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.
It has been awhile since I was excited about pc gaming. People act like Half life 1 is dated now. I think it has stood the test of time very well. I recently replayed it and it was just as good as I remember it. I am replaying system shock 2 and I'm having blast. Ya the graphics now are more hi res, shiny and polished but there is not a game out right now (for PC) that comes close in emersiveness. That is what realy counts!!!! I have been a big ID fan over the years. I loved Q3A when the test came out. I have to say that in the end Q3A was a big disapointment for me. There was nothng inovtive about it except for the graphics. As much as they tried to ballance the weapons it turned into space map rail gun hell. I never felt so ripped off by an expansion pack in my life as the one for Q3A. There have been a few games recently that entertained me but nothing very memorable. Elite Force, Return to Castle Wolfenstien come to mind. Two big games I payed full price for recently, but had that been there done that feeling... UT2003 and Warcraft 3. I am having more fun playing my game cube right now. I hope 2003 will be as cool as the hype.
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