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xirow said:
Well, it makes sense. With the Citadel damaged beyond repair, the Combine have very little room to maneuver. Putting the Citadel into self destruct will destroy whatever is left of the resistance, and hopefully Gordon.
Box art looks awesome too.
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Samon said:Sexy. Still, 1st of June? Thats only one day away from May 31st, so its no big deal
That plot outline is truly superb.
Yep I cannot wait for the pre-purchase aswell, have it all paid for by May 1st then a month later when it goes live don't ever have to worry about paying for it. I love how VALVe does this.
http://ep1.half-life2.com/img/desktops/desktop7_1600x.jpg
Evil man.
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Ooh yeah, the box art is lovely.
I don't like the fact that the website is talking about the G-Man and his motives though, I'd prefer to work that out for myself.
I don't like the fact that the website is talking about the G-Man and his motives though, I'd prefer to work that out for myself.
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From the site:
"Gordon emerges from the darkness, nearly two decades removed from his last conscious thought"
At least now we know aprox. how long he was 'sleeping'
"Gordon emerges from the darkness, nearly two decades removed from his last conscious thought"
At least now we know aprox. how long he was 'sleeping'
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Evil hax0r I R!
Go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info_wait.php
and remove the '_wait' from the URL to go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info.php
The only change is, that it says you can pre-purchase it now, sadly you can't
Go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info_wait.php
and remove the '_wait' from the URL to go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info.php
The only change is, that it says you can pre-purchase it now, sadly you can't
Very interesting. Notice, that site mentions explicitly for the first time how much time passed between HL1 and HL2 - "nearly two decades". So the estimates of 10-12 years were wrong, and 17-19 years would be correct then. Which would, BTW, put Alyx at an age of 22-25.
Also, G-Man *did* try to put Alyx into stasis or do something. "Gordon and Alyx discover they've somehow escaped both the reactor explosion and the G-Man's malevolent grasp."
EDIT: though not it's "four to fix hours". The original quotes mentioned something along the lines of seven hours. Seven is fine for an episode, but four would be disappointing. I mean, if it's four, then by the time you get really drawn in, it would be almost over.
EDIT2: $19.95???? What's that about? Weren't Valve promising some very cheap price of like 9 USD?
Also, G-Man *did* try to put Alyx into stasis or do something. "Gordon and Alyx discover they've somehow escaped both the reactor explosion and the G-Man's malevolent grasp."
EDIT: though not it's "four to fix hours"
. The original quotes mentioned something along the lines of seven hours. Seven is fine for an episode, but four would be disappointing. I mean, if it's four, then by the time you get really drawn in, it would be almost over.EDIT2: $19.95???? What's that about? Weren't Valve promising some very cheap price of like 9 USD?
Solver said:Very interesting. Notice, that site mentions explicitly for the first time how much time passed between HL1 and HL2 - "nearly two decades". So the estimates of 10-12 years were wrong, and 17-19 years would be correct then. Which would, BTW, put Alyx at an age of 22-25.
Also, G-Man *did* try to put Alyx into stasis or do something. "Gordon and Alyx discover they've somehow escaped both the reactor explosion and the G-Man's malevolent grasp."
EDIT: though not it's "four to fix hours"
EDIT2: $19.95???? What's that about? Weren't Valve promising some very cheap price of like 9 USD?
While I agree about the price, Valve always indicated the game would be 1/3 as long as HL2 which makes it about 4 to 6 hours. The only person it has taken 7 hours to play is Gabe and he ALWAYS takes longer than the average person.
I do remember the actual number of a 7 hour estimate somewhere, but it was a fair amount of time ago.
Then again, if it stays true that AM is 1/3 as long as HL2, then no way it would be 4 to 6 hours for me. I took almost 24 hours on my first run through HL2, I think. So one third of HL2's length would certainly be 7 hours for me, if not more. And 4 hours sounds like a very low number, still - I don't think many people did HL2 in 12 hours. Times of 17 hours up were the most common, IIRC.
And Aftermath will almost certainly be good enough to play through it another couple of times. Ultimately, it's the quality that matters, not the quantity. If it's 6 hours of content that's equal to HL2 in quality, it's still awesome.
Then again, if it stays true that AM is 1/3 as long as HL2, then no way it would be 4 to 6 hours for me. I took almost 24 hours on my first run through HL2, I think. So one third of HL2's length would certainly be 7 hours for me, if not more. And 4 hours sounds like a very low number, still - I don't think many people did HL2 in 12 hours. Times of 17 hours up were the most common, IIRC.
And Aftermath will almost certainly be good enough to play through it another couple of times. Ultimately, it's the quality that matters, not the quantity. If it's 6 hours of content that's equal to HL2 in quality, it's still awesome.
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From what we can see and from what VALVe has told us, it seems like episodic content is supposed to be much more dense, better action, and better paced than Half Life 2. It's like taking taking the best parts of an 18 hour game and compressing all that action into 6 hours.Solver said:
darktori said:Evil hax0r I R!
Go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info_wait.php
and remove the '_wait' from the URL to go here:
http://ep1.half-life2.com/info.php
The only change is, that it says you can pre-purchase it now, sadly you can't
Now there's only a pic of the G-man and at the bottom the sentence :
Aren't we clever.
Heh , Valve rules.
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i dont think you should get too excited guys. the two multiplayer games will most probably be half life deathmatch and maybe counter strike. why?
because it says on the site that 'half-life2 is not required to play' - aftermath is a stand alone game.
craaayyyy zeeee
because it says on the site that 'half-life2 is not required to play' - aftermath is a stand alone game.
craaayyyy zeeee
Well, I am excited for this! I still hope it's at least 6 hours, not 4, but anyway, since the quality is definitely going to be of HL2-level, it's great. Much as I might wish otherwise, it's not often I see a FPS with a level of content quality that can compete with HL2.
And gosh I love the G-Man. Heck, I'd probably be happy if half of Aftermath consisted of G-Man action... like him grabbing Alyx and running and you following him all over C17 and surroundings.
And gosh I love the G-Man. Heck, I'd probably be happy if half of Aftermath consisted of G-Man action... like him grabbing Alyx and running and you following him all over C17 and surroundings
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Or maybe episode 2 will consist of you fighting alongside the G-Man. 'Goddamnit! Yes, your tie is FINE! Now could you please actually shoot something!?'Solver said:And gosh I love the G-Man. Heck, I'd probably be happy if half of Aftermath consisted of G-Man action... like him grabbing Alyx and running and you following him all over C17 and surroundings
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