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Half-Life 2

 
 
Reply Sat 5 Mar, 2005 12:59 am
I purchased Half-Life 2 about a week ago. I am now broke, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was more than worth it. Bigger, faster, more intense, scarier than Doom 3, this game has it all - and a plotline that blows a number of movies out of the water. PC Gamer magazine gave it a 98%, which is the highest of any game they've ever reviewed. If you've got 50 bucks and a video card, BUY THIS GAME.
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Seed
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 10:59 am
so i have heard... i ahve heard it is a great game. i have been debating on if i was going to buy it or not. Though i have heard rumors of it coming out for the xbox, so i dont know if i want to get it for my comp or for my xbox... decisions decisions
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Francisco DAnconia
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 01:24 pm
I know it's coming out for XBox, but I'd reccommend it for computer anyway, simply because the computer version comes with Counter-Strike Source, which is an amazing online action game. You'll probably play Source as much or more than Half-Life 2, and when you beat HL2 you've still got the online aspect of Source to screw around with, but they're both awesome.
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Seed
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 01:41 pm
ah well i got dial up so i dont do much online play :/
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Francisco DAnconia
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 02:02 pm
I follow you and feel your pain, brother. I was only recently liberated from the shackles of 56k. May you be blessed with something faster soon. If not, then flip a coin when it comes to the Xbox or PC version.
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Seed
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 02:27 pm
i gotta wait for them to run the cable out here... till then im up a creek
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Francisco DAnconia
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 02:42 pm
Yeah, but DSL works through the phone line without tying up the lines when you're online, and it's faster. That's what I've got. Go check out www.verizon.com.
Verizon's got the best price.
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Monger
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 09:14 pm
I remember when PC Gamer gave Alpha Centauri a score of 98 as well... that was back in 1998. But my favorite PC mag (Maximum PC) called Half-Life 2 the best game ever made and scored it an unprecedented 11 out of 10. If I had a desktop I'd buy it, but I don't think it'd be worth screwing with it & getting sub-par performance on my laptop...
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 10:02 pm
I've been meaning to get this game, just haven't had time to play anything these days.
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Seed
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2005 10:03 pm
i heard the physics engine is just awesome... and the gravity gun is the new bling
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Francisco DAnconia
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 06:57 am
bling, yeah. The physics are designed by a company called Havok, and in addition to being frighteningly realistic, they actually play a large part in the puzzles. You'll have puzzles in which you have a wooden plank and a barrel as its fulcrum, and you must stack heavy stuff you can find to balance the plank so you can climb up it.
The gravity gun is something else, too. You can just shoot stuff with it, as in it fires a lightning bolt that sends practically everything flying, or you can be more precise by alternate fire, which draws stuff to you and suspends it in the air until you fire again, which launches it through the air. I find that this alternate method is particularly useful, especially when there's stuff like explosive barrels or circular saw blades lying around Twisted Evil
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Omikron
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 07:20 am
Half-Life II is amazing. The Physics engine couldn't be more realistic, and the graphics are a pinnacle of todays technology. Also, the gameplay is unbelievable, and I have a hard time playing it alone, becusae I end up changing my pants a lot. I advise anyone who hasn't to buy it. And Counter Strike Source is awesome too.
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samoanz
 
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Reply Sun 20 Mar, 2005 01:15 am
I love this game and the online mods bring make it the best game ever in my book. gamespot rated this game 2nd best of year. I was so pissed off.
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XBOX MAD
 
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Reply Tue 29 Mar, 2005 08:36 am
Half life 2 is da best
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