As a side note, these times are just whacked... It takes me ~50 seconds to start HL2 and ~45 sec to start a new game, with Steam - and I have 512 MB ram. Fragmentation? Slow hard drive?
The video was an excellent laugh. Recommended viewing for anyone who thinks HL2 is perfect. :P
The main fault with tha AI is it's purpose: the combine aren't expected to be a challenge - like HL's soldiers - they're cannon fodder, meant to die in posterous ways for the player's satisfaction...
Voodoo doll from blood1. Not a gun per se, but still the best.
... manipulator from HL2 a second close (you know what the ... stands for :) )
Stake gun, shotgun and the title weapon from Painkiller.
I'm a huge fan of Painkiller, so I'll be getting the expansion pack in December. Other than that, I'm taking a break from FPS. All of this year's big titles dissapointed me to some extent. Far Cry was boring, Doom 3 was tedious and only mildly scary, and HL2, while the best of the lot, is...