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Ustwo · 11-28-2004, 09:03 AM

I just finished HL2. I've been playing on and off since release, hour here, 30 mins there, and I have to say the ending is the biggest let down EVER for a game like this.

Oh you beat the bad guy, time to wait for the sequel!

The story line was fine, I could follow it pretty easy (I've heard people complain about it) but when I finish a game, I like a sense of some sort of accomplishment. This was a just a 'ok great, wait and see half life 3'.

Also the number of different enemies pretty much was a let down too. I expected some more wacky aliens at the end, and they showed a few in the 'travel by coffin' but you never saw them up close. Lets count the enemies...grunts...head crabs...zombies....those ceiling trap guys....super zombies..ant lions...therapods..super grunts (in white).....2 chopper types... and the striders (which were cool).

HL 1 was in my opinion a much better game. The physics in HL2 were great, and the graphics were very nice, but as a GAME it was just so-so.

Also while I'm ranting, the boat/buggy bits were fun I'll give you that, but whatever they made those vehicles out of they should just plate a Chevy nova with it and take out the enemy, since they were indestructible.

Then there was the squad thing. When you were controlling the ant lions I could accept some just showing up out of holes in the wall. When you got your human squad slaughtered it seemed sort of odd that guys would magically appear to replenish your ranks. It was ok when you ran into new ones, but on one part I got stuck a few mins (couldn't figure out where I was suppose to walk to) and my squad of one became a squad of 4 with 2 extra guys just standing around. They were a lot dumber then I had hoped too. The AI for the grunts didn't seem any better then the marines in HL1, and was perhaps a bit worse.

Finally, the grav gun. Its fun, its cool, its a nice twist. Why they decided the last bit had to be 100% grav gun turned up to super mode besides to show off I don't know. Why does it only work on corpses magically at the end? Its like they got to the last bit and said lets REALLY show off our physics!

HL2 is a good game, but for a game delayed a year and hyped to the gills I expected a little more.

Final final rant. I bought the game at the store, installed, did the steam thing...fine. Why the FUCK do I still need the CD in the damn drive? Isn't that the whole point of steam?

11-28-2004, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	HL2 ending spoilers rant I just finished HL2. I've been playing on and off since release, hour here, 30 mins there, and I have to say the ending is the biggest let down EVER for a game like this. Oh you beat the bad guy, time to wait for the sequel! The story line was fine, I could follow it pretty easy (I've heard people complain about it) but when I finish a game, I like a sense of some sort of accomplishment. This was a just a 'ok great, wait and see half life 3'. Also the number of different enemies pretty much was a let down too. I expected some more wacky aliens at the end, and they showed a few in the 'travel by coffin' but you never saw them up close. Lets count the enemies...grunts...head crabs...zombies....those ceiling trap guys....super zombies..ant lions...therapods..super grunts (in white).....2 chopper types... and the striders (which were cool). HL 1 was in my opinion a much better game. The physics in HL2 were great, and the graphics were very nice, but as a GAME it was just so-so. Also while I'm ranting, the boat/buggy bits were fun I'll give you that, but whatever they made those vehicles out of they should just plate a Chevy nova with it and take out the enemy, since they were indestructible. Then there was the squad thing. When you were controlling the ant lions I could accept some just showing up out of holes in the wall. When you got your human squad slaughtered it seemed sort of odd that guys would magically appear to replenish your ranks. It was ok when you ran into new ones, but on one part I got stuck a few mins (couldn't figure out where I was suppose to walk to) and my squad of one became a squad of 4 with 2 extra guys just standing around. They were a lot dumber then I had hoped too. The AI for the grunts didn't seem any better then the marines in HL1, and was perhaps a bit worse. Finally, the grav gun. Its fun, its cool, its a nice twist. Why they decided the last bit had to be 100% grav gun turned up to super mode besides to show off I don't know. Why does it only work on corpses magically at the end? Its like they got to the last bit and said lets REALLY show off our physics! HL2 is a good game, but for a game delayed a year and hyped to the gills I expected a little more. Final final rant. I bought the game at the store, installed, did the steam thing...fine. Why the FUCK do I still need the CD in the damn drive? Isn't that the whole point of steam? __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.