Poll: Are you actually waiting for Half-Life 3?
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It's probably going to come out eventually, but not some time soon and there really is no sign that Valve is currently fully working on it.
Not really considering I wasn't all that interested in the first two and don't see them as the holy grail of PC gaming.
Oh please, I'm not really waiting for it, no. To me, it's the new Duke Nukem Forever. The only reason why I'm keeping an eye out for it is because when it DOES come out, expectations will cause everyone to saw it's bullocks off. It's going to be fun to watch... I wonder if Yahtzee will do a fake review.
This whole "expectations" thing is causing everyone to think of the Half-Life franchise as golden perfection when really it's a competent shooter first released over a decade ago.
This whole "expectations" thing is causing everyone to think of the Half-Life franchise as golden perfection when really it's a competent shooter first released over a decade ago.
A few years ago, I was eagerly awaiting it after playing Half-Life 2 and the episodes for the first time when the Orange Box came out.
Now? I've come to terms that it won't be released any time soon, and when it does get released, I'll probably treat it like every other game purchase. Wait a few weeks for reports to come in about the quality and whether or not I'll like it. Besides, everyone else is going to play it on day one, and Steam will probably crash from all of the attempted downloads.
Now? I've come to terms that it won't be released any time soon, and when it does get released, I'll probably treat it like every other game purchase. Wait a few weeks for reports to come in about the quality and whether or not I'll like it. Besides, everyone else is going to play it on day one, and Steam will probably crash from all of the attempted downloads.
Nothing spells hate like a Half-Life game on the Escapist forums...
Valve can take however much time it needs to get the game done. I'm not looking forward to it but I'll definitely play it when/if it ever comes out except if it has regenerating health and a two weapon gun system then I'll avoid it like the plague.
Valve can take however much time it needs to get the game done. I'm not looking forward to it but I'll definitely play it when/if it ever comes out except if it has regenerating health and a two weapon gun system then I'll avoid it like the plague.
I'm no longer waiting for it. I'm sure I'll be excited once it is announced, the same way I was excited when Kingdom Hearts 3 was announced, but I'm not actively waiting for it until they've announced it and set a tentative release date. Not to mention, I'd still like to see expectations drop for it so that when it does release it won't have to meet impossibly high expectations.
I'm looking forward to it, purely for the mass ritual suicides when it doesn't turn out to be the golden gaming revelation everyone is expecting.
Don't misunderstand, I think it'll be good if it ever does come out, but nothing short of transcending the player into Nirvana and turning them into pure energy will be able to sate their thirst, at this point.
Don't misunderstand, I think it'll be good if it ever does come out, but nothing short of transcending the player into Nirvana and turning them into pure energy will be able to sate their thirst, at this point.
The problem is over hype, if the game comes out and its the best game ever, then there is no problem. However if the game miss steps in any single way they game will be denounced by ever critic.
In my opinion, the only way now for Vale to release the game and have it not be over hyped is by having no publicity up to its release. Have it appear on steam, tell the public that its out and do nothing else, otherwise the game will be slaughted
In my opinion, the only way now for Vale to release the game and have it not be over hyped is by having no publicity up to its release. Have it appear on steam, tell the public that its out and do nothing else, otherwise the game will be slaughted
I'm kind of hoping for it whilst at the same time not expecting it to ever emerge. I'm happy to join in with the silly conspiracy theories but I don't take any of the seriously, if it turns out the game really is in development then I'm fine for it to be a suprise one day.
Half-Life 3 won't help Valve sell lots of HATS or SHINY TRADING CARDS - it's probably more profitable for them to just keep making smaller titles like Portal and let the absolute fanatical maniacs that comprise their fanbase keep on trading collectibles.
Every now and then they'll put some real effort into coordinating a Summer Steam Sale if they feel like diving into fresh piles of money.
That said I think absence has made the heart grow fonder for a lot of Half-Life fans. They were good, yes, but not so good that you need to sit around, twitching, foaming at the mouth in anticipation of your next fix.
In my humble opinion, of course.
Every now and then they'll put some real effort into coordinating a Summer Steam Sale if they feel like diving into fresh piles of money.
That said I think absence has made the heart grow fonder for a lot of Half-Life fans. They were good, yes, but not so good that you need to sit around, twitching, foaming at the mouth in anticipation of your next fix.
In my humble opinion, of course.
I just wanna finish the story, but really I've stopped tracking it. Ever since waiting for Half Life 2, I've just kinda let Valve do their thing. At least things like Portal 2 still occasionally come out and let me enjoy the Source engine again, but I'll get excited again when they actually give us release date information.
Yeah, I'm still waiting for Half-Life 3 to have an actual release... but, in the same way I wait for a certain anime to be dubbed and released on DVD/Blu-Ray or waiting for a certain series to finally get an HD collection...
I've never reach the verge of "never being able to sleep at night until X comes out" status or "X will never happen/ X will never exist" status, since my patience seems to be as thick as standard movie history lore... I usually stay in the neutral sense of possibility when it comes to this type of waiting...
Will Half-Life 3 really be worth the wait? I don't know... (I can't just base it on the Duck Nukem situation or even on Starcraft 2, since I never actually played those games as well as their comparisons, especially in their overall histories, would just seem like comparing an orange-tasting apple to an apple-flavored orange...) All I know is that I will be playing it when it does come out, then replaying the previous games, and finally replaying Half-Life 3...
In the meantime, I'm going to re-marathon the "Freeman's Mind" series... again...
Captcha: face the music
*faces the Half-Life soundtrack* You're point, captcha?
I've never reach the verge of "never being able to sleep at night until X comes out" status or "X will never happen/ X will never exist" status, since my patience seems to be as thick as standard movie history lore... I usually stay in the neutral sense of possibility when it comes to this type of waiting...
Will Half-Life 3 really be worth the wait? I don't know... (I can't just base it on the Duck Nukem situation or even on Starcraft 2, since I never actually played those games as well as their comparisons, especially in their overall histories, would just seem like comparing an orange-tasting apple to an apple-flavored orange...) All I know is that I will be playing it when it does come out, then replaying the previous games, and finally replaying Half-Life 3...
In the meantime, I'm going to re-marathon the "Freeman's Mind" series... again...
Captcha: face the music
*faces the Half-Life soundtrack* You're point, captcha?
BUNCH OF LYING TWITS! I for one know as a god given matter of fact that once its out a bunch of "mehs" will turn into "OH GAWD ITS OUT LORDY LORDY TIME TO PLAY EVERY GAME VALVES MADE TO CELEBRATE" That is IF it comes out at all. I myself am paitenly waiting for valve to release the game, and when they do, well you ever watchthe old "Willi Wonka and the chocolate factory" the scene where the Factory gates open up and everyone is pretty much shitting themselves because they cant hold it in, yeah thats gonna be me. I have a package of adult diapers in a glass case on my wall, it reads " Break in case of HL3".
I never actually played HL2 - it came out during the gap period where I wasn't really playing games at all. I played the first one back in the day, and I remember it being good, but not brain-meltingly good or anything. And FPS games don't really do it for me like they used to. So... n'yeah, put me in the not interested camp.
Nope. I've come to the conclusion they aren't going to even make it, which is fine. It's been so long I've lost hope and have entered the phase of "I just don't care". If I'm proven wrong by them, great, but if not, I won't lose sleep over it.
I couldn't care less. Maybe HL3 will be good when it comes out, but it's got so much to live up to with all the hype, I'm sceptical. I made a thread a while back about how it will probably be a disappointment and all.
I am waiting for it, but as the new Duke Nukem Forever. I don't care about the game at all, I'm just waiting to see if it actually gets developed or if will never be released. Although comparing it to DNF may not be a good thing seeing how many people hate it (myself not included, I enjoyed it).