I'd wait for the first trailers and then get seriously excited and then pre-order it. I have good faith that when Valve finally finds time to do HL3 they'll not make a mess of it.
(HYPOTHETICAL) So Half-Life 3 Gets Officially Announced
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The reason people say HL3 instead of Episode 3 is because it's assumed after this long of being in development, what they release is not going to be just a short little episode, but a full-length game (or at least it damned well should be at this point).Elmoth said:
Anyway, I'd preorder ASAP. If they were to offer any special collections I'd...consider. Not because I wouldn't want it, but because I don't have a lot of monies to be throwing around.
I know that, and everybody knows that. It's part hope and part looking for an explanation. I was just trying to point out that when people say HL3 instead of episode 3, they are referring to the same thing you are. Nobody is expecting (or wanting) the new HL game to skip out on concluding the events of Episode 2.Elmoth said:
I believe Valve is fully aware of that, and unlike many I don't feel they've given up on their flagship franchise. The thing with Valve is their business model is nonlinear. They don't set a release date and stick to it no matter what happens. When they decide they can do better, they do better. And they keep doing better until they are certain what they are releasing is the best they can do. They care about the quality of their product above all else--including release dates.Elmoth said:
What happened with Episode 3 is sort of interesting, because they had a release date back in November of 2007, but then it never happened. And we haven't heard much since. My guess is they thought they knew what they were going to, and probably got a good way into the project, but then decided it was all wrong and scrapped it, starting from scratch. It wouldn't be the first time a creative giant has done it--Pixar had a lot of work done on Toy Story 2 in its first incarnation, but executive producer John Lasseter approached the team and said it just wasn't working. So they stopped everything and started again by getting a new director writing a brand new screenplay. By then they only had two years to complete the film as opposed to the usual four, but they did it.
I can understand why Valve hasn't done exactly that and rushed it through, though, because there is a lot more to games than films. They are much more complicated, and there is so much more that can go wrong. So like Pixar did with Toy Story 2 Valve has been redoing Episode 3 for the sake of quality, but unlike Pixar they've got no particular deadline to meet. While it's exasperating for us, and we are rightfully annoyed, it's at least reassuring to know that the delay isn't the same reason so many other games are delayed (money problems, leadership changes, getting bought out, etc).
I'd through my life savings at the screen, weep with joy, open Steam, pre-order it, then cryo-sleep until release week.
Half Life 2 was awesome and the Episodes were more of that great, immersive storytelling and solid game mechanics (overlooking the hilarious ragdolls) but it's been so long that I can't care for Half Life 3 anymore. They apparently lost interest themselves and just make more hats for Team Fortress and new maps for Left4Dead 2 now. Episode 3 is way overdue and could never live up to the hype anyway, or else it would have to be a full-sized game and not the 3 hour campaign Episode 2 was, and Half Life 3 would have to be the second coming of Christ to satisfy fans. I suppose it's both a monetary and an image thing, they just won't release it anymore as they couldn't make it work anyway.
I'd probably get myself a good book and avoid the internet like the fucking plague for a couple of months after its release so I don't get caught up in the shitstorm over how unbelievably dissapointing, short, repetitive, generic, repetetive, ugly, repetitive and underwhelming the whole thing will turn out to be.
Because seriously, no game could live up to this amount of anticipation. Anyone who still cares will be disappointed.
Because seriously, no game could live up to this amount of anticipation. Anyone who still cares will be disappointed.
I guess I'd be happy that people are finally going to get to play it, but beyond that I'd be pretty apathetic to the news.
I don't really play a lot of Valve games, especially the HL series, so I'd have no interest in the game itself.
Still, I acknowledge the series has a fanbase that has been eagerly awaiting the news, so I'd be happy for them, if nothing else.
I'm holding out for Half Dead Portal Fortress 3 to come out.
I don't really play a lot of Valve games, especially the HL series, so I'd have no interest in the game itself.
Still, I acknowledge the series has a fanbase that has been eagerly awaiting the news, so I'd be happy for them, if nothing else.
I'm holding out for Half Dead Portal Fortress 3 to come out.
I'd probably go "Oh, cool. I guess I'll have to pick that up sometime. Maybe the next Steam sale." and then not give any more thought. UNLESSS, of course, the trailer is really, really awesome.
I like Half Life, but I wouldn't classify myself as a fan of it.
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I like Half Life, but I wouldn't classify myself as a fan of it.
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