Well...is it fun? (Episode 1)

o_puppychow · 06-01-2006, 08:44 PM

So who has played? Good stuff? Leave the spoliers out please but general impressions appreciated..

edit - goddamnit i asked for no spoliers...directed at cud.

o_yomamashouse · 06-01-2006, 09:46 PM

It is friggin sweet! You get to fight "Zombines" which is prety cool.

Oh ya and by the way that may have been a spoiler but im not sure. So, warning may contain spoilers.

o_cudweiser · 06-01-2006, 09:54 PM

I just finished it, I liked it. It was a lot more jumpy than before, but it seemed kind of short. If you're willing to pay $20 for 4 hours of gameplay, you should definately get it.

* * Semi-Spoiler * *

Things that were answered in Episode 1

- How Alyx and Freeman got out of the citadel.
- What stalkers are...
- Some more history about the combine.
- If you mix a zombie with a combine, you get a Zombine..hehe..get it..zombine!

Mulchman MM · 06-01-2006, 10:08 PM

I bought it and it's "decrypting" now causing me to not be able to test some FF shit in the meantime grrrrr.

o_sh4x · 06-01-2006, 10:11 PM

lol it's gonna take what.. 5 minutes? cool down man. go have a beer or something.

o_cudweiser · 06-01-2006, 10:31 PM

The music is kick ass too.

Circuitous · 06-01-2006, 10:45 PM

I'll be playing it later. But by second-hand review I can say it's apparently awesome, except that the teaser or whatever it is at the end doesn't work (at least, not for my brother. I dunno).

mirvin_monkey · 06-01-2006, 10:49 PM

The teaser is in your ep 1 directory (under media) in wmv format

o_cudweiser · 06-01-2006, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circuitous

I'll be playing it later. But by second-hand review I can say it's apparently awesome, except that the teaser or whatever it is at the end doesn't work (at least, not for my brother. I dunno).

Go back and watch the credits, and wait until the HL2 logo fades away, the game will reboot and you can watch the teaser for episode 2...which is fucking awesome btw.

o_yomamashouse · 06-02-2006, 12:06 AM

Does anyone know how i can get the stuff from EP1 working in the sdk?

o_hired-gun · 06-02-2006, 12:32 AM

I'm lovin' it

o_soulcutter · 06-02-2006, 02:07 AM

The stalkers had so much potential, hopefully they'll turn up again. Thought they could've been used more.

I thought zombines were lame, great "new" enemy....

It's alright, not worth $20 imo. It advances the storyline (I love the storyline) but not enough for the pricetag.

The music IS sweet, I've always thought the half-life games have had the best music in video games.

o_gamecockfan · 06-02-2006, 03:33 AM

Good music. The HDR is fully implemented and it looks like some of the textures and physics got a little tweaking. The lightning gravity gun returns in the first chapter I love that thing.

o_ohcanep · 06-02-2006, 12:29 PM

Quoting myself from halflife2.net forums:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ohcanep

So... I played through it last night. Took me some 4 and a half hours with minor pauses on medium. If you want to rush it under 3 hours, you've got to skip some dialogs and other really nice stuff. Of course, Gordon got eliminated a few times and I did a little sightseeing but there's more than blasting your enemies

.

I was, though, waiting for it to be little longer and to have new tools to dispatch those who'd get in the way. Also those flares should've lit wider area.

None the less it's a brilliant episode and after finishing it on medium, replaying on hard with commentary on sounds fun.

And yeah, stalkers could've been in a greater role as 1 on 1 enemies rather than occasionally breaking generators and fucking around.

Lost · 06-02-2006, 01:04 PM

I love it, worth the $20 for me (forgot to preorder the night I preloaded, doh.)

I find it quite a bit harder than HL2, Ohcanep has the right of it, I died quite a few times and not from messing around either. I hope it takes less than 2 years to get Ep 2 out!

o_kam · 06-02-2006, 03:44 PM

It came out 3am for me, finished it at 7:30am, slept, woke up at ~4pm, finished it with commentary

Only thing is the combat is still not that great compared to hl1.
F.E.A.R raised the bar in that respect, they just have to raise it again.
Oh and I didn't care for the escort part.

I'd say more good stuff happens in it than HL2, it's just more compact.
Imagine it x3 then compare it to HL2 and it's easily worth the money.

o_shrone · 06-02-2006, 05:00 PM

OMG loved it! well worth 17 bux imo
zombines friggin sucked in that dark garrage! and i noticed a little step in the ai, like headcrabs were goin for cover from me when they couldnt reach me but yea...they took a few pointers from doom3 in the begining of it yeesh
plus they went kinda nuts on phsysics-like puzzles
*dont stand between the car do and dog*
(hates zombines)

o_yomamashouse · 06-02-2006, 06:07 PM

Zombines are great, they have the voice devices going which makes for really cool sounds. They are also crazy strong on hard(anything else is for pussies), takes about 4 shotgun blasts to the head to kill em.

Lost · 06-02-2006, 06:15 PM

No kidding, zombines are mean!

Mulchman MM · 06-04-2006, 12:14 AM

So I just finished it - from 10 AM to 2 PM - with taking a lunch break too. I'm dissapointed. For $20 it was way overpriced and contained elements from HL2 I hated - like using the gravity gun exclusively. I want guns dammit, not a gravity gun.

And that part with the strider at the trainyard had me perplexed for a while until I figured out how to get up on the third level (after wasting all my ammo on the strider bitch).

Blah, and there was that huge ant lion bitch and the part where Alyx can get you're not allowed to stand which was gay as I had to run around and be antlion bait while that guy raped me 3-4 times.

Maybe if these things were longer and $10-15 cheaper I'd be a little happier about my purchase. But for $20? Fuck no don't buy this. Nothing of the story gets developed... it's another HL2 cliffhanger... bleh.

EDIT:

And the whole zombine thing, that's the only new enemy, lame. The only thing this new episode adds are maps... so I'm paying $20 for new maps and to "develop the story further" which imo it was not developed any further at all as nothing was resolved like I previously said. Bleh again!

EDIT: EDIT:

Yeah, that episode 2 preview shit didn't play for me either - was just a black screen (so I watched it just now). I hope the shit is cheaper than $20 next time.

06-01-2006, 08:44 PM	#1
o_puppychow Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Well...is it fun? (Episode 1) So who has played? Good stuff? Leave the spoliers out please but general impressions appreciated.. edit - goddamnit i asked for no spoliers...directed at cud. Last edited by o_puppychow; 06-01-2006 at 10:05 PM.

06-01-2006, 10:08 PM	#4
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I bought it and it's "decrypting" now causing me to not be able to test some FF shit in the meantime grrrrr. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM)

06-01-2006, 10:45 PM	#7
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	I'll be playing it later. But by second-hand review I can say it's apparently awesome, except that the teaser or whatever it is at the end doesn't work (at least, not for my brother. I dunno). __________________ Look at all those dead links.

06-02-2006, 01:04 PM	#15
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I love it, worth the $20 for me (forgot to preorder the night I preloaded, doh.) I find it quite a bit harder than HL2, Ohcanep has the right of it, I died quite a few times and not from messing around either. I hope it takes less than 2 years to get Ep 2 out! __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

06-02-2006, 06:15 PM	#19
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	No kidding, zombines are mean! __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

06-01-2006, 09:46 PM	#2
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It is friggin sweet! You get to fight "Zombines" which is prety cool. Oh ya and by the way that may have been a spoiler but im not sure. So, warning may contain spoilers.

06-01-2006, 09:54 PM	#3
o_cudweiser Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LBKTX Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I just finished it, I liked it. It was a lot more jumpy than before, but it seemed kind of short. If you're willing to pay $20 for 4 hours of gameplay, you should definately get it. * * Semi-Spoiler * * Things that were answered in Episode 1 - How Alyx and Freeman got out of the citadel. - What stalkers are... - Some more history about the combine. - If you mix a zombie with a combine, you get a Zombine..hehe..get it..zombine!

06-01-2006, 10:11 PM	#5
o_sh4x Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol it's gonna take what.. 5 minutes? cool down man. go have a beer or something.

06-01-2006, 10:31 PM	#6
o_cudweiser Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LBKTX Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The music is kick ass too.

06-01-2006, 10:49 PM	#8
mirvin_monkey Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cape Town, SA Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	The teaser is in your ep 1 directory (under media) in wmv format

06-02-2006, 12:06 AM	#10
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Does anyone know how i can get the stuff from EP1 working in the sdk?

06-02-2006, 12:32 AM	#11
o_hired-gun Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweden the land of sin Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm lovin' it

06-02-2006, 02:07 AM	#12
o_soulcutter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ohio Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The stalkers had so much potential, hopefully they'll turn up again. Thought they could've been used more. I thought zombines were lame, great "new" enemy.... It's alright, not worth $20 imo. It advances the storyline (I love the storyline) but not enough for the pricetag. The music IS sweet, I've always thought the half-life games have had the best music in video games.

06-02-2006, 03:33 AM	#13
o_gamecockfan Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Good music. The HDR is fully implemented and it looks like some of the textures and physics got a little tweaking. The lightning gravity gun returns in the first chapter I love that thing.

06-02-2006, 03:44 PM	#16
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It came out 3am for me, finished it at 7:30am, slept, woke up at ~4pm, finished it with commentary Only thing is the combat is still not that great compared to hl1. F.E.A.R raised the bar in that respect, they just have to raise it again. Oh and I didn't care for the escort part. I'd say more good stuff happens in it than HL2, it's just more compact. Imagine it x3 then compare it to HL2 and it's easily worth the money.

06-02-2006, 05:00 PM	#17
o_shrone Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	OMG loved it! well worth 17 bux imo zombines friggin sucked in that dark garrage! and i noticed a little step in the ai, like headcrabs were goin for cover from me when they couldnt reach me but yea...they took a few pointers from doom3 in the begining of it yeesh plus they went kinda nuts on phsysics-like puzzles dont stand between the car do and dog (hates zombines)

06-02-2006, 06:07 PM	#18
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Zombines are great, they have the voice devices going which makes for really cool sounds. They are also crazy strong on hard(anything else is for pussies), takes about 4 shotgun blasts to the head to kill em.

06-04-2006, 12:14 AM	#20
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	So I just finished it - from 10 AM to 2 PM - with taking a lunch break too. I'm dissapointed. For $20 it was way overpriced and contained elements from HL2 I hated - like using the gravity gun exclusively. I want guns dammit, not a gravity gun. And that part with the strider at the trainyard had me perplexed for a while until I figured out how to get up on the third level (after wasting all my ammo on the strider bitch). Blah, and there was that huge ant lion bitch and the part where Alyx can get you're not allowed to stand which was gay as I had to run around and be antlion bait while that guy raped me 3-4 times. Maybe if these things were longer and $10-15 cheaper I'd be a little happier about my purchase. But for $20? Fuck no don't buy this. Nothing of the story gets developed... it's another HL2 cliffhanger... bleh. EDIT: And the whole zombine thing, that's the only new enemy, lame. The only thing this new episode adds are maps... so I'm paying $20 for new maps and to "develop the story further" which imo it was not developed any further at all as nothing was resolved like I previously said. Bleh again! EDIT: EDIT: Yeah, that episode 2 preview shit didn't play for me either - was just a black screen (so I watched it just now). I hope the shit is cheaper than $20 next time. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM) Last edited by Mulchman MM; 06-04-2006 at 12:20 AM.

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