secretforce Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 IGN has a pre-E3 hands on with "New details, new impressions, new screens, new love." Get it Here GameSpot Previews Half-Life 2 We posted earlier about the hands-on preview that IGN GameSpy had written, but it appears as though GameSpot has had the opportunity to play the game too. You can see their opinions of it right here. @ HalfLife2.net May 10, 2004 - Half-Life 2. Now that's a name that stirs up a variety of emotions in gamers. Since it was announced almost a year ago, many gamers have moved from lust and desire to confusion and bitterness. Some have even gone straight to the "irrational venomous seething hate" level. The way some gamers talk about Half-Life 2 on Internet message boards around the world, you would think Valve had found the cure for cancer and is withholding it from the masses. I recall one poster who summed up his thoughts quite eloquently: "how culd u do tis to us wit teh liar!11!1! i hop u get hit by car and die!1!!11" Oh, the wonders of the Internet. No matter what anyone says about Valve and Half-Life 2, you know it's still the game they're most looking forward to this year. And why wouldn't they be? Started soon after the release of the original, Half-Life 2 has been in development for five years, and when Valve sprung it on us at last year's E3, I think everyone was a bit surprised at how amazing it actually looked, and that Valve had managed to keep it under wraps for as long as they had. Although we've been reporting on the game for a year now, we haven't had a chance to play it -- until now. At a recent pre-E3 event hosted by publisher VU Games, I finally got a chance to go hands-on with the latest build of Half-Life 2. After playing for a bit, we can, at least, say that we hope Valve stays away from errant autos and follows all applicable pedestrian laws. Enough with all that though, let's get to the real reason you're here: to read about how the game plays. I booted up the 3.4GHz Radeon 9800XT equipped machine and waded into Half-Life 2. I started up the demo and was told that the first scene I would be playing was about 10 minutes into the game, after a brief introduction by our old friend the G-Man. ... IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/512/512580p1.html?fromint=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 wow amazing how all the online magazines say they have exclusive pictures/interviews/whatnot wait its only IGN and Gamespy....i swear they suck the same bone... all dealing with that merger.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbiotic Hat Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 If this game turns out to suck it's going to be the funniest thing EVER. (I hope it don't suck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardice Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 it would also be a huge waste of money because hasn't it cost as much as the project to put the man on the moon? or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Apparently, you haven't seen any in game videos because it won't suck. Even if it's the same as the original (which it isn't) it'll be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardice Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Apparently, you haven't seen any in game videos because it won't suck. Even if it's the same as the original (which it isn't) it'll be great! the videos are really cool yes. But they don't automaticly decide that hl2 will be totally awesome. But, my guess is that it will still rock though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexor Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 why are those monsters in the pic above levitating with their feet above ground? are they messing with Havoc again? feet and shadows don't meet :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardice Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 why are those monsters in the pic above levitating with their feet above ground? are they messing with Havoc again? picky, picky, picky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexor Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 no, not picky, demanding ;) I simply expect quality for the price, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted May 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 10, 2004 picky, picky, picky Picky or not, he's right. It looks terrible having them hovering above the ground, I'm sure it'll be fixed before release (if not then I lose all faith in Valve) but I would have thought they'd fix it before putting out promotional shots. Its just another thing for people to pick holes in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Um thats not new i played that map already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretforce Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 Um thats not new i played that map already did you READ the IGN review ? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 oh well it looks the same on that map anyway just they had the shadow files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretforce Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonElf Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 you know, I never really liked the characters of HL, but for the rest it's a pretty cool game :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus- Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 The gameplay is going to be top notch no doubt but ive given up on the graphics far cry and games comming out like stalker have done better. With the time spent since sept. 30th you would think they coulda pushed up the bar on the graphics. This is certianly not what everyones basing "Oh wait till it comes out to buy your new video card" bah that allready happend with fary cry. If you can play far cry on your card you can play this no problems. And no im not a far cry fanboy or anything i just think hl2 is going to be a bit low on the graphics when it finaly shows up this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Wow. Looks good. I wonder if it will come out before I sell me pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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