Out of the Blue [Nov 18, 2004, 09:31 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
I know a lot of people are completing Half-Life 2 in a single diaper-clad
marathon, but I am one to savor these things, so I am playing in more moderate
stretches. One of the things that helps with that is being easily distracted....
I decided to see what Half-Life: Source looks like, and quickly transitioned to
being analytical about the Source translation of the game, to enjoying the
nostalgia of the renewed experience, to being caught up in gameplay. I ended up
playing well past the resonance cascade (I still cracked up when Barney
mutterered about wanting to get his hands on the guy responsible for this), and
now have a saved game to go back to. It certainly reinforces my feelings about
game design... even with the Source-engine enhancements, a lot of the visuals
inspire a "wow, was this really old school state-of-the-art?" kind of reaction,
but as the bard said, the play's the thing, and the play is still fresh today.
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I haven't played that much of Half-Life 1 Source, but it doesn't seem like anything special. In fact, so far it looks like playing regular Half-Life with the graphics maxed out.
I knew it wasn't going to happen, but I would have liked some new models thrown in for good measure. I mean, most of the character models were already made for HL-2. But I realize it's a LOT more complicated than that, it was just something I was hoping for.
I might jump back into the Sourced-up-classic this weekend, but between work and other things, I think for now I'll concentrate on HL-2.
"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurmama
I knew it wasn't going to happen, but I would have liked some new models thrown in for good measure. I mean, most of the character models were already made for HL-2. But I realize it's a LOT more complicated than that, it was just something I was hoping for.
I might jump back into the Sourced-up-classic this weekend, but between work and other things, I think for now I'll concentrate on HL-2.
"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurmama
"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama
-Fry, Futurama
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