Just out of interest how many have pre-paid through steam and how many are going to buy the game in a store.
Myself I'm buying retail because I want a box, and also I don't have a credit card. :D
Yes, Gordon Freeman is gay, the G-Man is gay, Barney, Alyx, Eli, Dr Kleiner they're all gay, in fact everyone in the game is gay, oh yeah the aliens are gay as well.
I have no objections to paying $50 for a quality game (which HL2 will be) but charging for mods which should be free pisses me off.
The modding community created these as a hobby so that people could enjoy them for free and now valve's buys out other peoples work and is charging us for the...
When will people accept it. November 23rd. Makes sense from a retail point of view. Gives VU time to print enough copies to meet demand which is going to be massive. It's not that long to wait, after a whole year of waiting
We ought to form a HL2 anticipation support group. For all those who have been through the emotional rollercoaster that is Half Life 2's development cycle. :P
Or maybe not.
My 2 cents.
I think Western games focus too much on technology. Story is just seen as that annoying thing that games need in order to give you a purpose for being there in the game. It goes without saying that not all Western games have bad story but imo technology takes precedence over...