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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What are you talking about? On Saturday I signed up with Steam, pre-downloaded the HL2 package (took ~15 hours), and then on Monday entered the registration code. On Tuesday started the unlock, took a shower, and it was done unlocking when I got out.
It's my understanding that preloading stopped @ 12AM PST on Tuesday, when HL2 was unlocked...
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