Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...

candycanearter07 wrote:

Jhulian Waldby <wichitajayhawks@msn.com> wrote at 07:06 this Friday (GMT):

candycanearter07 wrote:

Jhulian Waldby <wichitajayhawks@msn.com> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT):

candycanearter07 wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 18:38 this Wednesday (GMT):

On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:50:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 03:31 this Saturday (GMT):

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Since HL2 will be/is 20 yrs. old and we're all getting nostalgia! Let's
talk about those days!

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I got it in the modern day, and I remember enjoying it but not fully
seeing why people adore it so much?

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If the comments here are anything to go on, most people --even the
ones who bought it back in 2004-- feel the same way.
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The original "Half Life" really was revolutionary; its success
transformed the FPS genre. "Half Life 2"? It was an okay game but
hardly a match for its predecessor.

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Maybe it's better if HL2 is the beginning of the series for you.
Stepping into HL2 with no prior experience it's who am I some kind of
celebrity or national hero; everybody knows my name.
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It was enough to draw me in.  I played until I was stuck and then went
back a few times (got a little further).

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Same. Nova Prospekt really confused me.
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obgameExperience: Really like that pipe.  I played Rainbow 6: Raven
Shield for 400 hours and never once scored a knife kill.

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What?
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The HL2 melee weapon, a piece of pipe, has a good range that it reaches.
   The Raven Shield knife covers an inappreciable distance.  Same with
the Call of Duty knife.  HL2 is more "Skyrim-like".

  Oh, I never noticed that. More invisible game design stuff.
 

What it is is that the perspective in Call of Duty and Rainbow Six isn't friendly to me and I can't judge the distance properly.  It's fine for shooting, but not for reaching out and touching someone with the included melee weapon.