Half-Life 2 Previews [May 08, 2003, 6:54 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The NDA referenced earlier has expired, and the first web-based Half-Life 2
previews have begun appearing. There are now previews of Half-Life 2 in
(alphabetically): Computer
and Video Games, GameSpot,
GameSpy, PC.IGN.Com,
and Shacknews, .
Each article is based on seeing a some proof of concept demonstrations, offering
their individual impressions and a shared pool of screenshots, which are also posted
here locally. There are also plentiful developer quotes scattered
throughout, offering the first details about gameplay in the shooter sequel.
Here's a bit from the GameSpot article, as we're impressed by how the NDA seems
to have been crafted to fit the big dog's daily publishing schedule. They refute
some rumors and shed light on the game's true target platform:
In case you were wondering, the game is also being built, first and foremost, for the PC. Leading up to the official announcement from Valve that Half-Life 2 would be publicly displayed for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003, rumors spread far and wide about what the game would and wouldn't be. One of the more popular rumors was that, much like how Bungie Software moved development of its outstanding first-person shooter, Halo, from the PC to the Xbox, so would Valve switch to focusing on console development. Newell laughed this off--no, Half-Life 2 will be a PC game. At first. Newell did confirm that an Xbox version, at least, will follow suit, though there's no hard release date for it yet. At any rate, Newell emphasized that the success of the original Half-Life can be attributed in no small part to the game's huge, worldwide following of PC owners. Valve would have to be downright foolish to abandon its huge installed base when making Half-Life 2.
Do you people UNDERSTAND that this fall/winter is going to be the best time for FPS games in like 4-5 YEARS? The mind boggles at what will be available. Kicking it all off will be the sequel to (in my opinion) the best single player FPS of all time, Half Life. (You had to play it when it was brand new to understand).
Half Life 2, DOOM III, STALKER, DUES EX 2 and how many others?? My god, I will need a 2nd job to buy them all, then I will have to quite both jobs to play them all!
On Topic:
Finnally a game is going to come out that will INNOVATE again. Based on everything I have read (which is every article out as of this afternoon) Half Life 2 sounds like it will once again set the benchmark for FPS games. Thank GOD they care enough about their games to not pull an "Unreal 2". The are making the game longer (woohoo) and deeper, not just prettier.
Mappin and Mod Developers? Man I used to love building maps until current games turned it into joyless "work". It sounds like Valve is going to give us "dream features" (like materials) that will make map building fun again. I really am stoked.
Thank GOD, and I can't say this enough times, for the game companies WHO MAKE GAMES FOR GAMERS, and not just games for "Joe Average". There are only a few out there who have my respect. Id and Valve top the list. Both companies continue to make games that we can sink our teeth into. We LOVE all the detail, and we notice it. Play PlanetSide for any length of time and you will notice the lack of physics, player feedback, visual/audio cues. Thank god this year we will have games that move forward in development, not replacing detail for size.
Half Life 2, DOOM III, STALKER, DUES EX 2 and how many others?? My god, I will need a 2nd job to buy them all, then I will have to quite both jobs to play them all!
On Topic:
Finnally a game is going to come out that will INNOVATE again. Based on everything I have read (which is every article out as of this afternoon) Half Life 2 sounds like it will once again set the benchmark for FPS games. Thank GOD they care enough about their games to not pull an "Unreal 2". The are making the game longer (woohoo) and deeper, not just prettier.
Mappin and Mod Developers? Man I used to love building maps until current games turned it into joyless "work". It sounds like Valve is going to give us "dream features" (like materials) that will make map building fun again. I really am stoked.
Thank GOD, and I can't say this enough times, for the game companies WHO MAKE GAMES FOR GAMERS, and not just games for "Joe Average". There are only a few out there who have my respect. Id and Valve top the list. Both companies continue to make games that we can sink our teeth into. We LOVE all the detail, and we notice it. Play PlanetSide for any length of time and you will notice the lack of physics, player feedback, visual/audio cues. Thank god this year we will have games that move forward in development, not replacing detail for size.
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He cut the possum's face off then cut around the eye socket. In the center of the belt buckle, where the possum's eye would be, he has placed a small piece of wood from his old '52 Ford's home made railroad tie bumper. Damn, he misses that truck.
He cut the possum's face off then cut around the eye socket. In the center of the belt buckle, where the possum's eye would be, he has placed a small piece of wood from his old '52 Ford's home made railroad tie bumper. Damn, he misses that truck.
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