shadow skill said:
Indicisivegamer's Half Life 2 thread got me thinking "What do I want from Half Life 3?"
Most of the stuff that came to mind dealt with the game interface and some minor gameplay tweaks here is what I came up with:
1. No more driving segments they sucked. They really fucking blew, I wanted to kill myself during the boat segments especially.
2. No more contrived puzzles they are just annoying after the fourth or fifth one
3. No more "Platforming segments" they always end up sucking in games not intended to actually be platformers Half Life is no exception.
4. A redesigned weapons selection UI, Crysis has a pretty good system and one I think is worth emulating. There should be an option to have the game pause while you are in the menu.
5. The gravity gun should be able to pick up people from the start of the game.
6. A cover system because lets face it, it's lame to see a shooter that does not really let the player use the environment to absorb some of the bullets flying in your direction and still shoot back without stepping all the way back into the line of fire.
7. A hybrid regenerating health/shield system. Resistance Fall of Man is a great example of what I would like so see though I would prefer carrying the health packs with me like in Black.
8. Assault rifle and shotgun combo (This is a real system.) weapon. The guns are a bit too muh of standard fare something like that would be something you almost never see in games.
9. Auto-shotgun, just beause pump action shotguns are overdone.
10. An answer to G-man's angle and hopefully his death if it does not happen by the end of episode 3.
What are your wishes for Half Life 3?
1. I admit that the driving segments are a little shaky at sometimes, but it's a nice way to break up the action and pace the story. The Half-Life series is revered for its careful pacing; don't take that away from the series.
2. Same as above.
3. Same as above.
4. The HUD system is neither poor or ground-breaking. It's just fine. There is NOTHING wrong with it.
5. How could you say this? Like many others have said, this would make the game too easy. I can't even imagine how you would begin to argue that the gravity gun should have this ability from the get-go.
6. What do you want, Gears of War? You don't need to press one button and slide to cover. Move your ass and find the cover yourself.
7. Just about every shooter these days have this. LAME. Where's the strategy with this? You run into the fray, take heavy damage, and just retreat to some safe spot like a wuss.
8. The guns are pretty standard, but you shouldn't expect plasma rifles á la Halo. This isn't that type of game.
9. What, have ordinary shotguns become passe now? No thanks, I'll stick with the old one.
10. The Gman is a character shrouded in mystery. The entire story is one shrouded in mystery; why take this away as well?
Ultimately, if Valve did everything you said, anything special about the Half-Life series would be gone. What a great way to mess up one of the best franchises in video games.
