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed Episode 2 better than the main game. I can't really put my finger on it (environment change/aesthetics?), but I just found it better. I really do feel bad for all those who have waited for Episode 3/Half Life 3 for so long. With the cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2 it leaves so many questions unanswered. I can tell that fans just want a conclusion, but the chances are that they'll never get one.

 
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The angel agreed to trade a set of white wings for the head of another demon. Overjoyed, the demon killed one of his own and plucked the head right off its still-warm body.

The angel then led the demon to heaven, where he underwent centuries of the cruelest tortures imaginable. Finally, the pain was so great that he lost consciousness - at which point his dark wings turned the promised shade of white.
Quote from: Thrasher on June 11, 2017, 05:07:08 AM
So I've now beaten Half Life 2 as well as the episodes. A few thoughts. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed Episode 2 better than the main game. I can't really put my finger on it (environment change/aesthetics?), but I just found it better. I really do feel bad for all those who have waited for Episode 3/Half Life 3 for so long. With the cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2 it leaves so many questions unanswered. I can tell that fans just want a conclusion, but the chances are that they'll never get one.
EP2 is the pinnacle of what Valve is capable of. Unironically a masterpiece as far as video games go T B H