Half-Life 2

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

I have to dedicate this thread to the amazingness of Half Life 2. I just got the new PC Gamer to read the review, and it sounds so good. It got 96% (highest score ever, except drawn with HL1). PC Zone gave HL2 97%, highest score ever. They all say how amazing it is, and how games will never be this good again.

I just watched one of the direct feed movies from the DVD, and the atmosphere, graphics and realism are so good.... There are loads of HL2 movies and screenshots on the PC Gamer disc, so if you can, you should get it.

And buy Half Life 2
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Silverx · Level 6: The Experiment Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 186

Hype and graphics is not everything.

Although it's likely to be good, there's been quite a few "amazing" games which turned out rubbish..
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Yeah, but as the review said, the story, characters etc. are also great...

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Silverx · Level 6: The Experiment Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 186

Driv3r for one...
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Michaelz · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:

lol, it wasn't that bad, it was just not wot we expected Razz

o yeah, james u forgot the other mag which gave HL2 90%
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

thamkeng · Level 6: The Experiment Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 128

Super Mario 64 will always be the best game ever... o well

HL2 looks okish.... predomenantly single player though, or mebbe not, but a lot of effort has gone into it and i tend to msotly play the multi player on shoot-em-ups...
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Counter-Strike Source is Half life 2's multiplayer, which a lot of people think is the best multiplayer FPS ever. There are also loads of mods going to be made, including the official WW2 mod "Day of Defeat"
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

News just in - Half Life 2 scores 98% in PC Gamer US.
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Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

PC Gamer US say that it was a perfect game, but the most they are going to give any game is 98%, because they can't give a perfect score. The reviewer wanted to give it 100%, but the rest of the team didn't want to put perfect scores in the magazine Sad

They said they searched really hard for something to put in the Cons section, but all they could find was "sometimes your squad get slightly in your way" Very Happy

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[DOTA]D07 · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:50 pm Post subject:

WOW! I can't believe it is sooo good I can't wait till it comes out! Very Happy

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Silverx · Level 6: The Experiment Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 186

I was considering getting HL2 - but Football Manager happens to come out the same day so I chose Football Manager..
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

erm... ther is no hl2 release date yet, so i don't know how you know that Football Manager is coming out on the same day Razz

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You can however pre order it off Steam, and then you get to play Counter Strike Source straight away, and preload hl2, so when it becomes avaliable you play straight away.
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