Recent content by votka

If that's how the hardcore CS crowd will react, then go for it. Otherwise, they'll end up like the tiny number of bitter and twisted nobs still clinging on to TFC. Besides, pro-CS is dead and gone: give a new version a chance. Here's hoping that the surprise is the return of Adrian...

Want: Use of Source engine physics to kill striders and gunships, rather than lame-me-do rocket spam. Combine Elite to live up to their title. Return to Xen, and intelligent alien enemies. Suggestion that Valve knows who the G-Man is supposed to be (no more unexplained incredible...

bbson may be correct - Episode 3 is never announced, because it magically transformed into HL3.

An unexplained piece of concept art of a non-crucial part of the game, at least.

The Combine Elite should be... elite. At least as difficult as the assassins in Half-Life. Gargantuan-style encounters: using the game's engine to defeat striders, gunships and "tank synths" rather than simply pelting them with inexhaustible rockets. As for a new enemy idea: I would...

My upgrades for Engineers would be the building sentry guns on walls for more firing angles, and caltrops to slow down attackers in cramped areas. The spy needs a fireproof suit, and complete invisibility when cloaked (no smoke or outline). They are far too easy to spot currently.

My stats have rolled back too.

I mainly use the crowbar during the dialogue areas, such as Black Mesa East and the end of Ep2. It seems more "fitting" to have the crowbar out on those occasions. The rest of the time I use the gravity gun, even for killing headcrabs.

Ep2 is certainly the best FPS I've played. I didn't think HL2 and Ep1 were better than Half-Life (but not worse), but Ep2 is. My all-round favourite games are still Metal Gear Solid and Tetris.

I agree with Sedako. As lame as it may sound, I think the Advisor was extracting information from Eli. When Dog attacked, the Advisor was so deeply focused on Eli it didn't notice until its companion was scrambling away. They didn't even attempt to fight (although perhaps Dog is immune to...

Most of what I know about the HL story is based on discussions over time. This began at school when friends and I who had played HL wondered who "that man" was. Opposing Force and Blue Shift eventually wrapped up the Black Mesa storyline but left plenty of questions open, and hopefully Episode 3...

There is the alternative theory which states Gordon and Breen are the same person. After all: Gordon Freeman; Wallace Breen. What are the odds on two characters have "ee" in their surnames? If Gordon and the G-Man have any relation or are the same person, I'll uninstall all my HL games and...

Given how Eli claims the Borealis is so unstable and dangerous, I hope we'll go back to Xen for a short time (I've been hoping for Xen action since HL2). I think the Overwatch voice is enough involvement for GlaDOS. It was good for Portal but I don't see how a demented computer could fit into Ep3.

The only weapon complaint I have is the shotgun's double blast sound and effect. The trusty shotgun is my weapon of choice and I'd prefer a thundering BOOM and the barrel leaping out of Freeman's hand. At the moment it sounds a bit pathetic.

I don't think the G-Man stops time, but has access to places where time is effectively stopped. I think one of these places is Xen because just before you enter the Nihilanth's chamber in HL you can hear the scientists panicking over resonance cascade, as if no time has passed. Either that, or...